SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Finding how earthquakes and storms impact the building of landscapes

Unravelling how tectonics, climate and surface processes act and interact to shape the Earth’s surface is one of the most challenging unresolved issue in Earth Sciences. The foundations of modern quantitative geomorphology have been built within the paradigm of steady-state landscapes responding to slow changes in climatic or tectonic conditions, mainly rainfall or uplift rate. Yet, recent results demonstrate that landscapes are rhythmed by (potentially extreme) storms and earthquakes. These perturbations catalyse geomorphological processes by triggering numerous landslides and lead to a prolonged and transient evolution of the landscape that dominate records of modern erosion. The FEASIBLe project therefore calls for a complete re-assessment of the role of short-term climatic and tectonic perturbations in shaping mountain landscapes and for a paradigm shift from steady-state to constantly perturbed landscapes. My ambition is to push forward our understanding of the short- to long-term dynamics of perturbed landscapes and in turn to unlock our ability to read landscapes in terms of earthquake and storm activity. To succeed in this endeavour, the FEASIBLe project will rely on the development of a new generation of landscape evolution model and of novel approaches to intimately monitor landscape heterogeneities and evolution in Taiwan, New-Zealand and Himalayas at high-resolution. The first work packages (WP1-2) will combine field-data analysis and numerical modelling to investigate landslide triggering and the post-perturbation sediment evacuation and landscape dynamics. I will then blend these elementary processes with a statistical description of climatic and tectonic perturbations in a new generation of landscape evolution model (WP3). This new model will be then applied to diagnose the geomorphological signature of fault “seismogenic” rheology (WP4) and to explore the role of post-glacial hot-moments of landscape dynamics on Quaternary landscape evolution (WP5).
The Evolutionary Genomics of Host Specificity in Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is an important human bacterial pathogen that has a cosmopolitan host range, including livestock, companion and wild animal species. Genomic and epidemiological studies show that S. aureus has jumped between host species many times over its evolutionary history. These jumps have involved the dynamic gain and loss of host-specific adaptive genes, usually located on mobile genetic elements. The same functional elements are often consistently gained in jumps into a particular species. Further sampling of diverse animal species is likely to uncover an even broader host range and greater genetic diversity of S. aureus than is already known, and understanding S. aureus host specificity in these hosts will mitigate the risks of emergent human and livestock strains.
EFFECT OF DISTILLERY INDUSTRY BY PRODUCTS ON SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

In today’s era of ecofriendly operation, it is necessary to overcome the pollution problems. Recycling of industrial waste water in crop production is one of the ways of disposal of waste water alternatively helped in attaining the high crop productivity goals. The effect of distillery industry wastes viz., spentwash, biocompost and spentwash ash on soil biological properties was examined through a field experiment using Cumbu Napier hybrid grass. The study revealed that spentwash at the rate of 50 kilo l ha-1 at full dose with recommended dose of nitrogen and phosphorus registered the highest microbial and enzyme activities. The spentwash, being loaded with organic compounds could bring remarkable changes on the biological properties of soils and thus influences the soil fertility.
Innovation, Territory and Services for management of wastes in dispersed areas

In.Te.Se project aim to respond to the difficulty to establish innovative services  for the waste management in remote touristic areas, in link with European policy, in order to reach the regulatory on recycling and to answer to management questions.

Information added on 2021-02-02, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019):
The project plans the creation of technological innovation actions in waste management.  The computerisation allowed the implementation of on-demand services in the test areas, through a specific app. An additional production, following the reorganisation exigencies due to the COVID-19 crisis, allowed the implementation of a computer management service to access the ecological areas, that aim at avoiding risk situations.
Modernes Headhunting durch Zusammenspiel von Automatio n und menschlichen Faktoren II

Mit dem hier dargestellten Projekt verfolgt Taledo die Ziels tellung, den bisherigen vom Unternehmen plattformunterstützt en Headhunting-Prozess durch den Einsatz moderner AI-Technol ogie in Bezug auf Qualität/Effizienz auf ein neues, deutlich höheres Niveau anzuheben. Es wird ein Ansatz verfolgt mit e rhöhter Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Technik
‘Challenging time(s)’ – a new approach to written sources for ancient egyptian chronology

