SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Proyección argumental de "Circe" y "Penélope" en los relatos de Lourdes Ortiz

En este trabajo estudiare en detalle el tratamiento literario que reciben las figuras mitologicas de Circe y Penelope y su relacion con Ulises, en los relatos de Lourdes Ortiz. Estos personajes, surgidos en el poema homerico de la Odisea, constituyen un recurso del que la autora se sirve para reescribir en sus composiciones los modelos de conducta consolidados en el texto epico. Se trata de personajes que actuan de forma opuesta dentro de la cosmovision homerica. Circe encarna la amenaza de la perdida de voluntad del heroe en su retorno a Itaca. Penelope, en cambio, es la imagen de mujer fiel que espera junto al telar la vuelta de Ulises y que mantiene firme los valores tradicionales. Sin embargo, la autora aporta una perspectiva innovadora de los mitos mucho mas cercana a la realidad actual de las relaciones entre hombres y mujeres, evidenciando el peso de la tradicion y la imposibilidad de trascenderla. Prestare especial atencion al empleo de la parodia, como medio con el que Ortiz refuerza su mirada eclectica y distanciada de cualquier postura previamente establecida. Asimismo, analizare el contraste de los relatos con las distintas fuentes empleadas para su reescritura, lo que constituye un paso importante hacia el cuestionamiento del tratamiento cultural atribuido a los personajes objeto del trabajo. El resultado del estudio comparativo de los textos planteara la reflexion acerca del conflicto humano que surge de la ausencia y la falta de comunicacion en la pareja. 
[ABSTRACT]In this essay I will study in detail the literary treatment received by the mythological figures Circe and Penelope and their relationship with Ulysses in the tales written by Lourdes Ortiz. These characters, starting out in the homeric poem Odyssey, constitute a resource used by the author to rewrite in her compositions the models of conduct consolidated in the epic text. Their performance characterise opposing roles in the homeric world view. Circe embodies a threat for the heroe and the loss of will in his return to Itaca. Penelope, on the other hand, represents the image of the devoted wife working at the loom who awaits Ulysses, and who firmly defends the traditional values. However, an innovative perspective of the myths is provided by the writer, in which relations between men and women are much closer to current reality, showing the importance of tradition and the impossibility to overcome it. I will specially focus on the use of parody, being the way with which Ortiz reinforces her eclectic view far off from any previously stablished stance. In the same way, the contrast between the tales against the different sources will be analysed, which means a main step to question the cultural treatment assigned to these characters. The result in the comparative study of the texts will bring deep thinking on the human conflict arising from the absence, and from the lack of communication in a couple.
Polymorphism of amyloid-like fibrils can be defined by the concentration of seeds

Prions are infectious proteins where the same protein may express distinct strains. The strains are enciphered by different misfolded conformations. Strain-like phenomena have also been reported in a number of other amyloid-forming proteins. One of the features of amyloid strains is the ability to self-propagate, maintaining a constant set of physical properties despite being propagated under conditions different from those that allowed initial formation of the strain. Here we report a cross-seeding experiment using strains formed under different conditions. Using high concentrations of seeds results in rapid elongation and new fibrils preserve the properties of the seeding fibrils. At low seed concentrations, secondary nucleation plays the major role and new fibrils gain properties predicted by the environment rather than the structure of the seeds. Our findings could explain conformational switching between amyloid strains observed in a wide variety of in vivo and in vitro experiments.
Chronology of the 2014–2016 Eruptive Phase of Volcán de Colima and Volume Estimation of Associated Lava Flows and Pyroclastic Flows Based on Optical Multi-Sensors

