SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Manufacture of nanostructured conjugated porous polymers for energy applications

The world energy demand is continuously growing due to the increase of population. This has triggered the need of new technologies that allow the sustainability of the planet. In this sense, the search of novel materials that can be introduced in these new technological approaches is mandatory. 

In NanoCPPs project, the design, synthesis and scale up of nanoparticles based on Conjugated Porous Polymers (CPPs)  will be performed.  Advanced techniques will be applied to obtain processable CPPs as colloidal solutions in the multi-gram scale as precursors to prepare thin films. These conductive polymer thin films will be used in photoelectrochemical devices for artificial photosynthesis processes, including hydrogen production from water and CO2 reduction. NanoCPPs will address the two main drawbacks inherent to the CPPs synthetic process currently used. Firstly, the particle size control will be improved, which allows to tune the photo(electro)physical properties, in the same way as it happens with nanoparticles based on inorganic semiconductors. Secondly, NanoCPPs will also advance towards the formulation of optimum colloidal solutions of nanostructured CPPs that offers new opportunities to their processability, which is an outstanding issue for this kind of materials. 
The knowledge transfer plan will be based on a vendor IP strategy, in which target companies will be preferentially those dedicated to polymers manufacturing for advance applications and those dedicated to electrodes production at large scale. With this aim, a market and IP assessment as well as a pre-technology study will be performed in order to transfer NanoCPPs new technology to the market”.
Advanced low flying aircrafts detection and tracking

The last decades witnessed the ever growing effectiveness of Europe-subsidized border protection projects like SIVE and SIVICC. As maritime smuggling from Morocco towards the European borders of Portugal and Spain was combatted more effectively, the criminal modus operandi changed drastically, approaching air routes with cheap and small planes. New drone technology opens opportunity to both manned and unmanned airborne drug transports. Launched from any location and moving at low altitude and speed to mask their presence with the present clutter environment, drones can autonomously reach any landing site under nearly all circumstances.
The ALFA system bridges this detection capability gap by drastically improving the situational awareness through the detection of LSS (Low, Small and Slow) manned and unmanned aircraft. ALFA is future-ready as technologies for drone detection will be a part of the system, which will use heterogeneous, easy-to-deploy mobile sensors based on several novel technologies. All sensor data, augmented by other existing sources of information, will be combined using evolved data fusion, providing accurate positional data for targets including eventual indication of the air vehicle type and reliable prediction of its landing site. This information will be communicated to the regional law enforcement units using a secure communication link and mobile device application, drastically improving the reaction time.
Final ALFA capabilities will be demonstrated in a realistic operational context using relevant targets and in close cooperation with two principal end users taking part in the consortium. With their active participation, the ALFA system will make a significant contribution to the development of EUROSUR (in particular, cooperating with SIVE and SIVICC) and be suitable for a range of other missions and scenarios such as homeland and event protection and the protection of critical infrastructure.
The clinical importance of serum γ-glutamyltransferase level as an early predictor of obesity development in Korean men

Serum γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels are known to be positively associated with obesity. We aimed at verifying an association between baseline GGT levels and the development of obesity in Korean men.This prospective cohort study was performed on 18,510 initially non-obese Korean men. The total follow-up period was 66,993.3 person years and the average follow-up period was 3.62 years (standard deviation [SD], 1.44). Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine hazard ratios for the risk of obesity development.We found a strong positive association between serum GGT levels at baseline and obesity development, after adjusting for multiple covariates. The risk of obesity development was found to be significantly and dose-dependently associated with serum GGT level. Moreover, estimated hazard ratios for severe obesity (BMI (body mass index) ≥30 kg/m(2)) attributable to serum GGT levels were much higher than those for obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m(2)). The significant association was also found for WC (waist circumference)-defined obesity (WC > 90 cm).Our findings, which were obtained from a large cohort, indicate that serum GGT is an early predictor of obesity development. Furthermore, this association was remained significant after adjusting for multiple baseline covariates.
Thermopower, figure of merit and spin-transfer torque induced by the temperature gradient in planar tunnel junctions

The thermopower, charge and thermal conductance, and figure of merit as well as the spin-transfer torque generated by the temperature gradient in the planar tunnel junction consisting of ferromagnetic layers and the nonmagnetic tunnel barrier are investigated in the free-electron-like spin-polarized one-band model. In particular, the influence of the parameters of the junction as well as the influence of the relative orientation of magnetic moments on the studied phenomena are investigated. The thermopower can be related to the voltage drop generated by the temperature difference between electrodes under the condition that the charge current vanishes. It depends on the magnetic configuration of the junction. In junctions with high barriers the thermopower is maximal in the antiparallel configuration and it can be enhanced in junctions with strong spin-splitting of the electron bands. The component of the torque studied in the present paper is oriented in the plane formed by magnetic moments and it appears in the absence of the bias voltage. Its magnitude is insensitive to the sign of the temperature difference in contrast to the bias-induced in-plane torque which strongly depends on the polarization of the bias. The studied torque is usually smaller than the torque generated by the bias: however, it can be significant in junctions with low barriers.
FIBROUS SUBSTANCE-CONTAINING MATERIAL BASED ON CELLULOSE

