SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
From mining policy to grassroot politics. industrial citizenship in times of crisis

Addressing a recent trend of mine reopening in southern Europe, the project will analyse the relationships between mining
policies, expectations of employment and grassroot politics in times of economic crisis. On the basis of an ethnographic case
study located in southwest Spain, the project will study mining revival from policy-making to its local impact on working-class
families involved in the re-opening of a historical mine.
The MINPOL project aims at shedding an innovative light on how economic and political order is produced, maintained but
also challenged locally. Drawing upon the concept of “industrial citizenship”, which stresses the role of industry in the
constitution of political subjects, on the work scene and beyond, this project will study political subjectivities arising from
hopes of re-industrialization in European rural societies. Beyond the specificities of the economic sector and of the
geographic setting, this research will contribute to the study of grassroots politics, emphasizing the prevalent importance of
work while questioning how the economic policies in times of crisis transform the way (un)employment shapes daily life and
subjectivation processes.
The project will be conducted along three paths of investigation.
1. It will study Spanish mining policy, analysing the appropriation of economic doctrines from European to local scale,
paying particular attention to the diffusion of policy narratives and devices.
2. Focusing on (former) miners’ families, the project will study local impacts of mining revival policies. Moving from the
industrial world and the work-scene to the surrounding villages, it will analyse the renewed importance of mining industry in
production and reproduction practices, and its influence on social identities.
3. Investigating public spaces, associations and collective action, it will scrutinize discrete processes of politicization
that arise from ordinary sociality and (re)productive practices.
Learning to let go : making the transition into residential care

Sooner or later many of us will have to 'go into care'. How do we, and those who are involved in our care, make wise choices? This book is written both for those preparing to enter residential care and for those (professionals, volunteers, pastors, family members and friends) who can offer support to ease the struggle of transition. Learning to Let Go acknowledges and explores the intense experience of grief and bereavement that surrounds the relinquishment of independent living. The book explores how to ensure that those going into care retain their identity and are not reduced to peripheral status as 'patient' or 'resident'. Covering practical details from how to choose a home to what to pack when moving, this book will help facilitate a smooth transition at this emotional time of upheaval.
Genetic &amp; Evolutionary Biometrics: Feature extraction from a Machine Learning perspective

Genetic & Evolutionary Biometrics (GEB) is a newly emerging area of study devoted to the design, analysis, and application of genetic and evolutionary computing to the field of biometrics. In this paper, we present a GEB application called GEFE ML (Genetic and Evolutionary Feature Extraction - Machine Learning). GEFE ML incorporates a machine learning technique, referred to as cross validation, in an effort to evolve a population of local binary pattern feature extractors (FEs) that generalize well to unseen subjects. GEFE ML was trained on a dataset taken from the FRGC database and generalized well on two test sets of unseen subjects taken from the FRGC and MORPH databases. GEFE ML evolved FEs that used fewer patches, had comparable accuracy, and were 54% less expensive in terms of computational complexity.
New biodegradable anal plug to manage faecal incontinence

My-qup is developing an anal plug, qup, for the management of faecal incontinence (FI) that will reduce the environmental impact that other solutions like pads, diapers and non degradable anal plugs produce. It will be sold to autonomous patients to help them recover their Quality of Life (QoL). FI affects most parts of the patient's life, including laboral, social and sex life. qup users will be able to regain control of their defecation, providing enough safety to return to their previous lifestyle. My-qup Medical considers the whole user experience with a holistic design that tackles all the sides of conservative treatment (non-surgical treatment) and management of FI. 

The main achievements of the project are the innovation in the material and the design. It will significantly reduce waste and use of resources. The material has been developed to comply with the European Guides of flushability. The next challenges for the product are to prove the usability and efficacy with the users, and to find manufacturers to start a small production to conduct a clinical trial.  

