SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Seeing the invisible: light-based 3d imaging of opaque nanostructures

Nanostructures drive the world around us. Every modern electronic device contains integrated circuits and nano-electronics to provide its functionality. Advances in nanotechnology directly impact society by enabling smartphones, autonomous devices, the internet of things, data storage, and essentially all forms of advanced technology.  Fabricating such nanostructures crucially depends on having the tools to make them visible without destroying them. Modern nanodevices often have complex three-dimensional architectures with small features in all dimensions. While imaging methods that achieve nanometer-scale resolution exist, there are currently no compact tools that can look inside 3D nanostructures made out of metals and semiconductors without damaging their delicate internal structure.  I will address this challenge by developing compact tools to image 3D nanostructures in a non-invasive way. Even though most nanostructures are completely opaque to visible light, I will develop light-based methods, combined with computational imaging techniques developed in my previous ERC project, to look inside them with unprecedented resolution and contrast. Light-based imaging is unparalleled in speed and versatility, and allows contact-free detection. My proposal is to: 1) Use compact laser-produced soft-X-ray sources to image nanostructures with high 3D resolution and element-sensitive contrast; 2) Use laser-induced ultrasound pulses to image complex 3D nanostructures, even through strongly absorbing materials; 3) Employ computational imaging methods to reconstruct high-resolution 3D object images from the resulting complex diffraction signals. I will forge a coordinated research program to bring these concepts to reality.   This program provides exciting prospects for fundamental science and industrial metrology. I will go beyond the state-of-the-art in nano-imaging, to extend our vision into the complex interior of the smallest structures found in science and technology.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING A DISTRIBUTED MESSAGE BUS FOR AD HOC PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTIVITY

A method and apparatus for using an ad hoc peer-to-peer distributed message bus is provided. The method may include determining, by a local bus node, using a first power level communication protocol, that a remote bus node is available, obtaining, by the local bus node, connection information from the remote bus node using a second power level communication protocol, wherein the connection information comprises connection information for one or more remote endpoints associated with the remote bus node, and generating one or more local virtual endpoints, wherein each of the one or more local virtual endpoints corresponds to each of the one or more remote endpoints, and wherein the remote endpoint is described with reference to a well-known name, unique to the remote endpoint.
Real time video creation according to your emotions

Digital advertising is a fast growing market. However, today advertising producers struggle to maximize the consumers’ engagement. Although personalised ads represent the market trend, it is recognised customers often perceive these ads as less engaging than expected. In this context, CYNNY, a SME expert in deep-learning technologies and advanced cloud applications, proposes what it might be considered as a revolution in the advertising sector. The MORPHCAST project aims at enabling ads producers to maximise the level of ads personalization thanks to the application of facial recognition techniques integrated with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence capabilities. CYNNY will aim at deploying a disruptive software application that allows the creation of light and low-band consuming tailor made videos (10 times lighter than actual in-stream .mp4 videos) that change instantaneously according the gender, age and emotions on the face of the viewer, via his/her own mobile device camera, and with minimal impact on batteries. The system integrates cutting-edge facial recognition technologies (95% accuracy for the gender, ± 7 years for the age, 97% for emotions) and it can completely run on client-side mode. In addition, the MORPHCAST performance can also benefit from the lean and very efficient CYNNY proprietary microservers architecture (CYOne). With the support of the SME-Instrument fund, we aim at optimizing (TRL6-7), validating in real conditions (ca. 1M users globally) and fully deploying (TRL 8-9) the application by 2019. We foresee a positive return of investment since the first year of commercialization, and expect to reach a huge competitive advantage on the market of reference. Within the MORPHCAST–Phase 1, CYNNY aims at assessing the full feasibility of the innovation, under the technical, economic and operational point of view, preparing a consistent business plan that will include a detailed commercialization strategy for a successful market introduction.
Towards an instrument-free future of molecular diagnostics at the point-of-care

