SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Human resource management tool based on emotional intelligence

There is significant evidence that emotional intelligence is the single most important factor when considering job performance. This makes sense. We are all aware of the importance of being able to understand and manage our emotions, yet this insight is barely considered in human resource management.
Playforapply have developed a Software as a Service platform, Appytalent, which allows employers and employees to assess an individual’s emotional intelligence. They can then identify what emotional areas the individual needs to develop in order to effectively perform their chosen job and provides learning content for the individual to improve their emotional intelligence in these areas. Finally, a recruitment module allows human resource departments to identify job seekers that match the emotional intelligence profile they are recruiting.

This SaaS is currently in a beta phase of development and is being trialled by several companies, including the Open University of Catalauna. Playforapply want to bring this new way of managing human resources to the market through the SME instrument. The aim will be to first carry out a feasibility study that will consider the technological requirements and economic potential of the market, before an SME phase 2 will complete the development and undertake a product demonstration in Europe, Australia and the USA. 

By 2020, Playforapply estimate that they will be generating profits of almost 3M€, with a return on the SME instrument project investment of 342% within 3 years of project completion.
EXOMHYDR – Magmatic plumbing systems and tectonic control of hydrothermal activity on Mars revealed by ExoMars/TGO: constraints for life and resources

Taking the opportunity provided by the appointment of the project PI as one of the Guest Investigators of the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars TGO mission, and in close cooperation with the other TGO scientific activities, EXOMHYDR will investigate the subsurface geology (plumbing system) of hydrothermal sites in the large volcanic provinces of Mars, bringing decisive constraints on whether biological activity can be anticipated in the present or past of Mars in the subsurface. The characteristics and environment of these hydrothermal sites may additionally help predict what kind of resources can be expected to be available on Mars for the next steps of space exploration.
Electromagnetic vibration energy harvesting with high power density using a magnet array

Electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters have been widely used to convert the vibration energy into electricity.
However, one of the main challenges of using electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters is that they are usually in very
large size with low power density. In this paper, a new type of electromagnetic vibration energy harvester with
remarkably high power density is developed. By putting the strong rare-earth magnets in alternating directions and using
high-magnetic-conductive casing, magnetic flux density up to 0.9T are obtained. This configuration also has a small
current loop with less electrical reluctance, which further increases the high power density when the coil is designed to
follow the current loop. The prototype, the size of which is 142x140x86 mm 3 ,
can provided up to 727Ns/m damping
coefficient, which means 428 kNs/m 4 damping density when it is shunt with 70Ω external resistive load which is set to
the same as the internal resistor of the harvester to achieve maximum power. The corresponding power density is 725
μW/cm 3 at 15HZ harmonic force excitation of 2.54mm peak-to-peak amplitude. When shot-circuited, 1091Ns/m
damping coefficient and 638 kNs/m 4 damping density is achieved. The effectiveness of this novel vibration energy
harvester is shown both by FEA and experiments. The eddy current damper is also discussed in this paper for
comparison. The proposed configuration of the magnet array can also be extended for both micro-scale and large-scale
energy harvesting applications, such as vibration energy harvesting from tall buildings, long bridges and railways.
Proactive Innovation Support for SMEs in the Corridor from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea

After the enlargement of the European Union there is the potential to develop the Baltic-Adriatic corridor to a knowledge-based economic region in accordance with the Lisbon strategy. The project PROINCOR contributes to this development by addressing enterprises with innovation needs in main manufacturing and industrial service sectors of the involved regions and countries. 
Its aim is to support the diffusion and application of knowledge in new products, processes and services. The transnational partnerships covering the corridor from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea aims to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs by boosting their innovation performance and thereby contribute to the decrease of economic disparities between Eastern and Western regions and countries along the former iron curtain. 
The project is based on a proactive approach starting with diagnostic and advisory visits in SMEs, developing and using of transnational approach to assess the current innovation performance of the SMEs. The important part that the project covers is also the conducting of innovation audits and action plans on how to improve the innovation performance.
All-Steel external frame for the non-disruptive seismic retrofit of existing reinforced concrete buildings

