SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
The Ubu Effect

This thesis considers the works of contemporary visual artists through the lens of Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi (1896). I begin by arguing that the play marked a founding moment in the history of abstraction, one that cuts against the grain of convention and common sense. I relate this mode of abstraction to what Jarry calls phynance and argue that this category emerges in Ubu Roi as a material process that can be understood in psychic, physiological and economic terms. It is with this possibility in mind that the following chapters seek to challenge previous understandings of abstraction in the visual arts. In order to do so I analyse a condensed range of artistic practices from the contemporary moment. By paying close attention to the formal properties of the artwork, I attempt to demonstrate how the artwork can be understood as both an economic and pathological object, either neurotic, psychotic, perverted, paranoiac or hypochondriac.
Learning Situations within an Informal Context: Case Study (Ethnology and Folklore Course)

Abstract The informal framework could be identified as an accompanying tool to be used for the higher-level education, in particular when it comes to specific disciplines that, on account of subject matter and technique, entail a pragmatic side at the same time. One case specific case refers to the discipline Ethnology and Folklore, included in the syllabus of the first-year students in Philology. Handling the pedagogic activity based on proficiencies clearly highlights the practical dimension of study, the usefulness of the benefits of study for individuals and community. This is the reason why it appears helpful to produce/confront/generate the benefits of learning in an informal framework away from the formal context provided by the academic environment and the course proper that would represent additional configurations to provide in order to acquire information on substance and proficiencies. Pragmatic aspects are also underlined for the importance of the practical course, such as possible future work places or extracurricular activities to museums, expositions etc. Against this background, the concept of a partnership between the university and the Association TRADITION GROUP, that was founded in 2005 and deals with durable social, cultural/artistic and tourist advancement of the rustic settlements and horizontal groups in the Alba County appeared to be a manner of enhancing the capacity of students to attain knowledge about the folk culture in substance and intellectually as well. The essay departs from an abstract standpoint represented by the specialized literature and continues with illustrating the practical activities conducted during discussion groups that were organised alongside the lecture on Ethnology and Folklore throughout a six-month term. We detail some examples of activities with a complex character, without underlining the concentric principle of the entire process.
Surface study of platinum decorated graphene towards adsorption of NH 3 and CH 4

Abstract To distinguish the potential of graphene sensors, there is a need to recognize the interaction between graphene sheet and adsorbing molecules. We used density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the properties of pristine as well as Pt-decorated graphene sheet upon adsorption of NH 3 and CH 4 on its surface to exploit its potential to be as gas sensors for them. We found much higher adsorption, higher charge transfer, lower intermolecular distance, and higher orbital hybridizing upon adsorption of NH 3 and CH 4 gas molecules on Pt-decorated graphene compared to pristine graphene. Also our calculations reveal that the adsorption energies on Pt-decorated graphene sheet are in order of NH 3 >CH 4 which could be corresponded to the order of their sensitivity on this modified surface. We used orbital analysis including density of states as well as frontier molecular orbital study for all analyte-surface systems to more understanding the kind of interaction (physisorption or chemisorption). Consequently, the Pt-decorated graphene can transform the existence of NH 3 and CH 4 molecules into electrical signal and it may be potentially used as an ideal sensor for detection of NH 3 and CH 4 in ambient situation.
A Fluorescence-Activated Single-Droplet Dispenser for High Accuracy Single-Droplet and Single-Cell Sorting and Dispensing

The ability to sort and dispense droplets accurately is essential to droplet-based single-cell analysis. Here, we describe a fluorescence-activated single-droplet dispenser (FASD) that is analogous to a conventional fluorescence-activated cell sorter, but sorts droplets containing single cells within an oil emulsion. The FASD system uses cytometric detection and electrohydrodynamic actuation-based single-droplet manipulation, allowing droplet isolation and dispensing with high efficiency and accuracy. The system is compatible with multiwell plates and can be integrated with existing microfluidic devices and large-scale screening systems. By enabling sorting based on single-cell reactions such as PCR, this platform will help expand the basis of cell sorting from mainly protein biomarkers to nucleic acid sequences and secreted biomolecules.
Fire without borders

