SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Europe’S lost frontiers: exploring climate change, settlement and colonisation of the submerged landscapes of the north sea basin using ancient dna, seismic mapping and complex systems modelling

The only lands on Earth that have not been explored in any depth by science are those that have been lost to the oceans. Global warming at the end of the last Ice Age led to the inundation of vast landscapes that had once been home to thousands of people. These lost lands hold a unique and largely unexplored record of settlement and colonisation linked to climate change over millennia. Amongst the most significant is Doggerland. 
Occupying much of the North Sea basin between continental Europe and Britain it would have been a heartland of human occupation and central to the process of re-settlement and colonisation of north Western Europe during the Mesolithic and the Neolithic. Within this submerged landscape lies fragmentary yet valuable evidence for the lifestyles of its inhabitants including the changes resulting from both the encroaching sea and the introduction of Neolithic technologies.
This inundated landscape cannot be explored conventionally, however pioneering work by the applicant’s research group has led to the rediscovery of Doggerland through the creation of the first detailed topographic maps relating to human occupation in the Early Holocene. Within this project world-leading innovators in the fields of archaeo-geophysics, molecular biology and computer simulation will develop a ground-breaking new paradigm for the study of past environments, ecological change and the transition between hunter gathering societies and farming in north west Europe. It will:

1) use the latest seismic reflectance data available to generate topographical maps of the whole of early Holocene Doggerland that are as accurate and complete as possible.
2) reconstruct and simulate the palaeo-environments of Doggerland using ancient DNA extracted directly from sediment cores.
3) explore the Mesolithic landscapes and also identify incipient Neolithic signals indicating early contact and development within the region of Doggerland.
Company PRODUKCYJNO-HANDLOWE “IGLO-RENOMA” Sp.j. ZBIGNIEW MATYS, ARKADIUSZ OSTROWSKI — support for the extension of the scope of services through investment in fixed assets, including the purchase of a vehicle and the purchase and installation of photovoltaic panels

The project includes diversifying the products sold, reducing the company’s costs through the purchase and assembly of photovoltaic panels to maintain the competitive position of the company. and the purchase of a commercial vehicle with a cold store to maintain a high level of service, including for the transport of new products. The project aims to reduce the decline in profitability, achieve financial stability and reduce the risk of further COVID-19 restrictions. By reducing the cost of energy consumption through the use of an environmentally friendly solution in the form of photovoltaics within the project, and thus retaining larger financial surpluses in the company, it is planned to take action to diversify the products offered for sale. So far, we have been involved in the production and wholesale of frozen food products for the retail sector — stores in frozen food products, the production of frozen culinary products and the supply of the HoReCa sector with food products. We plan to continue and develop our core business and assume the introduction of new products — personal protective equipment, which during subsequent lockdowns will reduce the decrease in the level of sales. The investment includes expenditures on the purchase and installation of photovoltaics and on the purchase of a delivery vehicle with a refrigeration chamber with air conditioning. Continuing the basic sale of frozen art, we will use the purchased car, and at the same time it will be used to transport new products. We have the conditions to carry out the planned project. We operate in our own facility, where we have two cold cold rooms, offices, warehouses and social facilities. We verified the possibility of a photovoltaic installation in our property in Legnica and recognised the available vehicle offers. We will ensure the implementation of the project on the basis of own resources and the proposed grant within the deadlines set in the schedule.
Ensuring the future of eupati beyond 2020

The European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) IMI project resulted in a number of key outputs for the field of patient engagement. The core activities continue running until 2019 under a PPP consortium under an EPF programme focusing on the Patient Expert Training Course, the multilingual public Toolbox, and the EUPATI National Platforms Network. It is imperative that these pillars that support the patient engagement landscape exist in the medium- and long-term to address the growing field of patient engagement. Further investment is needed to develop sustainable models of collaboration to ensure this, and put into place the infrastructure required for these to work, building on those already established under IMI-EUPATI.
Comparative Analysis of Image Enhancement Technique for Hyperspectral Palmprint Images

Enhancement is one of the most important and difficult techniques, also the first stage in the pre-processing of images which have to be subjected to image recognition algorithms. The goal of image enhancement is to improve the quality of images. Palmprint image quality is an important factor in the performance of hyperspectral palmprint recognition system. To the best of knowledge there is no evidence of work specifically directed towards image enhancement techniques on hyperspectral palm print images. In this paper different thirteen types of image enhancement techniques are compared based on image quality measure (subjective and objective), subjective image quality measure based on histogram and objective quality measure is based on mean square error (MSE), Peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR), Normalized cross correlation (NK), Average difference (AD), Structural content (SC), Maximum difference (MD), Normalized absolute error (NAE). Such a comparison would be useful in determining the best suited image enhancement method for hyperspectral palmprint. Median filter gives good performance as compare to other image enhancement techniques. The performance of different thirteen image enhancement techniques are tested on PolyU hyperspectral palmprint database. The comparative results are tabled.
THM (Thermo-hydro-mechanical) coupled mathematical model of fractured media and numerical simulation of a 3D enhanced geothermal system at 573 K and buried depth 6000–7000 M

