SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Strategizing for digital innovations: Value propositions for transcending market boundaries

• Digital entrepreneurs constantly design value propositions rather than innovating. • We capture the continual design of the value proposition as a strategizing practice. • At the heart of designing value propositions are four mechanisms and a reshuffling pattern. • The continuous design of the value proposition facilitates transcending market boundaries. Digital entrepreneurs often exploit market opportunities across boundaries by constantly designing value propositions rather than innovating. We conceptualize this as a strategizing practice, which we aim to investigate further. This paper explores the mechanisms that digital entrepreneurs use to design and redesign value propositions to exploit market opportunities across boundaries by drawing on a two-year in-depth case study of a digital venture. We argue that at the heart of designing value propositions are the following four mechanisms: excogitating functionality, self-reverberating benefits, designating interdependencies, and conforming intentionalities. The paper argues that through the constant enactment of these mechanisms and a pattern that acts as a catalyst, it is possible to redesign the value proposition to transcend market boundaries without constantly developing new digital products. Our paper offers significant implications for digital technology entrepreneurship and strategizing literature by (a) capturing and theorizing the continual design of the value proposition as a strategizing practice to transcend market boundaries, (b) enunciating the mechanisms underpinning the design of the value proposition, and (c) introducing a new theoretical approach to the study of value proposition drawing on a practice perspective.
Outside the Box: Letter to my son

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Dear Al.

Congratulations. Subject to achieving your predicted grades, you have won a place at medical school. Countless hours spent volunteering, shadowing doctors (both here and abroad), and making your 4000-character personal statement stand out from hundreds of others, have paid off.

We have done the high-fives, the celebratory meal, and the phone calls to your proud grandmothers. We have started a spreadsheet to work out how, as a graduate entrant, you will find the money for your fees, rent, living expenses, and books, even with help from a parent in receipt of a Clinical Excellence Award. The figures stack up, but only just. …

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Implicit treatment of solvent dispersion forces in protein simulations

A model is proposed for the evaluation of dispersive forces in a continuum solvent representation for use in large-scale computer simulations. The model captures the short- and long-range effects of water-exclusion in conditions of partial and anisotropic hydration. The model introduces three parameters, one of which represents the degree of hydration (water occupancy) at any point in the system, which depends on the solute conformation, and two that represent the strength of water-water and water-solute dispersive interactions. The model is optimized for proteins, using hydration data of a suboptimally hydrated binding site and results from dynamics simulations in explicit water. The model is applied to a series of aliphatic-alcohol/protein complexes and a set of binary and ternary complexes of various sizes. Implications for weak and ultra-weak protein-protein association and for simulation in crowded media are discussed.
Fluid phase behavior of ethylene glycol+water mixtures (at operating conditions of the first-stage esterification reactors for PET synthesis) by molecular simulations and activity coefficient (γ–φ) method

Abstract Phase-equilibria of binary mixtures for ethylene glycol (EG) + water mixtures are predicted by employing molecular simulations and the activity coefficient (γ–φ) method. The temperature–composition (T–x–y) diagram at 99.6 kPa and the pressure–composition (P–x–y) diagram of EG + water mixtures at 395.15 K have been generated using the Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulations and the activity coefficient (γ–φ) method for comparison with that reported in literature. The phase diagram of this system at the operating conditions (405.3 kPa) in the first-stage esterification reactor used in the manufacture of poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, (from terephthalic acid and EG) has been predicted using both the approaches. These results can be used to improve the design of separators and reactors used in PET synthesis.
Carbon black immobilized in electrospun chitosan membranes

Abstract Cross-linked, non-woven fibrous membranes were successfully electrospun from carbon black–chitosan solutions. Morphology changes with increasing amounts of carbon black were analyzed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Chemical structure, conductance, and crystallinity of the fibrous membranes were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), AC impedance spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. We hypothesize that even at 62.5 wt% loading of carbon black the particles are chelated and immobilized within the fibers by the natural polymer, chitosan. After cross-linking using glutaraldehyde vapor, all carbon black–chitosan membranes exhibited chemical stability in aqueous, acidic, and basic solutions for at least 20 days.
Particulate inorganic adjuvants: recent developments and future outlook

