SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Strategic maritime container service design in oligopolistic markets

This paper considers the maritime container assignment problem in a market setting with two competing firms. Given a series of known, exogenous demands for service between pairs of ports, each company is free to design liner services connecting a subset of the ports and demand, subject to the size of their fleets and the potential for profit. The model is designed as a three-stage complete information game: in the first stage, the firms simultaneously invest in their fleet; in the second stage, they individually design their services and solve the route assignment problem with respect to the transport demand they expect to serve, given the fleet determined in the first stage; in the final stage, the firms compete in terms of freight rates on each origin–destination movement. The game is solved by backward induction. Numerical solutions are provided to characterize the equilibria of the game.
Managing place and distance: Restructuring sales and work relations to meet urbanisation-related challenges in Swedish forestry

Abstract Drawing upon interviews with representatives of all the major forestry organisations in Sweden, this paper explores how, in their sales and services, they work to overcome the growing distance between forest owners and forests. The results indicate that increasing distance to forest owners in terms of sales and services work is largely dealt with by reorganisation of the sales process. Through trust-building activities such as modifying office structure and local work processes, and use of new technologies such as personalised forest websites/apps, previously local trust-building processes are being deliberately digitized and implemented through new technology and, in some cases, offices in cities. However, the results also suggest that these processes potentially affect the way in which forest as a resource and a place is constructed and interacted with. For example, it can be treated as an object of desire that is produced and marketed; as a place of knowledge and expertise that produces specific social and sales relations; and as a place of production to legitimize modern industrial forestry. Through this, forest management is constructed as an economic or technical issue that can be managed at a distance from the property.
A cartridge based flow chemistry machine for the automated synthesis of n-heterocycles for drug discovery

Saturated N-heterocycles are an important class of compounds and are attractive as scaffolds in the development of new pharmaceuticals. As part of ERC supported research, we identified a new class of chemical reagents – “SnAP Reagents” – that alleviate previous synthetic challenges. These SnAP reagents enable the synthesis of more drug-like saturated N-heterocycles, including some of the most sought after, but most difficult to prepare scaffolds. They have been successfully commercialized and are in high demand. 

This high consumer demand, which is indicative of the interest in these products, is despite the disadvantages of this methodology: use of toxic materials, long reaction times, and relatively complicated reaction setups and workups. Furthermore, the sales of the reagents – while successful – have low margins and there are few opportunities for IP protection. We have therefore begun development of an innovative, cartridge-based, fully automated, stand-alone machine for conducting SnAP chemistry in a safe, rapid, and convenient manner. This approach provides a clear roadmap for a sustainable, successful Startup Entity by the development and sale of proprietary machines and disposable cartridges. 

The ERC PoC funding will be used to assemble sufficient prototype machines and develop disposable cartridges for initial sales and marketing efforts.  The successful assembly of a working prototype will provide the basis for the sale of first generation machines and a revenue stream for establishing a sustainable business. We have already identified interested parties who will purchase the first-generation instruments and provide valuable feedback for improving and optimizing their operation. In the longer-term, it is expected that sales of the disposable reagent cartridges and development of new machines that follow the same principles will emerge as the main activities of the start up company. We will also translate the technology and IP  to other chemistries.
Support for maintaining the economic activity of MB-PRC Sp. z o.o. in the situation of a significant decrease in turnover as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The project concerns support for the working capital of a company in the event of a decline in turnover (revenue from sales) caused by the negative effects of the COVID-19 outbreak
Sedimentary Characteristics and Tectonic Setting of the Middle Triassic Pingxiang Basin, Guangxi

The middle-Triassic Pingxiang basin,located within the suture of Indochina and South China blocks, records the closure of the Paleo-Tethys and the collision of the Indochina and South China blocks. Based on the detailed analyses of the geological sections, sedimentary facies, and provenance of this basin were systematically studied in this paper, and then the tectonic setting of this basin was also discussed. Our new results indicate that the sediments of the Pingxiang Basin are dominated by deep-water basin facies, turbidite fan facies and delta facies deposits. A series of tectonic rises and deep valleys were developed during Middle-Triassic because of subduction and collision. The deep-water basin, which is composed of dark-grey mudstone with debris flow interlayers, is formed on the steep slope of the tectonic rises. The turbidite fan facies is characterized by flute cast, normal-graded bedding, climbing ripple lamination, convolute lamination, bidirectional cross bedding, lenticular bedding and parallel bedding. The delta facies, characterized by large tabular cross bedding, tidal creek deposits, thick lenticular sandbody and brick red mudstone, is similar to the Jamacia-type fan delta that is developed in a subduction-related tectonic setting, which probably occurs in a gentle slope of the tectonic rises. Sedimentation analysis indicates that the deposits are predominantly produced by debris flow, turbidity current, additionally, and bottom current. Paleocurrent flow suggests material is transported to north and south. Petrography features show that the sandstones, which have low compositional maturity and textural maturity, derived from recycled orogen or collisional orogen. Our result suggests that Pingxiang basin, considered as a synchronal product with arc-type rhyolite (the Beisi Formation), is an intensively modified remnant forearc basin that resulted from the closure of the Paleo-Tethys ocean. The sedimentation started in late-Permian and ended in the late stage of mid-Triassic, implying that the final collision between Indochina and South China blocks occurred in mid-Triassic.
Adipokines and the Endocrine Role of Adipose Tissues

