SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Optimised video content delivery chains leveraging data analysis over joint multi-access edge computing and 5g radio network infrastructures

The OPTIMIST programme sets the ambitious aim to develop a modular end-to-end service platform tailored to the optimized delivery of personalised video content in 5G mobile networks, providing one of the first world-wide implementations of MEC-enabled service provisioning in 5G networks that is fully compatible with the emerging ETSI/3GPP reference architectures. To achieve this, the OPTIMIST service platform will design and implement different MEC services, which are currently studied in an isolated fashion in current literature, (e.g. edge network caching exploiting edge storage resources, video transcoding and data-driven content popularity prediction exploiting edge processing resources, optimized video content placement and delivery exploiting the new 5G radio capabilities), in the form of virtual network functions (VNFs) that are instantiated and optimized on-the-fly to construct a video service chain that is designed to meet the personalized requirements of 5G mobile video consumers. To formalize the integration of MEC capabilities into the operation of 5G mobile networks, the OPTIMIST service platform will be fully aligned with the existing and forthcoming standardization activities in the areas of MEC and 5G networks (ETSI MEC and 3GPP); thus, maximizing the impact of the project in the long-term both in terms of academic results (new methodological tools and algorithmic innovations) and market products (deliver specific products / services that will enhance the portfolio of industrial partners). To this end, OPTIMIST will leverage state-of-the-art (SotA) technologies in MEC-empowered service provisioning, data-driven service control and automation, QoE-driven dynamic adaptive video streaming over HTTP (DASH), GPS-free localization and machine learning (ML) for wireless communications.
IMMUNOSTIMULATORY COMPOSITIONS.

Described herein is a tumor therapeutic composition or tumor vaccine which can be produced by protein transfer of glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored immunostimulatory or costimulatory molecules.
Executive Functions Impact the Relation Between Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Frequency of Stuttering in Young Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter

Purpose This study sought to determine whether respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and executive functions are associated with stuttered speech disfluencies of young children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS). Method Thirty-six young CWS and 36 CWNS were exposed to neutral, negative, and positive emotion-inducing video clips, followed by their participation in speaking tasks. During the neutral video, we measured baseline RSA, a physiological index of emotion regulation, and during video viewing and speaking, we measured RSA change from baseline, a physiological index of regulatory responses during challenge. Participants' caregivers completed the Children's Behavior Questionnaire from which a composite score of the inhibitory control and attentional focusing subscales served to index executive functioning. Results For both CWS and CWNS, greater decrease of RSA during both video viewing and speaking was associated with more stuttering. During speaking, CWS with lower executive functioning exhibited a negative association between RSA change and stuttering; conversely, CWNS with higher executive functioning exhibited a negative association between RSA change and stuttering. Conclusion Findings suggest that decreased RSA during video viewing and speaking is associated with increased stuttering and young CWS differ from CWNS in terms of how their executive functions moderate the relation between RSA change and stuttered disfluencies.
Generalising fatigue stress analysis of different laser weld geometries

Abstract Two-dimensional elastic–plastic finite element analyses was carried out on a laser welded box beam in order to study the impact of the geometrical aspects of the joint type and weld root on the fatigue stress behaviour. Different experimental and hypothetical weld geometries were studied. Characteristic root shapes, measured by the plastic replica method, and critical geometrical aspects were classified and then studied by FE-analysis with respect to their impact on the maximum stress. The simulation of hypothetical transition geometries facilitated the identification of trends and the explanation of part of the phenomena. However, quantitative geometry criteria were only partially suitable to describe the relations. The results have shown that the combination of throat depth, local surface radius and its opening angle determines the peak stress value and its location. Beside extended throat depths, particularly larger toe radii and the avoidance of small opening angles and of surface ripples reduces the peak stress. The explanations were developed in a generalising manner, accompanied by illustrative and flow chart description.
Traditional Medicines in Africa: An Appraisal of Ten Potent African Medicinal Plants

The use of medicinal plants as a fundamental component of the African traditional healthcare system is perhaps the oldest and the most assorted of all therapeutic systems. In many parts of rural Africa, traditional healers prescribing medicinal plants are the most easily accessible and affordable health resource available to the local community and at times the only therapy that subsists. Nonetheless, there is still a paucity of updated comprehensive compilation of promising medicinal plants from the African continent. The major focus of the present review is to provide an updated overview of 10 promising medicinal plants from the African biodiversity which have short- as well as long-term potential to be developed as future phytopharmaceuticals to treat and/or manage panoply of infectious and chronic conditions. In this endeavour, key scientific databases have been probed to investigate trends in the rapidly increasing number of scientific publications on African traditional medicinal plants. Within the framework of enhancing the significance of traditional African medicinal plants, aspects such as traditional use, phytochemical profile, in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies and also future challenges pertaining to the use of these plants have been explored.
Information recording and/or reproducing apparatus and information recording and/or reproducing method.

