SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Development of fragility functions for geotechnical constructions: Application to cantilever retaining walls

Abstract Fragility curves constitute an emerging tool for the seismic risk assessment of all constructions at risk. They describe the probability of a structure being damaged beyond a specific damage state for various levels of ground shaking. They are usually represented as two-parameter (median and log-standard deviation) cumulative lognormal distributions. In this paper a numerical approach is proposed for the construction of fragility curves for geotechnical constructions. The methodology is applied to cantilever bridge abutments on surface foundation often used in road and railway networks. The response of the abutment to increasing levels of seismic intensity is evaluated using a 2D nonlinear FE model, with an elasto-plastic criterion to simulate the soil behavior. A calibration procedure is followed in order to account for the dependency of both the stiffness and the damping on the soil strain level. The effect of soil conditions and ground motion characteristics on the global soil and structural response is taken into account considering different typical soil profiles and seismic input motions. The objective is to assess the vulnerability of the road network as regards the performance of the bridge abutments; therefore, the level of damage, is described in terms of the range of settlement that is observed on the backfill. The effect of backfill material to the overall response of the abutment wall is also examined. The fragility curves are estimated based on the evolution of damage with increasing earthquake intensity. The proposed approach allows the evaluation of new fragility curves considering the distinctive features of the structure geometry, the input motion and the soil properties as well as the associated uncertainties. The proposed fragility curves are verified based on observed damage during the 2007 Niigata-Chuetsu Oki earthquake.
Discovery on a Budget: Improved Searching without a Web-Scale Discovery Product

Discovery is a key component of a library's services, and user expectations are high. Even if a Web-scale discovery system is not in the cards, there is plenty a library can do to improve discovery for their users. Librarians at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have conducted a series of user studies focused on discovery tasks using the library's website and catalog. The lessons learned from these studies have led to an ongoing redesign of the library's website as well as recommendations for instruction. The presentation shares successful strategies for evaluating and improving discovery, no expensive software or programming skills necessary.
DATA-DEPENDET VOLTAGE REGULATOR

A data-dependent voltage regulator maintains a relatively stable voltage in the presence of data-induced supply-current fluctuations. The regulator includes a feedback path through a replica load that provides a data-dependent replica voltage for fast feedback. The regulator reduces data-dependent supply- voltage fluctuations on a regulated voltage without resorting to a compensation current.
Research on Intelligence Substation Routine Inspection System Based on Video Surveillance

Substation routine inspection is one of the key work to ensure substation safe and stable operation. With the development of video surveillance and data analysis technology,using video technology to make substation inspection centralized,intelligent,has become the trend of the substation inspection. In this paper,analyze the current situation of the substation inspection work and application limitations,and then introduce the substation automatic inspection system based on video surveillance. The system gets video data through the State Grid Unified Video monitoring Platform( SG-UVP),according to video intelligence algorithm to identify and judge key equipment and place status,realize the inspection centralized,intelligient and visualized,meanwhile describe the construction of the corresponding case.The practice has proved that the system has a significantly economic and social benefits to improve efficiency of substation operation and maintenance,also with promotional value.
Computer Generation of 3D Cartoon Water Colliding with Objects

We present a hybrid model for 3D cartoon water modeling and rendering.First,we constructs some cartoon water forms and arranges them on 2D working region and map them onto 3D surfaces.The region covered with an obstacle object is detected on the 3D surface and then mapped reversely onto the 2D working region.The spray form is added if the flowing water forms collide with the mapped region.Our method is able to preserve the cartoon style of water forms during the interactions between the obstacle object and the cartoon water.Moreover,user can adjust the water forms,positions and the movement rate with ease.The real-time rendering is achieved by taking advantage of the graphics processing unit.
Enhancing industrial security management system for multimedia environment

Since business and national competitiveness depends on the development and application of industrial technologies, firms have made a steady investment in research and development to secure competitive industrial technologies. However, as industrial technologies have been leaked to competitors or overseas by neglecting security management, the importance of industrial security is growing bigger. Due to this importance of industrial technology protection, there is a growing need for a comprehensive and systematic management system to prevent the leaking of industrial technologies. In particular, the industrial security management system certification is a management system established by the need of systematic management for organizational `industrial technologies, business secret, intellectual property right and other managerial resources' etc. and sustainable industrial security management in the aspect of multimedia environment. This paper analyzes the differentiation from the existing certification system and improves evaluation items by applying the industrial security management system standard and its details in the aspect of multimedia environment.
Single-Atom radio frequency fingerprinting

