SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
DATA ACQUISITION FOR CLASSIFYING SLAUGHTERED ANIMAL BODIES AND FOR THEIR QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION

A non-invasive process is described for recognising contours having complex structures with an error recognition rate tending to zero, the process being used to differentiate and identify characteristics of a slaughtered animal body on the basis of a characteristic slice by means of image processing, in particular to determine data for computing the muscle proportion, the trade class and the associated trade value and market value, and also to rate the quality of slaughtered animal bodies, taking into account legal prescriptions. According to the invention, in an error recognition process for differentiating and identifying complex structures of contours of slaughtered animal bodies, an operator at a workstation designed as a PC interacts with the computer and gives sufficient indications of the unrecognised or incorrectly recognised contour to be searched, by setting, by means of an image reproduction system, at least one support point in one or more zones in which data is to be acquired from measurements in the image of the zone of interest of the slaughtered animal body.
A scalable mapping approach for locator-identifier-separation architectures with flat node ID space

Locator-Identifier-Separation (LIS) architectures introduce a novel addressing scheme by decoupling the node identification and locator functionalities into separate address parts in order to tackle mobility and multi-homing issues. As part of LIS concepts, a fast and global scalable mapping system is required to resolve the node ID into the corresponding locations. Current mapping systems are typically only applicable on hierarchical node ID spaces that violate the LIS principle, or they suffer from administrative and latency problems. In this paper, we propose a scalable multi-level mapping system that is applicable for flat node ID spaces. We apply hierarchical distributed hash tables (DHTs) and multiple cache levels to provide global scalability, a high grade of administrative autonomy and it reduces potential latency issues that can be caused by non-hierarchical DHTs. Within the scope of our work, we evaluate several hierarchical DHT technologies that can be used for that purpose and estimate the performance of our mapping approach.
Revivos - reviving singers through voice synthesis

Music Industry is seeking new forms of monetization of their catalogue. Online music distribution and current listening habits demand of innovative solutions for digital audiences that are today bigger than ever. Pop stars maintain a huge popularity years after their retirement or accidental decease. Moreover this interest gave recently a leap forward and moved to the stage, where holographic live shows revive artists in a mixed-reality concert.
In this scenario REVIVOS aims to commercialize a technology solution for synthesizing new songs with the voice of famous artists. The innovation of this project is the potential commercialization of Virtual Singers modeled from original artist recordings. The synthetic voice shall preserve not only their timbre but also the expression and singing style that make them unique. This project has a clear global dimension, focusing on the Western markets because they share a common popular music culture. Potential applications include among others the production of posthumous live shows, the release of new compositions, or the rejuvenation of the voice of a living or retired artist.
For the SME Instrument Phase 1, REVIVOS has as primary objective the realization of a study for the best business model for this new paradigm in the music and media industries. It consists of three stages: 1) Building a network of advisors; 2) Prototype and Demos preparation and 3) Business Plan elaboration. Outcomes shall define the implementation steps in a future Phase 2.
The team behind Voctro Labs has demonstrated excellence and capacity in the innovation related to Virtual Singers. Voctro Labs is an audio technology company specialized in singing voice synthesis. Cofounders are experts with more than 15 years of research and industrial experience. Founded in 2011, it is a spin-off of the Music Technology Group of the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, a world-renowned research lab in sound and music computing.
THE SPATIAL AGE AND THE NEW PARADIGMS IN GEODESY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SURVEYING AND MAPPING IN BRAZIL

The satellite platforms allowed a very quick transition from local or regional Geodetic Reference Systems (GRSs) to the global ones. The evolution of methods also brought changes in the standards of precision and accuracy. Networks based on local Datums which had relative precision in the order of 1:100,000 to 1:150,000, like the classical networks in the Brazilian Geodetic System (BGS), could be easily replaced by networks constrained in geocentric Datums which reach relative precision of 1:10,000,000 or better and placed inside a concept of a Global Hierarchy. Besides the facilities for positioning, the modern satellite platforms of remote sensors are also applied for satellite altimetry, multi spectral imagery and on-board satellite gravimetry. This allows relevant geodetic information linked directly in global geocentric GRSs. Then, the modern orbital platforms changed completely the ability to capture, model and manage spatial data with strong implications in Geodesy and Cartography. The associated new data bases for Cartography have several new implications coming from the applied surveying methods and present paradigms of precision. Most of the implications come from the need of relating geometric and physical aspects. This happen due the necessary association of local measurements affected by the local gravity field to global oriented geocentric GRS. The modern Global Geopotential Models (GGMs) have a strong expectation for uses in the referred integration. In this paper are discussed the impacts of “spatial age” on the geodetic methods for surveying and mapping. The possible applications of GGMs for realizing fundamental geodetic networks, surveying and mapping are also discussed.
STATE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS NETWORK

Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a state monitoring apparatus and method for a wireless network. The method includes: collecting measurement parameters of a link to be monitored in the wireless network; calculating the collected measurement parameters to obtain statistical metrics of each measurement parameter; according to a predetermined change relationship between statistical metrics and possibilities of states, determining a possibility of each state reflected by each statistical metric; and performing fusion processing on the possibilities of states reflected by a plurality of statistical metrics of the link to be monitored, and determining a state of the link to be monitored. The network state may be efficiently monitored, and accuracy of the monitoring result may be improved.
Fitness consequences of chromosome inversion polymorphism in mimetic butterflies

Elucidating the fitness consequences of genomic innovations and variation is fundamental in understanding the process of adaptation and biological diversity. Chromosome inversions are important evolutionary events often associated with adaptation and cladogenesis. Inversion polymorphism is hypothesized to capture gene combinations favoured under certain environmental conditions, and by suppressing recombination, are thought to facilitate the segregation of co-adapted allelic variations. Nonetheless, little is known about the fitness components associated with inversions, nor their combined effect, be they synergistic or antagonistic, which determine their fate. The proposed fellowship aims to investigate whether inversions capture distinct traits whose combination produce distinct, locally adapted phenotypes, and to determine to which extent recombination suppression carries a fitness cost. The Neotropical butterfly, Heliconius numata, is an excellent model to tackle those questions. This toxic butterfly always displays a high polymorphism of predator-warning colour patterns within populations, with up to seven distinct morphs coexisting within a given locality. This perplexing polymorphism is under the control of a single supergene locus, and alleles associated with distinct morphs are characterized by different combinations of chromosomal inversions. The originality and the evolutionary relevance of the polymorphic mimicry inversions, as well as the availability of both genetic and ecological knowledge in this system, will enable us to significantly improve our understanding of the fitness consequences of inversion polymorphism, and will elucidate how biodiversity can be affected by the interaction of both ecological and genomic factors.
Treatment of fabric for use as waterproof covering - by making impermeable, then treating to preserve colours before coating with epoxy] resin

The procedure for treating a fabric so it can be used as a covering material in a variety of situations where it is subject to moisture, e.g. work surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms, doors, shelves and drawer fronts, a WC lid or the inside of a shower, consists of rendering it completely impermeable to water, and making it impervious to shocks, using a treatment which is non-toxic and non-allergenic. The fabric can be of a modern or old material, using natural, synthetic or mixed fibres, such as cotton, silk, polyester, polyamide or nylon. It is first rendered impermeable with an industrial grade agent used for waterproofing tarpaulin. IT is then stuck to the base surface, which should be smooth and non-porous, using a special water-soluble white adhesive. This is followed by a coating of a substance which will protect the colours of the fabric, and it is finally coated with an epoxy resin of two ingredients - a resin and a hardener based on high-performance cycloaliphatic polyamides. ADVANTAGE - Maintains appearance of fabric, while allowing wide range of applications.
Ethanol Inhibition of Up-States in Prefrontal Cortical Neurons Expressing the Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicator GCaMP3

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is critically involved in working memory, cognition, and decision making; processes significantly affected by ethanol (EtOH). During quiet restfulness or sleep, PFC neurons show synaptically evoked oscillations in membrane potential between hyperpolarized down-states and depolarized up-states. Previous studies from this laboratory used whole-cell electrophysiology and demonstrated that in individual neurons, EtOH inhibited PFC up-states at concentrations associated with behavioral impairment. Although those studies monitored activity in 1 or 2 neurons at a time, it is likely that in vivo, larger networks of neurons participate in the complex functions of the PFC. In the present study, we used imaging and a genetically encoded calcium sensor to examine the effects of EtOH on the activity of multiple neurons simultaneously during up-states.Slice cultures of mouse PFC were infected with an AAV virus encoding the calcium indicator GCaMP3 whose expression was driven by the neuron-specific synapsin promoter. After 2 to 3 weeks in culture, a fast CCD-camera imaging system was used to capture changes in GCaMP3 fluorescence before, during, and after exposure to EtOH.PFC neurons displayed robust and reproducible changes in GCaMP3 fluorescence during evoked and spontaneous up-states. Simultaneous whole-cell patch-clamp recording and GCaMP3 imaging verified that neurons transitioned into and out of up-states together. Acute application of EtOH reliably depressed up-state calcium signals with lower doses having a greater effect on up-state duration than amplitude. These effects of EtOH on up-state parameters were reversed during washout.The results of the present study indicate that EtOH has profound effects on up-state activity in prefrontal neurons and suggest that this action may underlie some of the cognitive impairment associated with acute alcohol intoxication.
Management techniques for small-sized cross-border accommodation facilities 