The last two decades have witnessed a shift in the consideration of white adipose tissue as a mere repository of fat to be used when food becomes scarce to a true endocrine tissue releasing regulatory signals, the so-called adipokines, to the whole body. The control of eating behavior, the peripheral insulin sensitivity, and even the development of the female reproductive system are among the physiological events controlled by adipokines. Recently, the role of brown adipose tissue in human physiology has been recognized. The metabolic role of brown adipose tissue is opposite to white fat; instead of storing fat, brown adipose tissue is a site of energy expenditure via adaptive thermogenesis. There is growing evidence that brown adipose tissue may have its own pattern of secreted hormonal factors, the so-called brown adipokines, having distinctive biological actions on the overall physiological adaptations to enhance energy expenditure.
Adaptation to climate change through improved water demand management in irrigated agriculture by introduction  of new technologies and best agricultural practices

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Most of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Basin are in a state of physical water scarcity, in particular in the Southern and Eastern shore. This situation is getting alarming since water demand is growing rapidly due to intensified agriculture, industrial development, population growth and climatic change. In Jordan, Tunisia and Lebanon, water use efficiency and the use of treated wastewater in agriculture have already been incorporated in national strategies and priorities. Unfortunately, the stakeholders responsible to put these strategies into practice have not enough means and experience to target these goals and consequently need more support._x000D_
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To improve water demand management and ensure water needs of the agricultural sector on a regional scale through increase of water-use efficiency, increased use of treated waste water for irrigated agriculture, and reduced negative environmental impact, based on technology transfer and training in Best Agricultural Practices, that allow for adaption to climate change.
Diversity across Seasons of CulturablePseudomonasfrom a Desiccation Lagoon in Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico

Cuatro Cienegas basin (CCB) is a biodiversity reservoir within the Chihuahuan desert that includes several water systems subject to marked seasonality. While several studies have focused on biodiversity inventories, this is the first study that describes seasonal changes in diversity within the basin. We sampled Pseudomonas populations from a seasonally variable water system at four different sampling dates (August 2003, January 2004, January 2005, and August 2005). A total of 70 Pseudomonas isolates across seasons were obtained, genotyped by fingerprinting (BOX-PCR), and taxonomically characterized by 16S rDNA sequencing. We found 35 unique genotypes, and two numerically dominant lineages (16S rDNA sequences) that made up 64% of the sample: P. cuatrocienegasensis and P. otitidis . We did not recover genotypes across seasons, but lineages reoccurred across seasons; P. cuatrocienegasensis was isolated exclusively in winter, while P. otitidis was only recovered in summer. We statistically show that taxonomic identity of isolates is not independent of the sampling season, and that winter and summer populations are different. In addition to the genetic description of populations, we show exploratory measures of growth rates at different temperatures, suggesting physiological differences between populations. Altogether, the results indicate seasonal changes in diversity of free-living aquatic Pseudomonas populations from CCB.
Change metropolitan metropolises Around Time

CAT-MED aims to prevent the natural risks related to climate change, thanks to the convergence of metropolitan strategies and actions. On the one hand, it proposes to identify and quantify common objectives, via indicators. These indicators will be defined on the basis of systemic approach of sustainable development. The creation of a transnational GIS will allow to evaluate the situation of each city and their evolution in real-time. For each indicator, optimal values will be defined, as convergence objectives to be reached to contribute to global warming prevention. On the other hand, CAT-MED aims to define a strategy and actions in order to concretize this convergence. Experimentation will thus be carried out jointly in all the cities. Each city will implement a “Sustainable Urban District” as pilot project, associating key actors in metropolitan groups, and connecting them at a transnational level to share operational solutions. This process will make it possible to build a common model and a methodological guide of Sustainable Urban Districts, proposing concrete answers to the diversity of Mediterranean urban problems, in order to prevent the risks related to climate change by a deep evolution of urban behaviours. CAT-MED will be narrowly followed at political level. The commitment of the elected officials to continue the convergence process on common objectives and actions will be formalized in a political charter.
The complete mitochondrial genome of the spotted longbarbel catfish,<i>Hemibagrus guttatus</i>(Siluriformes, Bagridae)