The eruption at Volcán de Colima (México) on 10–11 July 2015 represents the most violent eruption that has occurred at this volcano since the 1913 Plinian eruption. The extraordinary runout of the associated pyroclastic flows was never observed during the past dome collapse events in 1991 or 2004–2005. Based on Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre (SPOT) and Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) ALI (Advanced Land Imager), the chronology of the different eruptive phases from September 2014 to September 2016 is reconstructed here. A digital image segmentation procedure allowed for the mapping of the trajectory of the lava flows emplaced on the main cone as well as the pyroclastic flow deposits that inundated the Montegrande ravine on the southern flank of the volcano. Digital surface models (DSMs) obtained from SPOT/6 dual-stereoscopic and tri-stereopair images were used to estimate the volumes of some lava flows and the main pyroclastic flow deposits. We estimated that the total volume of the magma that erupted during the 2014–2016 event was approximately 40 × 107 m3, which is one order of magnitude lower than that of the 1913 Plinian eruption. These data are fundamental for improving hazard assessment because the July 2015 eruption represents a unique scenario that has never before been observed at Volcán de Colima. Volume estimation provides complementary data to better understand eruptive processes, and detailed maps of the distributions of lava flows and pyroclastic flows represent fundamental tools for calibrating numerical modeling for hazard assessment. The stereo capabilities of the SPOT6/7 satellites for the detection of topographic changes and the and the availability of EO-1 ALI imagery are useful tools for reconstructing multitemporal eruptive events, even in areas that are not accessible due to ongoing eruptive activity.
3D reconstruction of neurons in electron microscopy images

With the prevalence of brain-related diseases like Alzheimer in an increasing ageing population, Connectomics, the study of connections between neurons of the human brain, has emerged as a novel and challenging research topic. Accurate and fully automatic algorithms are needed to deal with the increasing amount of data from the brain images. This paper presents an automatic 3D neuron reconstruction technique where neurons within each slice image are first segmented and then linked across multiple slices within the publicly available Electron Microscopy dataset (SNEMI3D). First, random Forest classifier is adapted on top of superpixels for the neuron segmentation within each slice image. The maximum overlap between two consecutive images is then calculated for neuron linking, where the adjacency matrix of two different labeling of the segments is used to distinguish neuron merging and splitting. Experiments over the SNEMI3D dataset show that the proposed technique is efficient and accurate.
A granulometry and secondary mineral fingerprint of chemical weathering in periglacial landscapes and its application to blockfield origins

Abstract A review of published literature was undertaken to determine if there was a fingerprint of chemical weathering in regoliths subjected to periglacial conditions during their formation. If present, this fingerprint would be applied to the question of when blockfields in periglacial landscapes were initiated. These blocky diamicts are usually considered to represent remnants of regoliths that were chemically weathered under a warm, Neogene climate and therefore indicate surfaces that have undergone only a few metres to a few 10s of metres of erosion during the Quaternary. Based on a comparison of clay and silt abundances and secondary mineral assemblages from blockfields, other regoliths in periglacial settings, and regoliths from non-periglacial settings, a fingerprint of chemical weathering in periglacial landscapes was identified. A mobile regolith origin under, at least seasonal, periglacial conditions is indicated where clay(%) ≤ 0.5*silt(%) + 8 across a sample batch. This contrasts with a mobile regolith origin under non-periglacial conditions, which is indicated where clay(%) ≥ 0.5*silt(%) − 6 across a sample batch with clay(%) ≥ 0.5*silt(%) + 8 in at least one sample. A range of secondary minerals, which frequently includes interstratified minerals and indicates high local variability in leaching conditions, is also commonly present in regoliths exposed to periglacial conditions during their formation. Clay/silt ratios display a threshold response to temperature, related to the freezing point of water, but there is little response to precipitation or regolith residence time. Lithology controls clay and silt abundances, which increase from felsic, through intermediate, to mafic compositions, but does not control clay/silt ratios. Use of a sedigraph or Coulter Counter to determine regolith granulometry systematically indicates lower clay abundances and intra-site variability than use of a pipette or hydrometer. In contrast to clay/silt ratios, secondary mineral assemblages vary according to regolith residence time, temperature, and/or precipitation. A microsystems model is invoked as a conceptual framework in which to interpret the concurrent formation of the observed secondary mineral ranges. According to the fingerprint of chemical weathering in periglacial landscapes, there is generally no evidence of blockfield origins under warm Neogene climates. Nearly all blockfields appear to be a product of Quaternary physical and chemical weathering. A more dominant role for periglacial processes in further bevelling elevated, low relief, non-glacial surface remnants in otherwise glacially eroded landscapes is therefore indicated.
The use of nitrogen-stable isotope technique to identify L-leucine extracted from human hair

