SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Impact of air pollutants on cutaneous responses in both healthy and compromised skin barrier, and innovative solutions to protect skin against urban pollution

Nowadays, our skin is increasingly more assaulted, as a result of the increasingly complexity of our living environment. Because of its critical location, the skin is continuously exposed not only to natural environmental stress factors, such as UV radiation, ozone and extreme weather conditions associated with climatic changes, but also to pollutants/aggressors of anthropic origin, such as cigarette smoke and diesel/gasoline fuel exhaust. By combining the complementary expertise of the three partners involved in the present consortium, i.e. polymer technology and formulation expertise (DCE), skin barrier understanding and biochemistry/molecular biology (UoF), and impact of diesel/gasoline exhaust on cellular responses (UNIFR), this project will aim (i) at better understanding the consequences of air pollutants on both skin integrity and function, (ii) at investigating the synergistic effects of air pollutants such as ozone, cigarette smoke and diesel exhaust with UV radiation, (iii) at discovering innovative solutions to protect skin against those environmental stressors using both a curative approach based on the optimization of the delivery and efficacy of antioxidant compounds, and a preventive approach, based on the formation of a polymeric barrier film at the skin surface, (iv) at studying the impact of air pollutants on both healthy skin and compromised, damaged skin since the number of individuals suffering from skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis continuously increases with the increasingly level of air pollution and air-conditioning systems. The variety of training offered under this EID proposal will enable three early-stage researchers to build strong S&T background as well as to develop numerous transferable skills for their future career. The present training program will allow the researchers to expand their knowledge to new domains and applications, while also providing good networking opportunities.
Heartbeat Detection based on Signal Reflected from Antenna in Mobile Device

In this paper, human heartbeat detection using signal reflected from the antenna which is varied reflection coefficient by near field variation of the antenna. For detection reflected signal from antenna, 20 dB directional coupler is used because of not affecting transmitting signal. Variance of reflection coefficient of dipole antenna is about 0.07 dB which is too small the distinction between heartbeat and noise. Sensitivity increasing method is applied and heartbeat is clearly detected. Due to phase and magnitude errors come from discrete value components, antenna is located some points in experiments ro find optimum sensitivity position. And providing verification of using communication signal, heartbeat detection when frequency modulated signal which have 4 MHz bandwidth is applied.
Trehalose as a source for privileged immunity in drosophila

The immune response is an energy demanding process and immune cells must have a privileged access to energy/nutrients. While in mammalian system, this privileged access is achieved for example by insulin-independent glucose transporter, how is it achieved in insect is not known. The host laboratory has obtained preliminary results suggesting that the privileged access of fruit fly immune cells to nutrients might be achieved by using trehalose instead of glucose. It is known for a very long time that the primary sugar in insect is trehalose but it is a completely new idea that this carbohydrate could actually play an important role in the privileged access of immunity to resources, as in one of the most fundamental evolutionary trait. The goal of this project is therefore to test if activated Drosophila immune cells preferentially uptake trehalose and convert it to glucose intracellularly, being thus independent of the systemic carbohydrate regulation, and how important would it be for an efficient immune response. The project is based on a multidisciplinary approaches, when tissue-specific genetic tools will be used to manipulate metabolism in vivo in order to study immune response using techniques of molecular biology, developmental biology and immunology and state-of-the-art metabolic approaches. The goal for the researcher is to learn how to use Drosophila genetics and the infection models, well established in the host laboratory, and combine them with her expertise in insect physiology, cell culture and especially metabolomics.
A Method to Calculate the Ionospheric LBH Dayglow Emissions for Large Field of View

