SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Co-fermentation of oil palm lignocellulosic residue with pig manure in anaerobic leach bed reactor for fatty acid production

Abstract Batch experiments were performed to investigate the co-fermentation of palm oil empty fruit bunch (EFB) and pig manure (PM) at various PM mixing ratios (% PM ) and flushing intervals ( FI ) over 60-day fermentation time ( FT ) using anaerobic leach bed reactors. Addition of PM promoted hydrolysis yield ( η h ) and acidification yield ( η a ) due to the more degradable and soluble nature of PM that gave out organic acids, and nutrients it supplemented. The highest η h and η a found were 27.9 ± 0.3% and 51.7 ± 2.6%, respectively. Longer FI that delayed bed flushing prolonged the dry condition where hydrolytic reaction could be enhanced. The developed multiple regression model with R 2  = 0.87 and p FI and higher pig manure mixing ratios. The mixing of an easier biodegradable pig manure as co-substrate could help induce higher degree of fermentation of the recalcitrant EFB.
ADRIATIC-BALTIC LANDBRIDGE

Besides east/west connections and transport corridors, the enlarged EU also needs an improvement in the transport routes connecting the Mediterranean and Baltic countries. The Adriatic-Baltic land bridge project will conduct a pre-feasibility analysis and develop a deployment roadmap for north/south intermodal transport connections which link Europe and the Mediterranean countries with global markets. The multi-sector partnership, consisting of actors from regional administrations, ports, ministries of transport, transnational associations, operators, and other multi-sector specialists from six participating countries (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland) will conduct a bottom-up assessment of the land bridge corridors and an identification of potential market opportunities.
Light-Driven atomic dynamics in solids and liquids – from fundamentals of optics to engineering of novel photonics technologies

This project aims at applying the mass-polariton (MP) theory of light, developed recently by the Experienced Researcher (ER) and coworkers, to experimentally discover the atomic mass density waves (MDWs) generated by light in solids and liquids. We will allso study how this new optical effect can be used to improve existing photonics technologies and to eventually engineer new photonic devices. In particular, the ER will design, simulate, and participate in experiments to probe the influence of the light-driven MDW shock waves and the resulting sound waves (SWs), thermoelastic waves (TEWs), and thermoviscoelastic waves (TVWs) in hollow optical fibers (HOFs) in the Photonic Device Physics Laboratory of Prof. Kyunghwan Oh at the Yonsei University, South Korea, and in graphene membranes (GMs) in the Photonics Group of Prof. Zhipei Sun at the Aalto University, Finland. The ER will also continue to develop the novel optomechanical continuum dynamics (OCD) model, recently introduced by the ER, for multiphysics description of the MDWs propagating in combined liquid-solid structures with the velocity of light and the accompanied sound and thermal waves propagating at the velocity of sound. The proposed research of coupled field-medium dynamics of light in photonic waveguides and graphene nanostructures provides an interesting approach to development of new photonics technologies, a viable way to new optofluidic applications, and also leads to fundamental advances in our understanding of the propagation of light in dielectrics.
Parallel LDPC decoder implementation on GPU based on unbalanced memory coalescing

We consider flexible decoder implementation of low density parity check (LDPC) codes via compute-unified-device-architecture (CUDA) programming on graphics processing unit (GPU), a research subject of considerable recent interest. An important issue in LDPC decoder design based on CUDA-GPU is realizing coalesced memory access, a technique that reduces memory transaction time considerably. In previous works along this direction, it has not been possible to achieve coalesced memory access in both the read and write operations due to the asymmetric nature of the bipartite graph describing the LDPC code structure. In this paper, a new algorithm is proposed that enables coalesced memory access in both the read and write operations for one half of the decoding process - either the bit-to-check or the check-to-bit message passing. For the remaining half of the decoding step our scheme requires address transformation in both the read and write operations but one translating array is sufficient. We also describe the use of on-chip shared memory and texture cache. Overall, experimental results show that proposed GPU-based LDPC decoder achieves more than 234×-speedup compared to CPU-based LDPC decoders and also outperforms existing GPU-based decoders by a significant margin.
Dynamic Modeling of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System in Modelica

