SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Analysis and Modeling of New and Emerging Occupational Risks in the Context of Advanced Manufacturing Processes

Besides traditional occupational risks, advanced manufacturing processes (AMP) can generate other risks described by the Eu ropean Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) as “new and emerging risks” (NER) to occupational safety and h ealth. Several studies have been carried out by the EU-OSHA in order to identify all these risks. However, the direct use of this set of NER in identification procedures of occupational risks, generally applied in labour p rocesses and particularly in AMP, may result in the identification of traditional occupational risks rather than NER, mainly because they have been defined without following a risk reference model. To solve this problem a risk model has been developed that improves and complements the NER definition of EU-OSHA, from w hich a second model has been developed to analyze the structure of the considered set of NER. It is observed that with the results obtained, the current descriptions of these NER do not explain their quality of new and emerging. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of DAAAM International Vienna.
SLIP-STOP

Element to prevent slipping on surfaces, where the surfaces are provided with a plurality of apertures, characterised in that the element comprises a base plate, and that a plurality of towers extend upwards from said base plate, where the towers have a cross section at least at an upper part, corresponding to the shape of the apertures in the surface, and that the towers are arranged on the base plate in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of the apertures in the surface.
Climate change experiences raise environmental concerns and promote Green voting

Public support is fundamental in scaling up actions to limit global warming. Here, we analyse how the experience of climate extremes influences people’s environmental attitudes and willingness to vote for Green parties in Europe. To this end, we combined high-resolution climatological data with regionally aggregated, harmonized Eurobarometer data (34 countries) and European Parliamentary electoral data (28 countries). Our findings show a significant and sizeable effect of temperature anomalies, heat episodes and dry spells on environmental concern and voting for Green parties. The magnitude of the climate effect differs substantially across European regions. It is stronger in regions with a cooler Continental or temperate Atlantic climate and weaker in regions with a warmer Mediterranean climate. The relationships are moderated by regional income level suggesting that climate change experiences increase public support for climate action but only under favourable economic conditions. The findings have important implications for the current efforts to promote climate action in line with the Paris Agreement. Exposure to extreme weather events could increase environmental concerns and support for Green parties. With high-resolution data across European countries, the authors demonstrate the existence of such effect, then further discuss the heterogeneity and possible mechanisms.
Brazilian Tropical Grassland Ecosystems: Distribution and Research Advances

A few decades ago we sought the understanding of the functioning of Brazilian ecosystems. During these years, changes in the way land use were influenced primarily by economic issues involving the process of valuation of land in different regions. Furthermore, developments in research have provided productive increments that were well characterized in some phases. This paper aims to trace a brief history of the distribution of grassland ecosystems in Brazil and show how it has been the advances in research on forages and pastures in the country, pointing its evolution, transition times and trends. Moreover, it purports to show a perspective of the dynamics of occupation of Brazilian territory by these ecosystems. The information is presented on three occasions, seeking to encourage understanding of where livestock grazing occurs and how the dynamics of occupation of the area was favored by the search. Also, it shows how the research was fundamental for Brazil occupy little arable areas considered, making the country one of the largest producers of cattle in the world.
The gendered politics of emotion in austerity ireland

This research project surveys and theorises the politics of shame in the contemporary Irish context. It identifies the deployment and manipulation of emotions in public discourses, particularly with regard to historically marginalised groups, since the onset of the economic crisis, and teases out the gendered and classed operation of the politics of shame. The project establishes the role shame plays in the contemporary political setting post-2008 with the introduction of austerity as a policy-response to the economic crisis. Building on theoretical work highlighting the increased shame-proneness of traditionally disadvantaged groups, the project examines the linkage between gender and shame. Although shame has been understood to be entangled with patriarchal norms concerning women’s bodies and sexuality it has, so far, not been theorised with regard to gender and material disadvantage and poverty. There is some empirical evidence that shame, does, in fact, manifest itself in impoverished populations, and that this may be amplified or at least complicated by gender. The project forms the first political theoretical treatment of the economic crisis and the policy-response to same, and focuses, uniquely, on gender and class. It will does so, again uniquely, through a framing in terms of affect and the politics of emotion. The project seeks to capture just how those experiencing austerity most immediately, conceptualise their disproportionate disadvantaging, and whether they themselves engage a politics of shame. The training and career development provisions of the project aim to enhance the researcher's profile as a specialist in gender, who is equally adept at engaging social science and humanities research methods, and facilitate a deeper probing of a complex empirical context as it relates to gender, shame, and economic disadvantage.
Illes balears innovation management services

The overall IBINNO project objective is the establishment of a feasible and effective service for enhancing the innovation
management capacity of SMEs in the Balearic Islands region. This will benefit the smart growth in the European Union by
increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of investments in research, development and innovation and by contributing to a
better and more efficient connection of stakeholders in the innovation fabric.

