SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
SOuth-NORth Axis

SONORA addresses the need for improved multimodal accessibility in Central Europe in South-North dimensions. Building upon past project experiences which focused on the landscape and general transport conditions and plans within the area, SONORA targets to incisively bring forward the state of the art on the deployment of primary transport infrastructure and services, through trans-national collaboration to prioritise: transport network development, removal of obstacles in the infrastructure realisation process, activation of services along itineraries. _x000D_
These activities will support the development of a primary central European multimodal transport network in the South-North dimension, through targeted interventions regarding firstly specific needs of individual areas which have trans-national relevance for the integrity of the entire corridor, secondly improved accessibility for landlocked countries to European seaports and thirdly facilitating intermodality for road, rail, waterways. The establishing of strategic cooperation between and within trans-European transport corridors, the facilitation of connections between high priority transport corridors and national and regional networks and the support of deployment of sustainable transport modes are especially focused within the project._x000D_
Analysis of file download time in peer-to-peer networks with stochastic and time-varying service capacities

The service capacities of a source peer at different times in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network exhibit temporal correlation. Unfortunately, there is no analytical result which clearly characterizes the expected download time from a source peer with stochastic and time-varying service capacity. The main contribution of this paper is to analyze the expected file download time in P2P networks with stochastic and time-varying service capacities. The service capacity of a source peer is treated as a stochastic process. Analytical results which characterize the expected download time from a source peer with stochastic and time-varying service capacity are derived for the autoregressive model of order 1. Simulation results are presented to validate our analytical results. Numerical data are given to show the impact of the degree of correlation and the strength of noise on the expected file download time. For any chunk allocation method, an analytical result of the expected parallel download time from a source peer with stochastic and time-varying service capacity is derived. It is shown that the algorithm which chooses chunk sizes proportional to the expected service capacities has better performance than the algorithm which chooses equal chunk sizes. It is also shown that multiple source peers do reduce the parallel download time significantly. • Analyzing the file download time with stochastic and time-varying service capacities. • Treating the service capacity of a source peer as a stochastic process. • Validating analytical results by simulations.
Conservation genetics of the critically endangered Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis): recommendations for management and sustainable use

The highly valuable timber species Dalbergia cochinchinensis is severely threatened due to habitat loss and illegal logging throughout its distribution in mainland Southeast Asia and is listed on CITES Appendix II. This study proposes a strategy for conservation and sustainable management of the species based on assessment of genetic structure within and among natural populations. We developed SNP markers from RAD sequencing and used these in combination with SSR genotypes from a previous study to assess the genetic diversity in 26 populations of D. cochinchinensis across its entire range in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. The species is able of clonal reproduction and we found that trees closer than 45 meters from each other can be clones. Genetic diversity and clustering analysis showed a clear division of populations into five geographical groups with differing levels of diversity. Assignment tests correctly identified the region of origin for approximately 90% of the samples, which demonstrates that despite a low number of successfully identified SNPs, the SSR + SNP marker panel has the potential for tracking the geographic origin of D. cochinchinensis timber for use in CITES regulation and enforcement. We propose the five identified groups to be considered as Management Units and that conservation and breeding programs should be based on a network of in situ and ex situ conservation stands representing the genetic variation among and within these units. We recommend that conservation efforts are directed towards community owned and managed lands, as this has proven an effective strategy locally.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING IN A TDD SYSTEM

A method of switching a communication device between an uplink communication path and a downlink communication path is provided. The method measures a power level of signals on at least one radio frequency for one of the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path. The measured power level is compared with a threshold power level. Switching between an uplink circuit and a downlink circuit is based on the comparison between the measured power level and the threshold power level.
Towards research excellence and innovation capacity in studing lake ecosystems functional structures and climate change impact