The project intends to contribute to the development of an integrated tourist promotion action in the Italian-Slovenian cross-border area and to open up new employment opportunities. Specifically it aims at providing customised contents for the management of small accommodation facilities in the cross-border area, thus putting forward a new source of income for the rural population - mainly women - either unemployed or underemployed. The activity of this trained professional is closely connected to the overall tourist offer of the relevant cross-border areas and includes the management of small accommodation facilities, such as room rentals, farmhouses and B&B’s. The survival and development of these facilities, that operate only for certain periods of time during the year, depend on their ability to diversify, specialise and select their targeted sources of income-clients, adopting more determined actions in order to increase the rentability of the facilities that make up the offer. This figure can be employed in the integrated accommodation sector in the territory or in a rural or private-house context, he/she can start his/her own entrepreneurial activity, either as a one-man or corporate business. In order to support the development of entrepreneurial activities, one training unit of the course will focus on business startups.
Antimicrobial flexible polymers for its use in hospital environments

FLEXPOL aims to develop a pilot line for the production of a cost effective antimicrobial (AM) adhesive film for its use in hospitals. 
The obtained adhesive film will inhibit growth of a wide range of microbes and will be suitable for high-touch surfaces, providing a durable protection with good resistance. It will assure the highest level of hygiene and patient safety, reducing the use of disinfectants.
These objectives will be achieved, using a multi-functional approach combining prevention of adhesion with killing of microorganisms, by means of essential oil (EO) emulsions embedded in a micro and nanopatterned polypropylene matrix. 
FLEXPOL covers the following key aspects:
-It addresses the development, upscaling and demonstration in a relevant industrial environment of the production of films with AM, biocompatible and anti-adhesive properties. Existing extrusion and nanoimprinting pilot lines will act as the starting point in which new additives based on blends of EO will be incorporated. 
-Previously validated technologies constitute the basis of the approach. These technologies will be extended to large scale production and demonstrated in a real operational environment. The pilot line will include real time characterization for inspection of the film at the nanoscale.
-Robustness and repeatability of film fabrication and its behavior in a real environment will be studied. The effectiveness of the solution will be compared with standard protocols.
-Materials are chosen according to their cost for large-scale application. Productivity and cost of the fabrication process will be analyzed attending to energetic optimization of the product fabrication and the raw material cost. 
-Access to the pilot line for AM films in this or a different application will be ensured to European Industries at a cost that promotes technology transfer.
-Non-technological aspects key for the marketing of the product (such as regulatory issues, HSE aspects, LCA...) are considered.
A critical observation collection method for Sensor Networks inspired by behavioral ecology

In this paper, inspirations from behavioral ecology are applied for mobile agent assisted data collection in a Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). With the help of the marginal value theorem based strategy (MVTS), each observation (Λ), which is gathered by a given sensor node, is considered as a marginal information source with a relative entropy H(Λ). The mobile agent exploits the correlation and chooses the next sensor node to be visited, which is deemed that the information contribution of the contained observation is not smaller than a predefined threshold (TH). Therefore, understanding the correlation models can benefit the WSNs system from two aspects. On one hand, the resource consumption could be reduced during the acquisition process of the observation; on the other hand, the accuracy of the reconstructed field data is least compromised, due to relatively critical observations being collected by the mobile agent over a dynamically changing environmental. The resource consumption such as energy and bandwidth, is proportional to the number of visited sensors. With MVTS, the resource consumption is optimized through bypassing the sensors with relatively unimportant observations. Illustrated analytical and simulation results confirm the above achievements.
Reliable and valid assessment of ultrasound operator competence in obstetrics and gynecology

To explore the reliability and validity of a recently developed instrument for assessment of ultrasound operator competence, the Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS).Three groups of 10 doctors with different levels of ultrasound experience in obstetrics and gynecology were included. The novices had less than 1 month of experience, the intermediate group had 12-60 months of experience and the senior participants were all consultants. Fifteen participants performed transabdominal fetal biometry and the other 15 participants performed systematic transvaginal gynecological ultrasound scans. All scans were video-recorded and assessed by two blinded consultants using the OSAUS scale. The OSAUS scores were compared between the groups using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and pass/fail scores were determined using the contrasting-groups method of standard setting.For the transabdominal fetal biometry examinations, the mean ± SD OSAUS scores of the novices, intermediates and senior participants were 1.5 ± 0.4, 3.3 ± 0.6 and 4.4 ± 0.4, respectively (P = 0.003). For the systematic transvaginal scans, the mean ± SD OSAUS scores of the novices, intermediates and senior participants were 1.8 ± 0.2, 3.1 ± 0.1 and 3.9 ± 0.5, respectively (P = 0.003). Post-hoc comparisons showed significant differences between each of the groups for both types of scans. The pass/fail score was 2.5 for the transvaginal scan and 3.0 for the transabdominal biometry examinations. The inter-rater reliability was 0.89.Ultrasound competence can be assessed in a reliable and valid way using the OSAUS scale. The pass/fail scores may be used to help determine when trainees are qualified for independent practice.
Research on Citizen's Satisfaction of Body-building Environment in Greenway——Taking Central Area in Guangzhou as an Example

