SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
On the effect of regrinding cutting tools for high performance milling of titanium alloys

The main challenges in high performance milling of difficult-to-machine metals are embedded in the development of innovative machining methods and cutting strategies. The aim is to reduce cycle time, resources and cost while maintaining or enhancing the machined product’s quality and performance. This will assist to increase both productivity and profitability. Many of the same material properties that make titanium alloys attractive for various industrial applications also contribute to its machining challenges. Tooling cost is one of the significant input costs associated with the cutting of titanium, and in order to reduce this, regrinding is used to extend the tool life of solid carbide end mill cutting tools. In an endeavour to increase the competitiveness of titanium machining companies, the effect of regrinding cutting tools on high performance milling of titanium alloys is studied. The research objectives include investigation into the effect of regrinding on the transition of tool wear phenomena, tool life tendency, part quality, cost, production rate and the high efficiency cutting speed range. It was found that the cost per machined volume of the reground cutting tools was significantly lower than that of the new cutting tools. This tendency increased with higher material removal rates. It was possible to recover more than 60 % of the original tool life using regrinding at a cost of 9 % the original purchase price.
Next generation sequencing of microbial transcriptomes: challenges and opportunities

Over the past 15 years, microbial functional genomics has been made possible by the combined power of genome sequencing and microarray technology. However, we are now approaching the technical limits of microarray technology, and microarrays are now being superseded by transcriptomics based on high-throughput (next generation) DNA-sequencing technologies. The term RNA-seq has been coined to represent transcriptomics by next-generation sequencing. Although pioneered on eukaryotic organisms due to the relative ease of working with eukaryotic mRNA, the RNA-seq technology is now being ported to microbial systems. This review will discuss the opportunities of RNA-seq transcriptome sequencing for microorganisms, and also aims to identify challenges and pitfalls of the use of this new technology in microorganisms.
Virtualized physical layer adapted for EHF contactless communication

A Physical Layer (PHY) of a host system of an electronic device may be implemented as a contactless PHY (cPHY) for extremely high frequency (EHF) contactless communication and the operation of EHF transmitters (TX), receivers (RX) and transceivers (EHF-XCVR) in an extremely high frequency integrated circuit (EHF IC) of the electronic device. The Host-cPHY translates logical communications requests from the Link Layer (LINK) into hardware-specific operations to affect transmission or reception of signals over an EHF contactless link. The Link Layer (LINK) may also be optimized as a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for EHF contactless communication. A virtualized contactless Physical Layer (VcPHY) may comprise a contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY), and a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for coupling a conventional Link Layer (LINK) with the contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY). Multiple data streams may be transported over the EHF contactless link over a range of frequencies.
Improved group for gluing the final edge of a log

A gluing group (10) of the final edge (11) of a log (12) comprising in succession an introducing group (29) into the group (10) of the logs (12) one after the other, an unwinding group of the log (12) associated with means for identifying the final edge (11), an opening group of the final edge (11) from the log (12) and a glue transfer group (26) on the log (12), in which the opening group of the final edge (11) and the glue transfer group (26) are housed in a slide structure (30) that is mobile with respect to the unwinding group by a predetermined amount dependent upon the diameter of the log (12), with rolling transfer means (15) of the log (12) from the unwinding group to the slide structure (30) being foreseen.
The fastest, easiest and cheapest way to achieve 90 days of credit based on your invoice

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the economic backbone of virtually every economy and the main contributor to employment and growth
creation in the world. In Europe, they represented over 99,8% of the non-financial business sector, accounting for 67% of total employment and
generating 57% of value added. Despite their importance, it is estimated that more than half of SMEs don’t have access to credit. As a result,
businesses around the world face the problem of financing the credit gap existing between companies doing business together and struggle to
achieve the necessary financing for growing their companies.
In IOU.Exchange, we aim to create innovative financial solutions that help other companies achieve the financing they need and realize their full
potential, and hereby create more value in the world. CreditStretcher is our unique fully automatic financing solution, that allows instant invoice
payment and up to 90 days of credit stretching based on invoices. Our credit rating is based on the invoice receiver (usually larger and more
creditworthy), favoring SMEs (smaller, less creditworthy). By adding insurance to cover risk and automation to lower transaction costs, SMEs can
now get credit with a simple online process.
Our solution disrupts the invoice financing market providing the easiest, cheapest and fastest solution for SMEs financing. Moreover, it has the
potential to create massive value in Europe, boosting production, value and job creation by helping SMEs grow. In five years from project
completion, we expect to enable more than 127.000 credit stretches, that for us will represent a cumulative profit of €62,4M, achieving a highly
lucrative ROI of €30 per euro invested in this project, and allowing us to grow by hiring 25 new employees.
Open euraxess – to strengthen the effectiveness and optimize the services of all partners in an innovative and open euraxess network

