SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Super-Pixels: redefining the way we sense the world.

We observe the world around us predominantly through the measurement of optical intensity. Although powerful, this leaves the other fundamental optical degrees of freedom, phase and polarisation massively under-utilized. Our tendency to solely use intensity results from the static sensor technology that is available, which offer very limited ability to dynamically reconfigure their function or perform any optical processing. In Super-Pixels we will co-develop a new integrated sensor platform that will revolutionize the way we process light to allow the full utilization of its fundamental properties. Redefining the core functionality of our sensor technology will radically impact the technology that is deployed in a broad spectrum of cross-disciplinary areas such as nano-particle detection, compact atmospheric corrected imaging systems, endoscopy, coherent communications and on-chip processing of structured light. This vision will be enabled by a compact and multi-functional photonic integrated chip that would be installed into phones, microscopes, cameras, communication and environmental monitoring systems, becoming central part of the way we collect and process optical information. In Super-pixels, we will create such an integrated photonics device that is  based on a mesh of several hundred Mach-Zehnder interferometers, which will be used to dynamically map phase and polarization, with the ability to fully transform any optical field incident. A revolutionary prototype system will be delivered that will partner our Super-Pixels chip with a commercially available camera to enhance its functionality within a single frame of a camera. This prototype will support a number of potential applications that include visualising normally invisible nano-particles through phase mapping, imaging through multimode optical fibres, reconfigurable quantum communication links and mapping of airflow and particulates through phase and polarisation retrieval.
Structure Matters: Oil Markets Enter the Adelman Era

The 2014/2015 oil price collapse surprised the many economists who have published brilliant econometric explanations of oil price behavior. The sharp decline would not have caught Morris Adelman unawares. Professor Adelman's lifelong research focused on the link between market structure and price behavior. His seminal work on industry structure, beginning with grocery retailer A&P, has provided a framework that can be used to explain oil price fluctuations that have occurred over the past four decades. His approach may not be as accurate as the elegant econometric models that dominate today's literature but it does have one clear advantage: it provides far greater clarity on the way forward.
Exploiting superlongevous model mammals to explore new links between protein and organelle homeostasis and lifespan extension

Despite being one of the most familiar biological process affecting our lives, little is known about the molecular mechanics of ageing. A better understanding of ageing and related diseases is today crucial to face its deleterious effects on our growing older population. Among mammals bigger species typically live longer than smaller ones. When corrected for body size, almost all mammals have the same longevity quotients, exception made for the chiroptera. Bats are capable of living up to 10 times longer than expected despite their characteristic high metabolic rates. During my doctorate, I discovered the presence of a distinctive behaviour in bats' autophagic pathway, suggesting that these animals may rely on an improved system for intracellular proteostasis accounting for the flight-associated high metabolic stress. The same evolutive adaptation could ultimately have played a role in allowing bats to achieve exceptional longevity. Here I propose to carry out an in-depth analysis of the proteostatic system, and in particular of the autophagic pathway, in bats. Samples from wild populations of bats will be used to derive primary cell lines allowing to characterise bats’ intracellular phenotype and proteostatic activity. Thanks to the expert personnel and cutting-edge facilities of the hosting institute, I will exploit imaging and proteomics tools to isolate bat-specific molecular features of adaptation in proteostasis and unveil their role in determining their unique ageing pattern. A complementary phylogenomic analysis will be performed to detect traces of adaptive selection in proteostasis-associated genes in bats and other mammals. For the first time, the complexity of interactions behind proteostasis and ageing will be examined from a privileged, integrative perspective. This innovative project holds huge potential as it could lead to a greater understanding of the role of protein homeostasis in mammalian ageing contributing to dampen its effects on our society.
HOUSING FOR A TURBOMACHINE WITH AN ALTERED PARTING LINE