The chronology of ancient Egypt is a golden thread for the memory of early civilisation. It is not only the scaffolding of four millennia of Egyptian history, but also one of the pillars of the chronology of the entire ancient Near East and eastern Mediterranean. The basic division of Egyptian history into 31 dynasties was introduced by Manetho, an Egyptian historian (c. 280 BC) writing in Greek for the Ptolemaic kings. Despite the fact that this scheme was adopted by Egyptologists 200 years ago and remains in use until today, there has never been an in-depth analysis of Manetho’s kinglist and of the names in it. Until now, identifying the Greek renderings of royal names with their hieroglyphic counterparts was more or less educated guesswork. It is thus essential to introduce the principles of textual criticism, to evaluate royal names on a firm linguistic basis and to provide for the first time ever an Egyptological commentary on Manetho’s kinglist. Just like Manetho did long ago, now it is necessary to gather all inscriptional evidence on Egyptian history: dated inscriptions, biographic and prosopographic data of royalty and commoners, genuine Egyptian kinglists and annals. These data must be critically evaluated in context, their assignment to specific reigns must be reconsidered, and genealogies and sequences of officials must be reviewed. The results are not only important for Egyptian historical chronology and for our understanding of the Egyptian perception of history, but also for the interpretation of chronological data gained from archaeological excavations (material culture) and sciences (14C dates, which are interpreted on the basis of historical chronology, e.g., via ‘Bayesian modelling’). The applicant has already shown the significance of this approach in pilot studies on the pyramid age. Further work in cooperation with international specialists will thus shed new light on ancient sources in order to determine the chronology of early civilisation.
Mener des recherches sur un nouveau prototype de mobilier sous forme de mobilier SMART, adapté aux personnes de différents degrés d’efficacité, dans un environnement qui constitue un modèle de conditions réelles avec l’implication clé des utilisateurs finaux

L’objet de l’étude sera un prototype de mobilier SMART avec une variété d’applications, allant du mobilier de cuisine au mobilier de bureau jusqu’à l’ameublement d’une chambre d’enfant ou d’un bâtiment public (au stade de la préparation des hypothèses de conception, nous laissons le catalogue de produits à tester ouvert, le prototype sera conçu en version combo, c’est-à-dire différents types de meubles seront combinés). Des solutions innovantes dans le domaine de l’automatisation seront utilisées. par exemple, les éléments d’équipement (drawer, armoires, etc.) ouverts avec des actionneurs à distance, au toucher ou autrement, et l’ergonomie de la conception, par exemple les formes, l’emplacement et le mode de fonctionnement du mobilier et de ses éléments en fonction du type et de l’étendue de l’efficacité de l’utilisateur final. Service prévu pour la mise en œuvre par Uniw. Szczeciński inclura des recherches sur un nouveau prototype de mobilier sous forme de mobilier SMART, adapté aux personnes de différents degrés d’efficacité, dans un environnement constituant un modèle de conditions réelles avec l’implication clé des utilisateurs finaux. Cela signifie que l’université développera pour l’entreprise une spécification des exigences techniques et d’utilité par rapport aux différents degrés d’efficacité des utilisateurs finaux, puis effectuera des tests prototypes en coopération avec les utilisateurs finaux, afin de pouvoir enfin démontrer les solutions développées afin de les tester dans un environnement constituant un modèle de conditions réelles, ce qui conduira finalement à la possibilité de validation des prototypes. Le dernier lieu d’affaires directement lié à l’objet du projet est le lieu de production situé à ul. Courte 1, 73-110 Stargard, Voïvodie de Poméranie occidentale.
Understanding the impact of eu policies on the deinstitutionalization of child care in non-eu eastern european countries

The project will investigate the effects of EU policies on the deinstitutionalization of child care in non-EU countries of Eastern Europe. These countries have large numbers of children in orphanages and, in recent years, have been moving towards family-based child care policies. The study will be conducted in two parts. Firstly, a unique dataset on national deinstitutionalization reforms and relevant EU interventions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia will be gathered. After conducting a correlation analysis on these data two countries will be chosen by the positive deviance method, that is, by finding particularly successful countries. These will be further studied using in-depth interviews of NGOs, government officials and international agencies in order to understand how progress has been achieved and what combinations of factors were key to the success of the reforms. This analysis will lead to an in-depth understanding of the drivers of deinstitutionalization in these countries, and will help inform EU policies towards the region.

The research will be carried out in the Tampere Research Group for Cultural and Political Sociology at the University of Tampere, led by Prof Pertti Alasuutari, which specializes in the influence of global policy changes on local policy making, and is therefore an ideal base for this project. The applicant, Olga Ulybina, has wide experience in the field of international development, having gained a PhD at the University of Cambridge studying the impact of international movements on Russian forestry reform and received a prize postdoctoral fellowship from WZB Berlin to study international aid interventions in Kyrgyzstan. This background along with the training and support from the research group at the University of Tampere make her ideally placed to conduct this research.
Territorial Approaches to New Governance

