SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Unified GPU Technique to Boost Confidentiality, Integrity and Trim Data Loss in Big Data Transmission

Data integrity, confidentiality and data loss are the issues that arise during transmission because of the use of an inadequate security scheme. These issues become particularly critical for big data transmission due to its own individual overhead causes. Moreover, multiple executions of distinct security algorithms for maintaining confidentiality and integrity reduce throughput and add a large number of additional bits as security overhead that hampers the robustness against data loss. Conversely, an efficient compression technique minimizes data confidentiality, as it eliminates redundant data during compression. Contemporary studies shows the lack of security policies for solving the mentioned issues in a combinatorial manner. The current study proposes an innovative integrated technique to collectively addresses the above security issues. It increases confidentiality and offers a backup for accidental data loss by combining the simplified data encryption standard (SDES) and an advanced pattern generation technique that uses a unique pattern generation table. A novel dual round of error control technique has been introduced to maximize data integrity by considering an arbitrary number of transmission errors. A new compression technique is adopted to enhance the robustness against data loss along with high compression efficiency and resistance against transmission errors. Confidentiality and integrity are further enhanced by integrating advanced audio steganography that uses a distinctive sample selection for hiding bits. Additionally, the implementation of the proposed innovative integrated technique in the graphics processing unit (GPU) environment increases the execution speed and reduces time complexity with extended parallel processing power. Furthermore, the application of a GPU enhances the execution speed at least 28-fold compared to the CPU performance. Experiments are performed using the standard Calgary Corpuses, text files (sized up to 1 TB), and audio files to validate the objectives. The proposed method offers a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), entropy, and avalanche effect (AE) and lower amplitude difference (AD), and uncorrectable error rate (UER) as well as a lower percentage of information loss (IL), which substantiates its potential to offer higher data confidentiality and integrity. The capacity to reduce the computational complexity is further measured with compression ratio (CR) and throughput. The results further depicts the method's superiority in offering confidentiality and integrity over contemporary approaches. Â© 2013 IEEE.
Digital transition and green growth in Chinese agriculture

As the primary industry in an economy, sustainable agricultural growth has attracted much attention from researchers and policy-makers worldwide. Digitalization reform and information technology greatly impact agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, improving high-quality development and green growth in the agricultural sector. Based on a measure of digitalization and a green productivity indicator, this paper investigates the impact of internet development on the economic and environmental performance of Chinese agriculture. The empirical results suggest that substantial green growth is observed in Chinese provincial agriculture, which is largely motived by technological progress. Internet popularization and digital technology indeed promote sustainable development in agriculture. Furthermore, the corresponding policy implications are provided to create a new path for steady growth in Chinese agriculture.
Three-dimensional electromagnetic imaging of upwelling fluids in the Kyushu subduction zone, Japan

A three-dimensional (3-D) lithospheric-scale electrical resistivity model, developed using network-magnetotelluric (network-MT) data, contains structures associated with arc magmatism beneath Kyushu Island in the Southwest Japan arc. Kyushu Island, where the Philippine Sea Plate (PSP) subducts beneath the Eurasian plate, can be divided into northern and southern volcanic regions separated by a nonvolcanic region. Many active Quaternary volcanoes occur along the volcanic front (VF) associated with the PSP in the two volcanic regions. Our 3-D electrical resistivity model shows three different shapes of upwelling fluid-like conductive anomalies, indicative of either slab-derived aqueous fluid and/or partial melt beneath the volcanic and nonvolcanic regions. A conductive anomaly in the northern volcanic region, located at some distance from the subducting PSP, extends from the surface to depths of 70 km depth, extends from the surface to depths of >100 km. In the nonvolcanic region, the upper region of a relatively conductive anomaly extends upward to a depth of ~50 km along the subducting plate. The degrees of magmatism and the relative contribution of slab-derived fluids to the magmatism vary spatially in the one nonvolcanic and two volcanic regions.
Positioning and Guidance of the Voltage Sensor S4 Within the Omega/Gating-Pore in the Shaker K-Channel

