SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
158 FIRST LLAMA BORN BY IN VITRO FERTILIZATION

The aim was to transfer alpaca and llama embryos obtained by IVF into recipient llamas and evaluate pregnancy and birth rates. Gametes were collected from samples of ovaries and testes collected from a local abattoir. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) were recovered by aspiration of ovarian follicles using a 5-mL syringe, where oocytes with at least 3 layers of cumulus cells and a homogenous cytoplasm were matured in TCM-199 supplemented with 10% FCS, FSH (0.1 IU), and oestradiol 17β for 30 and 36 h with 5% CO2 in air, for alpaca and llama, respectively. After the maturation time, COC were placed in FERT-TALP solution 30 min before in vitro insemination with epididymal sperm of alpaca and llama as appropriate, the sperm were selected by swim-up method with centrifuging twice in 2 mL of SPERM-TALP supplemented with 6 mg mL−1 of fatty-free BSA, in an incubator with 5% CO2 in air set at 39°C for 45 min, oocytes were co-incubated with sperm concentration of 3 × 106 mL−1 for 18 to 20 h at 39°C with 5% CO2 in air. The IVF was carried out the day of ovulation induction of recipients. A group of 15 morphologically intact Day-8 blastocysts derived from in vitro culture with SOF serum were transferred nonsurgically into the uterine horn ipsilateral to the corpus luteum of 15 synchronized recipient llamas with an intravaginal device (controlled internal drug release) for 8 days. Then, 6 days after controlled internal drug release removal, ovulation was induced in recipients with the application of 1 mL of GnRH with previous ultrasound confirmation of the presence of a dominant follicle greater than 7 mm in diameter. Nine alpaca blastocysts and 6 llama blastocysts were transferred. The pregnancy rate was assessed by ultrasound at 45 days after transfer. The results obtained were as follows: for pregnancy rate, 33.3% (3/9) and 50% (3/6) for alpaca and llama embryos, respectively; for birth rate, 0.0% (0/9) and 16.7% (1/6) for alpaca and llama embryos, respectively. An alpaca fetus and 2 llama fetuses were aborted between 7 and 10 months of pregnancy, and only a llama gestation ended successfully, producing the first birth of the world of a llama bred by IVF in South American camelids, demonstrating that it is possible to obtain viable offspring in these species using this biotechnology.
The flOod and Big firE foREst, prediction, forecAst anD emergencY management

The TO BE READY project aims at facing common challenge shared among Italian, Albanian and Montenegrin Adriatic regions which, in the last years, are hit by various natural and man-made disasters mainly many wildfires and floods that have caused notable human losses, demages to environment and infrastructures than social warning. To this regard, the project  overall objective is to enhance conditions to increasy the safety of the Italian, Albanian and Montenegrin basin from natural and man-made disaster implementing cross border initiatives able to establish a bridge among participating regions in order to adopt common intervention strategies in case of wildfires and floods. The principal expected changes to be achieved is imporving coordination and level of preparation of strategic key actors involved in the phase of prevention and management of the emergency in case of fires and floods hazards. The main output produced by the project will be the promotion of a shared model of prevention and intervention to be activated in the partner countries. The model will be developed through activities able to stimulate the exchange of experiences and know-how among the participants in the participating countries, the establishment of intervention models and training programs with specific sessions on the organization, protocols and procedures applied in the countries of the middle Adriatic basin, in order to facilitate the easy and safe transfer of facilities, men and materials in case of major events. The cross border approach is compulsory and represents a significant added value for the project and is related to the peculiarities of the different territories involved and different ways of prevention and intervention in case of fires and floods that integrated will certainly contribute to the development of a winning operational model.
Acercamiento a los procesos logísticos de compras desde la óptica estratégica para la optimización de la cadena de valor de una organización en el sector comercial

The present essay aims to provide a theoretical approach to the logistics processes in purchasing and the impact it has on the value chain of organizations, based on traditional purchasing processes with variations at the level of information technologies and practices that improve processes in the purchasing function. It is proposed the design of strategies in its share of supplies that are directed towards the better management of the financial resource and the optimization of the value chain. In this way, we can provide solutions to the supply of materials in a more efficient and orderly manner, becoming functions of vital importance for organizations, generating competitive advantage and sustainability over time.
Origins and evolution of the neanderthal cranial morphology