Abstract Hot dry rock geothermal energy is almost inexhaustible green energy. However, it makes slow progress in practice due to slow theory development. In this study, a three dimension thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled model of fractured media was established to simulate the extraction of HDR (Hot dry rock) geothermal energy based on the geological characteristics (geothermal gradient of 50 K/km, buried depth of 6250–6750 m) of Tengchong geothermal field in China. The simulation results show the variation in both field of temperature, stress, seepage and fracture aperture during heat extraction. The temperature in fracture face increased exponentially from injection well towards production well while extracting heat. The initial rock mass temperature of 573 K decreases to 423 K after 9-year running. The initial water pressure gradient in the fracture reached 0.17 MPa/m near the injection well and then decreased to 0.052 MPa/m after 1 year. The fracture aperture was triple of the initial value and the permeability coefficient increased by nine times over the 9-year operation period. That seepage resistance of artificial storage reservoir gradually decreased could improve extracting geothermal energy more efficiently. The amount of extracted heat declined exponentially with running time. The total extracted geothermal energy over 9 years was 5977 MWa and rock mass temperature decreased to 423 K.
City air remote emission sensing

The aim of CARES is to further develop remote emission sensing instruments, data handling and analysis such that it becomes a widespread means for the monitoring and enforcement of real-world vehicle emissions, leading to reduced emissions and improvements in air quality. To reach this goal, CARES will complement existing commercial remote emission sensing instruments with two other non-intrusive and contactless methods of measuring real-world vehicle emissions to greatly expand current measurement capabilities. We develop plume chasing instruments into easy to use tools for enforcement agents to detect high-emitters in free flowing traffic. We turn fast-response air quality sensors into roadside point samplers, adding particle mass, number and size to the remote emission sensing measurement capabilities. Furthermore, we speed up the data handling of all types of remote emission sensing instruments – existing commercial types as well as those further developed within CARES – to move them towards a real-time analysis of vehicle emission data; we merge the emissions data with vehicle technical data from national vehicle registers and relevant data from traffic and air quality management systems. Third, we eliminate today’s often very time consuming data analysis by providing a suite of open-source analytical functions for a first, quick analysis of remote emission sensing data. All our innovations aim to improve the user friendliness, to bring down costs by quicker and more automated operations, and to achieve a broader deployment potential of remote emission sensing. CARES will demonstrate these developments in three major, heavily air polluted cities in Europe identifying the best fit for the respective purpose. Finally, CARES will bring together researchers, remote emission sensing technology providers, local, regional and national authorities and many other stakeholders from Europe, China and the rest of the world, to maximize the project's exploitation potential.
Comparison of combined ethanol and biogas polygeneration facilities using exergy analysis

Abstract Polygeneration processes for production of ethanol (2500 t/y, anhydrous), electrical power, and district heat from wheat (grain + straw) were evaluated via exergy analysis and compared with a standard ethanol process that yields DDG as a supplementary product. A tool was developed to account for exergy in processes utilizing biological matter based on major classes of biomolecules (carbohydrates, lignin, lipids and protein) and ash. This allows for an estimation of the exergy of complex streams that occur throughout the conversion process. Standard ethanol production from wheat grain yielded an exergy efficiency of 37.9% for ethanol and 60.9% for products (ethanol and DDG). The interim case (wheat grain + straw) was found to be more efficient producing ethanol (47.4%), since the stillage was used to supply utilities. Wheat straw only facilities have limited ethanol efficiency since only part of the raw material was converted into ethanol. As was shown with the lignocelluloses only scenario using the stillage to produce valuable products can raise the overall performance of the process potentially to 68.7%.
European conferences on networks and communications (eucnc)

It is the purpose of EuConNeCts4, a Supporting Action, to organise the following 2 editions, 2020 and 2021, of the EC supported conference in the area of communication networks and systems (EuCNC - European Conference on Networks and Communications), continuing the successful organisation of this conference since 2014.  EuCNC will continue to serve as a technical and scientific conference for researchers, namely European ones, to show their work in the area of Telecommunications, focusing on communication networks and systems, and also reaching services and applications.  The conference will not be restricted to European researchers, rather aiming at attracting others from all the other regions in the world.  It will also serve as a showcase for the work developed by projects co-financed by the EC, namely those arising from H2020 calls, and more specifically, those addressing 5G and beyond.  Nonetheless, it also aims at attracting works in the area of communication networks and systems from other objectives.  EuCNC will: 1) be a European conference, but with a large international dimension; 2) showcase the R&D activities performed within EC programmes, directly and indirectly; 3) showcase the cooperation in R&D between European organisations and worldwide ones; 4) bridge between academia / research centres and industry; 5) coordinate its goals with the EC and the main European players; 6) be a high-quality R&D conference; 7) be a well-recognised conference in Telecommunications; 8) provide a forum for the presentation of state-of-the-art technology, in both theoretical and experimental forms; 9) communicate the research results to the wide audience of the general public; 10) foster the participation of both established researchers and students, as well as industry members from various areas; 11) be a transparent and not-for-profit conference; 12) positively differentiate itself from other conferences, which will be achieved by reaching all previous objectives.
Innovative tools to detect glioblastoma (gbm) exosomes