Molecular diagnostics is still primarily a lab-based method. Emerging technologies for application at the point of care (POC) or need, i.e., where a patient or a sample is, have started gaining a big part of the molecular diagnostics market. Interestingly, available methods are divided in two groups: sophisticated instruments for ultra-sensitive temperature-regulated enzymatic amplification of nucleic acids and extremely simple paper-based immuno-diagnostic kits. Complexity, the main disadvantage of the former, results in their poor translation to several applications at the POC. Simplicity, often accompanied by failures, of the latter is the reason for their slow adoption even in resource limited areas. Our vision is an instrument-free approach that combines the advantages of both groups, i.e., a method that does not use heaters or modules that require electricity, infrastructure and maintenance, but, still, takes advantage of enzymatically-amplified nucleic acids detection. To achieve the above, novel diagnostic tools for genetic amplification based on ligases, polymerases and restriction enzymes operating at ambient temperature will be developed, combined with quantitative smartphone colorimetric/UV detection. The global applicability of the new approach will be demonstrated during infectious disease (Influenza and HIV) testing in human samples (blood and swabs) and plant pathogens (Xylella fastidiosa) in plant-tissues. In all cases, we aim for a time-to-result of less than 60 min, demonstrated sensitivities down to the clinically/field relevant values and a final cost in the order of $1 per assay. Combination of Free
Candidate loci for phenology and fruitfulness contributing to the phenotypic variability observed in grapevine

In this study, we identified several genes, which potentially contribute to phenological variation in the grapevine. This may help to maintain consistent yield and suitability of particular varieties in future climatic conditions. The timing of major developmental events in fruit crops differs with cultivar, weather conditions and ecological site. This plasticity results also in diverse levels of fruitfulness. Identifying the genetic factors responsible for phenology and fertility variation may help to improve these traits to better match future climates. Two Vitis vinifera populations, an F1 progeny of Syrah × Pinot Noir and a phenological core collection composed of 163 cultivars, were evaluated for phenology and fertility subtraits during three to six growing seasons in the same geographical location. The phenotypic variability in the core collection mostly overlapped with that observed in the F1 progeny and several accessions had exceeding values of phenological response. The progeny population was used together with SSR and SNP markers to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs). This allowed us to detect nine QTLs related to budburst, flowering beginning, the onset of ripening (véraison) and total fertility, explaining from 8 to 44 % of phenotypic variation. A genomic region on chromosome 15 was associated with budburst and véraison and two QTLs for fruitfulness were located on chromosomes 3 and 18. Several genes potentially affecting fertility and the timing of fruit development were proposed, based on their position and putative function. Allelic variation at these candidate loci may be explored by sampling accessions from the core collection.
Deformable platform with thin-film based circuits and ultra-thin si chips for smart contact lens applications

A smart contact lens is a device in direct contact with the eye, having integrated electronic functionalities in order to improve the well-being of the user. In that respect, these devices are envisaged to address diverse complex aspects, such as providing augmented reality, performing biomedical sensing and correcting or improving vision. For the first two application areas, possible approaches have already been demonstrated. However, the use of smart contact lenses to correct vision has only been recently proposed through the help of integrated liquid crystal (LC) cells. The integration of these LC cells in a contact lens is in particular appealing for ophthalmological disorders like iris perforation and presbyopia; the latter alone affecting more than 1 billion people. The STRETCHLENS platform envisages the hybrid integration of electro-optic capabilities (e.g. LC cells), RF transmission (e.g. antenna, ultra-thin Si chip - UTC), specific biomarker sensing (e.g. to identify some types of cancer cells) and thin-film based stretchable electrical interconnections. The platform, besides being stretchable due to the spherical shape of eye and manipulations during insertion/extraction of the lens, will incorporate novel 3-D electrical interconnections which will allow for multilayer metallization to integrate UTC’s, minimizing surface area and greatly improving miniaturization. Furthermore, the project will develop new knowledge through technological advancement and models of adhesion/cohesion at the interface of hard/soft composites, in order to predict delamination failures and optimize assemblies through design. The completion and development of such highly integrated stretchable systems will open up diverse research opportunities in the fields of biomaterial science, stretchable micromechanics, and autonomous biomedical and conformal electronics smart systems.
A Comparative Study on CRFs for Fore- and Background Classification