The estimated global market of FI is USD 2,000 MM with an estimated prevalence of a 10% of adult population with a growing incidence due to an aging population. There are 93 million potential users in the developed world that will be, in most cases, chronic patients. The potential client of My-qup Medical will be the user of qup: autonomous patients that, if it wasn’t for this condition, could have a normal life. As FI is a global problem, after reaching the developed world it will be necessary to study the entry in developing countries.

SME Instrument Phase I would serve to assess: the feasibility of licensing vs. reaching the market, the usability of the product (including efficacy, comfort, satisfaction and safety) and the patent strategy. The results will be measured in a Business Plan, a usability test and a European patent application.
Energy Expenditure of Monsters University’s ‘Slug Monster’

This paper looks to find the energy expenditure of the Slug monster comically depicted in the film Monster’s University as running incredibly slowly to his lesson. As the Slug is seemingly unaware of time passing by, it is assumed that either due to hypoglycaemia or susceptibility to cold temperatures, the slug occasionally blacks out, meaning he is only running for 6 hours a day for 32 weeks - though to him this seems like one long day. Likening the Slug to the American banana slug, and making suitable assumptions for the Slug’s physical parameters allowed its total energy expenditure to be calculated. It was found he exerts 5.22 x 10 9 J of energy in total, which can be attributed to the rapid motion of his arms.
CRTH2 expression on T cells in asthma

Summary Mast cell-derived prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) is the major prostanoid found within the airway of asthmatics immediately following allergen challenge. PGD2 has been shown to have chemokinetic effects on eosinophils and T helper type 2 (Th2) cells in vitro. This occurs through the interaction of PGD2 with the G-protein-coupled chemokine receptor homologous molecule expressed on Th2 lymphocytes (CRTH2). The expression of CRTH2 has been shown to be highly selective for Th2 cells. Using flow cytometry we have studied the expression of CRTH2 on T cells in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in asthmatics and normal subjects. CRTH2 expression was confined to a small percentage of blood T cells in asthmatics (1·8% ± 0·2) and normal (1·6% ± 0·2) subjects. CRTH2 was enriched significantly on interleukin (IL)-4+/IL-13+ T cells compared to interferon (IFN)-γ+ T cells (P &amp;lt; 0·001). There was a small population of CRTH2+ T cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of asthmatics (2·3% ± 0·6) and normal subjects (0·3% ± 0·1), and there was a significant difference between the two groups (P &amp;lt; 0·05). There were similar amounts of PGD2 in the BAL of asthma and normal subjects. Within paired blood–BAL samples from the same subject there was no increase in CRTH2+ T cells in the BAL compared to blood in asthmatics. Enrichment of CRTH2 on IL-4+ and IL-13+ T cells compared to IFN-γ+ T cells was also seen in BAL from asthmatics (P &amp;lt; 0·001). CRTH2 is expressed preferentially by IL-4+/IL-13+ T cells compared to IFN-γ+ T cells. However, given their small numbers they are unlikely to have a significant involvement in the pathogenesis of asthma. CRTH2 antagonism may not diminish T cell accumulation in the asthmatic lung.
Cone-Like Rectification Properties of cGMP-Gated Channels in Transmutated Retinal Photoreceptors of Nocturnal Geckoes

Photoreceptors of nocturnal geckoes are scotopic, with rod-shaped outer segments, and sensitivities to light similar to the one of retinal rods from other species of lower vertebrates. However, these cells are not rods, but they originated from cones of ancestral diurnal geckoes with pure-cone retinas, after being forced to adapt to a nocturnal behavior. Several interesting adaptations of these rod-like cones have been studied to date; molecular biology and functional studies confirmed that several proteins of the phototransductive cascade display structural and functional properties that indicate their origin from cones rather than from rods. In this paper, we investigate, with whole cell voltage clamp in the photoreceptor detached outer segment preparation, the voltage rectification properties of cGMP-gated channels in three species, Gekko gecko , Tarentola mauritanica , and Hemidactylus frenatus . We show that the current-voltage properties in the physiological voltage range are reminiscent of the ones of cGMP-gated channels from cones rather than from rods of other cold-blooded vertebrates. The origin and the relevance of the mechanisms investigated are discussed.
Invertir en un producto innovador para aumentar la competitividad de las empresas

