SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Informing the design of a randomised controlled trial of an exercise-based programme for long term stroke survivors: lessons from a before-and-after case series study

BackgroundTo inform the design of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an exercise-based programme for long term stroke survivors, we conducted a mixed methods before-and-after case series with assessment at three time points. We evaluated Action for Rehabilitation from Neurological Injury (ARNI), a personalised, functionally-focussed programme. It was delivered through 24 hours of one-to-one training by an Exercise Professional (EP), plus at least 2 hours weekly unsupervised exercise, over 12- 14 weeks. Assessment was by patient-rated questionnaires addressing function, physical activity, confidence, fatigue and health-related quality of life; objective assessment of gait quality and speed; qualitative individual interviews conducted with participants. Data were collected at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. Fidelity and acceptability was assessed by participant interviews, audit of participant and EP records, and observation of training.FindingsFour of six enrolled participants completed the exercise programme. Quantitative data demonstrated little change across the sample, but marked changes on some measures for some individuals. Qualitative interviews suggested that small benefits in physical outcomes could be of great psychological significance to participants. Participant-reported fatigue levels commonly increased, and non-completers said they found the programme too demanding. Most key components of the intervention were delivered, but there were several potentially important departures from intervention fidelity.DiscussionThe study provided data and experience that are helping to inform the design of an RCT of this intervention. It suggested the need for a broader recruitment strategy; indicated areas that could be explored in more depth in the qualitative component of the trial; and highlighted issues that should be addressed to enhance and evaluate fidelity, particularly in the preparation and monitoring of intervention providers. The experience illustrates the value of even small sample before-and-after studies in the development of trials of complex interventions.
Deep learning for automatic localization, identification, and segmentation of vertebral bodies in volumetric MR images

This paper proposes an automatic method for vertebra localization, labeling, and segmentation in multi-slice Magnetic Resonance (MR) images. Prior work in this area on MR images mostly requires user interaction while our method is fully automatic. Cubic intensity-based features are extracted from image voxels. A deep learning approach is used for simultaneous localization and identification of vertebrae. The localized points are refined by local thresholding in the region of the detected vertebral column. Thereafter, a statistical multi-vertebrae model is initialized on the localized vertebrae. An iterative Expectation Maximization technique is used to register the vertebral body of the model to the image edges and obtain a segmentation of the lumbar vertebral bodies. The method is evaluated by applying to nine volumetric MR images of the spine. The results demonstrate 100% vertebra identification and a mean surface error of below 2.8 mm for 3D segmentation. Computation time is less than three minutes per high-resolution volumetric image.
NMR of 133 Cs + in stretched hydrogels: One-dimensional, z - and NOESY spectra, and probing the ion’s environment in erythrocytes

(133)Cs nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was conducted on (133)Cs(+) in gelatin hydrogels that were either relaxed or stretched. Stretching generated a septet from this spin-7/2 nucleus, and its nuclear magnetic relaxation was studied via z-spectra, and two-dimensional nuclear Overhauser (NOESY) spectroscopy. Various spectral features were well simulated by using Mathematica and the software package SpinDynamica. Spectra of CsCl in suspensions of human erythrocytes embedded in gelatin gel showed separation of the resonances from the cation inside and outside the cells. Upon stretching the sample, the extracellular (133)Cs(+) signal split into a septet, while the intracellular peak was unchanged, revealing different alignment/ordering properties of the environment inside and around the cells. Differential interference contrast light microscopy confirmed that the cells were stretched when the overall sample was elongated. Analysis of the various spectral features of (133)Cs(+) reported here opens up applications of this K(+) congener for studies of cation-handling by metabolically-active cells and tissues in aligned states.
The effect of environmental regulations on air quality: A long-term trend analysis of SO2 and NO2 in the largest urban agglomeration in southwest China

Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) play important roles in regional air quality and global climate change. In this study, the long-term trends in SO 2 and NO 2 concentrations in the Chengdu Plain urban agglomeration (CDPUA) of the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China, were investigated from 2008 to 2018. The annual mean concentrations of SO 2 showed a substantial decrease over the CDPUA from 2008 to 2018. The cities of Mianyang, Deyang, Ziyang, and Leshan exhibited similar NO 2 variations, with a slight increase from 2008 to 2013, then decrease to 2018. The decrease in SO 2 from 2008 to 2018 in the CDPUA reflects the success of China's SO 2 emissions reduction program after the Chinese national 11th Five-year Plan (2005–2010). The fluctuations in the NO 2 concentrations imply that NO 2 emissions reduction in the CDPUA was not successful during the 11th Five-year Plan, and the non-obvious decrease in NO 2 after the 12th Five-year Plan (2011–2016) also indicates the lack of effective NO X control methods. Routine meteorological parameters also have an influence on air pollutant concentrations, and the influence of the relative humidity shows significant local differences. • The long-term variations of SO 2 and NO 2 in Chengdu Plain urban agglomeration were illustrated. • The annual mean concentrations of SO 2 decreased dramatically from 2008 to 2018. • The fluctuations of NO 2 imply that NO 2 emission reduction was not successful during 2008-2018.. • The NO 2 /SO 2 ratios showed clear rising trend which indicated the success of desulfurization. • The influence of relative humidity on air pollutants has significant local differences.
Automated anode fork repair system for the aluminium rodding plant

Worn out anode forks from aggressive alumina smelting conditions require efficient repair processes since they contribute around 16% of the heat lost during electrolysis. Currently, most of the repair is handled manually, giving room for human error, inconsistencies and high labour costs. There is also a high carbon footprint from the manual propane cutting and transportation of forks to a distant rodding plant. 

The concept of our project, Auto-Anode, hinges on integrating automated anode repair modules, and at least doubling the speed, accuracy, efficiency, safety and accountability of the process. It will eliminate propane use and the need to transport forks to a separate workshop, thereby reducing the carbon footprint by ca 48t CO2 pa. 
Automation for the various stages has largely been validated. The challenge lies now in ruggedising the machine vision and integrating the system. Undoubtedly, a properly integrated Auto-Anode system will be a game changer for the aluminium smelters, with yearly savings of up to €30 per ton of produced aluminium, and for our company, generating an accumulated net profit of €21.65 million by 2024. Besides compound savings by smelters, Europe could save up to €4.5million from potential imports of aluminium and give an edge in the lightweight automotive race, while cutting on greenhouse emissions.  Imminently, SMEs within the value chain can enjoy increased profitability since the price of locally produced aluminium will be lower. Global savings of up €13million pa are possible due to the use of Auto-Anode. 

To ensure a widespread uptake of this advanced process technology, beyond assuring technical, seamless excellence, we will carry out a detailed market study; conduct a technology watch and IPR strategy; consolidate supply chain partners; detail the exploitation and dissemination plan and finally elucidate the overall business plan.
Regioni e regionalizzazione. Lo spazio-mondo in divenire. Milano: Pearson,

quel impact sur la transformation et la valorisation territoriales?
A lower bound on the value of entangled binary games

A two-player one-round binary game consists of two cooperative players who each replies by one bit to a message that he receives privately; they win the game if both questions and answers satisfy some predetermined property. A game is called entangled if the players are allowed to share a priori entanglement. It is well-known that the maximum winning probability (value) of entangled XOR-games (binary games in which the predetermined property depends only on the XOR of the two output bits) can be computed by a semidefinite program. In this paper we extend this result in the following sense; if a binary game is uniform, meaning that in an optimal strategy the marginal distributions of the output of each player are uniform, then its entangled value can be efficiently computed by a semidefinite program. We also introduce a lower bound on the entangled value of a general two-player one-round game; this bound depends on the size of the output set of each player and can be computed by a semidefinite program. In particular, we show that if the game is binary, $\omega_q$ is its entangled value, and $\omega_{sdp}$ is the optimum value of the corresponding semidefinite program, then $0.68\,\omega_{sdp} &lt; \omega_q \leq \omega_{sdp}$.
CONTROL UNIT FOR A MACHINE TOOL OR A COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE

The invention relates to a control unit (9) for a machine tool or a coordinate measuring device (10). The control unit comprises a control console (6) provided with at least one user control (23, 26) and a screen (33), whereby the user control (23, 26) and the screen (33) can be connected to a computer (7) of a machine tool or of a coordinate measuring device. The control unit also comprises a converter which expands or compresses the screen signal of the computer (7) in such a manner that the entire contents of the screen (33) on the control console are filled with the screen contents of the computer independent of the image resolution of the screen signal output by the computer (7).
Early Life Stage Mortality Rates of Lake Sturgeon in the Peshtigo River, Wisconsin

Abstract A thorough understanding of the early life history of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens is critical for rehabilitation of this species. Recruitment of lake sturgeon is known to be variable, but the extent of that variation and mortality rates experienced by early life stages are unclear. The objective of this study was to quantify early life stage mortality and explore the variability in year-class strength by estimating total egg deposition and abundance of larval and age-0 juvenile lake sturgeon from the 2006 and 2007 year-classes in the Peshtigo River, Wisconsin. Egg mats, drift nets, and visual surveys were used to collect lake sturgeon eggs, larvae, and age-0 juveniles, respectively. Total egg deposition, larval abundance, and age-0 juvenile abundance were higher in 2007 than in 2006. The magnitude of difference ranged from 2 times for eggs to 11 times for age-0 juveniles. The rate of mortality from the larval stage to the age-0 juvenile stage was higher in 2006 (98.26%) than in 2007 (90.46...
3.3 Innovation in KMU, Art von Projekten – Finanzierung der Ausgaben von KMU, deren Lage sich aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie verschlechtert hat, in Bezug auf die Aufrechterhaltung des Tagesgeschäfts und der finanziellen Liquidität des Unternehmens – RPMA.03.03.00-IP.01-14-111/20

Aufrechterhaltung des Tagesgeschäfts von JSK Jarosław Szymczak und Sicherstellung seiner finanziellen Liquidität aufgrund eines plötzlichen Mangels an finanzieller Liquidität aufgrund des Ausbruchs der COVID-19-Pandemie
Aumentare il livello di innovazione e competitività di VULCAN TC a livello globale implementando soluzioni proprietarie e innovative nella conduzione della formazione secondo gli standard globali per petrolio e gas (OPITO) e l'eolico (GWO).

Il progetto consiste nell'implementazione della struttura di addestramento originale Helideck insieme a un elicottero fittizio e a segnali sonori e sprinkler estinguenti per introdurre corsi di formazione specializzati. Inoltre, è previsto l'acquisto di attrezzature, software e attrezzature per la formazione contro la COVID19. Grazie all'implementazione del progetto, l'azienda Szczecin, come unica azienda al mondo, sarà in grado di condurre corsi di formazione specializzati per le industrie GWO e Oil &Gas utilizzando il realismo più vicino alle condizioni naturali. Vulcan TRAINING & CONSULTANCY sp. z o.o. gestisce l'unico centro di formazione in Polonia che soddisfa i più severi requisiti di formazione delle persone che lavorano, tra gli altri, nell'industria petrolifera o nella costruzione e gestione di centrali eoliche offshore. Le attività di formazione e formazione dell'azienda sono una parte diretta delle catene globali del valore di specializzazione relative alle strutture metalliche di grandi dimensioni. Grazie all'attuazione del progetto, il richiedente introdurrà 5 prodotti innovativi e 1 innovazione di processo. VTC sarà in grado di offrire nuovi corsi di formazione: Miglior membro Helideck Operations Initial Training e Helideck Emergency Response Team Member — innovazione nel mondo. Inoltre, Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training — Opito Helicopter Underwater Escape Training — Opito — innovazione a livello nazionale. Il progetto, attraverso la formazione innovativa e soluzioni proprietarie nel sistema di formazione, avrà un impatto eccellente sull'innovazione dell'economia della Pomerania occidentale. Offrendo corsi di formazione sul mercato globale, aumenterà la competitività dell'azienda Szczecin a livello internazionale. Il progetto è pronto per essere attuato. Grazie all'attuazione del progetto, si intensificherà la cooperazione con i partner locali. Il progetto si articola in fasi: Preparazione degli elementi di formazione pianificati, preparazione della descrizione degli articoli d'ordine, acquisto e messa in servizio di hardware e software — l'ultima fase sarà il lancio dei servizi.
Health promotion for adolescent childhood leukemia survivors: Building on prevention science and ehealth