Neandertals inhabited Eurasia for around 200 thousand years (between c 250ky and 50 ky ago), in very different ecosystems, in a period with changing climates. They are probably the most studied extinct human group due to the richness of its fossil record, their chronological overlap with modern humans, and because the admixture between both groups has important implications regarding modern human genetic diversity. Their overall anatomy significantly differs from that of modern humans, and concretely the cranium shows a distinct morphology that help to characterise this group. Nevertheless, the way that this human lineage evolved and the origin of this specific morphology is a matter of intense debate in the field of Human Evolution. In this sense,  the cranial morphology of the first Neandertals sensu stricto (Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 7-6, late MP) has barely been described using state-of-the-art techniques.
Centered on the study of the Abri Suard site (Charente, France) cranial remains, this project aims to study the first Neandertal representatives from a key region. Their cranial morphology will be analysed using cutting edge Virtual Imaging Techniques (VIT). This will allow us, for the very first time, to determine the tempo and mode of apparition of the typical Neanderthal cranial features.
The fellow will receive training on multi-disciplinary state-of-the-art Paleoanthropological and Virtual Imaging Techniques. In turn, he will transfer his expertise in physical and forensic anthropology, as well as in Prehistoric Western Europe human groups. He will expand the analyses VITs to periods not previously explored by the host. In addition, he will foster new collaborations with academic (secondments) and non-academic partners (museums, heritage associations). Altogether, this project guarantees the two-way transfer of knowledge and represents a solid investment of funds from which the fellow, the host institutions and the European society will largely benefit.
Independent test of the battery health in electric vehicles

Batteries are subject to degradation over time, which results in a decrease in available power and range of electric vehicles (EV).When buying a used electric car, it is therefore of great importance for buyers and sellers to know the exact state-of-health of the battery as this determines its value to a high degree. AVILOO developed the only existing independent, trustworthy and objective battery testing system for electric vehicles. The AVILOO b:check will bring evidence for the quality of batteries in used electric cars. The b:check is a radically new, breakthrough product opening new markets with the potential for rapid growth. AVILOO’s b:check will enable an independent and reliable battery check to receive an exact report on the actual state-of-health of any battery in any electric vehicle. The AVILOO b:check is applied during a simple test drive and therefore provides an exact result of the SOH. Current solutions are either commercially inefficient because extremely expensive, not accurate or not at all independent. The AVILOO b:check project focuses on the further development and market uptake of the AVILOO products and services. The objectives will be reached by continuous developing, optimizing, testing, demonstrating, and validating the AVILOO products and services. AVILOO will contribute to the plans and measures set by the European Union on tackling climate and environmental-related challenges within the Green Deal. AVILOO‘s b:check supports the acceleration of the shift to sustainable and smart mobility and a zero-pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment. AVILOO's b:check paves the way to avoid CO2 emissions by (1) inducing an extension of the lifespan of batteries used in EVs and by (2) allowing a so called second life usage for batteries not suitable for EVs any more. AVILOO's management team has extensive experience in building, managing, and growing international businesses.
USE OF METAL NANOPARTICLES DEPOSITED ON A SUBSTRATE FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF SAID NANOSTRUCTURES

The invention relates to the use of metal nanoparticles deposited on a substrate by means of cathode sputtering as a catalyst for the synthesis of nanostructures. The nanoparticles deposited on the substrate have catalytic activity for the synthesis of nanostructures. The invention also relates to a method for the synthesis of nanostructures on said nanoparticles.
Radioactive nuclides in nature

Abstract The decay of a radionuclide is a statistical process in the sense that it is not possible to predict exactly when a particular nucleus will disintegrate. A radionuclide, upon undergoing disintegration of a particular type, yields a specified nuclide. The original radionuclide is called the parent and the decay product is called the daughter. The daughter may also be a radionuclide. Radionuclides which can be found in the environment can be divided into three groups: Naturally occurring nuclides of very long half-life which have persisted since the formation of the Earth, and their shorter lived daughter nuclides; Naturally occurring nuclides which have short half-lives on the geological time scale, but which are being continuously produced by cosmic-ray radiation; Radionuclides released into the environment due to man’s activity and accident. Radioactivity of the soil, water, and air is discussed separately and in details. An extensive list of books and articles on the subject of radioactivity in the environment is presented.
Mobility-Aware Coordinated Charging for Electric Vehicles in VANET-Enhanced Smart Grid

