SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Inflatable solar collectors for a low cost csp plant with irreducibly small carbon footprint

HELIOtube aims at demonstrating a cheaper and less resource intensive collector technology for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants setting the new gold standard for a power plant carbon footprint. Conventional technologies (parabolic troughs, Tower, Linear Fresnel, Parabolic Dish) are resource and energy intensive in construction, logistics and installation, leading to high costs and negative environmental impacts.
HELIOVIS developed a lightweight pneumatic technology for solar concentrators which allows 55% cost savings and 40% CO2 reduction compared to the best future parabolic trough technologies. The HELIOtube is an inflatable cylindrical concentrator made of plastic films. Its full scale/commercial size is 220m long with a diameter of 9m. It can concentrate light by a factor of 100 and heats the thermal receiver fluid to a temperature of 400 to 600° C, enough to provide steam to turbines for electricity generation. HELIOtubes will be manufactured by a fully automated roll-to-roll process and in large
quantities from commercially available recyclable plastic films (instead of the current steel-and-glass based technologies).
The rolled HELIOtube can be transported in a standard container (simple logistics) and will be inflated at the site designated for the power plant. This offers significant competitive advantages in materials, production, logistics, and installation costs.
The project objective is to design, deploy and run a large scale pilot in Spain, including the in-field test of transport and installation logistic operations. This demo will lead to the qualification necessary for commercialization. The project main proponent is the Austrian company HELIOVIS AG, holding the patents and the innovative know-how on the collector, that will work in collaboration with the German company MachtWissen, expert in widn protections engineering and production of components for solar thermal energy plants. HELIOtube will span 2 years with a budget of 3.5ML eur
Assessment of Tidal Stream Energy in the Bohai Strait Using A High Resolution Model

A high resolution tide current model of the Bohai Sea is built based on an unstructured grid,finite volume method ocean model(FVCOM).The results from the model agree well with previous studies and field data.The tidal waves in the Bohai Strait is described and the tidal stream enering is estimated based on the vertically averaged currents derived from the model.The results show that the tidal current is mainly rectilinear and the maximal value of the possible maximum velocity of the tidal current reaches 3.3 m/s at the west of the Laotieshan Cape.The sea area where the power density is larger than 100 W/m2 can reach to 515.9 km2 near the Laotieshan Cape.This is one order greater than that in the Dengzhou Channel,while the Dengzhou Channel is one oder larger than the rest channels.
INCREASE OF THE PRODUCTIVE CAPACITIES OF THE COMPANY ANTE MIRIĆ-SERCUS D.O.O

Expanding the business of Ante Miji-Quercus with the introduction of equipment to invest in the technology upgrade of the business, the professional development of employees and the increase in revenues and investments in the company itself, while strengthening the position of the market.
Enriching hematopoietic, endothelial and mesenchymal functional progenitors by short-term culture of steady-state peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from healthy donors and ischemic patients.

Non-mobilized peripheral blood contains mostly committed cells with limited numbers of early progenitors.To enrich functional progenitor cells from healthy donors and ischemic heart disease patients by short-term culture of mononuclear cells with defined culture conditions.Mononuclear cells obtained from healthy donors and ischemic heart disease patients were cultured for7 days in a cytokine cocktail. We tested the multilineage differentiation capacities and phenotype of cultured cells.The short-term culture (7 days) of all study groups with a defined cytokine cocktail resulted in two distinct cell populations (adherent and non-adherent) that differed in their differentiation capacities as well as their cell surface markers. Cultured adherent cells showed higher differentiation potential and expressed endothelial and mesenchymal fibroblast-like surface markers as compared to fresh non-cultured mononuclear cells. The non-adherent cell fraction demonstrated high numbers of colony-forming units, indicating a higher differentiation potential of hematopoietic lineage.This study proved the feasibility of increasing limited numbers of multipotent progenitor cells obtained from the non-mobilized peripheral blood of healthy donors and ischemic patients. Moreover, we found that each of the two enriched subpopulations (adherent and non-adherent) has a different differentiation potential (mesenchymal, endothelial and hematopoietic).
The role of GPs in preventing excessive gestational weight gain among obese women early in pregnancy