The invention relates to a housing for a turbomachine, said housing having a housing upper part (1) and a housing lower part. The housing upper part (1) is connected to the housing lower part via a flange (4). A parallel surface (14) is formed in the flange region in addition to a contact surface (13), the housing upper part (1) and the housing lower part lying against each other at said contact surface so as to contact each other, and the parallel surface has a spacing (15) between the housing upper part (1) and the housing lower part in the flange region.
Innovative, easily applicable vaccine for poultry industry against five salmonella serovars: enteritidis, typhimurium, hadar, virchow  and infantis – sal ethvi

Salmonella species (also called serovars) are important zoonotic pathogens that cause gastrointestinal disease in humans and animals. Poultry products contaminated with these pathogens are one of the major sources of human Salmonella infections worldwide. Salmonella Enteritidis and Typhimurium are the serovars most frequently associated with human food poisoning (78.3 % of all cases in 2003). The serovars of Salmonella having places three to five are Virchow, Infantis and Hadar. Vaccination of chickens, along with other intervention measures in the overall biosecurity system of chicken farms, is an important strategy that is currently being used to reduce the levels of Salmonella in poultry flocks, which will ultimately lead to lower rates of human infections. However, despite numerous studies that have been performed, there is still a need for safer, well-defined Salmonella vaccines. At Immunolab we invented SAL ETHVI – innovative vaccine against above listed 5 serovars of Salmonella. We also breakthrough the technology for the vaccine production in a way that allows any configuration of serotypes, therefore if there is a need for a vaccine against another serovar, its production will be very easy. The end users of the vaccine will be poultry breeders, namely hens and broilers flocks owners. The unique features of our vaccine constituting our competitive adventage comprise : (1) easy application ; (2) low price ; (3) immediate vaccination upon hatching; (4) no risk of bacteria activation and spreading. We have filled a patent application for the technology and upon the vaccine registration and certification, we aim to commercialize it at the broilers markets of the biggest European poultry meat producers: Poland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Russia. We are applying for the SME Instrument Phase 1, aiming to complete the feasibility study and a business plan including industry value-chain mapping, market sizing and critical risks assessment.
More carbon reduction by dynamically monitoring energy efficiency

The EMPOWER project innovatively addresses two urgent challenges in European cities and regions: the opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions from buildings using new technology and better management, and the need for more investment to meet the EU’s CO2 reduction targets._x000D_
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The potential is considerable: buildings account for 40% of EU energy requirements and 36% of carbon emissions: effective energy monitoring could reduce demand by 10%.  And the Commission considers that energy efficiency is market-ready, ie suitable for private investment._x000D_
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But progress is slow.  Energy monitoring systems are available for individual houses and large schemes.  Little exists for medium-sized schemes.  Key decision-makers do not always understand energy management.  Private investors are nervous about long term energy management investment, they need good local management and quality performance data._x000D_
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The project’s objective is to reduce carbon emissions from buildings, particularly in medium-sized schemes, while also supporting jobs and growth in the local economy.  We will improve regional policies by:_x000D_
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* identifying good practices that will improve these plans, studying them through Study Visits, importing them via special workshops and Regional Action Plans._x000D_
* developing cost-effective energy monitoring systems and using these in existing buildings and to attract private investment_x000D_
* building the capacity of all relevant public authorities including ERDF Managing Authorities_x000D_
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*	New projects that innovate by applying cost-effective energy monitoring to reduce energy demand, using new technology._x000D_
*	Improved governance between different levels of government, using the plan–do-act-check principle and providing quality data to attract and reassure commercial investors.
WASSER 2 ODER S.R.L.