Spotted longbarbel catfish, Hemibagrus guttatus (Siluriformes, Bagridae), is regarded as one of the "four famous fish" in the Pearl River system in China. So far, very few genomic resources from this species were available. In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of H. guttatus was determined to be 16,528 bp long circular molecule with a typical gene arrangement of vertebrate mitochondrial DNA. It includes 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and a non-coding control region (D-loop). The complete mtDNA genome sequence obtained in this study would be useful for studying genetic diversity and phylogenetics in H. guttatus and related taxa in future.
Fuel from sunlight:  covalent organic frameworks as integrated platforms for photocatalytic water splitting and co2 reduction

The efficient conversion of solar energy into renewable chemical fuels has been identified as one of the grand challenges facing society today and one of the major driving forces of materials innovation.
Nature’s photosynthesis producing chemical fuels through the revaluation of sunlight has inspired generations of chemists to develop platforms mimicking the natural photosynthetic process, albeit at lower levels of complexity. While artificial photosynthesis remains a considerable challenge due to the intricate interplay between materials design, photochemistry and catalysis, the spotlights – light-driven water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen and carbon dioxide reduction into methane or methanol – have emerged as viable pathways into both a clean and sustainable energy future. With this proposal, we aim at introducing a new class of polymeric photocatalysts based on covalent organic frameworks, COFs, to bridge the gap between semiconductor and molecular systems and explore rational ways to design single-site heterogeneous photocatalysts offering both chemical tunability and stability. 
The development of a photocatalytic model system is proposed, which will be tailored by molecular synthetic protocols and optimized by solid-state chemical procedures and crystal engineering so as to provide insights into the architectures, reactive intermediates and mechanistic steps involved in the photocatalytic process, with complementary insights from theory. We envision the integration of various molecular subsystems including photosensitizers, redox shuttles and molecular co-catalysts in a single semiconducting COF backbone. Taking advantage of the hallmarks of COFs – molecular definition and tunability, crystallinity, porosity and rigidity – we describe the design of COF systems capable of light-induced hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and overall water splitting, and delineate strategies to use COFs as integrated platforms for CO2 capture, activation and conversion.
European guideline (EuroGuiDerm) on atopic eczema: part I – systemic therapy

Abstract The evidence‐ and consensus‐based guideline on atopic eczema was developed in accordance with the EuroGuiDerm Guideline and Consensus Statement Development Manual. Four consensus conferences were held between December 2020 and July 2021. Twenty‐nine experts (including clinicians and patient representatives) from 12 European countries participated. This first part of the guideline includes general information on its scope and purpose, the health questions covered, target users and a methods section. It also provides guidance on which patients should be treated with systemic therapies, as well as recommendations and detailed information on each systemic drug. The systemic treatment options discussed in the guideline comprise conventional immunosuppressive drugs (azathioprine, ciclosporin, glucocorticosteroids, methotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil), biologics (dupilumab, lebrikizumab, nemolizumab, omalizumab and tralokinumab) and janus kinase inhibitors (abrocitinib, baricitinib and upadacitinib). Part two of the guideline will address avoidance of provocation factors, dietary interventions, immunotherapy, complementary medicine, educational interventions, occupational and psychodermatological aspects, patient perspective and considerations for paediatric, adolescent, pregnant and breastfeeding patients.
O impacto do uso de isolamento na cobertura de acordo com a NBR 15575

O estudo avalia o uso do isolamento térmico na cobertura de uma edificação unifamiliar, em São Paulo, considerando 9 tipos de cobertura e 3 absortâncias. Com base na NBR 15575, o comparativo de desempenho térmico se dá pela carga térmica, percentual de horas dentro da faixa de temperatura (PHFT), temperatura operativa máxima e mínima utilizando simulação com o EnergyPlus. As melhores soluções foram baixas absortâncias e isolamento na cobertura. Porém, o isolamento demasiado não trouxe benefícios significativos. Ademais, telhas convencionais aliadas ao isolamento do forro podem ter desempenho térmico similar ao de telha sanduíche, e ainda, podem ter melhor custo-benefício.
Meteor shower velocity estimates from single-station meteor radar: accuracy and precision

