SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Seismic velocity structure in the Hot Springs and Trifurcation areas of the San Jacinto fault zone, California, from double-difference tomography

We present tomographic images of crustal velocity structures in the complex Hot Springs and Trifurcation areas of the San Jacinto Fault Zone (SJFZ) based on double-difference inversions of earthquake arrival times. We invert for V
 P 
, V
 S and hypocentre location within 50 × 50 × 20 km
 3
 volumes, using 266969 P and 148249 S arrival times. We obtain high-fidelity images of seismic velocities with resolution on the order of a few kilometres from 2 to 12 km depth and validate the results using checkerboard tests. Due to the relatively large proportion of S-wave arrival times, we also obtain stable maps of V
 P 
/V
 S ratios in both regions. The velocity of the Trifurcation Area as a whole is lower than adjacent unfaulted material. We interpret a 4-km-wide low velocity zone with high V
 P 
/V
 S ratio in the trifurcation itself as related to fault zone damage. We also observe clear velocity contrasts across the Buck Ridge, Clark and Coyote Creek segments of the SJFZ. The Anza segment of the SJFZ, to the NW of the trifurcation area, displays a strong (up to 27 per cent) contrast of V
 S from 2 to 9 km depth. In the Hot Springs area, a low velocity zone between the Claremont and Casa Loma Strands narrows with depth, with clear velocity contrasts observed across both segments. A roughly 10-km-wide zone of low velocity and low V
 P 
/V
 S ratio at the NW tip of the Hot Springs fault is indicative of either unconsolidated sediments associated with the San Jacinto basin, or fluid-filled cracks within a broad deformation zone. High V
 P 
/V
 S ratios along the Anza segment could indicate a preferred nucleation location for future large earthquakes, while the across-fault velocity contrast suggests a preferred northwest rupture propagation direction for such events.
Cyprus solar thermal energy chair for the eastern mediterranean

The CyI Solar Thermal Energy Chair for the Eastern Mediterranean (CySTEM – Chair) proposal aims in consolidating and upgrading the already substantial activity at the Cyprus Institute (CyI) in Solar Energy, principally solar-thermal and related activities. This will be accomplished by attracting and installing a cluster of outstanding researchers, led by a professor of international stature to maximally utilize and upgrade the existing facilities, and pursue a program of excellence in Cyprus with local and regional focus in the region of Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME).

The principal focus will be on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies for electricity production, desalination, air conditioning and heating, either in isolation or in multi-generation modes. The Chair shall be embedded in CyI’s Energy Environment and Water Research Centre (EEWRC), a Centre with intense activity in climate change (and adaptation strategies), water management, and sustainability. CyI, being a technologically orientated research and educational institution, will provide the CySTEM Chair the opportunity to contribute to other related important activities of techno-economic nature, such as the definition of a road map for Renewable Energy Sources (and Solar in particular) development in the area in light of the recent discoveries of substantial Natural Gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Following the template provided by the Commission, the proposal first presents the main objectives of the chair. This is arranged in subsections to describe what is proposed (research activities), who will carry it out (human capital), what infrastructure and tools will be employed to enable the realization of the proposed program and how the various tools and policies available to the program, including CyI’s educational programs, will be integrated and used to maximize its impact.
Assessing the diffusion and use of mobile payment solutions: A case of South African townships

Mobile payment solutions are generally not widely adopted by township residents in South Africa. Thus, this paper reports on the results of a study conducted to investigate and assess the factors that inhibit or promote the adoption, diffusion and use of mobile payments by township residents. The study was conducted in the Soshanguve Township on the outskirts of Pretoria in the Gauteng province, South Africa. The study adopted a mixed method approach for data collection and data analysis. The preliminary results of the study revealed that the adoption, diffusion and use of mobile payments in the townships is affected by a number of critical elements including opportunities to trial the mobile payment solution at no cost and ease of use supporting existing users' devices. The main contribution of this paper is therefore a proposal of critical guidelines that could aid the diffusion and use of mobile payment solutions in the townships. It should be noted that data collection for this study was only limited to one township and further research in other townships is required in order to generalise the results and guidelines.
Virtual prototyping of multiprocessor architectures using the open virtual platform