It is the first time to investigate citizen's satisfaction of body-building environment in Greenway since Greenway of Guangdong has been built in 2010.Methods: document,investigation and mathematical statistics.Result: Two main administrative divisions of Guangzhou about citizen's degree of satisfaction for the body-buil-ding environment in Greenway are low.Regression shows that the degree of satisfaction about the body-building environment is relevant to the improvement of the maintenance of body-building apparatus(estimate=1.21,P=0.0030.05).Conclusion: The degree of citizen's satisfaction about riding environment and body-building hardware facilities was low.The degree of satisfaction about the body-building environment in Greenway can be increased by improving the maintenance of body-building apparatus.
Rhinitis in children: Common clinical presentations and differential diagnoses

Rhinitis is a common presentation in childhood. Acute virally induced rhinitis is generally self-limiting and usually does not require medical attention. Whilst allergic rhinitis is the focus of the paediatric allergist, the presentation of other diseases or comorbidities that can complicate or mimic allergic rhinitis needs to be considered. Effects on the child's quality of life also need to be addressed. Rhinitis can be associated with asthma and other significant comorbidities: importantly, non-allergic rhinitis can sometimes be a consequence of systemic immune impairment. The diagnosis of rhinitis is based on clinical findings with directed investigations. Nasal nitric oxide measurement is an emerging diagnostic tool and helpful particularly in relation to evaluating the differential diagnosis in more difficult rhinitis. Successfully identifying the cause of rhinitis in childhood and associated comorbidities can ensure that the patient is successfully treated as described in the recently published EAACI Pediatric Rhinitis Position Paper.
How the brain learns to see language

Written information permeates our digital society. Yet, surprisingly little is known about how our brains allow us to learn how to read, that is, to see language. An obvious solution would be to simply follow children that undergo literacy instruction in school. Schooling, however, broadly involves learning in various domains. Therefore, it would not allow any firm conclusions to be drawn about the specific neuroplastic effects of becoming literate. To surmount this challenge, SLANG moves the research setting to rural regions of Northern India where millions of children cannot attend school for economic reasons. These children will be taught how to read by local teachers (but not attend school) and scanned at a local magnetic resonance imaging facility using cutting-edge, high resolution techniques. Introducing an innovative dense-sampling design, I will walk new research avenues by tracking the emergence and refinement of literacy in a longitudinal, nonlinear fashion and at the single-subject level. Building on a novel experimental paradigm, my objectives are to uncover (1) how literacy creates a visual interface with the speech sound system (2) and the mental lexicon and (3) how literacy changes the way we process speech sounds. Meeting these objectives, I will pave the way for a neurobiologically grounded model of literacy learning. A translation of these insights into educational practice could help the EU and policymakers worldwide to lay the foundation for next-generation literacy instruction programs that are tailored to the specific resources of each individual learner.
Mobilisation of distributional data for vascular plants of Murmansk Region, Russia: Digital representation of the Flora of Murmansk Region

The present-day demand for digital availability of distributional data in biodiversity studies requires a special effort in assembling and editing the data otherwise scattered in paper literature and herbarium collections, which can be poorly accessible or little understood to present-day users and especially automatic data processors. Although the vascular plants of Murmansk Region (northern part of European Russia) are well studied and represented in publications, the accessibility of this knowledge is highly insufficient. The most widely known source is the Flora of Murmansk Region (published in 1953-1966), which remains in use because of its high original quality, detailed elaboration and completeness. We consider digitising this source to be of primary importance in biodiversity studies in the Arctic Region because of its point occurrence maps, which were based on the comprehensive inventory of contemporary herbarium collections.We have compiled a dataset based on 554 printed point occurrence maps of species distributions published in the Flora of Murmansk Region, which includes 25,555 records of georeferenced plant occurrences that belong to 1,073 species and 5 hybrids. The occurrences are ultimately based on herbarium specimens kept at KPABG and LE, which were collected during 1837-1965. We estimate that these specimens represent ca. 60% of the current global herbarium holdings originated from Murmansk Region; this means that the dataset gives a fair representation of the regional flora.