SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
URBACT CULTURE

The URBACT Culture network objectives can be summarised
as follows:
>To illustrate the importance of culture in regeneration
policies and projects by compiling case studies and by sharing
the knowledge and experiences of the partner cities
>To study, describe and diffuse transferable models and
approaches >To draw recommendations to be diffused
Following the kick off meeting in January 2004 a series
of 8 working group meetings were held two for each of the
4 sub themes to try to achieve these objectives:
1. Social Cohesion
>culture as a tool for participation
>Culture and civic society – use of cultural events to create
a feeling of cohesion
>Public space and sense of re-appropriation
>Culture and the fight against social inequality
>Multi-culturalism and inter-culturalism
2. Economic Development
>Culture, art and heritage as a tool for regeneration
>City strategies for creative industries
>ICT, communication media as a cultural tool
>Festivals an cultural events
3. Physical Regeneration
>City centre and neighbourhood development
>Cultural Infrastructure
>Public Space for creativity
>Planning of metropolitan and local cultural facilities
>The inclusion of cultural professionals in urban regeneration
4. Integrated Approach
>Cultural activities as a strategic resource
>How social, economic, and physical activities come
together for urban regeneration
>Power and potential of culture
>Context and circumstances for use of culture in urban
regeneration
Four thematic experts were appointed to head each of the sub
themes, animate and guide the work of the partner cities.
Each seminar was held in a different city so partners had the
chance to see practical projects on the ground and have direct
contact with project leaders.
The conclusion seminar was held in May 2006 and the final
conference for the project was held in Roubaix in September
2006 where the main findings and conclusions were presented.
Stimulating CCI in mid-sized urban centres to boost competitiveness

Mid-size cities can produce sound achievements in conventional economic terms, but when compared to larger urban centres they are generally less competitive in developing or attracting high value-added, creative activities, innovative services and young talents. ‘Economies of scale’ is only part of the issue, however: they also face outdated perception of funding and commercialising cultural and creative activities, weak recognition of the creative potential of heritage and poor entrepreneurial skills of CCI actors. 5 STIMULART partner cities realised their shared interest in enhancing CCI through transforming organisational and financing frameworks and exploiting unexposed human and institutional capital, vacant urban infrastructure, and an obvious (but commercially often neglected) source of creativity: local culture.

Macro and micro level interventions are combined into a cohesive system, where CCI actors adapt to the changing framework, while industry requirements are fed back into policy development. Scopious capacity building improves capabilities of the partnership and CCI stakeholders of the cities, with transnationally tested, universal tools and methods organised into a comprehensive CCI Repository. At the same time, focused Strategies and Action Plans target missing CCI criteria and recognised obstacles in each location, with carefully selected pilots testing key innovative interventions. These pilots (a CCI mentoring system; a creative mechanism utilising vacant spaces; IT-based CCI networking; a fast-prototyping & user-testing facility; a dedicated Creative Shop) are all aimed at strategic objectives of each location and are relevant for the partnership and beyond.

The versatility of partners will enable STIMULART to produce smart, varied and long-lasting solutions, adaptable to a wide array of CCI eco-systems, thus inspiring the next generation of artists, entrepreneurs and innovators to make smaller cities more competitive.
Tire rolling resistance testing method and testing device

This invention improves the precision and reliability with which rolling resistance can be measured. This rolling-resistance testing method includes a rolling-resistance measurement stage and a determination stage. In the rolling-resistance measurement stage, a component force meter is used to measure the tangential axial force that occurs in a tire axle when the tire is rotated under load. In the determination stage, the axial force is measured in a no-load stopped state in which the tire has been separated from a drum, said axial force is compared to a threshold, and if the axial force is greater than said threshold, a determination that an anomaly has occurred in the test is made.
High-Efficient digitalized portable hydraulic equipment

Hydraulic power drives a variety of devices in a multitude of industries, and due to its versatility and power, the market is expected to grow up to $11.93 billion by 2022. Construction, agriculture, material handling, oil and gas, aerospace, defense, and mining are some of the industries where hydraulic power use is so widespread. Nonetheless, in spite of its usage, yet the monitoring of the hydraulic tool is not accurate neither obtained at real-time. Consequently, these industries still face equipment downtime & replacement which trigger billion euros production losses, environmental damages, and human safety threats.
In response, we have developed the first Internet-of-things (IoT) hydraulic system in the high-pressure hydraulic tools market that monitors the hydraulic tool performance, analyses and certifies the validity and quality of the operation performed by the device at the time of its completion. Our high-efficient digitalized portable hydraulic system consist on embedded sensors that record the performance of the tool (i.e. time, pressure, energy use, n° of cycles), and a connectivity system that transfers the data to our App and our platform for data analysis. Our IoT system is commercialized within our tools, a pipeline of more than 40 models, and is also available for other tools providers (including some old tools where our solution can be integrated)
Our IoT system will enable a reduction of the productivity losses of our customers & human safety and environmental risks. We can estimate revenue gains of €2.4M/year (11.7% of gain) for a single industrial company. Furthermore, after 4-year sales, it will give net revenues of ~€50.65M, net profits of ~€22.36M and considering the investment of €1.05M, a ROI of ~5.14 euro per € invested.
Leadership Models, Methods, and Applications: Progress and Remaining Blind Spots