The invention relates to a base material as the starting material for producing a flat, fibrous substance-containing object like paper or cardboard, comprising a natural or synthetic fibrous material like cellulose. The fibers of the fibrous material have an average diameter of preferably less than 20 µm; the fibers of the fibrous material have a preferable fiber length of 200 to 2000 µm; the fibers are ground ultra-high so that the freeness is above the Schopper-Riegler measurability.
Cps engineering labs - expediting and accelerating the realization of cyber-physical systems

Smart cyber-physical systems (CPS) are considered to be the next revolution in ICT with lots of game-changing business potential for integrated services and products.

Mastering the engineering of complex and trustworthy CPS is key to implementing CPS-based business models. Current CPS, however, are often engineered and maintained at very high cost and sometimes with unknown risks, and recent technological progress from R&D projects is not readily available to most innovators. 

The CPS Engineering Labs (CPSE Labs) therefore equips innovators - businesses, researchers, and students - with CPS engineering infrastructure, knowledge, and tools for realizing novel CPS-based products and services, with the explicit goal of expediting and accelerating the realization of smart CPS.  

The CPSE Labs build upon existing R&D centres - in Madrid, Munich, Oldenburg, Newcastle, Stockholm, and Toulouse - and turn these already excellent regional clusters into world-class hotspots for CPS engineering. 

The design centers develop and maintain a common strategic innovation agenda for building up novel and complete CPS value chains.  Based on this strategy the CPSE Labs build up and maintain a portfolio of added-value experiments. 

Experiments are focused and fast-track and they have a clear innovation objective; they build upon results and achievements from large-scale national and European projects on the rigorous design of embedded systems and CPS.  Experience gained from experiments, validation results, and best practices, cross-cutting engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber and physical elements of CPS are continuously integrated and disseminated by the CPSE Labs.  

The CPSE Labs' marketplace provides an open forum for sharing platforms, architectures, and software tools for the engineering of dependable and trustworthy CPS. The ultimate goal is to establish a CPS engineering framework which sets a world-wide standard.
Digital platform for circular economy in cross-sectorial sustainable value networks

DigiPrime has the mission to develop a new concept of Circular Economy digital platform overcoming current information asymmetry among value-chain stakeholders, in order to unlock new circular business models based on the data-enhanced recovery and re-use of functions and materials from high value-added post-use products with a cross-sectorial approach. DigiPrime will create and operate a federated model of digital platforms for cross-sector business in the Circular Economy. Nodes of the federation will offer interoperable functions and data, that can be accessed by other nodes, combined with local data and services, that are not exposed outside; connectors and open interfaces enable easy integration of new services, provided by third parties, that are not made accessible outside. Specific attention will be devoted to create trustable data sharing mechanisms, preserving the confidentiality of business-critical data. Security and sovereignity of information are guaranteed by IDSA (Industrial Data Space Association)-based solutions for on-demand and controlled sharing of data among organisations, regulated by smart contracts and tracked by block-chain. The services covers: i) the cross-sector value-Chains dimension (De- and remanufacturing oriented product information management, product co-creation, LCA-LCC for eco-design, demand-supply matching, sustainable value network and reverse logistics barriers identification and legislation support, etc.), ii) the operational dimension (rediction of product conditions, de-and remanufacturing decision support system, demand and supply forecasting, circular production planning and control, material testing and certificationetc). DigiPrime, will be thoroughly validated through 6 cross-sectorial pilots, further detailed in 20 use-cases covering 5 different European industrial sectors (automotive, renewable energy, electronics, textile, construction), and by additional pilots in new sectors, funded through an Open Call mechanism.
METHOD FOR TREATING TEXTILE FIBRE MATERIALS OR LEATHER

The present invention relates to a method for reducing dye loss or dye transfer from textile fibre materials or leather in the domestic sector, which comprises treating the textile fibre materials or the leather with a dye-fixing agent based on basic polycondensation products of an amine of formula (1) and a cyanamide, which polycondensation products are completely or partially neutralised with an inorganic or organic acid, R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently of the others being hydrogen or alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by amino, hydroxy, cyano or by C1-C4 alkoxy and A being alkylene optionally substituted or interrupted by one or more hereto atoms. The present invention relates also to new formulations comprising the dye-fixing agent and to new dye-fixing agents.
Energy balance in a warm world without the ocean conveyor belt and sea ice