Single-station meteor shower detections produce distributions of shower meteor speeds that can be used to estimate the velocity of shower meteoroids entering the atmosphere. Meteor shower velocity is used to calculate the orbital parameters of the debris streams that are responsible for meteor showers, so it is important to understand the accuracy of shower velocity estimation techniques. An analysis of the distribution of speeds of shower meteors can also be used to assess the precision and accuracy of the speed estimation technique used. The velocity estimates of 522 shower detections obtained during a survey of 33 MHz meteor radar data from 2006 to 2007 have been compared to velocity values in the IAU data base and used to assess the performance of the Fresnel transform method of speed estimation. It is shown that the estimates for high-velocity showers are strongly influenced by the angle-of-entry of the meteors due to the removal of early-stage ablation meteors in shallow trajectories by the underdense echo high-altitude cut-off phenomenon.
ONLINE ENGINE EMISSION CALIBRATION AND ESTIMATION

A system and method are disclosed for calibrating a predictive emission model using steady state data, where the model can robustly predict the emission value in transient conditions. An example emission is smoke. A predictive model for an engine is calibrated in response to a plurality of steady state conditions. During calibration, key basis variables and an emission value are measured and stored into the predictive model. In operation, the online predictive model predicts transient emission events of the emission value in response to online measurements of the key basis variables. The predictive model robustly predicts in-cylinder conditions with an optional virtual sensor instead of an in-cylinder sensor.
Going rogue? Scenarios for unilateral geoengineering

Abstract The unilateral use of technologies for counteracting global warming is regarded as a threat by decision-makers, academics and the wider public, yet existing studies do not address the scenario in a systematic manner. I develop a conceptual framework for the study of unilateral geoengineering which distinguishes different types of actors, their capacities and decision-making contexts. Focusing on Ocean Iron Fertilization and Stratospheric Aerosol Injections, I develop several short- and long-term scenarios in which actors are conceivably both willing and able to deploy those technologies on a scale sufficient for impacting the climate system. Beyond being the first paper to develop a systematic approach to unilateral geoengineering, I show that some scenarios which stir public concern are implausible.
Differential cross section measurements of 27Al(p,p/γ)27Al and 27Al(p,αγ)24Mg reactions in the energy range of 1.6–3.0 MeV

Abstract In this work measurement of differential cross sections of 27Al(p,p/γ)27Al (Eγ = 844, 1014 keV) and 27Al(p,αγ)24Mg (Eγ = 1369 keV) nuclear reactions in the proton energy range of 1.6–3.0 MeV are described and the measured values are presented. Thin Al target was prepared by evaporating a 26 μg/cm2 Al onto a 129 μg/cm2 self-supporting Ag film. The gamma-rays and backscattered protons were detected simultaneously. The gamma-rays and protons were collected by an HPGe detector placed at an angle of 90° with respect to beam direction and an ion implanted Si detector placed at a scattering angle of 165°, respectively. In this experimental setup the great advantage is that differential cross sections could be independent on absolute values of the collected beam charge. The overall systematic uncertainty of cross sections was estimated to be ±9% while statistical errors were less than ±5%.
Tactical instrumental deconfliction and in flight resolution

TINDAiR VLD is meant to demonstrate the safe integration of UAM as additional airspace user.  The results of the VLD will help to refine the safety, performance, standardisation and regulatory requirements to enable UAM. The VLD will include the execution of flight demonstrations in accordance with the safety conditions. Four  mission/flights will take place with different operating methods, in coordination with all the relevant partners, and using more VTOL platforms carrying human passengers and medical equipment to simulate the variety of possible U-Space users in the near future. The demonstration flights will also include vehicles with full autonomous capabilities for automated safe procedures as well as helicopters.
Flight demonstrations will address mainly the point defined as “mandated” for U-Space 3 requirements,  the Tactical Conflict Resolution and emergency landing with a focus on the pre flight checks for possible conflicts in strategic phase and in-flight checks for enabling each single VTOL operating in that airspace to rely on a DAA (detect and avoid) service providing instructions to aircraft to change their speed, level or heading as needed or force emergency landing to pre-identified vertiports in urban area.
The ultimate objective of this very large scale demonstration (VLD) project is to deliver strategic and innovative technologies that can drive competitiveness and UAM growth using an impact-oriented approach and demonstrate the safe integration of UAM aircraft as additional airspace users.  
The results of the TINDAiR project will help to:
•	refine the safety, performance, standardisation and regulatory requirements to enable UAM with specific focus on U-space U3 services identified in the U-space Blueprint and refined by CORUS, and,
•	unlock new and enhanced applications and mission types in high density and high complexity areas.