SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Relating ensemble diversity and performance: A study in class noise detection

The advantage of ensemble methods over single methods is their ability to correct the errors of individual ensemble members and thereby improve the overall ensemble performance. This paper explores the relation between ensemble diversity and noise detection performance in the context of ensemble-based class noise detection by studying different diversity measures on a range of heterogeneous noise detection ensembles. In the empirical analysis the majority and the consensus ensemble voting schemes are studied. It is shown that increased diversity of ensembles using the majority voting scheme does not lead to better noise detection performance and may even degrade the performance of heterogeneous noise detection ensembles. On the other hand, for consensus-based noise detection ensembles the results show that more diverse ensembles achieve higher precision of class noise detection, whereas less diverse ensembles lead to higher recall of noise detection and higher F-scores.
Powder Removal from Ti-6Al-4V Cellular Structures Fabricated via Electron Beam Melting

Direct metal fabrication systems like electron beam melting (EBM) and direct metal laser sintering (also called selective laser melting) are gaining popularity. One reason is the design and fabrication freedom that these technologies offer over traditional processes. One specific feature that is of interest is mesh or lattice structures that can be produced using these powder-bed systems. One issue with the EBM process is that the powder trapped within the structure during the fabrication process is sintered and can be hard to remove as the mesh density increases. This is usually not an issue for the laser-based systems since most of them work at a low temperature and the sintering of the powder is less of an issue. Within the scope of this project, a chemical etching process was evaluated for sintered powder removal using three different cellular structures with varying mesh densities. All meshes were fabricated via EBM using Ti6Al4V powder. The results are promising, but the larger the structures, the more difficult it is to completely remove the sintered powder without affecting the integrity of the mesh structure.
Biopolymer based single-ion conducting gel polymer electrolytes for  highly performant and more sustainable batteries

To properly ensure safe batteries, the development of safer and more environmentally-friendly ‘green’ electrolytes is urgently needed. The research aim of this project is to create performant single-ion conducting gel polymer electrolytes (SIC GPEs) from bio-sourced, abundant, reliable and low-cost materials such as cellulose, chitosan, agarose and alginate. This fellowship will address the electrolyte development from raw material to its application in a sodium-ion battery. The success of this proposal will be achieved by combining the knowledge and expertise of different laboratories. The synthesis and characterisation of the electrolyte will be realised at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG), Germany, where the fellow will be hosted under the supervision of Prof. Markus Antonietti. The advanced electrochemistry analysis will be carried out during the fellow’s secondments at Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB), Spain, with Prof. Rosa Palacín and Dr. Alexandre Ponrouch. The implications of practical realisation will be evaluated by Volvo Cars Corporation, Sweden, under the mentoring of Dr. Hanna Bryngelsson. The fellow will ensure the connection between the different laboratories’ expertise and will so also extend each partner’s research focus. During the 2-year project, the fellow and mentors will disseminate their results to both industry, academia and the general public through patents as well as articles in newspapers and scientific journals.
Mutagenicity of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in V79 Cells Expressing Human SULT1A1: Identification and Mass Spectrometric Quantification of DNA Adducts Formed

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a heterocyclic product of the Maillard reaction, is a ubiquitous food contaminant. It has demonstrated hepatocarcinogenic activity in female mice. This effect may originate from sulfo conjugation of the benzylic alcohol yielding 5-sulfooxymethylfurfural (SMF), which is prone to react with DNA via nucleophilic substitution. Indeed, we showed that HMF induces gene mutations in Chinese hamster V79 cells engineered for the expression of human (h) sulfotransferase (SULT)1A1 but not in parental V79 cells. In order to identify potential DNA adducts, we incubated DNA samples with SMF or HMF in aqueous solution. Modified DNA was digested and surveyed by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for adducts that may be formed by nucleosides either via nucleophilic substitution at the electrophilic carbon atom of SMF or via imine formation with the aldehyde group present in HMF and SMF. The most abundant adducts formed from SMF, N(6)-((2-formylfuran-5-yl)methyl)-2'-deoxyadenosine (N(6)-FFM-dAdo) and N(2)-((2-formylfuran-5-yl)methyl)-2'-deoxyguanosine (N(2)-FFM-dGuo), were synthesized, purified, and characterized by (1)H NMR. Imine adducts were only detected when DNA was incubated with very high levels of HMF following reduction of the imines to corresponding secondary amines by NaBH(3)CN. Sensitive techniques based on LC-MS/MS multiple reaction monitoring for the quantification of the adducts in DNA samples were devised using isotope-labeled [(15)N(5)]N(6)-FFM-dAdo and [(13)C(10),(15)N(5)]N(2)-FFM-dGuo as internal standards. Both 5-methylfurfuryl adducts were detected in DNA from V79-hSULT1A1 treated with HMF but not in DNA from V79 control cells. Considering the lack of other known mutagenic metabolites, we hypothesize that the hepatocarcinogenic potential of HMF originates from the formation of mutagenic SMF.
Considering a non-document: concepts, components, and contexts