The EURAXESS TOP IV consortium includes partners from 40 countries (34 beneficiaries and 7 Linked Third Parties), covering the whole EURAXESS network and maximizing the impact for the long-lasting benefit of the research community.
The project has been divided into 8 work packages, apart from the WP devoted to Project management. WP2 (EURAXESS Career Development), WP3 (Social Integration Initiatives) and WP4 (Engagement with industry) aim to address strategic issues related to the widening of the services from mainly mobility-related to services also for non-mobile researchers. In particular, WP2 and WP3 aim to expand the set-up and operation of Career Development and Dual Career services within the network; on the other side, WP4 promotes intersectoral mobility of researchers by promoting entrepreneur careers through collaboration with innovation facilitators and launching industry-academia mentoring programmes for researchers.
WP7 (EURAXESS Open to the World) aims to attract third country researchers to Europe as well as European scientific Diasporas contributing thus, to brain circulation while WP5 (Capacity Building of the EURAXESS Network), WP6 (Network support and a comprehensive communication and cooperation strategy for EURAXESS) and WP8 (Open EURAXESS portals) aim at the deepening of existing services through trainings, networking and updating of national EURAXESS portals. Based on the results of the project and the future trends in the ERA, a strategy and a vision for EURAXESS towards 2030 will be delivered within WP9 (Future of the EURAXESS Network–New services).
Finally, the impacts of the project are linked to increasing the visibility of EURAXESS Network and diversifying the services provided by the EURAXESS Service Centers at an increased quality to enhance the career development of researchers addressing the cross-national and international circulation of researchers in Europe for the benefit of Responsible Research and Innovation under HORIZON 2020.
Forming mandrels for making lightweight x-ray mirrors

Future x-ray astronomical missions, similar to the proposed International X-ray Observatory (IXO), will utilize replicated mirrors to reduce both mass and production costs. Accurately figured and measured molds (called mandrels) - on which the mirror substrates are thermally formed, replicating the surface of the mandrels - are essential to enable these missions. The Optics Branches of the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) have developed fabrication processes along with metrologies that yield high-precision mandrels; and through the SBIR program, they encourage small businesses to attack parts of the remaining problems. The Goddard full-aperture mandrel polisher (the MPM-500) has been developed to a level where mandrel surfaces match the 1.5 arcsec HPD level allocation in a 5 arcsec telescope program. This paper reviews this current technology and describes a pilot program to design a suite of machine tools and process parameters capable of producing many hundreds of these precision objects. A major challenge is to keep mid-spatial frequency errors below 2 nm rms - a severe specification; but we must also note the factors which work to our advantage: e.g., how the figure departs from a pure cone by only one micron, and how the demanding figure specifications which apply in the axial direction are relaxed by an order of magnitude in the azimuthal. Careful study of other large optical fabrication programs in the light of these challenges and advantages has yielded a realistic plan for the economical production of mandrels that meet program requirements in both surface and quantity.
The Effect of VSC-HVDC Control on AC_newline System Electromechanical Oscillations and DC System Dynamics

In order to strengthen the onshore transmission network in many parts of the world, voltage-source current–high-voltage direct current (VSC–HVDC) will increasingly be utilized. The effect of the operating point of a VSC-HVDC link and the control strategies employed can substantially affect the electromechanical oscillatory behavior of the ac network as well as the dc-side dynamics. In order for the full, flexible capability of VSC-HVDC to be exploited, further study of the effects of these controllers and their interactions with ac system responses is necessary. This paper addresses this gap. Both modal analysis and transient stability analysis are used to highlight tradeoffs between candidate VSC-HVDC power controllers and to study the electromechanical performance of the integrated ac/dc model. Tests are carried out on both a generic two-area model and a large-scale realistic network with detailed ac generator and HVDC models.
The thomson controller is a fully pre-programmed vehicle and chassis smart control module designed to provide energy efficient and safe supervisory control to an electric vehicle powertrain.