In an information recording/reproducing apparatus, a recording/reproducing head is moved across tracks on a recording medium by a linear motor which is controlled to effect a seek operation of the head to a target track. A CPU for controlling the apparatus judges the seek direction of the head and whether the seek distance of the head is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance, in conformity with a recording or reproduction command from a host controller on the basis of a logical address designated by the host controller and a logical address at which the head is positioned. When the seek distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance, the linear motor is activated in the seek direction. Then, the logical address designated by the host controller is converted into a physical address and a control is effected such that the head reaches the target track. <IMAGE>
MOUNTING, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT BEARING

The invention is directed towards a mounting for positioning a bearing on a support structure, in particular for positioning a clutch disengagement bearing on a disengagement piston or disengagement journal, mounting for a bearing, with an annular body (2) which comprises an annular cover (4) provided for placing onto a support structure (3), and snap-in pins provided so as to form a snap-in connection with a mating contour provided by said support structure, wherein the snap-in pins (5) are constructed in such a way that these can be bent radially outwards in an elastic manner during an assembly stage, and wherein this mounting is characterized in that the snap-in pins are constructed using projection sections which are joined to a peripheral edge region of the annular cover and which are folded back under the annular cover.
Panoramic videography as a potential tool for enhancement of land intensity factors

Summary The article explores the potential of using panoramic videography for the spatial engineering and spatial management of landscape. The concept of panoramic photography, as a basis for panoramic videography, has been widely used for visualisation of cultural heritage sites and documentation of various sites. Panoramas are widely used, for example, by Google in StreetView to present not only the cityscapes, but recently also rural landscapes. Panoramic videography is a process of creating panoramic (360-degree) video, which represents the dynamic environment. The land intensity factors (WIT – in Polish: “wspolczynniki intensywności terenu”) introduced by Litwin is a method for evaluation of the landscape where different functions can be specified: agricultural, non-agricultural and recreational. Although this method can be used in different terrains, this article proposes to use panoramic video camera for the enhancement of the recreation function of WIT. The process of creating panoramic videography is explained in this article as it was tested and explored in the United Kingdom (in Launceston) and Poland (the district of Czarny Dunajec). It is based on gathering imagery not from airplanes but from a mobile setup that traverses through streets. What is more, the combination of vector and raster modelling of terrain in a visual and interactive environment has a potential to become a powerful tool for enhancement of land intensity factors. The administrative borders are one of the drawbacks for a determination of WIT and comparing them to terrain values. This article proposes the application of a path-based approach to visualize changes in land value and recreation function thanks to data collected from panoramic videography and information input to database. Annotations and measurements (panoramic photogrammetry) gathered from geo-referenced video provides a potential not only for determining WIT factors, but also for regional planning.
A conceptual model for project management of exploration and production in the oil and gas industry: The case of a Brazilian company

Abstract The objective of this study was to obtain a better understanding of factors that influence Exploration and Production (E&P) project management success and corporate financial performance. The study follows structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology to achieve greater understanding of the intricate network of relationships between variables involved in E&P project management. A comprehensive theoretical framework was needed to formulate the conceptual basis of research. Observation of the real world and practical experiences were also important. To that end, we conducted a case study in a large Brazilian oil company. Field research was essential because of the lack of similar studies in the oil and gas sector. The model developed is a theoretical construct known as a structural and measurement model (set of latent variables, observed variables and hypotheses, depicted in a path diagram). This model contributes significantly to the company because it is a global representation of the main factors for improving E&P project management. However, the findings should be interpreted with caution because adjustment and validation of the theoretical model were not performed.
Acceptable Risk in Biomedical Research: European Perspectives

