SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Automatic Generation of Efficient Predictable Memory Patterns

Verifying firm real-time requirements gets increasingly complex, as the number of applications in embedded systems grows. Predictable systems reduce the complexity by enabling formal verification. However, these systems require predictable software and hardware components, which is problematic for resources with highly variable execution times, such as SDRAM controllers. A predictable SDRAM controller has been proposed that addresses this problem using predictable memory patterns, which are precomputed sequences of SDRAM commands. However, the memory patterns are derived manually, which is a time-consuming and error-prone process that must be repeated for every memory device, and may result in inefficient use of scarce and expensive bandwidth. This paper addresses this issue by proposing three algorithms for automatic generation of efficient memory patterns that provide different trade-offs between run-time of the algorithm and the bandwidth guaranteed by the controller. We experimentally evaluate the algorithms for a number of DDR2/DDR3 memories and show that an appropriate choice of algorithm reduces run-time to less than a second and increases the guaranteed bandwidth by up to 10.2%.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE FIBER HAVING IMPROVED BIOSTABILITY AND THE RESULTING PRODUCTS

A cellulose fiber having extended biostability and the method of its manufacture are described. While prior treatments of cellulose with biotoxic metal compounds have given improved resistance to decay, these treatments have not been entirely satisfactory where the fiber had to be refined before use. Refining energy was very high and fiber length loss was substantial. Treatment of cellulose fiber with didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) or bromide (DDAB), these materials in combination with low levels of copper, or low levels of copper alone, has given a product with very good biostability without a major increase in refining energy or loss of fiber length. The treated fiber is particularly advantageous as a reinforcing component for cement board products.
Institutions and metaphysics of cosmology in the epistemic networks of seventeenth-century europe

The focus of this project is the competing confessional discourses on cosmology of the seventeenth century, an epoch in which religious conflicts originated opposing ‘epistemic cultures’, which were embodied in scholarly institutions and networks such as the Protestant web of northern European universities or the global web of Jesuit colleges.

In the Early Modern Period cosmological controversies (over issues such as heliocentrism, plurality of worlds, space, infinity, cometary theory, celestial matter and fluidity) were heated and amplified by increasing political and confessional fragmentation. The Roman prohibition of the Copernican system (1616) and the extraordinary condemnation of Galileo (1633) accelerated the formation of competing cosmological cultures along confessional and political lines of alliance and opposition. This research project addresses the interrelations between [1.] cosmological debates in the northern European Protestant institutional networks of scholars and institutions and [2.] cosmological debates in Jesuit institutional networks aiming at [3.] a comparative assessment of early formations and transformations of epistemic webs. It considers parallelisms and contrasts, negotiations and intersections of seventeenth-century cosmological discourses between scholars, institutions and scientific communities belonging to different epistemic cultures. This endeavor brings into focus the political-confessional dimension of early-modern cosmology and shows how science is embedded in struggles for cultural hegemony, struggles which were at once institutional and ideological. While there is a great deal of in-depth study on the history of science in various early-modern confessional contexts, a comparative study bringing together the history of knowledge institutions and their metaphysical legitimation is still a desideratum.
Far-Right mobilization and the european crises : electoral and protest politics

Introduction: The core question of the project Far-Right Mobilization and the European Crises (FARMEC) is whether and how far-right political mobilization has changed throughout three critical moments of recent European politics: the sovereign-debt crisis, the refugee crisis, and the security crisis linked to Jihadist terrorism. The overarching expectation is that these junctures facilitated the realignment of far-right actors in the electoral and protest arenas, increasing the pervasiveness of far-right messages in national public spheres. This, in turn, contributed to crucially transforming political conflict in Europe. FARMEC relies on an innovative research design focusing on: (1) different national contexts (in North-West, South and Central-East Europe), (2) different arenas of conflict (protest and elections) and overtime change (from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 to 2018). The project’s interdisciplinary perspective, at the crossroads between comparative political science and political sociology is supported by a pluralist methodological approach. A quantitative Large-N study compares far-right mobilization in 12 European democracies, using existing datasets on party positions and protest events. A quali-quantitative Small-N study focuses on four country-case studies (France, Germany, Italy and Hungary), using original data gathered through web scraping. FARMEC will contribute to the long-lasting debate on the relationship between the far-right and crisis. Its results will shed new light on the drivers of far-right mobilization, crucially contributing to the scholarship on political conflict in Europe, party politics and social movements, and providing insight for NGOs and public organization confronting the far right. In doing so, the project engages with the timely public debate on how can liberal democracy deal with right-wing extremism, radicalism and populism.
Structure and dynamics of low-complexity regions in proteins: the huntingtin case