Within the field of aquatic ecology, the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) through the Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery and Centre for Limnology (CL) has steadily improved its ability to describe the ecological processes in Estonian lakes. However, in order to reach the next level in terms of scientific excellence and broader impact within the scientific community, it must move beyond just describing ecological processes in the regional (Estonian) scale. Application of more innovative and advanced methods of experimentation as well as sound experienced guidance for data analysis, scientific writing and presentation would lead CL researchers to be able to develop new paradigms for freshwater ecosystems in general, and specifically in shallow lakes that prevail in Estonia and also globally. However, limitations in staff training and institutional capacity and modest participation in cooperation networks has hindered EMU’s CL from making this jump.
Through this cooperation and knowledge exchange, EMU will greatly improve its use of existing research methods as well as develop cutting-edge new approaches that will help EMU to make significant contributions to our understanding of lake ecology and its effects on the environment. The collaboration will also help EMU translate scientific expertise into a greater impact in the international scientific community via publishing of articles and participation in conferences and International projects. The collaboration will also be directed towards improving the education provided to students at all three levels (BSc, MSc, PhD) within EMU by offering new courses and opportunities to study with partner institutions. TREICLAKE will also help EMU to disseminate and exploit research results to audiences beyond the scientific community. This includes policy makers, youth and the general public, to improve understanding of the importance of the topic, including the role that lakes can play in addressing climate change.
Gravitational waves from extreme mass-ratio inspirals

In 2016, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) collaboration announced its first ground-breaking detections of gravitational waves sourced by binary black hole mergers. These observations herald the beginning of a new era in astronomy: gravitational waves are expected to shed light on many unsolved astrophysical and theoretical problems, such as finding neutron stars' equation of state, modelling the formation and evolution of compact objects and testing alternative theories of gravity. 
With LIGO's next observational run starting in late 2016 and the prospect of seeing the space-based interferometer eLISA fly in the near future, gravitational wave physics is set to be one of the most active and exciting fields in contemporary science. 
Black hole binaries are going to be key targets both for LIGO and eLISA: it is thus crucial to perfect the modelling of these systems, as this will enable us to extract the rich information encoded in the gravitational wave signals that will be detected in the years to come. 
This project proposes the development of a state-of-the-art code to study extreme mass-ratio inspirals into Kerr black holes, including the full gravitational self-force (i.e. both conservative and dissipative effects). The project will contribute to the construction of a template bank for eLISA. Furthermore, it will inform the calibration of effective-one-body (EOB) and phenomenological waveform models which form the basis of LIGO-Virgo data analysis.
Hydrochemical characteristics and the impact of anthropogenic activity on groundwater quality in suburban area of Urmia city, Iran

The aim of this research was to determine the main hydrochemical processes, quality change and groundwater pollution resulted from various human activities in the suburban area of Urmia city, located in the northwest of Iran. For this purposes, 62 groundwater samples were collected from urban, suburban and rural areas in September 2015. Furthermore, for determining the effect of anthropogenic activities on urban and suburban groundwater quality, a comparison was made between rural, suburban and urban groundwater. The results indicate that the main type of groundwater is Ca–HCO3, and the important processes controlling groundwater chemistry are mineral weathering, ion exchange and anthropogenic activity. The effect of anthropogenic activity such as increase in urbanization and change in land use caused the increase in the concentration of Ca, HCO3, Cl, Na, Mg, NO3 and pollution of groundwater in the suburban area. In suburban zone and especially in areas with low-depth groundwater, runoff infiltration, domestic effluent sewages and application of fertilizers caused an increase in nitrate in groundwater. In urban areas with impermeable surfaces, due to less infiltration, the amount of nitrate in groundwater is low, and groundwater is not contaminated. The results obtained from groundwater sustainability indicators (index of damages, index of pollution and groundwater quality index) show that the suburban area has low-hazard pollutant problem. Also, quality of 41% groundwater samples in the suburban zone and 13% in the rural zone is poor. In this paper, to determine the water quality for irrigation uses, sodium percent (Na%), sodium absorption ratio, residual sodium carbonate and permeability index were all calculated. The calculation of the irrigation water quality indices indicated that the quality of water for irrigation purposes can be classified as excellent to permissible categories.
Loneliness and Sleep Quality: Dyadic Effects and Stress Effects

The aims of this investigation are to determine whether loneliness is associated with a person's own sleep quality and sleep quality of their partner, and to test stress as a potential mediator. Participants were 255 couples in married (75%) or cohabiting relationships who completed self-report measures of loneliness, sleep quality, stress, and depression. Results of Actor-Partner Interdependence analyses replicated findings in the literature showing an association between loneliness and poor sleep quality. The more lonely a male participant was, the lower his partner's sleep quality. In addition, the more lonely participants were, the higher they rated their partner's sleep disturbance. There were significant indirect effects of loneliness on poor sleep quality through increased stress, even after controlling for depression.
Contrastive Analysis of Aspectual Oppositions in English and Persian

