SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Biomass-based targets and the management of multispecies coral reef fisheries

The failure of fisheries management among multispecies coral reef fisheries is well documented and has dire implications for the 100 million people engaged in these small-scale operations. Weak or missing management institutions, a lack of research capacity, and the complex nature of these ecosystems have heralded a call for ecosystem-based management approaches. However, ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries has proved challenging due to the multispecies nature of catches and the diversity of fish functional roles. We used data on fish communities collected from 233 individual sites in 9 western Indian Ocean countries to evaluate changes in the site's functional composition and associated life-history characteristics along a large range of fish biomass. As biomass increased along this range, fish were larger and grew and matured more slowly while the abundance of scraping and predatory species increased. The greatest changes in functional composition occurred below relatively low standing stock biomass (<600 kg/ha); abundances of piscivores, apex predators, and scraping herbivores were low at very light levels of fishing. This suggests potential trade-offs in ecosystem function and estimated yields for different management systems. Current fishing gear and area restrictions are not achieving conservation targets (proposed here as standing stock biomass of 1150 kg/ha) and result in losses of life history and ecological functions. Fish in reefs where destructive gears were restricted typically had very similar biomass and functions to young and low compliance closures. This indicates the potentially important role of fisheries restrictions in providing some gains in biomass and associated ecological functions when fully protected area enforcement potential is limited and likely to fail. Our results indicate that biomass alone can provide broad ecosystem-based fisheries management targets that can be easily applied even where research capacity and information is limited. Of particular value, is our finding that current management tools may be used to reach key ecosystem-based management targets, enabling ecosystem-based management in many socioeconomic contexts.
Integrated Management of Ecological Networks through Parks and Marine Areas

- This project takes on the shared challenge to improve and innovate the governance and management of coastal marine areas by regions and managers of bordering protected areas. These actions should help stop the loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services and adhere to a green and blue EU economic development perspective. Therefore, the objective is to develop a shared cross-border strategy for the integrated management of marine-coastal ecological networks. This strategy is to be conceived and implemented by the Regions networking with Parks and Marine Protected Areas developing joint solutions to the most pressing problems of the cooperation area (excessive use of resources, pollution and social conflicts). The result will be more effective management of the protected coastal marine areas, and the creation of favourable conditions for the protection and enhancement of the natural areas.  The project aims to do the following: Implement Action Plans for habitats and species of common interest and Integrated Planning and Regulation models for protected areas and N2000 sites (Integrated Management Plans), map and evaluate ecosystem services, implement environmental accounting systems, identify green and blue jobs and improve sustainable use.  The beneficiaries will be public bodies, parks, protected marine areas, tourists, the general population and economic operators. A standard approach is necessary to avoid sectoring the actions implemented by the various parties that manage and develop the coastal-sea space, which can only be useful as part of a system. The project is innovative because, starting from a scientific analysis, it wishes to demonstrate the added value provided by natural areas, including to the local economy, while also outlining further development opportunities in the field of blue and green jobs.
“COmmunity Nurse Supporting Elderly iN a changing SOciety”

European population’s ageing challenges health and social services. Cooperation in several welfare sectors is required, since the demographic change involves both health and social issues. CO.N.S.E.N.SO project accepts the challenge by developing a care model that puts the elderly at the centre of health and social services. It builds on the pivotal role of the Family and Community Nurse (FCN). The FCN plays an innovative role, becoming the key actor who shapes and manages personalised services for the elderly and their families, particularly those living in isolated areas._x000D_
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The model aims to allow the elderly to live at home as long as possible: through periodical visits the FCN will evaluate their risk factors, manage minor health and social needs and promote healthier lifestyles. In selected Alpine communities the project will validate a model of transnational governance of processes required to deliver healthcare, prevention and active ageing. Families will benefit from reduced elderly home assistance and Regional Authorities will see a reduction of social and health costs. The project will also build capacity within the social economy by proposing innovative business models. The Alpine space, characterised by significant differences in healthcare models and cultures, is the ideal test area of a simple concept: a model of care that maximises the effect of the human relationship between the elderly and dedicated professionals._x000D_
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Information added on 2020-06-02, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only): The Family and Community Nurses enable older people to stay safely at home and avoid hospitalisations. Thanks to the project, the municipality of Piossasco in Piedmont could set up quickly a network of institutions, volunteer association, local Red Cross or parishes to face the COVID-19 by supporting frail families.
Type i bursts in 3d