Abstract Objectives To review the state of the art and assess future potential in the use of inorganic particulates as vaccine adjuvants. Key findings An adjuvant is an entity added to a vaccine formulation to ensure that robust immunity to the antigen is inculcated. The inclusion of an adjuvant is typically vital for the efficacy of vaccines using inactivated organisms, subunit and DNA antigens. With increasing research efforts being focused on subunit and DNA antigens because of their improved safety profiles, the development of appropriate adjuvants is becoming ever more crucial. Despite this, very few adjuvants are licensed for use in humans (four by the FDA, five by the European Medicines Agency). The most widely used adjuvant, alum, has been used for nearly 90 years, yet its mechanism of action remains poorly understood. In addition, while alum produces a powerful antibody Th2 response, it does not provoke the cellular immune response required for the elimination of intracellular infections or cancers. New adjuvants are therefore needed, and inorganic systems have attracted much attention in this regard. Summary In this review, the inorganic adjuvants currently in use are considered, and the efforts made to date to understand their mechanisms of action are summarised. We then move on to survey the literature on inorganic particulate adjuvants, focusing on the most interesting recent developments in this area and their future potential.
Injection tube for soil strengthening products

The invention relates to tubes used for strengthening soils by the injection under pressure of a solidifying product. The tube 1 comprises at its ends 4 and 5 an assembly system and, between them, one or more caps 2 and 3 serving as a valve. The cap is obtained directly in the tube by thinning 7 the wall and breaks under the effect of the pressure inside the tube. <IMAGE>
RDP - Réseau des Parcs

Mediterranean protected areas have specific characteristics resulting from usage by mankind.These make it urgent to look for synergies by creating a network of resources and skills. Know-how and techniques can be shared on the basis of empirical procedures and experimentation in the local context, and evaluated when applied in similar contexts. This sharing of know-how contributes to growth in local contexts and the resulting knowledge repository can be used via a web site, and subsequent forms of cooperation can be identified. Overall objective / Objectif général The general objective of the project is to establish a new form of dialogue on shared areas of environmental management through the creation of a network of protected natural areas on the Mediterranean, in order to contribute to the adoption of common strategies for sustainable cooperation. The topics chosen fall within a broader framework of land planning, the aim being to achieve cooperation and to search for common solutions for environmental matters. Expected results / Résultats attendus The results of the network can already be seen: a) increased efficiency of partners in shared areas of management through the analysis of the good practices adopted by others and the drawing up of case studies; b) increased efficiency of partners in shared areas of management, based on case studies, through the possibility of adopting new forms of cooperation on specific community-funded projects; c) assistance for growth in local contexts through the promotion of human resources with e-learning; d) increased visibility of protected areas as a result of communication through the network; e) convergence of local policies for protected areas in a more global and general approach.
Ehealth standards and profiles in action for europe and beyond

The eStandards CSA is proposed by HL7, CEN TC251, & IHE, leading Standards Organizations (SDOs), and is supported by the eHealth Network, ISO TC215, GS1, IHTSDO, IEEE11073, and IMIA to advance eHealth interoperability and global alignment of standards with seven objectives: 
1. Join up with Stakeholders in Europe and globally to build consensus on eHealth standards, accelerate knowledge-sharing, and promote wide adoption of standards.
2. Deliver an evidence-based Roadmap for alignment, iterative consolidation, and broad acceptance of eStandards that is endorsed by SDOs, the eHealth Network, the providers, and the Industry.
3. Contribute to the eHealth Interoperability Framework use cases focusing on clinical content modelling for different paradigms and embed a Quality Management System for interoperability testing & certification of eHealth systems.
4. Collect evidence and provide guidance on the coexistence of competing or overlapping standards in large-scale eHealth deployment nationally and cross-border.
5. Participate in EU/US MoU roadmap actions as the international patient summaries standard.
6. Explore socio-economic aspects of eHealth interoperability, revisiting the language for user-vendor interaction that embodies ‘co-making’ in trust, collaboration and long-term engagement.
7. Align across PHC-34 to nurture innovation, sustainability & growth under CEF and beyond contributing to Key actions of the Digital Agenda 2020. 
The proposal’s ambition is to strengthen Europe’s voice and impact, while reinforcing the bridges established with the EU Patient Summary guideline across the Atlantic in Trillium Bridge and among MS with epSOS, eSENS, Antilope, and EXPAND. The eStandards Roadmap and associated evidence base, a white paper on the need for formal standards, and two guidelines addressing how to work with: (a) clinical content in profiles and (b) competing standards in large-scale eHealth deployments will be pragmatic steps toward alignment and convergence.
Upscaling and market introduction of simultaneous biogas upgrading and bio-succinic acid production