DIE FIRMA ACQUA2O IST FÜHREND AUF DEM GENUESISCHEN GEBIET BEI DER LIEFERUNG VON GLASWASSER ZU HAUSE. IM ALLGEMEINEN UMFASST DER GESELLSCHAFTSGEGENSTAND DES UNTERNEHMENS: — IMPORT, EXPORT DES GROSSHANDELS, DES EINZELHANDELS UND DES HEIMHANDELS MIT LEBENSMITTELN, MINERALWÄSSERN, ALKOHOLISCHEN GETRÄNKEN, WEINEN, GETRÄNKEN IM ALLGEMEINEN, HAUSHALTSREINIGUNGSMITTELN, FÜR DIE HYGIENE DER PERSON, DER TIERE UND DER DINGE. MIT DER ANHALTENDEN VERÄNDERUNG DES VERBRAUCHS UND DER ART DER ERBRINGUNG VON DIENSTLEISTUNGEN ZU HAUSE MÖCHTE DAS UNTERNEHMEN SEINEN PRODUKT- UND DIENSTLEISTUNGSKATALOG ERWEITERN, UM DER NEUEN NACHFRAGE BESSER GERECHT ZU WERDEN.
Tex-EASTile: sustainable innovation for textile in South East Europe

Tex-EASTtile aims to spread and boost knowledge and application of environmental certification to products and processes in home textile and work wear within SEE area. Assuming that eco-design labels are synonym of high technical products and improved company culture, the project wants to contribute to the reinforcement of the competitive positioning of textile enterprises within the SEE area. This objective will be pursued by adopting a threefold strategy: A) harmonization of the operators competences and knowledge with regard to green marketing tools, so to individuate homogenous methods of application; B) testing of the tools on SMEs, so to increase the enterprises awareness on green certification and promote new targeted project initiatives; C) enhancement of eco-sustainability principles in Public Administration internal management, so to encourage PA in assuming the role of potential buyer and supporter of more favorable market conditions for the diffusion of environmentally friendly products. All the above mentioned actions will result in the creation of a "Community of Excellence" participated by research centers innovation and technological institutes, SMEs, Public Administrations, universities, Chambers of commerce, development agencies and other stakeholders. Starting from a shared and homogeneous knowledge on the theme, the Community will contribute to improve SMEs competitiveness, based on the fact that the easiest is forthe eco-label to be recognized and understood, the strongest is the warranty message it communicates in terms of product high value and quality company processes.
A RECYCLABLE PAPER-BASED LAMINATE AND A BEVERAGE CARTON MADE THEREFROM

The present invention concerns a paper-based barrier multilayer packaging material structure (1) being formed as a unitary sheet and comprising from its outer surface to its inner surface, the following layers:- a polymer dispersion coating (9) having a thickness of 1 to 10 ?m,- a paperboard (8) having a grammage of between 120 g/m2 and 500 g/m2,- a water-based or solvent-less adhesive (7) having a thickness of 1 to 10 ?m,- a barrier metallized paper layer (MBPL) having substance weight between 30-120 g/m2, preferably 45 to 90 g/m2 and a Water Vapour Transmission Rate (WVTR) of 10 to 0.1 g/m2/d, preferably a WVTR of 1.0 to 0.1 g/m2/d measured at 38°C and 90% RH, and an Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) comprised between 100 and 0.1 cc/m2/d, measured at 23°C and 50% RH, preferably an OTR comprised between 1.0 and 0.1 cc/m2/d.- a water-resistant polyolefin sealable coating (2) having a thickness of 10 to 50 ?m, preferably of 25 to 35 ?m.
POLYAMIDE-BASED SAUSAGE SKIN WHICH CAN BE FILLED MANUALLY

The invention concerns a biaxially stretched and thermofixed tubular seamless single- or multi-layered foodstuff skin wherein the layer, or, in the case of multi-layered skins at least one of the layers, contains a block copolymer with "hard" aliphatic polyamide blocks and "soft" aliphatic polyether blocks, the block copolymer corresponding to one of formulae (I) to (III), Ea-(NH-[CH2]x-CO)m-Xa-(A-O)n-A-Xa-(CO-[CH2]x-NH)m-Ea (I), (II), -[X-(CO-[CH2]x-NH)o-Y-X-(A-O)p-A]- (III). The invention is particularly suitable as a skin for sausages which are to be boiled or heated in water, and does not form folds when the filling is introduced manually, that is with no or only slight pressure, i.e. without using special filling machines.
Biodegradability of crude glycerol-based polyurethane foams during composting, anaerobic digestion and soil incubation

