SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Cold opto-magnetism for random access devices

The ability to switch magnets between two stable bit states with the help of a magnetic field is the main principle of modern data storage technology. Due to many new ideas, originating from fundamental research during the last 50 years, this technology has been developing in a breath-taking fashion. However, the heat produced by modern data centers is already a serious limitation to further increase their performance. It is not clear how to improve this situation which in future might contribute greatly to the global warming and energy crisis. 

Our proposal is inspired by several recent breakthroughs allowing ultrafast and energy efficient magnetic recording with the help of light. COMRAD will explore novel routes for the fastest possible and least dissipative magnetic switching in random access devices by bringing together the two disciplines of ultrafast magnetism and spin-orbitronics, creating sub-100 ps stimuli in spin-orbitronics and pushing the latter into a regime beyond the limitations of equilibrium thermodynamics. 

The ambition of COMRAD is to train ESRs in such a way that they gain a broad understanding of the challenges in the entire process of emergence and development of opto-magnetic data storage, from fundamental research to device and failure analysis. This is a new and disruptive technology with the potential to revolutionize information storage and manipulation. Working on the ambitious goals in the Consortium of academic and multiscale industrial partners, the trained ESRs will develop unique cross-disciplinary skills in applying advanced experimental and computational techniques, state-of-the-art device engineering and analysis. Being a new generation of scientists with an affinity to commercial enterprises and ambassadors of science in commerce, COMRAD-ESRs will be able to strengthen European innovation capacity feeling the frighteningly increasing gap between fundamental science and commercial applications.
Promotion of natural and cultural treasures in the Alps through sporting, tourist and environmentally friendly measures

The IT-AT project area stands out for its unique alpine natural variety particularly sensitive to climate change and its effects in both summer and winter. It should be prioritized the commitment of territory and tourism operators,since tourism is the most relevant economic sector, to take a responsibility role for the protection and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage, by promoting the preservation of the natural asset along with its “soft” use, in order to increase the presence of European and non-European tourists._x000D_
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FUTOURIST, applied in less famous alpine destinations, unknown to mass tourism, and perfectly land themselves to new touristic formats,experiments a common business plan in 3 territories (Belluno Province,Tyrol,Asiago) to promote a “soft” typology of tourism, emotional and thematic,and connected to environmental education, detached from the mass exploitation of mountain infrastructure (i.e.:lifts),and that goes hand in hand with the care and conservation of the precious jewels of nature and with environmental education. By protecting biotopes and with environmental education, it is indeed possible to create environments in which man has the ability to recharge his emotional and mental energies by experiencing physical and mental well-being. A CO2-free tourism, that can catch the interest of an increasing share of foreign visitors, particularly from emerging markets that show interest towards modalities of mountain accessibility linked to outdoor activities.
A cost-effective photonics-based device for early prediction, monitoring and management of diabetic foot ulcers

Early prediction and management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) is an important health factor of Europe. Recent clinical trials have concluded that NIR sensing captures oxy(deoxy)haemoglobin (HbO2, Hb) and peripheral/ tissue oxygen saturations (StO2, SpO2), thermal Infrared-IR detects hyperthermia, among Regions of Interest (ROIs) and Mid-IR contains rich information about the proteomics, lipidomics and metabolomics (e.g., glucose). All these medical indices are important factors for early prediction of DFU.
Current medical approaches are i) invasive (e.g., skin lesion biopsy), ii) requires consumables, and iii) being operated by certified physicians (e.g., ultrasound and/or biopsy).
PHOOTONICS aims at developing a non-invasive, reliable and cost-effective photonics-driven device for DFU monitoring and management which can be applied for wide use. The project supports two versions: (i) the PHOOTONICS In-Home, used for DFU monitoring by patients and (ii) the PHOOTONICS PRO operated by physicians.
Reliability is achieved by optimizing i) passive Hyperspectral (HIS) NIR photo-detector, with an active tuneable diode illuminator for detecting SpO2/StO2, HbO2 and Hb, ii) a thermal-IR sensor of detecting hyperthermia/hypothermia distributions in ROIs and iii) a passive Mid-IR sensing with a Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) optimized to capture additional tissue attributes such as proteomics (elastin, collagen) and metabolomics (glucose). Cost-effectiveness is achieved by introducing i) targeted photonics technologies for DFU, ii) implementing advanced signal processing/learning algorithms to increase the discrimination accuracy while maintaining hardware cost-benefit, (iii) developing a user-friendly framework operated by non-certified physicians, and even by patients (for the In-Home version), and (iv) minimising operational cost with our non-invasive device.  Clinical studies are performed to validate the reliability of the new cost-effective device in real-life settings.
Automated cellular robot-assisted technologies for translation of discovery-led research in osteoarthritis