Teenage survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have increased morbidity likely due to their prior multicomponent treatment. Habits established in adolescence can impact individuals' subsequent adult behaviors. Accordingly, healthy lifestyles, avoiding harmful actions, and appropriate disease surveillance are of heightened importance among teenage survivors. We review the findings from prevention science and their relevance to heath promotion. The capabilities and current uses of eHealth components including e-learning, serious video games, exergaming, behavior tracking, individual messaging, and social networking are briefly presented. The health promotion needs of adolescent survivors are aligned with those eHealth aspects to propose a new paradigm to enhance the wellbeing of adolescent ALL survivors.
Entertainment activities for historical, naturalistic and recreational itineraries 

This project is part of an educational action aimed at the tourist promotion of the Italian-Slovenian cross-border area through a partnership agreement among local Institutions, training centres, associations, enterprises, and other subjects who are actively involved in local development. The training programme, targeting unemployed persons, stems from the need to promote and enrich existing and/or future tourist itineraries (with a marked historicalcultural content, as well as naturalistic-recreational) through actions aimed at making the local tourist offer accessible and appealing, by promoting coordinated and joint actions in a cross-border context. In this sense, this professional will be able to manage guided entertainment activities for groups of tourists along historical-cultural-naturalistic itineraries already identified and to improve their level of fruition and accessibility for a heterogeneous group of tourist beneficiaries; to promote the participation to the tourist itineraries identified of associations and business enterprises active in tourist accommodation, cultural , environmental, agricultural and artisanal contexts; to enhance the appeal of existing itineraries by structuring, including in networks and overseeing various tourist products that can increase the number of visitors year-round. He/she operates therefore both in the field of organisational management and in guided entertainment related to cross-border tourist itineraries and circuits. Employment opportunities include public institutions, bodies in charge of the management of the proposed itineraries, local tourist promotion agencies and cooperatives and services consortia.
ARTIFICIAL TURF INFILL AND ARTIFICIAL TURF

The present invention relates to a turf infill (100) comprising a mixture of -cork particles, wherein the cork particles are coated with a polymer and/or resin component, and -rubber particles, wherein the rubber particles are coated with a polymer and/or resin component.
Energy efficient ventilated façades for optimal adaptability and heat exchange enabling low energy architectural concepts for the refurbishment of existing buildings

EVENT will develop, demonstrate and validate a cost effective, high energy efficient, low CO2 emissions, replicable, low intrusive, systemic approach for retrofitting of residential and commercial buildings, able to achieve NZEB retrofit standard levels, through the integration of an innovative adaptive ventilated façade system, including: 
• Embedded, breakthrough smart modular heat recovery units, which allow thermal storage mode 
• High efficient photovoltaic generation capability units 
• Cost-effective, easy to install, high performance adapted products for external thermal insulation 
• Energy efficient HVAC systems 
The developed technologies will be integrated in the ventilated façade, and a real time intelligent façade management system will control operation of the system based on meteorological prediction methods for forecasting in advance the decentralised electricity production and the energy (electrical and thermal) demand of the building enabling maximum RE usage. It will inter-operate with existing or latest state-of-the-art Building Energy Management System, to achieve optimum energy efficiency by reducing primary energy needs, CO2 emissions and peak loads, assuring at least the same comfort levels required by Member States Building Codes, at an affordable price. Foreseen impact will be:
• Energy savings of more than 40%, by the holistic use of the ventilated façade, the heat recovery of ventilation air
• At least a reduction of 40% of CO2 emissions, as a consequence of the achieved primary energy savings
• Reduced thermal and electrical peak loads
• Typical performance target of less than 25 kWh/m 2 year (excluding appliances)
Use of heat recovery units, number of photovoltaic cells, natural lighting strategies, and insulation thickness; are variable depending on the characteristics of the building to be retrofitted. Therefore EVENT retrofitting system can be adaptable to different types of buildings and climates, which makes the system versatile.
Boundary element method based vibration analysis of elastic bottom plates of fluid storage tanks resting on Pasternak foundation