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to begin a conversation about the term “nondocument.” It analyzes this term’s possible concepts, components and contexts. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper draws upon the work of documentation studies scholars, including Michael Buckland, Bernd Frohmann and Niels Windfeld Lund, to begin an exploration of the term “nondocument,” framed within the context of the 2013–2014 Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations brokered by the USA. It is comprised of seven sections revolving around different questions regarding non-document. Findings The document at the center of the 2013–2014 Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations aimed to establish a framework for an eventual final-status peace agreement. There was skepticism, however, about the document’s proposed reservations inscription permitting either party to express reservations with any part of the framework. It was claimed that this reservation inscription made the document self-negating and therefore a non-document. This document was arguably a hybrid entity: a document-non-document. It was a document in the context of the negotiations. It became a non-document in the context of the collapse of the negotiations. Research limitations/implications The 2013–2014 peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine, brokered by the USA, revolved around a diplomatic document outlining provisions for a final peace settlement. The two parties were skeptical of a proposed provision permitting reservations to be expressed over other provisions within the document. An official involved in the negotiations stated that this provision made the document a non-document. But what exactly is meant by this term? This paper takes the opportunity to begin exploring such a notion. The aim, however, is not to definitively define non-document but instead to raise questions and provoke further discussions of this term. Originality/value The concept of non-document is underdeveloped. This paper presents questions and conceptual tools to help develop this term whilst providing possible points of departure for further examinations of how documents are or might be non-documents. These questions and tools also point in directions for various other approaches to phenomena that could be regarded as documents in some respects but not in others, or the ways in which something could is “almost” but “not quite” a document, or even help determine what is “not document.” Ultimately, this term could help expand other “conventional” approaches to documentation.
Evaluating the random representation assumption of lexical semantics in cognitive models

A common assumption implicit in cognitive models is that lexical semantics can be approximated by using randomly generated representations to stand in for word meaning. However, the use of random representations contains the hidden assumption that semantic similarity is symmetrically distributed across randomly selected words or between instances within a semantic category. We evaluated this assumption by computing similarity distributions for randomly selected words from a number of well-known semantic measures and comparing them with the distributions from random representations commonly used in cognitive models. The similarity distributions from all semantic measures were positively skewed compared with the symmetric normal distributions assumed by random representations. We discuss potential consequences that this false assumption may have for conclusions drawn from process models that use random representations.
Whole-system Benefits of Vehicle-to-Grid Services from Electric Vehicle Fleets

This paper proposes a whole-system optimisation framework to assess the economic and environmental implications of supplying electricity to electric vehicle (EV) fleets across different charging scenarios, including unmanaged, smart and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging. Case studies carried out for the 2025 and 2030 UK power system scenarios suggest that the incremental cost of supplying fleet EVs can be reduced several times if vehicles follow a smart rather than an unmanaged charging regime. Implementing V2G solutions can deliver both net cost savings to the system as well as a reduction in system carbon emissions due to reduced requirements for electricity infrastructure capacity, improved integration of renewable energy and more efficient provision of frequency regulation services. Cost savings and carbon emission reduction per vehicle in the V2G case can reach up to £885 per EV per year and 243 gCO 2 per km, respectively, with the greatest benefits observed in scenarios with high renewable penetration and low uptake of other flexible options.
Qualitative Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health: From Process to Product

Qualitative forms of inquiry are a dynamic and exciting area within contemporary research in sport, exercise and health. Students and researchers at all levels are now expected to understand qualitative approaches and be able to employ them in their work. In this comprehensive and in-depth introductory text, Andrew C. Sparkes and Brett Smith take the reader on a journey through the entire qualitative research process that begins with the conceptualization of ideas and the planning of a study, moves through the phases of data collection and analysis, and then explains how findings might be represented in various ways to different audiences. Ethical issues are also explored in detail, as well as the ways that the goodness of qualitative research might be judged by its consumers. 