The project originates from the wooded Karst area, across the Italian-Slovenian border, as if to prove, once more, that the wild rage of fire is uncontrollable and makes no distinction in its tragic and inexorable advance. Faced with the “environmental emergency” of fires breaking out because of natural causes or through pyromaniacs’ action, the institutions cannot stop in front of borders or similar barriers when dealing with the onerous task of fire-extinguishing . Fire is an unpredictable “animal”, to be fought with suitable techniques in wide areas and often changing and adverse weather conditions. Against this background the municipalities of Sgonico and Monrupino, together with the Slovenian municipality of Sežana, have joined their staff and equipment, thus testing a rational and joint fight against a fire in the woods next to or across the border. Finally, the whole drill is performed with a view to operational, linguistic and cartographic harmonization. This is the consistent goal of the participant groups, since it is the basic prerequisite to ensure an effective action and a greater likelihood of success.
Emprendimiento en tiempos de COVID-19: Una revisión bibliométrica

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented global crisis, which, in addition to the health crisis, has had significant psychosocial and economic effects.However, it represents great opportunities if one considers the importance of entrepreneurship during a period of crisis.Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the scientific production on the entrepreneurial phenomenon from the beginning of COVID-19 to the present.The methodology used was a bibliometric review of the literature, analyzing 31 papers published in the Web of Science database during this period.The results obtained show that almost 50% of the scientific production has been concentrated in four publications, that two countries have the highest production, the United States and Australia, and that the presence of women is relevant with respect to the total number of authors, with two women authors being specifically those who have published the greatest number of related papers during this period.As conclusions of this work, it can be established that it is a feminized topic, where the publications that refer to the important role of the entrepreneurship in moments of uncertainty are highlighted as the one who lives.
Better together: synergy in nanocellulose blends

Cellulose nanopapers have gained significant attention in recent years as large-scale reinforcement for high-loading cellulose nanocomposites, substrates for printed electronics and filter nanopapers for water treatment. The mechanical properties of nanopapers are of fundamental importance for all these applications. Cellulose nanopapers can simply be prepared by filtering a suspension of nanocellulose, followed by heat consolidation. It was already demonstrated that the mechanical properties of cellulose nanopapers can be tailored by the fineness of the fibrils used or by modifying nanocellulose fibrils for instance by polymer adsorption, but nanocellulose blends remain underexplored. In this work, we show that the mechanical and physical properties of cellulose nanopapers can be tuned by creating nanopapers from blends of various grades of nanocellulose, i.e. (mechanically refined) bacterial cellulose or cellulose nanofibrils extracted from never-dried bleached softwood pulp by chemical and mechanical pre-treatments. We found that nanopapers made from blends of two or three nanocellulose grades show synergistic effects resulting in improved stiffness, strength, ductility, toughness and physical properties. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘New horizons for cellulose nanotechnology’.
String Searching Engine for Virus Scanning

A memory-efficient hardware string searching engine for antivirus applications is presented. The proposed QSV method is based on quick sampling of the input stream against fixed-length pattern prefixes, and on-demand verification of variable-length pattern suffixes. Patterns handled by the QSV method are required to have at least 16 bytes, and possess distinct 16-byte prefixes. The latter requirement can be fulfilled by a preprocessing procedure. The search engine uses the pipelined Aho-Corasick (P-AC) architecture developed by the first author to process 4 to 15-byte short patterns and a small number of exception cases. Our design was evaluated using the ClamAV virus database having 82,888 strings with a total size that exceeds 8 Mbyte. In terms of byte count, 99.3 percent of the pattern set is handled by the QSV method and 0.7 percent of the pattern set is handled by P-AC. A pattern with distinct 16-byte prefix only occupies up to three lookup table entries in QSV. The overall memory cost of our system is about 1.4 Mbyte, i.e., 1.4 bit per character of the ClamAV pattern set. The proposed method is memory-based, hence, updates to the pattern set can be accommodated by modifying the contents of the lookup tables without reconfiguring the hardware circuits.
Deploying the added value of water in local and regional development

European regions and cities face important challenges related to water management: storage and discharge after (heavy) rainfall, quality, periodic water stress, etc. To address these challenges, it is evident that water must become an integral part of spatial development policies and their implementation.
However, until now, water management issues are often secondary. Water issues compete with other public concerns resulting in insufficient public and political support. The general thinking is that incorporating water in spatial development costs money. 

Aqua-add partners observe that stakeholders in the public area are often not aware of the added value that efficient water management can bring to spatial developments. While it may bring added cost, it also allows areas to be better protected against flooding and becoming more attractive. It brings economic benefits and contributes to quality of life.