The complexity of System on Chip (SoC) design is increasing continuously with the use of MultiProcessor System on Chip (MPSoC) architectures. Mastering the complexity of these systems with a typical co-design workflow is really recommended. As such, computer aided design tools are needed to alleviate the task of designers. There is a lack of co-design tools that support multiprocessor architectures with Operating System (OS) support. Virtual platforms enable us to discover the interactive design space exploration at early stage in the design. They make designing embedded systems less tedious and elevate the low technical details to manage systems complexity and reduce time to market. In this paper, we present an exploration of the Open Virtual Platform (OVP) capabilities for multiprocessor architectures simulation. We particularly focus on the inter-processor communication facilities. We illustrate this study by a set of homogeneous and heterogeneous multiprocessor architectures with different memory hierarchies and peripherals followed by a run of several applications. We also integrate the use of OS to permit workload distribution among processors using several case studies to validate our system.
Overhaul of cadastral mapping and integration of the regional digital mapping for the territorial information systems of local authorities through new experimental remote sensing technologies

The project activities aim at fully harmonizing the technical specifications, which the two bordering territories refer to in the field of mapping. This project is characterized by a high technological and scientific profile and is the first example of cooperation between the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and the Republic of Slovenia. To achieve these objectives, large-scale, accurate and updated topographic databases are necessary and shall be translated into computer-based patterns to ensure a consistent update of the cadastral mapping. The recent technological innovations provide the opportunity to use new measuring systems, based on air and land laser scanning, whereby a huge quantity of accurate high-density data on the sensed area can be acquired and stored, facilitating and simplifying the creation of topographic bases. The peculiarity of this project lies in the opportunity to detect a common language between the various types of mapping so that, by means of topographic data, one can provide, even within a three-dimensional space, a uniform representation of the territory. The development of the project envisages several stages: coordination activities, a research laboratory in the fields of geomatics and overhaul of cadastral mapping, experimental and innovative sensing techniques and dissemination of results during training sessions.
Pretty much everything

Two artists, one vision. This title deals with the enigmatic and genre-defying work of Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's work has graced the walls and pages of some of the world's finest galleries and fashion magazines, and if it is surprising that their photographs easily float between these worlds, it is by virtue of their ease in creating imagery that seeks homes in both culturally elite and mainstream outlets. For some of their photographs, such as their portrait of Bjork or campaign for Givenchy, van Lamsweerde and Matadin have worked in collaboration with the art directors M/M (Paris), who have also designed this sumptuous retrospective that looks back at pretty much everything that the photographers have been working on for over two decades and has brought them to the forefront in the fields of both art and fashion.
Mutación del gen KRAS en el cáncer de colon y recto

KRAS oncogene is involved in colorectal carcinogenesis in 22 to 45% of cases.To determine the frequency, types and distribution of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer.KRAS mutations studies were carried out in primary tumors and metastases of colo-rectal cancer from 56 women aged 60 ± 14 years and 53 men aged 61 ± 11 years. Formalin fixed and paraffin embedded tissue samples were evaluated using RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism) and direct sequencing.Primary tumors were located in the colon and rectum in 82 (75.2%) and 24 cases (20%), respectively. In three cases the extraction site of the tumor sample was unknown. In 46 cases (42.2%) KRAS mutations were demonstrated. The main point mutations were located in codon 12 (80.4%), G12D (39.1%), G12V (24.2%), G12S (6.5%), G12A (4.3%); G12C (4.3%), G12R (2.1%) and 19.6% at codon 13 (G13D). No differences were demonstrated in the frequency and distribution of mutations by gender, age, primary versus metastatic tumors or tumor location.In this series, 42% of colorectal cancer tissue samples had KRAS mutations. Their frequency and distribution are similar to those reported in the literature, except for G12C mutation.
Triplets of Closely Embedded Dirichlet Type Spaces on the Unit Polydisc