In this study a dynamic model of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system has been developed. The work has been conducted in a cooperation between the Department of Energy Sciences, Lund University, and Modelon AB using the Modelica language and the Dymola modeling and simulation tool. Modelica is an equation based, object oriented modeling language, which promotes flexibility and reuse of code. The objective of the study is to investigate the suitability of the Modelica language for dynamic fuel cell system modeling. A cell electrolyte model including ohmic, activation and concentration irreversibilities is implemented and verified against simulations and experimental data presented in the open literature. A 1D solid oxide fuel cell model is created by integrating the electrolyte model and a 1D fuel flow model, which includes dynamic internal steam reforming of methane and water-gas shift reactions. Several cells are then placed with parallel flow paths and connected thermally and electrically in series. By introducing a manifold pressure drop, a stack model is created. The stack model is applied in a complete system including an autothermal reformer, a catalytic after-burner, a steam generator and heat exchangers. Four reactions are modeled in the autothermal reformer; two types of methane steam reforming, the water-gas shift reaction and total combustion of methane. The simulation results have been compared with those in the literature and it can be concluded that the models are accurate and that Dymola and Modelica are tools well suited for simulations of the transient fuel cell system behaviour.
The Construction Model of Ecological Civilization:Theory, Method and Principle

The construction of ecological civilization mode must be based on scientifical theory and method. The capitalist production and trade glob-alization in the world caused widespread environmental slavery, we must return to Marx, develop viewpoint and method about people and nature re-lationship position which contained in the Marx doctrine in the text into the dominant theoretical system, and transform into the practice view--under the existing conditions according to the global vision and local features design scheme and practice mode to move toward ecological civilization. The model of ecological civilization construction of historical materialism as the foundation, to conduct Marx's the system theory and the overall, gen-eral and special, from abstract to specific scientific method,as the basic method of constructing ecological civilization mode; will look on contain and beyond the capital logic, people-oriented, regulation of production and consumption and other basic principles as the model of ecological civilization construction.
AN ORGANIC COAGULANT COMPOSITION FOR TREATING COATED BROKE

Coated broke is treated with an organic coagulant composition comprising preferably a branched polyamine and a copolymer comprising an acrylamide and a DADMAC in a preferred weight percent ratio of 50 to 50 based on the weight of the copolymer. The weight ratio of the branched polyamine to the copolymer ranges from 1:4 to 4:1 in a blended composition which is added to the coated broke slurry so the white pitch attaches to the fiber in the furnish thereby reducing the tendency for the coating binders and pigments of the coated broke to accumulate resulting in deposits on the paper making machinery which ultimately can result in defects in the formed paper. The average weight molecular weight of the branched polyamine and the DADMAC ranges from 500,000 to 7 million and that of the acrylamide is from 3 to 7 million.
METHOD OF REDUCING COUPLING BETWEEN FLOATING GATES IN NONVOLATILE MEMORY

A nonvolatile memory array includes floating gates that have an inverted-T shape in cross section along a plane that is perpendicular to the direction along which floating cells are connected together to form a string. Adjacent strings are isolated by shallow trench isolation structures.
Replacement of hydrazine for orbital and launcher propulsion systems

The project deals with the replacement of hydrazine within space propulsion systems. It improves significantly the ADN-based propellants currently existing and enables the replacement of hydrazine within the whole operational area of currently used hydrazine propulsion systems. 
The objectives of the project are:
1.) Replacing hydrazine by adapting the propellant to currently existing materials available in Europe
2.) Development of a cold-start capable ignition system to replace hydrazine in the whole operational area
3.) Verification of the technology within battleship unit(s) to reach a Technology Readiness Level of 5 
4.) Adapted numerical models to describe the processes within such propulsion systems. 
To reach these objectives, the following development will be done within the project
A) Propellant development in order to obtain maximal temperatures within the combustion chamber that can be withstand with currently available materials in Europe. Additionally, the propellant will have increased specific impulses in relation to hydrazine.
B) Development of catalytic ignition systems to withstand the thermal and mechanical shocks while having cold-start capability
C) Design and testing of the corresponding battleship units within the project to verify the achievement of the project experimentally (reach TRL of 5)
D) Generating validation results for future purposes to adapt the technology to future purposes. Therefore, the relation to the work programme ""Alternative to hydrazine in Europe"" is achieved by a replacement of the currently hydrazine based propulsion system with a green propellant system with higher specific impulse.
P-62 - Cannabis use and internet: the case of “spice” products

In the past few years various smoking herbal mixture containing synthetic cannabinoids have increasingly been used as recreational drugs. The most iconic one of these products is called “Spice” and it is commonly sold as an incense blend that releases an exotic aroma and it is not for human consumption. This blend has become popular especially among adolescent users because when smoked produces psychoactive effects similar to cannabis, it is undetectable by drugs screening and can be easily bought online. The study focused on quantifying the existence of websites related to synthetic cannabinoid products and aimed at dividing their positions towards drug use in tree main categories: Anti Drugs, Pro Drugs and Harm Reduction Approach. A web mapping developed through the most well-known search engines as Google™ and Yahoo™ has underlined the existence of 61 main websites that shared information about the “Spice”: 43 (70.5%) were Pro Drugs, 13 (21.3%) were Anti Drugs and 5 (8.2%) were Harm Reduction Approach. Although the internet provides a wide range of information about the side effect of the “Spice” and many Countries have banned it, there is still an high number of Pro Drugs websites that actively promotes to consume and purchase it.
DISC HOUSING