LBH dayglow emissions in the ionosphere, produced by the photoelectrons impact on the nitrogen molecules, are the most prominent molecular signals in the far ultraviolet range. Imaging the LBH dayglow emissions from the space can be a powerful method to monitor the state of the upper atmosphere. According to direct excitation theory and spherical geometry, the spectral characteristics of the LBH emission are analyzed and a revised method (RAURIC) to calculate the column emission rate of the LBH dayglow emissions for large field of view is given. Two main limitations of AURIC, that are the definition of the observation azimuth angle and the treating of the solar zenith angle as a constant along a line of sight, are improved in RAURIC. The column emission rates of the LBH bands in the range of 140∼180 nm are calculated with the method. Comparisons with results from AURIC show great agreement in nadir, while RAURIC should be used in other lines of light, especially for large field of view. This work provides a solid basis for simulating the image of ionospheric LBH dayglow emissions and the data inversion technique.
NON-RESPIRABLE, POLYCRYSTALLINE, ALUMINOSILICATE CERAMIC FILAMENTS, FIBERS, AND NONWOVEN MATS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME

A nonwoven web including a multiplicity of non-respirable, polycrystalline, aluminosilicate ceramic filaments entangled to form a cohesive mat, the polycrystalline, aluminosilicate ceramic filaments having an average mullite percent of at least 75 wt. %. The cohesive mat preferably exhibits a compression resilience after 1,000 cycles at 900°C when measured according to the Fatigue Test, of at least 30 kPa. Insulation articles including the cohesive mats or formed by chopping the ceramic mats into ceramic fibers, pollution control devices including the insulation articles, and methods of making the non-respirable, polycrystalline, aluminosilicate ceramic filaments and fibers, nonwoven webs, insulation articles, and pollution control devices, are also described.
(14508.17092020.172000911) INVCALUGI

¿HA PLANEADO LA EMPRESA UN AUMENTO DE LA PRODUCTIVIDAD? 12 MESES. SOBRE LA BASE DE LOS ANÁLISIS REALIZADOS PARA LOGRAR ESTA MEJORA PRODUCTIVA Y EFICIENCIA, LA COMPAÑÍA HA DECIDIDO ADQUIRIR MÁQUINAS QUE PERMITAN UN IMPORTANTE DESARROLLO FUTURO EN EL REINO UNIDO PARA UNA MAYOR COMPETITIVIDAD. ¿LA CALIDAD? SE REFORZARÁN AÚN MÁS LOS PRODUCTOS Y LAS NORMAS DE SEGURIDAD. ¿VENDRÁ? INSTALÓ UNA OLLA AL VACÍO PRODUCIDA EN ITALIA POR ROBOQBO. ¿ES SAR? ¿CONECTADO A UNA NUEVA PLANTA EN LÍNEA QUE LO PERMITIRÁ? TRABAJO CONTINUO DE AL MENOS 3 ETAPAS DE PROCESAMIENTO: SOPLAR Y LIMPIAR VIDRIOS, LLENAR CONTENEDORES AUTOMÁTICOS Y TAPARLOS EN VACÍO. ¿SAR? ¿UNA OPERACIÓN MUY IMPORTANTE QUE PERMITIRÁ? ¿DOBLAR LA PRODUCCIÓN Y, POR LO TANTO, AUMENTAR LA COMPETITIVIDAD? EN LOS MERCADOS INTERNACIONALES QUE REQUIEREN ESTÁNDARES DE PRODUCCIÓN ELEVATI.IN EN PARTICULAR, ¿VENDRÁ? ADQUIRIDO:-ROBOQBO (CUUOCITORE)- PME (SOPLADOR Y MÁQUINA TAPONADORA)- KARR (MÁQUINA DE LLENADO)
PROCESS FOR REMOVAL AND STABILIZATION OF ARSENIC AND SELENIUM FROM AQUEOUS STREAMS AND SLURRIES

