SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Making a mountain out of a molehill: On the role of the rostral dorsal anterior cingulate and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in conscious threat appraisal, catastrophizing, and worrying

According to appraisal theories fear and anxiety are elicited by the subjective evaluation of a situation or internal state as threatening. From this perspective anxiety disorders result from maladaptive, exaggerated threat appraisals that over-estimate the threatening consequences of often innocuous stimuli and situations. When these threat over-estimations occur at the level of conscious processing, they are referred to as catastrophizing and worrying. Both are major pathogenic processes in many clinical theories of anxiety. Until recently, little has been known about the neurobiological basis of normal and pathological conscious threat appraisal. Here, we review functional neuroimaging studies which draw a consistent picture of the rostral part of the dorsal anterior cingulate (dACC) and the adjacent dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) as the likely key neural substrate of conscious threat appraisal. Moreover, findings of hyper-activation of the rostral dACC/dmPFC during catastrophizing and worrying emphasize its relevance to aberrant neural processing in anxiety disorders. These insights open a new avenue for improving the prevention and treatment of mental disorders that involve pathological appraisal.
Career development fellowships in the national technology centre programme

Career-FIT is a new trans-national scheme that offers an opportunity for experienced researchers to develop their careers n market focused applied research in Ireland's Technology Centres. Covering a wide range of academic and industry areas aligned with Ireland's Smart Specialisation Strategy, the 15 Centres were established to encourage greater efficiency in the interaction between researchers, industry, and the public sector, in research that promotes economic growth by its direct relevance to industry agendas. Each multidisciplinary Centre offers excellent facilities and equipment for Fellow use: experienced scientific staff to support the Fellow’s research, and extensive enterprise relationships on which market focused applied research can be progressed. Following two widely publicised calls that seek to attract the highest quality researchers with their own research proposals, the Career-FIT programme offers 50 fellowships of 36 months’ duration for incoming mobility to the Centre Hosts, with an enterprise secondment option during the Fellowship. Selection is through a transparent process based on demonstrated excellence of the applicant, potential of the research programme, host organisation capacity to provide a developmental environment, and training/career development impact of the Fellowship. Fellows are mentored by an experienced Centre mentor(s) concerned not just for their scientific progress but also their training and development in line with agreed career goals.  They will also have support from a Professional Development Advisor and will further benefit from participation in a structured development training programme that targets enhancement of personal effectiveness as well as competencies relating to innovation management.  As a new programme offering interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international features, the Career-FIT human resource development objectives will guarantee the development of future research and innovation leaders.
Impact of ac/dc spark anodizing on the corrosion resistance of Al–Cu alloys

An ac/dc spark anodization method was used to deposit an oxide film (6 ± 3 μm in thickness) on the Al–Cu alloy AA2219. The oxide films were formed at 10 mA/cm 2 for 30 min in an alkaline silicate solution, showing three main stages of growth. Scanning electron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis revealed that the oxide films are not uniform and consist of three main layers, an inner Al-rich barrier layer (∼1 μm), an intermediate Al–Si mixed oxide layer (∼2 ± 1 μm), and an outer porous Si-rich layer (∼3 ± 3 μm). In addition, microscopic analysis showed that the Al 2 Cu intermetallics present in the alloy have not been excessively oxidized during the anodization process and thus are retained beneath the oxide film, as desired. The coating passivity and corrosion resistance, evaluated using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) in pH 7 borate buffer solution and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.86 M NaCl solution, respectively, were both significantly improved after spark-anodization.
Asymmetric oil product pricing in India: Evidence from a multiple threshold nonlinear ARDL model

Abstract This article examines the potential asymmetric transmission from crude to oil product prices in India. Instead of linking oil product pricing only with rise and fall of crude price, this article analyzes the effect of crude price fluctuations by decomposing the crude price changes in quantiles by holding multiple thresholds. Use of multiple threshold nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (MTNARDL) model improves precision in estimating the asymmetric effect of the crude price changes on oil product prices over that of the single threshold NARDL model. It is observed that the asymmetric price transmission is high across all oil products, when higher and lower quantiles of crude price fluctuations are compared. This shows that the price of oil products increases when crude prices go up; however, the advantage of the sharp fall of crude prices is not fully transmitted to the oil products.
Circuit Design and Power Consumption Analysis of Wireless Gas Sensor Nodes: One-Sensor Versus Two-Sensor Approach