Inwardly leaking omega-currents in resting Shaker K-channels were first found when the long charged residue R362 on S4 was made short, creating a pore in the voltage-sensing domain (Tombola et al., 2005, 2007). We recently demonstrated that in fact a pair of adjacent charged residues on S4 must be short to build a double-gap (Gamal El-Din et al., 2010). These residues located at every third position A359, R362, R365, R368, R371, K374 can be seen as a rail, shorthand notation “aRRRRK”. Omega-currents were obtained for the double-gap constructs “asRRRK”, “RssRRK” and “aRssRK” (short residues lower case). In a mechanistic view, the long residues slide like bolts in a guidance groove which becomes the leaking omega-pore when two occluding bolts are shortened.Presently, we study the wall and length of this guidance groove. Especially, we checked in the closed state of S4 whether at the outer end of the groove, E283 on S2 opposes A359 on S4, and whether E293, F290 form the inner end and oppose R362 on S4. Firstly, we kept the inner part open (R362S) and studied different mutant pairs at positions 283(S2) and 359(S4). The size of the resulting omega-current clearly corresponded to the cleft width obtained from molecular modeling. Secondly, leaving the outer part open with A359, we demonstrated that the omega-currents now depended on the cleft width between residues at 362(S4) and 293, 290 on S2.In conclusion, the omega-pore represents a guidance groove for the gating charges of S4. E283 and E293 located at the outer and inner end of the groove determine the length of the membrane voltage drop. This length also guarantees that during gating always at least one residue senses the field in the pore.
CAPITÃO — MEC: AQUISIÇÃO DE GRUAS AUTOPROPULSADAS COM ALIMENTAÇÃO ELÉTRICA

O PROJETO PREVÊ A AQUISIÇÃO DE UMA GRUA AUTOPROPULSADA COM ENERGIA ELÉTRICA, DE PEQUENA DIMENSÃO, PARA PERMITIR À EMPRESA DIVERSIFICAR A SUA OFERTA E, CONSEQUENTEMENTE, AUMENTAR A SUA CAPACIDADE DE PRODUÇÃO.
Selective Production of Rydberg-Stark States of Positronium

Rydberg positronium (Ps) atoms have been prepared in selected Stark states via two-step (1s→2p→nd/ns) optical excitation. Two methods have been used to achieve Stark-state selection: a field ionization filter that transmits the outermost states with positive Stark shifts, and state-selected photoexcitation in a strong electric field. The former is demonstrated for n=17 and 18 while the latter is performed for n=11 in a homogeneous electric field of 1.9 kV/cm. The observed spectral intensities and their dependence on the polarization of the laser radiation are in agreement with calculations that include the perturbations of the intermediate n=2 manifold. Our results pave the way for the generation of Rydberg Ps atoms with large electric dipole moments that are required for the realization of schemes to control their motion using inhomogeneous electric fields, an essential feature of some proposed Ps free-fall measurements requiring focused beams of long-lived atoms.
A non-antibiotic treatment for acne and onychomycosis

Acne and onychomycosis (nail fungal infection) are two of the most common skin diseases, affecting up to 90% of teenagers and 10% of adults, respectively. Acne is estimated to affect 9.4% of the global population, making it the eighth most prevalent disease worldwide. In addition to the health and cosmetic damage, there are psycological consequences for these patients, which have a great negative impact in quality of life. The current treatments for these diseases have limitations in terms of efficiency and side effects as well as containing antibiotics. As a result, there is poor patient adherence to these therapies contributing to increase the microbial resistance, a matter of great concern for global society. In response to this challenge, Mavena has developed innovative medical devices (Green Line) for the treatment of acne and onychomycosis. Green Line uses a novel concentrate of peracids which destroy bacteria, fungi and viruses thorugh a physical process. Green Line’s mayor advantages are its high efficacy compared to current solutions and the absence of antibiotics, improving therapy adherence and reducing the risk of microbial resistance. Green Line will be notfied as class III medical devices, and thus do not need such a long and difficult approval process as for a medicinal product. Moreover, after notification, Green Line medical devices can be sold within the whole European Community and do not require prescription. This reduces the time to the market and opens a large territory at once. Upon completion of the project, this solution will boost the growth of our company generating additional 13 FTEs, revenues of €65.1 M and a ROI of 7.48 by the fourth year after Phase 2 execution. With the help of the SME instrument, Mavena aims to complete the clinical validation of their product so that it can be commercialized across international markets, improving the quality of care of healthcare systems worldwide as well as the patient´s quality of life.
Monitoring and managment of Alpes Ibex from Leman to the Mediterranean Sea

The project aims to accurate a better conservatory management of the Ibex, which its vital potential area covers the entire Alpine Arc. Some global clues attest a relative vulnerability, in despite of a positive demography, the analyse of factors about the risks of a negative demography and the research of management mode adapted to local contexts are prevent. The goal of the project is to build common actions between both countries, and conduct innovative actions in favour of Ibex protection.
Problemy hydrogeologiczne i geotechniczne związane z zawodnieniem zabytkowych szybów Kopalni Soli Wieliczka na przykładzie szybu Górsko

