SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Fascinating world of researchers in the age of technology 2016/2017 - the new generation of innovators

The main objective of our FAWORIT proposal is twofold: 1) to show the public how researchers with their innovative solutions affect our daily lives; 2) to encourage the youth – with a special focus on girls – to embark on scientific careers by involving young innovators in our programmes. Our main target group is students between the age of 8-20, but we aim to address all age groups with attractive programmes. Some novelties of our project: offering challenge-oriented activities – each of our 18 venues will present their innovative solutions related to interdisciplinary societal challenges; focussing on the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation - the audience will be informed about key elements of RRI, thus creating better understanding and fostering future involvement; launching “Science in the City” – a flash mob like activity, involving the public in spectacular experiments. We will apply an integrated approach in our project in which interdisciplinary challenges, innovative solutions, (young) researchers, their work and hobbies will be presented in an interactive, educating and entertaining way. The target audience can thus discover that being a researcher is cool and creative; researchers, but and young innovators are amongst us. Our objective is to have around 30000 visitors at the events, but a multiple of that number (around 500000) will see, hear or read about the Night. We intend to raise awareness of the European engagement in R&I; in the European Corners and at each venue related programmes of the European Union (FP7, H2020, especially MSCA) will be visible. The structure of the consortium: an innovative SME, a state-owned applied research institution, a highly innovative large company, a scientific association with a broad network of local member institutions all over Hungary and an independent think tank established by economists and sociologists together with numerous contributing partners of all kinds will ensure the success of the project.
Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Tautomerism and Acid−Base Behavior of N-(2-Oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)acetamide

The structures of all of the chemical species involved in the prototropic tautomerism and acid-base dissociation equilibria of N-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)acetamide were determined both experimentally and theoretically. Using the calculated acidity constants, the prototropic equilibrium constants for keto-enol tautomerizm were determined. The enolate and the keto-amino forms were found to be predominant. The gauge including atomic orbital method for calculating 1 H and 13 C NMR nuclear magnetic shielding tensors at both the Hartree-Fock and density functional levels of theory was applied to N-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3yl)acetamide. The obtained theoretical data were compared to the experimental data. A satisfactory agreement between the experimental chemical shifts and the theoretical values of shielding constants were obtained. Acceptable correlations were presented between experimental and theoretical results.
Trainees Alma Volk and Andrea Malagnino

This project aims to train professionals with specific management skills of third-sector associations, a solid knowledge of youth dynamics in the Italian-Slovenian area of reference and the ability to design and implement joint cross-border youth projects in the field of socio-educational and cultural services to promote the youth culture of the territory, prevent and reduce marginalisation and deviance, develop activities for youth and young tourism. Specifically, the project offers to two subjects coming from eligible Italian and Slovenian areas a parallel and simultaneous work experience in a sector that, thanks to recent regulations on subsidiarity, provides special opportunities for development and employment. The Youth Leader works in the third sector, autonomously or within an association and/ or cooperative as coordinator and/or person in charge of youth projects, in the private sector or together with public institutions. He/she has diversified background experiences in social promotion and socio-cultural entertainment activities; is in charge of Youth Centres, takes part in the detailed planning of activities and follows their implementation, also if necessary with external assistance. He/she cooperates with the agencies who work in the territory with the same age groups. The two trainees are recruited for an eight-month internship to acquire the skills that are requested of such a professional figure, namely the capacity to relate with individuals and with a group, the willingness to listen to the needs of youth and the territory in general, as well as a commitment to continuous learning and updating on issues that are closely related to the young.
Photo-Controlled two-dimensional soft materials from microgel particles at liquid interfaces

Microgels are valuable building blocks both for investigating colloidal phase transitions and for the fabrication of complex materials that react and adapt to external stimuli. In particular, liquid interfaces are perfect two-dimensional (2D) templates for microgel assembly because of the long-range ordered organization that can be achieved in a fast and reliable manner. The structure of microgel assemblies at liquid interfaces can be precisely controlled by changing external parameters (e.g, temperature, pH, surface pressure). The microgels volume and compressibility can be modulated, in turn affecting their mutual interactions and final organization. The goal of this multidisciplinary proposal is to develop novel systems where light actuation can be coupled in to control microgel properties at liquid interfaces. Up to now, the external stimuli used to control 2D microgel assemblies had several limitations: the lack of spatial resolution, a poor control over the response time, and the irreversibility of the transitions. With the proposed systems, an optical trigger will allow the external control of the inter-particle interactions as well as of the particle size and compressibility with exceptional spatial and temporal resolution. Two synthetic routes are considered: i) covalent modification of the microgel structure with the addition of light-responsive co-monomers; ii) mixing of microgels with photoresponsive surfactants. Different responses are offered by these two strategies. In the former case, unprecedented local control over microgel assemblies can be achieved, opening the way to novel studies over 2D phase transitions. In the latter case, a composite system is proposed, where microgel properties, as well as macroscopic surface flows, can be manipulated by light actuation. Ultimately, reconfigurable colloidal structures endowed with multiple properties that can be advantageously switched in a fast and local manner by the external stimulation are envisioned.
(16807.19102018.132000439) PAPIER D’ARRÊT AVEC CANARD + ÉTHIQUE ET SÉCURITÉ (PSE)

