SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Towards more earthquake-resilient urban societies through a multi-sensor-based information system enabling earthquake forecasting, early warning and rapid response actions

TURNkey aims to make significant advances in the fields of Operational Earthquake Forecasting (OEF), Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) and the Rapid Response to Earthquakes (RRE), particularly when applying these systems in practice in Europe. The project will develop a flexible, extendable, robust and easy-to-use OEF/EEW/RRE system based on low-cost multi-sensor units and a cloud-based computer platform, which can be distributed as a fully-operational TURNkey product to public authorities (including search-and-rescue teams) and private companies (including operators of critical infrastructure). These developments will contribute to improved seismic resilience before, during and after a damaging earthquake and hence a reduction in losses.
The project’s outcomes will be demonstrated in six European Testbeds (TBs) with different hazard, vulnerability and exposure characteristics, spatial extents and monitoring networks as well as in two roaming TBs, one based on crowdsourcing and one for temporary installations. The six geographically-focused TBs are: the city of Bucharest (Romania), the Pyrenees mountain range (France), the towns of Hveragerdi and Husavik (Iceland), the cities of Patras and Aigio (Greece), the maritime port of Gioia Tauro (Southern Italy), and the Groningen province (Netherlands), which is affected by induced seismicity. 
The TURNkey consortium comprises a strong multi-disciplinary team of experts (geophysicists, seismologists, geologists, engineers, disaster risk managers, sociologists, information technologists and computer programmers) from 21 partner institutions in 10 European countries. The TURNkey project will be supported by major public and private stakeholders in the six geographically-focused TBs and will be advised and reviewed by a group of international experts. TURNkey will build directly on previous and ongoing projects funded by the European Commission and national agencies that address topics related to OEF, EEW and RRE.
Design of a new rotary molecular machine based on nitrogen inversion: a DFT investigation

Ab initio calculations are employed to investigate nitrogen inversion as a configuration change that can supply an extremely useful switchable control mechanism for some complex systems. In this paper, the design of a new artificial rotary molecular machine based on nitrogen inversion is discussed. The introduced design of a molecular rotator is based on the reciprocating motion of a substituent due to the inversion phenomenon, leading to the rotary motion in the molecule. Since simple secondary amines easily face the inversion process at room temperature, aziridine is selected as the initial driver for the molecular motion. The most obvious finding from this study is that, following the displacement of the substituent attached to the aziridine nitrogen atom, two rotary motions occurr in the molecule, one clockwise and another counterclockwise with a 39.52° to 150.09° angle domain.
Novel atg4b-inhibitors and dual [atg4b-carbonic anhydrase]inhibitors for interfering with cytoprotective mechanisms of cancercells in the acidic tumor micro-environment.

The microenvironment of most solid tumors tends to be significantly more acidic than healthy tissue. Inadequate perfusion, oxygen limitation and cell metabolic changes, are key causative factors for this situation. The acidic pH induces a number of specific genetic, transcriptional and metabolic effects in tumor cells. These are required for survival under increased H+-stress. Evidence is now mounting that these effects also play a major role in tumor progression, invasiveness and the development of multi-resistance to therapy. Two pivotal adaptations related to maintaining intracellular pH homeostasis in an acidic environment, have recently received significant attention: (1) the presence of chronic autophagy in tumors and (2) the overexpression of carbonic anhydrases (CAs), mainly CA IX and CA XII. 
This project will biopharmaceutically optimize a novel class of specific autophagy inhibitors that target Atg4B. The specific goal of this part of the project is to obtain orally bioavailable and metabolically stable compounds that are fit for in vivo applications. The relevance of these compounds is clear, given the unmet demand for reliable, specific inhibitors in the domain of autophagy. At the same time, the project will evaluate the potential for therapy development of the compounds in the framework of cancer. Finally, the proposal will explore whether a further increase of anti-tumor efficiency can be obtained by combining Atg4B- and CA-inhibitor pharmacophores in a single compound.
LAMINATED ENDLESS BELT

The present invention relates to a fabric for a papermaking machine, wherein the fabric (10) is configured in the form of an endless belt (1) which is closed in the circulating direction (LR) and has a first layer (20) and a second layer (30) which is arranged on the first layer, of which each is formed by one or by a plurality of film-shaped tapes (22, 32) which adjoin one another and are arranged next to one another in the direction transversely with respect to the circulating direction. The side edges (23, 33), which adjoin one another, of two film-shaped tapes of one of the two layers (20, 30) are arranged between the side edges (33, 23) of a film-shaped tape of the other of the two layers (30, 20), and adjoining end edges (24, 34) of film-shaped tapes (22, 32) of one of the two layers (20, 30) are arranged between the end edges (34, 24) of adjoining film-shaped tapes (32, 22) of the other of the two layers (30, 20). The film-shaped tapes (22, 32) of one of the two layers (20, 30) are connected over their full area to the film-shaped tapes (32, 22) of the other of the two layers (30, 20).
Novel Anti-Inflammatory Topical Herbal Gels Containing Withania somnifera and Boswellia serrata

