SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
sharing methodologies on FINancial ENgineering for enterprises

FIN-EN project aims at enhancing co-operation between regional and national authorities across Europe on the methodologies and instruments used for implementing Financial Engineering operations in the framework of EU Structural Funds. Financial Engineering is an option offered to member states to reviewing the ERDF/ESF disbursement procedures by using financial instruments (as opposite to traditional grants) able to provide EU funding even after the 2013 deadline.The aim is to maximise the use of EU funds (by increasing the leverage effect and stimulate private co-investment and involvement), support a greater number of SMEs, speed the disbursement process, reinforcing the principle of subsidiarity and mutual accountability across EU through a direct involvement of beneficiaries in the operations.The project's main goal is to set up a wide and stable network where Managing Authorities from the Objectives areas "Convergence" and "Regional Competitiveness and Employment" would confront
themselves with respect to each phase of implementation of FE operations, as well as the underlying financial instruments, in order to find concrete solutions to similar problems.
FIN-EN proposes an integrated exchange of experiences where partners will present their most effective financial instruments and methodologies, will learn from other partners' experiences and formulate semplification proposals for future implementation, in view of the next SFs' programming period.   
The activities are divided into three Components strictly inter-related:
- Project management and co-ordination: setting up of an internal structure to co-ordinate the partners' activities, inter-face with EU Programmes bodies, support technical and finacial activities and reporting processes.
- Exchange of experience: analysis, discussion and share of experiences in the implementation of the most relevant financial engineering instruments in the contest of:
1) "Thematic Working Groups", that will discuss
main issues, obstacles and challenges in the process of implementation of the financial products, for each phase of the FE operations
2) " Study Visits" where staff of different institutions will further co-operate through on-the field visits to learn more about experiences considered of special interest by the partners. The exchange will firstly take place in the context of a large partnership of 13 partners representing 13 different EU regions from Northern (DK, DE, LT, LV), Eastern (HU, SI), Southern (GR, IT, PT, ES) and Western (BE, FR, UK) member States.

3. Dissemination and information: once the best instruments and methologies have been shared at the internal level, the network will disseminate the achieved results at the external regional, national  and EU level through: web-site, network promotion campaign and material (brochures, press releases, leaflets, flyers, e-newsletters, studies),seminars, conferences involving regional and EU authories in charge of regional policies
Protect the citizens, Defend infrastructures, Manage big events

The general objective is to develop a virtual-reality platform prototype meant to train civil protection operators; a territorial data collection system; and a bidirectional communication channel with the population. The aim is to improve risk prevention effectiveness and emergency management at a cross-border level and to improve the training of civil protection operators in France and Italy. _x000D_
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This platform should improve the success of the emergencies’ response and raise the number of citizens who can benefit from risk prevention measures.
Eugen Bleuler's Place in the History of Psychiatry

Like the guildsmen of old, 19th century Alienists (now psychiatrists) also realized that a pantheon of proceres would be useful to their trade and social standing: by the 1850s, national pantheons had already been constituted and by the early 20th century, a well-populated international Valhalla was in existence. Ever since it has been required that the anniversaries of the pantheonized be dutifully posted (In relation to Bleuler’s anniversaries, see, for example, the note by Fusar-Poli and Politi1 posted in the American Journal of Psychiatry.).This notwithstanding, the rules for pantheonization remain unclear and their enactors shadowy. To do justice to Eugen Bleuler’s place in the pantheon of psychiatry, this obscurity needs some illumination.
Informal Network of Communication Tools Played an Important Role in Sharing Safety Information on H1N1 Influenza Vaccine

when the MHLW’s prohibition against vaccinating people other than members of priority groups was unrealistic in clinics and hospitals. Under such pressures, clinicians and patients might have chosen to receive a shot instead of missing their chance and taking the risk of influenza A (H1N1) in addition to their underlying diseases. The MHLW made the vaccine that was dispatched on 29 January and thereafter available to all [10]. The circulation of vaccine available to all at the discretion of clinicians and vaccinees may partly explain the lack of deaths after March, together with the decreased number of vaccinees. The vaccine manufactured by Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline obtained regulatory approval on the basis of clinical trial data, but the vaccine made by Japanese manufacturers went through the routine process of strain change for the annual seasonal influenza vaccine, which did not require clinical data. The details of the approval process have not been revealed by the MHLW. The withdrawal of the MHLW’s interference in clinicians’ decisions regarding the administration of vaccines may save lives. We also recommend that a legal basis for a national vaccine program, including some type of regulatory approval process that can be implemented quickly in an emergency, be discussed in Japan. Acknowledgments
Development and implementation of an integrative bioanalytical approach to identify sources of toxicity formed during ozonation of wastewater