The current chapter builds on an earlier chapter published in this series back in 2002 that offered an integrative review of the leadership literature up to that point in time. In this updated chapter, we expand the coverage of our earlier review of the leadership literature by going into more detail in areas that were just emerging in the literature. We also introduce some new areas of literature and critiques, which were not covered in our previous chapter. The primary purpose of this chapter is to provide a concise overview of the state of the leadership field, to highlight examples of research in previous, current and emerging areas, and to offer our critiques and observations to help advance future leadership theory, research and practice.
Global consensus through local synchronization: A formal basis for partially-distributed coordination

A promising new application domain for coordination languages is expressing interaction protocols among threads/processes in multicore programs: coordination languages typically provide high-level constructs and abstractions that more easily compose into correct (with respect to a programmer's intentions) protocol specifications than do low-level synchronization constructs (e.g., locks, semaphores, etc.) provided by conventional languages. However, a crucial step toward adoption of coordination languages for multicore programming is the development of compiler technology: programmers must have tools to automatically generate efficient code for high-level protocol specifications. In ongoing work, we are developing compilers for a coordination language, Reo, based on that language's automata semantics. As part of the compilation process, our tool computes the product of a number of automata, each of which models a constituent of the protocol to generate code for. This approach ensures that implementations of those automata at run-time reach a consensus about their global behavior in every step. However, this approach has two problems: state space explosion at compile-time and oversequentialization at run-time. In this paper, we provide a solution by defining a new, local product operator on those automata that avoids these problems. We then identify a sufficiently large class of automata for which using our new product instead of the existing one is semantics-preserving. • We identify problems with (automaton-based) implementation approaches for connectors. • We define a new, relatively cheap product operator on port automata (PA). • We study when substituting the existing product with our new product is correct. • This yields a new implementation approach that avoids the stated problems. • We study the consequences of (non)associativity of PA product operators in practice.
Severe form of encephalopathy associated with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Japan

Every year, an estimated 200-500 children in Japan develop influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE), and 10-30% of these children die.To clarify the clinical features of a severe form of acute encephalopathy seen with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1).This retrospective survey examined 20 children with acute encephalopathy associated with the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) who died or were in a prolonged deep coma with a flat electroencephalogram tracing and loss of spontaneous respiration. We obtained demographic, clinical, laboratory, and neuroimaging data through interviews with the attending physicians and chart reviews.Subjects were 13 boys and seven girls. Their median age was 45 (range 11-200) months. Five patients had one or more pre-existing conditions. Acute encephalopathy developed within 2 days after influenza onset in 16 patients. As the initial neurological symptom, delirious behavior was seen in six children, and brief seizures in six. Eighteen patients were comatose within 6h of the onset of encephalopathy. Marked brain edema on computed tomography (CT) was seen in all but one patient. Brainstem lesions on CT were recognized in 12 patients. Sixteen patients died 0-45 (median 2.5) days after the onset of acute encephalopathy, and the others remained in deep comas without spontaneous respiration.The clinical course of the patients was characterized by an onset with mild neurological symptoms and rapid deterioration of consciousness into coma. Head CT revealed marked cerebral edema, often associated with brainstem lesions.
Dissolved Rare Earth Elements of Different Waters in Qaidam Basin, Northwestern China

Abstract REEs (rare trace elements) are potential tracer for evolution of water system. In this study, dissolved REEs of different waters (salt lake water, intercrystalline brine, surface water and groundwater in Golmud River) from Qaidam Basin were investigated. The results show that ∑REE in different water samples are very inhomogeneous and consistent with TDS very well, which suggest REEs have a same main source with other major ions in these waters. Most samples are characterized by flat REE patterns (slightly enriched in heavy REEs) and obvious Eu positive anomaly. Eu-anomalies in aqueous inherit the characteristic of host rock, indicates that dissolution of host rock is main material source for basin. While Ce anomalies reflect source difference and processes that occurred during transport of water.
Efficient Modeling of Large-Scale Electromagnetic Well-Logging Problems Using an Improved Nonconformal FEM-DDM