Abstract In this study, the biodegradability of polyurethane (PU) foams made from crude glycerol- and petroleum-based polyols was compared during composting, anaerobic digestion (AD), and soil incubation. Chemical changes in the PU foams before and after composting were further analyzed using Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Evolved Gas Analysis–Mass Spectrometry (EGA–MS), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results showed that during composting, AD, and soil incubation conditions, none of the PU foams were mineralized more than 10%. PU foams made from 100% crude glycerol-based polyols were mineralized during 320 days of soil incubation at rates faster than those observed for the petroleum-based analogs. However, no significant differences in soil mineralization rates were observed between PU foams made from blend polyols, which contained 50% crude glycerol-based polyols and 100% petroleum-based polyols. SEM analysis showed that some surface deterioration occurred in the PU samples made from bio-based and blend polyols during composting. Minor differences were observed in the TGA curves of the PU foams made from petroleum-based polyols before and after composting and pronounced differences occurred in PU foams made from both crude glycerol-based and blend polyols in the thermal regions of urethane and ester segments. In terms of EGA–MS analyses, the major degradation of PU foams made from crude glycerol-based and blend polyols was attributed to the decomposition of FAMEs and fatty acid chains in the polyol side of the polymer. FT-IR analysis showed that little degradation of urethane and ester segments of the polymer occurred during composting of petroleum-based PU foam. FT-IR analysis of PU foams made from 100% crude glycerol-based polyols revealed that the ester segments (–COO–) of the material were the preferred sites of microbial attack. The PU foams made from blend polyols showed some structural changes in urethane linkages (–NHCOO–) but degradation was more noticeable in the ester segments (–COO–) of the polymer, similar to that observed for 100% bio-based polyols.
Increase of competitiveness of Wastech Recycling sp. z o.o. through the implementation of innovative food waste processing technology aimed at the production of substrate for biogas plant

SA 42799(2015/X) The aim of the described Project is to implement process and product innovation in Wastech Recycling sp. z o.o., which will enable the process of processing food-derived waste in a manner consistent with the zero-waste concept, and at the same time will allow to convert the separately recovered fractions into substrates for the biogas plant. At the same time, the Company’s ambition was to develop a technology that will be environmentally effective also by producing thermal energy supplying part of the processes of the planned technological line. The final effect of the technology is the production of a substrate in liquid form with high performance properties such as extended shelf life and a shorter time of running the methaneogenesis process affecting the efficiency of the process. Based on the Company’s many years of experience, based on the results of previous research processes, implemented technologies, as well as observation of legal and actual changes in the waste processing market and the biogas industry, the Company has carried out extensive research and development works, which result in a technology with the characteristics described above. The planned process innovation had to be closely matched to the characteristics of the raw materials undergoing processing. The innovation was developed by Wastech Recycling Sp. z o.o. on the basis of its own human and technical resources (including the laboratory department), as well as cooperation with external experts — among others Dr. Inż. Dominika Voivodeship from the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Sciences -University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński.
Entrepreneurial Growth and Ownership under Market Socialism in China: A Longitudinal Case Study of Small Business Growth