ABSTRACT
Herbal medicine has become an item of global importance both medicinal and economical. Although usage of these herbal medicines has increased, their quality, safety and efficiency are serious concerns in industrialized and developing countries. Plant play a vital role in curing various ailments of the man and herbal remedies are getting increasing patient compliance as they are devoid of typical side effects of allopathic medicines. The allopathic system of medicine includes two conventional line of the treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, which come along with certain side effects. Hence, turning to safe, effective and time tested ayuvedic herbal drug formulation would be a preferable option. So there is need to investigate such drugs and their effective formulation for the better patient acceptance. Considering these facts present review aims to develop novel herbal gel containing the herbs, viz Withania somnifera and Boswellia serrata. The present study deals that herbal gels formulation of the Withania somnifera and Boswellia serrata extract using different polymers as the gelling agents and different evaluation parameters provides the effective anti-inflammatory activity to treatment of the inflammation, pain, arthritis etc patients problems. This review focus on the current status of the therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile on the herbal anti –inflammatory agents as Withania somnifera and Boswellia serrata. It can also provides the better information regarding to the formulation and evaluation parameters of the novel herbal gel for anti-inflammatory activity and to provide the better therapeutic effects to patient compliance.
Pottery use from the earliest records of patagonia through biomolecular analysis

Since its birth in East Asia during the Late Pleistocene, ceramic technology has become almost universal, allowing the exploitation of new environments and fostering different kinds of cultural expressions. This worldwide relevance for human development has positioned the uses of early pottery as one of the most debated topics in archaeology. Traditional models that linked this technological breakthrough to the development of farming and sedentary lifestyles are currently being revisited, and new data from the Northern Hemisphere suggest that it would have been a hunter-gatherer innovation widespread by the processing of aquatic resources during sporadic episodes. However, some key regions of the Southern Hemisphere have remained unexplored. This is the case of the southernmost limit of pottery dispersal in America, the Patagonia region, where pottery was spread by foragers over a vast and marginal environment during 2000 years, but it remained as a scarce and low-scale technology. What was the initial motivation that drove Patagonian foragers to use and spread this technology in such an environment without engaging in intensive production? Could the stability of aquatic resources trigger this process and delineate a world-wide trend that transcends the ecological and cultural settings? By applying the latest biomolecular analysis and data interpretation methods, POUR seeks to answer this unsolved question implementing the first large-scale systematic research on the uses of early pottery in this part of the world.
(0333000078) ORGANIC WASTES AND CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESSED INTO FUELS, FERTILISERS AND CHEMICALS; APPLICATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

(0333000078) ORGANIC WASTES AND CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESSED INTO FUELS, FERTILISERS AND CHEMICALS; APPLICATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
RIS-ASSISTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

A reflective surface for directing wireless communications signals, the reflective surface comprising a plurality of independently reconfigurable elements disposed irregularly on the surface. A method of controlling a communication channel of a wireless communication system, the system comprising the reflective surface having an irregular element arrangement.
Overlay Thickness Design for Low-Volume Roads

Identifying the appropriate overlay thicknesses is critical to a local transportation agency's ability to maintain its pavement network. Local agencies often use empirical approaches for designing the overlay thickness for low-volume pavements. For example, overlay design for low-volume roads in Illinois is currently carried out using assumed layer coefficients for a limited number of material types. Although such empirical approaches are fairly simple to use, they are often not suitable for considering the effects of recycled and nontraditional construction materials that are more commonly considered in current-day sustainable pavement applications. The lack of mechanical testing for evaluating the pavement structural condition often leads to uneconomical practices in the rehabilitation of low-volume roads. This paper presents a mechanistic–empirical approach for overlay thickness designs of low-volume pavements through a combination of nondestructive deflection testing and preestablished pavement damage models. Five pavement sections, with varying structural and traffic characteristics, were selected from two counties in Illinois. Three sets of falling weight deflectometer tests were conducted over a period of one year to monitor changes in pavement deflection responses. Structural conditions of the pavement sections in their original configuration were evaluated first. Then, the corresponding required overlay thicknesses were determined by using two methods currently used by local agencies. The inability of the currently available methods to properly account for current pavement structural conditions was highlighted. A new mechanistic–empirical overlay thickness design method introduced in this study successfully identified structural deficiencies in the original pavement configurations.
STEAM IRON