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have recently been applied in industrial monitoring applications including hazardous gases detection. As a major power consumer of a node, gas sensors may significantly constrain its lifetime. Hence, the sensing circuit must be carefully designed to optimize performance and retain accuracy. In this paper, we propose for the first time the principle of gas concentration measurement based on a single sensor in a voltage divider circuit, instead of the well-known Wheatstone bridge sensing circuit, which employs two sensors. We discuss the design of a real WSN node for gas sensing and evaluate it with respect to an identical platform that uses the Wheatstone bridge. The proposed approach ensures significant energy savings and helps to avoid zero offset issue. Besides, we employ a more efficient and secure sensor heating profile; it does not damage the sensor and does not make gas sensing dependent on environmental conditions. Experimental results show a 30% reduction in power with respect to the state-of-the-art.
NEURAL NETWORK-BASED CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT MODULE FOR HEALTHCARE CODING APPLICATIONS

A system including a confidence assessment module that implements a neural network to assess the likelihood that codes associated with a patient's encounter with a healthcare organization are accurate. The confidence assessment module may also be incrementally trained.
BETRIEBSKAPITALZUSCHUSS FÜR DAS UNTERNEHMEN PAKO LORENTE VON O.O.

Das Projekt betrifft die Unterstützung des Unternehmers bei der Bereitstellung finanzieller Liquidität und die Unterstützung laufender Tätigkeiten aufgrund finanzieller Schwierigkeiten, die der Unternehmer infolge des COVID-19-Ausbruchs erlebt hat. Finanzielle Unterstützung im Rahmen des Programms SA.57015 (2020/N)
Analysis of Rooftop Solar PV System Implementation Barrier in Puducherry Smart Grid Pilot Project

Abstract India is on a growth trajectory in terms of population as well as development. To maintain the pace of development along with environmental and fuel consideration, the country is desperate to explore and implement various emerging features like smart grids,renewable technologies,etc, with the policy of “go green”, several initiatives are being taken by GoI and echoed by respective authorities. The smart grid project in Puducherry is one of such initial pilot project in India. Rooftop solar PV system has been used as renewable sources in this Smart Grid. This paper presents an analysis of rooftop solar PV system implementation barrier in Puducherry smart grid pilot project. A survey has been performed with electricity consumers, considering questions regarding consumption over different period, space availability for roof top PV system and users experience with this technology. Result of the survey and impact of government initiatives are also discussed in detail.
Speech recognition system, speech recognition method, speech synthesis system, speech synthesis method, and program product

The object of the present invention is to keep a high success rate in recognition with a low volume of sound signal, without being affected by noise. The speech recognition system comprises a sound signal processor (10) configured to acquire a sound signal, and to calculate a sound signal parameter based on the acquired sound signal; an electromyographic signal processor (13) configured to acquire potential changes on a surface of the object as an electromyographic signal and to calculate an electromyographic signal parameter based on the acquired electromyographic signal; an image information processor (16) configured to acquire image information by taking an image of the object, and to calculate an image information parameter based on the acquired image information; a speech recognizer (20) configured to recognize a speech signal vocalized by the object, based on the sound signal parameter, the electromyographic signal parameter and the image information parameter; and a recognition result provider (21) configured to provide a result recognized by the speech recognizer (20).
Strengthening Sectoral Research and Development (RITA)

Rita’s mission is to support the conduct of applied research based on the needs of the country, the strengthening of the TA capacity of ministries, including the establishment and strengthening of the organisation of sector TA, the expansion of the network of scientific advisors in ministries and support activities (training, policy analysis and monitoring, development of relevant information systems).
Credit Where Credit is Due?: Race, Gender, and Discrimination in the Credit Scores of Business Startups

This research seeks to understand the degree to which credit scores of new business startups are influenced by racial or gender discrimination. It examines the degree to which access to business credit lines is influenced by racial and gender-related factors that go beyond would-be borrowers’ credit scores. Using credit data from new startups, the analysis finds that, when controlling for firm and human capital characteristics, Black-owned startups receive lower than expected business credit scores. Whites are more favorably treated in credit score determination than are African Americans with the same firm characteristics and owner characteristics. Moreover, Whites are more favorably treated when it comes to access to credit lines than are African Americans, Latinos, and Asians with the same firm characteristics, owner characteristics, and credit scores. Men are more favorably treated when it comes to access to credit lines than are women. A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition suggests that credit lines for Black-owned businesses would more than double, Latino-owned businesses’ lines of credit would nearly triple, Asian-owned businesses’ lines of credit would more than triple, and those where the primary owners are women would be more than twice as large if their business lines of credit were determined in the same way as those for businesses owned primarily by Whites and by men. The implications of these results are discussed.
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The competition graph of a doubly partial order is an interval graph. The competition-common enemy graph, a variant of the competition graph, of a doubly partial order is also an interval graph if it does not contain a 4-cycle as an induced subgraph. It is natural to ask whether or not the same phenomenon occurs for other interesting variants of the competition graph. In this paper, we study the m -step competition graph, a generalization of the competition graph, of a doubly partial order. We show that the m -step competition graph of a doubly partial order is an interval graph for every positive integer m . We also show that given a positive integer m , an interval graph with sufficiently many isolated vertices is the m -step competition graph of a doubly partial order.
Using trichloroacetic acid in the treatment of acanthosis nigricans: a pilot study