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion recognise a clear need for coherent public action and allocation of public resources within the different territories across the European continent. Especially in times of restricted public budgets they feel a strong need to understand how policy action can become more effective in their daily practice and how synergies can be exploited through vertical and horizontal co-ordination of public policies, programmes and projects. In particular in complex policymaking contexts such as territorial development where different levels and sectors of policymaking are involved, practical advice and good examples providing inspiration for both policymakers and practitioners are needed. The aim of this project is to develop practical advice for territorial governance based on evidence from current practices.
Protein tyrosine phosphatases in metabolic diseases: oxidation, dysfunction and therapeutic potential

Diabetes mellitus is characterised by hyperglycaemia caused by an absolute or relative insulin deficiency. The global prevalence of diabetes has reached more than 410 million individuals, underscoring the need for novel therapeutic strategies targeting the pathology as a multi-organ disease. Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) constitute a superfamily of enzymes that dephosphorylate tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins and oppose the actions of protein tyrosine kinases. My previous studies and preliminary data suggest that PTPs act as molecular switches for key signalling events in the development of diabetes, i.e. insulin/glucose/cytokine signalling. Dysregulation of these pathways results in metabolic consequences that are cell-specific. Oxidative stress abrogates the nucleophilic properties of the PTP active site and induces conformational changes that inhibit PTP activity and prevent substrate-binding. I have recently developed an innovative proteomic approach to quantify PTP oxidation in vivo and demonstrated that this occurs in liver/pancreas under pathological conditions, including obesity and inflammation. In this proposal, I aim to fully characterise the activity and oxidation status of PTPs in dysfunctional metabolic relevant cells in obesity and diabetes. Importantly, the crucial role of PTPs make them promising candidates for the treatment of metabolic disorders. I hypothesise that specific antioxidants, diets and/or adenovirus will restore PTP function and ameliorate the metabolic deleterious defects in pre-clinical studies. Over the next 5 years, I aim to:

• Identify the major oxidised PTPs in metabolic relevant tissues/cells in both obesity and diabetes.
• Determine the contribution of PTP inactivation in cellular responses to metabolic signalling in human samples.
• Assess the impact of tissue-specific PTP deficiency on the development of obesity and diabetes.
• Test novel therapeutic approaches targeting PTPs to prevent/reverse metabolic disorders.
Breaking CMB degeneracy in dark energy through LSS

The cosmic microwave background and large scale structure are complementary probes to investigate the early and late time universe. After the current accomplishment of the high accuracies of CMB measurements, accompanying precision cosmology from LSS data is emphasized. We investigate the dynamical dark energy models which can produce the same CMB angular power spectra as that of the LCDM model with less than a sub-percent level accuracy. If one adopts the dynamical DE models using the so-called Chevallier-Polarski-Linder (CPL) parametrization, w = w0 + wa(1-a), then one obtains models (w0,wa)= (-0.8,-0.767), (-0.9,-0.375), (-1.1,0.355), (-1.2,0.688) named as M8, M9, M11, and M12, respectively. The differences of the growth rate, f which is related to the redshift space distortions (RSD) between different DE models and the LCDM model are about 0.2% only at z=0. The difference of f between M8 (M9, M11, M12) and the LCDM model becomes maximum at z ~ 0.25 with -2.4 (-1.2, 1.2, 2.5)%. This is a scale-independent quantity. One can investigate the one-loop correction of the matter power spectrum of each model using the standard perturbation theory in order to probe the scale-dependent quantity in the quasi-linear regime ({\it i.e.} k < 0.4 h/Mpc). The differences in the matter power spectra including the one-loop correction between M8 (M9, M11, M12) and the LCDM model for k= 0.4 h/Mpc scale are 1.8 (0.9, 1.2, 3.0)% at z=0, 3.0 (1.6, 1.9, 4.2)% at z=0.5, and 3.2 (1.7, 2.0, 4.5)% at z=1.0. The bigger departure from -1 of w0, the larger the difference in the power spectrum. Thus, one should use both the RSD and the quasi-linear observable in order to discriminate a viable DE model among a slew of models which are degenerated in CMB. Also we obtain the lower limit on w0 > -1.5 from the CMB acoustic peaks and this will provide the useful limitation on phantom models.
Instrumental Methods for the Analysis and Identification of Bioactive Molecules