Background: Gestational weight gain (GWG) interventions early in pregnancy are an important part of a comprehensive approach to addressing maternal obesity. Given that General Practitioners (GPs) are most likely to confirm pregnancies and to provide early antenatal care, understanding their role in managing maternal obesity is an important first step in designing interventions for GPs that assist them in providing support and preventive care to their obese patients. Aims: (1) To determine how GPs perceive their role in managing maternal obesity; (2) To explore GPs experiences in managing maternal obesity and GWG; (3) To explore possible intervention components that would help GPs to manage maternal obesity. Methods: A semi-structured interview was designed to address the three aims of the study. GPs participating in shared antenatal care in the Perth metropolitan area were invited to participate. Data from the semi-structured interview were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Fifteen GPs completed an individual interview. In discussing how GPs perceive their role in managing maternal obesity and minimising GWG, all respondents agreed that GPs have a key role. Despite this, most GPs recognised that they lacked the skills and confidence. On the topic of current experiences in managing maternal obesity, two themes were identified: (1) variation in the scope, timing, and effectiveness of discussing the risks of maternal obesity; and (2) barriers to managing GWG in a GP setting (e.g. skills and time). In discussing components of an intervention, GPs suggested incorporating training, as well as practical strategies and information on GWG and weight management. Conclusions: GPs acknowledged that they have a vital role to play in the management of maternal obesity and GWG, however, their current practice and skills varied widely. This study suggests supporting GPs to deliver a GWG intervention is essential to managing maternal obesity in the primary care setting.
Human neutrophil lipocalin in fMLP-activated whole blood as a diagnostic means to distinguish between acute bacterial and viral infections

The distinction between causes of acute infections is a major clinical challenge. Current biomarkers, however, are not sufficiently accurate. Human neutrophil lipocalin (HNL) in serum distinguishes acute infections with high accuracy, but in the emergency setting the assay time should be <15-20min, which excludes the use of serum samples. The aim was therefore to develop a novel rapid assay principle and test its clinical performance.Serum and neutrophils obtained from 84 infected and 20 healthy subjects were used in the experimental study. 725 subjects (144 healthy controls and 581 patients with signs and symptoms of acute infections) were included in the clinical study. HNL was measured in EDTA-plasma by ELISA or in heparinized whole blood after fMLP activation by a prototype point-of-care assay.Increased release of HNL from neutrophils after activation with fMLP was seen already after 5 min incubation. The release of HNL from purified neutrophils after 15 min incubation with fMLP was significantly correlated to the HNL concentrations in serum obtained from the same patient (r = 0.74, p < 0.001). In the distinction between healthy controls and patients with bacterial infections, the areas under the ROC-curves were 0.95 (95% CI 0.91-0.97) and 0.88 (95% CI 0.84-0.91) for HNL in fMLP-activated whole blood and EDTA-plasma, respectively, (p < 0.001) and in the distinction between bacterial and viral infections 0.91 (95% CI 0.86-0.95) and 0.76 (95% CI 0.70-0.81), respectively (p < 0.001).The clinical performance of HNL in fMLP-activated whole blood was superior to HNL in EDTA-plasma and similar to HNL in serum. The procedure can be adopted for point-of-care testing with response times of <15 min.
From longitudinal proteomics to dynamic individualized diagnostics

Longitudinal omics data hold great promise to improve biomarker detection and enable dynamic individualized predictions. Recent technological advances have made proteomics an increasingly attractive option but clinical longitudinal proteomic datasets are still rare and computational tools for their analysis underdeveloped. The objective of this proposal is to create a roadmap to detect clinically feasible protein markers using longitudinal data and effective computational tools. A biomedical focus is on early detection of Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Specific objectives are:

