SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Handbook of Open Source Tools

Handbook of Open Source Tools introduces a comprehensive collection of advanced open source tools useful in developing software applications. The book contains information on more than 200 open-source tools which include software construction utilities for compilers, virtual-machines, database, graphics, high-performance computing, OpenGL, geometry, algebra, graph theory , GUIs and more. Special highlights for software construction utilities and application libraries are included. Each tool is covered in the context of a real like application development setting. This unique handbook presents a comprehensive discussion of advanced tools, a valuable asset used by most application developers and programmers; includes a special focus on Mathematical Open Source Software not available in most Open Source Software books, and introduces several tools (eg ACL2, CLIPS, CUDA, and COIN) which are not known outside of select groups, but are very powerful. Handbook of Open Source Tools is designed for application developers and programmers working with Open Source Tools. Advanced-level students concentrating on Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science will find this reference a valuable asset as well.
Passive sound exposure induces rapid perceptual learning in musicians: Event-related potential evidence

Musicians show enhanced auditory processing compared to nonmusicians. However, the neural basis underlying the effects of musical training on rapid plasticity in auditory processing has not been systematically studied. Here, the rapid (one session) learning-related plastic changes in event-related potential (ERP) responses for pitch and duration deviants between passive blocks were compared between musicians and nonmusicians. Passive blocks were interleaved with an active discrimination task. In addition to musicians having faster and stronger overall source activation for deviating sounds, source analysis revealed rapid plastic changes in the left and right temporal and left frontal sources that were present only in musicians. Source activation decreased in these areas even without focused attention. Furthermore, deviant-related ERP responses above the parietal areas decreased after the active task in both musicians and nonmusicians. Taken together, the results indicate enhanced rapid plasticity in sound change discrimination and perceptual learning in musicians when compared with nonmusicians.
Dynamic information acquisition, experimentation, and communication

Individuals, firms, and public organizations spend significant time and reIndividuals, firms, and public organizations spend significant time and resources to acquire, collect, and process information that guides and optimizes their decision making. Information is acquired directly by own research efforts, from academic publications that selectively publish scientific research, or from self-interested third parties that control the flow of information to influence decisions, and often information can also be learned through data-collection during day-to-day business. 

How much and what information should be acquired? How can third parties be incentivised to provide information? What is the role of commitment and verifiability of evidence in communication between a self-interested information provider and a user of that information? How should data collected from day-to-day business be used to optimize decisions, if these decisions also affect and feed back into future data collection? How should results of scientific research be communicated if it affects both decision by practitioners as well as the choice of future research topics?

This research programme aims to shed light on these questions. Recognizing that information acquisition takes time, and happens gradually, often in multiple stages, it develops dynamic models of information acquisition and experimentation. The programme has four parts: (1) It develops a novel framework to analyse frictions in dynamic information acquisition and transmission that arise in communication and persuasion. (2) It develops new techniques to analyse robust dynamic information choice. (3) It develops a dynamic model of incentives for information production and communication in scientific research that contributes to the debate on publication standards. (4) It develops a theoretical framework to analyse the optimal use of data in the nascent field of predictive policing and other applications of data-driven resource allocation.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: review on various methodological approaches.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has been accepted as a standard procedure for early stage breast cancer. In this retrospective analysis, the results obtained with different methodological approaches using radiocolloid with or without blue dye were examined.A total of 158 sentinel lymph node biopsies were performed in 152 patients. Group A (85 patients) underwent lymphatic mapping using a combination of periareolar intradermal radiocolloid and subareolar blue dye injections. Group B (73 patients) underwent only periareolar intradermal radiocolloid injection. One large tin colloid and two small radiocolloids (nanocolloid of serum albumin -NC- and colloidal rhenium sulphide -CS-) were used.Successful lymphatic mapping was attained in 157 of 158 procedures (99.4%). Radiocolloids localized sentinel lymph nodes in 99.4% and blue dye in 75.3% of the cases. The number of sentinel lymph nodes removed was greater in nanocolloid and colloidal rhenium sulphide groups (P ≤0.05). Among 60 metastatic sentinel lymph nodes, frozen section analysis using hematoxylin and eosin staining failed to detect 1 macro- and 10 micrometastasis. Radiocolloid uptake was higher in sentinel lymph nodes accumulating blue dye (1643 ± 3216 counts/10 sec vs 526 ± 1284 counts/10 sec, P <0.001). Higher count rates were obtained by using larger sized colloids (median and interquartile range: tin colloid, 2050 and 4548; nanocolloid, 835 and 1799; colloidal rhenium sulphide, 996 and 2079; P = 0.01). Only 2 extra-axillary sentinel lymph nodes were visualized using periareolar intradermal injection modality.Radiocolloids were more successful than blue dye in sentinel lymph node detection. More sentinel lymph nodes were harvested with small colloids, but different sized radiocolloids were similarly successful. Sentinel lymph nodes having higher radiocolloid uptake tended to accumulate blue dye more frequently. Sentinel lymph nodes manifested higher count rates when a larger colloid was used. Frozen section was very successful in detecting macrometastatic disease in sentinel lymph nodes, but the technique failed in most of the micrometastates.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRINDING A CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE

Method for grinding the outer surface of an essentially cylindrical workpiece (1), such as a roll, with a displaceable grinding device, which is installed beside the workpiece, and which grinding head (2) of the grinding device is moved back and forth in essentially the direction of the axis of rotation of the workpiece (1), as well as towards the workpiece (1) and away from it in essentially the radial direction of the workpiece, and in which method a reference line (8) is arranged beside the cylindrical workpiece (1), and in which method the measuring system (7) measures the position of the carriage of the grinding device in relation to the workpiece (1) and to the reference line (8). In the method the geometry of the workpiece (1) is measured, on the basis of which measurement result a grinding control curve (25) of the grinding control program is set for the surface (1") to be ground of the workpiece (1), according to which curve during the grinding the grinding head (2) of the grinding device is moved faster in the direction (Z direction) that is essentially parallel with the axis of rotation (1') of the workpiece (1) and/or the grinding means of the grinding head (2) is rotated more slowly and/or the workpiece (1) is rotated faster at the point of the surface sections (21 ) protruding less from the line (20) of the target surface of the workpiece (1 ) and the grinding head (2) is moved more slowly in the direction (Z direction) that is essentially parallel with the axis of rotation of the workpiece and/or the grinding means of the grinding head (2) is rotated faster and/or the workpiece (1) is rotated more slowly at the point of the surface sections (22) protruding more from the line (20) of the target surface. The invention also relates to a displaceable grinding apparatus.
Thermally efficient, cost-reduced nanostructured foams for vacuum insulation panels

Climate change is an energy problem, says the conclusion of studies related to global warming. Aware of this “inconvenient truth”, Europe launched strategies, with precise energy savings and gas emissions reductions, to be reached by 2020 and an ultimate sustainable energy system by 2050. As a large share of energy consumption is spent by the household sector (heating, air conditioning, refrigeration), advanced thermal insulation products give a crucial contribution to better energy efficiency.
Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) are currently the most effective solution. By offering ten times higher thermal insulation than traditional materials of the same thickness, VIPs use less material, thus saving usable spaces. Besides the high insulation capacity, volume reduction by the use of VIPs eases waste disposal, lowers extra logistic costs and transport emissions while reducing the energy needed to keep the temperature at a desired level. On the other hand, high performance VIPs are still unaffordable for the majority of customers mainly due to the costly fumed silica core (~50% of the VIP cost). The search for cost-effective core materials is a challenge for the scientific community but, revolutionary and cheap nanostructured polystyrene foam (SUMFOAM), recently developed by Sumteq GmbH, may fill this gap in VIP technology. 
This project focuses on the unique combination of SUMFOAM with VIP. The vast experience in VIP technology by va-Q-tec will be fundamental to achieve higher thermal efficiency at much lower production costs than previously reached. Also, SUMFOAM offers the possibility of accurately shaping and tailoring solutions for the intended application. In addition to setting a new figure-of-merit in VIP, the ultimate goal of the project is to contribute to the EU strategy of reducing energy impact by establishing advanced, application-tailored VIP products with a higher thermal efficiency and a reduced weight at an affordable price compared to existing VIPs.
From discovery to scale up of cluster based electrolytes for ultra-high energy storage flow batteries

Large scale energy storage demands are set to increase dramatically during the next years due to the expansion of renewables. One of the most promising large-scale electrical storage technologies are Redox Flow Battery (RFB) systems, which can convert electrical energy to chemical energy and back again. Here the electrolyte is an electro-active species where the chemical energy is converted to electricity in a flow cell. RFBs can act as both batteries and a fuel generation device depending on the needs of the user, which is advantageous because they can be recharged without replacing the electro-active material. The vanadium RFB is a promising technology, but is critically limited by only being able to store one electron per species giving a low energy density (~20 W h kg-1) and poor stability restricting many applications. 