Como resultado del proyecto, producirá un producto que busca reducir los accidentes en el mar, minimizar el peligro de vidas humanas, pero también aumentar la vida útil del buque, lo que aumentará los ingresos por ventas y exportación. OTOTRAK es un avanzado sistema de seguimiento náutico y el primer sistema de control remoto «in-cloud» del mundo que permite el control automático de cualquier número de embarcaciones, en cualquier momento y a cualquier distancia a través de un ‘teléfono inteligente’. El proyecto dará lugar a un nuevo empleo de mínimo 2 personas, un aumento de los ingresos por ventas del 97,18 %. El proyecto tiene un valor de 1.842.072,14 HRK y la duración prevista del proyecto es de 18 meses.
Research data supporting “Anomalous Diffusion-Assisted Brightness in White Cellulose Nanofibril Membranes”

Original or unprocessed data is provided in support of the article “Anomalous Diffusion-Assisted Brightness in White Cellulose Nanofibril Membranes”. The article was accepted for publication in 2018 in the journal Advanced Materials. Electronic Supporting Information is available from the publisher. The data is structured into folders, each correlating to a specific data type presented in the published article. In the raw data, the transparent membranes are referred to as “N1”, the semi-transparent ones are referred to as “N2” and the white one as “D2”. This prefix is followed by a letter to indicate a specific sample in the series (see folder 1 for more details). Folder 1: Photographs of the samples and recordings of their thicknesses as measured with the profilometer. This folder also includes the original files to produce the schematics in Figure 1a and Figure 4c. Folder 2: this sets of folders concerns the optical measurements performed on the samples. Folder 3: complete set of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images. Folder 4: files used to analyse the speckle patterns. Folder 5: data regarding the characterisation of the cellulose nanofibers. This includes the Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) raw data and the nitrogen physisorption results.
IDENTIFIKASI Fusarium PENYEBAB PENYAKIT LAYU PADA TANAMAN CABAI (Capsicum annuum L.) DAN ENGENDALIANNYA DENGAN MIKORIZA VESIKULA ARBUSKULA (MVA)

Red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) i s fruit vegetables which is consumed 
daily. Chili needed from year to year but crop yield has decreased. This is caused 
by Fusarium wilt disease. Disease control is commonly used a fungicide but it
may lead harmful residues to the environment. One alternative controlling that 
could be done is by utilizing vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi. The 
purpose of this study was to identify the types of Fusarium wilt disease that attack
pepper, select the Fusarium which had the highest effectively against Fusarium
wilt disease and determine the effect of VAM inoculum to growth and 
suppression of Fusarium wilt disease intensity in pepper. Method of this research 
included isolation and identification of F. oxysporum causing Fusarium wilt of 
pepper plant roots, based on macroscopic and microscopic characters, surface 
color, presence or absence of color pigment, hyphae, macroconidia, microconidia
and false heads. Then F. oxysporum was tested in vitro and in vivo by inoculating 
VAM, inoculation of F. oxysporum was done 6 weeks after VAM inoculum. 
Observation of the growth parameters included the number of leaves, plant height, 
root length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight, root dry 
weight, root disease index and the percentage of infected VAM. The results 
showed that treatment of VAM significantly affect the growth parameters but did
not affect the presence of F. oxysporum. Fusarium wilt disease attacked in pepper 
were F. oxysporum and F. solani. with the highest intensity was the F. oxysporum. 
VAM inoculum affected plant growth and didnâ��t affect the intensity of wilt 
disease suppression.
Low Adriatic Species and Habitat

