SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Analysing the migration choices of hiv-positive gay men in england and france

Despite improvements in available therapies and investments in prevention campaigns, HIV-rates continue to rise across European cities. Gay men are over-represented amongst people with HIV, thus experiencing the combined effects of homophobia and HIV-related stigma. Several studies have found a correlation between becoming HIV-positive and gay men’s decision to migrate, although most of them rely on quantitative methodologies and concern the US and Canada. In a European context we have very limited knowledge about the reasons why HIV-positive gay men choose to migrate to, and remain in, specific urban areas across the continent. This research project aims at addressing this gap in knowledge by investigating different migration patterns of HIV-positive gay men towards Birmingham and Brighton (England) and Marseille and Paris (France) at different historical times (the mid ‘80s/early ‘90s with the diffusion of the epidemic and a stigmatizing public discourse; the mid ‘90s/early 2000s with a new focus on prevention from health institutions and the introduction of effective therapies; the last decade with the introduction of a single drug-therapy and the recent introduction of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, PrEP). To better understand the complexity of factors pushing people to relocate and the perception of stigma in previous places of residence, data will be collected through questionnaires; in-depth interviews with both HIV-positive gay men of each generation and relevant stakeholders/policy-makers; and archival work to collect HIV-prevention campaigns, public health information and media news and reports among others. By shedding light on the dynamics of stigmatization still affecting HIV-positive gay men, the research project will provides an evidence base for policy makers and service providers in order to make their intervention for the well-being of HIV-positive gay men more effective.
Bipartite network models for marriage and labour markets

Research proposal MARNET aims at improving our empirical knowledge of markets structured as bipartite networks (all connections involve two different categories of agents) by providing better statistical models of network formation and the effects of the network structure on outcomes. 
The use of random graphs, in which an edge between two nodes is the realization of a random draw, to model networked social, technological and biological systems has been subject to a novel and vigorous effort over the last twenty years. I will contribute to the knowledge corpus on networked economic systems with two separate research lines: first, in studying the interaction between social norms and marriage (monogamous and heterosexual); second, in studying how to improve models for linked employer-employee data. 
The first research line aims at developing empirical models of marriage formation and intra-household resource allocation in order to better understand why different marriage markets (regions, countries, time periods) look different. My aim is to disentangle and quantify the sources of differentiation that relate to standard socio-economic variables, such as education and wages, from those that relate to culture and social norms. Various extensions will be considered to improve the design and realism of the model (aging and fertility, lots of heterogeneity, unobserved heterogeneity, housing and asset accumulation).
In the second research line, I will use recent advances in dynamic random graphs to model individual wage dynamics and the mobility of workers across firms. The main empirical objective is to quantify the degree of assortative matching of workers and firms in the labour market, and the relative contributions of worker and firm heterogeneity in wages. Several extensions will be considered (time-varying types, subjecting the network structure to pre-determined firm sizes, opening firm nodes by modelling wage dynamics and occupational mobility within firms).
Electrochemically-Enabled high-throughput peptidomics for next-generation precision medicine

The uptake of proteomics for precision or personalised medicine applications requires the development of an effective screening instrument capable of detecting proteins at the low concentrations they are found in biological conditions while addressing their large chemical variability. 
The ElectroMed project's objective is to build and validate a proof-of-concept prototype of a programmable high-throughput peptide microarray technology. It is based on the radical vision of integrating electrochemical synthesis of peptide bioreceptors to enable programmable in situ protein detection with nano-functionalised FinFET sensors for high-performance data acquisition within a microfluidic-driven multiplexed platform for parallel screening. 
The project will undertake the research and innovation work required to 1) demonstrate multiplexed electrochemical peptide synthesis (EPS), 2) develop new FinFET sensors and 3) integrate EPS and the FinFET sensors in a single cost-effective prototype that we will validate in laboratory-relevant conditions.
The ElectroMed project will achieve a technology breakthrough of the first fully-programmable in situ protein screening instrument. This prototype small-size single instrument will come as a faster, cheaper, and more efficient technology than current protein screening instruments. The potential impact is to significantly ease and reduce the price of protein screening to trigger an uptake of protein detection in healthcare (our primary focus) as well as in the food sector (food authenticity and traceability, allergens, GMOs or toxins detection all along food the value chain), environmental remediation or defense (detection of biological warfare agents).
Electromed has also engaged to investigate COVID19 related peptide biomarkers and technology for the diagnosis of the infection and the relevant peptide protein iterations.
PREDICTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE ALGORITHMS FOR DIGITISING SMART MARKETING-RELATED PROCESSES