The work plan is based on two work packages conducted for the two types of service that will be offered to two different
groups of companies:

• Beneficiaries of:
            - The current SME Instrument, FTI and FET-Open.
            - The new Enhanced European Innovation Council (EIC) which includes the EIC Pathfinder pilot (grant only), comprising FET-Open and FET-Proactive; and the EIC Accelerator pilot (grant only and blended finance), building upon the SME Instrument. The Enhanced EIC pilot also includes the Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) calls.

• SMEs with significant innovation activities and/ or a high potential for internationalisation.

IBINNO H2020 envisages a reinforced link with the B2EN COSME, and by combining both programme support, the B2EN
Consortium in the Balearic Islands will become a one-stop-shop for business and innovation support along the entire value
chain. The Consortium will integrate both H2020 and COSME programme activities implementing a common client-centric
approach on a “hub and spoke model” structure and applying the Network client journey when necessary.
IBINNO will act as access point to the innovation and internationalization system in the Balearic Islands region, which will be
in this new period covered by Balearic Islands Enterprise Network B2EN consortium, embedding the EEN innovation
services in the regional innovation ecosystem.
Co-infection of an animal with more than one genotype can occur in anthrax

During the routine fingerprinting of outbreak strains of Bacillus anthracis of European and African origin by means of a 31-marker multi-locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA), four cultures, two from the Etosha National Park (ENP), Namibia, and two from an outbreak in the Pyrenees in 1997, were found to harbour different genotypes (GTs). To investigate this further, isolates from 10 samples of blood-soaked soil from beneath anthrax carcasses and 18 clinical swabs taken from carcasses in the ENP were examined by a 31-marker MLVA. While only a single GT was found in any one of the 10 soil samples, four of the 18 swabs (22%) yielded different GTs. Two GTs were isolated from each of a zebra and a springbok and three GTs from each of a second zebra and an elephant. These animals had died in a region of the ENP where deaths caused by anthrax regularly occur every year. The results confirm the indications noted previously that co-infection with more than one GT is probably not especially uncommon. The results show that, for the purpose of analysing genotypes involved in an outbreak, it is important to examine more than a single colony from a clinical sample.Multi-locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA)-based fingerprinting techniques have been used in many studies worldwide to characterize the occurrence of different genotypes of Bacillus anthracis in outbreaks of wildlife or livestock and to draw conclusions about the source, the possible routes of spread and the temporal and spatial distribution of outbreak strains. Simultaneous isolation of different genotypes from the same host revealed in our study by MLVA highlights the importance of examining more than a single colony from a clinical sample. This conclusion is not specific for MLVA but holds true for every high-resolution method, including full-genome sequencing.
The Northern Rambler: Recreational Walking and the Popular Politics of Industrial England, from Peterloo to the 1930s

This article analyses the nature and development of a grassroots popular culture of countryside appreciation, based on rural walking and access to unenclosed land, in northern England, covering the period between the emergence of footpath preservation societies in the 1820s and the controversies over access to Kinder Scout in the1930s. It has particular reference to Lancashire and the ‘Dark Peak’ in north Derbyshire, where activities of this sort were particularly widespread, especially on the upland moors. It examines the relationships between rural walking, enjoyment of open spaces and the freedom of the ‘open air’, popular science, political meetings and traditions, and campaigns to safeguard and extend access to uncultivated land. These themes are set in the context of the Lancashire ‘cotton towns’, especially but not exclusively, as the ‘first industrial society’ and the birthplace of modern commercial leisure, and the article pulls together evidence from a variety of primary and secondary sources to...
On-Board Gaseous Emissions from Diesel Passenger Car Fueled with Alternative Fuels on Different Road Types