Proteins hosting regions highly enriched in one or few amino acids, the so-called Low-Complexity Regions (LCR), are very common in eukaryotes and play crucial roles in biology. Homorepeats, a subfamily of LCR that present stretches of the same amino acid, perform very specialized functions facilitated by the localized enrichment of the same physicochemical property. In contrast, numerous severe pathologies have been associated to abnormally long repetitions. Despite the relevance of homorepeats, their high-resolution characterization by traditional structural biology techniques is hampered by the degeneracy of the amino acid environments and their intrinsic flexibility. In chemREPEAT, I will develop strategies to incorporate isotopically labelled and unnatural amino acids at specific positions within homorepeats that will overcome present limitations. These labelled positions will be unique probes to investigate for first time the structure and dynamics of homorepeats at atomic level using complementary biophysical techniques. Computational tools will be specifically developed to derive three-dimensional conformational ensembles of homorepeats by synergistically integrating experimental data.
chemREPEAT strategies will be developed on huntingtin (Htt), the prototype of repetitive protein. Htt hosts a glutamine tract that is linked with Huntington’s disease (HD), a deadly neuropathology appearing in individuals with more than 35 consecutive Glutamine residues that represent a pathological threshold. The application of the developed approaches to several Htt constructions with different number of Glutamines will reveal the structural bases of the pathological threshold in HD and the role played by the regions flanking the Glutamine tract.
The strategies designed in chemREPEAT will expand present frontiers of structural biology to unveil the structure/function relationships for LCRs. This capacity will pave the way for a rational intervention in associated diseases.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ADJUSTING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF A VEHICLE BASED ON VEHICLE DUTY CYCLES

Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for receiving operation data indicative of a duty cycle for the vehicle; determining one or more vehicle duty cycles for the vehicle based on the operation data; comparing the determined one or more vehicle duty cycles to a population of vehicle duty cycles; identifying a desired vehicle duty cycle from the population of vehicle duty cycles for each of the one or more determined vehicle duty cycles based on a desired operating parameter of the vehicle; receiving a set of trim parameters associated with each desired vehicle duty cycle; and selectively applying the set of trim parameters with the vehicle to control the one or more operating points of the vehicle in accordance with the desired operating parameter of the vehicle.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF SILVICULTURAL EQUIPMENT

A method for controlling an attachment provided to a boom of a vehicle, the method including: sensing a ground force on the attachment; determining if the ground force is outside a target deadband, wherein the target deadband is based on a height of the attachment over the ground, and, if the ground force is outside the target deadband, adjusting a cylinder pressure to bring the ground force within the deadband. A system for controlling an attachment on a boom, the system including: a control system; a hydraulic system for at least a first piston provided to the boom; and a first pressure sensor for sensing a pressure related to the attachment and communicating the sensed pressure to the control system, wherein the control system determines if the pressure is outside a target deadband, and, if so, adjusts a pressure at the piston to bring the sensed pressure within the deadband.
The Relationship Between People’s Environmental Considerations and Pro-environmental Behavior in Lithuania

Given the need for global action on climate change, it is crucial to comprehend which factors motivate people in different countries to act more pro-environmentally. Lithuania is a post-socialist country that has recently increased commitment to foster pro-environmental behavior of individuals, by implementing interventions that target mainly the personal costs and benefits of relevant behaviors. Yet, research suggests that people's general environmental considerations, namely biospheric values and environmental self-identity, can drive people' pro-environmental behavior and may be important targets for interventions. These studies, however, have been mostly conducted in Western Europe and the United States, with limited evidence of relationship between people's biospheric values, environmental self-identity and pro-environmental behaviors across different countries and cultures. We performed a correlational study with a convenience sample in Lithuania (n = 334). Consistent with previous studies and the theory, our study revealed that people's general environmental considerations were positively related with recycling and environmental activism, but not with fuel-efficient driving and the use of sustainable transportation in Lithuania. We conclude that general environmental considerations are related to pro-environmental behaviors beyond Western Europe and the United States. Yet, future studies need to examine the boundary conditions of this relationship and test whether interventions targeting environmental consideration can be effective to promote pro-environmental behavior.
Ethnographic museums - Roots, origins and traditions as an opportunity for economic development

