SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Energy Harvester from Waste Heat using Thermoelectricity

Currently there are many methods available to harvest energy from renewable sources. However, the method to harvest energy from waste heat sources still not fully explored. This paper focused on using thermoelectricity as a main component to utilized waste heat from household appliance especially from air conditioning system. The objective of this paper is to develop a thermoelectric generator system (TEG) based on heat release from compressor of the air conditioner system. Experimental data input was acquired from the compressor of the air conditioner system includes hot and cold side temperature. Then, Matlab SIMULINK has been used as a tool to analyse the acquired input data and output voltage, while current and power was calculated from the model. As result, maximum voltage obtained from the TEG system are 3.44 V with the temperature difference of 77.6 K at 16 °C, 0.73 A current, while power produced at 1.62 W. In conjunction to the power produced, the waste heat from air-conditioning system could light up the bulb in a room with the energy harvested using thermoelectric principle. The TEG system can also be utilize as an alternative energy sources for distributed energy generation (DEG) application.
Evaluation of leaching characteristics of heavy metals from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash by up-flow percolation column tests

To determine the potential release of heavy metals from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWI-FA), the leaching behaviors of MSWI-FA from Likeng waste incineration power plant in China were characterized according to the US EPA method 1314. Heavy metals (i.e. Pb, Cr, Cd, Cu and Zn) leaching characteristics were investigated over a wide range of liquid-to-solid ratios (L/S 0.2–10 mL/g-dry) and different pH conditions (2, 4 and 6). The test results revealed that eluent with high pH of about 12 increased a little with increase of influent solutions pH. Similar concentration patterns of a heavy metal were observed at different pH influent solutions, and different concentration patterns for different heavy metals were showed at different liquid-to-solid ratio (L/S) range. Cumulative maximum release of heavy metals followed the pattern of Cr > Pb > Cu > Cd > Zn. The release of Pb and Cd decreased with pH of influent solutions while Cu and Zn changed oppositely. However, concentration of Cr did not significantly change and cumulative release linearly increased with L/S due to the leaching process was controlled by solubility. The effect of L/S ratio on Pb, Cd and Cu release in MSWI-FA indicated the prevalence of the dominant mechanism was either solubility or diffusion controlled. Zn extract concentrations were observed to decrease initially with L/S increase to 5 followed by a slight increase due to the presence of soluble zinc compounds in strong basic conditions.
Sensitivity of seismic response for monitoring CO 2 storage in a low porosity reservoir of the St Lawrence Lowlands, Québec, Canada: Part 1 - Laboratory measurements

Deployment of carbon capture and storage on a large scale poses many challenges. One is the availability of reservoirs with suitable characteristics (high porosity and permeability, matched large emitters, etc.). Such a challenge might lead to the selection of reservoirs with relatively low porosity. In those environments, the rock matrix is often stiff and questions arise regarding the capabilities of seismic methods to monitor CO 2 injection. In this paper, a series of ultrasonic measurements were performed under various pressure and temperature conditions to test the seismic response of two low-porosity reservoir samples of the St Lawrence Lowlands sedimentary basin to different CO 2 phases. Results show that the P-wave velocity and amplitude can be used to detect the phase transition. Illustrative modeling of seismic reflectivities within a hypothetical geological formation with physical properties equal to that of the St Lawrence Lowlands sedimentary basin, suggests that a CO 2 liquid-water contact is a potentially good seismic reflector. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Indesent: indeterminate sentencing and imprisonment – an interdisciplinary study of the experiences of court processes and prison practices

In Denmark, indeterminate sentences are given to people who commit serious offences (murder, aggravated violence, sexual offenses, arson, and robbery) and who are deemed likely to reoffend due to previous offending and their mental state. They are held in prison indeterminately in order to protect the public and enable rehabilitation - a practice which is in line with the Council of Europe’s recommendations. Indeterminate sentences have one particular feature that sets them aside from all other types of imprisonment: there is no guarantee of ever being released. This uncertainty often results in severe pains for the prisoners in question. While there is a fairly rich literature on indeterminate imprisonment in the Anglo-phone countries, the last explorative study of indeterminate imprisonment in the Nordic countries was conducted over 50 years ago, hence our understanding of contemporary experiences of indeterminate confinement remains very limited. IndeSent responds to the Council of Europe’s call for more research focused on the needs of the offender in the light of the negative effects of the often long-term imprisonment. The research project will provide an in-depth examination of the experience of being indeterminately sentenced by a court and of serving an indeterminate sentence in prison. The combination of courts and prison practices is one of the most pioneering aspects of the proposed research, illustrating the connections between the wider aims and functions of the penal state and the everyday practices, experiences and interactions in prison. Usually, there is a sharp distinction between the allocation and delivery of punishment; the first happens in courts and the second in penal institutions. Using ethnographic research methods (participant observation, in-depth interviews and a Dialogue Group), IndeSent will address this gap in the scholarship by focusing on the experiences of the indeterminate sentenced in the two arenas of punishment.
Assessing causal relationships of oscillatory neural activity mediating speech