Organic micropollutants (MPs) such as pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, and biocides cause undesired effects in the aquatic environment when present above certain concentrations. Conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are major point sources of entry of MPs into watercourses, leading to disturbances in the ecosystems of receiving water bodies and potentially to a negative impact on the quality of drinking water resources. Several European countries have started upgrading their WWTPs to reduce discharges of MPs into water bodies. Ozonation is one of the two main technologies used to upgrade WWTPs. The abatement of MPs by ozone has been shown to reduce certain toxicities such as endocrine disruption and algal toxicity. However, toxicological studies which investigated mutagenicity and genotoxicty –two endpoints relevant to carcinogenicity– revealed that ozonated wastewater exhibited mutagenic and genotoxic activities, which were not present before ozonation. To date, the nature of mutagenic and genotoxic ozonation transformation products and byproducts (OTPs and OBPs) as well as their precursors has not been elucidated. Owing to the large number of MPs present in wastewater effluents, testing each compound individually is not a feasible option. Consequently, an integrative strategy that prioritizes identification and targets the mutagenic and genotoxic compounds after toxicity assessment is necessary. OzoToxID aims at developing and implementing an integrative bioanalytical strategy based on effect-directed analysis combining mutagenicity and genotoxicity bioassays, fractionation, and cutting-edge high-resolution mass spectrometry chemical analysis to identify mutagenic and genotoxic OTPs/OBPs, determine their precursors, and elucidate their formation pathways. OzoToxID will provide key data that is crucial to determine the feasibility of ozonation when upgrading WWTPs.
Waterwise: Extending Civic Engagements for Co-creating more Sustainable Washing Futures

As indicated in the introduction to this collection of interventions interrogating civic geographies, there are many definitions of ‘civic’ and by association, of ‘civic engagement’. However, there is general agreement that such terms most often refer to the connections between individuals and wider communities in the ways affairs are managed (Philo et al . , this issue). Building on this, and as explored in this intervention, the practices surrounding household water consumption might be seen as inherently ‘civic’. Certainly, from the construction of aqueducts and wells in ancient Rome to more extensive infrastructural developments embodied in the initiation of mains water and waste water systems in the 19 th Century, access to and use of water has been seen as a matter of civic responsibility. Yet, in many places water is becoming redefined as a private commodity and its use characterised as a commercial transaction between consumer and supplier (Gandy 2004). At the same time, water consumption practices, and in particular personal washing habits, are often hyper-privatised (Hand et al. 2005); performed behind closed doors and shower curtains. This manifold privatisation of water use means engendering debates about personal washing practices and their contribution to wider [un]sustainabilities is challenging.
Comparison of hamster and pony challenge models for evaluation of effect of antigenic drift on cross protection afforded by equine influenza vaccines

Vaccination and challenge studies in ponies are the most relevant experimental system for predicting whether strains included in equine influenza vaccines are relevant, but they are difficult to perform.In order to investigate the feasibility of using a small animal model, results of a cross-protection study in hamsters were compared with those from a previous pony challenge experiment.Animals were immunised with inactivated vaccines containing one of 4 strains of equine influenza A H3N8 subtype virus isolated over a 26 year period (1963 to 1989), then challenged with a 1989 strain.Although there was no significant difference in titres of excreted virus between groups of vaccinated ponies, hamsters immunised with heterologous strains had significantly higher virus titres in the lung than hamsters vaccinated with the homologous strain. In both ponies and hamsters, the number of animals excreting virus was greater the earlier the isolation date of the vaccine strain, although this was only significant in the hamster study.Despite differences, the overall conclusion of both the pony and hamster models was that heterologous vaccines may be less effective than homologous vaccines at preventing virus excretion.Further validation is required, but the hamster model shows potential for preliminary assessment of the effects of antigenic drift on vaccine efficacy.
Organize and Promote Energy for the Revival of Activities

The challenge of this project is to maintain and develop employment growth in areas and situations of industrial and economic crisis, through the creation of shared services to support the relocation of laid-off workers (experimenting with management/workers buyout and spin-offs in the cross-border chains indicated by the programme). The general objective is to put into action common paths of outplacement support, through the experimentation and application of shared tools and action models based on management/workers buyout, spin-offs and the creation of new businesses. The outcome will be standard methodologies to identify the characteristics of the managers/workers requiring relocation and services for supporting cooperation area workers to be relocated in the priority supply chains. Action tools and models: Data bank of professional and structural resources (machines, equipment, plants, industrial areas and warehouses), available after crises, also a local marketing prerequisite. The project’s cross-border and innovative approach addresses the crisis affecting the programme area and the insufficient efforts made by domestic partners, public bodies first of all, with dedicated economic development and employment policy tools (as in Tuscany’s management/workers buyout initiatives. Organising experiences, together with project outcomes and exchanges of good practices among public policymakers, justifies the union of the forces at play and the cross-border approach, an innovative element even in this area of interest. The project will offer more opportunities and development resources fit for broader markets.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE SCREEN COVERS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH BIOACTIVE MATERIALS