The production of L-leucine from pure botanical sources is expensive and time consuming. Hence, most fraudulent manufacturers in China use cheap and sometimes unwholesome sources of raw materials such as human hair and duck feathers in its production. Consequently, major concerns on health, economic, religious, legal and allergic reaction cases have been raised about this economically motivated adulteration. Notably, consumers of dietary supplements across the globe are beginning to request for non-animal and non-human sources. Hence, the prediction of the respective sources is essential for consumer protection. Therefore, this study provides discrimination between leucine derived from human hair and pure botanical sources as well as other sources such as duck feathers and pig fur by using the nitrogen stable isotope technique. An elemental analyzer which was connected to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer operated in the continuous flow mode was utilized. Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA. The results obtained showed δ15N values between 8.24 and 8.46 ‰ for the L-leucine extracted from human hair whereas ranges of 0.82–2.23, 5.41–5.47 and 5.88–6.01 ‰ were recorded for that of maize, pig fur and duck feather samples, respectively. It was shown that there is a clear difference between the δ15N composition of L-leucine extracted from human hair and the other sources. The difference confirms the predictable trophic enrichment of δ15N composition of organisms in a food web. This study adds to the efforts already in place to help curb food safety menace.
Peroneus longus and the midfoot in children: EMG normative data

hamstrings (HA) and were compared between lower limbs according to the degree of induce equinus. The data were divided into nine intervals in relation to the phases of the motion as described by Perry. Results.– On the lower limb with the orthosis, the activation of the SOL was earlier from 73–100% and 0–50% of the cycle (coactivation SOL-TA) and the amplitude increase from 108 of dorsiflexion (P < 0.01). From 0 to 10% of cycle, the TA amplitude decreases from 208 (P < 0.01). From 108 of dorsiflexion, the HA activation significantly increase from 0 to 10% of the cycle. The DA activation decrease from 0–10% cycle (P < 0.05) and like the VL, a muscular activation appear in the middle of stance phase 208 (VL 20–30%: P < 0.05). The contralateral limb, SOL activated earlier from 87–100% and 0– 10% at MP (P < 0.01). Discussion.– Equinus gait secondary to the orthosis induced changes in muscle activation both in terms of timing and in terms of signal amplitude. The premature activity of SOL, the TA-SOL coactivation and the reduce TA amplitude are frequently observed during cerebral palsy gait. These findings in healthy children show that a foot deformation without neurological disturbance induce primary changes in muscle activation, which must be taken into account during interpretation in motion analysis.
Fabrication and characterization of a Magnetic Tunnel Transistor with an epitaxial spin valve by the shadow mask technique

This work is concerned with the development of a fabrication method for Magnetic Tunnel Transistor (MTT) having an epitaxial spin valve. Over the years, this device has been used for the study of spin polarized hot electron transport in thin films. Further, the high on/off ratio that the use of thin magnetic films enables makes this device interesting for industrial application. One of the main limitations of this device however is the low ratio between the injected current and the collected current. In this work, use of epitaxial layers has been made so as to decrease the scattering probability of hot electrons, thereby increasing the aforementioned ratio. In order to ensure a high fabrication throughput as well as reduce the amount of lithography induced defects, a shadow mask based deposition method has been successfully developed. This thesis first describes the theoretical framework of the spin polarized hot electron transport in the MTT and investigates using a Monte Carlo algorithm the influence of structural defects, bandstructure as well temperature on the different characteristic parameters of the MTT. The fabrication method is subsequently describes and finally the experimental results are discussed in light of the theoretical prediction of the model as well as of the previous experimental reports on MTTs.
TUBULAR ELEMENT OF NON-CONVENTIONAL INSIDE CROSS SECTION THAT INCREASES THE FLOW RATE IN RAINWATER-DRAINAGE AND SANITATION PIPES