Precise investigation tools for analyzing and manipulating matter down to the scale of single atoms are the eyes, ears and fingers of nanoscience and -engineering. SARF takes these nano-analytical ""senses"" one next step beyond the present state of the art. SARF is breaking new grounds by enabling spectral fingerprinting of single atoms for elemental identification and intra-molecular chemical analytics with sub-nanometer spatial resolution and operating in vacuum- as well as liquid-phase environments. This presently impossible combination of analytical capabilities simultaneously in a single tool is highly desirable to many diverse fields of nanoscience and technology, where decisive functionality originates from single individual atoms and molecules (e.g. spintronics, sensors, catalysis, medicinal drug development, surface physics, biology, etc.). SARF realizes resonance spectroscopy at giga-Hertz frequencies combined with scanning tunneling microscopy for specific single-atom fingerprinting. Characteristic resonance signals are locally detectable by the probe tip as small changes of conductance that indeed enable elemental and chemical identification. SARF conceives and develops single-atom fingerprinting on a manifold of different systems including magnetic and nonmagnetic metals, semiconductors and, exemplarily, tetrapyrrole-based metal-organic functional molecules. If successful, SARF will provide a controlled, versatile, fast and readily applicable ""atom-by-atom"" matter analysis, where single atoms are selected and identified one by one in real time and space.
REMOTE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR MEDICINAL AND INDUSTRIAL GASES

A remote monitoring and management method for medicinal and industrial gases that is able to provide conditions for controlling, auditing and managing the use and handling of medicinal gases and the patients connected thereto, to optimize the requests for these materials by suppliers and to provide geolocating services for the devices and cylinders, providing the system with a tracking capability using geolocating services. The method involves collecting data from an IoT device (13), storing and processing said data in the cloud (14), characterized by the use of analytical calculations, machine learning and artificial intelligence (7) to identify and forecast usage patterns and help healthcare professionals and companies supplying these materials, and also shipment and provision to the end client and user (1) using web browsers, mobile applications and email services (12).
Origami-Based microfluidic interface for cell signalling

Cell surface receptors react to a multitude of signal molecules that trigger cellular responses and regulate cell fate. The malfunction of receptors and signals in cells may lead to the development of many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, neurodegeneration or autoimmune disorders. Thus, understanding complex signal pathways is key for future therapeutic approaches and drug development. 

This project concerns the development of a high throughput microfluidic device for the investigation of early cell signalling, which is triggered by ligand-decorated DNA origami nanostructures, immobilized on a microarray-patterned surface inside the microfluidic device. By combining state-of-the-art top-down microstructuring and bottom-up self-assembly, this approach allows to present ligands on surfaces with a full control of their absolute number, stoichiometry and nanoscale orientation, enabling to closer mimic the natural cell environment. While the principal functioning of origami-based ligand presentation has very recently been demonstrated by the beneficiary,  the here proposed implementation in a microfluidic chip will improve surface stability and robustness, as well as allow automated, on-surface assembly and cell culture processes to open the door to multiplexing and high throughput analyses.
Struggles at holy sites and their outcomes: the evolution of the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem

The Western Wall in Jerusalem is the holiest of sites to Jews, a historical landmark, an archeological paradise, and a popular tourist attraction. After Israel gained control of the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967, it needed to address the question of what would be the layout and character of the Western Wall and the area adjacent to it. Both Israeli Jews and visiting Diaspora Jews wanted to pray next to the wall, though there was no agreement on what type of prayer would be allowed. The strict Orthodox movement demanded separate sections for men and women, while non-Orthodox movements wanted a mixed prayer area. Archaeologists wanted to dig in the area adjacent to the wall. And furthermore, the State wanted to hold military ceremonies there while also encouraging tourism to the area. This study uses a historiosophic approach to analyze these contradictory needs and the resulting decisions about the Western Wall's layout and character. It identifies the struggles between religion and ...
Quality of service for the internet of things in smart cities via predictive networks

