SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Smart modular underfloor heating system for energy and thermal comfort optimization

Large portion of buildings energy consumption from space heating is wasted. Poor indoor temperature control, low heating energy efficiency or lack of insulation are the main causes of the energy loss. This is critical in cold climate office buildings where space heating consumption accounts for up to 50% of the yearly building energy consumption. Moreover, indoor environmental and personal factors (thermal comfort), are strongly linked to energy efficiency in buildings and to productivity of occupants. Combined  energy-comfort approaches in space heating are needed in order to guarantee high indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency. To meet this challenge,  integration of the Internet of the Things and space heating technologies for buildings represents a huge business opportunity still not exploited in terms of energy savings from higher comfort levels.
Overall objective of PLACTHERM is to accelerate the market uptake of PlacTherm®, a smart modular underfloor heating system based on Exploded View patent pending technology that fully merges underfloor heating (UFH) and Internet of the Things technologies in a stand-alone solution.
PlacTherm® enables buildings to achieve maximum energy savings and indoor comfort levels by untapping the benefits from having one single room covered by over 200 single temperature and pressure sensors and heating sources, enabling each occupant to have their own temperature of comfort, and reducing the energy for heating empty areas.
PLACTHERM will generate impact at different levels:
- society: lower environmental impact from the buildings
- economic performance of the energy bill payers
- health of building occupants: increase in their thermal comfort/wellbeing at their workplaces and consequently increasing their productivity
- Exploded View competitiveness, turnover and staff headcount, becoming a worldwide reference in smart and energy efficient space heating solutions based on the zonification to avoid overheating.
Using Behaviour Inference to Optimise Regression Test Sets

Where a software component is updated or replaced regression testing is required. Regression test sets can contain considerable redundancy. This is especially true in the case where no formal regression test set exists and the new component must instead be compared against patterns of behaviour derived from in-use log data from the previous version. Previous work has applied search-based techniques such as Genetic Algorithms to minimise test sets, but these relied on code coverage metrics to select test cases. Recent work has demonstrated the advantage of behaviour inference as a test adequacy metric. This paper presents a multi-objective search-based technique that uses behaviour inference as the fitness metric. The resulting test sets are evaluated using mutation testing and it is demonstrated that a considerably reduced test set can be found that retains all of the fault finding capability of the complete set.
Highly accurate, flexible, robust and scalable multicamera system for spacecraft autonomous attitude determination through low cost cameras

The project addresses the sector of Spacecraft Attitude Determination from star measurements which is a critical element of the Attitude and Orbit Control System for any spacecraft. Nowadays the need of high accuracy for demanding satellite missions is achievable through high-quality star trackers, but high costs and lack of flexibility are still a gap to overcome for covering the needs of emerging space markets, like the ones related to low mass and size satellites, called SmallSats. The Consortium, composed by two high tech Italian SMEs, intend to pave the way towards next generation star tracker systems by proposing a disruptive innovation for this sector: ARGO, an innovative multicamera system for spacecraft autonomous attitude determination by means of star observation, able to offer high flexibility, robustness, accuracy, scalability and significant reduction of production costs compared to products currently on the market.  
ARGO's main advances with respect to the state-of-art have been conceived, developed and successfully tested by EICAS in previous R&D activities. ARGO is ready for TRL6, having proved ARGO feasibility in relevant environment at TRL5 -  through a preliminary night sky test campaign  - by means of a prototype based on low-cost industrial cameras.
The purpose of this proposal is to accomplish the following steps necessary for fully exploiting the ARGO potential and reaching the commercialisation stage:
•	from the scientific/technical point of view, to bring the ARGO technology readiness level up to TRL9, by developing a system completed and ""flight qualified"" through significant tests and demonstrations both ground and flight In Orbit Demonstrations (IOD)
•	from the business point of view, to take the necessary actions with end-users and relevant stakeholders to accelerate and maximise the impact of the proposed disruptive innovation and to actuate the Consortium business strategy to reach the market.
“La Guyane reste au cœur de mon travail” – Entretien avec Catherine Le Pelletier

Catherine Le Pelletier est docteure ès Lettres et maître de conférences, associée à l’Université des Antilles. Dans un entretien accordé à Vanessa Massoni da Rocha, l’intellectuelle d’origine guyanaise parcourt – de manière didactique et généreuse – des thèmes importants de l’univers littéraire de la Guyane. Située en Amérique du Sud, plus précisément entre le Surinam et le Brésil, la Guyane est un département français d’outre-mer depuis 1946.
Commercialization of novel diagnostic platform with synaptic adaptation arc treatment method for tinnitus patients.