Heavy-duty vehicles - trucks and buses - are responsible for about a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU and for some 6% of total EU emissions. While the noise level on a typical city street with automobile traffic averages 60-65 dB, larger vehicles like heavy trucks and diesel buses cause noise peaks ranging up to about 90 db. Every few years the European Commission applies newer and stricter regulations concerning GHG emissions, to decarbonise and modernise European transport.
This impacts transit agencies’ and local governments’ budgets since due to the new European regulations, many diesel buses will have to be replaced before the end of their useful life. Acquiring new technology low-emission buses is currently a big burden for transit agencies; a modernisation of their fleets would require a serious amount of capital, as a new, purely electric bus costs in the order of €850k. 
Thomson Power Europe’s service retrofits existing diesel buses by replacing the conventional powertrain (engine, transmission etc.) with the Thomson Drive, turning them into green, zero emission buses with half the cost of buying a new hybrid diesel bus (or one third in the case of acquiring a pure electric bus), significantly decreasing operating costs for transport stakeholders, exploiting their existing fleet and creating significant environmental benefits. The Thomson Controller, a patented technology of Thomson Power Europe, combined with the electric drive, creates additional fuel savings and emission reduction through smoothing the acceleration curve, regenerating power from braking and by controlling and optimising the behaviour of the bus’s auxiliary systems (steering, air-conditioning etc.). 
The Phase 1 project will be focused on establishing a complete supply chain, a sound business model and commercialization strategy, as well as a planning of all activities for deploying a pilot in-field test with a retrofitted bus.
A dna nanotechology toolkit for artificial cell design

Bottom-up synthetic biology aims to artificially replicate the emerging behaviours of cellular life but struggles to do so without relying on poorly controllable machinery borrowed from biological cells.
DNA nanotechnology enables ab-initio design of nanoscale objects with fully programmable structure and dynamic response, making them ideal to mimic the complex functionalities of biological machinery in a truly bottom-up fashion.

NANOCELL will establish a fully modular and integrated platform that utilises DNA nanotechnology to prescribe structure and functionality of artificial cells.

I will design a library of micron-scale DNA-based objects that mimic cell organelles in their ability to perform specific tasks in response to chemical and environmental stimuli including signal detection and amplification, the capture and release of cargoes, and the construction of structural elements. 
These “membrane-less organelles” will self-assemble from a new class of amphiphilic DNA building blocks I recently introduced, which enable unprecedented control over the morphology and response of nanostructured frameworks. 
Interaction between organelles will lead to the emergence of collective effects, and their encapsulation in lipid-bilayer compartments will enable the modular construction of artificial cells displaying a range of complex behaviours such as remote communication, dynamic adaptation, and spatiotemporal patterning in multicellular systems.

NANOCELL will consist of three Work Packages reflecting its hierarchical approach:
WP1: Mapping the self-assembly behaviour of amphiphilic DNA nanostructures.
WP2: Embedding different functionalities in amphiphilic DNA frameworks to produce artificial organelles.
WP3: Creating artificial cells by encapsulating DNA organelles in compartmentalised systems.

The full programmability afforded by NANOCELL will ultimately unlock long-awaited applications of artificial cells, spanning from biosensing to smart therapeutics.
Trillio, a portable prescription assistant improving health of europeans citizens by increasing therapeutic adherence in elderly people and in patients affected by chronic diseases

Therapeutic adherence is defined as “the extent to which a person’s behaviour – taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with agreed recommendations from a health care provider”.  It is estimated that each year the poor adherence to medical treatments in Europe causes about 200,000 deaths and burdens on health expenditure up to 80 billion euro a year (AIFA source). 
TRILLIO is a therapeutic adherence device really similar to an “alarm clock”, thus really familiar for elderly. The TRILLIO device is provided with an app that optimizes the connections among various players and organizations who share a common goal: make sure a patient follows his or her pharmaceutical treatment plan. When it's time to take a drug, TRILLIO alerts the user with a sound and a visual alarm, while showing all the relevant information on its 2.7"" e-paper display. If the user doesn't press the button on the device to turn off the alarm within ten minutes, TRILLIO automatically sends a notification to any family member connected to the system. TRILLIO has been already tested in Italy and received serval endorsement by organisations in Italy and abroad.
We are a targeting and overall population composed by 150.000.000 European that are suffering from Chronic diseases, 50% of them have difficulties in following a therapy: we are addressing 0,2% of this market and we are aiming at selling 112.000 devices by 2023, that will generate 17M€ turnover. The Feasibility study will have the purpose to support us in completing the market analysis, in launching a small pilot (i.e. 500/1.000 users), in identifying suitable partners in Europe for wide demo site (i.e.  hospitals) and in identifying the right partners for distributing TRILLIO in Europe. TRILLIO is brought on the market by LA COMANDA, an Italian startup established under the Italian act for innovative startup, whose founders are Carlo Brianza and Andrea Gaggi, former executives of Nokia mobile team.
Breaking the barrier: how inflammation spreads from skin to joint