A process for removing or stabilizing arsenic and/or selenium from aqueous streams or slurries is provided that includes contacting the streams or slurry with a composition containing lanthanum chloride. The lanthalum chloride composition can optionally contain various lanthanides. The composition can optionally contain ferric or ferrous sulfate. The process is preferably conducted by adjusting the pH of solution to between about 8 or 10, adding 2 moles of lanthanum chloride for every mole of arsenic or selenium ions present in solution, adding 5 to 6 moles ferric or ferrous ions for every mole of arsenic or selenium ions present in solution and adjusting the oxidation potential of the solution to between 200-400 mV for removal of selenium ions and between 100-200 mV for removal of arsenic ions. Using the processes of this invention, the selenium and arsenic concentrations can be reduced to less than currently acceptable limits and arsenic and selenium can be stabilized from leaching, decomposition or other degradation processes.
Women politicians in africa: war of symbols and the struggle for political legitimacy

In post-conflict periods in Africa, as a result of women’s limited access to means of meaning production, and various forms of censorship, patriarchal gender hierarchies are often restored and reinforced in part through scripts written primarily by men, and women are relegated to supporting actors, whose roles reflect masculinist notions of women’s proper 'place'. This impacts on women’s claim to political legitimacy since, in many African countries, political parties and leaders often justify their political authority morally by emphasizing their roles in liberating their nations from, for example, colonialism and dictators. Much of the current research on the topic of women in African politics tends to focus on increasing women’s political participation through quota systems and other formal mechanisms, or examining the relationship between women’s political influence and gender discrimination in society and social institutions. There is minimal focus on the experiences of women politicians and the precarious positions they often find themselves in their struggles for political legitimacy. Focusing on four African women politicians, my proposed study, WOMPOL-AFRICA, will fill this gap by examining how representations in various sites of meaning production, of the women’s roles and experiences, impact their claims to political legitimacy. The sites of meaning production to be examined include history books, news media, documentaries, biographical films, published biographies and recorded interviews. My main aim is to explore the insights that these sites of meaning production offer in relation to the struggle over meaning and women’s political legitimacy. The project intersects multiple disciplines, including history, postcolonial, political, cultural, gender and feminist studies. Research results therefore promise strong potential for dissemination, communication and exploitation across academic and development and international institutions in the EU and abroad.
A Radio Interference Detection Approach Based on TIFROM

In this paper, we propose a new radio interference detection approach. The approach which is based on Time--Frequency Ratio Of Mixtures(TIFROM) [1] employs an antenna array containing at least one directional antenna. The antenna array (i.e., one directional antenna and one Omni-antenna) acts as a mixing matrix which is invertible. Analogous to blind source separation (BSS), we use TIFROM algorithm to determine whether there is only one source in the TF domain or not, the difference is that here we look for more-than-one-cases which indicates interference on the radio frequency we are observing, while in BSS only-one-cases is sought for. Unlike other radio interference detection methods, the proposed approach only requires slight differences in the TF distributions of the considered signals. By using TF ratios of the mixed signals, it automatically determines these multi-source TF areas and estimates the strength of interference. Detailed results concerning mixtures of speech and music signals are presented and show that this approach yields very high performance.
Promotion of Gena products in forward-looking markets, i.e. Japan and Korea, through participation in trade fairs and outbound missions

SA 42799(2015/X) As part of this project, the Applicant has planned several actions aimed at acquiring potential customers in target markets and strengthening the company’s position in the markets where the company is already operating. The company’s export strategy is planned at okres:1.08.2020 —31.05.2022 and focused on two forward-looking markets: Japan and Korea Pd. According to the plan, the implementation of the company’s export development strategy will be carried out through the following activities: — participation as an exhibitor at international trade fairs and exhibitions at Mifur Milan in 2021 and 2022, Ambiente Frankfurt in 2021 and ISPO in Munich in 2022; participation in 2 outgoing bears related to forward-looking markets: Japan and Korea Pd. will commission the preparation and production of advertising materials. All the activities of the Applicant are aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the company because they aim to increase the volume and value of exports of the company’s product in selected target markets and to strengthen the positive image of the Polish economy on the international stage by spreading the message about innovation and the highest quality of Polish product brands. The applicant wants to promote leather and fur clothing and interior decoration products that are capable of competing with similar services in this industry that are present on the international market. The applicant selected the market as forward-looking: Japan and Korea Pd. The target markets for the Applicant’s product were selected for the following characteristics: 1/High attention to the quality of services provided; 2/Low rotation of suppliers; 3/Big market size; 4 Famous entry conditions; 5/Weather favouring the sale of the Applicant’s products. By selecting the markets indicated, the Applicant increases the chance of success in promoting the Polish fashion industry and meeting the indicators indicated in the application for funding. This will also contribute to the efficiency of spending
La historieta como vehículo de conocimiento en riesgos naturales. Algues vertes: l’histoire interdite