The present invention comprises the production of conduits with a non-conventional inside cross section delimited by certain planar algebraic curves of a degree in excess of two, which are symmetrical with respect to the vertical axis and, in the lower part thereof, have a sharp point as compared with the shape of the upper part thereof, which make it possible to achieve an increase in the relative flow rate as compared with the flow rate of circular and ovoid cross sections. The use of such conduits is advantageous in pipes that exhibit low flow rate problems, particularly those networks that have to convey wastewater and rainwater at the same time, and therefore have to have such dimensions as to accommodate a very broad range of streams, and the networks installed in areas where the slope of the land is practically zero or even negative (the reverse of the direction of flow).
The relationship between CO<sub>2</sub>emissions, energy consumption and economic growth in Italy

This study examines the relationship between CO2 emissions, energy consumption and economic growth in Italy over the period 1970–2006. Results of unit root tests show that all variables are non-stationary in their level form, but stationary in first differences form. The causal relationship between variables is examined using causality test in a vector autoregressive framework. Our empirical results show that CO2 emissions, energy consumption and economic growth are not cointegrated. Moreover, the Toda and Yamamoto Granger non-causality test shows a bidirectional causality between CO2 emissions and economic growth, as well as between CO2 emissions and energy consumption. Forecast error variance decompositions evidence that the errors in real per capita GDP are mainly due to uncertainty in GDP itself, while the errors in predicting the energy consumption and the CO2 emissions are sensitive to disturbances in the other two equations.
Research and training for the palace museum of tomorrow

PALAMUSTO ETN, a network of leading European universities, heritage institutions and palace-museums, investigates the court residence or palace as a phenomenon of cultural exchange, not only in the past but also today and in the future. A new history of the palace is indeed needed in order to define its relevance for present-day Europe. 

The palace’s status as heritage, as prime touristic attraction and as part of the experience economy offers a continuous challenge to society in a global context, considering that the heritage industry is gradually replacing many traditional sectors of European economy. PALAMUSTO ETN offers multidisciplinary, trans-sectoral training to early career researchers who will become the first exponents of a new professional profile capable of meeting these challenges. Training through individual research on the palace, shored up by specific methodology modules, will run parallel with teaching the palace as heritage in all its complexity. PALAMUSTO researchers will learn to conserve, curate and manage the palace-museum on-site, interacting with professionals. They will learn to explain the palace’s societal relevance to all stakeholders and audiences engaged with this heritage.

Together the PALAMUSTO researchers will establish a new history of the palace, based on the insight they gain in the material culture and architecture of the courts which constitute the case-studies of their doctoral research. They will map the patterns of diffusion of specified movable objects with representational value in the world of European courts, paying special attention to location and display; some of these define the palace as functional machine. In parallel, they will map specific representational architectural spaces of the palace, their functioning, placing, and routing to/from. The overlay of patterns of diffusion, realized through digital means based on a GIS platform, is expected to generate a new understanding of the court residence.
COMPOSITION CONSISTING OF ALKANE DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE INGREDIENT

The invention relates to a composition containing an alpha,omega-n-alkane dicarboxylic acid and an imidazole derivative of general formula (I), wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; A is a saturated chain of an aliphatic hydrocarbon group; X represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical of a monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic aliphatic or aromatic acid. The composition is used as pharmaceutical active ingredient, wherein said composition is used in the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne vulgaris or rosacea.
Developing early-warning systems for improved microalgae production and anaerobic digestion