Text contained in images and video frames provide an important clue for content based images and video indexing. However, in natural scene, text elements are corrupted by many types of noise, such as streaks, highlights, or cracks. These effects make the clean and automatic segmentation very difficult and can reduce the accuracy of further analysis such as optical character recognition. This paper uses different optimization methods for text segmentation from images with complex background based on conditional random field. Experimental results demonstrate the performance of the different methods. It enables the segmentation of text in complex situations more precisely comparing to the binarization of the image.
A NON-ROTATING SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR MEASUREMENT-WHILE-DRILLING

An MWD method and apparatus for determining parameters of interest in a formation has a sensor assembly mounted on a slidable sleeve slidably coupled to a longitudinal member, such as a section of drill pipe. When the sensor assembly is held in a non-rotating position, for instance for obtaining the measurements, the longitudinal member is free to rotate and continue drilling the borehole, wherein downhole measurements can be obtained with substantially no sensor movement or vibration. This is particularly useful in making NMR measurements due to their susceptibility to errors caused by tool vibration. In addition, the substantially non-rotating arrangement of sensors makes it possible to efficiently carry out VSPs, reverse VSPs and looking ahead of the drill bit. A clamping device is used, for instance, to hold the sensor assembly in the non-rotating position. The sensor assembly of the present invention can include any of a variety of sensors and/or transmitters for determining a plurality of parameters of interest including, for example, nuclear magnetic resonance measurements.
Development of a geo-information system embedding a spatially distributed hydrological model for the preliminary assessment of the hydropower potential of historical hydro sites in poorly gauged areas

Unrealized potential for small and micro hydropower generation exists in Europe's thousands of historical hydro sites. However, the evaluation of possible hydro sites requires large amounts of data. Historical hydro sites are mostly located in mountainous and rural areas that are most of the times poorly gauged. Accordingly, feasibility studies of the possible hydro sites in such areas are difficult, costly, and time intensive. This paper presents a methodology for a large-scale preliminary evaluation of possible historical hydropower sites in poorly gauged areas. The developed methodology automates the estimation of the main required parameters for the evaluation of each hydro site in a geo-information system (GIS). The core of the methodology is a fully spatially distributed continuous hydrological model embedded in the GIS, which estimates streamflow values at every point of the drainage network. Simultaneously the system automates the estimation of other important parameters like expected head, environmental sensitivity, grid connections etc. The results of this study highlight the ability of the developed methodology to provide the data required during the inception phase of small hydropower development planning in a cost and time efficient manner. Thus, expensive ground investigations are limited to the most promising sites for hydropower development.
The World Food Council: The Rise and Fall of a United Nations Body

Abstract At the recommendation of the 1974 World Food Conference, the UN World Food Council (WFC) was established by the UN General Assembly at the ministerial or plenipotentiary level following the worst world food crisis in modern history at the beginning of the 1970s. The WFC was charged with overseeing the follow-up of the conference's resolutions and coordinating the work of the concerned UN agencies relating to food production, nutrition, food security, food trade, and food aid. This is the first summarized and selective account of the work of the WFC until its demise in 1993. The reasons for the fall of this UN body are given as well as proposals for another body to fulfil its roles.
A Perception Correlated Comparison Method for Dynamic Meshes

