SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alpine Space

Climate change is to a large extent constituted by increasing temperatures and changed precipitation patterns. Any change of these critical factors has implications on the frequency & extent of natural hazards. The uncertainties and the increase of natural hazards due to the impacts of CC requires concerted management in the Alpine Space. AdaptAlp will improve information on impacts of CC esp. on regional level (e.g. high resolution modeling,design events) and evaluate different methods of risk assessment,hazard mapping & risk management in the Alpine Space.The activities concentrate on identification of best methods & transferring of best practice experiences into adaptation measures in model regions.Risk reduction by raising the awareness of local stakeholders is a further issue in AdaptAlp. The know-how generated in AdaptAlp will be synthesized and integrated into practice of technical authorities.Recommendations will be given to policy makers and local stakeholders.
CODICE PROGETTO: 56966 - POR FESR 2014/20 REGIONE MARCHE Â ASSE 3 Â OS 8 - AZIONE 8.1 - INTERVENTO 8.1.ITI.U - RIVITALIZZAZIONE E SUPPORTO DELLE MICRO, PICCOLE E MEDIE IMPRESE DEL COMMERCIO, DEL TURISMO, DELLÂ ARTIGIANATO ARTISTICO E DI QUALITÃ A SEGUITO DELLÂ EMERGENZA COVID 19

CODICE PROGETTO: 56966 - POR FESR 2014/20 REGIONE MARCHE Â ASSE 3 Â OS 8 - AZIONE 8.1 - INTERVENTO 8.1.ITI.U - RIVITALIZZAZIONE E SUPPORTO DELLE MICRO, PICCOLE E MEDIE IMPRESE DEL COMMERCIO, DEL TURISMO, DELLÂ ARTIGIANATO ARTISTICO E DI QUALITÃ A SEGUITO DELLÂ EMERGENZA COVID 19
Looking for the impersonal core -- impersonal pronouns across germanic languages

IPG_CORE examines the grammatical properties of German, Norwegian, and Swedish impersonal pronouns outside of and inside attitude contexts (i.e., sentential arguments of attitude verbs, like ""believe""). The aim is to provide new linguistic data and theoretical results that allow us to settle the question whether the behaviour of impersonal pronouns can be traced back to a single impersonal core meaning. I will conduct this investigation using empirical methodology developed in corpus linguistics (i.e., corpus studies) and linguistic typology (i.e., questionnaire studies). In addition, I will incorporate two lines of theoretical research into the current discussion that have so far been pursued independently of the research on impersonal pronouns: the semantic behavior of (pro)nominal expressions in attitude contexts and results on pronominal typology. 
The ideal environment to tackle both the empirical and theoretical aspects of IPG_CORE is the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Oslo (UiO). Close collaborations with my supervisor Prof. Patel-Grosz and the colleagues at the department, scientific and practical support, high-level training opportunities, one-of-a-kind resources (e.g., the Oslo Multilingual Corpus), and an overall inspiring working atmosphere distinguish the UiO as the ideal place to bring IPG_CORE to a fruitful conclusion.
Annular Mode Variability of the Atmospheric Meridional Energy Transport and Circulation

Abstract Month-to-month variability in the meridional atmospheric energy transport is analyzed in the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) reanalysis for 1979–2012. The meridional transport of moist static energy (MSE) is composited onto the high and low phases of the northern and southern annular modes (NAM and SAM). While the high phase of the NAM and SAM is known to involve a poleward shift in the midlatitude storm track and jet, it is shown here that the distribution of poleward MSE transport shifts equatorward. This change is explained by examining the variability of the underlying meridional circulation. In particular, changes in the mass transport averaged on dry and moist static energy levels are considered. These circulations have an advantage over the conventional Eulerian circulation for explaining the total energy transport. They are computed using the statistical transformed Eulerian-mean (STEM) formulation, which provides a decomposition of the circulation into Eulerian-mean and eddy-driven components. The equatorward shift in the MSE transport is largely explained by a poleward shift of the Ferrel cell, while changes in the eddy-driven circulation have a comparatively small effect on the energy transport. The changes in the residual circulation and jet are shown to be consistent through momentum balance arguments. Mean-eddy feedback mechanisms that drive and sustain the annular modes are discussed at the end as a possible explanation for why the changes in the eddy-driven circulation are weak compared to the changes in the Eulerian circulation.
PATCH FOR TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF ERECTOGENIC DRUG AND TACTILE STIMULATION

A patch for cutaneous application to the external surface of an elongated member of a human body for purposes of cleansing or for tactile stimulation and/or delivery of a transdermal pharmaceutical agent during sexual activity, has an underside having at least a portion thereof coated with a human skin compatible adhesive, for application to the skin of an elongated member of a human body. The patch has a dimension of length which is greater than its dimension of width, and has an outer surface which is distal from the skin when applied to a finger of a human hand or to a human male penis. The outer surface of the patch may be a textured surface or a smooth surface. At least one transdermal agent may be applied to the underside of the patch, and is typically an erectogenic agent.
Electron- and ion transfer at the interface: a hyphenated dynamic multi-frequency approach