Process monitoring is a crucial task for bioprocess optimization and will play a decisive role in the digitization of future bio-based production systems. System failure prediction technologies must be an integral part of monitoring schemes; however, these technologies are underdeveloped as far as the bioenergy industry is concerned. The objective of PRODIGIO is to establish a base of knowledge for the development of system failure prediction technologies that increase the performance of microalgae production and anaerobic digestion systems and advance towards more favourable techno-economic, environmental and social performance to achieve more sustainable microalgae biogas. By combining perturbation experiments in bioreactor systems and cutting-edge methods for big data analysis, PRODIGIO will decode the triggers, identify early-warnings, define threshold values, and calculate warning times for critical state transitions in bioreactors. Taking into account processes inefficiencies, we estimate that, along with the implementation of prevention countermeasures, PRODIGIO technology could contribute to increasing resource and energy efficiencies >50% throughout the production chain, which would translate into OPEX savings and GHG emissions reduction. The technological solutions that will derive from the project, such as a catalog of early warning signals for the failure of microalgae production and conversion-to-biogas systems, will be pre-commercial in nature; however, a roadmap will be compiled and updated during the course of the project that will identify priority research lines for further development and future implementation of technology. The results of PRODIGIO will pave the way for moving the entire microalgae biogas production chain efficiently towards its theoretical maximum, enabling the development of a fully integrated and truly sustainable microalgae biogas production industry and contributing to strengthening the EU's leadership in renewable fuel technologies.
SYSTEM FOR INNOVATIVE TOURISM IN THE HIGH MEDITERRANEAN

This project intends to implement the shared solutions that have been brought up for the critical and common deficiencies of the cross-border tourist entrepreneurial system through an organic set of actions and innovative services designed by the partners involved in the two participating countries. The regions involved boast a consolidated attractiveness to international tourism which is still too concentrated during the high season and focused on bathing resorts.  They all feature a considerable wealth of attractive resources not yet adequately exploited and systemised, which fail to meet their potential in terms of reaching interested groups of international visitors. The integrated diversification of the offer and highly innovative promotion will allow the seasonal adjustment of incoming flows as well as more permanence thanks to the multiplier effect that the creation of the single cross-border network will be able to generate.  The structure of the project also responds to the principles of its common challenges and addresses the identified sustainable growth needs, contributing to the enhancement of the priority supply chains, particularly tourism understood as a fundamental asset for growth. The general objective of the project consists in equipping the entrepreneurial tourism system with an organic set of innovative and highly integrated promotional tools and actions that will allow the full enjoyment of the attractive resources of the cross-border region.  The main results of the project will be an integrated system of services and products aimed at renewing the tourism offer of the areas involved and promoting it internationally.
Fine-Tuning of DNA Damage-Dependent Ubiquitination by OTUB2 Supports the DNA Repair Pathway Choice

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are deleterious lesions that lead to genetic mutations and cell death. Protein ubiquitination mediated by the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF8 within the regions surrounding DSBs recruits DNA DSB response (DDR) factors and induces chromatin remodeling, which supports cell survival after DNA damage. Nevertheless, the impact of RNF8-mediated ubiquitination on DNA repair remains to be elucidated. Here, we report that depletion of the deubiquitinating enzyme OTUB2 enhances RNF8-mediated ubiquitination in an early phase of the DDR and promotes faster DSB repair but suppresses homologous recombination. The rapid ubiquitination results in accelerated accumulation of 53BP1 and RAP80 at DSBs, which in turn protects DSB ends from resection in OTUB2-depleted cells. Mechanistically, OTUB2 suppresses RNF8-mediated L3MBTL1 ubiquitination and Lys 63-linked ubiquitin chain formation in a deubiquitinating activity-dependent manner. Thus, OTUB2 fine-tunes the speed of DSB-induced ubiquitination so that the appropriate DNA repair pathway is chosen.