1. Introduction 2. Method and material 3. Initial conceptual clarifications 4. Origins of the requirement of proportionality 5. The purpose of the requirement of proportionality 6. Introduction: Part II 7. Which risks, burdens and potential benefits are relevant? 8. How to estimate risks, burdens, and potential benefits 9. The requirement of proportionality - initial clarifications 10. Therapeutic research 11. Nontherapeutic research 12. Nontherapeutic research on vulnerable participants 13. Non-interference with necessary clinical interventions and the no harm rule 14. Especially on randomised clinical trials, including placebo controlled clinical trials 15. Acceptable Risks and Burdens to Others than the Participant 16. Later developments during the course of the research 17. Legal effects of the requirement of proportionality 18. Summary of results 19. Recommendations 20. Perspectives 21. Appendix
CARD EDGE CONNECTOR UNIT HAVING A COVER

To provide a card edge connector unit, wherein a connector and a board are firmly secured and contaminants such as dirt and dust are prevented from adhering to a surface of the board. A card edge connector unit (100) having a board (130) on which a plurality of pads are disposed on an edge, a first connector (110) connecting to one end of the board (130), a second connector (120) connecting to a second end of the board (130), and a cover (140, 150) surrounding the board (130). The cover (140,150) includes cover securing parts for securing the first connector (110) and the second connector 120, and the first connector (110) and the second connector (120) include connector securing parts (114, 115, 124, 125) for securing the cover securing parts.
Support for the maintenance of Raf-G Entertainment Rafał Goras

As a result of the restrictions on Raf-G Entertainment’s operations resulting from the COVID 19 pandemic, I encountered a lack of liquidity. Between 13 March 2020 and 14 May 2020, revenues fell to zero with a slight decrease in own costs. In view of the above, I was forced to use parking services, which I received only myself as the owner of the company in the amount of PLN 2 x 2080. Which did not cover the maintenance costs of an employee who I decided to keep at work under the current rules. I only sent him on a holiday full of pay. I am a tenant of a building in which there is a six-track bowling alley, billiards and 3 consumer halls and 3 dance halls with a total area of 2000 m². We operate as a disco. The contracts signed with electricity and gas suppliers, despite the negligible consumption during the period of the downturn, did not protect me from fixed charges, which still entails high costs with negligible revenues. The costs of monitoring and protecting the site by the security company should also be included in the fixed costs. Renting payment terminals is also a fixed monthly cost. Since July, the owner of the building charges me half the rent, which is the amount of PLN 10455 gross. Unfortunately, it was not possible to guard against the loss of goods. i.e. keg beer and bottled apple juices, which have a short shelf-life. Since June 6 we opened bowling alleys but unfortunately customers are still afraid to use our services at such a level that we are fully financially independent, even though we meet all the necessary safety criteria. We hope that maintaining your business for the next 3 months will bring your customers back and we will start to function as before the pandemic. The funding will allow us to maintain jobs for the next 3 months. It will cover past freight losses and provide liquidity to pay for fixed costs.
The effect of franchisor characteristics and host country features on the foreign entry mode. Lessons from the Spanish franchise system lessons from the Spanish franchise system

Franchisors have many options when seeking to expand their business into foreign countries. Specifically, they can enter new markets via one of four different ways: 1) direct franchising; 2) master franchisor; 3) equity joint venture; 4) direct investments. This paper aims to analyse the factors that determine this entry mode decision. To achieve this goal, transaction cost theory is used to explain the entry mode choice phenomenon, by using a franchisor and host country level perspective. Additionally, a quantitative approach was applied to a sample of 43 Spanish chains operating 2,532 outlets across 62 foreign nations. The results show that foreign entry mode choice is driven by franchisor characteristics such as international experience, brand awareness, and industry type (product versus service), in conjunction with host country features including geographical distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, political stability, economic development, unemployment rate and efficiency of contract enforcement.
Ai transfer learning in industrial iot

VERTIKAL is a deep-tech startup located in Vejle, Denmark, with a mission to realize the potential of AI to boost wind turbine performance and thus accelerate the transition towards a society powered by renewable energy. 