Neural oscillations, rhythmic fluctuations in the excitability of neuronal populations, align their phase to the rhythm of speech and this mechanism, called phase entrainment, has been associated with successful perception of connected speech. However, a causal role of phase entrainment for speech comprehension has not yet been shown which leaves the underlying mechanisms unclear, and fails to specify the relevance of neural oscillations for hearing or language impaired individuals. In the proposed research, we will use a novel brain stimulation technique, transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to selectively alter neural oscillations. By manipulating neural phase entrainment to speech with tACS we can, for the first time, provide decisive evidence concerning whether phase entrainment and speech comprehension are causally linked: If a modulation of phase entrainment leads to changes in speech perception and comprehension we can conclude that the former causally influences the latter. In a preliminary experiment, combining tACS with functional magnetic imaging (fMRI), we will determine the optimal tACS electrode montage to modulate neural activity in speech-specific brain regions (in the superior temporal gyrus). Using this setup in a behavioural task, tACS can be applied at different phase-lags in relation to rhythmic speech sequences. Critically, we expect perception of these stimuli to depend on the phase relation between tACS and speech rhythm, as a consequence of the manipulation of phase entrainment by tACS. Our study will thus provide important and novel evidence for a causal role of phase entrainment for speech perception and comprehension. In turn this might suggest new methods for enhancing speech perception in populations with hearing or language impairment.
Bilateral Postsynaptic Actions of Pyramidal Tract and Reticulospinal Neurons on Feline Erector Spinae Motoneurons

Trunk muscles are important for postural adjustments associated with voluntary movements but little has been done to analyze mechanisms of supraspinal control of these muscles at a cellular level. The present study therefore aimed to investigate the input from pyramidal tract (PT) neurons to motoneurons of the musculus longissimus lumborum of the erector spinae and to analyze to what extent it is relayed by reticulospinal (RS) neurons. Intracellular records from motoneurons were used to evaluate effects of electrical stimulation of medullary pyramids and of axons of RS neurons descending in the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF). The results revealed that similar synaptic actions were evoked from the ipsilateral and contralateral PTs, including disynaptic and trisynaptic EPSPs and trisynaptic IPSPs. Stimulation of the MLF-evoked monosynaptic and disynaptic EPSPs and disynaptic or trisynaptic IPSPs in the same motoneurons. All short-latency PSPs of PT origin were abolished by transection of the MLF, while they remained after transection of PT fibers at a spinal level. Hence, RS neurons might serve as the main relay neurons of the most direct PT actions on musculus (m.) longissimus. However, longer-latency IPSPs remaining after MLF or PT spinal lesions and after ipsilateral or contralateral hemisection of spinal cord indicate that PT actions are also mediated by ipsilaterally and/or contralaterally located spinal interneurons. The bilateral effects of PT stimulation thereby provide an explanation why trunk movements after unilateral injuries of PT neurons (e.g., stroke) are impaired to a lesser degree than movements of the extremities.
COMBUSTION APPARATUS

The invention relates to an apparatus for burning fossil fuel, for instance oil, gas, coal, biogas formed from organic waste, or the like, which apparatus comprises combustion means for burning this fuel in addition to converting means for converting the energy becoming available in this combustion into a desired form of energy, for instance a burner which can transfer the combustion heat to a heat exchanger for heating of heating medium, air or mains water, which apparatus further comprises a supply conduit (8) for combustion air and a discharge conduit (16) for flue gases. In order to increase the efficiency of such an apparatus the apparatus according to the invention has the special feature that the supply conduit for outside air and the discharge conduit for flue gases are mutually communicating via a water vapour exchanging system (18) such that at least a part of the water vapour present in the flue gases is transferred to the incoming combustion air, with the vapour pressure difference between both substance flows as driving force for the water vapour exchange.
Post-wildfire recovery of an upland oak−pine forest on the Cumberland Plateau, Kentucky, USA