The contraction of biological diversity (number, variety and variability of living organisms) affects not only the natural environment, but also our economic and social goals. The priority of preserving biodiversity, and the possible consequences of not doing so, makes it a cross - border issue: it is important to maintain and strengthen ecosystems by giving them space to develop all their functions and to flexibly react on climate change and human effects. For these reasons four management bodies of parks and protected areas in Italy (three located in Puglia and one in Molise) and both national agencies for the management of national parks of Albania and Montenegro  decided to implement together a common action to promote and support the biodiversity safeguard and to develop joint management plans for cross-border habitat and ecosystem. Particularly, the project LASPEH (Low Adriatic Species and Habitat) focused its attention on three species and three habitat  very important for their ecological value, extinction concerns or endemic aspects in the Low Adriatic basin.  The three species (and their pilot areas) are: tetrao urogallus (National Park Mali Tomorrit/Albania), botaurus stellaris (Regional Natural Reserves of the Eastern Coast of Taranto/Puglia) and aythya nyroca (Regional Natural Park "Litorale of Ugento"/Puglia); the three habitat (with their pilot area) are: pseudo - steppe with grasses and annuals of Thero - Brachypodietea (Regional Natural Park "Coastal dunes from Torre Canne to Torre San Leonardo"/Puglia), Tilio - Acerlon forests of slopes, screes and ravines (Oasi WWF Guardiaregia-Campochiaro/Molise) and Macedonian pinus peuce forests (National Park of Lovcen/Montenegro). For each identified species/habitat PPs will develop a specific pilot project activity and plan (together) common cross - border guidelines for the management in the program area of the same species/habitat.
Temperature controller for electric heating mats

The present invention relates to a temperature controller for electric heating mats, which employs a conductive resistor, having a resistance value varying according to variation in temperature, as the heating cable of the temperature controller, so that a resistance value proportional to temperature is adjusted, thus the temperature of an electric heating mat is precisely controlled. The temperature controller of the present invention further includes a temperature compensation unit, a positive feedback circuit unit, a safety circuit unit and an error correction unit, so that the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is compensated for, thus enabling the detection of the heating temperature of a thermosensitive wire without causing an error. Further, an output control signal, output from the temperature comparison unit, is stably provided. Further, when the heater and the sensor are shorted, and full commercial power is induced at the sensor, a high level detection voltage is provided to the temperature comparison unit, so that the output device is switched to an off state, thus preventing heating power from being supplied to the heater. Further, errors occurring due to the components connected to the sensor or the temperature setting unit can be manually eliminated.
Islamic city and urbanism, an obvious example of sustainable architecture and city

Abstract. Urbanism entered a new phase by the arrival of Islam so that the formed foundation of urban life changed in the Sassanid era. Urban communities experienced major developments in accordance with Islamic rules in social and economic dimensions. Also, establishment of mosques resulted in physical alteration of cities. By gradual dominance of Islam in Iran, the fields were ready concerning rapid growth of cities and creation of new cities with transformed form and modern culture. Following these changes and in accordance with comprehensive ideology of Islam and its philosophical principles, the concept of “ Islamic city and urbanism” was raised as a new topic in urbanism worlwide and in particular in Islamic countries. This concept is tangibly apparent in the theory of “physical development of construction and designing new cities”. On the other hand, introduced in the late twentieth century and followed by sustainable cities, the relationship between human, sustainable environemnt and development has seriously started in architecture and urbanism in order to create balance between diverse biological levels and perception from the environment. The objective of this paper is to introduce and compare sustainable urban development indicators and urbanism. It tries to answer whether or not Islamic city is an abvious example of sustainable city. In this regard, general principles of sustainable developmnet, theoretical framework of sustainable city, and principles of Islamic city are first studied. Research method is descriptive-analytical and it is based on library data and resources. The research results show that taking advantage of special Islamic principles and values,  Islamic cities have been able to follow indicators which are taken into account in sustainable cities.
Integral cost-efficient system for smart navigation of the vessel

