SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Intellectual capital and business performances in Italian firms: an empirical investigation

In this article, we show that efficiency gains related to the intellectual capital (IC) can raise the performances of the firm more than efficiency gains related to physical/financial capital (CE.) Furthermore, we show that this can be the case not only for knowledge–intensive firms but also for capital–intensive firms. Adopting a variant of Pulic's (2000) value added intellectual coefficient (VAIC) we analysed a sample of 787 Italian firms operating in service–related industries and manufacturing–related industries over the period 2000–2010. We found that IC–related efficiency gains of 1% can raise the returns on assets (ROA) up to 0.7% and the cash–flows to operational revenues (CF) up to 21.1%. Finally, we estimated that CE–related efficiency gains produce negligible effects. These results are consistent across industries and fade away within two years.
Identity and sustainable rural tourism

One of the keys for the development of rural areas is to enhance the identity of the local areas themselves, through sustainable development initiatives that respect their surroundings. Identity-linked and sustainable rural tourism can bring benefits throughout the area of reference, in terms of both employment and wealth, as well as offering considerable margins for development.
These activities are carried out by companies that are reflected in the following values:
- they create products and services in line with local traditions and culture.
- they take great care over the production/provision of the product/service with strong local connotations.
- environmental but also cultural and social sustainability.
The aim of the project, which capitalises on three experiences from the previous IT-FR Smartic, Vivimed and Prometea tenders, is to consolidate today’s companies by using identity and responsibility as values to drive promotion, but also as a business management tool. The goal is to make consumers, tourists or temporary citizens understand the value underlying the services on offer.
The project is developed through the following implementation components;
1) analysis of company positioning and diagnosis.
2) strategic sustainability paths.
3) design for new services.
4) market positioning for new services.
This project will produce the following output: 
1) a range of standard solutions for energy efficiency.
2) 50 companies will receive “Quality Made” certification, the standard created by the Smartic project.
3) five territorial networks.
4) a promotion and distribution plan.
The geographically limited cooperation area, which is easily accessible to tourists, creates a single tourism area where it is important to have companies that work in accordance with shared standards.
Green energy hubs for local integrated energy communities optimization

The main goal of the eNeuron project is to develop innovative tools for the optimal design and operation of local energy communities (LECs) integrating distributed energy resources and multiple energy carriers at different scales. This goal will be achieved, by having in mind all the potential benefits achievable for the different actors involved  and by promoting the Energy Hub concept, as a conceptual model for controlling and managing multi-carrier and integrated energy systems in order to optimize their architecture and operation. In order to ensure both the short-term and the long-term sustainability of this new energy paradigm and thus support an effective implementation and deployment, economic and environmental aspects will be taken into account in the optimization tools through a multi-objective approach. eNeuron’s proposed tools enable tangible sustainability and energy security benefits for all the stakeholders in the LEC. Local prosumers (households, commercial and industrial actors) stand to benefit through the reduction of energy costs while leveraging local, low carbon energy. Developers and solution providers will find new opportunities for technologies as part of an integrated, replicable operational business model. Distribution system operators (DSOs) benefit from avoiding grid congestion and deferring network investments. Policy makers benefit from increasingly sustainable and secure energy supply systems. eNeuron is a high TRL project in line with the Work Programme, by developing innovative approaches and methodologies to optimally plan and operate integrated LECs through the optimal selection and use of multiple energy carriers and by considering both short- and long-run priorities. Through optimally coordinating all energy carriers and vectors, cost-effective and low-carbon solutions will be provided for fostering the deployment and implementation of this new energy paradigm at European level.
Empowerment of Management Capacities of the Middle Eastern Public Bodies on Public Services and Socio-Economical Local Development - MIDEMP