Using the artificial intelligence driven discovery system of the ERC Advanced Grant SMART-POM, we aimed at the discovery of new metal oxide molecular polyoxometalate (POM) clusters showing unexpected properties. For instance, we found a molecule that can store > 10 times more electrons reversibly than the vanadium RFB making these the molecules the most reduced molecules ever discovered. Here we want to make a major step in translating this ground-breaking outcome of SMART-POM from discovery of new clusters, to scale up so the molecule can be tested in a flow battery device set up.  The heart of any flow battery is the electron storage redox electrolyte. The more electrons the electrolyte can store reversibly the higher the energy density and we aim here to beat the state of the art by at least an order of magnitude aiming >1000 Wh L-1 (at this point applications in electric cars are possible). We will licence the technology with the University of Glasgow spin out company, Astrea Power, as a partner to co-develop the innovation with several potential multinational companies as customers who are eager to utilize the technology.
The Cat and the Ball of Yarn

Este segundo artículo cubre los años 1980-1987 de la restauración de la Villa Savoye y de la bibliografíasobre Le Corbusier, después de la apertura de la Fondation Le Corbusier al público en 1970, que permitió aestudiosos como Stanislaus von Moos, Carlo Olmo, Tim Benton, Jean-Louis Cohen y muchos otros estudiar yescribir sobre Le Corbusier y la villa. Otra iniciativa decisiva fue la publicación de los 32 volúmenes de GarlandLe Corbusier, que facilitó aún más el acceso a los dibujos. Por otra parte, la restauración de la villa, llevada acabo por Yvan Gury, también a través de opciones innovadoras de investigación e indagación sobre el tema,ha sido continuada por un extraordinario trabajo de mantenimiento de la villa. El punto de llegada que marca,incluso simbólicamente, la separación entre las dos líneas de investigación es el año del centenario (1987) conuna plétora de iniciativas que quizás también marcaron el fin de una forma de discutir entre los historiadores de laarquitectura. Por otra parte, la asunción por parte de Jean-Louis Véret de la responsabilidad de la restauración dela villa, que partió de un documento tradicional, que transformó en una auténtica caja china, el Carnet d’identité,planteó decididamente el problema de la autoridad de quienes intervenían en un edificio sobrefirmado como laVilla Savoye. No sólo eso, sino que el artículo constituye también el esbozo de una prosografía de los historiadoresque, a través de Le Corbusier y de la Villa Savoye, han construido su legitimidad como... historiadores de laarquitectura moderna, de hecho.
Performance, Documentary, and the Transmission of Memories of the Great Leap Famine in the Folk Memory Project

Independent documentary film projects dealing with history have recently multiplied in China. While all seek to shed new light on personal experiences of the Mao era, they vary greatly in form, method, and scale. Launched in 2010 by Wu Wenguang at the Caochangdi Workstation, a space devoted to contemporary dance and documentary film, the Folk Memory Project aims at producing various textual and visual records of the historical experience of rural populations, especially during the Great Leap famine. Of special interest are the 20 documentaries of the Folk Memory Project’s film section – a body of works constantly growing following yearly returns by filmmakers to their “home” villages. These films are characterised by a performative aspect that is rare in other Chinese documentaries on similar topics. This contribution examines this body of documentaries and the role of performance and performativity in the recording of collective memory of the famine.
On the Capacity of Symmetric M-User Gaussian Interference Channels With Feedback

A general time-varying feedback coding scheme is proposed for M-user fully connected symmetric Gaussian interference channels. Based on the analysis of the general coding scheme, we prove a theorem which gives a criterion for designing good time-varying feedback codes for Gaussian interference channels. The proposed scheme improves the Suh-Tse and Kramer inner bounds of the channel capacity for the cases of weak and not very strong interference when M = 2. This capacity improvement is more significant when the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is not very high. In addition, our coding scheme can be proved mathematically and numerically to outperform the Kramer code for M ≥ 2 when the SNR is equal to the interference-to-noise ratio (INR). Besides, the generalized degrees-of-freedom (GDoF) of our proposed coding scheme can be proved to be optimal in the all network situations (very weak, weak, strong, very strong) for any M. The numerical results show that our coding scheme can attain better performance than the Suh-Tse coding scheme for M = 2 or the MohajerTandon-Poor lattice coding scheme for M > 2. Furthermore, the simplicity of the encoding/decoding algorithms is another strong point of our proposed coding scheme compared with the Suh-Tse coding scheme when M = 2 and the Mohajer-TandonPoor lattice coding scheme when M > 2. More importantly, our results show that an optimal coding scheme for the symmetric Gaussian interference channels with feedback can be achieved by only using marginal posterior distributions under a better cooperation strategy between transmitters.
Determination of Sr in soil by tungsten coil atomic emission spectrometry

