SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Advanced ventilation techniques for modern long-range passenger aircraft to promote future energy management systems

Alternative or novel ventilation concepts with enhanced heat removal efficiency and local ventilation efficiency allow reconsidering the fresh air fraction of modern passenger aircraft cabins and thus help to save bleed air and energy in the future. In order to identify and verify corresponding concepts, parametric studies will be conducted in a long range aircraft cabin mock-up by numerical simulations and experimental investigations. Design and set-up of the mock-up is part of the project, whereas special attention will be given to the possibility to precisely define the thermal and fluid dynamical boundary conditions. This enables experimental simulations of operational conditions using temperature controlled surfaces on the one hand and allow for precise implementation in numerical simulations by appropriate idealizations of the inflow velocity profiles on the other. While most of the existing studies of aircraft cabin ventilation just consider the performance under steady conditions, the dynamic performance is of high relevance under real conditions. Therefore, we give special attention in our investigations to the performance of the ventilation scenarios under dynamic conditions and non-ideal distributions of heat loads.
Role of endocycle in acute kidney injury response and chronic kidney disease development

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a global public health concern which results in 1.7 million deaths per year. If not lethal in the acute phase, AKI is considered reversible as suggested by recovery of renal function. However, even mild AKI episodes carry substantial risk of developing subsequent chronic kidney disease (CKD). The pathophysiological basis for this phenomenon remains unclear. 
Injury and death of tubular cells are recognized as the main factors in the pathogenesis of AKI and functional recovery from AKI was traditionally attributed to the regenerative capacity of tubular epithelial cells (TECs) which are believed to re-enter the cell cycle and repair the damage. Nevertheless, my preliminary data provide evidence that an endocycle-mediated response of remnant TECs may represent a critical mechanism of response to AKI. 
Endocycles are cell cycle variants consisting of G and S phases alone that repeatedly proceed without cytokinesis and its role in repair of mammalian tissues is mostly unknown and totally unexplored in the kidney. 
This proposal will be structured into 3 distinct objectives to address: 1. The physiologic relevance of endocycle for kidney function recovery after AKI 2. The role of endocycle in the progression of AKI to CKD; 3. The mechanism by which YAP1 drives endocycle and contributes to CKD development. To this end I will use lineage tracing techniques based on the FUCCI2aR reporter applied in different transgenic animal models of AKI, together with in vitro experiments in human primary cultures of renal tubular cells.
Collectively, the outcomes of this proposal are expected to provide an entirely novel view of the kidney’s response to AKI, to further our understanding of the processes that drive CKD following AKI, as well as to describe for the first time endocycle as a critical response mechanism to tissue injury in the mammalian kidney.
Gosafe rail – global safety management framework for rail operations

The GoSAFE RAIL project will be transformative for asset safety in the rail sector. It will bring together inter-disciplinary experts from Risk based asset assessment of infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), object detection and data management sectors with leaders in network micro-simulation modelling to deliver a Decision Support Tool that will allow a step change for infrastructure safety. The involvement of Infrastructure Managers and Railway Undertakings will ensure the R&D performers have access to data and through collaboration with the Shift2Rail initiative and complementary H2020 projects, access to demonstration sites (a number of preferred tunnel and bridge monitoring locations have already been selected) necessary to develop the tool and a ready market to commercialise it. Through the development of a Network Decision Support Tool the project will provide integrated solutions to issues related to infrastructure safety and planning considering a number of common problems faced by EU infrastructure managers. 