Many forests within the southern Appalachian region, USA, have experienced decades of fire exclusion, contributing to regeneration challenges for species such as oaks (Quercus spp. L.) and pines (Pinus spp. L.), and threatening the maintenance of oak-dominated forests in the future. While the use of prescribed fire as a forest management tool is increasing within this region, there remains a lack of information on the potential role of wildfire. A wildfire within the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, USA, provided an opportunity to investigate how wildfire affected forest vegetation response. We examined the effects of fire severity, quantified using composite burn index (CBI), on basal area, stem density, and sapling recruitment for several key species. We also examined the effects of fire severity on understory species richness and illuminated the consequence of non-native species invasions following fire. Our results demonstrated a negative relationship between fire severity and basal area (stems ≥2 cm diameter at breast height; P ≤ 0.001), and a positive relationship with the recruitment of oak and pine saplings (both P ≤ 0.001), oak sapling density (P = 0.012), and non-woody understory species richness (P ≤ 0.001). We also found that increasing fire severity heightened likelihood of invasion by non-native species, specifically princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa [Thunb.] Siebold & Zucc. ex. Steud; P = 0.009) and Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis Andersson; P = 0.028). Where it is feasible, public land managers may be able to generate a range of fire severity during future prescribed fires that approximate some characters of wildfire. These fires, when implemented in southern Appalachian upland forests, may help recruit oaks and pines and boost their potential as future canopy dominants. However, the increased occurrence of non-native invasive species invasion following fire conveys the importance of targeted and timely eradication treatments before new populations of non-native species may become established or reproduce, contradicting the ecological benefits of fire.
Simultaneous Removal of SO2, NO, and CO2 on Metal-Modified Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

Simultaneous removal of SO2, NO, and CO2 from simulate flue gas was examined in this study. The sorbents were prepared by coconut shell activated carbon (SAC) and impregnated with metal nitrates (Cu, Ca, Mg, Zn). The adsorptive performance of sorbents was studied. The performances of these sorbents were not in agreement on adsorption of SO2, NO, and CO2. Cu-SAC seemed to be a promising sorbent through the calculation of adsorption capacity. Effect of different feed gases on adsorption activity of Cu-SAC was also studied. It indicates that CO2 impacts the adsorption of SO2 and NO but limited. O2 is the key to co-adsorption as its good oxidation capacity. The adsorbed SO2 and NO can interact with each other so as to form intermediate species under the influence of O2, which facilitates SO2 and NO oxidized to SO3 and NO2, respectively.
Kairós - key account services and innovation management support for triveneto sme’s

Following the previous projects KANT ( ID: 643327) and MAKEOVER ( ID:
674860) and KAIROS (1) (ID743797) KAIRÓS aims at improving the innovation capacity of SMEs in Triveneto area. In particular KAIRÓS:
· will support an accurately selected group of SME’s of Triveneto macro region inclined to innovation, in order to design, create and maintain an Innovation Management System (IMS). Enterprises receiving KAIRÓS services will be selected taking into account their innovation potential.These companies will be provided with a specific service for enhancing the innovation management capacity (EIMC), in order to include a systematic innovation approach as an asset for growth and competitiveness;
· will support beneficiaries of SME Instrument, FET Open and Fast Track to Innovation with a Key Account Management service focused on helping the companies to better exploit the opportunities offered by these EU-Programmes and reduce time to market;
KAIRÓS activities and results will be exploited through Friend Europe-Enterprise Europe Network for animating local events and debates for rising the awareness of the local stakeholders about the European Standard for Innovation Management CEN/TS 16555-1. KAIRÓS will deliver up to 7/10-day service packages according to the invitation from EASME
Climate, hydrology, and alpine glaciers

Global warming is clearly evidenced by receding glaciers and is largely threatening water supplies. Future glacier retreat in the European Alps, known as the »water towers« of Europe, will drastically affect the regional hydrology, since it is estimated that about 55-85% of summer glacier runoff will be lost by the end of the 21st century. Future water security is dependent on sustainable management of water resources, which is one of key policy challenges in the Alpine region. For developing policies that will ensure an optimal level of adaptation to climate change, it is essential to understand climate change impacts by delivering reliable, accurate and up-to-date data from a scientific community. In the light of this view, the main research objective is to make more accurate predictions of anticipated changes in glacier behaviour and runoff in the Alps that will not be relevant only to a scientific community, but also to policy-makers. This project will deliver new data about glacier response to a changing climate and its impact on meltwater runoff in the main glacierized Alpine catchments by applying state-of-the-art glaciological field techniques and glacio-hydrological modelling. The developments of the glacio-hydrological model will further provide the information on glacier runoff and complex pathways of meltwater over different lihologies including a variety of permeable and non-permeable substrates that represent the range of Alpine bedrock lithologies. Scientists from different, but complementary research fields will collaborate on the project by exchanging new knowledge and bringing their expertise on the state-of-the-art techniques. Apart from the scientific purpose, the project holds a clear strategy on dissemination, public engagement and exploitation with special focus on developing links and providing scientific advice for policy-makers.
Next generation advertising: social video software connecting brands and content creators

In a market where young consumers watch YouTube more than TV, brands have no effective way of analysing and improving the impact of video advertising on social media. 
What’s more, independent content creators on YouTube capture greater audiences than “official” brand channels – yet companies have no easy way of working with these influential creators who talk about their brand. In turn, successful “YouTubers” have no way of turning their talent into a concrete commercial opportunity. 