Abstract Strontium was determined in soil by tungsten coil atomic emission spectrometry (WCAES). Since aluminum enhances strontium emission and is a common component of soil, it was first necessary to develop a method to remove aluminum from digested soil solutions. This was accomplished by buffering solutions to a pH of 5.5 with ammonium bicarbonate. Each buffered solution was filtered through a 0.45 μm syringe filter. Twenty-five μL of the filtrate were injected into a WCAES instrument and analyzed. The method effectively removed aluminum from digested samples. The next goal was to develop a fast soil digestion method that could be used in field analyses. A potential application for a fast method is the detection of radioisotopes after the detonation of a radioactive dispersion device (dirty bomb). Such devices could potentially contain strontium-90, and a field method would be necessary to quickly determine the concentration of strontium. Two different soil digestion methods were tested. The first (method A) was a typical method using aqua regia, hydrogen peroxide, and heat. The second (method B) was a faster method that involved shaking soil with concentrated acid for 30 s. Strontium spike recoveries showed that method B was not as effective at recovering strontium from soil. The % strontium recoveries (method B) were 87% compared to 93% for method A. A NIST SRM San Joaquin Soil was analyzed using both soil digestion methods. Strontium recoveries were 76% and 59% for methods A and B respectively, suggesting that digestion conditions needed to be more thorough.
Reaching the unreached with polio vaccine and other child survival interventions through partnership with military in Angola

Growing conflict and insecurity played a major role in precipitating polio outbreaks in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. In Angola, the early post-conflict situation was characterized by the presence of many inaccessible zones and districts due to insecurity and poor infrastructure. Partnership with the Angolan Army health service (AAHS) was one of the innovative strategies that the Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) introduced into the country to support the polio vaccination campaigns in insecure and hard to reach zones.Before embarking on creating a partnership with Angolan military it was essential to make high-level advocacy with top military decision makers to engage the leadership in the process for better and sustainable support to the strategy. The principal supports provided by the AAHS were the administration of oral polio vaccine, vitamin A, deworming agents, social mobilization, monitoring campaign quality, and surveillance. Distribution of logistics using military vehicles and helicopters to hard to reach and insecure zones was also part of the support.Using this partnership it was possible to reach a significant number of children in insecure and hard to reach areas with polio vaccine and other child survival interventions. The military partnership also contributed in increasing the demand and addressing rejection for the polio vaccine.Military is a potentially productive force that can be used for any development activities in any country. The Angolan experience has demonstrated that it is possible to form a partnership with the military for basic health intervention activities with little training and investment.
La inteligencia artificial en las Humanidades Digitales: dos experiencias con corpus digitales

Este artículo se centra en el análisis de dos investigaciones de diverso signo guiadas por la inteligencia artificial dentro del campo de las HD. El primero es una investigación muy conocida y exitosa de dos lingüistas que resuelven un caso de atribución de autoría a través de la construcción de un corpus digital de 150 obras de 40 novelistas italianos. El segundo es la investigación llevada a cabo en el corpus digital DIMH (El Dibujante Ingeniero al servicio de la Monarquía Hispánica. Siglos XVI-XVIII), una evolución de la Colección de mapas, planos y dibujos del Archivo General de Simancas (siglos XVI-XVIII), cuyo objetivo fue desarrollar herramientas de soporte a tareas de anotación semántica, búsqueda de información, extracción de relaciones ocultas en los textos y visualización de los resultados para facilitar la investigación de los historiadores. A través de estos dos ejemplos, este artículo busca mostrar los métodos, procesos y posibilidades de éxito en problemas complejos de investigación en Humanidades resueltos con técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural (PLN) y análisis de datos.
Fundamental nuclear properties measured with laser spectroscopy

The prime research theme of this project is the study of short-lived exotic nuclei with laser spectroscopy. Over the next 5 years my team will study the role of three-nucleon forces and their associated influence on nuclear structure and the limits of nuclear existence. This work will investigate the interplay between tensor and central forces and the associated effect on quantum shells in exotic nuclear systems. This proposal will study how the shape of the nucleus is modified at the limits of nuclear existence. We will use innovative laser spectroscopy methods to achieve these goals. The project will be carried out at the ISOLDE facility, CERN, which is the premier radioactive beam facility at the precision frontier. The proposed research activity closely matches the NuPECC (Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee) 2010 Long Range Plan. The wider scientific impact of this research will influence modelling explosive stellar processes and nuclear synthesis, understanding the structure of astrophysical compact-objects such as neutron stars and predicting regions of enhanced stability in the super heavy elements. The FNPMLS project will develop ultra-sensitive methodologies that set a new paradigm in laser spectroscopy. It builds on the cutting edge technology of collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy (CRIS) that I have developed during my STFC Advanced Fellowship.  The CRIS technique combines the high resolution nature of collinear laser spectroscopy with the high sensitivity of resonance ionization spectroscopy. The research programme and investment outlined in this proposal will place my team in a unique and world leading position. This work will happen in advance of the next generation of radioactive beam facility such as SPIRAL2, FAIR and FRIB and will provide the essential ingredients for future fundamental questions.