AutoCRAT will develop novel sustainable cell and cell-derived therapies for osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis, a major disease, results in degradation of cartilage. It is the most common chronic joint condition, currently affecting >40 million Europeans. As no effective treatments for OA are available, it imposes a huge burden on the individual patient and European health care systems. Adult mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) show early, promising clinical treatment efficacy in OA. However, costs of MSC production prevents widespread use for patients. Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC), AutoCRAT will generate articular chondrocytes (hiCHOs) for cartilage repair to prevent development of OA and hiMSCs to treat established disease as sustainable therapeutic cell sources for therapies. Discovery of the osteoarthritis-specific hiMSC secretome will enable further refinement of these next-generation therapies; this will be achieved by molecular analysis of: 
1) hiMSCs treated with synovial fluid from OA patients 
2) EVs derived from these therapeutically-activated cells to develop the therapeutic osteoarthritis secretome. 
To ensure sustainable supply of high quality, affordable products, AutoCRAT will also develop a manufacturing pipeline composed of automated, regulatory-compliant robotic systems for production of the developed hiCHOs and hiMSCs and cell-secreted extracellular vesicle (EVs). The manufacturing pipeline can be extended to many other major diseases. The AutoCRAT consortium is composed of leading European scientific teams in stem cell biology, OA, preclinical efficacy and safety demonstration, GMP- and GAMP-compliant manufacturing of MSCs, regulatory affairs and health economics analysis. All aspects of AutoCRAT discovery and translation innovations will be guided by the imperative to deliver economically viable and regulatory-compliant therapies to OA-patients, the European health care system at large, and benefits to the European economy.
ALPlastics: a network of private/public actors actively involved in local development policies in 5 Alpine regions, to create proper conditions for STRATEGIC INNOVATION in the ALPINE PLASTICS CLUSTERS and strengthen the related economic sector.

Competitiveness is today - more than ever- linked to strategic innovation, and innovation in this globalization age cannot be pursued like in the past, at the level of single enterprise or in a confined regional cluster. Cluster management bodies (CL.MB) can play a fundamental role toward innovation and competitiveness:
• CL.MB  are at the center of the “cluster ‘s triple helix system” and their activities can harness the resources and talents of industry, government, academia, to develop practical solutions toward strategic innovation
• CL.MB  can provide Governments with a strategic opportunity to address social and economic challenges through innovation support programmes.
But only excellent cluster management can bring significant results, contributing to better competitiveness for enterprises, increased occupation, prosperity in Regions. ALPlastics will create proper conditions for a public/private cooperation and an efficient management of plastics clusters in the Alpine space.
Architectural Abstractions for Hybrid Programs

Modern cyber-physical systems interact closely with continuous physical processes like kinematic movement. Software component frameworks do not provide an explicit way to represent or reason about these processes. Meanwhile, hybrid program models have been successful in proving critical properties of discrete-continuous systems. These programs deal with diverse aspects of a cyber-physical system such as controller decisions, component communication protocols, and mechanical dynamics, requiring several programs to address the variation. However, currently these aspects are often intertwined in mostly monolithic hybrid programs, which are difficult to understand, change, and organize. These issues can be addressed by component-based engineering, making hybrid modeling more practical. This paper lays the foundation for using architectural models to provide component-based benefits to developing hybrid programs. We build formal architectural abstractions of hybrid programs and formulas, enabling analysis of hybrid programs at the component level, reusing parts of hybrid programs, and automatic transformation from views into hybrid programs and formulas. Our approach is evaluated in the context of a robotic collision avoidance case study.
Dynamic interconnections for the cellular ecosystem

Mobile networks are now rising to the status of critical infrastructure: there will be 11.6 billion mobile-connected devices by 2021, exceeding the world’s population. As the market transitions from existing technologies to an all-IP ecosystem, the need to innovate the way services are delivered is critical. This drives us to change our approach to interconnection, leading towards a more global and flexible model. Over the past years we have been witnessing the shift from a unilateral, network-centric communications market to an environment with many market players around the user and its powerful device. Though Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) used to have a monopoly on these services, this is now being challenged. For example, Mobile Network Aggregators (MNAs) such as Google Fi are gaining popularity among end-users. MNAs are able to multiplex clients across multiple MNOs in order to ensure optimal service and sustained quality of experience (QoE). In this context, there is a stringent and immediate need for MNOs to develop sustainable strategies including next-generation interconnections to adapt and remain relevant. Understanding, monitoring and innovating how mobile end-users consume and reach content, especially under dynamic mobility scenarios (e.g., international roaming), is of paramount importance. My scientific goal in this project is to design fluid interconnection models between the end-user, the MNOs and the IP Exchange (IPX) providers. I plan to illuminate the current cellular interconnection ecosystem and design novel solutions to facilitate and enable next-generation IP interconnection models. I propose to explore novel technologies (e.g., distributed ledger technology) that enable MNOs to interact directly and offer their users customized services (e.g., using crypto-currencies). This will increase the number of connected people, while enabling MNOs to extend their coverage and sustain a healthy stream of revenue from market growth.
The other post-criticism: experimental critical writing by women and the future of the literary humanities