The project aligns directly with the Shift2Rail (S2R) masterplan and the three technology demonstrator projects in the Intelligent Asset Maintenance pillar (TD 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8). In particular it will  address (i) Integration of Open-Linked Data from a range of sources and transformation to allow for direct use in a safety framework incorporating network modeling, (ii) Real-time methods for object detection will be developed and demonstrated, (iii) Analytical models incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms will be developed to predict asset degradation and (iv) The safety framework can be used to plan maintenance and intervention strategies with the lowest whole life cycle cost.
E-TIS

Como parte do projeto, a atual plataforma TIS, um produto para a gestão de liquidez e fluxos de caixa, será alargada de modo a incluir módulos de planeamento de liquidez, gestão e controlo de taxas bancárias, formatos e conectores, auditoria de embargos e gestão eletrónica de contas bancárias.
Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism project aims to enhance the development of policies and increase the coordination of strategies between territories at interregional and transnational level regarding the development of a sustainable and responsible coastal and maritime (C&M) tourism, in line with the integrated coastal zone management and maritime spatial planning principles, through cooperation and joint planning.In particular, the project will support the mainstreaming of the MED modular projects results of axis by communication, transferring & community building, and capitalisation activities. Its objective is to set up a general framework of collaboration to facilitate the creation of synergies among modular projects, to enhance its visibility and to support the institutional uptaking of their outputs and results, mainly in the field of tourism policies and cohesion policies.The project is built upon the results of the previous horizontal project (BleuTourMED_C3) and it is managed by a sound partnership with capacity to reach the main stakeholders of the tourism sector gathering, at the same time, different expertise and profiles: sectoral European networks (NECSTouR), Mediterranean networks (Arco Latino, Adriatic Ionian Euroregion), destination management organisations (DIBA, RDA Green Karst), academic Mediterranean networks (UNIMED), Mediterranean research centre (Plan Bleu) and universities (Thessaly).
Explicitly Recursive Grammar Combinators

We propose a novel context-free grammar representation for parsing libraries in a pure programming language. Our representation explicitizes the recursion in the grammar, thus avoiding fundamental limitations of the grammar model currently employed by parser combinator libraries. Additionally, we decouple the grammar from its semantic actions using techniques from the Multirec generic programming library. The look and feel of the grammar and semantic actions remain close to traditional EBNF and syntax-directed definitions respectively.In an accompanying technical report, we demonstrate that our representation supports more declarative implementations of grammar transformations than other work. The ideas described in this paper form the basis for our freely available grammar-combinators parsing library.
Search for higgs boson pair production

Within two years of the discovery of a Higgs boson with a mass near 125 GeV, a set of properties measurements have confirmed, within current experimental/theory uncertainties, its Standard Model (SM) nature. Nevertheless, beyond the SM theories offer a rich phenomenology and exciting prospects for the discovery of New Physics in the Higgs sector. This project aims to observe physics beyond the SM in   the Higgs boson sector through the search for Higgs boson, h pairs in the hh->γγb bbar channel, which benefits from the large h-> b bbar branching ratio, efficient diphoton trigger, low backgrounds and excellent diphoton invariant mass resolution.  Both the resonant and non-resonant production are considered. To this end, the proton-proton collision data collected by the ATLAS experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV at  the Large Hadron Collider over the next two years, will be used and are expected to amount to 70/fb. The proposal to search for anomalous Higgs boson production and for heavy resonant  states decaying to hh is original, and innovative methods in all aspects of the project will be employed. The results of the project, which will provide new information on the h self-couplings and the production of new resonances decaying to hh, will be interpreted within various theoretical frameworks, with emphasis in two Higgs-doublet models.
A systems approach to examining disaster response: Using Accimap to describe the factors influencing bushfire response

• Disaster response system performance is typically found to be sub-optimal. • We use Accimap to describe a recent large-scale bushfire response. • The Accimap is used to test a risk management framework in this context. • The study shows that these methods are suited to the analysis of disaster response. • This holistic approach is more appropriate than the current reductionist approach. This article argues that systems theory-based human factors methods have a key role to play in examining and enhancing systems of disaster response. This argument is supported by a first-of-its-kind test application of a popular risk management framework to describe bushfire response activities. Specifically, an Accimap of the response to a recent major Australian bushfire was constructed. The case study is used to test a series of predictions made by the risk management framework in order to test the applicability of this approach in a bushfire response context and to determine whether systems theory-based frameworks are compatible with the analysis of disaster response activities. In conclusion, the output demonstrates that such approaches are suited to the analysis of disaster response efforts. Moreover, it is argued that, compared to the existing individual component failures approach, this holistic systems approach provides a more comprehensive understanding of response performance and better promotes improvements to the overall disaster response system.
Evaluation of Pillars4life: a virtual coping skills program for cancer survivors