Coordinated charging can provide efficient charging plans for electric vehicles (EVs) to improve the overall energy utilization while preventing an electric power system from overloading. However, designing an efficient coordinated charging strategy to route mobile EVs to fast-charging stations for globally optimal energy utilization is very challenging. In this paper, we investigate a special smart grid with enhanced communication capabilities, i.e., a VANET-enhanced smart grid. It exploits vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) to support real-time communications among road-side units (RSUs) and highly mobile EVs for collecting real-time vehicle mobility information or dispatching charging decisions. Then, we propose a mobility-aware coordinated charging strategy for EVs, which not only improves the overall energy utilization while avoiding power system overloading, but also addresses the range anxieties of individual EVs by reducing the average travel cost. Specifically, the mobility-incurred travel cost for an EV is considered in two aspects: 1) the travel distance from the current position of the EV to a charging station; and 2) the transmission delay for receiving a charging decision via VANETs. The optimal mobility-aware coordinated EV charging problem is formulated as a time-coupled mixed-integer linear programming problem. By solving this problem based on Lagrange duality and branch-and-bound-based outer approximation techniques, an efficient charging strategy is obtained. To evaluate the performance of the proposed strategy, a realistic suburban scenario is developed in VISSIM to track vehicle mobility through the generated simulation traces, based on which the travel cost of each EV can be accurately calculated. Extensive simulation results demonstrate that the proposed strategy considerably outperforms the traditional EV charging strategy without VANETs on the metrics of the overall energy utilization, the average EV travel cost, and the number of successfully charged EVs.
éveil aux langues en Belgique francophone

Dans le cadre des travaux du Pacte pour un enseignement d’excellence en Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB), l'éveil aux langues (EAL) a été ajouté au programme des élèves en maternelle depuis septembre 2020. Selon les « Balises de progression de l’éveil aux langues » (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, 2020), les objectifs de sensibilisation et de prise de conscience de phénomènes langagiers impliquent de développer des attitudes d’ouverture à la diversité linguistique et culturelle, de renforcer l’intérêt pour les langues et d’assurer le développement de savoirs relatifs aux langues. Divers projets de recherche de grande ampleur abordant l’EAL ont été menés en Europe, mais la situation en FWB n’a pas encore fait l’objet d’études spécifiques.&#x0D; Notre recherche met en perspective les visées théoriques de l’EAL (inspirées de Candelier, 2008) et les pratiques enseignantes observées dans quatre classes de maternelle via deux questions de recherche : (1) Les pratiques observées rencontrent-elles les objectifs poursuivis par le document de référence Balises ? (2) Quels sont les freins et difficultés rencontrés dans la mise en œuvre de l’EAL en FWB ? &#x0D; Les pratiques déclarées récoltées lors d’entretiens semi-dirigés et l’observation des pratiques en classe ont permis l’analyse de la mise en œuvre de l'EAL. En nous basant sur le modèle ouvert de l’analyse de contenu qualitative (L'Écuyer,1990), nous avons identifié des catégories d’informations à partir des données brutes. La grille d’analyse nous permet de dresser une classification finale des freins et difficultés et ainsi de dégager des pistes d’amélioration de l’accompagnement des nouveaux acteurs de l’EAL.
Evolving Justice: The Constitutional Relationship between the Minister of Justice and the Judiciary and a Short Overview of Recent Developments in the Area of Court Management in the Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia in 1995 embarked on a road of reforming its judiciary using a model that harked back to history but proved outlived. We learned the hard way that in terms of court management diffusion of responsibility breeds complacency, defeatism and indifference especially if it is combined with courts of inadequate size and capacity for effective delivery of justice. The most prominent feature of the reform was the reorganization of the courts of the first instance where the jurisdiction of the former monolithic Basic Courts was divided between new Local and District Courts. This resulted in that inter alia the most senior and experienced judges were delegated to District Courts. The reorganization also divided the caseload unevenly between the Local and District Courts. As a consequence the Local Courts were left with mostly inexperienced judges that had to deal with the bulk of the overall caseload of the courts of the first instance. The consequences were thus obvious. The motivation of the judges fell significantly which led to the overall performance especially in Local Courts to decrease substantially. This in turn led to a steady increase of unresolved cases which in time proved the main cause for considerable court backlogs that in the end culminated in the Lukenda v. Slovenia decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Einfluss des Substrat-Neigungswinkels auf die Hartsubstratlebensgemeinschaft im Comau Fjord, Chile