The principal objective of The Other Post-Criticism (TOPCRIT) is to bring women’s innovative knowledge production in the field of contemporary literary criticism into a broader, more challenging definition of the novel concept of post-criticism. This ICT-enabled project uses a combination of interdisciplinary scholarship and innovative technologies to document, research and disseminate exciting forms of critical and interpretive production by women authors, building on the candidate’s proven track record in this original and distinctive line of research. The project’s interdisciplinary framework harnesses state-of-the-art theorisations of gender to challenge the current binding of post-criticism to a predominantly male philosophical legacy. Seeking to influence the paradigm of the post-critical at a decisive moment in its young history, and working at the cutting edge of debate on the function, forms and continued relevance of literary criticism, TOPCRIT provides the first account to date of women’s post-critical writing – including the use of generic experimentation, performance aesthetics, digital technologies, and a radical reimagining of the essay form –, situating these innovations alongside compelling theoretical discussions of post-criticism by women. TOPCRIT’s project design has at its core a strategy to ensure the maximum impact and visibility of the research, sharing outputs in formats and contexts designed to influence not only state-of-the-art academic debate and curricular models, but, through a vibrant outreach strategy, to spark wider public interest in the ways ‘literary’ texts and forms can perform key critical functions. Aligned with the objectives of the Horizon 2020 Sixth Societal Challenge (‘Europe in a Changing World: Inclusive, Innovative, and Reflective Societies’), the project is designed to document and highlight marginalised cultural production by women, strengthening women's key role in contemporary critical conversation.
Multicore analysis service and tools for embedded critical systems

MASTECS will bring to the market innovative and exploitable technology for multicore processor timing analysis (MTA). It will be used by critical embedded software industries (focusing on automotive and avionics) to support advanced software functions (such as autonomous driving) which are competitive factors in every new product. MASTECS will enable these industries to exploit increased computing performance from multicore platforms allowing new functionally-rich critical and performance-demanding software, leading to reduced fatalities in the road, safer and cheaper air travel and reducing CO2 profile of planes and cars.

MASTECS builds on TRL6 MTA technology developed by its partners and currently being used in several commercial pilot studies by aerospace and automotive tier-1 suppliers. MASTECS will bring it to TRL8, addressing automation, certification, and qualification requirements.

The innovative inter-disciplinary MASTECS approach combines the hardware (multicore) expertise (BSC), software timing expertise (RPT), and end-user expertise in terms of requirements and certification (MM and UTRC). This award-winning technology will be commercialized to open a new market in which MASTECS will provide a highly competitive solution by focusing on process, automation and certification support to meet the needs of the safety critical industry.

MASTECS implements a solid dissemination and communication approach that ensures the offered product reaches its targeted industrial audience. MASTECS will launch a combined product/service offering for the aerospace and automotive markets, significantly reducing the time-to-market of their systems. The project will boost MTA technology for market take-up within 2 years of project start. Benefiting from first-to-market positioning helps to achieve faster and deeper market penetration. Exploitation also includes the creation of a new SME, spinning-out from BSC, whose registration has already started.
Consensus and controversies in best practices for molecular genetic testing of spinocerebellar ataxias

Many laboratories worldwide are offering molecular genetic testing for spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). This is essential for differential diagnosis and adequate genetic counselling. The European Molecular Genetics Quality Network (EMQN) started an SCA external quality assessment scheme in 2004. There was a clear need for updated laboratory guidelines. EMQN and EuroGentest organized a Best Practice (BP) meeting to discuss current practices and achieve consensus. A pre-meeting survey showed that 36 laboratories (20 countries) conducted nearly 18 000 SCA tests the year before, and identified issues to discuss. Draft guidelines were produced immediately after the meeting and discussed online for several months. The final version was endorsed by EMQN, and harmonized with guidelines from other oligonucleotide repeat disorders. We present the procedures taken to organize the survey, BP meeting, as well as drafting and approval of BP guidelines. We emphasize the most important recommendations on (1) pre-test requirements, (2) appropriate methodologies and (3) interpretation and reporting, and focus on the discussion of controversial issues not included in the final document. In addition, after an extensive review of scientific literature, and responding to recommendations made, we now produce information that we hope will facilitate the activities of diagnostic laboratories and foster quality SCA testing. For the main loci, this includes (1) a list of repeat sequences, as originally published; (2) primers in use; and (3) an evidence-based description of the normal and pathogenic repeat-size ranges, including those of reduced penetrance and those in which there is still some uncertainty. This information will be maintained and updated in http://www.scabase.eu.
Improving imbalanced scientific text classification using sampling strategies and dictionaries.