We propose a general concept of triplet of Hilbert spaces with closed embeddings, instead of continuous ones, and we show how rather general weighted $$L^2$$
 spaces yield this kind of generalized triplets of Hilbert spaces for which the underlying spaces and operators can be explicitly calculated. Then we show that generalized triplets of Hilbert spaces with closed embeddings can be naturally associated to any pair of Dirichlet type spaces $$\mathcal{D }_\alpha (\mathbb{D }^N)$$
 of holomorphic functions on the unit polydisc $$\mathbb{D }^N$$
 and we explicitly calculate the associated operators in terms of reproducing kernels and radial derivative operators. We also point out a rigging of the Hardy space $$H^2(\mathbb{D }^N)$$
 through a scale of Dirichlet type spaces and Bergman type spaces.
Il "test de trois dessins: avant, pendant et avenir". Uno strumento qualitativo per la valutazione clinica del trauma psichico nel bambino vittima di terremoto

Expressive therapies are considered one of the most effective intervention modality with children who have experienced traumatic events such as natural catastrophes. Particularly, several art therapists affirm that for trauma affected children, drawing is a preferential mode for expressing emotions, as it gives them the possibility of conveying the complexity of traumatic feelings, perceptions, thoughts and memories, by giving them a shape and, therefore, a sense. Notwithstanding these assumptions, the efficacy of art therapies with children exposed to natural disasters, has not been research proved. This thesis presents two studies, a pilot study and the main study, aimed at exploring the use of the “test de trois dessins: avant, pendant et avenir”, as a diagnostic tool and a therapeutic technique, with children victims of the earthquake in Italy, Haiti and Chilli. The pilot study is based on non-statistical qualitative observation of case studies, while the principal one employ of both qualitative and quantitative methodology. The results show the efficacy of the test in both pointing out the presence and the extent of the psychological trauma, and in enhancing the process of elaborating trauma. Further researches need to be done in order to validate the use of the “test de trois dessins: avanat, pendant et avenir” as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool with trauma affected children.
Correlation analysis of RMB exchange rate against Yen,Dollar and Euro respectively based on Copula function

The Gumbel Copula functions and Clayton Copula function of the Archimedean-Copula Functions were selected for the Kendall correlation analysis based on the data of Central parity rate of RMB exchange rate against yen,dollar and euro respectively from July 25,2005 to April 15,2010.And the log-daily returns of the U.S.dollar,the euro and the Japanese yen against the RMB were contrasted by the index of tail dependence.The results show that the U.S.dollar against the RMB exchange rate has a negative correlation with the euro and the yen,while the euro positive correlation with the yen.Therefore,if the exchange rate policy of the U.S.dollar against the RMB turns to the direction of RMB appreciation in the environment that U.S.government puts pressure on the RMB exchange rate,the interests of European Union and Japan will decrease.
Era-Net cofund on sustainable crop production

The aim of the “ERA-NET Cofund on Sustainable Crop production“ (SusCrop) is to strengthen the European Research Area (ERA) in the field of crop research, in particular in relation to crop production. The SusCrop partners, a consortium of European programme managers and programme owners, will provide a joint call for proposals in the R&D area of sustainable crop production. It will be co-funded by the partners of the consortium and the European Commission and will address the following research topics: 
• Enhancement of predictive breeding technologies and development of new genotypes leading to new phenotypes  and crop varieties 
• Development and exploitation of novel integrated pest and crop management methods and practices 
• Improvement of resource-use efficiency of crops and cropping systems
• Systemic research on agricultural crops as part of an ecosystem  (“plant as a meta-organism”)