Aim/objectives:
Partners aim to better deploy the potential
of water (economically, socially and environmentally) in urbanised landscapes and to improve the incorporation of water in spatial development. They will exchange experiences and good practices, including soft testing on:
1 stakeholder involvement
2 added value of blue space in urbanised landscapes, achieving better informed decision making
3 successful business models for water-projects
Activities:
Ad 1) In planning processes, all relevant stakeholders (spatial planners, real estate developers, traffic department, politicians etc.) should be made aware of the impact that spatial plans have on water management and should become convinced of the added value of water. To achieve this, water experts (and public authorities in general) have to take a pro-active role. Aqua-add will exchange strategies for fruitful cooperation.
Ad 2) The added value of water is still underestimated. Aqua-add will collect, analyse and promote the specific functions, services and values of water. Partners
will use a Decision Support Tool – computer model that shows the (potential) social, environmental and economic impact of water and can facilitate decision making processes with several stakeholders.

Ad 3)Realisation of plans is often difficult due to lack of funding or uneven distribution of costs and benefits. Aqua-add will exchange suitable business models, such as public-private arrangements and cost management of investments and maintenance.

Partnership: a smart combination of public authorities and knowledge institutions: Eindhoven (NL); Copenhagen(DK); Aveiro Region Intermunicipal Community & Univ. of Aveiro(PT); Univ. of Debrecen, Centre Environmental Management&Policy, Trans-Tisza region Environmental & water inspectorate(HU); Bremerhaven(DE); Univ. of Genoa, Imperia(IT); Grand Lyon(FR); Sofia(BU). Knowledge institutions are carefully selected on their expertise on applying science in practice, they make state of the art methodologies available for the cities and regions.
NON-WOVEN TEXTILE FROM UPCYCLED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WASTE

The present invention discloses a hydrophobic non-woven textile and the method of production thereof, the method for production comprising the steps of providing a fruit or vegetable pomace, comminuting the pomace, mixing the disrupted pomace with a density-modifying agent, dehydrating the disrupted pomace, distributing the water reduced pomace on a surface, drying the distributed water reduced pomace, and coating the non-woven textile with a hydrophobic polymer to provide the hydrophobic non-woven textile.
Astronomical solutions over geological time

According to Milankovitch (1941), some of the large climatic changes of the past originate in the variations of the Earth’s orbit and of its spin axis resulting from the gravitational pull of the planets and the Moon. These variations can be traced over several millions of years (Ma) in the geological sedimentary records. Over the last three decades, the Earth’s orbital and spin solutions elaborated by the PI and his group (Laskar et al, 1993, 2004, 2011) have been used to establish a geological timescale based on the astronomical solution (e.g. Lourens et al, 2004; Hilgen et al, 2012). Nevertheless, extending this procedure through the Mesozoic Era (66-252 Ma) and beyond is difficult, as the solar system motion is chaotic (Laskar, 1989, 1990). It will thus not be possible to retrieve the precise orbital motion of the planets beyond 60 Ma from their present state (Laskar et al, 2011).
The PI's astronomical solutions have been used by geologists to establish local or global time scales. AstroGeo is designed to achieve the opposite. We will use the geological record as an input to break the horizon of predictability of 60Ma resulting from the chaotic motion of the planets. This will be done in a quantitative manner, and aims to provide a template orbital solution for the Earth that could be used for paleoclimate studies over any geological time.  This project stems from the achievement of Olsen et al (2019) where for the first time, in a study that involves the PI, it was possible to precisely recover the  frequencies of the precessing motion of the inner planets. AstroGeo will  not provide a single or a few solutions, but a whole database of solutions that would equally fit all available astronomical observations. This will open a new era where the geological records will be used to retrieve the orbital evolution of the solar system. It will thus open a new observational window for retrieving not only the history of the Earth, but of the entire solar system.
750 GeV diphoton excess and strongly first-order electroweak phase transition

A new scalar particle, coupled to photons and gluons via loops of vector-like quarks, provides a simple theoretical interpretation of the 750 GeV diphoton excess reported by the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In this paper, we show that this model contains a large, phenomenologically viable parameter space region in which the electroweak phase transition (EWPT) is strongly first-order, opening the possibility that electroweak baryogenesis mechanism can be realized in this context. A large coupling between the Higgs doublet and the heavy scalar, required for a strongly first-order EWPT, can arise naturally in composite Higgs models. The scenario makes robust predictions that will be tested in near-future experiments. The cross section of resonant di-Higgs production at the 13 TeV LHC is predicted to be at least 20 fb, while the Higgs cubic self-coupling is enhanced by 40% or more with respect to its Standard Model (SM) value.
Assessing respiratory contributions to f 0 declination in German across varying speech tasks and respiratory demands