Many real applications have the imbalanced class distribution problem, where one of the classes is represented by a very small number of cases compared to the other classes. One of the systems affected are those related to the recovery and classification of scientific documentation. Sampling strategies such as Oversampling and Subsampling are popular in tackling the problem of class imbalance. In this work, we study their effects on three types of classifiers (Knn, SVM and Naive-Bayes) when they are applied to search on the PubMed scientific database. Another purpose of this paper is to study the use of dictionaries in the classification of biomedical texts. Experiments are conducted with three different dictionaries (BioCreative, NLPBA, and an ad-hoc subset of the UniProt database named Protein) using the mentioned classifiers and sampling strategies. Best results were obtained with NLPBA and Protein dictionaries and the SVM classifier using the Subsampling balancing technique. These results were compared with those obtained by other authors using the TREC Genomics 2005 public corpus.
Hot-vulcanizable polyorganosiloxane compositions useful particularly for manufacturing electrical cables or wires

A polyorganosiloxane composition that can be vulcanized at high temperature to a silicone elastomer, useful in the field of the manufacture of electrical wires or cables having an improved fire performance is provided. The composition includes a semi-reinforcing filler chosen from the group composed of:—calcined kaolin powders, preferably that have undergone a chemical surface treatment;—talc;—calcium carbonate that may or may not have been surface-treated, for example with vinylsilanes, aminosilanes or (reactive or unreactive) silicone oils; and mixtures thereof.
Datos sobre la ambientación histórica de «La victoria de la honra», de Lope de Vega

El presente artículo analiza los detalles de la ambientación histórica de la tragicomedia La victoria de la honra, a la luz de varias fuentes cronísticas de la visita de Felipe II a Sevilla en mayo de 1570. Siguiendo los estudios previos de Federico Ruiz Morcuende y especialmente de Janet Norden, se hace una comparación de algunos pasajes de la obra de Lope con la crónica impresa de la visita real escrita por Juan de Mal Lara, así como con otras tres cartas o relaciones manuscritas y un romance escritos parala misma ocasión. Este análisis permite corroborar la veracidad de varios de los detalles que presenta el texto del Fénix, pero asimismo muestra un uso impreciso por parte del autor de otros datos, y adición de numerosos detalles de su invención, lo que también permite descartar que haya utilizado alguna de estas crónicas como apoyo documental para la ficción dramática. Finalmente, propongo la hipótesis de que la obra debió de ser escrita en fechas anteriores a las propuestas por Morley y Bruerton (1609-1615), especialmente por el uso impreciso en el texto, o manipulado, de la figura del III duque de Alba.
Photon counting spectral computed tomography

Due to its speed, accuracy and availability Computed Tomography (CT) is a routine tool for imaging of cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer and trauma injuries; every year over 100 million patients are examined using CT, making it one of the most common medical imaging procedures. Despite a significant development, current CT detectors are unable to obtain sufficient spectral information and have a limited spatial resolution. This leads to image artefacts and limited visualization of important details. Healthcare providers are thus forced to use more expensive and slower modalities like MRI and PET, translating in increased healthcare costs and risk since time to treatment is prolonged. Our solution is a novel photon counting spectrally resolved detector, developed and fully owned by the SME Prismatic Sensors. The technology offers a factor two higher spatial resolution, elimination of artefacts and increased dose-efficiency compared to state-of-the-art clinical CT scanners. 
Millions of people around the world would benefit from our technology through improved diagnostics and speed of care. In addition, radiation dose and the associated risk is dramatically reduced. The project will result in a fully tested and validated photon counting spectral CT detector ready for commercialization. The technology and the added clinical value will be validated and compared with state-of-the art in a clinical trial by radiologists at the Karolinska University Hospital. As an outcome, Prismatic Sensors expects the new patented detector technology to be the future choice for some or all the major global vendors. This will support Europe's position as a world-leader in medical innovation and healthcare technology, as well as improve hospital efficiency and save healthcare costs. Most importantly, it will have a positive impact for the survival odds for a large number of patients worldwide.
Ankauf Laseranlage und Abkantpresse zur Erweiterung des Produktangebots und Steigerung der Produktivität

Ankauf Laseranlage und Abkantpresse zur Erweiterung des Produktangebots und Steigerung der Produktivität. Das Investitionsvorhaben bedeutet eine wesentliche Erweiterung des Angebotsspektrums sowie Verbesserung der Qualität der erzeugten Produkte.