The potential of further joint funding activities of the consortium without cofunding of the EC will be proved and implemented as appropriate. By a broad range of accompanying measures that go beyond these funding activities, it will further contribute to: 
• Harmonise data collection on sustainable cropping to deliver a database that can be mined to build models and indices of sustainability and resilience
• Develop methods of assessing the sustainability and resilience of cropping systems at different levels (e.g. field, farm, landscape) using ICT-based knowledge technologies
Additionally it will provide a strategic direction for a sustainable crop production for the future and will work in close collaboration with the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI).
Sviluppo di disegni di produzione di attrezzature per il campionamento del suolo

Nell'ambito del progetto sarà sviluppata la progettazione dell'apparecchiatura di campionamento del suolo per OÜ severitas. Il dispositivo di campionamento consente il campionamento di dimensioni comparabili senza comprimerli ad una profondità fino a 60 cm. Questa soluzione consente un monitoraggio ambientale più efficace e corretto.
Novel FexCr2−x(MoO4)3 electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract Transition metal mixed oxides of Fe, Cr and Mo with nominal compositional formula, FexCr2−x(MoO4)3 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75) have been obtained by a co-precipitation method and investigated for their structural and electrocatalytic properties by XRD, TEM, XPS, BET, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and anodic Tafel polarization. Results show that introduction of Fe for Cr from 0.25 to 0.75 mol into the Cr2(MoO4)3 matrix improved the electrocatalytic activity toward the O2 evolution reaction (OER) in 1 M KOH considerably; the magnitude of improvement being maximum with 0.5 mol Fe. Values of the Tafel slope were close to 35 mV at low and 2.303RT/F at high overpotentials on Fe-substituted oxides. The OER follows nearly second order kinetics in OH− concentration at low overpotentials.
Comparison of Jamar and Bodygrip Dynamometers for Handgrip Strength Measurement

Guerra, RS, Amaral, TF, Sousa, AS, Fonseca, I, Pichel, F, and Restivo, MT. Comparison of Jamar and Bodygrip dynamometers for handgrip strength measurement. J Strength Cond Res 31(7): 1931-1940, 2017-Studies that compared the agreement between Jamar and other models of dynamometers for handgrip strength (HGS) measurement have exhibited variability in the provided results. The lack of comparability between dynamometers led to the development of the Bodygrip dynamometer. This study aims to examine the reliability of the Bodygrip for HGS measurement, to compare it with the Jamar, and to explore the HGS differences between instruments considering the ergonomic effect of using the Bodygrip with 2 different handles. A cross-sectional study was conducted in free-living (n = 114, 18-89 years) and inpatient (n = 50, 65-93 years) volunteers. Nondominant HGS was tested randomly with the Jamar and Bodygrip, the latter using 2 different handles-curved and straight types. Handgrip strength was obtained for each participant under the same conditions. Each individual performed 2 HGS measurements with each dynamometer, and the maximum HGS value was considered for dynamometers comparison. Differences in the maximum HGS value between the 2 devices (Jamar-Bodygrip), intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), Bland and Altman plots, and limits of agreement were obtained. Correlation between the highest HGS measurement obtained for the nondominant hand with the Jamar and with the Bodygrip using each handle was excellent (ICCs: 0.93-0.95). Mean differences of -0.5 (limits of agreement: -4.6; 3.5) kgf with the curved handle and of 1.0 (-7.7; 9.7) kgf with the straight handle for the free-living participants were obtained, whereas for inpatients these values were -1.0 (-3.8; 1.9) kgf and 2.1 (-3.3; 7.5) kgf, respectively, for the curved and straight handles. The Bodygrip is comparable to the Jamar in free-living adults and in hospitalized older adults, exhibiting excellent interinstrument reliability. The Bodygrip with the curved handle produces results closer to the Jamar when compared with Bodygrip with the straight handle, which emphasizes the importance of grip handle ergonomics to measurement reliability.
Black inter-american mobility and autobiography  in the age of revolutions (1760-1860)