[1] Under a strong global warming scenario, the global mean temperature could rise up to 10°C, causing the global ocean conveyor belt to collapse and the summer sea ice to disappear. This will lead to profound changes in our climate system and to impact drastically the living conditions of the globe. Here we study how the global heat redistribution and regional heat balance will respond to these changes using the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate System Model version 4. Results show that the collapsed ocean conveyor belt reduces the oceanic northward meridional heat transport (MHT) by nearly 60% with a minor increase in the atmospheric MHT. The polar amplified warming is primarily caused by the increased absorption of longwave radiation due to the increased greenhouse gases and cloudiness and by the increased absorption of shortwave radiation due to a lower albedo associated with the disappeared summer sea ice.
Mild Anaemia is Associated with Increased All-cause Mortality in Heart Failure

To evaluate the association of anaemia with increased long-term morbidity and mortality in hospitalised heart failure (HF) patients.We analysed medical records of a random sample of 1000 patients admitted to tertiary care hospitals from 1996 to 2006 with a principal diagnosis of HF. Anaemia (WHO criteria) on admission was present in 45.2% of HF patients. Multivariate analysis identified anaemia as an independent predictor of 5-year mortality with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.44 (95%CI 1.20-1.73) compared to non-anaemic patients, and a rate ratio of 1.85 (95%CI 1.72-2.02) for unplanned all-cause readmission and 1.22 (95%CI 1.16-1.29) for HF readmission within 5 years. Compared to patients in the highest gender-specific Hb quartile, those with mild anaemia (Hb 11.3-13.0 g/dL in males, 11.0-12.4 g/dL in females) had an adjusted HR of 1.32 (95%CI 1.01-1.71) for 5-year mortality. Anaemia and chronic kidney disease were independent (additive) predictors of survival, whereas anaemia interacted with prevalent diabetes (p for interaction=0.006), such that patients with both conditions had an adjusted mortality HR of 2.18 (95%CI 1.48-3.22) compared to those with diabetes only.Mild anaemia is common in hospitalised HF patients and is an independent predictor of 5-year all-cause mortality in HF.
Investigating the potential value of individual parameters of histological grading systems in a sheep model of cartilage damage: the Modified Mankin method

A total histological grade does not necessarily distinguish between different manifestations of cartilage damage or degeneration. An accurate and reliable histological assessment method is required to separate normal and pathological tissue within a joint during treatment of degenerative joint conditions and to sub-classify the latter in meaningful ways. The Modified Mankin method may be adaptable for this purpose. We investigated how much detail may be lost by assigning one composite score/grade to represent different degenerative components of the osteoarthritic condition. We used four ovine injury models (sham surgery, anterior cruciate ligament/medial collateral ligament instability, simulated anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and meniscal removal) to induce different degrees and potentially 'types' (mechanisms) of osteoarthritis. Articular cartilage was systematically harvested, prepared for histological examination and graded in a blinded fashion using a Modified Mankin grading method. Results showed that the possible permutations of cartilage damage were significant and far more varied than the current intended use that histological grading systems allow. Of 1352 cartilage specimens graded, 234 different manifestations of potential histological damage were observed across 23 potential individual grades of the Modified Mankin grading method. The results presented here show that current composite histological grading may contain additional information that could potentially discern different stages or mechanisms of cartilage damage and degeneration in a sheep model. This approach may be applicable to other grading systems.
BIO-MASS FARMING SYSTEM AND METHOD

A bio-mass farming system comprises a plurality of repositories (3) for growing bio-mass and configured to be located offshore, and harvesting apparatus (1) configured to be located offshore and, at any one time, to harvest bio-mass from at least one but not all of the repositories. A method of bio-mass farming comprises the steps of providing a plurality of offshore repositories (3) for growing bio-mass; providing offshore harvesting apparatus (1); and harvesting bio-mass from at least one of the repositories while simultaneously leaving other repositories unharvested.
Multi lawn care system robotic mower fleets to take care of large green areas and replace the fossil-fuel powered mowers

Fuel-powered ride-on mowers continue to be the most used alternative for the maintenance of large and multi lawn green areas, because of their high cutting efficiency (i.e. 20,000m2/14 hours). However, they have serious drawbacks such as gasoline consumption and spill, pollutant emissions, injuries, and high both operational costs and operator time requirements. 
Based on the more than 22 years’ experience into the robotic lawn mower market of our mother company, at Robotic Lawn Care AB, we are developing the cleanest and most highly efficient multi lawn mowing tool able to replace the current fossil-fuel driven mowers: the Multi Lawn System (MLS, patent pending). By using fleets of robotic mowers powered by high-performance batteries and controlled by a build-in IoT system, MLS covers large areas with unparalleled efficiency and 10h of autonomy, requiring an operator for only 30 min. Unlike ride-on mowers, MLS reduces drastically staff labour requirement (85% less) and mowing time (30% less), leading to up 60% reduction of lawn care costs per m2/year. 
MLS prototype is at TRL7. Using it we run a pilot project in the VårGårdhotel (Sweden), demonstrating a reduction of 96% of operator’s time. We have closed contracts with big clients such as Steen & Lund (largest landscape gardening company, Norway), Port of San Diego (US), and several municipalities across Sweden. To reach the TRL9 we need to optimize MLS performance (battery/software/base station) and its build-in IoT system. 
We will seize the €2 billion robotic lawn mower market fast growing, renting and selling MLS to lawn tenants (B2C) and care services companies (B2B), respectively. Hence, after reach TRL9 (requiring €2 million), its commercialization will begin by 2022 across Sweden, to then continue towards Norway, Germany and France. By 2026, we foresee to create 13 new jobs and €35.5 million of cumulative revenues from which €23.8 million represent gross profits (ROI 6.5).
PROJECTION-RECEIVING SURFACE THAT FUNCTIONS IN AMBIENT LIGHT