The goal of this project is to enable the delivery of Quality of Service (QoS) for the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart cities. 50 billion devices are expected to be connected to the Internet by 2020. In order to achieve high end-to-end QoS for IoT in smart cities, the problems of scalability, latency, reliability, energy efficiency and mobility must be solved jointly. The specific objectives of this project are (1) to develop forecasting algorithms in order to predict IoT traffic on the Internet, (2) to develop predictive QoS optimization algorithms targeted at IoT, and (3) to build a scalable network simulation of IoT devices in a representative smart city model in order to estimate the end-to-end latency, reliability, energy-efficiency for  a section of a city-wide network that includes mobile IoT devices. The results of the project are expected to impact the development of IoT standards in regard to the incorporation of forecasting-based methods to wireless network planning and development. The long-term impact of the project beyond IoT is expected to be the incorporation of forecasting-based methods into all layers of the protocol stack for wireless networks.
Antihyperlipidemic Effect of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Protein Isolate in Rats Fed a Normal and High Cholesterol Diet

The dietary influence of sesame protein isolate (protein content 91.5%), produced from dehulled, defatted sesame meal, on blood and tissue lipid profile and lipid peroxidation has been assessed in normal and hypercholesterolemic rats. To evaluate their hypocholesterolemic and antioxidative activity in vivo, we fed 18% sesame protein isolate with or without 2% cholesterol in comparison with casein to rats for 28 d. We determined plasma total protein, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, triacylglycerol as well as susceptibility of plasma and erythrocyte membrane lipid to oxidation ex vivo. Liver tissue lipid, cholesterol, phospholipids, and lipid peroxidations were also determined. The total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels were significantly reduced in the sesame protein isolate and isolate containing cholesterol group than the corresponding control casein groups. HDL-cholesterol level was also increased in sesame protein isolate (41%) and protein isolate containing cholesterol group (38%) than the corresponding control casein and casein containing cholesterol groups. There was 49% and 64% lowering of plasma lipid peroxidation as well as 36% and 56% lowering of lipoprotein oxidation susceptibility (LOS) in the 2 experimental groups (sesame protein isolate and isolate containing cholesterol group) than the corresponding control (casein and casein containing cholesterol) groups. There was significant lowering of erythrocyte membrane lipid peroxidation (68% and 63% lowering in sesame protein isolate and isolate containing cholesterol groups) and liver lipid peroxidation (61% and 76% lowering in the 2 experimental groups than the corresponding control casein groups). Therefore, our results indicate that sesame protein isolate decreases cholesterol concentration in plasma, increases HDL-cholesterol, and also decreases plasma and erythrocyte membrane lipid peroxidation with or without cholesterol fed diet in rats.
Non-carcinogenic risk assessment of exposure to heavy metals in underground water resources in Saraven, Iran: Spatial distribution, monte-carlo simulation, sensitive analysis

Groundwater aquifers are considered the second most abundant water supply for drinking water all over the world. In Iran, ground waters are commonly employed for drinking water, irrigation, and industrial purposes. Heavy metals (HMs) pose human concerns about the groundwater contamination; these pollutants are recognized to be capable of bio-accumulation, long persistence in the natural environment, and toxic effects. In the present research, the content of HMs: Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), and Lead (Pb) were detected in 89 water samples collected in 2018 by underground water supplies (active wells) of Saravan city. Hazard Quotient (HQ) and Monte Carlo Simulation approach with 10,000 repetitions were applied to discover the human non-carcinogenic impacts of HMs in four groups of ages (adults, teenagers, children, and infants) of consumers. The concentrations of Cr, Pb, and Cd were in the range of 0.49-20, 0.1 to 58.34, and 0.11-12.8 μg/L, respectively. The mean HQ calculated due to exposure to Pb (0.0018-0.0023), Cr (0.0112-0.0186), and Cd (0.0370-0.0615) were lower than one. The findings of sensitivity analysis revealed that HMs concentration had the most contribution effect on human non-carcinogenic risk analysis in four different exposed populations. This study could assist researchers to perform more comprehensive studies with more samples. Therefore, further research is required for decision-makers to plan proper measurements properly.
A 1-month online monitoring campaign of ambient fungal spore concentrations in the harbour region of Cork, Ireland