1) Novel biomarker detector using longitudinal data. DynaOmics introduces novel types of multi-level dynamic markers that are undetectable in conventional single-time cross-sectional studies (e.g. within-individual changes in abundance or associations), develops optimization methods for their robust and reproducible detection within and across individuals, and validates their utility in well-defined samples. 
2) Individualized disease risk prediction dynamically. DynaOmics develops dynamic individualized predictive models using the multi-level longitudinal proteome features and novel statistical and machine learning methods that have previously not been used in this context, including joint models of longitudinal and time-to-event data, and one-class classification type techniques.
3) Dynamic prediction of T1D. DynaOmics builds a predictive model of dynamic T1D risk to assist early detection of the disease, which is crucial for developing future therapeutic and preventive strategies. T1D typically involves a relatively long symptom-free period before clinical diagnosis but current tools to predict early T1D risk have restricted power.

The objectives involve innovative and unconventional approaches and address major unmet challenges in the field, having high potential to open new avenues for diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases and fundamentally novel insights towards precision medicine.
ORGANISATIONAL INNOVATION AND INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION

THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED WITH A NUMBER OF INTERRELATED ASPECTS. FIRST, YOUR COMPANY INTENDS TO USE STRATEGIC ADVICE WITH A STRONG HUMAN CAPITAL ACTION, WHICH IS NEEDED TO REORGANISE AND IMPLEMENT A NEW ORGANISATIONAL MODEL THAT COULD CREATE A SOLID INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUSINESS GROWTH TO WHICH YOU ARE WITNESSING. AT THE SAME TIME, IT CONCERNS INTERNATIONALISATION MEASURES FOR WORKSHOPS AND MARKETING.
Temporality of permanence –material and socio-spatial practices in african urbanism

The constructed materiality of African urbanism can be seen in buildings and the urban layout, especially when they aspire to permanence by building in stone. These built environments have mostly been analysed through the rather static lens of individual periods and social forces, resulting in uniformly interpreted organic growth (for pre-colonial periods), or as in stages of progress towards the fulfilment of a grand master plan (predominantly in the colonial and post-colonial era). This project seeks to explore the social temporality of African urbanism against the context of its material complements from the perspectives of a range of social and human sciences, in order to obtain a dynamic picture from before to after the colonial era. I aim to provide analyses relevant to the ever more pressing issues of urban ethnic/social coexistence and the implications of urban development.
I would like to extend my research on material expression and change in urban Swahili archaeology, and incorporate aspects of sociology (living in neighbourhoods in densely populated environments), history (representations and accounts of past experience) and social anthropology (the meanings of space). I will study the spatial materiality of African cities, as it is demonstrated in their layout and in the organisation of buildings, looking at how these urban patterns are produced, used and continually altered, and how a 'building heritage' emerges from these. My aim is to derive how this influences the social life of inhabitants and visitors, and how it in turn induces ongoing processes of change in material representations. First phase of the project is to be undertaken at the Centre of African Studies, University of Basel, Switzerland, which can provide me with excellent support in African social studies. In the 2nd phase at Uppsala University, Sweden, under the supervision of Professor Paul Lane, I will focus on the implications for the Swahili coast and African archaeology.
Internet Hotel Reservations: Recent Changes and Trends in the Enforcement of Click Wrap and Browse Wrap “Terms and Conditions/Terms of Use”

“Click wrap” and “browse wrap” agreements attempt to add additional terms and conditions to the online hotel reservation contract made by a guest. If the terms are enforced by a court, they will provide some advantages to the hotel in the event of litigation involving the guest. Provisions might include choice of forum, choice of law, mandatory arbitration, limitation on types of damages, limitation of class actions, waiver of liability, liquidated damages, and restrictions on legal fees; and they may become part of the Internet-based contract when a guest reserves a room. Before enforcing the additional terms, however, a court must first determine that mutual assent to the additional provisions exists between the parties. Click wrap agreements will be routinely enforced by the courts, as the guest is required to click an icon that states, “I agree to the additional terms and conditions.” In a browse wrap agreement, the hotel Internet site has a link, usually found at the bottom of the webpage and in small print, that is accessible to the guest by clicking the link. The guest may or may not choose to view the additional terms and conditions prior to making the reservation, and the guest may not even be aware that the additional terms and conditions exist. Courts will only enforce terms and conditions of a browse wrap agreement if they are able to determine that mutual assent is present and that the guest is aware or should have been aware of the additional terms.
GEARBOX