On-board gaseous emissions from diesel passenger car fueled with alternative fuels on different road types were studied using an On Board System (OBS2200) manufactured by HORIBA. The on-board testing shows that CO emissions from the car fueled with testing fuels on urban arterial road is highest while lowest on river-bridge. The car fueled with n-butanol diesel exhausts less CO relatively while increases THC emission. The biodiesel and n-butanol diesel increase NOX emission from the car while CTL and GTL can help the car reduce NOX emission. On urban arterial road and sub-arterial road CO2 emission is normally high while low on suburban freeway and river-bridge
The impact of changes in social policies on household food insecurity in British Columbia, 2005–2012

As concerns about food insecurity in high income countries grow, there is a need to better understand the impact of social policy decisions on this problem. In Canada, provincial government actions are particularly important because food insecurity places substantial burden on provincial health care budgets. This study was undertaken to describe the socio-demographic and temporal patterning of food insecurity in British Columbia (BC) from 2005 to 2012 and determine the impact of BC's one-time increase in social assistance and introduction of the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) on food insecurity rates among target groups. Using data from the Canadian Community Health Surveys, logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify trends and assess changes in food insecurity among subgroups differentiated by main source of income and housing tenure. Models were run against overall food insecurity, moderate and severe food insecurity, and severe food insecurity to explore whether the impact of policy changes differed by severity of food insecurity. Overall food insecurity rose significantly among households in BC between 2005 and 2012. Following the increase in social assistance benefits, overall food insecurity and moderate and severe food insecurity declined among households on social assistance, but severe food insecurity remained unchanged. We could discern no effect of the RAP on any measure of food insecurity among renter households. Our findings indicate the sensitivity of food insecurity among social assistance recipients to improvements in income and highlight the importance of examining severity of food insecurity when assessing the effects of policy interventions.
Alliance for the Effective Transnational Handling of Environmental Resources

The project involves an integrated effort of most of the institutional and scientific community working on marine, coastal and maritime issues. The project covers different coastal, marine and mainland areas: 
- Puglia Region: “Inner Sea” of Taranto; the East coast of Salento in the marine protected area of Otranto-S.Maria di Leuca;
- Western Greece Region: regional Units of Ilia and Achaia including the coastal and marine area expanding within the Ionion Sea;
- Epirus Region: Siagiada coastline in R.U of Thesprotia; 
- Ionian Islands Region: three Regional Units of Corfu and Zakynthos. 

The Project will be based on three main phases: 

1.Sharing of environmental assessment and co-planning and co-management of joint plans and protocols; 

2.Networking and ITC tools; 

3.Implementation of Pilot projects. The project starts from the elaboration of the mapping and analyses of the areas concerned in order to assess the environmental risks, the prevention measures and subsequent population alerting phase, with reference to the evaluated risks, which will produce effect on health, on products quality and consequently on social and community life. In the first phase the partnership will establish a joint governance and management of Plans integrating coastal and rural ecosystems protection measures and enhancing marine, coastal and mainland resources, thus enabling a integrated territorial productive system (rural and sea value chain) to strengthen environmental, social and economic sustainability. In particular, PPs will develop joint mapping - environmental risk assessment; ecosystem services management model; joint Protocol for monitoring landslides; Civil Protection Green Paper on environmental emergencies. During the second phase, PB1 will, first of all, adapt and restructure infrastructural assets necessary to strengthen cooperation activities and measures among PPs. Finally, PPs will implement pilot projects with an overall strategy encompassing clearly defined targets and measures which aim at protecting the territory of the target areas from pollution and natural risks, suggesting and elaborating potential alerting and remediation strategies and thus enabling to move towards more protected and sustainable productive systems at environmental, economic and social level.
[Synthesis and characterization of controlled-release preparation of metronidazole].