Meeting demand for the first medical device for diagnosis and therapy of tinnitus is set to be a crucial challenge for future audiology and neurology. For that reason Kinetic Center of Advanced Audiology (www.kinetic-cna.pl/) aims to commercialize technologies for the Tinnitus examination and treatment. To do so, co-founders rely on their extensive experience and the interdisciplinary team of: audiologists, laryngologists, medical technicians, neurobiologists, neuroscientists, musical trainers, hearing care professionals, clinicians and nutritionists.
Our main objective today is to bring to the global market a novel “Tinnitus Diagnostic Platform” which is a IT platform of multiple test, that can give more information and indicate with more precision the nature of the tinnitus and  “Synaptic adaptation Arc therapy” which is dedicated for tinnitus patients after sudden hearing loss. We have conducted preliminary research studies on a small group of around 200 patients and the promising results encouraged us to demonstrate clinical effectiveness of our solution on n a bigger number of subjects.
The key market application of Tinnitus Diagnostic Platform is to differentiate the pathology of hearing and finally to select appropriate treatment. Synaptic adaptation Arc therapy is based on continuous acoustic stimulation which enforces activity of hear cells and nervous system and gives opportunity to release Arc/Arg 3.1 protein that rebuild synapses. The project addresses the problem of lack of medical device for tinnitus diagnosis and very poor research on the course of the condition.
Finally, to fully exploit and to commercialize this new and EU-based technology, we want to open new Advanced Audiology Clinics around Europe to propose complex methods on hearing pathologies. The Future growth will be driven through sales of Tinnitus Diagnostic Platform to other Audiology Clinics (B2B) and sales of Synaptic adaptation Arc therapy treatment set to patients (B2C).
International music festival 

The project aims at an intense promotion of the international festival “Nei suoni dei luoghi”, regarded as an opportunity to enhance the tourist appeal of small towns in Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Slovenian cross-border area, whose architectural beauty, churches, ancient buildings, typical spots are amazing natural backdrops for the musical event programme. The objective is the setting up of a tourist circuit highlighting the various historical, architectural and enogastronomical features, that are peculiar aspects of a local culture that is of interest to resident and nonresident tourists alike, precisely because so far the area has been unknown to mass tourism. The promotional programme envisages the production of multilingual (Italian, Slovenian, German) material on the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and Slovenia, with special emphasis on the areas that are usually interested by seasonal tourist flows. Traditional advertising material is going to be used such as posters, brochures, banners, booklets containing all information about concerts and historical-cultural notes on the places where they are going to be held. They will be widely distributed in the whole area especially in the main hotels and meeting points. An information network is going to be set up with the cooperation of travel agents; tourist packages will be prepared so that tourists will be able to book transfers from the hotel to the place where the concert will be held, with a stop to taste local food and wines in typical restaurants.
Mentoring and Peer-led Interventions to Improve Quality of Life Outcomes among Adolescents with Chronic Illnesses

Advancing adolescent medicine has resulted in increased survival rates for life-limiting health conditions that are now considered chronic conditions. Due to the increased rates of chronic illnesses, the broad outcomes of community-based programs for adolescents with these illnesses need to be examined. Therefore, the present study seeks to examine community-based, mentoring and peer-led programs that have a social support component to increase quality of life outcomes for adolescents with chronic illnesses. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify articles that included a social support component to increase quality of life outcomes for adolescents with chronic illnesses. Six articles were included in the narrative analysis. Programs were divided into two types of interventions: mentoring/coaching (n=3) and peer-led interventions (n=3). A summary of each study was developed and main themes from each intervention were identified by the research team. This review found six community-based peer-led and mentoring interventions that incorporated a social support component to improve the quality of life of adolescents with chronic illnesses. Critical components for a peer-led or mentoring intervention should include social support components such as health coaching and mentoring by peers or adults. Since the nature of chronic illnesses is lengthy in duration, social support research translated
A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION

This invention relates to automatic delivery of messages, particularly to provide delivery of messages as a single instance message in which the user has the greatest probability of successful transmittance of the emergency message in one single instance of transmission.
Global gravity-based groundwater product