The three territories targeted by the MIDEMP project are characterized by similar socio-economic features and problems. Jenin (Palestine), Umm al-Fahm (Israel) and Tubkat Fahel (Jordan) are cities of small-medium dimension, situated in fertile areas. Their main economic activity is agriculture, followed by construction sector and craftwork industries while public policies are still relatively limited. MIDEMP aims at fostering socio-economic development in support of local communities through the better coordination between the interventions carried out by both public and private actors.
Coasean method: lessons from the farm

Abstract Ronald Coase detested ‘blackboard economics’ and as a result was often criticized for being ‘against theory’. Coase has also been criticized for being overly descriptive in his institutional analysis. Here, I claim that Coase was both theoretical and interested in hypothesis testing. In order to do Coasean analysis, however, it is necessary to analyse a subject matter at the deep transaction level, given the definition of transaction costs. The rich level of detail required may give the impression of an absence of theory or testing. Here, I provide a number of real farm examples and contrast them with blackboard farm economics to make this point.
Mid-infrared (~2.8 μm to ~7.1 μm) interband cascade lasers

20 years after their first reference interband cascade lasers (ICLs) have become a mature and competitive semiconductor laser source in the mid-infrared region. The carrier rebalancing concept that was introduced in 2011 drastically improved the performance. As a consequence the wavelength window that is accessible for ICLs operating at ambient temperatures could be extended. For GaSb based ICLs continuous wave (cw) emission at room temperature could be achieved up to a wavelength of 5.6 μm. As the need for thicker claddings at longer wavelengths makes the growth of the superlattice claddings increasingly difficult and limits the heat dissipation, a plasmon waveguide structure with highly doped InAslayers grown on InAs-substrates is typically used for ICLs emitting up to ~7 μm in pulsed mode at room temperature. With regard to the short wavelength limit of ICLs, we present cw emission of a GaSb based ICL emitting at 2.8 μm and with regard to the long wavelength limit we present room temperature pulsed operation of an InAs based plasmonic waveguide ICL up to 7.1 μm. Furthermore, we show single mode emitting ICLs with distributed feedback gratings emitting between 2.8 and 5.2 μm.
A soft damping function for dispersion corrections with less overfitting

The use of damping functions in empirical dispersion correction schemes is common and widespread. These damping functions contain scaling and damping parameters, and they are usually optimized for the best performance in practical systems. In this study, it is shown that the overfitting problem can be present in current damping functions, which can sometimes yield erroneous results for real applications beyond the nature of training sets. To this end, we present a damping function called linear soft damping (lsd) that suffers less from this overfitting. This linear damping function damps the asymptotic curve more softly than existing damping functions, attempting to minimize the usual overcorrection. The performance of the proposed damping function was tested with benchmark sets for thermochemistry, reaction energies, and intramolecular interactions, as well as intermolecular interactions including nonequilibrium geometries. For noncovalent interactions, all three damping schemes considered in this study (lsd, lg, and BJ) roughly perform comparably (approximately within 1 kcal/mol), but for atomization energies, lsd clearly exhibits a better performance (up to 2-6 kcal/mol) compared to other schemes due to an overfitting in lg and BJ. The number of unphysical parameters resulting from global optimization also supports the overfitting symptoms shown in the latter numerical tests.
Aspettare a Ventimiglia. La frontiera italo-francese fra militarizzazione, crisi dell’accoglienza e solidarietà

Riassunto Questa etnografia è stata condotta sul confine italo-francese a Ventimiglia dal 2019 fino all’autunno 2021. La precedente conoscenza dell'area ha permesso di capire come la gestione da parte degli Stati della pandemia Covid-19 abbia ridefinito il dispositivo frontiera. L'articolo inizia con una descrizione del funzionamento dei controlli di frontiera e del loro continuo aggiornamento per limitare la possibilità di attraversamento del confine dei migranti illegalizzati. La seconda parte analizza la situazione generata a Ventimiglia dalla chiusura del confine come una crisi dell’accoglienza (Lendaro, Rodier, Vertongen, 2019), dovuta all'inazione delle istituzioni locali (Davies, Isakjee, Dhesi, 2017). Nelle conclusioni, l'articolo analizza quali sono le conseguenze sulle soggettività migranti dell'intersezione fra militarizzazione del confine e negazione dell’accoglienza, che costringe a vivere l'esperienza dell'attesa in condizioni di estrema precarietà e marginalità, alle quali si contrappone l’attività dei gruppi solidali della zona.
ALPE ADRIA TRAIL'S TALE