Certain embodiments described herein are directed to electronic device screen covers that include one more bioactive materials. In some embodiments, the electronic device screen covers can be used with capacitive touch screens on electronic devices such as cellular phones, tablets, laptops, kiosk displays or other electronic devices that include screens. Methods of using the screen covers and screens to reduce spread of infections are also described.
Genetic epidemiology of Sarcoptes scabiei in the Iberian wolf in Asturias, Spain

During the last decades, attempts have been made to understand the molecular epidemiology of Sarcoptes scabiei, and to detect and clarify the differences between isolates from different hosts and geographic regions. Two main phenomena have been described: (i) host-taxon derived-Sarcoptes mite infection in European wild animals (revealing the presence of three separate clusters, namely herbivore-, carnivore- and omnivore-derived Sarcoptes populations in Europe) and (ii) prey-to-predator Sarcoptes mite infection in the Masai Mara ecosystem.Using one multiplex of 9 microsatellite markers and Sarcoptes mite samples from sympatric Pyrenean chamois, red deer, red fox and Iberian wolf, different population structure analyses revealed concordance with the host-taxon law described for wild animals in Europe, with two main host-derived Sarcoptes mite populations, herbivore- and carnivore-derived. Surprisingly, Iberian wolf derived Sarcoptes populations had the highest genetic diversity among the other populations, including two different subpopulations: one similar to the herbivore-derived Sarcoptes populations, and another similar to carnivore (fox)-derived Sarcoptes mite population.The host-taxon effect in wild animals is still supported with the maintenance of carnivore- and herbivore-derived Sarcoptes clusters' separation in analyzed mites. However, this phenomenon could be modified with the inclusion of a large predator as wolf in the present work, revealing prey-to-predator Sarcoptes mite infection between the studied host-taxa and suggesting the importance of wolf's immune system for explaining the high variability reported in C. lupus derived mites. Further studies of host diet, behavior and movement, and regarding the role played by its immune system, would be of great help to clarify interactions between the two hypotheses, host-taxon and prey-to-predator.
Washing machine

A washing machine comprises an outer drum and an inner tub having water-expelling holes on its side wall. On the bottom of the inner tub, an agitator rotated intermittently by a motor is supported by means of bearings. An air trap is provided in communication with the gap between the outer and inner tubs. When the washing operation is started, the agitator is rotated and due to the pumping action of the agitator, the water level between the inner and outer tubs falls temporarily, which is detected by the pressure sensor connected to the air trap. The motor is deenergized according to the output from the pressure sensor and the agitator is stopped. Then the water level starts rising temporarily again thus the pressure sensor output is increased, which in turn energizes the motor and rotates the agitator. When such ON and OFF of the motor are repeated for more than the predetermined number of times, the washing operation will be completed. During the water-expelling process, the time required to obtain substantially constant changing rate of the pressure sensor output from the start of the water-expelling is measured. The energizing time and the braking timing of the motor for rotating the inner tub are controlled by the multiple of the measured time.
The suitability of cloud, massive and moderate computing environments for SKA scale data

We present the results of our investigations into options for the computing platform for the imaging pipeline in the CHILES project, an ultra-deep HI pathfinder for the era of the Square Kilometre Array. CHILES pushes the current computing infrastructure to its limits and understanding how to deliver the images from this project is clarifying the Science Data Processing requirements for the SKA. We have tested three platforms: a moderately sized cluster, a massive High Performance Computing (HPC) system, and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing platform. We are able to complete the imaging pipeline processing on both the HPC platform and also on the cloud computing platform, which paves the way for meeting big data challenges in the era of SKA in the field of Radio Astronomy.
The european transplantation and innovation (eu-train) consortium for improving diagnosis and risk stratification in kidney transplant patients