The substratum of the Chilean fjord region features a huge variety of inclination angels. In this study the impact of substrates inclination angles and exposition on hard-bottom assemblages is examined. On top the characteristics of abiotic parameters such as light intensity, current velocity and sedimentation rate at distinct angles have been observed. This study revealed differences in community structure at distinct inclination angles. Multivariate analyses showed clusters of similar assemblages. A photo census-analysis demonstrated that Bryozoa mainly settle on overhanging and sheltered substrate, while Octocorallia are more abundant at steep exposed surfaces. Rhodophyta are most abundant at horizontal exposed substrate, while Chaetopteridae colonize mainly horizontal sheltered surfaces and Serpulidae vertical substratum. The observed distinct structures may be caused by distinct habitats at different inclinations arised from a variation in abiotic parameters. Horizontal substrata are characterized by highest light intensity, decreasing towards overhanging substrata, obviously higher light intensities were measured at exposed compared to sheltered surfaces. There is no evidence indicating differences in current velocity in relation to substrate inclination. Highest sedimentation rates were observed at sheltered horizontal surfaces. This variation of abiotic parameters presumably effects species composition. As a result distinct communities form at different inclination angles due to different preferences on the amount of light intensity and sedimentation rate and differences in competiveness.
Physical retargeting, innovative mobile marketing services for traditional retailers

Advertising industry is currently facing two major shifts that change the way products are promoted and sold in Europe: Retargeting Advertising and smartphone diffusion. This creates opportunities for physical retailers to better know their consumer expectations through “physical retargeting”. After 3 years of development, FIDZUP wants to leverage its current marketing position within retailers with its physical retargeting breakthrough innovation: Fidzup Retargeting.

The current state-of-the-art reveals that no complete physical retargeting solution exists. Fidzup Retargeting is a marketing service based on anonymous in-store locating of consumer smartphones, that helps a retailer to predict its consumer expectations, and offer personalised message directly on his smartphone (by replacing a generic ad), inviting him back to the store, or to follow up the buying process in the m-commerce platform.

Our solution will help physical retailers to send the right message to the right person, and therefore become far more efficient. It will make them able to close the gap to their online competitors in terms of understanding their consumers.
Besides, final consumers will receive messages according to their personal centers of interest.
Ad clutter will be reduced while respecting private data.

The feasibility study will assess three key levels:
1. Technical: Testing and verifying that Fidzup Retargeting in an operational environment
2. Economic: Analysing and deciding on business model
3. Legal: Identifying legal issues relating to data collection in France, UK, Spain and Italy
For European commercialisation of our innovation, total funding requirement during 2 years for Phase 2 is estimated at € 3 300 000.

Dissemination of the innovation will first be European. For cultural, legislative and market size reasons, target geographies for Fidzup Retargeting will address France, UK, Italy and Spain. These countries, combined, comprise 68% of Western European mobile ad market.
The Economic Impact of Southern Sudan Secession

This paper aims at examining the economic impact of Southern Sudan secession on the economy of both the North and the South, especially its impact on certain economic indicators which include: the exchange rate; government revenue; external debt; and balance of payment; and GDP and per capita income. In addition, the proposed policies to mitigate the negative impact which may take place as a result will be assessed critically.   The results indicate that the economy of the North has been badly affected by the Southern Sudan secession. Hence, the value of the Sudanese Pound against the dollar has deteriorated drastically, while the balance of payment deficit has even widened, and at the same time inflation rates rise steadily to around 28%. In contrast, per capita income has increased, but this was due mainly to the reduction in number of population that took place as a result of Southern Sudan secession. Alternatively, public debt still remains high at 38 billion dollar, with the two parties yet to reach to an agreement over debt apportionment issue.
LIGHTWEIGHT PORTABLE MODULAR SHELTER AND METHOD

A portable modular shelter, wall assembly, and method of assembly include a plurality of wall panels and a plurality of wall brackets operatively attached to the wall panels. A plurality of connector columns are configured to join two of the wall brackets together, such that two of the wall panels are operatively joined by each connector column. The wall bracket includes an L-shaped member, and the connector column includes a U-shaped member. Therefore, two of the L-shaped members of the wall brackets fit within the U-shaped member of each connector column. A bottom track and a top track are configured to hold the wall panels, wall brackets, and connector columns. A plurality of connector elements are configured to attach the bottom and top tracks to one or more of the connector columns. In some configurations, the connector elements are retractable spring pins.
MAGNITUDE CONSTRAINT MINIMUM VARIANCE BEAMFORMER WITH CONJUGATE SYMMETRIC CONSTRAINT AND NORM CONSTRAINT

In this paper, an improved robust minimum variance beamformer against direction of arrival (DOA) mismatch and flnite sample efiect is proposed. Multiple inequality magnitude constraints are imposed to broaden the main lobe of beampattern. The conjugate symmetric structure of the optimal weight is utilized to transform the non-convex inequality magnitude constraints into convex ones. A quadratic constraint on the norm of weight is introducing to make further improvement on robustness against DOA mismatch and flnite sample efiect. The proposed beamforming problem can be reformulated in the form of the second order cone programming and solved e-ciently by interior point method. Simulation results show that the proposed beamformer outperforms several other adaptive beamformers.