The realization of The Alpe Adria Trail's Tale Project in the regions of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Carinthia, and Slovenia, has the objective to optimize the itinerary of the "Alpe Adria Trekking Trail", so as to capitalize the interventions which had already been carried out in the financed project during the former program: Italy-Austria 2007-2013. Furthermore, the recent presentation of the Interreg Italy-Slovenia Project also includes the development of eco-friendly accessibility, the overall enrichment of the offer together with a stronger integration with its natural, historical, and cultural heritage. The Alpe Adria Trail's Tale is a long distance hiking itinerary, which goes from Grossglockner all the way to Muggia, which is located on the Adriatic Sea; this is the result of a consolidated collaboration among all the involved partnerships, who would now like to, thanks to this project, further develop the existing trail. The Project would like to transform the touristic offer of this cross-border area, from a destination model to a model of motivation and of experience by also implementing services offered to tourists. In other words, the Alpe Adria Trail shall not merely be considered as a trail that crosses many regions with their relative environments and landscapes, but it will become a trail where you can live more experiences (creation of focused tourism) such as eno gastronomical, cultural, historical, and environmental ones.
GEAR RACK FOR A RAPIER LOOMS

The invention relates to a gear rack (1) for rapier looms, wherein the gear rack (1) can be engaged with a drive pinion of a drive unit of the rapier loom, comprising a main body (2) formed of a plastic, wherein the main body (2) has a tooth profile (3), as well as comprising a fibre-composite plastic layer (11) on the main body (2), wherein the fibre-composite plastic layer (11) contains continuous reinforcing fibres (12) and follows the tooth profile (3) of the main body (2) in the longitudinal direction (L) of the gear rack (1) over multiple teeth (4). The invention also relates to a rapier rod (22) comprising a rapier tube (23) formed of preferably carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic, as well as comprising a gear rack (1) of this type interlockingly introduced into the rapier tube (23). The invention further relates to a rapier (20) for rapier looms comprising a rapier rod (22) of this type, as well as a rapier head (28) arranged on the rapier rod (22).
Search for the dark neutrino at the na62 experiment at cern

This project aims to discover a new particle, the dark neutrino, in K+ decays at the NA62 experiment at CERN. This scientific breakthrough would be a major leap in our understanding of particle physics, answering several profound questions related to neutrino oscillations, the generation of neutrino masses, and the neutrino mass scale. The dark neutrino is predicted in so-called ‘dark sector’ models with neutrino and vector portals to the Standard Model. The NA62 experiment studies the decays of 75 GeV/c kaons using a decay-in-flight technique, and has unique sensitivity to the dark neutrino despite its feeble couplings to the Standard Model. There could be as many as 20000 dark neutrino events in the NA62 2017/18 dataset, which is ~20 times larger than those collected by previous kaon experiments, that have evaded detection due to ineffective searches. We propose a novel and innovative search to bridge this research gap, which can only be achieved using the powerful NA62 detector. Furthermore, the NA62 experiment expects to collect data for several years, with the new data-taking period to begin in Summer 2021. The experiment will take data at 50% higher rate, motivating improvements to the trigger system. We propose to develop new software trigger algorithms to be deployed on the NA62 experiments High Performance Computing resources, utilising data from two new detector systems that will be added to the experiment before 2021. This will be the final NA62 data taking period, but dark neutrino models have a rich structure that motivates additional searches. We propose to work with theorists at CP3 (the host institute) to explore and benchmark different varieties of dark neutrino models, with the aim to motivate more novel searches at NA62 and beyond. Two workshops will be arranged to bring together the experimental and theoretical communities that study the dark sector, to stimulate discussion and forge new collaboration.
Missions involvement and interfaith relations: Forming pathways of commonality