Vessels of the future must undergo an important control of safety, loads, machinery, consumption, contamination, noise, etc, and this control should be possible from the ground. This means that it will be necessary to know accurately and at all times what is happening on the ship and, in turn, should have the possibility of intervening in it remotely. For this, the automation and integration of intelligent systems will be increasingly important. Based on this objective, Janus Systems has developed JANUS®, a system that combines software, hardware and sensors and that once installed on any existing vessel or under construction, makes it “Smart” and allows its management or governance (both in calm Waters and in adverse conditions) from a Remote Operation Centre via satellite. That is, a system that allows the existence of remote ships.  The system consists of 8 modules that work together, integrating all aspects of safety, efficiency, environmental and navigation, according to the regulations that have already entered into force or will enter soon.
BI-DIRECTIONAL NEURAL INTERFACE

The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to a system for providing a bi-directional neural interface having an electrode configured to be positioned on a nerve; a substrate holding the electrode; a biocompatible insulator configured to electrically isolate the electrode when the electrode is positioned on the nerve, wherein the biocompatible insulator is formed in place about the electrode; and a pulse generator configured to deliver energy pulses to the electrode.
Managed use of treated urban wastewater for the quality of the Adriatic Sea

AdSWiM project is built around the Urban WW and depuration plants and it aims of assessing whether the treated UWW from DP, in EU limits of composition, can be used as controlled points of nutrients supply, in particular phosphorus, with eliminated risks for both the hygienic quality of the bathing water and the ecosystem stability. This goal is obtained through several well defined activities either at DP level or in marine environment. The initial survey of the health state of the Adriatic Sea is organized to transfer and balance the knowledge cross-border among PP. The project investigates new treatments, new analytical devices and new chemical and microbiological parameters to maintain and improve the environmental quality conditions of sea and costal area and of the BW quality through the control of the WW.The impact and transferability of project results, also to stakeholders outside the Programme area, are obtained through the preparation of cross-border agreed guidelines to manage WW and DP and drawing up legislative proposal for an appropriate review of the effects on the environment of the legislation itself, in relation to the territorial specificities, to preserve the habitat/status ecological status and to contribute to maintain high the quality level of bathing water._x000D_
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Information added on 2020-05-18, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only): The analisys of the water could be used to monitor the presence of Covid in the waste water
Post-Tooth Extraction Bacteraemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Prophylaxis

To investigate the development of post-extraction bacteraemia (PEB) after the prophylactic use of chlorhexidine (CHX).A total of 201 patients who underwent a tooth extraction were randomly distributed into four groups: 52 received no prophylaxis (CONTROL), 50 did a mouthwash with 0.2% CHX before the tooth extraction (CHX-MW), 51 did a mouthwash with 0.2% CHX and a subgingival irrigation with 1% CHX (CHX-MW/SUB_IR) and 48 did a mouthwash with 0.2% CHX and a continuous supragingival irrigation with 1% CHX (CHX-MW/SUPRA_IR). Peripheral venous blood samples were collected at baseline, 30 seconds after performing the mouthwash and the subgingival or supragingival irrigation, and at 30 seconds and 15 minutes after completion of the tooth extraction. Blood samples were analysed applying conventional microbiological cultures under aerobic and anaerobic conditions performing bacterial identification of the isolates.The prevalences of PEB in the CONTROL, CHX-MW, CHX-MW/SUB_IR and CHX-MWSUPRA_IR groups were 52%, 50%, 55% and 50%, respectively, at 30 seconds and 23%, 4%, 10% and 27%, respectively, at 15 minutes. The prevalence of PEB at 15 minutes was significantly higher in the CONTROL group than in the CHX-MW group (23% versus 4%; p = 0.005). At the same time, no differences were found between CONTROL group and CHX-MW/SUB_IR or CHX-MW/SUPRA_IR groups. Streptococci (mostly viridans group streptococci) were the most frequently identified bacteria (69-79%).Performing a 0.2% CHX mouthwash significantly reduces the duration of PEB. Subgingival irrigation with 1% CHX didn't increase the efficacy of the mouthwash while supragingival irrigation even decreased this efficacy, probably due to the influence of these maneuvers on the onset of bacteraemia.These results confirm the suitability of performing a mouthwash with 0.2% CHX before tooth extractions in order to reduce the duration of PEB. This practice should perhaps be extended to all dental manipulations.Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02150031.