Algues vertes: l’histoire interdite (Delcourt, Francia) nos permitirá establecer una miradaque concibe el lenguaje de este medio como idóneo para sintetizar los contenidosen el marco de la pedagogía y la divulgación científica. La historieta es a menudoconcebida como un lenguaje narrativo simplificador y esquematizador. Contrariamente,como veremos en el caso de Algues vertes…, el potencial y el alcance de lahistorieta se definen por su complejidad. Posee la capacidad de convertir los datosen un objeto de placer de lectura, así como en un estímulo para la reflexión, permitiendoallanar ciertas dificultades de apropiación por parte del público, específicamenteaquel expuesto a riesgos naturales concretos. Estas características se expresanampliamente en los nuevos géneros y usos de la historieta contemporánea: reportajeperiodístico, documental, de investigación o medioambiental, entre otros. A partir deuna ardua investigación periodística sobre las mareas verdes en la región de Bretaña yel peligro que comportan, la periodista Inès Van Léraud se asocia al dibujante PierreHove y la colorista Mathilda para poner en imágenes y secuencias una exuberantemasa de información y conocimiento de diferentes tipos (estadísticas, opiniones,testimonios, explicitación de operaciones mediáticas y lobbys, etc.) en relación a estedaño ambiental. Nuestro análisis busca rastrear aquellas operaciones iconotextualesy secuenciales que vehiculizan conocimiento y concienciación. Cabe decir que prestamosuna atención particular en el aspecto visual, como, por ejemplo, las eleccionescromáticas, formales y los diferentes modos de representación y de puesta en páginaque cohabitan en esta obra.
Wecount: citizens observing urban transport

WeCount aims to empower citizens to take a leading role in the production of data, evidence and knowledge around mobility in their own neighborhoods, and at street level. The project will follow participatory citizen science methods to co-create and use innovative low cost, automated, road traffic counting sensors (i.e. Telraam) and multi-stakeholder engagement mechanisms in 5 pilots in Madrid, Ljubljana, Dublin, Cardiff and Leuven. Following this approach, we will be able to quantify local road transport (cars, Heavy Goods Vehicles, active travel modes and speed), produce scientific knowledge in the field of mobility and environmental pollution, and co-design informed solutions to tackle a variety of road transport challenges. 
Moreover, the project will provide cost-effective data for local authorities, at a far greater temporal and spatial scale than what would be possible in classic traffic counting campaigns, thereby opening up new opportunities for transportation policy making and research. 
In WeCount, we empower citizens to develop evidence-led interventions into the political discourse on civic and environmental issues. By putting citizens at the heart of the innovation process, the project seeks to overcome existing technological and societal silos so that citizens can champion a new perspective on road transport that take into account their own concerns in pursuit of better quality of life and more equitable, healthy futures.
Uranium and cesium accumulation in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris) and its potential for uranium rhizofiltration