Pillars4Life is an educational program that teaches coping skills to cancer patients in a virtual group setting; it was recently implemented at 17 hospitals across the USA. The cost-effective, scalable, and assessable Pillars4Life curriculum targets psychosocial resources (e.g., self-efficacy and coping skills) as a means to reduce symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress) and enhance quality of life.Cancer patients were recruited from hospitals that received the LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project Award to enroll in a pilot study of Pillars4Life. Consenting participants met with a certified instructor weekly for 10 weeks in a virtual environment; the manualized intervention trained participants in personal coping skills. Longitudinal assessments over 6 months were assessed using validated instruments to determine changes in Pillars4Life targeted resources and outcomes. Multiple linear regression models examined the relationship between changes in targeted resources and changes in outcome from baseline to 3 months post-intervention.Participants (n = 130) had the following characteristics: mean age of 56 ± 11 years, 87% women, 11% non-Caucasian, and 77% with college degree. At 3- and 6-month follow-up, mean scores improved on all key outcome measures such as depression (Patient Health Questionnaire), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder), posttraumatic stress (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist), fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue), and well-being (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General) from baseline (all p < 0.01); results were most pronounced among participants who reported ≥4/10 on the Distress Thermometer at baseline (all p < 0.001). Changes in each targeted resource were associated with 3-month improvements in at least one outcome.Participation in the Pillars4Life program was associated with statistically and clinically significant improvements in scores on pre-specified outcomes and targeted resources.
Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Populations Living Near Uranium Milling and Mining Operations in Grants, New Mexico, 1950–2004

In a previous cohort study of workers engaged in uranium milling and mining activities near Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico, we found lung cancer mortality to be significantly increased among underground miners. Uranium mining took place from early in the 1950s to 1990, and the Grants Uranium Mill operated from 1958-1990. The present study evaluates cancer mortality during 1950-2004 and cancer incidence during 1982-2004 among county residents. Standardized mortality (SMR) and incidence (SIR) ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed, with observed numbers of cancer deaths and cases compared to expected values based on New Mexico cancer rates. The total numbers of cancer deaths and incident cancers were close to that expected (SMR 1.04, 95% CI 1.01-1.07; SIR 0.97, 95% CI 0.92-1.02). Lung cancer mortality and incidence were significantly increased among men (SMR 1.11, 95% CI 1.02-1.21; SIR 1.40, 95% CI 1.18-1.64) but not women (SMR 0.97, 95% CI 0.85-1.10; SIR 1.01, 95% CI 0.78-1.29). Similarly, among the population of the three census tracts near the Grants Uranium Mill, lung cancer mortality was significantly elevated among men (SMR 1.57; 95% CI 1.21-1.99) but not women (SMR 1.12; 95% CI 0.75-1.61). Except for an elevation in mortality for stomach cancer among women (SMR 1.30; 95% CI 1.03-1.63), which declined over the 55-year observation period, no significant increases in SMRs or SIRs for 22 other cancers were found. Although etiological inferences cannot be drawn from these ecological data, the excesses of lung cancer among men seem likely to be due to previously reported risks among underground miners from exposure to radon gas and its decay products. Smoking, socioeconomic factors or ethnicity may also have contributed to the lung cancer excesses observed in our study. The stomach cancer increase was highest before the uranium mill began operation and then decreased to normal levels. With the exception of male lung cancer, this study provides no clear or consistent evidence that the operation of uranium mills and mines adversely affected cancer incidence or mortality of county residents.
Ocular Thermography: Investigation on some Pathologies