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS THE THEORETICAL INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH OF PREDICTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE ALGORITHMS TO SUPPORT THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF MARKETING PROCESSES, SUCH AS THE ORGANISATION OF PRODUCTION AND SALES, WITH REFERENCE TO THE FASHION AND DESIGN INDUSTRIES
Structural and magnetic Properties of Mn, Co, Ni doped ZnO Nanocrystals

ZnO is one of the most important semiconductor material for research. It is abundant, cost effective, non-toxic and also it is used in many bio-medical applications. The transition metal(TM) such as manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co) and nickel (Ni) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocrystals are promising candidates for variety of practical application due to their spin of electron that lead to new magnetic, optical and transport properties. TM doped ZnO nanocrystals were synthesized using co-precipitation technique. The structural and magnetic properties were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements. The XRD of Mn-doped ZnO nanocrystals shows hexagonal structure. The crystal size from the XRD was observed to be 10 nm. FTIR spectra shows strong absorption peaks between 200 - 600 cm -1 as a characteristic bands due to the metal ions. The TM doped ZnO nanocrystals shows weak ferromagnetic properties at room temperature. It is well known that, ZnO has large band gap energy about 3.3ev which only absorb light within UV region. TM doped ZnO nanocrystals have very good photo catalytic activities, therefore in our further research work, we plan to investigate different optical properties of these materials
Stratigraphic Note: Update on the palynology of the Akbarah and Kuhlan formations, northwest Yemen

SUMMARY Following a preliminary palynological report of two samples from the lower part of the Kuhlan Formation (Unit A) near Kuhlan village, northwest Yemen (Stephenson and Al-Mashaikie, 2010), a further seven samples from Unit A, and an additional 22 samples from the underlying Akbarah Formation in the same locality are reported. The seven new samples from the Kuhlan Formation support the 2165A to 2141A Biozone age originally suggested by Stephenson and Al-Mashaikie (2010), and the new Akbarah Formation samples suggest an age not markedly different since Anapiculatisporites concinnus and Spelaeotriletes triangulus are also present in the Akbarah Formation (e.g. samples AK-11 and AK-12). This correlation confirms that the lower Kuhlan Formation and the Akbarah Formation, are likely to be late Carboniferous in age and equivalent to the lower parts of the Al Khlata Formation of Oman.
Protection of Groundwater Resources for Project Construction

For project construction,the control of the environment goals become more and more important,the protection of groundwater resources is no exception. Through the analysis of the project and according to hydrogeological conditions of the construction site,the paper choose the foundation in accordance with the construction requirements,according to the present situation for higher groundwater table and the groundwater as water source for the actual life of teachers and students,in view of the protection of groundwater resources,based on the proposed project pile foundation completes mode comparison,the choice of the construction period is longer,lower cost,construction safety,no dewatering measures of the vibra- tube sinking bored pipe hole completion mode,which saves the cost of the project,and the effective protection of groundwater resources,will reduce the effect of project construction on the environment to a minimum.
Water security: pipe dream or reality? A global perspective from the UK

In Earth's 45th millionth century, a looming and global crisis of fresh water scarcity is on our doorstep—a crisis that is accelerating through our unbridled development, burgeoning demand for food and energy, and the effects of climate change. Only 0.1% of the total global water volume of the 1.4 billion km3 is accessible fresh water, and we are already withdrawing one third of our accessible renewable water resource, much of which is needed to sustain our ecosystems and biodiversity. Using the lens of virtual water, I argue that the UK faces water security challenges of a scale unseen by most of its population due to its dependence on other nations, many of which are water stressed, for three quarters of its water. Estimates suggest that we would need to invest five times the current global rate in new water supplies if we are to meet the projected demand in 20 years time. With little chance of investment of such scale taking place, there is a compelling need for water professionals to emerge from their comfort zone. Engineers can play a pivotal role in addressing the water sustainability challenges, by engaging with politicians, decision makers, and those with influencing power. New models for integrated water management are needed to address complex multi-stakeholder demand patterns. While we can and should develop cost-efficient water technology, water professionals must grasp this moment to put themselves at the center of water science, technology, politics, environment, and economics. WIREs Water 2014, 1:11–18. doi: 10.1002/wat2.1005 This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Sustainable Engineering of Water Human Water > Water Governance
Visual appearance based document classification methods: Performance evaluation and benchmarking