A disc housing intended for refiners with refining discs (1,2) rotating in opposed direction relative to each other for mechanically disintegrating and working fibrous material, where the disc housing (3) air-tight surround the refining discs (1,2) and is provided with an outlet (8) for the worked fibrous material. The inside of the disc housing (3) along its periphery is formed with a channel (10), which has, seen in circumferential direction, a continuously increasing radius , which increases all the way to the outlet (8), which is located tangentially in a direct continuation of the channel (10).
SUSPENSION DEVICE IN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT COMPRISING SUCH SUSPENSION DEVICE

The present document shows a spring suspension device (20) for an agricultural implement, comprising a casing (22, 23), a beam (111') extending through the casing, and at least two spring elements (21a, 21b, 24a, 24b) disposed in a space between the casing and the beam. The casing and the beam are resiliently rotatable relative to each other about a rotational axis (C) extending along a longitudinal direction (L) of the beam. The said at least two spring elements (21a, 21b, 24a, 24b)differ substantially from each other with respect to shape and/or material properties, and first and second side faces (111r1,111r2;111p1, 111p2)of the beam (111' ), which interact with the respective spring elements (21a, 21b, 24a, 24b), differ substantially from each other with respect to the radius of curvature (R), viewed in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L).
Bart’s hydrops fetalis complicating mirror syndrome:analysis of 9 cases

Objective To discuss the clinical features of Bart's hydrops fetalis complicating Mirror Syndrome.Methods The references about Mirror Syndrome were reviewed and the clinic data of 9 cases Bart's hydrops fetalis complicating Mirror Syndrome in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College between Jan.1999 and Jan.2008 were collected to analyze the clinical features.Results All the cases were diagnosed at 28 to 34 weeks gestation,the clinical features appeared as anemia,severe edema,hypertension,high blood volume,hypoalbuminemia and high incidence of postpartum hemorrhage.The main managements were to diuresis,correct hypoalbuminemia and the symptoms were rapidly recovered after delivery.Conclusion The predominant clinical features of the Mirror Syndrome women with Bart's hydrops fetalis are early pre-eclampsia,anemia,hypoalbuminemia.The important managements are to diuresis,correct hypoalbuminemia and prevent postpartum hemorrhage.Our results suggest that obstetricians should pay special attention to heterogeneus clinical features between Mirror Syndrome and pre-eclampsia in obstetric management,and prevent Bart's hydrops fetalis complicating Mirror Syndrome by prenatal diagnosis in the first and second trimester.
Exploring place through a family history : the Glovers of Sale

This study explores the significance of place and sense of place as sociological concepts. It does this by testing the usefulness of Thomas Gieryn’s (2000) framework for defining and understanding place as a fact that underscores all social life. Place is defined as having the ‘three necessary and sufficient’ features of location, materiality and meaning, and its sociological significance is investigated in terms of how places are made and what places do. A review of the literature identified a paucity of large-scale empirical sociological studies that have an intentional focus on place and sense of place. The purpose of this study was to help fill that gap by using a structurational perspective, to examine how individuals and society make places, and how places simultaneously impact upon them. It brings these processes into focus by examining relationships with places over time, through an autoethnographic family history.
Places and people’s relationships with places are mediated by society; the impact of modernity and globalization are testament to this. However, this process is no less than the sum of individual lives that travel through time and space and inhabit particular localities. A family history provided the opportunity to examine not only macro processes that impact upon place, but also the phenomenological experience of place and the significant meanings attached to particular places. Following Gieryn’s (2000) typology the study identifies the power of top-down forces in place making, the influence of professional place makers and the perceptions and attributions of ordinary people. It also demonstrates the other part of the dialectic: how places themselves have a social impact, particularly in regard to their important relationship to memory and identity.
These themes are investigated through a history of my own family, the Glovers. The case study explores the role of this family in the processes of place making, firstly, in Ireland where they were part of the plantation of Ulster. The focus is then upon the transformation in the family’s sense of place resulting from their migration to Australia in 1860. The colonization of Gippsland is discussed, including the impact upon the indigenous people, the Gunai/Kurnai, and the Glovers’ role in this process of place making when they selected land at Clydebank, near Sale. Finally, having discussed the processes by which the family later became well established in the town of Sale, the thesis reflects upon the links between memory, heritage and sense of place. The purpose of the study therefore is to exemplify how a family history can highlight the usually taken for granted concepts of place and sense of place as significant social facts. It provides empirical evidential support to Gieryn’s (2000 argument for their incorporation into mainstream sociology as important analytical concepts.
Integration of new nano-engineered safe energetic layers with sensors and electronics to manufacture safety-critical microsystems