The interdisciplinary research explores the ways transnational autobiographies by black authors address different forms of black mobility in the Americas during the Age of Revolutions and its aftermath until the onset of the US American Civil War (1760-1860). During that time, large parts of the Americas gained their independence from the European colonial powers. Simultaneously, black-authored narrative texts emerged in the region. Among them, autobiographies played a key role as vehicles of asserting black selfhood and participating in societal discourses. Four major types of black life narratives developed at the time: slave narratives, Indian captivity narratives, spiritual autobiographies, and memoirs-as-travelogues. In all of them different form of (im)mobility played a defining role in shaping black identities and experiences. 
The research is the first of its kind to study transnational black autobiographies from across the Americas in the Age of Revolutions with a focus the (voluntary or enforced) spatial, socio-cultural, and narrative mobilities of black people. Its objective is to produce a series of scholarly essays, to be subsequently joined into the first comprehensive study on the subject. Drawing on the theoretical and methodological approaches of Inter-American, Black Atlantic, Mobility, and Autobiography Studies, the project closes a gap in the scholarship of the Americas and the Atlantic world. Due to the aesthetic innovation and societal relevance of autobiography in the region from 1760-1860, the research will be based on a literary analysis of the major types of black Inter-American life writing of the era. In so doing, it will not only chart black contributions to autobiography but also advance the theoretical study of the genre. 
Home to the renowned Institute of Black Atlantic Research and its world-class scholars of the Early Black Americas and Black Atlantic (Prof Rice, Dr Hoermann, Dr Saxon), UCLAN provides an ideal host institution.
Kinetics of calcite precipitation by ureolytic bacteria under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Abstract. The kinetics of urea hydrolysis (ureolysis) and induced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation for engineering use in the subsurface was investigated under aerobic conditions using Sporosarcina pasteurii (ATCC strain 11859) as well as Bacillus sphaericus strains 21776 and 21787. All bacterial strains showed ureolytic activity inducing CaCO3 precipitation aerobically. Rate constants not normalized to biomass demonstrated slightly higher-rate coefficients for both ureolysis (kurea) and CaCO3 precipitation (kprecip) for B. sphaericus 21776 (kurea=0.10±0.03 h−1, kprecip=0.60±0.34 h−1) compared to S. pasteurii (kurea=0.07±0.02 h−1, kprecip=0.25±0.02 h−1), though these differences were not statistically significantly different. B. sphaericus 21787 showed little ureolytic activity but was still capable of inducing some CaCO3 precipitation. Cell growth appeared to be inhibited during the period of CaCO3 precipitation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images suggest this is due to the encasement of cells and was reflected in lower kurea values observed in the presence of dissolved Ca. However, biomass regrowth could be observed after CaCO3 precipitation ceased, which suggests that ureolysis-induced CaCO3 precipitation is not necessarily lethal for the entire population. The kinetics of ureolysis and CaCO3 precipitation with S. pasteurii was further analyzed under anaerobic conditions. Rate coefficients obtained in anaerobic environments were comparable to those under aerobic conditions; however, no cell growth was observed under anaerobic conditions with NO3-, SO42- or Fe3+ as potential terminal electron acceptors. These data suggest that the initial rates of ureolysis and ureolysis-induced CaCO3 precipitation are not significantly affected by the absence of oxygen but that long-term ureolytic activity might require the addition of suitable electron acceptors. Variations in the ureolytic capabilities and associated rates of CaCO3 precipitation between strains must be fully considered in subsurface engineering strategies that utilize microbial amendments.
PARMENIDES, ZENON AND MELISSUS - (L.) Brisson, (A.) Macé, (J.-F.) Pradeau (edd., trans.) Les Éléates. Fragments des œuvres de Parménide, Zénon et Mélissos. Pp. xxxii + 238. Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2022. Paper, €27. ISBN: 978-2-251-45258-6.

PARMENIDES, ZENON AND MELISSUS - (L.) Brisson, (A.) Macé, (J.-F.) Pradeau (edd., trans.) Les Éléates. Fragments des œuvres de Parménide, Zénon et Mélissos. Pp. xxxii + 238. Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2022. Paper, €27. ISBN: 978-2-251-45258-6.