Despite several therapeutic modalities, acanthosis nigricans (AN) remains a difficult dermatosis to treat.This study aims to test the safety and efficacy of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) as a chemical peel in the treatment of AN in a random sample of Egyptian female patients.Six females with AN lesions were included in this pilot study. All patients received chemical peeling sessions using TCA over the affected skin lesions. Sessions were carried out to all patients once per week. Treatment was continued for 1 month. Treatment efficacy was evaluated by determining the average rate of response of the lesions to the treatment on a weekly basis.All patients showed improvement as regard hyperpigmentation, thickening, and the overall appearance. The physician assessment was excellent in three lesions, moderate in five, and was mild in two. No side effects had been reported.The study may present TCA as a safe, easy, and an effective method for the treatment of AN.
Gamma irradiation can control the number of psychotrophic bacteria in Agaricus bisporus during storage

We evaluated the effect of gamma irradiation doses (0, 125, 250, and 500 Gy) in control of psychrotrophic bacteria in different strains of&nbsp;Agaricus bisporus&nbsp;(ABI-07/06, ABI-05/03, and PB-1)&nbsp;during storage, cultivated in composts based on oat straw (Avena sativa) and&nbsp;Brachiaria&nbsp;spp.&nbsp;The experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial scheme 4 &acute; 2 &acute; 3 (irradiation doses &acute; composts &acute; strains), with 24 treatments, each consisting of 2 replicates, totaling 48 experimental units (samples of mushrooms).&nbsp;The mushrooms collected from all culture conditions were packaged in plastic polypropylene with 200 g each and subjected to Cobalt-60 irradiator, type Gammacell 220, and dose rate 0.740 kGy h&ndash;1, according to the treatments.&nbsp;Subsequently, the control (nonirradiated) and other treatments were maintained at 4 &plusmn; 1&deg;C and 90% relative humidity (RH) in a climatic chamber to perform the microbiological analysis of mushrooms on the 1st and 14th day of storage.According to the results, it was found that the highest mean colony psychotrophic count, after 14 days of storage, was observed in strain ABI-07/06&nbsp;[1.30&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;108&nbsp;g-1&nbsp;most probable number (MPN)] in nonirradiated mushrooms, coming from&nbsp;Brachiaria&nbsp;grass-based compost, and this same strain under the same storage conditions, coming from the same type of compost that underwent a dose of 500 Gy, obtained a significant reduction in mean colonies of psychrotrophic bacteria (2.25&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;104&nbsp;g&ndash;1&nbsp;MPN).&nbsp;Thus, the irradiation doses tested favored reducing the number of colonies of psychrotrophic bacteria, regardless of the type of compound and strain of&nbsp;A.&nbsp;bisporus. &nbsp; Key words:&nbsp;Champignon, shelf life, postharvest, mushrooms.
Functions of integrins in mammary stem cell activity and tumorigenesis

Understanding the functional interactions between mammary epithelium and its microenvironment, with a particular focus on the stem cell niche, represents a challenge for developmental and cancer biologists. Mammary epithelium is a bilayer, with a layer of luminal cells, producing milk, and a layer of basal myoepithelial cells. Both layers contain clonogenic stem/progenitor cells, which ensure the drastic epithelial expansion in puberty and pregnancy. Whilst basal stem cells are thought to be bipotent, luminal progenitors appear to be lineage-restricted in normal gland. Recent studies indicated that basal-like breast tumors, notably those with BRCA1 mutations, might originate from luminal progenitors. Our project aims to elucidate the role of integrin receptors for Laminin, major component of the mammary basement membrane, in the regulation of the luminal progenitor function during normal mammary development and tumorigenesis. To this end, α3 and α6 integrin chains were deleted from mammary luminal cells in vivo using CreLoxP system. Cre expression was driven to luminal progenitors by the Blg promoter, activated in this cell population in adult virgin mice and further on, during lobulo-alveolar development in pregnancy. The stem cell activity and the maintenance of the stem cell populations in mutant mammary glands will be analyzed at different developmental stages. Morphogenesis, proliferation, survival, differentiation as well as the regenerative and clonogenic potential of the mutant epithelium will be examined. We will study the cytoskeleton organization and the capacity of mutant cells for baso-apical polarization. To analyze the responses of integrin-depleted cells to hormones and growth factors at the molecular level, organotypic ex vivo cultures will be employed. The impact of Laminin-binding integrins on abnormal luminal progenitor amplification during tumor initiation will be tested in a mouse model of basal-like breast cancer induced by p53 and BRCA1 loss.
Automatic strapping system for upholstered furniture

