SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Acetogenic bacteria: from basic physiology via gene regulation to application in industrial biotechnology

Demand for biofuels and other biologically derived commodities is growing worldwide as efforts increase to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and to limit climate change. Most commercial approaches rely on fermentations of organic matter with its inherent problems in producing CO2 and being in conflict with the food supply of humans. These problems are avoided if CO2 can be used as feedstock. Autotrophic organisms can fix CO2 by producing chemicals that are used as building blocks for the synthesis of cellular components (Biomass). Acetate-forming bacteria (acetogens) do neither require light nor oxygen for this and they can be used in bioreactors to reduce CO2 with hydrogen gas, carbon monoxide or an organic substrate. Gas fermentation using these bacteria has already been realized on an industrial level in two pre-commercial 100,000 gal/yr demonstration facilities to produce fuel ethanol from abundant waste gas resources (by LanzaTech). Acetogens can metabolise a wide variety of substrates that could be used for the production of biocommodities. However, their broad use to produce biofuels and platform chemicals from substrates other than gases or together with gases is hampered by our very limited knowledge about their metabolism and ability to use different substrates simultaneously. Nearly nothing is known about regulatory processes involved in substrate utilization or product formation but this is an absolute requirement for metabolic engineering approaches. The aim of this project is to provide this basic knowledge about metabolic routes in the acetogenic model strain Acetobacterium woodii and their regulation. We will unravel the function of “organelles” found in this bacterium and explore their potential as bio-nanoreactors for the production of biocommodities and pave the road for the industrial use of A. woodii in energy (hydrogen) storage. Thus, this project creates cutting-edge opportunities for the development of biosustainable technologies in Europe.
Magnetism for the functionalization of metallic materials surfaces and its effect on corrosion phenomena

The proposed research program will focus on characterisation of electrochemical behaviour of structural materials with emphasis on phenomena of aqueous corrosion in the presence of cyclic temperature changes, strong magnetic field and flowing electrolytes. The topic is of paramount importance for chemical, nuclear and power industries, where the extension of lifetime and ever-increasing safety standards force the use of new solutions eliminating the risks of failure or premature closure of the installation. The influence of the magnetic field on the process of corrosion and electrochemical surface modification is an unusual variable, with relatively limited data in the literature, important from a fundamental and technological point of view. The researcher will participate in a collaborative activity, involving the host organization, National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ – Poland), Technical Research Center of Finland (VTT – Finland) and the Institut des NanoSciences de Paris (INSP - France). The researcher will be integrated into a newly established Centre of Excellence (CoE) – NOMATEN in Poland, which is devoted to develop advanced multifunctional materials for industrial and medical applications. The program will be built on the basis of in-house capability to synthesize and characterize new materials. The methodology for characterization of materials properties includes in situ observation by means of newly constructed MagniFiCor test rig, which is an integral part of the project and by “post-mortem” analysis of exposed samples to various environmental conditions. In parallel, multiscale computational modelling of the interaction between magnetic fields, electrochemical behavior and physico-chemical properties of the material will be developed in collaboration with scientific partners. The researcher will hold a position of a Research Group Leader (RGL) of the CoE, providing an excellent opportunity for career development.
Removal and Conversion of Tar in Syngas from Woody Biomass Gasification for Power Utilization Using Catalytic Hydrocracking

Biomass gasification has yet to obtain industrial acceptance. The high residual tar concentrations in syngas prevent any ambitious utilization. In this paper a novel gas purification technology based on catalytic hydrocracking is introduced, whereby most of the tarry components can be converted and removed. Pilot scale experiments were carried out with an updraft gasifier. The hydrocracking catalyst was palladium (Pd). The results show the dominant role of temperature and flow rate. At a constant flow rate of 20 Nm3/h and temperatures of 500 °C, 600 °C and 700 °C the tar conversion rates reached 44.9%, 78.1% and 92.3%, respectively. These results could be increased up to 98.6% and 99.3% by using an operating temperature of 700 °C and lower flow rates of 15 Nm3/h and 10 Nm3/h. The syngas quality after the purification process at 700 °C/10 Nm3/h is acceptable for inner combustion (IC) gas engine utilization.
ULTRASOUND MEDICAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE

An embodiment of the invention includes providing a medical device including an elongate portion and a distal portion, the distal portion including a plurality of substantially flat crystals configured to emit energy to a common focal point. The medical device may be advanced into a body lumen, energy may be provided to a body tissue via the substantially flat crystals, and the medical device may be removed from the body lumen.
Ausbildung CENTER – Trifox s.r.o.