The reality of an ever-accelerating globalization, accompanied by an expanding religious pluralism, presents significant challenges to many long-enduring concepts of doing missions. This article will focus on identifying some of those challenges and offering some possible options for ongoing missions involvement. Particular attention will be given to the potential of melding missions practices with the nurturing of interfaith relationships with the prospect of forming covenants of commonality. It is our premise that continuing interfaith conversations will break down barriers of misunderstanding and facilitate the growth of mutually compatible relationships across delicate cultural and religious boundary lines. Within the context of these developing cross-faith relationships, probable new opportunities for effectual missions ministry will emerge. In developing this article, we will draw from multiple sources, including published works by notable scholars of missiology, theology, ethics, and sociology. Songs, hymns, poems, and prayers will provide helpful illustrations. Additional material will come from real-life interfaith interchanges and from our personal experiences while serving as missions practitioners in West Africa and Eastern Europe.
Seasonal Migration and Livelihood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Nepal

Migration for work remains a livelihood strategy in subsistence farming communities globally, especially in view of unprecedented environmental change. Farmers in the high Himalaya migrate during the winter, when farming activities are reduced. This study examined the drivers of seasonal migration in the context of climate change and migration's role in food security and livelihood resilience in the district of Humla, Nepal. Focus group discussions and a household socioeconomic survey were conducted. The results suggest that rather than climate change impacts, structural poverty is the root cause of migration, such that men from poor households with small landholdings and high food insecurity, mainly belonging to low-caste groups, migrate for work during the winter. Focus group participants also presented a clear perception of climate variability and change and their negative impacts on crop production. In this context, the poorest households find cultivating their own land risky. Moreover, the traditional practice of sharecropping, which helped them reduce food shortages, has also become less profitable. Therefore, more households are likely to participate in seasonal migration in the context of climate change, and those already migrating are likely to do so for longer time periods. Currently, such migrants take up low-paying unskilled wage work, mainly in towns and cities in Uttarakhand, India, which enable them to make only modest savings, hardly enough to repay the debt their family has incurred during food shortages. Even in the future, these farmers are likely to be limited to the same migration pattern, because they lack the social ties, education, and financial capital needed to fulfill the administrative and monetary requirements for more economically promising long-term overseas migration. Thus, it is unlikely that migration will make a significant contribution to building livelihood resilience in the context of climate change in remote Himalayan farming communities.
Gastric cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

More than 1 million (1 089 103) new cases of gastric cancer were estimated globally in 2020, resulting in 768 793 deaths.1 These burden estimates will continue to increase due to the ageing population and growth of high-risk groups. Of these global numbers, an estimated 136 038 cases and 96 997 deaths occurred in Europe.1 Gastric cancer displays substantial global variation in incidence; the highest rates are observed in Eastern Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and South America.1 A gradual decline in the incidence of gastric cancer has been observed in Western Europe and North America over the past 60 years, and more recent declines in high-risk countries have also become apparent.
Adsorption of HSA, IgG and laminin-1 on model titania surfaces – effects of glow discharge treatment on competitively adsorbed film composition

This study investigated the effect of glow discharge treatment of titania surfaces on plasma protein adsorption, by means of ellipsometry and mechanically assisted SDS elution. The adsorption and film elution of three plasma proteins, viz. human serum albumin (HSA), human immunoglobulin G (IgG) and laminin-1, as well as competitive adsorption from a mixture of the three proteins, showed that the adsorbed amount of the individual proteins after 1 h increased in the order HSA <IgG <laminin-1 ≤ protein mixture. Film elutability showed that 30 min of SDS interaction resulted in almost complete removal of adsorbed films. No difference in the total adsorbed amounts of individual proteins, or from the mixture, was observed between untreated and glow discharge treated titania surfaces. However, the composition of the adsorbed films from the mixture differed between the untreated and glow discharge treated substrata. On glow discharge-treated titania the fraction of HSA increased, the fraction of laminin-1 decreased and the fraction of IgG was unchanged compared to the adsorption on the untreated titania, which was attributed to protein-protein interactions and competitive/associative adsorption behaviour.
Potencialidade das técnicas eletroquímicas (macro e microeletrodos) na concentração por flotação de minerais sulfetados