Physical barriers of the body and their immunological dysregulation are connected to a variety of inflammatory diseases and therefore an emerging area of interest in medicine. The gut and its microbiome gained center stage, whereas the skin as large primary immunological barrier to the environment is still less appreciated. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a prototypic inflammatory disease which usually starts with skin lesions, before spreading to the musculoskeletal regions. To date, it is still obscure why the inflammatory process in some patients with psoriasis is restrained to the skin, whereas in other patients it extends to tendons and joints. Moreover, disease spreading to the joints associates with local tissue remodelling as evidenced by new bone formation at the insertion site of tendons into the bones. The molecular and cellular regulation of this “skin-joint axis” leading to development of PsA is still unclear but essential to understand organ communication in inflammatory diseases, the identification of potential biomarkers for early recognition of the disease and the development of preventive treatments. We will take advantage of a new model resembling PsA, which was established in our lab, with the aim of (1) studying disease spreading from the skin to musculoskeletal regions, (2) deciphering the molecular mechanisms that lead to uncontrolled local tissue remodeling, and finally (3) testing a new translational approach to prevent spreading of inflammation and tissue remodelling. We plan to adopt cutting-edge techniques to achieve our goals, which in turn will contribute to a better knowledge of the connection between epithelial surfaces and inflammation.
A decision rule-based soft computing model for supporting financial performance improvement of the banking industry

This study attempts to diagnose the financial performance improvement of commercial banks by integrating suitable soft computing methods. The diagnosis of financial performance improvement comprises of three parts: prediction, selection and improvement. The performance prediction problem involves many criteria, and the complexity among the interrelated variables impedes researchers to discover patterns by conventional statistical methods. Therefore, this study adopts a dominance-based rough set approach to solve the prediction problem, and the core attributes in the obtained decision rules are further processed by an integrated multiple criteria decision-making method to make selection and to devise improvement plans. By using VIKOR method and the influential weights of DANP, decision maker may plan to reduce gap of each criterion for achieving aspired level. The retrieved attributes (i.e., criteria) are used to collect the knowledge of domain experts for selection and improvement. This study uses the data (from 2008 to 2011) from the central bank of Taiwan for obtaining decision rules and forming an evaluation model; furthermore, the data of five commercial banks in 2011 and 2012 are chosen to evaluate and improve the real cases. In the result, we found the top-ranking bank outperformed the other four banks, and its performance gaps for improvements were also identified, which indicates the effectiveness of the proposed model.
FREE PROLINE ACCUMULATION IN YOUNG SUGAR BEET PLANTS AND IN TISSUE CULTURE EXPLANTS UNDER WATER DEFICIENCY AS TOOLS FOR ASSESSMENT OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE

Proline is the most widely distributed metabolite that accumulates under various stress conditions, including the lack of water. To evaluate the suitability of proline accumulation triggered by drought stress to screen sugar beet genotypes for drought tolerance, we analysed accumulation of free proline in eleven genotypes classed in three levels of relative tolerance (low, medium, high), as assessed visually in field cultivation. Analysis was performed in two tests: 1) in greenhouse, where 90 days old plants were exposed to a short-term water deficiency and 2) in tissue culture where the lack of water was imposed by addition of 3 or 5% (w/v) polyethylene glycol (PEG, MW 6000). Both the in vitro test with increasing levels of PEG and the suspension of water supply in the greenhouse experiment showed large increases of free proline in tissues of sugar beet explants or leaves consequent to water restriction, as well as reduction in fresh weight, tissue water content and axillary bud formation. Stress effects varied considerably among genotypes classed at low, medium and high levels of field tolerance to drought stress, but were similar as class averages, except for proline in vitro, which was significantly higher for genotypes in the high tolerance group, and allowed separating them from those in the less tolerant groups. Proline response in the in vitro test correlated better than the response in greenhouse experiment with the field assessed drought tolerance of genotypes.
Torquoselectivity Studies in the Generation of Azomethine Ylides from Substituted Aziridines

Aziridines are useful precursors to the azomethine ylide family of 1,3-dipoles whose cycloaddition chemistry has been extensively exploited in the synthesis of heterocyclic targets. The torquoselectivity of aziridines that lack a plane of symmetry was investigated as an essential component of the calculation of the overall relative reaction rates and in prediction of the stereochemistry of the 2,3-trans compounds in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition chemistry. It has been found at the MP2(Full)/6-311++G(d,p)//MP2(Full)/6-31+G(d) level that outward rotation is preferred for electronegative or anionic substituents while electropositive and cationic substituents favor inward rotation. After consideration of frontier molecular orbital theory, inductive, resonance, and electrostatic effects, an explanation of the preferred direction of rotation during ring cleavage that is based on substituent electron-withdrawing ability by means of a polar effect is presented.