The state-of-the-art review in seismic retrofit of existing reinforced-concrete (RC) buildings indicates that a technology that is
non-disruptive and easy to implement, achieves simultaneous control of drifts and accelerations, and overcomes major
issues related to low concrete strength, poor reinforcement details, and vulnerable RC columns, has never been described in
the literature or in seismic design codes (e.g. Eurocode 8). The ambitious main objective against the background of the
state-of-the-art of the project is to develop such a retrofit technology. In particular, the project will develop a non-disruptive
retrofit scheme using an external, modular, steel frame as a facade close and in parallel connected to frames of the existing
RC building. The external steel frame will have chevron braces to support energy dissipation devices, and, connectors to
achieve horizontal coupling with the existing RC building. Strategically, the energy dissipation devices will be visco-plastic
dampers, i.e. novel devices that will offer visco-elastic damping output under low-to-moderate earthquake intensities and
friction damping output with a predefined limit on their peak force under high seismic intensities. The project will develop
sophisticated yet practical structural details and a simplified seismic design procedure for the external steel frame. All these
will be achieved through a carefully planned integrated experimental and numerical research program involving constitutive
modelling, nonlinear finite element analysis, and shaking table tests. The proposed retrofit scheme constitutes a solid
contribution to earthquake engineering that is expected to raise major international scientific and industrial interest.
Next generation motion sensing bands for promotion of fitness and health tracking

Exercise is a fundamental aspect of maintaining a healthy lifestyle however most people don’t enjoy exercise because it is either too time consuming or not intellectually stimulating. 97% of people believe in the need for physical fitness, however less than 5% of adults participate in the recommended minimum 30 minutes of exercise each day, while 75% of kids get less than 1 hour of exercise per day. Obesity of the general population expected to reach 9.1% of the population in 2020 equating to approximately 750 million people. With an increasing number of available game types and methods of gameplay, over 700 million people worldwide play video games. Mainstream gaming systems have an additional motion tracking hardware that can be purchased in conjunction to expensive consoles. These devices however, only monitor and project physical movement as opposed to teaching and correcting movement.
The Funky Bots Atomic Bands offer a cheap alternative to the mainstream gaming consoles and provide access to a large fitness/gaming library at no added cost. The device comes equipped with a heart rate monitor, calorie counter, and state of the art motion algorithms for tracking, logging, coaching, and analysis of physical performance. Funky Bots is initially targeting users whom are prone to martial arts and dancing, however as the product gains market traction, the diversity of augmented reality games will attract users of all sports and fitness levels.
During the phase 1 feasibility assessment, Funky Bots will perform an in depth market analysis, establish a go-to-market strategy, and run a small scale user-experience test. Further development plan and industrialisation strategy will also be established.
Strain relaxation and optical properties of etched In 0.19 Ga 0.81 N nanorod arrays on the GaN template

InGaN/GaN epilayers, which are grown on sapphire substrates by the metal—organic chemical-vapour deposition (MOCVD) method, are formed into nanorod arrays using inductively coupled plasma etching via self-assembled Ni nanomasks. The formation of nanorod arrays eliminates the tilt of the InGaN (0002) crystallographic plane with respect to its GaN bulk layer. Photoluminescence results show an apparent S-shaped dependence on temperature. The light extraction efficiency and intensity of photoluminescence emission at low temperature of less than 30 K for the nanorod arrays are enhanced by the large surface area, which increases the quenching effect because of the high density of surface states for the temperature above 30 K. Additionally, a red-shift for the InGaN/GaN nanorod arrays is observed due to the strain relaxation, which is confirmed by reciprocal space mapping measurements.
Steady-State and demand-driven dendritic cell generation

Classical dendritic cells (cDCs) are leucocytes that play a key role in innate immunity as well as the initiation and regulation of T cell responses. cDCpoiesis starts with commitment of a bone marrow (BM) haematopoietic progenitor, known as the classical DC precursor (CDP), to the cDC lineage. CDPs then give rise to pre-cDCs that exit the BM via the blood and seed tissues to give rise to the two major types of fully-differentiated cDCs, the cDC1 and cDC2 subsets. The key parameters of cDCpoiesis are poorly understood. We propose to characterise the niche in which cDCs develop within the BM and to study how pre-cDCs seed tissues and establish local clones of differentiated cDC1 and cDC2. We further wish to ask how the activity of CDPs and pre-cDCs is altered following infection, inflammation or tissue damage. Finally, we want to know to what extent cDCpoiesis is affected by direct sensing of infection or cell damage by cDC precursors. All these objectives will be addressed in a mouse lineage tracing model in which cDC precursors are genetically labelled through the activity of a Cre recombinase driven by the Clec9a locus. These mice will be crossed to fluorescent protein reporter mice, including Confetti mice that allow for clonal analysis, and the appearance of labelled cDCs and cDC clones in tissues will be followed over time in the steady-state or after induction of infection or inflammation. The dependence of cDC precursor activity on specific pathogen and damage sensing pathways will be assessed by loss-of-function experiments. The interactions of cDC precursors with their BM niche will be analysed in steady-state or inflammatory conditions by visualising the cells in situ. Finally, the consequences of demand-driven cDCpoiesis for immunity will be assessed. The results from this project will lead to a greater understanding of the influence of environmental signals on cDCpoiesis and may have applications in the design of better vaccines and immunotherapies.
DEVICE FOR ELASTICALLY SUPPORTING MOBILE ELEMENTS OF A SWITCH