“Gl.EXO” is about innovative tools to detect Glioblastoma (GBM) exosomes and to have a timely, accurate and non-invasive diagnosis of GBM. Several studies have underlined the role of exosome cell–cell communication in different tumour types, including GBM, suggesting their potential use as diagnostic/prognostic/predictive biomarkers and therapeutic agents. In fact, evidences have demonstrated that the release of GBM exosomes plays a key role in cancer growth and progression by modulating tumor microenviroment and affecting angiogenesis, tumour migration, immune escape and drug resistance. However, GBM exosomes-enriched proteins characterization started only since few years and studies still lack informations on GBM exosomes cargo and their impact on cancer progression. Moreover, the identification of specific biomarkers able to discriminate between cancer exosomes from normal exosomes and tools for their detection are necessary and still unknown. Therefore, by inhibiting GBM exosomes uptake, “Gl.EXO” will contribute to hamper GBM progression in many cancer aspects. To address this issue, “Gl.EXO” aims to use nucleic acid-based aptamers as innovative tools to detect specifically GBM exosomes.
FUNCTIONAL KNIT ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE

An orthopedic device (10) includes a textile panel (12) having interior and exterior surfaces, and a first stabilizer assembly (34, 36) including a first tubular welt (52, 54) sewn or knitted within and extending from an exterior surface of the textile panel (12). A first cable (48, 50) is slidably extending through the tubular welt (52, 54) and a strap (40, 42) is connected to a first end of the cable (48, 50) extending from a first opening (56) of the welt (52, 54), and the strap (40, 42) is adjustably securable over the textile panel (12). The orthopedic device may include various regions of different stretchability and features for receiving components for the orthopedic device.
The Ghost in the Machine: Why and How the Belief in Magic Survives in the Rational Mind

Since the time of Galileo (1564–1642), Western civilization has increasingly fallen under the spell of science. Despite this fact, anthropological and psychological research has shown that magical beliefs are present in both children and adults in modern industrial cultures. How can a belief in magic coexist with a belief in science in the mind of a rational, educated adult? A possible explanation is that magical beliefs survive in the rational mind by going into the subconscious. The following hypothesis is considered in the series of studies presented in this paper: in modern industrial cultures, magical beliefs appear in preschool children as a legitimate, conscious form of belief that coexists with children’s belief in physical causality and is supported by social environment. In older children and adults, under the pressure of scientific and religious education, magical beliefs descend into the domain of the subconscious. Experiments examining this hypothesis will be reviewed; theoretical and practical implications of the existence of subconscious magical beliefs in modern rational adults will be analyzed.
Privacy and utility allied

With the ever-increasing use of internet-connected devices, such as computers, smart grids, IoT appliances and GPS-enabled equipments,   personal data are collected in larger and larger amounts, and then stored and manipulated  for the most diverse purposes.  Undeniably, the big-data technology   provides enormous benefits to industry, individuals and society, ranging from improving business strategies and boosting  quality of  service to enhancing  scientific progress. On the other hand, however, the collection and manipulation  of personal data raises alarming privacy issues. Both the experts and the population at large are becoming increasingly aware of the risks, due to the repeated cases of violations and leaks that keep hitting the headlines.   The objective of this project is to develop the theoretical foundations, methods and tools to protect  the privacy of the individuals while letting their data to be collected and used for statistical purposes. We aim in particular at developing mechanisms that: (1) can be applied and controlled directly by the user, thus avoiding the need of a trusted party,  (2) are  robust with respect to combination of information from different sources,   and (3) provide an optimal trade-off between privacy and utility.   We intend to pursue these goals by developing a new framework for privacy based on the addition of controlled noise  to individual data, and associated methods to recover the useful statistical information, and to protect the quality of service.
Theoretical study on absorption and emission spectra of size-expanded Janus-type AT nucleobases and effect of base pairing