Rejection is the major cause of allograft failure with dramatic consequences in terms of mortality, morbidity and increased cost for the society. The field of transplantation lacks a robust assessment of risk stratification. Thus, it impairs the development of relevant clinical trials to address graft and patient outcomes. We formed the EU-TRAIN project by gathering reference kidney transplant centres in a fully operating European network including 12 partners. Our ambitious but realistic goals are: to provide clinicians with innovative and accessible tools for early prediction of individual risk of allograft rejection and transplant loss; to personalise clinical management and treatment and; to improve allograft outcomes. This project will engineer a risk stratification system applied to kidney transplant patients by analysing the integration of several layers of data (clinical, histological, immunological data as well as gene expression and novel biomarkers) - the TRAnsplant Comprehensive Evaluator of Risk (EU-TRACER). EU-TRACER will be generated and validated in 2 dedicated studies including a randomised control trial. Translation to patients will be achieved by delivering: 1) A multiplex non-invasive biomarker system for the stratification and immune monitoring of low and high risk kidney recipients; 2) A prognostic system for individual risk stratification for allograft rejection and failure that will assist decision making via an interactive web interface. The EU-TRACER, developed with our 3 industrial partners, will define a new standard of care in transplantation. The EU-TRACER will have the potential for a large implementation and diffusion in other centres in Europe and will be suitable for industrial collaboration.
Do infants' gaze sequences predict their looking time? Testing the sequential-learnability model

We recently demonstrated that the gaze sequences produced by infants during an habituation event predict their looking times to both the habituation and (one of two) posthabituation test events [1]. Specifically, we trained a simple recurrent network (SRN) to predict infants' habituation gaze sequences. Sequences that were easier for the SRN to learn were associated with shorter looking times at the end of habituation, as well as longer looking times to one of two posthabituation test events. In the current study, we extended these findings by applying the sequential-learnability model to a new set of looking-time data, in which an important visual cue was removed from the habituation and test events. Following our previous work, we predicted that “learnability” of infants' habituation gaze sequences would predict their habituation looking time. However, unlike the previous study, we also predicted that habituation gaze sequences would not predict looking time to either of the posthabituation test events. The results were consistent with both of these predictions.
Sonniniidae (Ammonitina, Middle Jurassic) from Southern Spain: taxonomic, biostratigraphical and palaeobiogeographical analysis

Sonniniidae (Ammonitina, Jurassique moyen) du sud de l'Espagne: analyse taxonomique, biostratigraphique et paléobiogéographique. L'objet de cette étude est la révision taxonomique et biostratigraphique des sonniniidés basée essentiellement sur le matériel collecté dans le Domaine Subbétique (Cordillère Bétique, sud de l'Espagne), et complétée par l'analyse des données bibliographiques. Il apparait que les Sonniniidae s'étendent de la partie supérieure de l'Aalénien supérieur (Zone à Concavum, Sous-zone à Limitatum) au Bajocien inférieur (Zone Humphriesianum, sous-zone Romani). Les Sonniniidae subbétiques sont représentés par les sous-familles: Sonniniinae, avec les genres Sonninia, sous-genres S. (Sonninia), S. (Euhoploceras), S. (Papilliceras) et Sonninites ; et Witchelliinae, avec les genres Witchellia et Dorsetensia. Jusqu'à présent Sonninia (Alaskinia), Shirbuirnia et Pseudoshirbuirnia n'ont pas été reconnus dans le Domaine Subbétique. L'analyse taxonomique suggère que le genre Dorsetensia, clasiquemment inclus dans les Sonniniinae (Howarth 2013: Treatise), devrait être transféré au sein des Witchelliinae, tandis que les genres Asthenoceras, Fontannesia et Newmarracarroceras ne sont pas des Witchelliinae primitifs (Howarth 2013: Treatise), mais représentent les derniers Grammoceratinae. Un dimorphisme et un polymorphisme potentiel sont reconnus chez les Sonniniidae subbétiques. Sur les 31 morphospèces de sonniniidés décrites, 22 sont des macroconches et neuf sont des microconques. Deux nouvelles espèces de Witchellia sont proposées et décrites: W. companyi n. sp. (forme évolute avec ombilic large et peu profond, section rectangulaire comprimée et carène fine); et W. striata n. sp. (espèce relativement involute avec ombilic peu profond, section rectangulaire comprimée, dont dépression très peu marquée sur partie inférieure des flancs. Sur loge d'habitation, côtes falciformes fines s'estompant et remplacées par faisceaux de stries).
System Justification, Right-Wing Conservatism, and Internalized Homophobia: Gay and Lesbian Attitudes toward Same-Sex Parenting in Italy

Adopting a system justification perspective (Jost and Banaji 1994), we investigated the manner and extent to which gay men and lesbians might internalize a sense of inferiority when it comes to parenthood. In an Italian sample of gay and lesbian individuals, we found that gay men who scored high (versus low) on system justification and right-wing conservatism regarded same sex parents as less competent; these effects were mediated by internalized homophobia. Lesbian women, however, perceived lesbian parents as more competent than opposite sex parents, regardless of ideological orientations. For gay men the internalization of societal discrimination harms perceptions of parental competence, whereas for lesbians gender stereotypes about parenting trump the negative effects of bias related to sexual orientation. These findings suggest that men’s and women’s perceptions of their own bodies and capacities are strongly affected by sociocultural processes, including ideological processes.