The focus of this research is the investigation of the Ocular Surface Temperature (OST) in both healthy and pathological ( e.g. age-related macular degeneration, eye dry syndrome and choroidal lesions) eyes by using Infrared Thermography (IR). Specifically, the temperature of different anatomical areas (or points) of the eye is measured by applying image processing procedures on the infrared images recorded. It is known that the pathogenesis of some ocular pathology is related to the variation of ocular blood perfusion, and thus to the temperatures of the anterior segment of the eye. Results demonstrated that thermography can provide quantitative documentation of these temperature measurements. Furthermore, thermography is a non-invasive, cheap, harmless and portable technique. The challenge is to make ocular thermography part of the daily diagnostic procedure by providing more and more reliable experimental data.
Urban greenness and physical activity in a national survey of Canadians

Recent research suggests that urban greenness has important beneficial effects on health. While some epidemiological studies have investigated associations between measures of greenness and participation in physical activities, the findings have been inconsistent and several have relied on self-reported rather than objectively determined measures of greenness. Further, there have been few national studies. Our aim was to characterize associations between residential measures of greenness and physical activity within a nationally representative sample of Canadians. Moreover, we sought to determine to what extent these associations were modified by age, sex and income. Our analyses are based on data collected from participants of the 2001 Canadian Community Health Survey. Analyses were restricted to 69,910 individuals who were: 20 years of age and older, lived in urban areas, and for whom a residential measure of greenness could be assigned. The Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which is an objectively defined measure of greenness based on satellite imaging, was assigned to the residential addresses of the participants. Our NDVI values were based on 30 m and 500 m buffers from the centroid of the provided postal codes. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals to describe associations between greenness and several measures of physical activity. The ORs were adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, marital status, and income. We found that participants who resided in the highest quartile of greenness, based on a 500 m buffer, were more likely to participate in leisure-time physical activity (adjusted OR=1.34, 95% CI=1.25-1.44) when compared to those in the lowest quartile. Positive associations were observed between greenness and physical activity in all income groupings. A key finding was the observation of a stronger association between greenness and measures of physical activity among younger adults, especially women. Our findings have important public health implications as they suggest that access to urban green environments contributes to increased participation in leisure-time physical activity which has demonstrable health benefits.
Mobile Music Album Information Retrieval System using Barcode

휴대용 멀티미디어 기기의 진화와 보급 확산에 따라 디지털 음원 보급이 용이해짐으로써 사용자는 디지털 음원 및 관련된 콘텐츠를 휴대용 멀티미디어 기기를 이용하여 검색 및 감상할 수 있게 되었다. 그러나 디지털 음악서비스 시장과는 대조적으로 CD로 제공되는 오프라인 음악서비스 시장은 점차적으로 침체되어 오프라인 음악서비스 시장 자체가 사장될 위기에 놓여있는 있는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 오프라인 음악서비스의 중심인 음악앨범에 부착된 1차원 바코드와 휴대폰 음악서비스를 결합하여 두 음악서비스 시장이 상생할 수 있는 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 음악앨범 정보 검색 시스템은 실제의 음악앨범으로 부터 디지털 음원과 정보를 획득하기 위해 음악 CD에 부착된 1차원 바코드를 모바일 단말기에 입력하여 음원서버로부터 해당 앨범의 정보를 얻을 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 검색 결과에 사용자 선호도를 반영하기 위해 앨범별 검색 횟수를 이용하여 사용자들이 선택한 음악 장르의 앨범을 최근 선호하는 앨범순으로 검색하도록 하였다. 제안하는 모바일 음악앨범 검색 시스템은 WIPI를 기반으로 구현되어 시범 서비스를 제공하고 있다. An advancement and wide use of portable multimedia devices make it easy to spread digital sound source, enabling users to use portable multimedia devices and search and enjoy digital sound sources and related contents. In opposition the off-line musical service market with CD stagnates gradually and in the crisis where the off-line musical service market vanishes away. In this paper, we propose the mobile music album information retrieval system which combines the barcode and a cellular phone musical service. To get digital sound sources and related information from music albums, the proposed retrieval system uses one-dimensional barcodes attached to music albums and obtains information on related albums from the sound source servers. Also, to reflect user preferences in search results, the system uses search frequency by music album, and searches albums in music genres selected by users in the order of the recent preference. The proposed mobile music album retrieval system is implemented on the basis of WIPI, and is now providing pilot services.
The genus Ptiloneura Enderlein, 1901 (Psocodea, ‘Psocoptera’, Ptiloneuridae) in the Brazilian Amazon Forest and Atlantic Forest: new species, variations in forewings and a key to the species