On Earth, nuclear explosions take place in controlled environments or use small amounts of fuel. Despite that, they generate spectacular amounts of energy. When nuclear reactions ignite on a neutron star, the whole surface can burn, resulting in extremely bright X-ray flashes that outshine all the other emission. These flashes are known as type I bursts. Their emission encodes information about the neutron star mass and radius and this makes them ideal probes to explore such stars' properties.
Much effort has been invested to describe nuclear explosions, both on Earth and in space, but the modelling of the type I bursts entails extra difficulties. In particular, simulating deflagrating flames in the extreme conditions of neutron stars has proven particularly challenging. Nonetheless, in the last several years I have been able to produce the first ab initio 2D simulations of type I bursts where the deflagration takes place inside a burning hurricane that expands to engulf the whole surface of the star. However, 2D simulations have inherent limitations.
With this project I intend to model the nuclear explosions during the bursts combining detailed microphysics with a magnetohydrodynamical description set for the first time in a 3D spherical geometry to be able to capture the combination of all the relevant effects. Understanding all the different facets of the bursts and their physical ingredients, I will produce unprecedented simulations which I will couple to a ray tracing code that takes into account the general relativistic effects of the star's gravity and rotation on the emitted photons. I will be able to produce extremely accurate synthetic lightcurves to confront with the observations in order to extract the information about the neutron star contained in the X-ray emission. Once the parameters of the bursters are known, these can be used to constrain the yet unknown behavior of matter in the core of neutron stars.
ZEOLITIC MATERIAL HAVING A FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE COMPRISING SI, O, AND TI

The present invention relates to a zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising Si, O, and Ti, obtained or obtainable from a Ti containing compound, wherein the Ti containing compound has an APHA color number of ≤ 300. In a second aspect, the invention relates to the Ti containing compound having an APHA color number of ≤ 300. A third aspect of the present invention is related to the use of the Ti containing compound having an APHA color number of ≤ 300 of the second aspect for the preparation of a zeolitic material having framework structure comprising Si, O, and Ti, as well as to a process for preparation of a zeolitic material as in the first aspect having a framework structure comprising Si, O, and Ti, wherein the zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising Si, O, and Ti, is prepared from a Ti containing compound having an APHA color number of ≤ 300 as of the second aspect. A fourth aspect of the invention is directed to a molding comprising the zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising Si, O, and Ti as of the first aspect, as well as to the use of the molding as an adsorbent, an absorbent, a catalyst or a catalyst component. A fifth aspect of the invention relates to a process for oxidizing an organic compound comprising bringing an organic compound in contact with a catalyst comprising a molding as of the fourth aspect, wherein a sixth aspect relates to propylene oxide obtained or obtainable from the process according to the fifth aspect.
ELECTRO CONDUCTIVE CERAMIC COMPOSITION

A method for the production of an electro conductive ceramic material which comprises mixing, pressing and heating a high carbon containing material, water soluble silicates, water soluble fluorosilicates, filler, metal oxides and surface additives so as to heat the components.
Scalable localization-enabled in-body terahertz nanonetwork

Nanotechnology is paving the way toward nanoscale devices that are envisioned to enable several groundbreaking healthcare applications, such as molecular-level cancer detection, targeted drug delivery, and neurosurgeries. The nanodevices are expected to flow through the human body, perform actions upon commands or at certain locations, and communicate the results to the outside world. There is, therefore, a need to enable two-way communication between the nanodevices and the outside world, as well as their localization inside the body. These functionalities should be supported while simultaneously maintaining tiny form factors and a low energy consumption profile of a potentially vast number of nanodevices. In the ScaLeITN project, I will utilize wireless signals in the terahertz (THz) frequencies for enabling both localization and communication capabilities for in-body nanodevices. Localization will be enabled through THz backscattering, which is an unexplored paradigm that promises low energy and high precision localization at the nanoscale. The constrained communication range characteristic for in-body THz propagation will be mitigated through multi-hop communication. In such communication, only a selected subset of nanodevices in the multi-hop route will be awoken by utilizing wake-up radio-like signals. Selection of these nanodevices will be based on their location estimates, as well as on their energy lifecycle characterizations if available through backscattering. This is again a novel paradigm that promises enabling low power, reliable, and scalable THz nanocommunication. The main outcome of the project is to develop a pioneering prototype of a THz nanonetwork with both localization and two-way communication capabilities. Market valorization of the prototype is envisioned during and beyond the scope of the project through the Collider and i.start, two academic innovation programmes for supporting scientists in developing disruptive technology-based products.
Detection of frauds and other non-technical losses in a power utility using Pearson coefficient, Bayesian networks and decision trees