The numerical modeling of the advanced electromagnetic well-logging problems is very challenging because it requires tremendous workload of grid meshing and computation. For example, global meshing and simulation have to be done repeatedly for every logging position, because the model includes complex sensor arrays moving continuously along the borehole. In this paper, an efficient nonconformal finite element domain decomposition method is developed to solve these problems efficiently. First, the well-logging model is divided into two nonconformal subdomains so that the sensing arrays inside the borehole are separated from the beds outside. Since the mesh size between different subdomains can be inconsistent, well-logging modeling can significantly reduce the unknowns and computational cost. Second, a second-order transmission condition is implemented successfully in a quasi-symmetrical form via a novel treatment of Gaussian integration on the nonconformal interface. Finally, a hierarchical hexahedral basis function is introduced to further reduce the unknowns and extend the applicability of the method to multiscale problems. Numerical examples show that this method greatly reduces the memory cost and speeds up the computation compared with the traditional finite element method, especially when the response needs to be simulated repeatedly while the logging tools keep moving along the borehole.
Topographical distribution of warmth, burning and itch sensations in healthy humans

To gain information on the topographical distribution of warmth, burning and itch sensations in healthy humans, we delivered laser stimuli to elicit sensations of warmth, applied capsaicin cream for burning, and pricked histamine for itch on the skin of the face, shoulder, hand, thigh and foot in 12 healthy subjects. We found that whereas warm and burning sensations progressively increased from foot to face, itch sensation increased from face to foot (P<0.0001). Hence our findings indicate that unlike thermal and pain receptors, itch receptors are denser at distal than at proximal body sites. Our psychophysical study provides new information supporting the idea that specific unmyelinated neuronal pathways mediate sensations of warmth, burning and itch.
Target word sense disambiguation system for Kannada language

The process of identifying the correct sense of a word in a specific context is called as Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD). It is essential for communication in a natural language. It is motivated by its use in many crucial applications such as Information retrieval, Information extraction, Machine Translation, Part-of-Speech tagging etc. The aim of our research is to develop a WSD system for target words in Kannada language. This paper presents our preliminary work towards building target word sense disambiguation system for Kannada language. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt towards building WSD system for Kannada. Our work is a mile stone for Kannada language processing activities. In the present work, we exploited the compound words clue and syntactic features in a local context for target word sense disambiguation. It is noticed that, the use of syntax will improve the performance of the WSD system. The Kannada Shallow parser has been used for syntactic analysis. The ambiguous target word is disambiguated using supervised learning techniques. The experiments are conducted using Naive Bayes classifier. We created Kannada Corpora for evaluating the experiments and the results are encouraging.
Enhancing Mediterranean Initiatives Leading SMEs to Innovation in building Energy efficiency technologies

EMILIE will strenghten SMEs innovation capacities in the field of energy efficiency in tertiary sector buildings, identifing innovative technologies and know-how extending MED SMEs market positions and leveraging private investments. The project finds its roots in the need to overcome barriers and gaps detected by MARIE and ELIHMED startegic projects in the field of supporting innovation in MED SMEs. EMILIE will: - Support concretely SMEs innovation strengthening the existing transnational cluster network and widening services and facilities, developing a self-sustaining system based on a fruitful cooperation between research centers, bodies supporting SMEs and regional administrations. - Exploit the existing capitalization process started by strategic MED projects and developing it through a series of targeted initiatives that will contribute to improve knowledge management and strengthen product and process innovation in the EE sector. - Match bottom-up with top-down approach, involving directly SMEs, clusters and public administrations both in the project activities (WP5) and as -external non partners'. This will create conditions for the involvement of new private actors and for creating Public-Private Partnerships to leverage investments in the development of innovative and competitive technologies. In particular EMILIE will carry out: an assessment on the consumption in the tertiary sector buildings in the involved regions and a worldwide technology road mapping, selecting promising technologies/products (WP3) and testing them in pilot plants (WP 4). EMILIE will also organize exchange of experiences, visits and mutual learning with other projects clusters/intermediary bodies. By means of targeted workshops it will provide SMEs with professional advice on introducing these technologies in their production and support technology transfer bodies and public administrations in the definition of effective green public procurement procedures. The common model will be subsequently adapted to other regional and national contexts and will be easily replicated in other MED regions, contributing to the growth, competitiveness and employment in the MED area. To achieve transferability and replicability of project results a strong communication campaign has been planned, including transnational and local awareness raising initiatives, exploiting partners memberships in institutional and professional networks and using innovative tools as the web platform. Finally for achieving the long term exploitability of the cluster network and the highest diffusion as possible of the project results cooperation with other EU projects and programmes will be implemented (WP 5). While targeted workshops and pilot sites study visits will guarantee the involvement of new MED clusters and a proactive role of target groups and stakeholders, specific meetings among MED projects coordinators and a final workshop in Brussels will guarantee capitalization to a wider level.
Biofilm development during the start-up of a sulfate-reducing down-flow fluidized bed reactor at different COD/SO42− ratios and HRT