Trifox verfügt nicht über eigene Räumlichkeiten, die für die Ausbildung ihrer Mitarbeiter geeignet sind.  Praktische Schulungen finden derzeit bei Trifox s.r.o. direkt an Maschinen während des Betriebs statt. Die theoretische Ausbildung findet im Sitzungssaal des Unternehmens statt. Diese Räume eignen sich nicht ganz für die Ausbildung der Mitarbeiter.Das bestehende System der praktischen Ausbildung ist für die Zwecke der Ausbildung ungeeignet und unzureichend.
Characterising anthropogenic particulate properties in the ultraviolet by chamber and coordinated in situ observations

Understanding the sources, chemistry, and optical properties of atmospheric aerosol is key for policy decisions to mitigate the dangerous effects of climate change and improve air quality for human health. The anthropogenic sources and role of brown carbon, a type of secondary organic aerosol that exhibits increasing absorption at short UV wavelengths and therefore impacts secondary pollutants like ozone, remains an open question. In particular, residential home heating emissions, which contribute to poor wintertime air quality in northern European urban centres, are an understudied source of brown carbon. This study fills an important gap in our understanding of brown carbon by characterising UV (300 – 400 nm) absorption using the extinction-minus-scattering method based on two new instruments: a UV incoherent broadband cavity-enhanced absorption spectrometer (IBBCEAS) measures optical extinction, and an innovative broadband nephelometer (BBNeph) measures scattering. Both instruments utilise state-of-the-art UV light sources. Measurements of the UV absorption of organic aerosol produced under controlled conditions in the Irish Atmospheric Simulation Chamber (IASC) identify oxidation pathways that produce brown carbon. Subsequent field studies in an urban centre improve our understanding of the local chemistry and fuel types responsible for brown carbon formation in the real atmosphere.
This project combines the Fellow’s expertise in the field of aerosol scattering technology and the capabilities of the host institution, including the new IASC and cutting-edge IBBCEAS technology. The Fellow will significantly enhance her scientific skills and gain training across a wide range of complementary and transferrable skills. The implementation of the research is highly structured, with a clear timeline for successful completion of the project goals. The programme both fully prepares the Fellow for an academic career, and strengthens the research at the host institution.
Ubiquitin-Dependent regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton

The microtubule cytoskeleton is a dynamic array of cylindrical polymers that play important roles in various cellular processes including chromosome segregation and ciliogenesis. Hundreds of accessory factors – grouped under the term microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) – orchestrate this network by governing the interaction profile and growth behaviour of microtubules. Due to this critical function, the precise abundance and distribution of MAPs within cells is of high importance and their deregulation is associated with various human diseases, such as ciliopathies and cancer. Surprisingly little is known about mechanisms involved in the regulation of MAPs and so far only a few of them have been identified as targets of the major proteolytic control machinery in cells, i.e. ubiquitin-proteasome system. In this work, I will further explore how MAPs are regulated by ubiquitin-dependent degradation by focussing on a multi-subunit ubiquitin E3 ligase called SCFFbxw5 that seems to play an important role in microtubule control according to preceding experiments of the host lab. Hence, I will investigate in detail two MAPs that were identified as substrates of SCFFbxw5 by the host lab in order to unravel the functional, temporal, and spatial characteristics of their ubiquitylation by SCFFbxw5. Since these MAPs are known to fulfil crucial functions in ciliogenesis and chromosome segregation, this work will promote our knowledge about how ubiquitin-dependent degradation contributes to these processes and may open up novel therapeutic strategies with the associated diseases.
Additional file 6 of Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolates from fattening pigs in Spain

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Intergovernmental relations in divided societies

Many divided societies in Europe and beyond are grappling with identity-based political tensions and conflicts.  Most recent examples are the post-election violence in Kenya, the ethnic unrest in Ethiopia, and, in Europe, the continuing uncertainties about the territorial integrity of countries like Spain, the United Kingdom and Belgium in the face of secessionist claims. These and many other countries use territorial autonomies, within a federal or decentralised framework, to manage their divided societies. A lot of research has been conducted about the relevance of territorial autonomies for divided societies in general. What needs attention, however, and has been neglected by studies so far, is the integration of autonomous territories into the legal and political framework of the state, in particular, through their relations with the national government. Integrative intergovernmental institutions and processes are equally important because they serve as a vehicle for promoting a cohesive society and reconciling the tension between unity and diversity. The IGR-IDS project focuses on investigating the relevance and effectiveness of intergovernmental institutions and processes in the management of divided societies where territorial autonomies are used to deal with communal tensions. Using a comparative research method, it will identify and develop innovative integrative institutions and processes of intergovernmental relations. The successful completion of the project will advance my career by allowing me to explore new areas of study in the management of divided society and facilitate my recognition as a highly rated researcher. I will emerge as an established expert on intergovernmental relations in divided societies. That will put me in a position to progress on the academic ladder by placing a successful application for promotion to professorship.
Green Economy and CO2