Most of the traditional document image classification techniques concentrate on document segmentation and OCR analysis, in spite of so many complexities and limitations involved. Recently, many of the document image classification problems are easily solved just by adapting standard computer vision approaches for natural image retrieval and classification, that are referred as visual appearance based document classification techniques. These approaches have reported better results as compared to the traditional approaches on proprietary datasets. However, so far these approaches are not compared with each other and, despite having potential, they are not evaluated on distorted camera-captured documents, which is one of the challenging requirements in our present commercial document analysis projects. In this paper, we present simple and effective descriptions of different visual appearance based document image classification techniques. We compare their performance on various standard and publicly available datasets, that are differ in degree of image degradations and content variations. We also demonstrate their advantages and limitations. Additionally, we make the implemented versions of these method publicly available to research community for usage and further testing on other domains.
Attenuation of Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay Enhances In Vivo Nonsense Suppression

Nonsense suppression therapy is an approach to treat genetic diseases caused by nonsense mutations. This therapeutic strategy pharmacologically suppresses translation termination at Premature Termination Codons (PTCs) in order to restore expression of functional protein. However, the process of Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay (NMD), which reduces the abundance of mRNAs containing PTCs, frequently limits this approach. Here, we used a mouse model of the lysosomal storage disease mucopolysaccharidosis I-Hurler (MPS I-H) that carries a PTC in the Idua locus to test whether NMD attenuation can enhance PTC suppression in vivo. Idua encodes alpha-L-iduronidase, an enzyme required for degradation of the glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate. We found that the NMD attenuator NMDI-1 increased the abundance of the PTC-containing Idua transcript. Furthermore, co-administration of NMDI-1 with the PTC suppression drug gentamicin enhanced alpha-L-iduronidase activity compared to gentamicin alone, leading to a greater reduction of GAG storage in mouse tissues, including the brain. These results demonstrate that NMD attenuation significantly enhances suppression therapy in vivo.
Ai accelerating cities transition to carbon neutrality

AI4Cities brings together the leading European cities in the intersection of ‘Smart Cities’ and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction, in order to speed up and steer the creation of new breakthrough solutions in how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support cities’ strategic plans to become Carbon Neutral. 

Right now is the time to direct AI research/innovation towards the societal needs -- to assign detailed, pragmatic, solvable ‘missions’ from the cities’ climate action plans to AI developers. Through these missions, this project will create breakthrough, scalable, European solutions for these specific needs, and thus lead to immediate, concrete and measurable emissions savings, but more importantly, give examples on how to create impact and better future, for the whole of the AI community as well as all the European cities and citizens. On one hand, the opportunity window for European AI leadership is closing fast in the competition between solutions coming from the US and China - what kind of AI solutions govern us in the future is of great policy interest for Europe. On the other hand, urban emission reduction ambitions in most of the cities are set up so high that many of them are not realistically achievable without exploiting best-in-class ICT technologies. 

While cities are different, the largest opportunities for emission reduction in European cities are very similar. The highest common reduction targets in most cities’ climate action plans are in transport and in buildings’ energy use. As an example, in Helsinki, the production of Electricity and Heating accounts for 71% of GHG emissions; urban transportation and traffic account for 24%. Combined, these two sectors total 95% of Helsinki’s total carbon footprint.

The purpose of this PCP is to support Cities’ transition to carbon neutrality, by applying the use of AI and related enabling digital technologies to tackle the challenge of reducing the Cities GHG emissions.
Optimizing the Transient of an SI-Engine Equipped with Variable Cam Timing and Variable Turbine

As the engines of today decrease in displacement with unchanged power output, focus of today's research is on transient response. The trend of today is to use a turbocharger with high boost level. For SI-engines a regular WG turbocharger has been used, but in the future, when the boost level increases together with higher demand on the transient response, a Variable Nozzle Turbine (VNT) will be used together with Variable Valve Timing (VVT). As the degree of freedom increases, the control strategies during a transient load step will be more difficult to develop. A 1D simulation experiment has been conducted in GT Power where the transient simulation was frozen at certain time steps. The data from these time steps was put in a stationary simulation and the excessive energy was then bled off to obtain the same conditions for the engine in the stationary simulation as if the engine where in the middle of the transient. This method allows a faster and easier way to obtain a good control strategy for the VNT turbine and the VVT during a transient load step. The method can be used to find VNT/VVT settings strategies for the transient control with a good and robust result.
How ancient Europeans saw the world: vision, patterns, and the shaping of the mind in prehistoric times