Many past studies have sought to determine the factors that affect f0 declination, and the physiological underpinnings of the phenomenon. This study assessed the relation between respiration and f0 declination by means of simultaneous acoustic and respiratory recordings from read and spontaneous speech from speakers of German. Within the respective Intonational Phrase unit, we analysed the effect of the number of syllables and voiceless obstruents. Both factors could influence the slope of either f0 declination or rib cage movement. If respiration and f0 declination are related physiologically, their relationship might also be modulated by either one or both factors. Our results show consistently for both speech tasks that the slope of the rib cage movement is not related with f0 declination when length and consonant content vary. Furthermore f0 slopes are generally shallower in spontaneous than in read speech. Finally, although a higher number of voiceless obstruents yielded a greater rib cage compression, it did not affect f0 declination. These results suggest that although f0 declination occurs in many languages, it might not have a purely physiological origin in breathing, but rather reflects cognitive processing which allows speakers to look ahead when planning their utterances.
Advanced design of very high power density piston engine and thermal management challenges for aircraft application

Danielson Engineering is an SME based in Magny Cours (France), SRC certified (Société de Recherche sous Contrat), specialising in the design, the optimisation, the manufacturing and experimental development of innovative engines for automotive and aeronautical applications (http://www.danielson-eng.fr/en/).

Danielson Engineering has departments such as Design Office, numerical simulation, Prototyping (foundry + machining) and test benches (engine benches, wind tunnel and component bench) which allows us to deal with any comprehensive development program on-site.

With our experience over the last 30 years, our expertise in the development of innovative engines, particularly for aeronautical applications, would ensure the success of the Clean Sky 2 Alternative Architecture Engine Research Project. All our departments will work together and in synergy on this program. Our structure incorporates all the necessary services for Danielson Engineering to accomplish the deliveries involved in this RIA.

In addition Danielson Engineering has already worked on development programs for diesel engines at very high power density for applications related to motorsport. Our knowledge in this field of high power density diesel engines gives us a significant advantage, because our experience will allow us to adapt technological ‘bricks’ that we have already developed in the framework of diesel engines destined for the aeronautical sector.
Loadability of power transformer under regional climate conditions: the case of Turkey

This paper presents an accurate methodology and examines the effects of long-term ambient temperature changes on the power transformer loadability and its service life loss considering regional climate characteristics. The daily ambient temperature variation is modeled on yearly basis for different climate regions according to historical records. For this purpose, four different regions are selected in Turkey. Thermal and service life loss models are tested under two loading conditions for selected climate projections. Models used in the study, are created in accordance with IEEE C57.91-95 and IEC 60076-7 standards. Calculations are made in high resolution as the basis of second distinct from related standards, for mineral oil-immersed power transformer parameters. In this way, the impact of regional climate conditions on power transformer loadability is determined more accurately. The results show that the power transformer loadability is a function of the regional climate conditions. In addition, the result of the analysis, some coefficients are recommended for power transformer loadability to complete a normal service life range (20.55 years) under selected regional climate conditions. This methodology is applicable to the different climate regions and power transformers outside scope of this study.
PROTECTIVE LAYERS FOR ELECTRODES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS

Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.
WELDING ELEMENT FOR WELDING A CONTACT ELEMENT TO A CONNECTING ELEMENT

The invention relates to a welding element (100) for a sonotrode for welding a connecting element (400) to a contact element (401), comprising a body (105) having a welding surface (110). The welding surface is designed to cause a bonded connection by means of ultrasonic welding between the connecting element and the contact element. The body is characterized in that the body is tapered in the direction of the welding surface in a transition area (120) adjacent to the welding surface.
MAQUINA ELECTRICA ROTATIVA COMO UN ALTERNADOR, ADAPTABLE A DIFERENTES MOTORES DE VEHICULO AUTOMOVIL.

Máquina eléctrica rotativa como por ejemplo un alternador, en especial para vehículo automóvil, adaptable a diferentes tipos de motores de vehículo automóvil y que comprende un cárter que comprende una tapa delantera y trasera que encierran un estátor y un rotor cuyo eje es soportado por las tapas delantera y trasera y lleva una polea de accionamiento mediante una correa, caracterizada por el hecho de que unas patas amovibles (16) de la máquina pueden ser montadas sobre la cara periférica de al menos la tapa delantera, cada una entre dos caras de apoyo lateral (14) previstas sobre esta superficie periférica a una distancia predeterminada una de otra en la dirección periférica de la tapa, y por el hecho de que una cara de apoyo lateral mencionada anteriormentee (14, 14'') está formada por la cara lateral de una zona de materia en sobreespesor (12) sobre la superficie periférica exterior de la tapa, y por el hecho de que una pata amovible (16) mencionada anteriormente está dispuesta entre doscaras de apoyo laterales (14, 14'') enfrentadas y que pertenecen a dos zonas de sobreespesor (12) adyacentes.