Succinic Acid (SA) is the most important multifunctional platform chemical for the industry with immense applications
(bioplastics, polyurethanes, paints, etc.) but 95% of its production is petroleum-based. On a separate matter, biogas’ most
valuable compound is BioMethane (BioM), used as renewable energy; but obtained by costly upgrading technologies, not
fully widespread.
Currently, the SA and BioM production are separate industrial processes. We have developed NEOSUCCESS, the first
technology worldwide that recycles and uses residual waste streams to simultaneously produce these two high-value added
products: BioM (>95%) from biogas to be used as a biofuel; and BioSA (>80%), a second-generation non-fossil alternative to
SA. This is the first revolutionary biogas upgrading technology that binds CO2 into a valuable biochemical; highly reducing
production costs and environmental footprint.
The aim of NEOSUCCESS project is to make commercially available a unique technology based on a containerised plugand-
play technology conceived to be integrated in biogas plants’ operational workflow, finally making the investment on
biogas upgrading profitable as a result of its complementary BioSA exploitation.
Our Consortium is formed by two well-established engineering firms and two world-class universities situated at the forefront
of technical innovations. We have validated and patented a prototype from real sugar-rich waste side streams (41.5 L of
fermentation broth); and now, we are highly skilled to build and fine-tune the first NEOSUCCESS industrial unit (capacity of
12,000 Nm3 of BioM and 47,000 kg of BioSA).
Both Biogas Upgrading and BioSA markets have a double-digit growth, which strikes as a great opportunity for Europe to
take a leap forward. Thanks to this project, we will achieve a successful market launch by 2023 and install 40
NEOSUCCESS units in 11 countries by 2027, contributing to the European transition towards a sustainable Bio-based
Economy.
Commercial service platform for user-relevant coastal water monitoring services based on earth observation

Coastal zones are very productive areas, offering many valuable habitats and ecosystems services and attracting human settlements and activities. The intensive concentration of population and excessive exploitation of natural resources puts high pressure on coastal ecosystems leading to biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, pollution as well as conflicts between potential uses and space competition. Several European directives aim at sustainable management of coastal waters, retaining or restoring a high ecological status and safeguarding ecosystem services. Increasing pressure and stricter regulations increase the need for efficient monitoring solutions. Where traditional in situ sampling is insufficient to characterise the highly dynamic coastal environments, Earth Observation (EO) provides a synoptic view and frequent coverage. With the launch of the Copernicus Sentinel satellites, operational water quality services become a business opportunity.
CoastObs will develop a service platform for coastal water monitoring with validated products derived from EO. In dialogue with users from various sectors, CoastObs will develop innovative EO-based products: monitoring of seagrass and macro-algae, phytoplankton size classes, primary production, and harmful algae as well as higher level products such as indicators and integration with predictive models. CoastObs will establish sustainable supply chains that can be directly integrated into the users’ systems. The CoastObs consortium has the knowledge and ambition to develop services that are commercially viable, grow in capacity and thus create new jobs. The business case is to define user groups with common requirements, so tailored products can be developed at highly reduced costs per user. Setup of efficient data structures (array database) for smart (re)processing of data is part of this ambition. The commitment of 13 users to CoastObs demonstrates the need for such user-friendly and affordable coastal water services
METHOD, VEHICLE AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING AT LEAST ONE PAYLOAD BETWEEN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR TRANSPORTING SAID PAYLOAD

The present invention pertains to the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly referred to as drones, and in particular concerns the use thereof as means for transporting payloads such as orders. The present invention concerns a method that solves the problem of how to automatically transfer orders to a payload delivery system with multiple drones, thereby efficiently reducing battery-related range constraints. The method includes a first vehicle (11) with a first trajectory (31) and a second vehicle (12) with a second trajectory (32) that have at least one shared partial trajectory th, the partial trajectory th being in the middle of the first trajectory and the second trajectory and comprising a plurality of intermediate points h located between each of the initial pointsi 1 <i />and i 2 and each of the end points f 1 and f 2 respectively, in which the transfer is made within the partial trajectory th.
Reduced platform lift enhancing accessibility for disable citizens