This article aims at contrasting aspectual oppositions in English and Persian in the context of the novel The Old Man and the Sea, and its translation by Daryabandari (1983) as the data. Unlike English, in Persian perfective and imperfective forms are morphologically marked. While the vast majority of English simple past forms are translated into Persian by past perfective forms, only less than a quarter of them are translated into this language by past imperfective forms. Most English verbs translated into Persian by past perfectives mainly include past progressives, infinitives and gerunds. In translating English gerunds, simple present forms, prepositional phrases and infinitive forms one normally uses Persian past perfective forms. All Persian non-past forms take mi- obligatorily and they are used in translating a wide range of English non-past forms including simple present and infinitive forms. English simple past forms are mainly used in expressing single events, habits, states and conditionals, whereas the vast majority of Persian past perfectives are used in expressing perfective situations. English simple present forms are mainly used in expressing habits, facts or perfective situations, whereas, Persian non-past forms are mainly used in expressing perfective or progressive situations either in present or future, as well as habits and facts.
Substitute for Red Blood

The subject of the project is to carry out R & D works, in order to develop a safe substitute for red blood cells, called the so-called. “artificial blood” for therapeutic use in humans. Currently, this type of product is not offered on the domestic market as well as on the European market and in the USA. This demonstrates the high innovativeness of the developed solution. In view of the growing demand for blood and its components and the limitations of national blood donation and blood treatment systems, there is an urgent need for the results of the project to improve health and save many lives. The target group of the project is medical staff (medicines and nurses) and all people who require blood transfusions when performing medical procedures. The product developed will be used by people who, for philosophical and religious reasons, refuse treatment with human blood or products containing zoonotic ingredients. There are also large pharmaceutical companies interested in purchasing licenses. The project involves carrying out 1 stage of industrial research and 2 stages of experimental development. Industrial research will be carried out independently by the Applicant, with qualified and experienced research and management staff and technical resources (laboratory premises and research equipment). In the implementation of the 1st stage of development, the Subcontractor will be selected by the Applicant, responsible, inter alia, for carrying out preclinical studies of the preparation on a small and large animal model. External experts will also be involved, thanks to which the project will be implemented on the basis of user-oriented design methods. In order to protect intellectual property created in the project, a patent application is planned. The project will be implemented in accordance with the principles of energy saving and the efficient use of natural resources.
Cyanobacteria for restoration of degraded soils

Frequent land degradation problems in drylands make necessary the adoption of effective and low cost restoration strategies for a sustainable development of these areas. However, water scarcity and low soil fertility inherent to drylands make difficult implementation of traditional restoration techniques based on plant cover establishment. Recent studies point to the viability of cyanobacteria and their secreted exopolysaccharides (EPS) as an eco-friendly biotechnology technique for restoration of arid degraded soils. However, cyanobacteria utilization is limited due to lack of knowledge regarding the factors involved in the success and failure of inoculated cyanobacteria. The general objective of Cyano4REST  is cover the gap in knowledge on the relationships between the characteristics of the polysaccharidic matrix produced by cyanobacteria in the soils and its role in affecting soil hydraulic properties, soil stability and CO2 fluxes in biocrusts. The specific objectives are: 1) Identification and culture of cyanobacteria species present in biocrusts from different arid and semiarid regions; 2) Chemical and macromolecular characterization of the EPS secreted by cyanobacteria species and their influence on biocrust development; 3) Analysis of the influence of cyanobacteria inoculation on soil properties and CO2 fluxes on different textured soils; 4) Cyanobacteria inoculation on soils under field conditions and analysis of their influence on soil fertility and stability, soil moisture, and CO2 fluxes. This project represent a significant step forward the development of successful strategy for soil restoration based on the artificial inoculation of cyanobacteria. Cyano4REST will thus increase the European research visibility in the development of new biotechnological techniques to promote sustainable development, ensure the protection of the environment and combat climate change, one of the priority areas of the H2020 program.
Coherent quantum transport in waveguide lattices

The coherent transport of quantum states between distant qubits is one of the key milestones towards the realisation of large-scale quantum computers. For static qubits, this state transfer is often envisioned to be carried out only by the internal dynamics of the system, which has the great advantage that detrimental influences of the environment are minimised. A chain of spin-1/2-qubits with ferromagnetic coupling has been suggested as an implementation of a coherent transport which is perfect in theory. In this scheme, a precise engineering of the coupling strengths between adjacent spins is crucial. To date, such a quantum state transfer has only been achieved for the modest system size of three qubits, employing nuclear magnetic resonance. However, this concept is by no means restricted to spin chains; it is therefore possible to resort to another physical platform, such as optics, to investigate the capabilities of the transferring Hamiltonian. Results show that 84% fidelity of transfer across the 19 waveguides used in the study was achieved. The errors in the presented scheme are mostly induced by imperfections in the fabrication and excitation, whereas full coherence is always maintained.These results demonstrate the feasibility of state transfer schemes on static qubits and highlight how these ideas can be implemented in the domain of optics.
MAPPING OF STRIP FOREST IN ADAMPUR RANGE (HARYANA) A GEO-INFORMATICS APPROACH