The scientific community largely agrees that the main cause of global warming is linked with anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), measured as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Regardless of international efforts to mitigate climate change, communities throughout Adriatic Sea need to adapt themselves to the changing environmental conditions.
The GECO2 project will introduce innovative measures to monitor and offset CO2 emissions through an effective cross-border cooperation.
GECO2 will directly involve the agricultural sector, urging it to adopt sustainable farming practices and interfacing it with industrial and services companies in order to ensure the start of a voluntary credit carbon market, with gains both from an economic and environmental point of view.
Proactive Human Response to Wildfires Outbreak: Measure and Prepare for it

The aim of the suggested project is to exchange experiences and good practices in order to improve regional policies for coping with fires right after their outbreak in very sensitive areas, like the forest ones.
Since regional policies in terms of environmental protection and risk prevention constitute a vital issue towards the accomplishment of the Gothenburg Strategy, local and regional authorities in EU need to further work towards a more close and effective cooperation on such issues. This project, based on previously related activities focused on risk management, intends to move further and deal with exchange of experiences and good practices on methods, action plans or even tools, addressing the forest fires danger and crisis management right after the outbreak of a fire, and in particular, a wild one. Thus, the whole work is going to be analysed from the viewpoint of the readiness to act promptly and efficiently in order to avoid as much as possible huge
human, animal and agricultural losses, as well as forest disasters.

Towards this perspective, a booklet entitled "Wildfires' Survival Guide for All",  tackling issues such as, correct, focused (or personalised) and on-time information and preparation of the population to confront the outbreak of a fire, will be published. Well-structured education programs and training sessions for effective areas' evacuation to avoid as much as possible human and animal losses, as well as strategic emergency response exercises to achieve rapid restoration of the affected areas, will be developed. A handbook named “Wildfires Response: Best Cases Study Collection” and the "Benchmarking on Readiness Indicators" conclusions will take the form of official policy documents in order to become the common base for the future adoption and application of such practices. Furthermore, the above results could also be proved useful to other similar regions of the EU and be used as a "reference" document
for the improvement of the commonly agreed policies on the aforementioned issues inside the EU.
For the benefit of the validation of the “Wildfires Response: Best Cases Study Collection” and the simulations and contingency planning that will be elaborated, exersices on selected sites inside the forestry areas of the participants' territories will be implemented.

A successful procedure for the widespread dissemination of the results will be followed. Towards this goal, the organisation of the final conference in the historical site of Ancient Olympia, deeply suffered by wildfires last summer, will act as a pan-European meeting on improvement policies for proactive human response to wildfires outbreak. A DVD with comprehensive content, info-corners in focal points of the partners' target areas and the set-up of an information site, acting as the main information area concerning awareness-raising and emergency response for the population, will guarantee the sustainability of the results.
Foreignization, Financialization and Land Grab Regulation

The global rush for land has provoked diverse policy responses from host countries. While some governments are facilitating ‘land grabs’ within their borders, others have restricted land acquisitions by foreigners. Drawing from the Brazilian case, I argue that such restrictive regulations may be limited in their effectiveness because they apply a state-centric geopolitical logic to a threat that is largely de-territorialized and financialized. The Brazilian government reacted to fears about land grabbing by reinstating a legal framework from the 1970s that focuses on the threat that foreigners pose to national sovereignty. This measure dampened international enthusiasm for Brazilian land, but it also triggered companies to begin searching for legal ways to get around the restrictions, often by exploiting the mismatch between the fungibility of global capital and the rigidity of the foreign/domestic dichotomy. I suggest that the semi-permeability of the new restrictions may present an opportunity for the Brazilian government to balance its conflicting commitments to smallholder farmers and export-oriented agribusiness. Regulations focused on foreign threats may be politically effective even as they impose an outdated conceptual framework on a far more complex reality.
Intelligent Plant Design of Complex Landform Long Distance Pipeline Transport of Iron Concentrate