The invention relates to automobile transport machine building, in particular the structural design of a step-by-step gearbox, which can be used in automatic transmissions. The inventive gearbox consists of a crankcase (1), a torque vibration damper (2), input and output members (3, 4) and an epicyclic reduction gear which is provided with planetary gear sets first of which comprises a sun gear (5), a pinion carrier (6) and a crown gear (7), the second gear set comprises a sun gear (8), a pinion carrier (9) and a crown gear (10) and the third gear set comprises a sun gear (11), a pinion carrier (12) and a crown gear (13). The member (3) is connected to a friction clutch (14), crown gear (13) and to the carrier (9) and is linked with the friction clutch (15) and the gears (10, 11). The carrier (6) is coupled with the member (3), which is connected to a damper (2). A friction brake (16) connects the gears (10, 11) to the crankcase (1), a brake (17) connects the gear (16) and the carrier (9), a brake (18) connects the gears (5) and (8). A gear (7) is coupled with the crankcase (1) by means of a friction brake (19) and the carrier (12) is connected to the member (4).
Innovative and affordable service for the preventive conservation monitoring of individual cultural artefacts during display, storage, handling and transport

Degradation of a cultural artefact depends on the environmental stress over time, especially during fluctuating environmental conditions, and the reactive behaviours of the materials of its composition. For an effective preventive conservation (PC) it is key to consider the historic environmental stress and degradation kinetics of the different materials (and their synergies) and monitor the artefact at all times. However, due to the heterogeneity of the material nature of the artefacts, this requires expensive monitoring as well as specialized personnel, out of reach for most, small to medium sized museums.
CollectionCare will develop an innovative PC decision support system targeting the needs of small-medium sized museums. It will integrate IoT monitoring of the microclimatology of each artefact at any place, either at display, storage, handling or transport, integrated with multi-scale modelling for the different artefact materials while complying with current PC norms and recommendations. We will integrate latest advances in sensoring electronics, LPWAN wireless communication, multi-scale and multi-material degradation knowledge, big data and cloud computing into a single affordable system, adapted to the specific needs and resources of small museums and collections.
The solution will built on the knowledge of different renown research groups and companies in the fields of PC (KADK, TU/e, LSIWC, UW, URO1, JHI and UPV), cloud computing and big data (ATOS), IoT connectivity (SGF), wireless sensoring (UPV, URO1), artefact transport (CBC, HvK), collection management (PS) as well as a large number of museums to guarantee future market acceptance (DFA-Spain, KMKG-Belgium, IVC-Spain, OAML-Latvia, IEEE-Greece, RDC-Denmark).
The project will also count on a strong International Cooperation by an external Advisory Board of experts with prominent professional background from prestigious institutions and enterprises like: GCI, CCI, ICCROM, ICOMOS, Hispania Nostra and AXA ART.
Some spin and spin-free aspects of coulomb correlation in molecules

A spin component analysis of the cumulant (irreducible) density matrices is provided. In particular, the spin-up spin-down cumulant density matrix, π, is considered as the most general definition of the Coulomb-hole density matrix. The local atomic cumulants produced from π, turn out to be the most important components of the atomic charge and spin correlators. These spin-up spin-down components, vanishing in the restricted Hartree–Fock model, reflect directly an effect of the Coulomb correlation on the generalized Wiberg bond order indices and Penney–Dirac bond orders. A spin-free algorithm for computing spin correlators and related local spins is proposed. The algorithm is implemented numerically at full configuration interaction (FCI) and simple coupled-cluster (CC) levels. The presented analysis is exemplified by some FCI and CC doubles computations on small hydrides and typical carbenes and cumulenes. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
A review of concentrating solar power plants in the world and their potential use in Serbia