It is undisputed that electrochemistry has a central role in our contemporary society. This is demonstrated by its profound involvement in many aspects of everyday life: from powering portable electronic devices to personal electro-mobility, passing through recycling, waste water treatment, clean energy production, water desalination, personal care, and others. It appears that we have reached the limits of the technological development and no further revolutionary progresses can be achieved without a deeper understanding of the electron- and ion-transfer process at the interface. The objective of this proposal is to achieve a phenomenological modeling of the electron- and ion-transfer processes, by extending the Marcus-Hush theory of the electron transfer to a general kinetic equation based on experimental data. The extended kinetic equation should include and clarify the role of the excess free Gibbs energy on the kinetics of electron- and ion-transfer, as well as the role of the double layer charge (Frumkin effect). A unified theory of charge transfer and transport will be proposed in the frame of the phenomenological theory of transport and of classic and extended irreversible thermodynamics. Since the investigated phenomena are complex and inter-linked, the investigation techniques must seize snapshots of the system during its evolution; this will be done by hyphenating the electrochemical techniques with quartz crystal microbalance, able to measure in real time nanogram mass changes. In order to cover the time-scales necessary to develop the phenomenological theory, we will measure dynamic impedance and differential immitance spectra with a dynamic multi-frequency approach. This is based on perturbing the system with a multi-sine signal and extracting the linear and non-linear current response and mass change. The evaluation of the phenomenological parameters will rely on novel analysis algorithms and on precise modeling of the interface.
Telemedicine in the Cloud Era: Prospects and Challenges

The combination of cloud computing and telemedicine introduces new opportunities for transforming healthcare delivery in a more effective and sustainable manner. A number of telemedicine applications have been investigated and developed on the cloud, such as telemonitoring and teleconsultation, all of which fully demonstrate the potential of telemedicine in promoting more affordable and higher quality healthcare through the adoption of emerging cloud and mobile technologies. The need to deploy cloud-based telemedicine has also presented numerous challenges, including how to achieve high assurance, interoperability, security and privacy, and storage adaptability. This article discusses these challenges and several open research issues, with the goal of inspiring research and development in this rising area.
Novel, sustainable marine bio-surfactant / bio-emulsifiers for commercial exploitation

Surfactants and emulsifiers constitute an important class of chemical agents that are widely used in almost every sector of modern industry. The huge market demand is currently met almost exclusively by synthetic, mainly petroleum-based, chemical products, which are usually non-biodegradable and mostly toxic or GM plant based products (used in foods), which are undesirable by some end-users. Their biologically produced counterparts (i.e. bio-surfactants and bio-emulsifiers) offer more green sustainable alternatives. This has led to a number of manufactures, looking for ways to increase competitiveness through searching for underexploited sources such as the marine environment. Our objectives are to develop (1) innovative approaches in discovering, characterizing and producing novel marine-derived bio-surfactants from a large bacterial collection (greater than 500 strains) housed at Heriot Watt University, originally isolated from various coastal and open ocean waters around the world, (2) novel, economic, and eco-friendly end-products with commercial applications in order to replace synthetic counterparts, and (3) to demonstrate the functionality of new product development for commercial exploitation. Our collection consists of novel bacterial species, originally isolated for their ability to degrade oils, with proven promise in this respect. For this reason, our consortium (consisting of academic institutions, industrial companies and end-users) offering a wide range of expertise, will address the technical bottlenecks for meeting our objectives, namely those of marine resource identification, sustainable supply, discovery pipeline and efficient production in biological systems. The relevance of our proposal to the work programme is underlined by its expected impact in increasing efficiency of discovery pipelines, the development of more economic and eco-friendly end-products and finally in contributing to the implementation of the objectives of the EU Blue Growth.
Rectifier-powered motor with dynamic braking

An equipment excited by rectifiers comprising at least one dc motor having an armature and a primary field winding in series; a single-phase power circuit; transformer means energized from said single-phase power supply circuit and with a plurality of voltage change sockets for controlling the secondary voltage of the transformer means; a rectifier assembly for said motor comprising said rectifying assembly comprising at least a pair of single-phase rectifying devices; multi-step accelerator means for exciting the motor armature from the transformer means in series with the rectifier assembly and the main field winding in series during the traction operation including said accelerating means, tap change means for varying the secondary voltage of the the transforming means; and braking connection control means for substantially disconnecting the motor armature from its connection between the rectifier assembly and the transformer means and for connecting a braking resistor load across the motor armature and for driving the main field winding in series from the transformer means in series with the rectifier assembly during the dynamic braking using said means of control of the braking connection a tap distribution connection that provides a secondary low voltage of the transformer means. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
How Will We Understand What We Teach? - Primary Student Teachers’ Perceptions of their Development of Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Physics