Groundwater is one of the most important freshwater resources for mankind and for ecosystems. Assessing groundwater resources and developing sustainable water management plans based on this resource is a major field of activity for science, water authorities and consultancies worldwide. Due to its fundamental role in the Earth’s water and energy cycles, groundwater has been declared as an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) by GCOS, the Global Climate Observing System. The Copernicus Services, however, do not yet deliver data on this fundamental resource, nor is there any other data source worldwide that operationally provides information on changing groundwater resources in a consistent way, observation-based, and with global coverage. This gap will be closed by G3P, the Global Gravity-based Groundwater Product. 
The G3P consortium combines key expertise from science and industry across Europe that optimally allows to (1) capitalize from the unique capability of GRACE and GRACE-FO satellite gravimetry as the only remote sensing technology to monitor subsurface mass variations and thus groundwater storage change for large areas, (2) incorporate and advance a wealth of products on storage compartments of the water cycle that are part of the Copernicus portfolio, and (3) disseminate unprecedented information on changing groundwater storage to the global and European user communities, including a European use case as a demonstrator for industry potential in the water sector. In combination, the G3P development is a novel and cross-cutting extension of the Copernicus portfolio towards essential information on the changing state of water resources at European and global scales. G3P is timely given the recent launch of GRACE-FO that opens up the chance for gravity-based time series with sufficient length to monitor climate-induced and human-induced processes over more than 20 years, and to boost European space technology on board these satellites.
Proposing a new fouling index in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) based on mechanistic fouling model

Membrane fouling is the most serious problem in membrane bioreactor (MBR) process, which is restricting the widespread application of MBRs in wastewater treatment processes. In recent years, several studies on the precise diagnosis and prediction of the membrane fouling have been carried out to obtain an efficient operation of MBRs. The aims of this study are 1) to predict the membrane fouling and to determine the chemical cleaning interval of membrane using traditional mechanistic fouling model; and 2) to propose the new fouling index based on the usually obtained traditional technique. As the traditional fouling technique use an exponential fouling model, however, this method has some shortcomings, such as inadequate comprehension of the fouling mechanism and steady state assumption. Therefore, in this study, the coefficient (κ) of the exponential fouling model is proposed as a new fouling index to overcome the inadequate understanding of the fouling mechanism and steady state assumption in traditional ...
Solar energy Potential estimation and its Utility for irrigation Using geo-spatial technology to ensure energy security

World development is highly dependent on sustainable utilization of energy resources. Conventional energy generation through fossil fuels is no longer a viable solution to meet ever growing demand. Renewable energy is the key to solve the problems of energy sector due to its potential. In present study, energy demand of the farmers for irrigation purpose is identified through participatory approaches and the data pertaining to existing supply of electricity is obtained from governmental agencies. Solar insolation varies over space depending on the topographic conditions and atmospheric conditions and also based on the day and season of the year. Using the in-situ solar irradiance data, elevation data and land use data, the solar energy potential is estimated for the district of Namakkal, Tamilnadu using geo-spatial technology. The annual average solar potential of the study area is found to be 5.2 kWh/sq.m/day. The study also estimated the cost incurred by an individual in installing 5kW systems and the time period of return on investment. It is found that the study area has enormous potential to tap solar energy and can solve the power crisis in irrigation sector.
A dyestuff preparation containing a dispersant for dyestuffs that are sparingly soluble or insoluble in water

Dispersing agents are prepared by sulphonating (1) naphthalene and condensing the naphthalene-2-sulphonic acid obtained with benzyl chloride or benzoin (cf Examples 1 and 3), (2) 1-methylnaphthalene and condensing the 1-methylnaphthalene-2-sulphonic acid with benzyl chloride (cf Example 6) and (3) phenanthrene and condensing the product with benzyl chloride (cf Example 5).ALSO:Dyestuff preparations comprise (a) at least one dyestuff that is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and is suitable for dyeing textile fibres by the dispersion method, and (b) a water-soluble condensation product containing a monocyclic aralkyl residue attached to a sulphonated residue of an aromatic compound containing at least two condensed benzene rings. Preferably the condensation products have the general formula <FORM:1101671/D1-D2/1> wherein A is an aromatic residue containing at least two condensed rings, e.g. naphthalene, R1 is a benzene residue R2 is hydrogen or a benzoyl residue which may be substituted and m and n are each 1 to 4, or their water-soluble salts and the condensation products of naphthalene-2-sulphonic acid with benzyl chloride or bromide, xylene chlorides and benzoin are specified. The dyes may be vat, disperse, methine, anthraquinone, nitro and azo dyes and the substrates mentioned are cellulose acetate, polyamides, polyacrylonitrile and especially polyesters. The examples describe dyeing polyesters at 120 DEG -130 DEG C and the printing of polyamides.
Griglia di alimentazione virtuale

Il progetto Virtual Power Grids mira a verificare la possibilità di utilizzare i risultati della ricerca sulle reti intelligenti svolta presso la Facoltà di Informatica dell'Università di Masaryk allo scopo di creare una piattaforma software innovativa per identificare e gestire la flessibilità dei consumi energetici. L'obiettivo di questa soluzione è quello di utilizzare elementi di una piattaforma già esistente per la raccolta, la gestione e l'analisi dei dati provenienti dalle reti energetiche, compresi gli algoritmi di machine learning per ottimizzare la gestione della rete di distribuzione.
Hybrid Systems with Constraints

Control theory is the main subject of this title, in particular analysis and control design for hybrid dynamic systems. The notion of hybrid systems offers a strong theoretical and unified framework to cope with the modeling, analysis and control design of systems where both continuous and discrete dynamics interact. The theory of hybrid systems has been the subject of intensive research over the last decade and a large number of diverse and challenging problems have been investigated. Nevertheless, many important mathematical problems remain open. This book is dedicated mainly to hybrid systems with constraints; taking constraints into account in a dynamic system description has always been a critical issue in control. New tools are provided here for stability analysis and control design for hybrid systems with operating constraints and performance specifications.
2657 – Does exposure to second-hand smoke impair everyday memory?

Exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) has a detrimental impact on health and may lead to deficits in general memory. No research has focused upon whether exposure to SHS affects everyday memory, of which prospective memory (PM: remembering future intentions and activities) is a good example. To explore the links between exposure to SHS and PM. This study aims to compare a group of never-smokers who reported regular exposure to second-hand smoke (the SHS group) with a group of current smokers (the CS group) and a group of never-smokers who reported never having been exposed to SHS (the Non-SHS group) on objective PM. An existing groups design was employed to compare 24 SHS, 27 CS and 28 Non-SHS on The Cambridge Prospective Memory Test (CAMPROMPT) which measures time and event based PM. Age, other drug use, mood and IQ were also measured as covariates in the study. The Non-SHS group recalled significantly more PM items on CAMPROMPT than both the SHS and CS groups, with the SHS group recalling significantly more items than the CS group. This was found after controlling for important covariates. This is the first study to observe PM deficits in non-smokers exposed to SHS. It is concluded that exposure to other people's SHS can impede everyday memory, but not to the same degree as found in active (current) smokers, when both groups are compared to non-smokers not exposed to SHS.
POLYCARBONATE COPOLYMER BLENDS, ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

A polymer blend including 5 to 95 weight percent of a poly(ester-carbonate-carbonate) comprising 40 to 95 mole percent of ester units comprising low heat bisphenol groups and high heat bisphenol groups, wherein the ester units comprise 20 to 80 mole percent of the low heat bisphenol groups and 20 to 80 mole percent of the high heat bisphenol groups, based on the total moles of ester units in the poly(ester-carbonate-carbonate), and 5 to 60 mole percent of carbonate units comprising the low heat bisphenol groups and the high heat bisphenol groups, wherein the carbonate units comprise 20 to 80 mole percent of the low heat bisphenol groups and 20 to 80 mole percent of the high heat bisphenol groups, based on the total moles of carbonate units in the poly(ester-carbonate-carbonate); and 5 to 95 weight percent of a poly(etherimide), wherein the weight percent of each polymer is based on the total weight of the polymers in the blend, and a molded 0.125-inch thick ASTM tensile bar comprising the polymer blend has a haze value of less than 25% as determined according to ASTM D1003 using the color space CIE1931 with Illuminant C and a 2° observer.
U.S. military intervention in the post-Cold War era: how to win America's wars in the twenty-first century

During the post-World War II era, American foreign policy prominently featured direct U.S. military intervention in the Third World. Yet the cold war placed restraints on where and how Washington could intervene until the collapse of the former Soviet Union removed many of the barriers to - and ideological justifications for - American intervention. Since the end of the cold war, the United States has completed several military interventions that may be guided by motives very different from those invoked before the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Likewise, such operations, now free from the threat of counterintervention by any other superpower, seem governed by a new set of rules. In this readily accessible study, political scientist Glenn J. Antizzo identifies fifteen factors critical to the success of contemporary U.S. military intervention and evaluates the likely efficacy of direct U.S. military involvement today - when it will work, when it will not, and how to undertake such action in a manner that will bring rapid victory at an acceptable political cost. He lays out the preconditions that portend success, among them a clear and attainable goal; a mission that is neither for peacekeeping nor for humanitarian aid within a war zone; a strong probability the American public will support or at least be indifferent to the effort; a willingness to utilize ground forces if necessary; an operation limited in geographic scope; and a theater commander permitted discretion in the course of the operation. Antizzo then tests his abstract criteria by using real-world case studies of the most recent fully completed U.S. military interventions - in Panama in 1989, Iraq in 1991, in 1992-94, and Kosovo in 1999 - with Panama, Iraq, and Kosovo representing generally successful interventions and an unsuccessful one. Finally, he considers how the development of a Somalia Syndrome affected U.S. foreign policy and how the politics and practice of military intervention have continued to evolve since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, giving specific attention to the current war in Afghanistan and the larger War on Terror. U.S. Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era exemplifies political science at its best: the positing of a hypothetical model followed by a close examination of relevant cases in an effort to provide meaningful insights for future American international policy.