Fluorescent nucleoside analogues have attracted much attention in studying the structure and dynamics of nucleic acids in recent years. In the present work, we design benzo- and naphtha-expanded Janus AT base analogues, using DFT, TDDFT, and CIS methods to investigate the structural and optical properties of the Janus AT base analogues (termed as J-AT, xJ-AT, yyJ-AT, BF, xBF and yyBF), and also consider the effect of base pairing. The results show that the Janus AT base analogues can pair with T and A simultaneously to form stable H-bonded WC base pairs. The ground state structure of J-AT is similar to BF, the size expansion is 2.42Å for the x-Janus AT bases and 4.86Å for the yy-Janus AT bases. The excited state geometries of J-AT and BF change dramatically, while the other bases are similar to the ground state geometries. The lowest excited singlet transitions of the Janus AT base analogues are predicted to be of ππ(*) character and mainly dominated by the configuration HOMO-LUMO. The maximum absorption wavelengths of size expansion Janus AT base analogues are greatly red shifted compared with J-AT (or BF). BF, xBF and yyJ-AT have larger oscillator strengths than J-AT, xJ-AT and yyBF. The emission wavelengths of the Janus AT base analogues also exhibit red shifts from x-Janus AT bases to yy-Janus AT bases. However, the emission wavelengths of J-AT and BF change greatly, which are coincident with the structures observed in the excited state geometries. With regard to the WC base pairs, the B3LYP functional reveals that the lowest energy transitions of some base pairs are charge transfer excitation, while the other base pairs are local excitation. The CAM-B3LYP functional predicts that all the lowest transitions are localized on the Janus AT bases, and show good agreement with the results of the M062X functional.
DEVICE FOR BOOSTING DRIVING FORCE WITH A LEVER

A lever-type driving-force booster consists of a lever of the first order, which is arranged on a support that is attached to a frame; a single piston which transmits an external pressure is connected to one of the arms of said lever; the other arm is connected to a cable or to an alternative thereto; said cable is extended perpendicular to the lever, bends by 180° via an inverse support and reaches a bracket, forming a "mirror-inverted suspension" circuit. The invention is used as a lever-type driving-force booster in power installations and in vehicles, with various design features and operating principles, with an indefinably high boosting ratio, and with a proportional increase in the energy efficiency. The invention uses the effect of the lever, while avoiding its disadvantage, specifically: that the limited linear length of the manifestation of an effect is disproportionately smaller than the required incoming force stroke. At the same time, the "mirror-inverted suspension" used in the invention allows autonomous neutralization of an arising mechanical response.
Analysis of<i>ELP4</i>,<i>SRPX2</i>, and interacting genes in typical and atypical rolandic epilepsy

Rolandic epilepsy (RE) and its atypical variants (atypical rolandic epilepsy, ARE) along the spectrum of epilepsy-aphasia disorders are characterized by a strong but largely unknown genetic basis. Two genes with a putative (ELP4) or a proven (SRPX2) function in neuronal migration were postulated to confer susceptibility to parts of the disease spectrum: the ELP4 gene to centrotemporal spikes and SRPX2 to ARE. To reexamine these findings, we investigated a cohort of 280 patients of European ancestry with RE/ARE for the etiological contribution of these genes and their close interaction partners. We performed next-generation sequencing and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-array based genotyping to screen for sequence and structural variants. In comparison to European controls we could not detect an enrichment of rare deleterious variants of ELP4, SRPX2, or their interaction partners in affected individuals. The previously described functional p.N327S variant in the X chromosomal SRPX2 gene was detected in two affected individuals (0.81%) and also in controls (0.26%), with some preponderance of male patients. We did not detect an association of SNPs in the ELP4 gene with centrotemporal spikes as previously reported. In conclusion our data do not support a major role of ELP4 and SRPX2 in the etiology of RE/ARE.
A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA

Abstract Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene epochs 3.6 to 0.8 million years ago 1 had climates resembling those forecasted under future warming 2 . Palaeoclimatic records show strong polar amplification with mean annual temperatures of 11–19 °C above contemporary values 3,4 . The biological communities inhabiting the Arctic during this time remain poorly known because fossils are rare 5 . Here we report an ancient environmental DNA 6 (eDNA) record describing the rich plant and animal assemblages of the Kap København Formation in North Greenland, dated to around two million years ago. The record shows an open boreal forest ecosystem with mixed vegetation of poplar, birch and thuja trees, as well as a variety of Arctic and boreal shrubs and herbs, many of which had not previously been detected at the site from macrofossil and pollen records. The DNA record confirms the presence of hare and mitochondrial DNA from animals including mastodons, reindeer, rodents and geese, all ancestral to their present-day and late Pleistocene relatives. The presence of marine species including horseshoe crab and green algae support a warmer climate than today. The reconstructed ecosystem has no modern analogue. The survival of such ancient eDNA probably relates to its binding to mineral surfaces. Our findings open new areas of genetic research, demonstrating that it is possible to track the ecology and evolution of biological communities from two million years ago using ancient eDNA.