The invention relates to a steam iron (14), comprising a water channel (28) for filling a water tank (20) arranged in a housing and comprising an air channel (64) for allowing air to escape from the water tank during filling, wherein the water channel and the air channel are separated from each other in the filling direction by a partition wall so as to prevent fluid exchange, said partition wall having a wall section (40) that is integrated into an insertion element (34) and that forms a sealed area (70) together with a wall section (60) of the partition wall (62) arranged in the housing interior. The invention is suitable in particular for providing an iron which is easy to assemble and disassemble, from the water tank of which air can always be reliably allowed to escape while the water tank is being filled with water, which prevents soiling of a water channel and an air channel, and which is simple to produce.
Nanostructure and physical properties of collagen biomaterials : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand

Thesis contains ACS journal articles published with permission:
Sizeland, K. H., Basil-Jones, M. M., Edmonds, R. L., Cooper, S. M., Kirby, N. (2013). Collagen Orientation and Leather Strength for Selected Mammals. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61, 887-892.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf3043067
Sizeland, K. H., Edmonds, R. L., Basil-Jones, M. M., Kirby, N., Hawley A., Mudie S. T., & Haverkamp R. G. (2015). Changes to Collagen Structure during Leather Processing. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 63(9), 2499-2505.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf506357j

Wells, H. C., Sizeland, K. H., Edmonds, R. L., Aitkenhead, W., Kappen, P., Glover, C., Johannessen, B. & Haverkamp, R. G. (2014). Stabilizing Chromium from Leather Waste in Biochar. ACS Sustainable Chem Eng, 2(7), 1864-1870.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/sc500212r

Wells, H. C., Sizeland, K. H., Kirby, N., Hawley, A., Mudie, S. T., & Haverkamp, R. G. (2015). Collagen Fibril Structure and Strength in Acellular Dermal Matrix Materials of Bovine, Porcine, and Human Origin. ACS Biomat Sci Eng, 1(10), 1026-1038.
 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00310
Estimation of maximum allowable time-delay bound for system stability of network controlled parallel DC/DC buck converters

The current trend in distributed energy system control is moving toward implementing quasi-decentralized control strategy where the control signals are exchanged over shared dedicated control or communication networks which reduces the complexity in the wiring and enhances the reliability. Transmitting control signals through shared networks induces time delays and data losses which may destabilize the system. So it is important to identify what the maximum allowable delay bound (MADB) can be tolerant with respect to system stability. The paper proposes a new method for estimating the allowable time delay under which the system stability can be maintained. The proposed method is originated from analyzing the network controlled parallel DC/DC Buck converters. The influences of the system parameters and controllers on the boundary of the MADB are studied. Simulation using Matlab SimPowerSystem Toolbox is performed to verify the stability bound determined by the MADB. The results are compared with the methods previously reported in the literature and the new method is proved to be simpler in estimation procedures and easier in applications to practical systems.
Predicted crystal structures of molybdenum under high pressure

Abstract The high-pressure structures of molybdenum (Mo) at zero temperature have been extensively explored through the newly developed particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm on crystal structural prediction. All the experimental and earlier theoretical structures were successfully reproduced in certain pressure ranges, validating our methodology in application to Mo. A double-hexagonal close-packed (dhcp) structure found by Mikhaylushkin et al. (2008) [12] is confirmed by the present PSO calculations. The lattice parameters and physical properties of the dhcp phase were investigated based on first principles calculations. The phase transition occurs only from bcc phase to dhcp phase at 660 GPa and at zero temperature. The calculated acoustic velocities also indicate a transition from the bcc to dhcp phases for Mo. More intriguingly, the calculated density of states (DOS) shows that the dhcp structure remains metallic. The calculated electron density difference (EDD) reveals that its valence electrons are localized in the interstitial regions.
Behavioral Explanation to Financial Crisis of 2008

Financial meltdowns are cyclical occurrences appearing time and again in all market economy. Though each case of melt down appears to be unique, researchers could find resemblance of crises with each other. Again, analyses found that 2008 crisis, dot com bubbles&other financial meltdowns have the presence of various anomalies in the financial markets. The epicenter of subprime crisis of 2008 was USA while the contagious effects spread fast to all financial markets around the globe and the world has not yet recovered fully from this crisis. Attempts are made to explain the severity of subprime crisis through psychological biases of all players of the financial markets. Psychology comprising of desires, perceptions, emotions, and values, are at the center of behavioral finance. The paper have attempted to explore the behavioral traits influencing financial decision and its reflection among investors, financial institutions, companies and even the government. The paper first focuses on genesis of subprime crisis of 2008 stepwise and then analyses the effect of behavioural biases to explain the intensity of the crisis. Various behavioural biases like herding, over confidence, confirmation bias and greed found to be responsible for causing great financial crisis of 2008.
NAVIGATION DEVICE

The present invention relates to an improved vehicle navigation device that is capable of simulating the journey of a vehicle on an alternative travelling route in real time and based on real traffic data, together with indicating the guidance of the vehicle along a selected actual route. The vehicle navigation device is thus capable of indicating, on a common display screen, both the actual position of the vehicle on the actually driven route, and a simulated position where the vehicle would have been located at the same instance of time if the alternative route had been chosen for driving thereon.
Diabetic foot infections: what have we learned in the last 30 years?