In sulfate-reducing reactors, it has been reported that the sulfate removal efficiency increases when the COD/SO42− ratio is increased. The start-up of a down-flow fluidized bed reactor constitutes an important step to establish a microbial community in the biofilm able to survive under the operational bioreactor conditions in order to achieve effective removal of both sulfate and organic matter. In this work the influence of COD/SO42− ratio and HRT in the development of a biofilm during reactor start-up (35 days) was studied. The reactor was inoculated with 1.6 g VSS/L of granular sludge, ground low density polyethylene was used as support material; the feed consisted of mineral medium at pH 5.5 containing 1 g COD/L (acetate:lactate, 70:30) and sodium sulfate. Four experiments were conducted at HRT of 1 or 2 days and COD/SO42− ratio of 0.67 or 2.5. The results obtained indicated that a COD/SO42− ratio of 2.5 and HRT 2 days allowed high sulfate and COD removal (66.1 and 69.8%, respectively), whereas maximum amount of attached biomass (1.9 g SVI/L support) and highest sulfate reducing biofilm activity (10.1 g COD-H2S/g VSS-d) was achieved at HRT of 1 day and at COD/sulfate ratios of 0.67 and 2.5, respectively, which suggests that suspended biomass also played a key role in the performance of the reactors.
Clinical signs, telemedicine and online consultations in head and neck diseases during the SARS CoV-2 pandemic: an Italian experience

The aim of this paper is to describe the application of a telemedicine (TM) synchronous model designed to deliver care during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to patients with head and neck disease.The first step was to identify the classes of patients eligible for tele-examination. Mild, flu-like symptomatology represents the characteristics of the typical patient who is a candidate for tele-examination. The standard requirements for TM include a computer associated with a digital camera, alternatively a smartphone or tablet. The TM platform is based on the Lifesize™ software, which can be freely downloaded.The overall number of teleconsultations was 178, of which 163 (91.5%) were managed at home, while 15 (8.5%) were invited for in-presence examination. The number of patients coming from general practitioners was 98 (55.1%), from spoke units 52 (29.2%), patients needing prompt stabilisation and transfer to the hub centre were 20 (11.2%,) while 8 (4.5%) were immediately fast-tracked in the spoke unit after multi-professional tele-consultation.Telemedicine improves organisational models, and provides a scalable solution to overcome problems of overcrowding, resources and time. Should these developments continue, we could face to a gradual transition to a more digital and efficient healthcare system.Segni clinici, telemedicina e visite online nelle malattie testa e collo durante la pandemia SARS CoV-2: un’esperienza italiana.L’obiettivo di questo articolo è descrivere l’applicazione di un modello sincrono di telemedicina (TM) per fornire assistenza, durante la pandemia di Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), ai pazienti con malattie testa e collo.Il primo passo è stato quello di identificare i pazienti eleggibili per un tele-esame. Una sintomatologia lieve rappresenta la caratteristica del tipico paziente candidato per un teleconsulto. I requisiti standard per la TM includono un computer associato a una fotocamera digitale, in alternativa uno smartphone o un tablet. La piattaforma TM si basa sul software Lifesize™, che può essere scaricato liberamente.Il numero di teleconsulti eseguiti è stato di 178: 163 (91,5%) gestiti a domicilio; 15 (8,5%) invitati a una visita in presenza. Il numero di pazienti provenienti da medici generici è stato 98 (55,1%), da unità spoke 52 (29,2%), i pazienti prontamente stabilizzati in unità spoke e ulteriormente trasferiti al centro hub 20 (11,2%), mentre 8 (4,5%) sono stati immediatamente inviati all’unità spoke dopo un teleconsulto multiprofessionale.La telemedicina migliora i modelli organizzativi e fornisce una soluzione modulabile per superare i problemi di sovraffollamento, di risorse e tempo. Se questi sviluppi dovessero continuare, potremmo trovarci di fronte a una transizione graduale verso un sistema sanitario più digitale ed efficiente.