Through AUTOSTRAP our company, AEQUS, aims to revolutionize the European furniture market and contribute to boost its growth by exploiting and developing the niche market of upholstered furniture, introducing a full automated strapping solution through a robotic cell. Driven by the needs of European furniture manufacturers based on increasing production and reducing costs to compete with low labour costs countries, AUTOSTRAP is the solution because will multiply production per 9 and will reduce production costs in a 40%. Besides, end-users will be benefited with a better quality and longlasting product that will prolong its lifetime from 10 - 12 years to 20 - 22 years. We want Europe to recover its lost position in furniture production and export with a high-technology solution, that will allow to recover its innovative position worldwide.Our preliminary projections of the market deployment of AUTOSTRAP in 2022 show a Return on Investment, ROI, of 3.44 for the first five years, impliying revenues of € 15.9 million for our company.
MULTIWAY VALVE, IN PARTICULAR A 6/2-WAY VALVE AND MULTIWAY VALVE ARRANGEMENT

The invention relates to a hydraulic multiway valve, consisting substantially of: a valve housing; at least one valve chamber which is integrated in the valve housing and extends along a longitudinal axis; an actuating mechanism; a control piston which can be moved by means of the actuating mechanism in order to assume at least two valve positions; and inlets and outlets which are connected to the valve chamber and can each be at least partially closed or opened depending on the position of the control piston. According to the invention, three inlets (Z1, Z3, Z5) and three outlets (A2, A4, A6) are provided on the valve housing (2), and the control piston (5) comprises piston faces for cooperating with the inner peripheral faces of the valve chamber (4) in order to couple and/or block the connections between the individual inlets and outlets (Z1, Z3, Z5, A2, A4, A6) via the valve chamber (4), the control piston (5), viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) of the valve chamber (4), consisting of at least of two interconnected part-pistons (5.1, 5.2), and each of the part-pistons (5,1, 5.2) comprising on its outer periphery a sealing face region (13.1, 13.2) which, in cooperation with a valve seat (14.1, 14.2) disposed in the valve housing (2), blocks at least one outlet (A2, A4, A6) of the valve chamber (4) in each valve position (I, II).
The impact of institutional pressures on supplier integration and financial performance: Evidence from China

Abstract With the rapid development of Chinese manufacturing industry and economy, there is an increasing emphasis on the Chinese institutional environment. In this study, we examine the impact of the three aspects of institutional pressures – normative, mimetic, and coercive – on the two dimensions of supplier integration – system and process – and their impact in turn on financial performance. We test the relationships with data collected from 617 manufacturers in China. Our results show that normative and mimetic pressures are positively related to both system and process integration; while coercive pressures are only positively related to process integration and not significantly related to system integration. The results also indicate that both system and process integration have a positive impact on financial performance. By developing and testing a theoretical model about institutional pressures, supplier integration, and financial performance in the context of the Chinese manufacturing industry, this study contributes to both the institutional and supply chain management literature, as well as providing a better understanding of Chinese manufacturing practices.
Unleash the potential of csas results to contribute to sustainable and competitive bio-based industries in europe

LIFT will maximise the impact of Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) by valorising their outcomes and promoting the collaboration among them. Lift aims at identifying gaps to be addressed to ensure a stimulating environment boosting the bio-based economy. In short LIFT will:
1)Provide a global vision of objectives and results of past and ongoing Coordination and Support Actions 
2)Maximise the impact of CSAs results, and make them actionable by industries and policy makers. 
3)Analyse existing CSA programming gaps and identify challenges to be addressed, through multistakeholders’ collaboration
4)Raise awareness and communicate the CSAs’ contribution in addressing bioeconomy-related challenges
5)Provide actionable recommendations and suggestions for new CSA topics for AWP 2020
LIFT will start with thorough mapping of relevant CSAs, the synthesis of their results and the analysis of CSA programming gaps vis-à-vis long-term bio-based industry objectives. LIFT will cover the identification of all relevant stakeholders and the creation and animation of a network of stakeholders. Next, LIFT findings and assets will be made readily available, integrated and especially actionable by industries and policy makers. To this end LIFT will unlock bio-economy CSA outputs through an online library, transform LIFT findings and results into Actionable Knowledge, and organise active stakeholder dialogue through Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) workshops. LIFT activities, events, achievements, findings and online library results will be disseminated widely.
The project will culminate in recommendations for future CSA programming contributing to the creation of a stimulating environment for a sustainable, strong and competitive bio-based industry in Europe. The recommendations will be validated with EC, BIC and BBI JU. They will include clear measures to ensure sustainability and exploitation of results. 
The LIFT consortium is industry-led and well- experienced in BBI  JU.