The Gorsko Shaft was excavated to the depth of Level I in the first half of the seventeenth century, and was probably completed in 1622. in the nineteenth century, the shaft was extended. in 1954, the Gorsko Shaft was filled up to a depth of approximately 6 meters below the ground. Inflows out of the Gorsko Shaft were first observed in the shaft bottom and in Fryderyk August chamber. Through suffusion and leaching salt formations, migratory waters caused soil settling and structural damage to the shaft top building. In February 2011, a technical design for the sealing of the Gorsko Shaft was developed, which calls for cementing work and the elimination of surface water inflow through the shaft into the mine workings. Engineering work related to the restriction of the flow of water into the Gorsko Shaft began in December 2011.
cross-border system for safety in the sea against the risks of navigation and the protection of the marine environment

This project addresses the common challenge of navigational safety and quality of the transboundary marine environment. The project's overall objective is to reduce the risks associated with navigation accidents and their consequences on human life, goods and the environment. It will achieve its goals by creating a coordinated system of governance tools, highly technologically innovative surveillance methods and new safety services at sea. The project intends to launch shared strategic planning activities which will identify navigational safety solutions in high-risk marine areas of the cooperation area by setting up a joint monitoring plan and another joint plan for navigation and pilotage safety. The project provides for investments to improve the coverage of monitoring networks, increase the effectiveness of risk reduction forecasting systems, provide safety at sea and environmental protection services and establish data sharing and interoperability. The main actors and recipients will be the Public Administrations and their agencies, research centres, citizens, private economic operators and environmental associations. The integrated cross-border approach concerns many aspects: the integration of data monitoring and sharing networks and systems, the implementation of reduced uncertainty forecast models and the demonstration of piloting and emergency management services. Communication initiatives will include raising the awareness of the targets involved as far as the integrated management of safety at sea and training maritime personnel and stakeholders. The innovative aspect concerns both the method and the tools: coordination of governance tools, technologically advanced surveillance methods and new safety services at sea.
A 12-week randomized study of topical therapy with three dosages of ketoprofen in Transfersome&amp;reg; gel (IDEA-033) compared with the ketoprofen-free vehicle (TDT 064), in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ketoprofen in Transfersome® gel (IDEA-033) in comparison with a ketoprofen-free vehicle (TDT 064) for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.Patients with knee OA (N = 866) were randomly assigned to receive topical IDEA-033 containing 100, 50, or 25 mg ketoprofen, or TDT 064 twice daily for 12 weeks, in a double-blind trial. The primary efficacy endpoint was the change in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC®) Osteoarthritis Index pain subscale score. The coprimary efficacy endpoints were the WOMAC function subscale score and the patient global assessment of response to therapy. The secondary endpoints included the numeric pain rating for the first 14 days of treatment and the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT)-Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) responder rates.The WOMAC pain scores were reduced by approximately 50% or more in all four groups. The 100 and 50 mg ketoprofen groups, but not the 25 mg group, showed a superior reduction in the WOMAC pain score versus the TDT 064 group (100 mg: -57.4% [P = 0.0383]; 50 mg: -57.1% [P = 0.0204]; and 25 mg: -53.4% [P = 0.3616] versus TDT 064: -49.5%). The superiority of the ketoprofen-containing formulations was not demonstrated for the WOMAC function subscale score, whereas the patient global assessment of 50 mg ketoprofen group, but not the 100 or 25 mg group, was superior to that of the TDT 064 group (P = 0.0283). Responder rates were significantly higher for all the IDEA-033 groups versus the TDT 064 group, but were high in all groups (100 mg: 88.6%; 50 mg: 86.8%; 25 mg: 88.6%; and TDT 064: 77.5%). Dermal reactions were the only relevant drug-related adverse events in all four groups.The 50 and 100 mg ketoprofen doses of IDEA-033 were only marginally superior to TDT 064 for reducing pain associated with knee OA. The study indicates a high treatment response to the topical ketoprofen-free vehicle TDT 064.
Normothermic perfusion device for renal and hepatic preservation and viability assessment