To increase the solubility of metronidazole in water in order to increase its bioavailability.A new controlled-release preparation of metronidazole was synthesized by using sodium alginate which had good solubility in water, degradation and characteristics of biocompatibility. The chemical structures of the controlled-release preparation were characterized by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, DSC and SEM. The solubility was assayed according to the National Standard. The inclusion rate and controlled-release effect were assayed by UV spectrum.The inclusion rate could reach maximum under the optimum conditions of molar ratio of 3:1, ultrasonic power of 400 W, and reaction time of 200 s. The solubility of the controlled-release preparation in water increased to 18.99 mg/ml. There was 40% metronidazole released in 12 h in buffer solution.A new controlled-release preparation of metronidazole is synthesized successfully by using sodium alginate and its release rate is satisfactory.
High relatedness in a social amoeba: the role of kin-discriminatory segregation

A major challenge for social theory is to explain the importance of kin discrimination for the evolution of altruism. One way to assess the importance of kin discrimination is to test its effects on increasing relatedness within groups. The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum aggregates to form a fruiting body composed of dead stalk and live spores. Previous studies of a natural population showed that where D. discoideum occurs in the soil, multiple clones are often found in the same small soil samples. However, actual fruiting bodies usually contain only one clone. We here performed experiments to gauge the effect of kin-discriminatory segregation on increasing relatedness. We mixed co-occurring clones from this population using a relatedness level found in small soil samples. We found a lower proportion of uniclonal fruiting bodies and a lower level of relatedness compared with natural fruiting bodies. We found that the amount of relatedness increase attributable to kin-discriminatory segregation was small. These findings suggest a relatively minor influence of kin-discriminatory segregation on relatedness in D. discoideum . We discuss our results comparing with the results of previous studies, including those of wild clones and laboratory mutants. We ask why wild clones of D. discoideum exhibit a low degree of kin-discriminatory segregation, and what alternative factors might account for high relatedness in D. discoideum .
Monitoring devices for overall fitness of drivers

The aim of determining fitness to drive is to achieve a balance between minimising any driving-related road safety risks for the individual and the community and maintaining the driver’s lifestyle and employment-related mobility independence. Driving a car is a complex and dynamic task and there is a wide range of conditions that temporarily affect the ability to drive safely like consuming substances or fatigue. Professional drivers are particularly affected by fatigue. The main effect of fatigue is a progressive withdrawal of attention from the road and traffic demands leading to impaired driving performance. The particular practice of professional drivers include working long hours, prolonged night work, working irregular hours, little or poor sleep, and early starting times which in many cases lead to fatigue. Fatigue causes reduced alertness, longer reaction times, memory problems, poorer psychometric coordination, and less efficient information processing. The results of different surveys world-wide show that over 50% of long-haul drivers have at some time almost fallen asleep at the wheel. The project will design, implement and test a new tool, for the monitoring and evaluation of driving performance, cognitive load, physical fatigue and reaction time. The system will create neurophysiological models able to detect the onset of abnormal drivers’ fitness based on data obtained from IoT devices during working activities and while driving, on board intelligence and smart tachographs. Artificial Intelligent models will associate different kinds of anomalous behaviour to its most probable cause: drugs, medicines, alcohol, fatigue, etc.; and a cloud-based system will communicate driver, police patrols, infrastructure the necessary information to improve road safety.
Drugs and alcohol have also the potential to adversely affect driving skills; the project will also develop screening methods to detect new drugs and to reduce the time needed to perform the tests.
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Measuring interstellar reactions of aromatics by gas-phase experiments

The recent discovery of benzonitrile in a nearby cold molecular cloud (Taurus) marks the first detection of an aromatic species in the interstellar medium by radio astronomy. Benzonitrile provides a key link to benzene, which may be a low-temperature precursor to more complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Understanding the origin of PAHs will help answer fundamental questions about their role in forming interstellar dust as well as potentially prebiotic molecules—material that may be incorporated into new planetary systems. 
Computational models are used to pinpoint individual chemical pathways by inputting kinetic rates of various formation and destruction reactions and aiming to reproduce the molecular abundances determined by radio astronomy. Many of these rates have not been measured in the laboratory, especially at low temperature. The MIRAGE project aims to measure reaction kinetics of functionalized benzenes at temperatures relevant to the cold interstellar medium and use these measurements to understand radio observations of aromatics in Taurus molecular cloud. To do this, we will use a new technique in development at the Université de Rennes 1 that combines chirped-pulse (sub)mm-wave (CPMW) rotational spectroscopy with uniform supersonic flows generated by the CRESU technique. This apparatus (one of only a few in development worldwide) will be used to measure kinetics for reactions of benzene. These data are critical to accurately explain the observed abundance of benzonitrile, as well as predicting the abundances of other aromatic species currently targeted for detection.