The airborne monitoring of bioaerosols has become a research area attracting significant scientific interest over the last few years because of potential impacts on human health. For example, so-called primary aerosol biological particles (PBAPs) such as pollen and fungal spores are known to induce allergic responses and therefore exacerbate reactions such as allergenic rhinitis (hay fever) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although impaction/optical microscopy has been used for many years to quantify airborne PBAPs, the use of fluorescence as an underpinning method to enable the development of online (“real-time”) instruments, such as the Waveband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor (WIBS), is recent. In the current study, the conventional method of PBAPs sampling (automatic Hirst-type volumetric trap) was co-located with a WIBS-4 instrument at a campaign site in Cork, Ireland, close to its Harbour, for much of the month of July in 2010. The extensive data set thereby obtained represents important results to test the ability of the WIBS-4 approach to detect and quantify biological particles in the coarse to super-coarse size range (3–30 µm) at a location with semi-rural, semi-urban and coastal influences. Quantitative and qualitative comparisons were made between the different approaches. It is clear from the results obtained in this short field campaign performed in a relatively complex ambient air environment that the WIBS-4 instrument in low gain can provide very similar concentration patterns to those obtained by more traditional instrumentation used for the evaluation of fungal spore concentration levels. WIBS does, however, appear to overestimate particle concentrations in comparison with data obtained using the SporeWatch/optical microscopy approach. Interestingly, certain time periods in the campaign gave rise to contrasting fluorescence averages that correlated with the concentrations of certain fungal spore types monitored by the traditional impaction/optical microscopy approach. This phenomenon may be due to the differing biofluorophores available to differing spore types. The collection of real-time, early-warning signals of periods in which high releases of spores are occurring could prove to be beneficial in the construction of allergenic health warnings for the general public. This study should be considered as a proof of principle about the possibility of using light-induced fluorescence methods for fungal spore detection in ambient air.
METHOD FOR PREPARING BROMOMETHYL-BIPHENYL DERIVATIVES

The invention concerns a method for preparing 4'-bromomethyl-biphenyl derivatives of general formula (I) in which R is as defined in Claim 1, characterised in that it consists in reacting in a biphasic medium and under the effect of light irradiation, a bromination agent selected among bromine, N-bromoacetamide, N-bromophtalimide, N-bromomaleimide, a N-bromosulphonamide, N-bromosuccinimide, 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimehtylhydantoin and an alkaline metal bromhydric/bromate acid system with a biphenyl derivative of general formula (II) in which R has the same meaning as above, thereby obtaining the desired compound.
MAT PERIMETER SYSTEM

A mat perimeter system comprising a mat module, a connector, a resilient border and a resilient corner is disclosed. The mat module has upstanding studs attached on one edge and matching stud receptacles formed into another edge. The studs fit within the stud receptacles allowing the building of a modular mat system. Connectors having two spaced apart rows of studs attached to a base fit within the stud receptacles and allow the creation of another row of studs. Borders and corners fit over the studs to create a desirable perimeter. The studs have locking lips for interlocking with lip recesses formed within the stud receptacles and for interlocking with stud slot lip recesses formed into the borders and corners.
Research on Problems and Countermeasures about the Building of the Excellent Courses Construction of Ideological and Political Theory Course——Taking the Example of the Non-key Universities in the Southwest China

The research over the high-quality curriculum,the Ideological and Political Theory,based on the non-key universities in the Southwest China shows that in the process of its building there lies a succession of problems such as the varied standard in establishment,the inadequate effect of the high-quality curriculum,unattainable resources’ sharing as well as the appraisal system to be improved.So this paper focuses on its establishment by strengthening the Marxism theory discipline construction while ramming its discipline foundation and getting more investment in order to make it develop smoothly and by refining its management system coupled with amplifying its monitoring mechanism to safeguard its effect brought into full play.
Jogos dramáticos como proposta de Educação Ambiental

A presente proposta educativa tem por finalidade trazer informação e consciência para jovens a respeito da atual crise ambiental e, mais especificamente, da perda de recursos ambientais que afetam o Cerrado Brasileiro, por meio de oficinas teatrais em um espaço não formal. O projeto utilizou as artes cênicas como mediadora do processo e como ferramenta para investigação das relações existentes entre arte e educação, promovendo debate e conscientização ambiental. Além da análise de documentário e de texto teatral, os integrantes participaram de jogos dramáticos, com o objetivo de promover conhecimento artístico e pensamento crítico acerca dos processos criativos para criar uma peça de teatro com temática socioambiental.