The main purpose of this book is to discuss cutting-edge research techniques in the field of biologically active compounds derived from plants and foods, and in particular to describe advanced instrumental methods for the identification and quantification of these important compounds. Natural products are used worldwide to prevent and treat various diseases. The efficacy and safety of natural products require the development and application of reliable analytical methods to regulate and control usage. Because of their complex chemical compositions, natural products often require separation techniques for reliable analysis of their constituents. This book provides an integrated approach to address the separation, identification, quantification and chemistry of natural products for their analysis through various instrumental analyses. This book is divided into four sections: 1) Sample Preparation, Separation and Identification 2) Identification by LC-MS and LC-NMR 3) Identification by GC, GC-MS, LC-GC and Spectroscopic Methods and 4). Metabolomic Fingerprinting. The first section covers sample preparation, extraction and rapid flash separation techniques, rapid LC analysis with bioassays and hyphenations to identify active constituents. The second section covers chromatographic separation by LC for active constituents, identification by mass spectra, and LC-NMR for the characterization of specific constituents. The third section covers separation of volatile constituents by GC and GC-MS. In recent years, analysis of volatiles using headspace has become more sensitive and popular, as it does not alter the original composition of volatile chemicals. The fourth section focuses on metabolic fingerprinting techniques. Metabolomics involves the study of small molecules from cells, plants, foods, tissues, organisms, or other biological tissues. Metabolic fingerprinting compares patterns, also called signatures or fingerprints of metabolites; these patterns change in response to external stimuli either in different plant varieties or species, or in response to adulteration, toxins, drug exposure, environmental or genetic alterations. This book comprehensively provides a current review that will be useful for scientists, researchers, teachers, and engineers in general, and is particularly useful for chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, biochemical engineers, and others in chemistry-related fields.
Effects of combined estrogen and progesterone replacement treatment on detrusor contractility and histology in oophorectomized rats

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of estrogen plus progesterone treatment administered after surgical menopause on morphological and muscarinic receptor sensitivity in detrusor muscle bands of rats. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 female Albino–Wistar rats were assigned into two groups to undergo surgical menopause with sham operation (n = 10) and bilateral oophorectomy (n = 30). Thirty oophorectomized rats were assigned into three groups for different treatments administered for 8 weeks beginning from the 7th postoperative day. At the end of the 8th postoperative week, laparotomy was performed in all of them and the urinary bladders were excised and investigated with light microscope. All statistical analysis and graphs were performed using GraphPad Prism version 4. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: It was determined that average bodyweights were increased to some extent in oophorectomized and sham groups after treatment and while it was more marked in the group receiving estrogen therapy, bodyweights were decreased in the group receiving estrogen plus progesterone therapy. However, this was not statistically significant. No statistically significant difference was determined between the sham, placebo and 17-β estradiol treatment groups regarding contractile response of urinary bladder tapes to carbachol (P > 0.05). Contractile responses of urinary bladder tapes of the estrogen plus progesterone treatment group were found to be statistically lower than the placebo group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Our in vitro findings demonstrate that treatment with estrogen plus progesterone decreases muscarinic activity in oophorectomized rats, whereas estrogen-only treatment does not. Our study establishes the basis for further studies to answer whether combination of estrogen and progesterone treatment can restore detrusor overactivity associated with sex hormone defects seen at menopause.
Territorial and Maritime Network Supporting the Small Cruises Development

The project aims to support the development of the Adriatic-Ionian ports through the identification of new routes and connections and to intensify the traffics of the small cruise ships and the luxury yachts, so as to foster territories still not exploited with regard to the cruise tourism. 

New maritime routes for small cruises and maxi yachts will be identified, in connection with the existing tourist offer, involving the inland territories in an impactful way. Moreover, light infrastructure works will be carried out for all the ports of the system (Manfredonia, Barletta, Bari, Monopoli, Brindisi), Gallipoli and the port of Paxos in Greece.

Lead partner is AdSP MAM, in cooperation with the Port Authority, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of the Province of Bari, the Port Authority of Corfu, the Municipality of Gallipoli and the Municipality of Paxos.
Validation of the Italian version of the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for children

The purpose of this study was to translate the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire (OAFQ) into Italian, to perform a cross-cultural adaptation and to evaluate its psychometric properties.The Italian OAFQ was developed according to the recommended forward/backward translation protocol and evaluated in pediatric patients treated for symptomatic flatfoot deformity. Feasibility, reliability, internal consistency, construct validity [comparing OAFQ domains with Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) domains] and responsiveness to surgical treatment were assessed.A total of 61 children and their parents were enrolled in the study. Results showed satisfactory levels of internal consistency for both children and parent forms. The test-retest reliability was confirmed by high ICC values for both child and parents subscales. Good construct validity was showed by patterns of relationships consistent with theoretically related domains of the CHQ. After surgery, the mean OAFQ scores improved in all the domains after treatment with the subtalar arthroereisis, for both children and parent scales (p < 0.01). Effect size ranged from small to moderate for almost all domains.The Italian version of the OAFQ might be a reliable and valid instrument in order to evaluate interventions used to treat children's foot or ankle problem, but needs further study on different clinical settings.