The AI-assisted monitoring platform from VERTIKAL provides wind turbine operators with a highly improved and scalable turbine monitoring workflow. However, the technology still holds a significant untapped potential which needs further development and commercial efforts to fully unleash. A barrier towards the performance and the wider application of AI technology in the Wind Turbine IoT domain is data scarcity from rare events distributed across diverse assets, sensor systems and time

In the AI-TRAIN project, VERTIKAL proposes an ambitious R&D effort that seeks to close the gap between the requirements of state-of-the-art machine learning architectures and the data collected in the wind turbine monitoring domain. The 12-month R&D project to be initiated by the Innovation Associate (IA) will be a cornerstone in the efforts to build a long term sustainable competitive advantage for VERTIKAL and integrated into the long R&D pipeline at the company.

The R&D results will directly help decarbonising the energy sector and contributes to the digital transformation in the sustainable energy sector. VERTIKAL prides itself on supporting the priorities of the European Green Deal for becoming a climate-neutral EU by 2050.
Spin-driven evolution of asteroids' top-shapes at fast and slow spins seen from (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu

Proximity observations by OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 provided clues on the shape evolution processes of the target asteroids, (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu. Their oblate shapes with equatorial ridges, or the so-called top shapes, may have evolved due to their rotational conditions at present and in the past. Different shape evolution scenarios were previously proposed; Bennu's top shape may have been driven by surface processing, while Ryugu's may have been developed due to large deformation. These two scenarios seem to be inconsistent. Here, we revisit the structural analyses in earlier works and fill a gap to connect these explanations. We also apply a semi-analytical technique for computing the cohesive strength distribution in a uniformly rotating triaxial ellipsoid to characterize the global failure of top-shaped bodies. Assuming that the structure is uniform, our semi-analytical approach describes the spatial variations in failed regions at different spin periods; surface regions are the most sensitive at longer spin periods, while interiors fail structurally at shorter spin periods. This finding suggests that the shape evolution of a top shape may vary due to rotation and internal structure, which can explain the different evolution scenarios of Bennu's and Ryugu's top shapes. We interpret our results as the indications of top shapes' various evolution processes.
Shaping the future of GPR soils research

Workshops were held at the GPR08 and IWAGPR09 conferences with the intention of developing closer links between GPR users and soil spectroscopy researchers, including developing an improved understanding of the associated research needs. Both workshops were well attended and provided a useful forum that identified elements central to greater interchange of information between the two disciplines. This paper will detail the outcomes of the IWAGPR09 workshop (the GPR08 workshop having been reported on there), providing full information on the perspectives of relevant stakeholders. Included will be details of invited presentation, panel discussion and general discussion sessions. Also, full details of the outcomes of the associated questionnaire, which sought to prioritise the main concerns of stakeholders identified at the GPR08 workshop, will be provided. In conclusion, this paper will consider ways in which those concerns can be addressed, including in terms of standardisation, delivery of research needs, and data sharing. In so doing, the paper is intended to provide GPR and soil spectroscopy stakeholders with an ongoing record of their workshops in order to facilitate debate, discussion and future action.
Energy and seismic affordable renovation solutions

e-SAFE defines and develops a market-ready deep renovation system for non-historic buildings, whose ability to uptake the EU market relies on the combination of decarbonization goals with earthquake safety (where applicable), indoor comfort, reduced implementation time and cost, affordable financial options, reduced occupants’ disturbance, increased aesthetic and functional attractiveness.
This is reached through an iterative process based on a multidisciplinary methodology, where traditional modelling and experimental research are integrated with tools for promoting financial feasibility, knowledge co-production, mutual learning and public engagement. The result is a new deep renovation system that benefits from the full integration between technological innovation and process-based innovation. 
From a technological standpoint, e-SAFE integrates TRL5-6 technologies within a TRL8-9 upscaled framework, deployed and validated through 3 large scale pilot projects. The output is an abacus of innovative, tailorable, integrated solutions for energy-efficient deep renovation, with recyclable bio-materials and increased seismic resistance. The e-SAFE technical systems also enhance indoor comfort while significantly reducing primary energy demand.
Market uptake and public interest in deep renovation are than pursued via 3 process-based innovations: 1) a co-design protocol for future e-SAFE exploiters, to fully engage their customers in the finalization of renovation design, assisted by a newly developed ICT-based decision making tool; 2) an original dedicated value chain, where e-SAFE-related royalties are used by a new one-stop-shop financing entity for broadening deep renovation opportunities by providing to potential clients tailored financial solutions; 3) the generation of a public engagement protocol that makes every e-SAFE-based project an occasion to raise public awareness on the importance of decarbonization and seismic safety, while enhancing market opportunities.