There are multiple areas of computer graphics where triangular meshes are being altered in order to reduce their size or complexity, while attempting to preserve the original shape of the mesh as closely as possible. Recently, this area of research has been extended to cover even a dynamic case, i.e., surface animations which are compressed and simplified. However, to date very little effort has been made to develop methods for evaluating the results, namely the amount of distortion introduced by the processing. Even the most sophisticated compression methods use distortion evaluation by some kind of mean squared error while the actual relevance of such measure has not been verified so far. In this paper, we point out some serious drawbacks of the existing error measures. We present results of the subjective testing that we have performed, and we derive a new measure called Spatiotemporal edge difference (STED) which is shown to provide much better correlation with subjective opinions on mesh distortion.
The Performance Appraisal Politics in Team-Based Work Systems

본 연구는 조직정치의 개념을 성과평가 행위의 상황적 맥락 요소로 반영한 정치적 성과평가 인식과 구성원 태도 및 팀 과업 특성과의 관계 파악을 목적으로 수행하였다. 195명의 기업 근로자를 대상으로 한 실증연구 결과 개인 편향 및 징벌적 의도에서 이루어진 정치적 성과평가 인식은 조직몰입에 부정적인 영향을, 동기부여적 의도에서의 정치적 성과평가는 조직몰입에 긍정적 영향을 미친다는 사실을 밝혔다. 또한 팀과업 특성으로서의 과업상호의존성은 정치적 성과평가 인식을 증가시킨다는 결과를 도출하였다. 추가적으로 연구결과가 시사하는 바와 향후 연구과제에 대해서도 논의하였다. The objective of the present study is to investigate the relationships among the perceptions of performance appraisal politics(POPAP)), employee's attitude to work, and team-based work system characteristics. Using survey data from various occupationally heterogeneous sample of white-collar employees(N=195) from various organizations, the results indicate that when employees perceive performance rating to be manipulated because of rater's personal bias and punishment motive, they reduce organizational commitment. Contrarily, the employees' POPAP with motivational motive increases organizational commitment. And task interdependency has positive effect on employees' POPAP.
Effects of aging on hemispheric asymmetry in inferior frontal cortex activity during belief–bias syllogistic reasoning: A near-infrared spectroscopy study

The belief-bias effect in syllogistic reasoning refers to the tendency for subjects to be erroneously biased when logical conclusions are incongruent with beliefs about the world. This study examined age-related differences in inferior frontal cortex (IFC) activity associated with belief-bias reasoning using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The subjects were 32 older (mean age, 68.53 years) and 32 young adult volunteers (mean age, 21.50 years). They performed belief-congruent and incongruent reasoning trials while right and left IFC activities were being measured by NIRS. Behavioral analysis found that older adults exhibited a larger belief-bias than young adults. NIRS analysis showed that the right IFC was more activated than the left IFC in young adults, while there was no significant hemispheric difference in older adults. On correlation analysis, there was a significant positive correlation between reasoning accuracy and IFC activation in both hemispheres for older adults, while in young adults, the correlation was significant only in the right hemisphere. These correlation patterns suggest that the right IFC is critical for resolving conflicting reasoning in young adults, but that older adults may further recruit the left IFC to compensate for the age-related decline in the inhibitory control functions. Thus, we demonstrate, for the first time, age-related differences in neural activity associated with belief-bias reasoning.
A gestão de resíduos de serviços de saúde após implantação do SINIR e MTR

Desde advento da revolução industrial a sociedade humana vem travando uma batalha silenciosa contra aquilo que se tornou símbolo de sua evolução como espécie, os seus resíduos sólidos. Durante décadas essa questão foi negligenciada principalmente em países onde não havia estrutura para gestão e destinação correta para seus resíduos sólidos. Dentre as diversas classificações podemos apontar os resíduos provenientes dos Serviços de Saúde como os mais perigosos para o meio ambiente, devido a sua periculosidade e toxicidade, desta forma buscou-se no Brasil mecanismos para tratar esse problema com a devida ação que exigem, com a implantação de sistemas de gestão como o SINIR e o MTR pode-se vislumbrar melhorias significativas em curto prazo.
Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of Zn/Al chloride layered double hydroxide and evaluation of its nitrate removal efficiency