Architectonical barriers at the EU represent a problem to people in general with mobility impairments in their everyday lives. This is a big problem, as currently there are 3.2M wheelchair users and 40M people in Europe that cannot walk without aid. To solve out this matter, platform lifts (able to carry a wheel chair) and stairlifts where created. However, this kind of machines present some problems at the time of its use, from which the most important one is their high consumption of energy, which makes them machines expensive to maintain. This consumption increases in an exponential way when the number of steps is high (>3 floors), being evident in the electricity bill. Other limitations are their big dimensions (not suitable for stairs < 1m), the disturbing noise of their motors, and the low speed (7’ to complete 4 floors!).
In 2015, Extrema, a leader in accessibility systems, started developing Slim+, a platform stairlift with the smallest size and the lowest energy consumption of the market (50% less), which will allow to do more steps with the same motor, in narrow places and in a more sustainable and secure (improved electronic system) and silent (<60Db) way. The main innovative components developed include: new breaking system, new material for key components, novel stabilizing system and improved electronic device.
A first prototype has been developed and tested at lab level (TRL6), however there are several activities to be done to improve the performance of current prototype to reach the market.
Slim+ emerges in response to the demands in terms of energy consumption for platform lifts, with the purpose of widespread accessibility and mobility to all European citizens, especially in urban areas. With Slim+, Extrema will be able to compete in a wider market, enlarging the possibilities of market up-take. We estimate that with this project, Extrema will reach a margin of €5.4M by 2024, and will increase the number of employees by 15.
METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A CLEANING CYCLE OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

A method and system remotely controlling a cleaning cycle of a household appliance using transmission of wireless signals is provided. Signals are transmitted between a mobile dispensing device arranged in the household appliance and an electronic device. The method determines the strength of a signal received by the mobile dispensing device. The determined strength is compared to a threshold value. If the determined strength is above the threshold value transmission of wireless signals from the mobile dispensing device to the electronic device is enabled. If the determined strength is below the threshold value transmission of signals from the mobile dispensing device to the electronic device is disabled. When transmission of signals is enabled, a status wireless signal comprising status information about the cleaning cycle is sent to the electronic device.
Robot enhanced sensing, intelligence and actuation to improve job quality in manufacturing

The ROSSINI project aims to develop a disruptive, inherently safe hardware-software platform for the design and deployment of human-robot collaboration (HRC) applications in manufacturing. By combining innovative sensing, actuation and control technologies (developed by world market leaders in their field), and integrating them in an open development environment, the ROSSINI platform will deliver a set of tools which will enable the spread of HRC applications where robots and human operators will become members of the same team, increasing job quality, production flexibility and productivity.

Thanks to enhanced robot sensing capabilities, the deployment of artificial intelligence to optimise productivity and safety, and natively collaborative manipulation technologies, ROSSINI will deliver high performance HRC workcells, combining the safety of traditional cobots with the working speed and payloads of industrial robots.

The ROSSINI research lines will this be: 
SENSING: A high performance Smart and Safe Sensor System for human and robot detection & tracking, capable of quickening sensors response time by 70%
CONTROL: A safety aware control architecture for robot dynamic reconfiguration, capable of reducing robot task execution time by 45%
ACTUATION: An innovative, collaborative by birth robot manipulator, to be marketed through the ROSSINI platform, capable of increasing the working speed when collaborating with humans by 45%
HUMAN FACTORS: Human factors analysis for mutual predictability of robot and human intentions, capable of increasing job quality index by 15%
RISK ASSESSMENT: A risk assessment procedure based on new interpretation of collision values, capable of reducing (combined with other results) by 30% the time and cost of reconfiguration, and increasing the allowed robot working speed by 20%

The research lines will be combined into 3 demonstrators (white goods, electronic equipment, and food packaging).
Mapping practices under pressure. the everyday experience of socio-economic change in deindustrialising cities, 1960-2000

The project uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) to map how everyday practices changed in European cities under the pressure of deindustrialization between the 1960s and 1990s. It will substantiate the hypothesis that the processes of social transformation, which have led to phenomena of social and cultural polarization, cannot simply be deducted from socio-economic factors alone, but hinge on the (re-)production of social status, gender and ethnicity in everyday routines. Spatial analysis using GIS offers a suitable tool to reconstruct the relevance of practices in processes of social transformation because everyday routines aggregated around places, nodes and networks, and these localizations in turn become important references in defining social relations. Accessing and analysing information about past practices brings with it methodological challenges which the project addresses by combining oral history interviews with digital mapping techniques. With this, the project will contribute to the ongoing efforts to devise methodologies, which allow to further expand research in the field of digital spatial humanities into the realm of qualitative data and “deep mapping”. It will build on the extensive expertise of the HI (University of Antwerp Centre for Urban History) and will be integrated in the HI’s initiatives to refine the DARIAH and CLARIN infrastructures in the ‘Spatial Humanities’. The project will therefore contribute to the field of contemporary urban history and to the methodological advancement of GIS as a tool of historical research.