For the electrical sector, minimizing non-technical losses is a very important task because it has a high impact in the company profits. Thus, this paper describes some new advances for the detection of non-technical losses in the customers of one of the most important power utilities of Spain and Latin America: Endesa Company. The study is within the framework of the MIDAS project that is being developed at the Electronic Technology Department of the University of Seville with the funding of this company. The advances presented in this article have an objective of detecting customers with anomalous drops in their consumed energy (the most-frequent symptom of a non-technical loss in a customer) by means of a windowed analysis with the use of the Pearson coefficient. On the other hand, besides Bayesian networks, decision trees have been used for detecting other types of patterns of non-technical loss. The algorithms have been tested with real customers of the database of Endesa Company. Currently, the system is in operation.
Rapid Mental Fatigue Amplifies Age-Related Attentional Deficits

Deficient information processing with increasing age has been assigned to reduced efficiency in frontal executive control functions. Dopamine has been assumed to play a central role for this decline. Dopamine, however, is also essential for the maintenance of motivation for a longer period of time and is therefore a core factor for mental fatigue. Combining these two findings, we tested to what degree older adults are more prone to performance loss due to increasing time on task than younger adults. Twelve younger and twelve older participants performed an inhibition of return task for 80 min. Performance declined in the older participants but not in the young. Event-related potentials (ERPs) of the EEG, however, showed distinct changes with time on task primarily for young participants. The dissociation between behavioral and ERP results indicates that changes in ERPs of the young participants could reflect adaptations to the task rather than fatigue. This is evident from very distinct changes of the posterior N1 component in this group. The failing (or rather unspecific) adaptation to the task in older adults might have been a consequence of lacking frontal executive control functions reflected in a massive reduction of the N2 component of the ERP, relative to the young participants.
Plataforma Offshore para un aerogenerador de 5 MW

El objetivo de este documento no 1 es realizar una memoria inicial del PFC no 20 Plataforma Offshore para un aerogenerador electrico de 5 MW en la que se muestre de forma sucinta la estructura y contenido de los cuadernos que componen dicho PFC. Se estableceran los requisitos iniciales del proyecto, identificando la especificacion del mismo asi como la planificacion realizada a prioi para el desarrollo del proyecto. Ademas se fijaran los objetivos iniciales del PFC asi como su alcance, sin olvidar las herramientas con las que se cuenta para su realizacion y la metodologia de trabajo que se seguira a lo largo de todo el desarrollo del proyecto. Dado el ingente volumen de informacion existente, asi como la enorme variedad de fuentes documentales se abrira una base de referencias comun a todos los documentos del PFC a fin de facilitar la labor de recopilacion e identificacion de las referencias y fuentes consultadas. Se distinguira entre libros, articulos (Technical reports y papers) y paginas web. Abstract This document aims to perform an initial memory of the PFC no 20 “Supporting platform for an offshore wind turbine of 5 MW” which display succinctly the structure and content of documents comprising this final career project. The initial requirements as well as prior made planning, by identifying the project specification, will be established. Also the initial objectives of the project as well as its scope will be fixed, without forgetting the existing tools for its realization and the methodology of work that will be used on the development of this project. Given the enormous volume of existing information and the great variety of documentary sources a base reference common to all documents of the PFC shall be open in order to make easier the work of collection and identification of references and sources consulted. A distinction should be made between books, articles (Technical reports and papers) and web pages.
SURGICAL ASSEMBLY FOR PLACING A DISC PROSTHESIS

The invention relates to a surgical assembly (1) including a disc prosthesis (2) and a prosthesis holder (3), characterised in that: the disc prosthesis (2) includes two openings arranged side-by-side on a front surface of the prosthesis, each of the openings including an outer side recess; and the prosthesis holder (3) includes two resilient coupling arms (8) arranged side-by-side and connected to one another by a hinge area (9), said arms (8) including: first ends (8a) each including a lug (10) projecting laterally outwards, said lugs (10) being capable of snap-fitting into the side recesses in the prosthesis (2), by the resilience of the arms (8), in order to lock the coupling of the prosthesis (2) onto the prosthesis holder (3); and second ends (8b) capable of engaging with an uncoupling member intended for being inserted between said second ends (8b) so as to separate same from one another and concomitantly to move the lugs (10) of the first ends (8a) closer to one another in order to unlock the coupling of the prosthesis (2).
Effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes activity in coconut (Cocosnucifera L.) seedlings