The invention concerns a device for elastically supporting the mobile elements (2) of a switch. Said device comprises an elastically mounted sliding element (10), or at least an elastically mounted pulley (14), by which means the mobile element (2) is lifted from the associated sliding bearings (3). The elastic mount consists of at least a U-shaped bracket (5) rigidly connected to a rail base (4) of a fixed switch element (1) or to the element linking a mobile switch element (8), by the free end of a branch (8), opposite the sliding element (10). The two branches (8, 9) of the U-shaped bracket are placed so as to be able to pivot relative to the rail base (4) or to the linking element of a mobile switch element (2).
Preparation and Photocatalytic Properties of Nano Ni/TiO<sub>2</sub> Composite in Alginate

New nano nickel-doped titanium dioxide composites had been produced by a conducting sol-gel method. The alginate gel was used as a template to prevent the conglomeration of the inorganic materials. In this experiment, nickel nitrate, tetrabutyl titanate and sodium alginate were used as main materials to prepare different amount nickel-doped TiO 2 particles. The amount of Ni was studied from 0 to 9 mol.-% (where mol.-% refers to the Ni/TiO 2 molar ratio), and the Ni/TiO 2 composites were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, TG-DTA, and we carried out doping amount, catalyst amount and illumination time influence on photocatalytic performance of nano Ni/TiO 2 composite in aqueous methyl orange. The activity of TiO 2 gradually increased with the increasing of doping amount, and there was highest catalytic efficiency when Ni = 9 % mol.
Smoking cessation treatment among office-based buprenorphine treatment patients

Opioid-dependent patients smoke at high rates, and office-based buprenorphine treatment provides an opportunity to offer cessation treatment. We examined tobacco use and smoking cessation treatment patterns among office-based buprenorphine treatment patients. We reviewed records of 319 patients treated with buprenorphine from 2005 to 2010. We examined smoking status, cessation medication prescriptions, and factors associated with receipt of cessation prescriptions. Mean age was 43.9 years; most were men (74.2%) and Hispanic (70.9%). At buprenorphine initiation, 21.9% had no documentation of smoking status, while 67.4% were current, 10% former, and 0.9% never smokers. Of current smokers, 16.8% received smoking cessation prescriptions. Patients retained (vs. not retained) in buprenorphine treatment were more likely to receive smoking cessation medications (26.3% vs. 11.2%, p<0.005). We observed a high tobacco use prevalence among buprenorphine patients, and limited provision of cessation treatment. This is a missed opportunity to impact the high tobacco use burden in opioid-dependent persons.
Medical phase contrast x-ray imaging with laser plasma accelerator

Cancer detection at an early stage is crucial for subsequent therapy success. To achieve this goal, an effective screening should rely on a specific tool that should be not only non-invasive but also adaptable to patients and their diseases. Widely used nowadays, X-Ray imaging (RX) is a well-established cancer screening technique. However, it poses major problems of (i) detection of tumours at early stages when they are small and of low contrast, (ii) dose deposition in a body, especially for frequent and long term monitoring and (iii) energy tunability of the X-ray source to optimize the imaging. The project XMED aims at tackling simultaneously these three strong limitations, and to come out within 18 months with a demonstrator. For this purpose the most advanced electron beams produced by laser plasma accelerators will be use to radiate a bright, tunable X ray beam using the recent all optical Compton scheme.
asSistence to Navigation for Access to Safe Ports

Maritime transport is a crucial aspect of Blue Economy since international economic exchanges are based on an efficient and safe transport and logistics system of which ports are a vital element. Operational safety is essential in port areas due to an ever-increasing number of ships whose sizes keep getting bigger. Loading and unloading goods in ports must be as efficient as possible to keep up with growing competition from other ports in the Mediterranean and Northern European areas. However, these operations must guarantee the safety of ships, cargo and operators. Therefore, ensuring the safety of navigation remains an open challenge. Weather and sea conditions can affect, to a large extent, the safe handling of ships inside ports, where space is limited. Knowledge of weather and sea conditions plays a primary role in guaranteeing safety. Despite the application of new technologies, naval accidents due to bad weather and sea conditions are common; for example, the incident of the Sigma cargo ship stranded on the Tuscan coast due to strong winds and rough seas in 2017. SINAPSI's goal is to meet the need of port operators to have real-time data on weather and sea conditions and be able to navigate and handle ships in ports with complete safety. It will achieve this objective by monitoring and simulating weather and sea conditions near and inside ports. The information thus produced will be made available to the stakeholders (Pilots, Commanders, Port and Maritime Authorities) through a dedicated ICT application. SINAPSI will also integrate the current Maritime monitoring network for the measurement of weather-marine parameters.
Evaluation des incertitudes et de l’homogénéité de longues séries de débits de crue sur le Rhin à Bâle (1225–2017) et Maxau (1815–2018)