The research outlined in this paper investigated how student teachers perceived the development of their knowledge and attitudes towards physics through video recorded practical workshops based on experiments and subsequent group discussions. During an 8-week physics course, 40 primary science student teachers worked in groups of 13–14 on practical experiments and problem-solving skills in physics. The student teachers were video recorded in order to follow their activities and discussions during the experiments. In connection with every workshop, the student teachers participated in a seminar conducted by their physics teachers and a primary science teacher; they watched the video recording in order to reflect on their activities and how they communicated their conceptions in their group. After the 8 weeks of coursework a questionnaire including a storyline was used to elicit the student teachers’ perceptions of their development of subject matter knowledge from the beginning to the end of the course. Finally, five participants were interviewed after the course. The results provided insight into how aspects such as self-confidence and the meaningfulness of knowledge for primary teaching were perceived as important factors for the primary science student teachers’ development of subject matter knowledge as well as a positive attitude towards physics.
Novel viral therapy through targeting dna repair

Natural epidemics and outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases are a growing problem internationally. RNA viruses remain under constant attention due to the recent Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak with potential causal relationship with microcephaly of newly born babies and Ebola virus (EBOV) and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) causing life threatening hemorrhagic fever, demonstrating how zoonotic viruses pose a major global health concern. There is an ongoing need to discover novel therapies to battle these pathogenic viruses given that no specific therapy exists. Developing new antiviral treatments by targeting host cell proteins needed in the viral life cycle is an emerging strategy to improve therapeutic power and reduce acquired drug resistance. 

Based on the results from the ERC grant Genetic Networks as a tool for anti-Cancer Drug Development (GENECADD), we have developed potent inhibitors to DNA repair proteins that disturbs repair of oxidative DNA lesions. To our surprise, we observed, in collaboration with Public Health Agency of Sweden, that these inhibitors potently prevent ZIKV, EBOV and CCHFV viral replication in human cells, suggesting that these inhibitors may be used as antiviral therapeutics. Further investigation into the possible mechanism of action revealed that our inhibitors prevented the repair of oxidative damage to RNA. 

Here, the overall aim is to (1) further develop and optimize our inhibitors as a novel antiviral target and demonstrate proof of concept, (2) explore and secure IP (3) develop a business plan and (4) perform a market analysis. The overall goal is to develop general antiviral treatments made available to virus-infected individuals through a public foundation in low-income areas or through a company in the Western world.
Wireless sensor networks enabled-nanotechnology: From a device perspective

The advancement of wireless communications andintegrated circuit technology has enabled the development of lowcost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas like disaster recovery, health, military, homeland security, environment, home, etc‥ For each application area, there are different technical issues that researchers are currently resolving. However, many of them are trying to tackle the limitations of this field from a network perspective. Sometimes, the effectiveness of some proposed approaches must be complemented by the supports of hardware design. This article points out the possibilities of overcoming the same problem set from a device perspective by taking advantage of the merits of nanotechnologies. At the same time, open research issues and challenges are identified to spark new interests and developments in this field.
Environmental innovations and profitability: how does it pay to be green? An empirical analysis on the German innovation survey

Much of the empirical literature analysing the relation between environmental innovation and competitiveness has focused on the question whether “it pays to be green”. We differentiate between different types of environmental innovations, which will be disentangled in those aiming at reducing the negative externalities and those allowing for efficiency increases and cost savings. What we analyze is at first the extent to which these two typologies have impacts on firms’ profitability with opposite signs, and, secondly, whether the motivations driving the adoption of those innovations make the difference in terms of economic gains. We find empirical evidence that both the typology of Environmental Innovation and the driver of their adoption affect the sign of the relationship between competitiveness and environmental performance. The empirical strategy is based on a sample of German firms and makes use of a merge of two waves of the Mannheim Innovation Panel in 2011 and 2009 that allow overcoming some endogeneity issues which may arise in a cross-section setting.
Circular knitting machine with a displaceable yarn guide

A circular knitting machine has a needle cylinder (1), a cylindrical lock segment, a ribbed disk (9) with a ribbed lock segment (11). The assembly has esp. a thread guide (25) attached to and moving with respect to the cylindrical lock segment A circular knitting machine has a needle cylinder (1), a cylinder lock segment (6), a ribbed disk (9) with a ribbed lock segment (11). The assembly further has a has an axis of rotation (7) which is parallel to the needle cylinder (1) and ribbed disk (10).and a thread (20) guide (25). The cylindrical lock segment (6) with thread guide (25) and ribbed lock segment (11) rotate relative to each other around the axis of rotation. In addition, the needle cylinder (1), ribbed disk arrangement (9) and thread guide (25) slide relative to each other parallel to the axis of rotation. The thread guide (25) is attached to and moves with respect to the cylindrical lock segment (6).
Continuing building european links toward south east asia in the field of gnss - plus