EBERS is a leading company in the field of bioreactors and cell culture systems, with a wide international presence in Europe, USA, Australia, and Asia. In the NORMOPERF project we go a step further by targeting the organ transplantation field by bringing to the healthcare market a new portable device for extracorporeal organ preservation based on a patented technology (P201730030).
Organ transplantation is in many cases the only effective therapy for end-stage organ failure. However, it is estimated that only 10% of the global organ needs are covered. 
Traditionally, only organs obtained in optimal conditions have been considered for transplantation. However, organ lack is leading to the increased use of suboptimal grafts (e.g. non-heart beating donors), which poses new challenges. The most important hurdle preventing the clinical use of suboptimal organs is the limitation of static cold preservation (SCP). SCP is well suited for optimal grafts, but not for suboptimal ones since (i) it allows short preservation times (2-20 h), (ii) it does not provide information about the organ viability and (iii) it additionally damages the organ due to ischemia-reperfusion. 
The solution proposed by EBERS is a new portable medical device based on normothermic perfusion, capable of maintaining human organs in a viable state for sustained periods under physiological conditions. The NORMOPERF project will offer the clinical community a new device for organ preservation that will contribute to increasing the number of organs available for transplantation by making possible the clinical use of a significant part of the suboptimal organs that are currently not even considered for transplantation. Thus, the use of our technology will allow increasing x2-3 the current transplant rates in the short term.
According to our conservative estimations, the €2.57 Mill required for this project will mean €21.3M cumulative EBITDA in 5-years, representing a ROI of 723%.
The Return of Political Risk: Foreign-Owned Banks in Emerging Europe

Political risk—risk that investments are damaged by policy action of authorities—increased during the financial crisis due to controversies about the distribution of accumulated losses among stakeholders. Authorities interconnected by cross-border banks considered unilateral policies that minimised losses for domestic stakeholders at the expense of their foreign counterparts. This is at odds both with the assumption behind financial integration which presumes multilateral responses to cross-border shocks and with the typical definition of political risks that ignores the fact that not only host-country, but also home-country authorities can create such risks. This paper recasts the definition of political risk and reviews instances when political risk materialised within the EU banking market between 2007 and 2011. The analysis reveals that the EU regulatory framework needs to be enhanced to contain resurgent political risks systematically rather than through ad hoc interventions of the EU and international bodies.
Cellule robotique

Mise à niveau du tour CNC vers une cellule robotique. Achetez un robot industriel avec des accessoires installés. L’objectif est d’augmenter le degré d’automatisation dans l’entreprise. En outre, le niveau d’automatisation du deuxième tour CNC avec la macaine d’alimentation de tige est augmenté.
Adoption Constraints for Small-scale Agroforestry-based Biofuel Systems in India

Abstract Small-scale agroforestry-based biofuel production has recently been proposed as a strategy for rural poverty alleviation, but few empirical evidence is available on farmer adoption of such novel systems. This study describes adoption of oilseed tree mixtures on smallholdings in Hassan district, South India, and examines the impact of a biofuel extension program and farmer characteristics on adoption. Cross-sectional survey data and regression analyses addressing various forms of selection bias, are used. The findings reveal that tree cultivation is much more prevalent than oilseed collection, and that various activities of the biofuel extension program only stimulate the former. Low seed prices and high opportunity costs of labour are major factors impeding households to collect seeds from planted or wild oilseed species. The paper concludes that the program succeeds as an agroforestry program but not as a biofuel program. Similar challenges pertain to small-scale agroforestry systems as to jatropha-based plantation systems, although the former are a Low-Risk High-Diversity approach to build feedstock for the future.
Boosting CE Business Support Organizations (BSOs) capacities for I4.0 scale up support

Boost4 BSO addresses the Call topic “Industry 4.0/Adv. Manufacturing”, aiming at improving knowledge build-up and sustainable knowledge transfer linkages among CE BSOs. The project consortium consists of 7 BSOs + 1 Excellence center from AT, CZ, DE, HR, IT, PL, committed for jointly developing a comprehensive BSO competence pack and implementation toolbox to support local SMEs at different levels of transformation towards I4.0. A novel snowball mechanism will be demonstrated for downstreaming the project results to numerous CE BSOs.
The main project objective is to enable CE BSOs, as key innovation system actors, to provide effective+efficient support services for local companies covering all key aspects of transformation towards I4.0. This will help CE SMEs that nowadays lack basic knowledge on the potential of I4.0 to cope with their own transformation demand and develop I4.0 related business strategies.
For this purpose, Boost4BSO will integrate the training curriculum from InnoPeer AVM with the product/service innovation approach from Things+ (both Interreg CE), enriching this BSO competence pack with practical SME upscaling cases from IoT4Industry (H2020).
These core projects succeeded in piloting highly promising capacity building methodologies for SMEs, however, the interaction between companies and local innovation support actors could only be addressed at a case-to-case level so far. As the deficits that prevent SMEs from taking up I4.0 business opportunities can only be overcome through interventions and transf. support, regional BSOs - as local innovation intermediaries - will now be addressed as the main Boost4BSO target group.
Boost4BSO combines an innovative systemic approach of co-developing I4.0-related BSO capacities and SME competences to develop a comprehensive package of BSO support services, adaptable to different levels of SME maturity, and demonstrates a novel downstream mechanism reaching out for wide BSO networks.