Abstract In the paper description and working principles of the parabolic trough power plants, solar tower power plants, parabolic dish power plants and power plants with Fresnel reflectors in the world and their potential use in Serbia are given. In addition, the examples and technical characteristics of some concentrating solar power plants in the world are given. The paper points out that first CSP plant Solar One was installed in 1982 in USA. Nowadays there are 29 active CSP plants while 31 are being constructed worldwide. Power of parabolic trough power plants is between 0.25 and 354 MW, solar tower power plants 1.5 and 20 MW, parabolic dish power plants 1.5 MW and power plants with Fresnel reflectors 1.4 and 5 MW. The biggest active CSP plant SEGS of 354 MW is located in Mojave Desert in USA. Besides results of considerations on solar energy potential in Serbia, current solar energy activities and future solar power projects in Serbia are given. Special attention is drawn to the Serbian government initiatives and support for the use of renewable sources of energy. In the end a suggestion for the installation of concentrating solar power plant in Serbia is given.
Space for agricultural innovation

AgriSPIN:  creating SPace for INnovation
The project name reflects the overall aim of this project: to strengthen support systems in creating space for innovating farmers. 
Innovative farmers are everywhere, but their environment determines the rate of success. The project aims to create more space for innovations, through amplifying good examples of innovation support systems and through multi-actor learning about ways to stimulate innovation and remove obstacles. The main target group is intermediates who connect initiators to other actors for involving them in creating innovations, such as farmers, knowledge workers, actors in the value chain, administrators, civil society groups, etc.. 
11 European project partners are playing this intermediate role in their regional AKIS. 4 scientific partners complete the team. Each regional partner will host a Cross Visit. The visiting team, composed of project partners, studies interesting cases of agricultural innovations. The scientists provide sound methodology for making these visits valuable. 
Throughout the project period partners support each other in an emerging professional innovation network. They inspire each other and initiate improvements in their own systems. The project also addresses the institutional environment, involving public managers, administrators and policy makers. 
Case studies and lessons learned are made available to a wider public. Attention will be given to cultural and historical particularities, requiring tailor made solutions for every region. The scientists explore lessons to be generalised and added to the scientific discourse on knowledge brokers. 
Once the approach of joint learning through Cross Visits has been well tested and the professional network is functional, the project is ready for collaboration with other partners such as thematic networks and operational groups under the EIP as well as other interested regions in joint learning about innovation support systems.
In utero treatment of myelomeningocele with placental mesenchymal stromal cells — Selection of an optimal cell line in preparation for clinical trials

Abstract Background We determined whether in vitro potency assays inform which placental mesenchymal stromal cell (PMSC) lines produce high rates of ambulation following in utero treatment of myelomeningocele in an ovine model. Methods PMSC lines were created following explant culture of three early-gestation human placentas. In vitro neuroprotection was assessed with a neuronal apoptosis model. In vivo, myelomeningocele defects were created in 28 fetuses and repaired with PMSCs at 3 × 105 cells/cm2 of scaffold from Line A (n = 6), Line B (n = 7) and Line C (n = 5) and compared to no PMSCs (n = 10). Ambulation was scored as ≥ 13 on the Sheep Locomotor Rating Scale. Results In vitro, Line A and B had higher neuroprotective capability than no PMSCs (1.7 and 1.8 respectively vs 1, p = 0.02, ANOVA). In vivo, Line A and B had higher large neuron densities than no PMSCs (25.2 and 27.9 respectively vs 4.8, p = 0.03, ANOVA). Line C did not have higher neuroprotection or larger neuron density than no PMSCs. In vivo, Line A and B had ambulation rates of 83% and 71%, respectively, compared to 60% with Line C and 20% with no PMSCs. Conclusion The in vitro neuroprotection assay will facilitate selection of optimal PMSC lines for clinical use. Level of evidence n/a. Type of study Basic science.