Abstract A higher-order boundary element procedure is presented for the free vibration analysis of flexible base plates of rigid fluid storage tanks resting on elastic foundation. The main principles of the procedure are replacing the biharmonic operator of the thin plate vibration problem by two successive harmonic operators, and representing the forcing terms (plate inertia, fluid loading and foundation influence) by applying the dual reciprocity boundary element formulation. The fluid effect on the plate dynamics is incorporated into the analysis by invoking another boundary element solution, which expresses the fluid pressure over the plate surface in terms of plate deflection. The performance of the method is thoroughly investigated and the nature of dynamic plate–foundation–fluid interaction is studied from several perspectives. The method provides excellent predictions, within the limits of Kirchhoff plate, potential flow, and Pasternak foundation models.
The network of Mediterranean gardens

GARDMED proposes to establish a network of gardens in Malta and Sicily to enhance the gardens economic and environmental sustainability trough the creation of touristiv routes and their promotion with major tour operator specialized into Eco Green Tourism. GARDMED will directly involve at least 15 gardens from Malta and all eligible areas of Sicily. Partners in the proposal are: Botanical Garden of Catania, Botanical Garden of Malta, Siracusa and Floriana municipalities. The majority of project activities will be implemented symmetrically in both partner countries   The GARDMED project fulfils two major requirements 1. to establish bridges connecting similar gardens and organisms located in the two islands (networking) 2. to take the opportunity offered by the CBC Program to experience and exchange new management models for the protection and valorization of cultural heritage and the creation of integrated tourism (innovation) The activities, consisting of various examples of research, experimentation and communication, will cover - scientific aspects, targeting the definition of shared criteria defining the characteristics of the gardens, and their accurate study - knowledge and valorization aspects to maximize the use and the role of Gardens in local development and as turistic cultural attractions - awareness aspects to use Gardens for the promotion – within local institutions and communities where the gardens are located – of conscious, environmentally aware policies.
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Study of Chinese Twin Children and Adolescents

We evaluated the genetic and environmental contributions to metabolic cardiovascular risk factors and their mutual associations. Eight metabolic factors (body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, and serum uric acid) were measured in 508 twin pairs aged 8–17 years from the Qingdao Twin Registry, China. Linear structural equation models were used to estimate the heritability of these traits, as well as the genetic and environmental correlations between them. Among boys, body mass index and uric acid showed consistently high heritability (0.49–0.81), whereas other traits showed moderate to high common environmental variance (0.37–0.73) in children (8–12 years) and adolescents (13–17 years) except total cholesterol. For girls, moderate to high heritability (0.39–0.75) were obtained for six metabolic traits in children, while only two traits showed high heritability and others mostly medium to large common environmental variance in adolescents. Genetic correlations between the traits were strong in both boys and girls in children ( r g = 0.64–0.99 between body mass index and diastolic blood pressure; r g = 0.71–1.00 between body mass index and waist circumference), but decreased for adolescent girls ( r g = 0.51 between body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio; r g = 0.55 between body mass index and uric acid; r g = 0.61 between body mass index and systolic blood pressure). The effect of genetic factors on most metabolic traits decreased from childhood to adolescence. Both common genetic and specific environmental factors influence the mutual associations among most of the metabolic traits.