Under the premise of transportation inconvenient, reducing pollution and environmental protection, iron concentrate pipeline transportation developing rapidly. However, due to pipeline related to fluid mechanics, solid-liquid two-phase flow, rheology, and other subjects, many scientific problems are still not resolved. Because of these problems, a further study on running control, security management, and optimize operations of pipeline transportation are needed, ensuring pipeline security, stability and efficient running. Intelligent plant design of pipeline transportation presents in this paper, taking intelligent data integration technologies, holding real-time data, running conditions of pipeline transportation and equipment, devices modeling integrated into a platform, achieving optimal scheduling, the goal of intelligent scheduling, as a result it can improve the management level, achieve energy conservation, improve production efficiency.
ASSEMBLY FOR STERILIZING AND DEPYROGENATING CONTAINERS

An assembly (1) for sterilizing and depyrogenating containers (A) comprises a feeding station (2), a heating station (3) and a cooling station (4). The stations (2, 3, 4) are passed through by a conveyor (5) of containers (A). The cooling station (4) comprises a main unit (10) which is coupled without discontinuities to the heating station (3) and at least one interchangeable air treatment module (11, 12). The main unit (10) comprises at least one inlet aperture (13), which is connected without interruptions to an air diffuser (14) arranged above at least a portion of the conveyor (5), and at least one outlet port (15). Each module (11, 12) comprises at least one supply hose (16, 17), with shape and dimensions complementary to those of the at least one inlet aperture (13), in order to be detachably coupled thereto, and at least one suction channel (18, 19), with shape and dimensions complementary to those of the at least one outlet port (15), in order to be detachably coupled thereto.
The papillary muscle sling for ischemic mitral regurgitation

Our objective was to evaluate long-term stability of mitral repair and reverse remodeling in patients with severe ischemic left ventricular dysfunction and functional mitral regurgitation.Since June 2000, a total of 37 patients with ischemic functional mitral regurgitation have benefited from a double-level mitral repair that comprises an intraventricular peripapillary muscle sling completed by a classic intra-atrial mitral annuloplasty ring (mean age, 56 years; left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, 70 +/- 0 mm; left ventricular end-systolic diameter, 55 +/- 5.6 mm; ejection fraction, 15% to 45%; pulmonary hypertension > 60 in all patients; all were in New York Heart Association class III-IV). All patients had both papillary muscles encircled with a 4-mm polytetrafluoroethylene tube, correcting their lateral and downward displacement. Annuloplasty rings were moderately undersized or normal. Efficiency was evaluated on mitral stability, ventricular parameters, and functional status. According to the Leyden algorithm based on preoperative end-diastolic and end-systolic left ventricular diameters, only a minority of our patients were expected to experience reverse remodeling.Regurgitation is none to trivial in 31 and mild to moderate in 4. Follow-up (3-84 months; mean, 55 +/- 22 months) shows stability of all initially successful double-level mitral repairs. Follow-up beyond 1 year shows improvements in ventricular diameters (56 +/- 5 mm), ejection fraction (49 +/- 6), volume (130 +/- 10 mL), and sphericity index (0.55). Two patients died during follow-up and 1 underwent transplantation.Reapproximating the papillary muscles has an immediate effect on mitral leaflet mobility by suppressing the tethering resulting from displacement of the papillary muscles. It has an effect in preventing recurrent mitral regurgitation by avoiding further papillary muscle displacement. In this cohort of severely disabled patients, reverse remodeling can be expected with the double-level repair.
The Relationship between Money Supply and Economic Activity in Countries Dependent on Natural Resources

The aim of this article was to show the influence of money supply and positive and negative shocks on part of the real economy in countries with natural resources in the form of panel data model with the approach of vector error correction model (VECM). For this purpose, using information from GDP, money supply, bank credits, the general level of prices, capital, trade openness degree, government spending, direct foreign investment, natural resource abundance and institutional quality indices for the period of 1990-2013, the relationship between variables was assessed. The results indicate that in all cases negative monetary shocks had far more effects than positive monetary shocks in the same period. Positive monetary shocks had a negative effect on output growth, as in the case of implementation of monetary policy after a period based on adjustment of the price of manufacturing institutes, the load of monetary policy would be more transferred on prices and its effects on the production would neutralize, also by entering the variable of natural resource abundance and institutional quality index (the average of institutional quality indices) in the economy of these countries almost had significant effects on economic growth, but this effect is weak. The variable of credits assigned to the private sector has a significant positive impact on economic growth in these countries. The results also indicated a negative relationship between inflation rate and economic growth based on the theories outlined in this field. Error correction coefficient related to the speed of adjustment of the variables rather than monetary imbalances reflected this subject that the output growth compared to monetary imbalances (the surplus of the money supply) really reacts significantly. Keywords : monetary policy, bank credits, economic growth, sticky price, New Keynesian, vector error correction model (VECM) Classification JEL: E21, E42, E63