Le genre Ptiloneura Enderlein, 1901 (Psocodea, ‘Psocoptera’, Ptiloneuridae) dans la forêt amazonienne brésilienne et la forêt atlantique: nouvelles espèces, variations des ailes antérieures et clé des espèces. Le genre Ptiloneura Enderlein, 1901 comprend actuellement 34 espèces, et une seule est signalée du Brésil. Deux nouvelles espèces brésiliennes de ce genre, P. castroi n. sp. (Pará: Marabá, Serra Norte) de la forêt amazonienne et P. leonardoi n. sp. (Santa Catarina: Nova Teutônia) de la forêt atlantique sont ici décrites et illustrées. Nous discutons de la variation de la nervation de l'aile antérieure pour P. leonardoi n. sp. et pour une espèce déjà connue, P. baiana (Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2018). Nous fournissons également une clé d'identification et une carte de répartition géographique pour les espèces brésiliennes. Les nouvelles espèces de Ptiloneura constituent la première signalisation pour la forêt amazonienne brésilienne et la deuxième signalisation pour la forêt atlantique. Le nombre d'espèces de Ptiloneura passe à 36, dont 25 espèces sont colombiennes, trois espèces se trouvent au Brésil, trois autres au Pérou, une espèce au Nicaragua, une de plus au Vénézuela, les trois dernières espèces étant communes à la Colombie, au Pérou et au Vénézuela.
A tissue-on-a-chip platform for systems-level studies of als pathology and drug screening

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, which affects approximately 2 per 100000 people. Currently, there is no ALS treatment. The main tool for preclinical ALS studies is the hSOD1G93A mouse. However, despite promising results in this model, all candidate drugs failed in clinical trials. These failures have been partly attributed to differences in the physiology of human and mice nerve cells, and the inability of the established drug design approach to block ALS pathology. There is urgent need for new tools that will complement this mouse model, improve understanding of ALS pathology, and suggest better leads for clinical trials.
The objective of the proposed study is to develop a tissue-on-a-chip platform for systems-level studies of ALS pathology and drug screening. The system is built around a novel thin porous scaffold, where systems of normal or ALS-type mouse and human motor neurons will be cultured inside an appropriate 3D ECM analog, and their response (intracellular signaling, cell processes, cell-cell communication) to stimuli panels in the presence of drugs will be quantified via high-throughput proteomics and fluorescent imaging. Acquired data will be interpreted by modifications of state-of-the-art system biology tools.
The outcomes of the proposed research can lead to new ALS treatments by identifying new drug targets (via mechanistic description of ALS pathology), and by developing better ways to evaluate candidate drugs before clinical trials (via comparing drug response in human and mouse cells). Results can be translated to other neurodegenerative diseases. Finally, the proposal offers an opportunity to a promising researcher to relocate from MIT to Greece, collaborate with a leading neurobiology lab in a world-class environment and a systems pharmacology SME, and translate his research via two startup companies. The host envisions the opportunity for a tenure-track faculty position for the experienced researcher.