Infection is a common epiphenomenon of advanced diabetic foot disease and the most common reason for diabetes-related hospitalizations and lower extremity amputations. Major advances have been made in the past three decades in our understanding and management of diabetic foot infections (DFIs). The optimal treatment of DFIs clearly involves multidisciplinary input.A comprehensive search of the literature on DFIs from January 1960 through June 2015 was performed, with an emphasis on information published in the past 30 years.There have been many new insights into the microbiology, diagnosis, and treatment of DFIs, although the implementation of this knowledge in clinical practice has been suboptimal. Today, the use of evidence-based guidelines, multidisciplinary teams, and institution-specific clinical pathways helps guide optimal care of this multifaceted problem. Patients are more often treated in the ambulatory setting, with antibiotic regimens that are more targeted, oral and shorter course, and with more conservative (but earlier) surgical interventions. New diagnostic and therapeutic methods are being developed at an accelerating pace.The worldwide increase in the incidence of diabetes and longer lifespan of diabetic patients will undoubtedly increase the incidence of DFIs. Clinicians caring for diabetic patients should have an understanding of current methods for preventing, diagnosing, and treating DFIs.
A disruptive technology for vaccines manufacturing based on self-assembled polymeric nanoparticulate systems

Bionanoplus detected the major problems faced by many pharmaceutical, veterinary and cosmetic sector manufacturers to develop products using nanotechnology. It seemed impossible and costly to move a product developed in the laboratory to the industrial manufacturing of the product. 
To solve this issue Bionanoplus has developed and patented a highly versatile and easily scalable technology to encapsulate antigens and other molecules, called SAP-Nano. 
Bionanoplus has solved the scalability problem of traditional nanoparticle manufacturing methods avoiding the use of volatile organic solvents, thus it ensures an easy and inexpensive production of any scale, which can be performed using standard equipment and techniques. 
SAP-Nano technology has been successfully implemented with two clients, a fish vaccines manufacturer and a pharmaceutical company. Now Bionanoplus plan to launch his technology in the vaccines manufacturers market, firstly on to the PRRSV vaccines manufacturers market. It was estimated that losses due to PRRSV cost the swine industry EUR 1.5 billion per year in Europe and USD 664 million per year in the USA.
SAP-Nano enables the development of unique vaccines, which are significantly more effective than conventional vaccines.
Phase 1 of SME Instrument represents an opportunity to get a thorough business plan to minimize risks. The main objective is to perform a feasibility study to verify the economic viability in the vaccines manufacturers market and design a suitable business model, and the commercial, marketing and industrial strategies.
The SAP-Nano proposal was presented for the first time to the 25-11-2015 call (NMP-25-2015-1-P) achieving a total score of 12,84. The lower point in the evaluation was Impact (score: 4.21). B+ has met potential clients in order to know the needs and requirement to develop new vaccines. The business case has also been improved. This new information has been included in this new submission of the proposal.
PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING NANOCELLULOSE FROM OLD CORRUGATED CONTAINERS

In some variations, OCC is screened, cleaned, deinked, and mechanically refined to generate cellulose nanofibrils. The OCC may be subjected to further chemical, physical, or thermal processing, prior to mechanical refining. For example, the OCC may be subjected to hot-water extraction, or fractionation with an acid catalyst, a solvent for lignin, and water. In certain embodiments to produce cellulose nanocrystals, OCC is exposed to AVAP® digestor conditions. The resulting pulp is optionally bleached and is mechanically refined to generate cellulose nanocrystals. In certain embodiments to produce cellulose nanofibrils, OCC is exposed to GreenBox+® digestor conditions. The resulting pulp is mechanically refined to generate cellulose nanofibrils. The site of a system to convert OCC to nanocellulose may be co-located with an existing OCC processing site. The nanocellulose line may be a bolt-on retrofit system to existing infrastructure. In other embodiments, a dedicated plant for converting OCC to nanocellulose is used.
Online Banking Security Measures and Data Protection

Technological innovations in the banking sector have provided numerous benefits to customers and banks alike; however, the use of e-banking increases vulnerability to system attacks and threats, making effective security measures more vital than ever. Online Banking Security Measures and Data Protection is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly material on the challenges presented by the implementation of e-banking in contemporary financial systems. Presenting emerging techniques to secure these systems against potential threats and highlighting theoretical foundations and real-world case studies, this book is ideally designed for professionals, practitioners, upper-level students, and technology developers interested in the latest developments in e-banking security.