Abstract. Haryana state is an intensively cultivated state, and deficient in natural forests. One of the mandate of Haryana Forest Department (HFD) is to afforest for maintenance of environmental stability and restoration of ecological balance affected by serious depletion of forests, woodlands and water, and to increase tree cover in the state. National Forest Policy (1988) has set a goal to bring one third of Country’s area under forest and tree cover. Stock and dynamics of Trees Outside Forests (TOF) along with natural forests need to be understood holistically to appreciate the ecosystem services e.g., timber and non-wood products as tangible benefits along with services like carbon, water and weather moderation. The present study has attempted to demonstrate the utility of High Resolution Worldview-II (WV) satellite data (ortho rectified) that offeres immense scope to analyze the strip forests in Hisar district (Haryana, India). The study area Adampur Range (Hisar District) lies between the north latitudes 29°0′52.229″ to 29°25′6.746″ and east longitudes 75°14′0.266″ to 75°45′11.093″ with a total geographical area of about 1092.04 sq. km. The adopted methodology involves onscreen digitization of the strip forest areas in the Adampur range (Hisar Distirct). The ToF formation identification and delineation includes the forest land besides roads, river, streams, canals, distributaries and railway lines etc. The shape files were converted into .kml files and overlaid on the Google Earth data for validation. An attempt has been made to compare the area difference between the Haryana Forest Department (HFD) notification details with that of the digitized strip forest lands. It was observed that the surveyed forest area is found to be 1717.37 ha. against the notified forest area of 1714.45 ha. showing a difference of 2.92 ha. approximately in the studied beat boundaries.
Half-Lives/Afterlives: labor, technology, nature, and the nuclear decommissioning business

Nuclear decommissioning is the final part in the life of nuclear power plants (NPPs) after they permanently cease to operate. Decommissioning strategies, including the management of hazardous materials, largely depend on NPPs reactor technology, operating history, and ecological context and therefore require long-term and site-specific projects, whose complexity far exceeds the commonly debated problem of waste disposal. Treated as a marginal issue until the mid-1970s, nuclear decommissioning became a crucial expert sub-field when first generation NPPs permanently shut down. Since then, it has expanded globally and is destined to grow further as countries like Italy (1991) and Germany (2011) decided to phase out nuclear energy production. While social studies of science and technology have abundantly analyzed the controversies caused by high-level waste disposal and the siting of deep geological repositories, they have substantially ignored other critical aspects of decommissioning, such as the formation of a global market of decommissioning services, workers safety and training, costs, expert knowledge management, and the fate of nuclear sites after decommissioning. Another limit of these studies is that they have examined the social implications of decommissioning disjointly from its technical dimensions, which remain exclusive technical expert territory. To overcome the above limitations, this research tackles the unexplored problems of nuclear decommissioning—beyond waste disposal—through a comparative study of decommissioning projects in Italy and in Germany. It adopts a Science and Technology Studies (STS) perspective to examine the social, technological, and ecological dimensions of nuclear decommissioning in tandem. In the pursuit of this research plan, I am seeking to establish and advance my academic career in Europe and to integrate my professional skills in view of consulting opportunities for regulatory agencies and affected local communities.
MANUAL DEVICE WITH TWO RETRACTABLE HEADS CARRIED BY A SINGLE CARRIAGE

A manual device (10) extending in an axial direction (X), comprising a housing (12) having a first housing portion (12AA) and a second housing portion (12BA), first and second heads (14A, 14B), each axially movable between a use position and a stowed position, the first head (14A) being in the stowed position when the second head (14B) is in the use position, whereas the second head (14B) is in the stowed position when the first head (14A) is in the use position, the first head (14A) and the second head (14B) both being carried by a single carriage (16) movable in the axial direction (X) and arranged inside a barrel (18), a groove forming a cam track being formed by a first shoulder (12AAB3) of the first housing portion and by a second shoulder (18C) of the barrel, a lug (17) of the carriage cooperating with the groove.