RESUMEUn diagnostic sur la sécurité aux inondations des digues du Rhin en aval de Strasbourg a été réalisé par INRAE de 2018 à 2020, pour le compte de la DREAL Grand-Est, avec des échanges au sein de la Commission Permanente internationale pour l’aménagement du Rhin supérieur. Un travail spécifique d’analyse des incertitudes est présenté à l’aide du modèle BaRatin sur la reconstitution des débits de crue des séries de Bâle (1225–2017) et Maxau (1815–2018). La largeur de l’intervalle d’incertitude à 95% varie à Bâle de ± 7% sur la période récente (1994–2017) à ± 48% sur la période la plus ancienne (1225–1713), et à Maxau de ± 5% sur la période récente (1977–2018) à ± 45% sur la période la plus ancienne (1815–1839). L’application de tests statistiques fait apparaître des hétérogénéités pour les deux séries de crues, qui proviennent pour partie des aménagements hydrauliques sur le Rhin au cours des deux derniers siècles. Les séries corrigées de ces effets sont de meilleure qualité, avec toutefois une rupture vers 1966–1976 à Bâle et Maxau, qui pourrait provenir d’un changement constaté en Europe centrale en termes de régime de circulation climatique depuis les années 1970.
Hypovitaminosis D in adolescent females – an analytical cohort study in the United Arab Emirates

Despite living in a sunny country, hypovitaminosis D is common in women of reproductive age in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE).To establish the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in adolescent female Emirati nationals and its risk factors.This was an analytical prospective cohort study of 350 female Emirati nationals aged 11-18 years attending public schools in Al Ain. Socio-economic status, diet and amount of sun exposure were evaluated by face-to-face interviews. Serum total 25 (OH) vitamin D (D2 + D3) levels were measured by electrochemiluminescence assay. The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D was calculated and the association with risk factors analysed.Data were complete for 293 girls. Only one girl [prevalence 0.3%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.01-1.9] had vitamin D sufficiency (serum vitamin D levels >75 nmol/L). Three girls (1.0%, 95% CI 0.2-2.9) had vitamin D insufficiency (50-75 nmol/L), 58 (19.8%, 95% CI 15.0-25.5) were deficient (27.5-50 nmol/L) and 231 (78.8%, 95% CI 68.9-89.6) had severe deficiency (<27.5 nmol/L). Serum vitamin D levels declined between the ages of 11 and 13 years before progressively rising until the age of 18 years but without regaining the levels they were at the age of 11. There was no statistically significant difference between the vitamin D status groups in age, body mass index, accommodation type, family income, percentage of surface area unexposed to the sun when outdoors, consumption of oily fish or total vitamin D intake.The finding of a high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in adolescent females in UAE is of serious concern for their health and that of their infants during their reproductive lives. Adolescent girls with a similar social and cultural background currently living in less sunny, industrialised countries might also be at risk.
A molecular dynamics study on bubble growth in tungsten under helium irradiation

Abstract Molecular dynamics simulation has been performed to investigate the effects of irradiated helium atoms in tungsten on the bubble nucleation and the dislocation loop formation. Simulation results clearly show that helium atoms in tungsten tend to migrate as isolated interstitials at high temperatures and to be absorbed to existing tungsten-vacancies or defects such as bubbles or dislocations. Tungsten self-interstitial atoms pushed out from the helium bubble tend to stay in the vicinity of the bubble and, then form a dislocation loop when the number of the atoms exceed the threshold. Since the bubbles and dislocation loops cause further nucleation of bubbles, there appears a helium bubble array along 〈 1 1 1 〉 direction. The bubble growth rate within this self induced bubble growth mechanism will be much faster than that of existing growth model. The growth model needs to be reformulated by taking the self-induced effects into account.
Integrated monitoring of jellyfish outbreaks under anthropogenic and climatic impacts in the Mediterranean sea (coastal zones): trophic and socio-economic risks

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The Mediterranean coasts are facing increasing jellyfish outbreaks resulting from a wide variety of human activities including maritime transport, exploitation of living resources, discharges together with the impact of climate change. Jellyfish proliferation represents a growing threat for human and coastal activities (mainly leisure and aquaculture). Every summer 2 million bathers are affected by jellyfish stings meaning high cost of basic first aid treatments for the national health services. The situation has worsened over the last years due to the apparition of new dangerous varieties. _x000D_
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To promote a cross-border approach in 10 selected Mediterranean Coastal Zones (MCZ) to assess, prevent, mitigate and foresee the negative natural, health and economic impacts of jellyfish proliferations.