Abstract Deleterious effects of nitrate on health are well known. A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the ability of Zn–Al–Cl layered double hydroxide for the removal of nitrate from synthetic nitrate solution. In the present study Zn–Al–Cl LDH was synthesized by co-precipitation method and was characterized using SEM, XRD, FTIR and TGA–DSC. To know the practical applicability, a detailed nitrate removal study was carried out. The removal of nitrate was 85.5% under neutral conditions, using 0.3 g of LDH in 100 mL of nitrate solution having initial concentration of 10 mg/L. Adsorption kinetic study revealed that the adsorption process followed first order kinetics. Adsorption data were fitted to linearly transformed Langmuir isotherm with R 2 (correlation coefficient) >0.99. Thermodynamic parameters were also calculated to study the effect of temperature on the removal process. In order to understand the adsorption type, equilibrium data were tested with Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm. The percentage removal was found to decrease gradually with increase in pH and the optimum pH was found to be 6. The presence of competitive anions reduced the nitrate adsorption in the order of carbonate > phosphate > chloride > sulphate. The Zn–Al–Cl LDH exhibited low desorption and poor regeneration.
PROCESS FOR PREPARING FUNCTIONALIZED CELLULOSE FIBERS

The present invention relates to a process for preparing functionalized cellulose fibers, the process comprising the following steps: a/ preparing a composition C1 comprising water and cellulose fibers, b/ preparing a composition C2 comprising water, a hydrophobic agent and a dispersant, c/ preparing a composition C3 by mixing the compositions C1 and C2 at a temperature T3 above or equal to the melting point of the hydrophobic agent, d/ functionalizing the cellulose fibers, by reaction between the cellulose fibers and the hydrophobic agent, in the presence of the dispersant, at a temperature T4 above or equal to the melting point of the hydrophobic agent. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing a hydrophobic film from these functionalized cellulose fibers.
FRAGRANCING DEVICE

An emanation device comprises a chassis (10), a heater collar (12), a PCB (14) carrying LEDs (16), an LED cover (18), a pillar (20), which is secured to the chassis (10) by a frosted translucent shroud (24). In use the emanation device emanates a fragrance material when the heater collar (12) causes evaporation of the fragrance material from a container (30) thereof. The LEDs simulate a candle flame.
High speed afm imaging of molecular processes inside living cells

Imaging the inside of living cells with single nanometre resolution has been a long-standing dream in bio-microscopy.   Direct observation of changes to molecular networks inside of living cells would revolutionize the way we study structural cell biology. Unfortunately, no such tool exists. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is the closest we have, to nanoscale functional imaging of cells in their native, fluid environment. However, it is limited to imaging the outside of the cell.  
With InCell, I will remedy this by developing an AFM capable of imaging the inside of living cells. The approach is based on a microfabricated high speed AFM cantilever encased in a double barrel patch-clamp shell. The patch clamp shell seals onto the plasma membrane of the cell, so that the tip of the AFM cantilever can enter the cell without causing the cytosol to leak out. Parasitic interactions of the AFM tip with the cytosol will be subtracted from the cantilever deflection signal, using high speed photo-thermal off-resonance tapping (PT-ORT), a novel AFM mode we have recently developed in my lab. This allows the extraction of the true tip-sample interaction, even in viscous fluids. A dedicated InCell HS-AFM combined with confocal optical microscopy will be used to guide the InCell cantilever inside the cell to the area of interest. 
Using this minimally invasive technique we will study the formation of clathrin coated pits, a crucial part of endocytosis. By imaging for the first time the nanoscale dynamics of this process in living cells, we aim to answer fundamental questions about the clathrin coat assembly. We will characterize the kinetics, stability and force generation by the clathrin lattice. This will be the first example of how enabling nanoscale imaging inside living cells will be a game changer in cell biology. It will open up a myriad of possibilities for the study of vesicular transport, viral and bacterial infection, nuclear pore transport, cell signalling and many more.