The project aims at valorising and protecting traditional culture in the area concerned through the promotion of comparison and co-operation between different cross-border museum models. The project provides for four macro-activities: Development of a shared method in order to manage and promote initiatives through the adoption of innovating technologies; Organisation of joint cultural events and intensification of exchanges on the cultural heritage managed by the various institutions in order to achieve a transnational dimension for these events; Development of promotion tools aimed at favouring the involvement of young people, especially students, e.g. through the promotion of calls for ideas devoted to compulsory education schools; Study and implementation of pilot projects aimed at favouring the self-financing of initiatives (e.g. laboratories for the reproduction of objects kept by museums, etc.).
Tissue culture before transplantation of frozen-thawed human fetal ovarian tissue into immunodeficient mice

<h3>Objective</h3> To evaluate the effects of tissue culture on the viability and development of follicles in frozen-thawed human fetal ovarian tissue before transplantation into severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice and to determine the optimal duration of pretransplant tissue culture. <h3>Design</h3> Experimental prospective study. <h3>Setting</h3> Animal center and reproductive laboratories in university hospitals. <h3>Intervention(s)</h3> Frozen-thawed human fetal ovarian tissue samples from 20-week-old abortuses were randomly divided into four groups and cultured in vitro for 0, 3, 6, or 9 days before being xenografted into kidney capsules of bilaterally oophorectomized severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. Grafts were removed 16 weeks after transplantation. Histological analysis and assessment of proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression levels were used to evaluate the survival and development of follicles. <h3>Result(s)</h3> The proportion of growing follicles was significantly increased in groups cultured before transplantation as compared with the noncultured group. Sixteen weeks after transplantation, the number of follicles in the cultured grafts was higher than that in the noncultured grafts. Grafts cultured for 6 or 9 days showed higher proportions of preantral and antral follicles than grafts cultured for 0 or 3 days. PCNA immunohistochemical analysis indicated that follicle cells were in a proliferative state after culture and transplantation. <h3>Conclusion(s)</h3> The viability and development of human fetal follicles may be improved by pretransplant tissue culture. The optimal culture duration before transplantation of fetal ovarian tissue is 6 days.
Fc-content dependence of composition, structure and degradation degree in supramolecular aggregates of polypropylene glycol, ferrocene and β-cyclodextrin

The present work provides a framework to understand a key question of supramolecular chemistry: how the composition of supramolecular aggregates in multicomponent systems is associated with the initial stoichiometries of aggregated components. In this regard, the presentation and discussion on the importance of the content of ferrocene (Fc) in regulating the composition, structure and degradation degree of a series of ternary aggregates formed by polypropylene glycol (PPG), Fc and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) reveal several significant findings. First, the higher the initial concentration of Fc, the higher the Fc-content in the aggregates precipitated, the higher the complexation ratio (CR) of β-CD to Fc, the lower the CR of β-CD to PPG. Not only does this significant finding open a window to the design and synthesis of multicomponent aggregates, but also it provides us with a new insight on our understanding of supramolecular stoichiometry. Second, the influence of Fc-content dependences was further supported by differences in microstructure and electronic structure of the aggregates. Third, a positive effect of Fc in improving degradation degrees of organic oligomers aggregated was demonstrated by the facts that the degradation degrees strongly depended on the amount of Fc, and that even in the presence of a little amount of Fc, the positive effect was still apparent. Finally, a further research indicates that the Fe component plays a key role in dominating the thermal degradation process of aggregates compared to the cyclopentadienyl rings. Taken together, these observations provide a scientific basis for the development of new multicomponent aggregates.
Shaping of long term innate immunity by viral education of bone marrow monocytes

Symbiotic and pathogenic microbes are major environmental factors that play fundamental roles in shaping host immunity. Such dynamic interactions between commensals or pathogens and the host must be finely regulated to balance protective immune responses and induction of regulatory pathways. While frequently underestimated, immune imprinting by viruses is a key determinant for variation in disease susceptibility. Numerous evidence shows that a history of infections trains the innate immune system for the long term. Amongst the cells that are trained, monocytes are highly heterogeneous and are involved in essential biological processes such as anti-microbial activity, immunomodulation or macrophage-niche replenishment. While the current paradigm states that monocyte fate and function are driven by the local microenvironment, a recent study has shown that monocytes are primed in the bone marrow for functional properties. Here, we want to explore how and where monocyte development and function are educated by symbiotic (Murid herpesvirus 4) or pathogenic (Pneumonia Virus of Mice) viruses and with which potential outcomes for long-term immunity. To this end, we have devised three main aims. First, following infections, we will characterize monocytes and their progenitors by classical immunophenotyping, functional assays and unbiased single-cell RNA-seq in combination with ATAC-seq, to investigate in-depth how and where viruses shape monocytes and monocyte-derived cells. Second, molecular mechanism(s) underlying monocyte priming after infections will be assessed. In particular, based on literature and preliminary results, we postulate that bone marrow CD169+ macrophages could play a key role in early monocyte priming. Third, the consequences of virus-driven monocyte training will be investigated at steady state and upon heterologous challenges. Such research could provide the proof of concept that viral education of bone marrow monocytes shapes long-term innate immunity.
The influence of surface gravity waves on marine current turbine performance