Laboratory scale rhizofiltration experiments were performed to investigate uranium and cesium accumulation in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris) and its potential for treatment of uranium contaminated groundwater. During 72 h of rhizofiltration, the roots of the bean accumulated uranium and cesium to concentrations 317-1019 times above the initial concentrations, which ranged from 100 to 700 μg l(-1) in artificially contaminated solutions. When the pH of the solution was adjusted to 3, the ability to accumulate uranium was 1.6 times higher than it was for solutions of pH 7 and pH 9. With an initial uranium concentration of 240 μg l(-1) in genuine groundwater at pH 5, the bean reduced the uranium concentration by 90.2% (to 23.6 μg l(-1)) within 12 h and by 98.9% (to 2.8 μg l(-1)) within 72 h. A laboratory scale continuous clean-up system reduced uranium concentrations from 240 μg l(-1) to below 10 μg l(-1) in 56 h; the whole uranium concentration in the bean roots during system operation was more than 2600 μg g(-1) on a dry weight basis. Using SEM and EDS analyses, the uranium removal in solution at pH 7 was determined based on adsorption and precipitation on the root surface in the form of insoluble uranium compounds. The present results demonstrate that the rhizofiltration technique using beans efficiently removes uranium and cesium from groundwater as an eco-friendly and cost-effective method.
METAL COMPLEXES

The present invention relates to metal complexes, compositions and formulations containing said complexes, and devices containing the complexes or compositions.
Celecoxib down-regulates mechanically induced ADAMTS-4 gene expression in 3D cultured tissue of human synovium-derived cells at lower concentration than indomethacin

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a disease or disorder of the temporomandibular joint and maticatory muscles that is sometimes caused by anterior displacement of the articular discs. When clenching the teeth, compressive force is applied directly to the synovium in the disc, which is displaced anteriorly, causing synovitis. Increased levels of inflammatory modulators, such as cytokines, nitric oxide, and cartilage matrix catabolites, as well as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), are found in the synovial fluid with TMD. MMPs derived from fibrocartilage and cartilage cells are considered key enzymes that are responsible for extracellular matrix (ECM) breakdown in the TMJ. Further, in recent years, not only MMPs, but also a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) have been attracting attention as proteinases that degrade the ECM of cartilage. Among them, especially ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 are known to degrade aggrecan in the extracellular matrix. 7 Until now, an arthritis model was produced by stimulation of IL-1β, tension stress, and hydrostatic fluid pressure. We have developed a novel arthritis model using a cyclic loading bioreactor (CLS-7J ; Technoview, Osaka, Japan), and cultured human synovial cells in a three-dimensional (3D) cell-scaffold Celecoxib down-regulates mechanically induced ADAMTS-4 gene expression in 3D cultured tissue of human synovium-derived cells at lower concentration than indomethacin
Complementary adhesive coatings based on molecular association

Adhesives constitute a potent and very broad technology, offering innovative solutions to a wide range of industries and providing craftsmen and private consumers with easy-to-use technically-advanced products. For every application in which two elements need to be fastened together, a specific adhesive can in principle be formulated. 
We aim at developing a novel adhesive technology, CompAd, that ultimately targets the commercialization of adhesive formulations for coating different surfaces, producing materials where bonding: 1) occurs under a pressure-sensitive contact mechanism; 2) can be classified as weak; 3) is reversible; and 4) takes place between two complementary surfaces. CompAd technology is based in chemically mimicking the operation of materials like Velcro® by using, in a bioinspired approach, complementary noncovalent interactions between molecules. 
This PoC Project therefore endeavours to bond the scientific bases, technical know-how and expertise acquired during the last years in the ERC Starting Grant PROGRAM-NANO project, with a novel potential applied technology that aspires to provide industry and society with an unconventional chemical adhesive product. The range of potential applications of the CompAd technology is broad, so we will focus in this project on identifying the most lucrative and feasible market niches as a function of the technical adhesion parameters measured in standard prototypes. This requires the assembly of a team comprising experienced researchers on one hand, to validate CompAd performance through well-established standard tests, and management, market and IPR experts on the other, to develop the most convenient business strategy for the exploitation of our technology. Due to its innovative nature and versatility, CompAd has a great potential to open up important technological and commercial opportunities in the design and applications of future smart adhesives.