With the NAVIS Centre in Hanoi, the BELS initiative was able to place a foothold for EU GNSS applications in South East Asia, widely opening international relationships for GNSS solution markets to EU companies. Founded in 2010 the NAVIS Centre serves as entry point for EU companies. Next step to go is the implementation of a fully embedded GNSS NAVIS Demo Centre. It builds upon the broad engagement of companies, researchers and stakeholders during BELS and aims at attracting further EU companies. The Centre will serve as a platform to demonstrate the full value chain of EU GNSS companies; from hardware to software, as well as services and maintenance: BELS+ will support the acquisition of EU demo companies and prepare a local infrastructure for placement of EU GNSS devices to raise awareness for the European GNSS expertise. This process will be supported by promotion activities to EU companies, within EU clusters and at conferences. In teaming up with the bi-annual “European Space Solutions (ESS)” Conference a “European Asian Space Solutions” twin will be launched comprising local SEA events as well as SEA contributions to the ESS. BELS+ includes EGNSS days in SEA as well as Demo Workshops in SEA. Moreover, it will contribute to match companies with well trained professionals as well as it will provide EGNSS trainings for professionals in the EU and SEA and thus enhancing GNSS capacity building. Communication of project progress and outcomes, also to the political EU-ASEAN frame, will accompany the work of a highly qualified & balanced consortium of bundled EU and SEA GNSS support, technical and market expertise aiming at further continuing EGNSS collaboration across continents.
Strategic energy technology plan 2016 – central european energy conference x

The main objective of the project is the organization of the international conference “SET Plan 2016 - Central European Energy Conference X” during the presidency of the Slovak Republic in the second half of 2016. The SET Plan 2016 conference will be conjoined with the 10th annual Central European Energy Conference (CEEC X). The conference will aim to examine the process of accelerating the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies and creating the European Energy Union, focusing on the research and innovation strategy. Its ambition is to improve the visibility of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan and Energy Union, to identify policy options and priorities and to plan future actions.
Based on that, the proposal stipulate these the main objectives of the SET Plan 2016 – Central European Energy Conference X: to examine achievements in the implementation of the Energy Union with a special focus on the role of its Research & Innovation dimension; to assess progress and evaluate the role of Central European member states in the implementation of the goals of the Energy Union within the other four priority dimensions of the Energy Union, including security of supply, creation of an integrated energy market, improving energy efficiency and reduction of emissions; to create a platform for a discussion, dialogue and networking for member states, civil society, business, science and academia, regional and local authorities and other stakeholders in the area of strategic energy technologies; to foster visibility and understanding of the Energy Union and the topic of Strategic Energy Technologies, and to disseminate information. Planned activities include plenaries and panel discussions with international keynote speaker, parallel thematic dinner sessions, side events, poster session and social events.
Uncovering viral sabotage of host crispr-cas immune systems

CRISPR-Cas immune system represents one of the most effective weapons against mobile genetic elements in the host defense arsenal. Bacteriophages (phages) armed with anti-CRISPR proteins can, however, inhibit CRISPR immunity by sabotaging components of the immune system with evolutionary advantages. This proposal sets out to discover novel phage-encoded anti-CRISPR proteins and understand the molecular mechanisms of the inhibitory processes.
I will focus on novel anti-CRISPR proteins for Cas9-containing type II CRISPR-Cas systems in lactic acid bacteria (LAB). I expect anti-CRISPR proteins to be present in phages for LAB, for which the CRISPR system is an important line of defense. It is highly plausible that LAB-infecting phages have evolved to possess anti-CRISPR proteins. However, none of anti-CRISPR proteins against type II CRISPR have been described so far. To identify novel type II anti-CRISPR proteins encoded by phage genomes and explore novel features of the anti-CRISPR proteins, I will establish high-throughput screening methods using an integrated approach consisting of metagenomics, bioinformatics and mass spectrometry. After identifying candidate anti-CRISPR proteins, I will uncover the underlying molecular mechanisms of these viral anti-CRISPR proteins utilizing state-of-the-art single-molecule fluorescence methodologies.	
The fierce virus–host arms race has resulted in high diversity of distinct prokaryotic CRISPR-Cas systems. Therefore, I anticipate that my high-throughput screening will lead to discovery of remarkably diverse anti-CRISPR proteins, specifically anti-CRISPR variants targeting Cas9. The proposed combination of viral diversity screening and single-molecule approaches will reveal novel mechanisms of anti-CRISPR activity that are difficult to obtain by traditional biochemistry, will impact potential applications of Cas9, and will provide unique insights into the host-virus arms race.