The book is based on the view that researchers need to make principled, informed and strategic decisions about what, why, when, and how to use qualitative forms of inquiry. The nature of qualitative research is explained in terms of both its core assumptions and what practitioners actually do in the field when they collect data and subject it to analysis. Each chapter is vividly illustrated with cases and examples from published research, to demonstrate different qualitative approaches in action and their relative strengths and weaknesses. The book also extends the boundaries of qualitative research by exploring innovative contemporary methodologies and novel ways to report research findings.　 Qualitative Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health　is essential reading for any student, researcher or professional who wishes to understand this form of inquiry and to engage in a research project within a sport, exercise or health context.
IMPROVED PUMP FOR LIFTING FLUID FROM A WELLBORE

The invention relates to a pump for lifting fluid from a wellbore. The pump comprises a first piston and a second piston, each piston being configured for linear reciprocal movement generated by magnetic fields. A control system is operable to control the magnetic fields to generate substantially concurrent opposed movement of the first and second pistons so as to provide a substantially continuous flow of fluid from the wellbore. The control system may comprise one or two power cables connected to Variable Speed Drives (VSDs).
Schoolwide Social-Behavioral Climate, Student Problem Behavior, and Related Administrative Decisions

Office discipline referral (ODR) data provide useful information about problem behavior and consequence patterns, social-behavioral climates, and effects of social-behavioral interventions in schools. The authors report patterns of ODRs and subsequent administrative decisions from 1,510 schools nationwide that used the School-Wide Information System in 2005—2006. Sample demographics differed from key demographics for schools nationwide on school enrollment, socioeconomic status, and race and ethnicity. Descriptive analyses showed over 88% of elementary grade students with zero or one ODR for the academic year, 72% for middle schools, and 67% for high schools. ODRs were most likely to be generated from classrooms and more likely to be related to peer-directed problem behavior in elementary schools, student-adult interactions in middle schools, and tardiness and skipping in high schools. Major consequences were suspensions and detentions for middle and high school students and varied for elementary students. The discussion focuses on the utility of ODR databases and implications of the reported patterns.
Peroperative sensing head adapted to be coupled to an ablation tool

A peroperative probe for guiding a manual excision tool. The probe includes a detection head, an optical fiber for the reception and guidance of a signal emitted by radioactive tracers and fluorescent molecules in a tissue area, a photo-detector for converting the emitted signal into an electrical signal, a transmitter for transmitting information carried by the electrical signal to an analysis equipment, and a fastener for attaching the probe onto the manual excision tool, so that the excision tool can be used to remove a portion of tissue from the tissue area emitting the signal.
Implantable Tissue Ischemia Sensor

An implantable ischemia detection system in which a white LED (105) produces a continuous, visible, broadband light illuminating a target site (125). Light backscattered by the target is collected by a sensor (155), allowing for an index of ischemia to be determined, and subsequently transmitted by a sending unit (167). Power is provided by an internal power source (179). The entire implantable device is encapsulated by a biocompatible shell (102) to add long-term safety with regard to implantation.
A flexible neural network-fuzzy data envelopment analysis approach for location optimization of solar plants with uncertainty and complexity

Abstract This study presents a flexible neuro-fuzzy approach for location optimization of solar plants with possible complexity and uncertainty. The flexible approach is composed of artificial neural network (ANN) and fuzzy data envelopment analysis (FDEA). The intelligent approach of this study is applied for location optimization of solar plants in Iran. First, FDEA is validated by DEA, and then it is used for ranking of solar plant units (SPUs) and the best α-cut is selected based on the test of Normality. Also, several ANNs are developed through multi layer perceptron (MLP) for ranking of solar plants and the best one with minimum mean absolute percentage of error (MAPE) is selected for further considerations. Finally, the preferred model (FDEA or ANN) is selected based on test of Normality. The implementation of the flexible approach for solar plants in Iran identifies the preferred FDEA at α  = 0.3, where is the level of data uncertainty. This indicates that the data are collected from the uncertain and fuzzy environment. This is the first study that presents a flexible approach for identification of optimum location of solar plants with possible noise, non-linearity, complexity and environmental uncertainty. This would help policy makers to identify the preferred Strategy for location optimization problems associated with solar plant units.
Development of the Security Evaluation Methodology and Criteria for a Ubiquitous Healthcare System

The present study aimed to develop a security evaluation methodology and criteria for a ubiquitous healthcare (u health) system. For this purpose, first, we classified the components of a u-health system. Second, security core technologies were selected that could be applied to a u-health system in three aspects, such as administrative safeguards dealing with the operator, policies, documents, systems, and user education, physical safeguards, dealing with control of entrance and exit, and screens or shared instruments, and technical safeguards, dealing with computer system-related technological elements. Then, each security core technology was assigned to each component of a u-health system, and the relative significance of each was determined. Finally, a methodology and criteria for the evaluation of security and privacy were developed. In conclusion, the outcome can be used for enhancing the security level in the design of a u-health system and setting authentication standards for authorization processes for security.
Pathways to intrinsically icephobic surfaces