RESUMO As interações entre os minerais sulfetados e a química do meio de exposição, desde o processo de moagem dos minérios até a polpa de flotação, podem ser de caráter eletroquímico e/ou de natureza galvânica e influenciam a hidrofobicidade de suas superfícies, resultando em diferentes níveis de recuperação. Na literatura, a maioria dos trabalhos está relacionada à eletroquímica da galena (sulfeto de chumbo), esfarelita (sulfeto de zinco), pirita (sulfeto de ferro), calcopirita (sulfeto de cobre e ferro) e pentlandita (sulfeto de ferro e níquel). Medidas de potencial na polpa são bastante utilizadas para o controle e otimização da recuperação, entretanto, o procedimento apresenta limitações por não permitir compreender os mecanismos eletroquímicos envolvidos. Este trabalho de revisão apresenta e discute: os conceitos eletroquímicos envolvidos nestes processos, uma pesquisa bibliométrica sobre o tema, além de enfatizar as potencialidades da aplicação dos estudos com macro e microeletrodos para o entendimento da eletroquímica de minerais sulfetados. Da busca bibliométrica, obteve-se 85 artigos, sendo a primeira publicação em 1969, assim sendo uma área pouco explorada com pico máximo de 5 artigos em 1984, 1989, e em 2014. Austrália, África do Sul, Turquia, e Canadá, os quatro países que mais publicam, somam 50% dos documentos identificados. As reações que ocorrem, a ativação ou a presença de camadas de óxidos/hidróxidos e a adsorção de coletores na superfície dos minerais sulfetados têm sido investigadas por técnicas eletroquímicas para elucidar as eficiências dos processos de flotação. O uso do microeletrodo com cavidade, além da facilidade do preparo, pode permitir as análises em amostras de partículas minerais.
Ultra-Flexible nanostructures in flow: controlling folding, fracture and orientation in large-scale liquid processing of 2d nanomaterials

2D nanomaterials hold immense technological promise thanks to extraordinary intrinsic properties such as ultra-high conductivity, strength and unusual semiconducting properties. Our understanding of how these extremely thin and flexible objects are processed in flow is however inadequate, and this is hindering progress towards true market applications. When processed in liquid environments to make nanocomposites, conductive coatings and energy storage devices, 2D nanomaterials tend to fold and break owing to strong shear forces produced by the mechanical agitation of the liquid. This can lead to poorly-oriented, crumpled sheets of small lateral size and therefore of low intrinsic value. Orientation is also a major issue, as ultra-flexible materials are difficult to extend and align.  In this project, I will develop nanoscale fluid-structure simulation techniques to capture with unprecedented resolution the unsteady deformation and fracture dynamics of single and multiple sheets in response to the complex hydrodynamic load produced by shearing flows. In addition, I will demonstrate via simulations new strategies to exploit capillary forces to structure 2D nanomaterials into 3D constructs of desired morphology. To guide the simulations and explore a wider parameter space than allowed in computations, I will develop conceptually new experiments on “scaled-up 2D nanomaterials”, macroscopic particles having the same dynamics as the nanoscopic ones. The simulations will include continuum treatments and atomistic details, and will be analysed within the theoretical framework of microhydrodynamics and non-linear solid mechanics. By uncovering the physical principles governing flow-induced deformation of 2D nanomaterials, this project will have a profound impact on our ability to produce and process 2D nanomaterials on large scales.