List of Illustrations vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Part I: Theory and Method Chapter 1: Of Monsters and Flowers 1 Chapter 2: Seeing and Shaping Objects 18 Chapter 3: The Visual Worlds of Early Europe 34 Chapter 4: Frame, Focus, Visualization 52 Part II: Material: Objects and Arrangements Chapter 5: Pottery: The Visual Ecology of the Everyday 72 Chapter 6: Attraction and Enchantment: Fibulae 99 Chapter 7: Status and Violence: Swords and Scabbards 112 Chapter 8: Arranging Spaces: Objects in Graves 131 Chapter 9: Performances: Objects and Bodies in Motion 155 Chapter 10: New Media in the Late Iron Age: Coins and Writing 176 Part III: Interpreting the Patterns Chapter 11: Changing Patterns in Objects and in Perception 188 Chapter 12: Contacts, Commerce, and the Dynamics of New Visual Patterns 200 Conclusion Chapter 13: The Visuality of Objects, Past and Present 222 Bibliographic Essay 231 References Cited 249 Index 281
Generalized Nutrient Taxes Can Increase Consumer Welfare

Certain nutrients can stimulate appetite making them fattening in a way that is not fully conveyed by the calorie content on the label. For rational eaters, this information gap could be corrected by more labeling. As an alternative, this paper proposes a set of positive and negative taxes on the fattening and slimming nutrients in food rather than on the food itself. There are conditions under which this tax plus subsidy system could increase welfare by stopping unwanted weight gain while leaving the final retail price of food unchanged. A nutrient tax system could improve welfare if fattening nutrients, net of their effect on weight, are inferior goods and the fiscal cost of administering the tax is sufficiently low. More data on the price elasticity of demand for nutrients as well as data on how specific nutrients affect satiety and how total calorie intake would be necessary before one could be sure a nutrient tax would work in practice.
Playfields: prototyping a location based game for higher education.

The idea for this Proof of Concept (PoC) is to develop a prototype of a location-based game (LBG) that can be used for teaching fieldwork in a Higher Education (HE) setting. The rationale behind it is that location-based games, understood here as  pervasive games in which gameplay develops through a player's mobile location, are promising educational tools for fieldwork, as they:

-	Are close to student’s lifestyle as digital natives 
-	Offer innovative and creative technologies for using methods in vivo. 
-	Offers educators possibilities to monitor and supervise students’ progress 
-	Allow for different interactions between students, teachers and learning environments 
-	Allow for more creative learning processes for understanding environments and people 
-	Offer accessible and informal ways to break down barriers between researcher and “researched” 

The game we envisage to prototype will consist of an OpenStreetMap based GPS enabled mobile phone app that can be  used by students while conducting fieldwork. The game mixes spatial and qualitative approaches, that prompt students to complete certain educational tasks, plan routes , create narratives, or “claim” certain spots or areas. The app will then feed data created by the students (GPS check-ins, images, texts, recordings) back to a main computer where the findings and activities  are collected, scored with points and evaluated by the teachers of the course. Through this central interface organisers of the course as well as BOTs (automated tasks/non-playable entities in the game-world) can send messages, advise and tasks  to the participants, information that is also used to share and evaluate the results with students in the classroom. Likewise students can communicate with their supervisors while in the field through this central interface to ask for advise.
No Counterpart of Visual Perceptual Echoes in the Auditory System

It has been previously demonstrated by our group that a visual stimulus made of dynamically changing luminance evokes an echo or reverberation at ~10 Hz, lasting up to a second. In this study we aimed to reveal whether similar echoes also exist in the auditory modality. A dynamically changing auditory stimulus equivalent to the visual stimulus was designed and employed in two separate series of experiments, and the presence of reverberations was analyzed based on reverse correlations between stimulus sequences and EEG epochs. The first experiment directly compared visual and auditory stimuli: while previous findings of ~10 Hz visual echoes were verified, no similar echo was found in the auditory modality regardless of frequency. In the second experiment, we tested if auditory sequences would influence the visual echoes when they were congruent or incongruent with the visual sequences. However, the results in that case similarly did not reveal any auditory echoes, nor any change in the characteristics of visual echoes as a function of audio-visual congruence. The negative findings from these experiments suggest that brain oscillations do not equivalently affect early sensory processes in the visual and auditory modalities, and that alpha (8-13 Hz) oscillations play a special role in vision.