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration is one of the factors driving climate change. We have investigated the individual effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes activity in coconut (Cocosnucifera L.) seedlings. Three cultivars (WCT, LCT and COD) and two hybrids (WCT × COD and COD × WCT) were grown in six open top chambers (OTCs) and responses were analyzed after three years. In two OTCs the CO2 was set at 550 and 700 µmol mol−1 and control chamber had ambient level of 393 µmol mol1. In two separate OTCs, air temperature was elevated by 2 °C above the ambient control chamber. Remaining two chambers served as chamber control. Elevated CO2 and temperature increased the activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase , whereas it reduced polyphenol oxidase activity. On the other hand, peroxidase (POX) activity was decreased in elevated temperature, while it increased under elevated CO2 conditions. The POX activity and membrane stability index (MSI) were positively correlated. By virtue of greater MSI and lower MDA content, WCT and hybrid COD × WCT were observed to be tolerant to oxidative stress among the five cultivars under elevated CO2 and temperature conditions. These cultivars may adapt better to changing climates.
Huge Benign Ovarian Cystic Teratoma in a Patient with a History of Hansen’s Disease

Mature ovarian cystic teratomas are common benign ovarian neoplasm derived from germ cells. With increasing availability of ultrasound services even in developing countries, the diagnosis of benign ovarian tumour is made earlier and the size of the ovarian tumour at diagnosis is relatively small. It is unusual to find an ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm. We report a huge mature ovarian cystic teratoma in a multipara with a history of Hansen's disease. We conclude that, in circumstances where women have restricted access to health care, the unusual finding of mature ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm is possible due to delayed presentation for diagnosis and treatment.
Mitigation of voltage sag using DVR under feedback and feedforward control scheme

The paper deals with Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) that aims at the integration of series active filter with minimum VA handling. The DVR not only regulates the voltage at load end but also acts as series active filter. The scheme of DVR is modeled and simulated with MATLAB/Simulink under feedback and feedforward controller. It is also thoroughly analyzed, both from the point of view of the choice of the components and their ratings. The proposed scheme provides stability under varying gains thus eliminating the problem of tuning of conventional proportional and integral controller and improves the speed of response of the device. The results of simulation for the proposed scheme are presented. Keywords: DVR, Minimum VA loading, PWM Technique, Feedback and Feedforward Controller, Matlab/Simulink International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 10, 2010, pp. 44-55
Three-Step Description of Single-Pulse Formation of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures on Metals

Two different scenarios are usually invoked in the formation of femtosecond Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS), either “self-organization” mechanisms or a purely “plasmonic” approach. In this paper, a three-step model of formation of single-laser-shot LIPSS is summarized. It is based on the periodic perturbation of the electronic temperature followed by an amplification, for given spatial periods, of the modulation in the lattice temperature and a final possible relocation by hydrodynamic instabilities. An analytical theory of the evolution of the temperature inhomogeneities is reported and supported by numerical calculations on the examples of three different metals: Al, Au, and Mo. The criteria of the possibility of hydrodynamic instabilities are also discussed.
Effect of spatial variations and desiccation cracks on the DPHP and MPHP sensors

Abstract In sensing soil-moisture, there are inherent field related issues such as uncertainty and unpredictable distribution of minute amounts of trapped water and morphological changes of soil such as lumps and cracks due to desiccation. This poses problems for measurements done using a dual-probe heat-pulse (DPHP) technique that uses a narrow cylindrical sampling zone between heater and temperature probes. Thus, DPHP sensors are susceptible to errors. Hence, we studied and compared single-point and multi-point soil-moisture measurements using the heat-pulse technique. For this, we designed and developed a multi-point heat-pulse (MPHP) sensor with three temperature probes that enhanced the sampling zone to a volume of 840 mm3, which is three times that of the DPHP sensor. Sequentially deployed DPHP and MPHP sensors with spatial variations revealed that the maximum difference between the measured percentage of moisture from the DPHP sensor and standard oven-dried instrument was more than 10%, whereas for the MPHP sensor the discrepancy was only around 3%. Furthermore, when cracks appeared in the soil mass, it was observed that the discrepancy of DPHP sensor is around 16% while that for the MPHP sensor was still only 3%.