Surface gravity waves can significantly impact operating conditions for a marine current turbine, imparting unsteady velocities several orders of magnitude larger than the ambient turbulence. The influence of surface waves on the performance characteristics of a two-bladed horizontal axis marine current turbine was investigated experimentally in a large towing tank facility at the United States Naval Academy. The turbine model had a 0.8 m diameter (D) rotor with a NACA 63-618 cross section, which is Reynolds number independent with respect to lift coefficient in the operating range of Rec ≈ 4 × 105. The torque, thrust and rotational speed were measured at a range of tip speed ratios (TSR) from 5 < TSR < 11. Tests were performed at two rotor depths (1.3D and 2.25D) with and without waves. The average turbine performance characteristics were largely unchanged by depth or the presence of waves. However, tests with waves indicate large variations in thrust, rotational speed, and torque occurred with the passage of the wave. These results demonstrate the impact of surface gravity waves on power production and structural loading and suggest that turbines should be positioned vertically within the water column at a depth which maximizes power output while minimizing material fatigue.
METHOD FOR ENZYMATIC TREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS, IN PARTICULAR CELLULOSE PULPS

The present invention concerns a method for enzymatic treatment of lignocellulosic materials, in particular cellulose pulps. According to a method of this kind, the material is contacted with an enzyme preparation having hemicellulase, cellulase and/or ligninase activity in order to hydrolyse the hemicelluloses, cellulose and/or lignin thereof. According to the invention, the counter-ions of the carboxylic groups of the lignocellulosic material are modified before the enzymatic treatment in order to render the material more suitable for enzymatic treatment. By changing the nature of the counter-ions of the carboxylic acids or by changing their degree or dissociation, it is possible to adjust the enzymatic action on the lignocellulosic material of the enzymes employed. At the same time, it is possible to select which part of the fibres is subjected to the enzymatic action.
Big Investment Fraud and “Yakuza Money” Crime — Two Perspectives of Financial Crime in Japan

Financial crime in Japan takes a major toll on both individual victims and the nation’s economy. This paper focuses on large investment frauds that have occurred from post-war Japan to the present as well as financial crimes that involve racketeers of boryokudans, or organized crime groups, more commonly known as yakuza. Major financial offending by organized crime groups include: yamikin (loan sharks), sokaiya (shareholders who extort corporate funds), jiageya (“land sharks” who frighten tenants into vacating properties), and new forms of yakuza money crime that constitute significant challenges to enforcement. The paper concludes that more comprehensive legislation that applies to all forms of investment fraud is needed in order to stem the tide of white-collar crime in Japanese society.
Slow walking on a treadmill desk does not negatively affect executive abilities: an examination of cognitive control, conflict adaptation, response inhibition, and post-error slowing

An increasing trend in the workplace is for employees to walk on treadmills while working to attain known health benefits; however, the effect of walking on a treadmill during cognitive control and executive function tasks is not well known. We compared the cognitive control processes of conflict adaptation (i.e., congruency sequence effects-improved performance following high-conflict relative to low-conflict trials), post-error slowing (i.e., Rabbitt effect), and response inhibition during treadmill walking (1.5 mph) relative to sitting. Understanding the influence of treadmill desks on these cognitive processes may have implications for worker health and productivity. Sixty-nine individuals were randomized to either a sitting (n = 35) or treadmill-walking condition (n = 34). Groups did not differ in age or body mass index. All participants completed a computerized Eriksen flanker task and a response-inhibition go/no-go task in random order while either walking on a treadmill or seated. Response times (RTs) and accuracy were analyzed separately for each task using mixed model analysis of variance. Separate ANOVAs for RTs and accuracy showed the expected conflict adaptation effects, post-error slowing, and response inhibition effects when collapsed across sitting and treadmill groups (all Fs > 78.77, Ps < 0.001). There were no main effects or interactions as a function of group for any analyses (Fs < 0.79, Ps > 0.38), suggesting no decrements or enhancements in conflict-related control and adjustment processes or response inhibition for those walking on a treadmill versus sitting. We conclude that cognitive control performance remains relatively unaffected during slow treadmill walking relative to sitting.