How firms grow is still a mystery and a definitive explanation remains elusive. This is especially the case for emerging economies, where the development of research into business growth has been notably slow whilst emerging business ventures are developing at hyper speed. Since most empirical studies have focused on the quantitative differences in growth across firms, this paper adopts a longitudinal case study approach to explore the qualitative differences in terms of how various types of firm achieve their growth outcomes in the organisational development process over a prolonged period of time. Through a theoretical lens which focuses on growth process approaches, this study not only demonstrates that entrepreneurial processes take different forms and dimensions in different contexts, but it also provides insight into the interactions of various organisational factors underpinning the strategies and changes that lead to contrasting growth outcomes. Case study findings assert that the ownership factor is a key contingent factor that shapes management structure and resources which, in turn, affect particular entrepreneurial outcomes. Furthermore, a combination of leadership style and the approach to knowledge management also play critical roles in the learning process which tends to determine the strategy choice of either high or low value added product strategy. The findings of this research are that small firms with a low value product strategy can improve their survival chances and growth through the vertical broadening of a product portfolio in synchrony with increasing production and technology advancement. The case study companies show a tendency to reinforce their industry position by adopting contrasting choices for growth. The paper addresses the challenges and managerial implications for Western company managers in different growth contexts.
Frida Kahlo. Biografie illustrate di un’icona.

L’immagine di Frida Kahlo è ormai da tempo un’icona universale. Nondimeno la biografia dell’artista, altrettanto nota, sembra capace di toccare le corde più intime dell’animo umano ed è tanto ricca da generare continue riscritture e reinterpretazioni. In particolare, rileviamo la persistenza del personaggio e della sua inconfondibile immagine negli albi illustrati, nei quali, oltre alla passione dell’arte, attraverso la storia e le storie di Frida, emergono i temi dell’identità, della malattia, della disabilità, dell’amore, della fragilità, del genere. Il presente contributo si propone di osservare alcune tra le più significative pubblicazioni dedicate alla pittrice che hanno fatto la loro comparsa nel panorama editoriale destinato ai ragazzi negli ultimi venti anni in Italia e di evidenziare le scelte tematiche e stilistiche operate da autori e illustratori impegnati nel racconto della vita di un simbolo della cultura latinoamericana, espressione di resilienza, anticonformismo e emancipazione.
The manufuture 2017 conference

This project proposes to organise and hold the MANUFUTURE 2017 conference in Estonia during the Estonian Presidency. The conference will focus on the competencies and capabilities that EU companies should develop to move into higher value activities and to become globally competitive. Three major issues will be addressed in the sub-themes of the conference: energy and resource efficient manufacturing, digital manufacturing and collaborative technology innovation.  The conference will also look at a number of cross-cutting issues: the development of skills, access to finance, the use of innovative business models and better regulation. This project will support the objectives of the Estonian Presidency as well as promoting the success of the European manufacturing sector.
DREDGER

A suction dredger apparatus. The apparatus includes a scoop (3) mounted on a boom arrangement, and a suction device (4) including a dredger pump (9) mounted on the scoop and a discharge pipe arrangement (10).
Prognostic Significance of Statin Use in Colorectal Cancer

Statin intake has been reported to reduce the risk of several malignancies beyond its cholesterol-lowering effects. However, little is known regarding the survival benefit of statins for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

We conducted a systematic literature search of multiple databases for studies published before November 2014, which investigated associations between statin intake and CRC prognosis. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effects model. The primary outcomes of interest were all-cause mortality (ACM) and cancer-specific mortality (CSM).

Ten studies involving 76,851 patients were eligible for this meta-analysis, with 7 studies investigating prediagnosis statin use and 5 studies reporting postdiagnosis statin use. Prediagnosis statin use was associated with reduced ACM (hazard ratio [HR] 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.61–0.88, P = 0.001) and CSM (HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.77–0.84, P < 0.001) for patients with CRC. This effect persisted when stratified by tumor site and in studies adjusted by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use. In addition, postdiagnosis statin use was associated with decreased CSM (HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.60–0.82, P < 0.001). However, we did not note reduced ACM for postdiagnosis statin use (HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.68–1.27, P = 0.639). There appeared to be an association between postdiagnosis statin use and increased ACM in KRAS-mutated CRC.

Our findings provide evidence that prediagnosis statin therapy was associated with reduced ACM and CSM in CRC patients; postdiagnosis statin therapy indicated decreased CSM. However, findings may not apply to patients with postdiagnosis statin therapy for ACM. Further studies are warranted to determine the relation between statin dose and duration on CRC survival.