The present invention is a broadband projection-receiving surface that can function as a projection screen. This surface can, even in strong ambient light, provide high gain, prevent glare and speckle, provide high contrast, preserve of gray­scale linearity, provide a uniformity of brightness, provide rapid angular cut-off, preserve polarization, and provide the ability to function over a large spectral range. These achievements result from a production method that utilizes purposeful partitioning of the material processes used in sub-wavelength morphology (finish) from the processes used to make super-wavelength morphology (figure).
Rap and Revolt in the Arab World

This essay approaches the phenomenon of Arab rap music as an emergent form of cultural and communal intelligibility and solidarity; its simultaneous influence on and indebtedness to global hip-hop and youth cultural movements has transformed it into an increasingly transnational collaborative project, bringing together a heterogeneous array of artists despite their dispersed geopolitical locations. The essay sheds light on the preoccupations of the diverse national rap movements across the Arab world and also investigates the role that rap music played in the Arab uprisings. It examines in particular the Tunisian rap scene and the crucial role that El Général’s song “Rais Lebled” played in capturing and articulating the mass discontent Tunisians had with Ben Ali’s authoritarian regime. This essay concludes that rap music (along with other forms of artistic creativity) helped to foster a culture of dissidence and defiance termed collaborative revolutionism on which hinged the popular uprising that has shaken Tunisia and the entire region since 17 December 2010.
Locating the precise sources of high-frequency microseisms using distributed acoustic sensing

Abstract Although microseisms have been observed for more than 100 years, the precise locations of their excitation sources in the oceans are still elusive. Underwater Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) brings new opportunities to study microseism generation mechanisms. Using DAS data off the coast of Valencia, Spain, and applying a cross-correlation approach, we show that the sources of high-frequency microseisms (0.5-2 Hz) are confined between 7 and 27 km offshore, where the water depth varies from 25 to 100 m. Over time, we observe that these sources move quickly along narrow areas, sometimes within a few kilometres. Our method with DAS data allows characterizing microseisms with a high spatiotemporal resolution, opening a new chapter in understanding these global and complex seismic phenomena happening in the oceans.
A Low-Power and High-PSNR Unified DCT/IDCT Architecture Based on EARC and Enhanced Scale Factor Approximation

The Discrete cosine transform (DCT) and inverse Discrete cosine transform (IDCT) have been widely used in image and video compression standards, and more and more researchers focus on the method that taking use of the coordinate rotation digital computer (CORDIC) to execute the DCT and IDCT, the reason is that CORDIC can realize the complex transcendental functions only by using shifters and adders, and is easily suitable implemented in a parallel way. However, the conventional CORDIC has some drawbacks, such as low precision, long iteration number, scale factor and so on. In our previous paper, we have implemented an unified DCT/IDCT based on adaptive recoding CORDIC (ARC) to improve the performance. In this paper, compared with our previous work, we propose an enhanced unified architecture for DCT and IDCT based on the cooperation between the enhanced adaptive recoding coordinate rotation digital computer (EARC) and the conventional CORDIC, in which the radix-2 scale factor approximation proposed in our previous paper is also optimized significantly to achieve better performance in power consumption and PSNR. To conduct a fair competition, the proposed architecture is also validated on a Virtex 5 FPGA platform to evaluate the performance. Under DCT only mode, compared with the Huang and Lee architectures, the proposed architecture at least uses 3.3% less area, dissipates 9% less power at the nearly 2% cost of the critical path delay. Under DCT/IDCT mode, the proposed architecture also saves over 2% hardware resources, reduces more than 5.9% power dissipation when compared to the latest unified DCT/IDCT architectures. Meanwhile, the proposed architecture exceeds the state-of-the-art unified architectures over 0.98 dB in PSNR. Compared with 2S-8P-DCT and 3S-8P-DCT, the proposed unified DCT/IDCT architecture also achieves the best performance in accuracy, processing time and throughput.