Icing of surfaces is common in nature and technology, affecting everyday life and often causing catastrophic events. Despite progress in recent years in the area of hydrophobicity, engineered surfaces that can be employed in applications based on their intrinsic icephobicity, going beyond classical additional chemical coatings or heating treatments, are not a reality. Understanding and counteracting surface icing brings with it significant scientific challenges, which form an intersection of nucleation thermodynamics, interfacial thermofluidics and surface nanoengineering/science. This project will investigate important mesoscale phenomena (a term used here to summarily describe phenomena manifesting themselves in the spatial range from the order of a nanometer to a hundred microns), which affect the behavior of water on surfaces with respect to icing. With the resulting, unifying knowledge base, the aim is to identify pathways for the design and fabrication of a new class of intrinsically icephobic surfaces, based on their a-priori engineered composition and texture. Our aim is to identify anti-nucleation and anti-wetting phenomena, leading to surfaces having long ice nucleation time scales, low water contact and retention, and low ice adhesion. The effects of surface texture curvature on ice nucleation, local liquid confinement on freezing point depression, and mesoscale texture features on interfacial thermofluidics, have intertwined and sometimes counteracting impacts on surface icing behavior, which we aim at unraveling, to determine pathways to high performance surfaces. Connected to all this is the employment of advanced surface texture fabrication and methods to perform the necessary experiments, lending consideration to the development of such surfaces for future applications. Beyond icephobicity, this research has clear implications to the characterization of mesoscale phase change phenomena, for multiphase heat and mass transfer processes and devices.
ENHANCED USE OF CRC SUMS

A method (700) for transmitting a signaling command and a transmit data frame which comprises payload and/or a header. The method comprises generating (705) a binary CRC check sum from the transmit data frame and adding(715) to the binary CRC check sum a binary sequence which corresponds to the signaling command, thereby generating a modified CRC check sum. According to the method, the binary sequence is of shorter or equal length than the binary CRC check sum and the adding (715) is performed as modulo-2 addition, the method further comprising transmitting (720) to a receiver the transmit data frame and the modified CRC check sum. There is also disclosed a corresponding method comprising receiving a data frame with payload and/or data and a binary CRC check sum in which a signaling command may have been inserted.
Extruded product

An extruded product formed by extrusion molding and continuing in a longitudinal direction includes: an extruded product body (51); and a decoration layer (57) provided integrally on a surface of the extruded product body, wherein the decoration layer is provided on a substantially entire surface of the decoration layer by combining an irregular surface pattern (57c) and a plurality of linear grooves (57b) on the surface thereof, and the depth of the linear groove (57b) is deeper than the depth of the irregular surface pattern (57c). <IMAGE> <IMAGE>
Gas generating apparatus

Gas generating apparatus comprises an electrochemical cell having gas generating (2) and counter electrodes (3) with an intervening body of electrolyte (9). Current passing between the electrodes causes the generation of gas at the gas generating electrode. A first membrane (24) permeable to gas but substantially impermeable to the electrolyte is positioned sufficiently close to the gas generating electrode (2) that gas generated by the gas generating electrode diffuses through the electrolyte and out through the membrane under the influence of a gas concentration gradient, substantially without forming bubbles in the electrolyte and irrespective of the orientation of the apparatus.
Project of cooperation for sanitariant paths

Local communities of Susa and Briançon have, during these last years, expressed their will to cooperate to improve healthcare services for citizens on the territory in a logic of mutual recognition. The direction of ASLTO3 and the other one of the Hospital Centre of Briançon, with the active sustain of their own regional and departmental authorities, have confirmed their mutual commitment to build a structured cross-border alliance to promote sectors of integrated healthcare on the territory.

Information added on 2021-02-02, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019):
This project obtained a budget modification request aiming at adjusting cross-border care processes, already planned, to the new exigencies due to the COVID-19 crisis. This adjustment also involved the acquisition of new care equipment.
The Influence of LPG Fuelling on Diesel Engine Cycle Variability

Abstract Liquid Petroleum Gas physic-chemical properties lead to specific aspects of the in-cylinder combustion and mechanical running of diesel engines. Comparative to the classic diesel engine, the cycle variability coefficients (COV) are presented at dual fuelling for maximum pressure, maximum pressure rise rate, maximum pressure angle, indicated mean effective pressure, heat release rate and cycle angle points of mass fraction burned. The calculated values of these parameters are bigger comparative to the normal values of diesel engines, but don’t exceed the maximum admitted values that provide engine reliability. From COV values analysis, the maximum admitted LPG cycle dose is also established.