PyroSafe aims at (1) creating a new generation of safe and versatile energetic materials with tailored architectures at nanoscales to replace old unsafe energetic substances currently used in pyrodevices; (2) enabling a new technology based on the co-integration of electronic components with these new types of energetic layers; (3) manufacturing high energetic microsystems able to produce multiple functionalities (gas, heat, or generation of chemical species) to implement relevant emergency safety responses.
This involves both evolutionary and revolutionary advances in metal/oxide materials science and engineering that constitute the focus of the proposed work. Specifically, I will develop: i. multi-scale (nm to mm) processing methodologies combining vapor-deposition techniques with additive manufacturing methods, to tailor the structural features of the energetic layers to the application needs; ii. an understanding of the physical and chemical processes at the most fundamental level to predict composition/structure/performance relationships and aging mechanisms; iii. a heterogeneous assembly process to co-integrate the energetic layers with electronic circuits. As key achievements of the project, three safety-critical microsystems, capable of detecting catastrophes and trigger quick safety responses, will be demonstrated with prototypes, ensuring that the basic research performed in initial thrusts will directly contribute to the development of novel microsystems. 
Overall, the PyroSafe technology will constitute a technological breakthrough in the current “pyrotechnical systems industry” by introducing a new way of thinking and manufacturing energetic materials as safe programmable and protectable components in a field led, for decades, by organic chemistry. Furthermore, the output of this research will have a deep and broad impact on the European society by introducing a real-time response to accidents in contrast to the current approach based on prevention.
Practicing a Professional Ethic: Leading for Students’ Best Interests

This research examined secondary administrators’ perspectives about the expression “the best interests of the student.” Principals’ intimate reflections provided empirical insights into what they mean when they use the expression, “the best interests of the student” and whether such a common catch phrase could provide ethical guidance. A modified phenomenological research method suited for an educational research context was used to capture administrators’ perspectives and experiences. Results challenge the theoretical notion that the expression, “serve the best interests of the student” is, or should be, used in some primary, rule-based first order manner by administrators to inform their ethical decision making. Ethical judgment was more complicated and contextually defined than following a fundamental professional injunction, but the expression resonated with administrators, typifying dispositions that promote moral practice. Results and interpretations bring conceptual clarification to the moral leade...
Designing verbal autopsy studies

Verbal autopsy analyses are widely used for estimating cause-specific mortality rates (CSMR) in the vast majority of the world without high-quality medical death registration. Verbal autopsies -- survey interviews with the caretakers of imminent decedents -- stand in for medical examinations or physical autopsies, which are infeasible or culturally prohibited.We introduce methods, simulations, and interpretations that can improve the design of automated, data-derived estimates of CSMRs, building on a new approach by King and Lu (2008). Our results generate advice for choosing symptom questions and sample sizes that is easier to satisfy than existing practices. For example, most prior effort has been devoted to searching for symptoms with high sensitivity and specificity, which has rarely if ever succeeded with multiple causes of death. In contrast, our approach makes this search irrelevant because it can produce unbiased estimates even with symptoms that have very low sensitivity and specificity. In addition, the new method is optimized for survey questions caretakers can easily answer rather than questions physicians would ask themselves. We also offer an automated method of weeding out biased symptom questions and advice on how to choose the number of causes of death, symptom questions to ask, and observations to collect, among others.With the advice offered here, researchers should be able to design verbal autopsy surveys and conduct analyses with greatly reduced statistical biases and research costs.
Statistics and analysis of service availability in cloud computing

This paper focuses on solving the problem of measuring and monitoring service availability in Cloud Computing. It introduces existing Service-Level Agreement (SLA) monitoring approaches and frameworks. On this basis, it presents a new approach which monitors cloud service availability from the client-centric point of view. This approach was designed, implemented and tested on a sample cloud environment. The measured data is statistically analyzed to obtain results which are as accurate as possible. The entire process of monitoring and statistical analysis is automated so that it can be incorporated in further research to create a complete solution for managing SLA in Cloud Computing from a client-centric perspective.