Octoly aims to develop a 360° software suite that enables businesses to regain control of their brands on YouTube, analyse the impact of their branding strategy and create synergy with YouTube's independent content creators. An initial version of Octoly’s brand management software for Social Video is already being pilot tested by all of L’Oreal’s European subsidies and the leading US gaming company Blizzard. The aim of the feasibility study is to identify the full technical specifications for the envisaged final product and to conduct a detailed market study on the needs of brands and independent YouTubers.

The project meets specific objectives identified by the Commission as part of the flagship Digital Agenda, namely the need for European businesses to successfully capitalise on the potential of internet-based content and the emergence of new types of entrepreneurs through social media  

As the only European solution of its kind, Octoly aims to rapidly gain market leadership in this market via a unique conceptual and technical approach.
DRIVE MECHANISM

A lead screw drive comprises a lead screw (10) which is rotated by a motor. A traveller (40) is clamped at one end to a rod (14) parallel to the lead screw, the rod in turn engaging the plunger of a medical syringe. The other end of the traveller (40) has a U-shaped engaging element (42) with the two parallel arms (44, 46) thereof having grooves on their inner surfaces for engaging with the lead screw thread. The grooves also extend upwardly and downwardly of the region of engagement with the lead screw thread, and radial movement of the engaging element (42) therefore moves the region of contact with the lead screw without causing disengagement. The device is particularly suitable for use with a medical syringe pump, to prevent inadvertent disengagement of the engaging element from the lead screw.
THE CONCEPT OF GLOBALIZATION FROM THE WORLD-SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE

The article compares the approaches to the study of the contemporary stage of development of world civilization that were developed in the concepts of globalization and world-systems analysis. It is emphasized that the globalization studies and WSA are competing analytical perspectives. While the globalization studies consider the contemporary period of social development as a qualitatively new global stage in the history of humanity, the world-systems analysis argues that the essence of a new historical stage is the crisis of the modern global capitalist system and its transformation towards the new historical system. A comparison study of globalization and world-systems analysis demonstrates that the latter provides more clear picture of social reality. The world-system reinterpretation of the concept of globalizations is proposed.
Le Fecho del Imperio, Alphonse X le Sage et l’Empire

ESPAÑA EN EUROPAEn 1998 se conmemoró el centenario de la crisis del 98. Al rememorar esta efemérides, hablamos del que ha sido y es uno de los puntos de referencia de nuestra Historia.Las ambigüedades y contradicciones de un sistema económico y social en vías de expansión universal que recibe los honores de quienes creen en el progreso indefinido y las críticas de los que intuyen su injusticia latente se manifiestan en el caso español con las peculiaridades propias de un momento que contempla la pérdida de sus últimas colonias.En los primeros lustros del siglo XX, una serie de políticos, intelectuales y científicos denunciaron los males de la situación y clamaron por la regeneración de la vida española, traducida en nuestra europeización e integración en la cultura occidental.Sin embargo, los anhelos de los noventayochistas no vendrán a colmarse hasta 1985, año en el que el Reino de España, como fruto a un dilatado período de negociaciones, suscribe el Tratado de Adhesión a las Comunidades europeas en solemne acto celebrado en el Palacio Real de Madrid.En realidad, este paso supuso la culminación de un vetusto proyecto En el siglo IX, Carlomagno instaura el Imperio carolingio, heredero del antiguo Imperio Romano de Occidente, marcando de esta manera el nacimiento político de Europa.Será a mediados del siglo XIX cuando se comience a gestar la idea de la integración de varias naciones con una cultura, un pasado común y una proximidad geográfica, pero no es hasta el siglo XX cuando, tras la estela de destrucción que dejan las dos Guerras Mundiales, se materializan los primeros logros y se establecen las primeras constituciones o foros de cooperación política (Consejo de Europa, BENELUX, CECA).El Tratado de Maastricht adoptó en 1992 diversas medidas tendentes a frenar el monopolio comercial americano y asiático, labor a la que contribuyeron eficazmente los Presidentes