INTRODUCTION ET ADAPTATION SPÉCIFIQUE À LA RÉALITÉ SPÉCIFIQUE? LE SYSTÈME D’ENTREPRISE BREVETÉ DONALD" (PAS DE PAPIER); ADOPTION, PAR DES ACTIONS D’ÉTALONNAGE APPROPRIÉES, DES PRINCIPES RÉVISÉS ET CORRECTS DES SYSTÈMES BBS (BEHAVIOR BASED SAFETY) POUR LES RENDRE COMPATIBLES AVEC LE CONTEXTE ORGANISATIONNEL ET DE GESTION D’UNE PME.ESTENSION ET INTÉGRATION DE L’APPLICATION DU CANARD» (PAS DE DOCUMENT) AUX SYSTÈMES DE GESTION DE LA SÉCURITÉ ET DE L’ÉTHIQUE À METTRE EN ŒUVRE CONFORMÉMENT AUX NORMES ISO 45001:2018 ET SA 8000:2014.IMPLEMENTATION DU SYSTÈME INTÉGRÉ DE GESTION DE LA SÉCURITÉ ISO 45001:2018 ET ÉTHIQUE ET RESPONSABILITÉ? SOCIAL CONNAÎT 8000:2014.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT DATA TRANSMISSION IN A VOICE-OVER-DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

A method and apparatus for increasing the probability of successful data frame transmission from a transmitter to a receiver. When a data frame is generated by a processor (210), it is stored in a transmit queue (212) and a copy of the data frame is stored in a secondary queue (214). An elapsed time device (220) tracks the elapsed time that the data frame copy has been stored in the secondary queue (214). When no data frames are generated by the processor (210), data frame copies from the secondary queue (214) are placed into the transmit queue (212), thereby increasing the redundancy of transmitted data frames and thus the probability of successful transmission to the receiver.
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANT IN TRADITIONAL TREATMENT OF WOUND INFECTION IN SOUTHEAST INDIA

Objective: The wound healing potential of fruit peel of Pithecellobium dulce Benth, a plant traditionally used for wound treatment against wound- infecting bacteria, was assessed using disc diffusion and microtitre plate methods. Methods: P. dulce fruit peel was extracted using ethyl acetate, methanol and water and tested for their antimicrobial activities against bacterial isolates from wound infection using disc diffusion and microtitre plate methods. Results: All the three extracts had antimicrobial activities, among which methanol extract had higher activities against all the tested organisms compared to the ethyl acetate and aqueous extracts. The most susceptible organism to all the extracts was K. pneumonia and S. aureus while the most resistant were P. mirabilis and P. vulgaris. Conclusion: The potential antibacterial activity of P. dulce plant against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria justifies the use of the plant as the wound healing agent. The isolation of active principle of this plant may serve as source and lead for the synthesis of drugs in pharmaceutical industries.
Reporting clinical trial information: colorectal cancer trials at Sydney Cancer Centre

Clinical trial units are integral to the functioning of a medical oncology department with patient access to clinical trials an important component in patient care. There has been a paucity of potential key performance indicators in medical oncology and clinical trial information may be utilised for this purpose. The aim of this study was to record retrospectively and collate prospectively collected information regarding basic demographics, response rate, progression and survival plus grade 3 or 4 toxicity in patients enrolled in clinical trials for metastatic colorectal cancer at the Sydney Cancer Centre between 1999 and 2007.Baseline patient demographics, clinical response, progression dates, grade 3 or 4 toxicities plus treatment-related fatalities were collected from individual clinical trials. Outcome measures were clinical response, progression-free survival and overall survival.There was a total of 14 trials undertaken during the defined period for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. There was available information for 243 patient trials with sufficient information regarding response rates, toxicity, progression and survival. Tumour response rates ranged from 27% to 66% for first line chemotherapy trials and 0% to 20% for non-first line chemotherapy trials. The overall progression-free survival was 6.4 months and overall survival 14.0 months for all trials. There was one treatment-related fatality on clinical trial during this period.Results of our clinical database have been used here to illustrate the concept and value of reporting clinical trial information in medical oncology. Public reporting of such information may allow for comparisons between units and for quality improvement.
A Polymer-Based Magnetic Resonance Tracer for Visualization of Solid Tumors by 13C Spectroscopic Imaging

Morphological imaging precedes lesion-specific visualization in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of the superior ability of this technique to depict tissue morphology with excellent spatial and temporal resolutions. To achieve lesion-specific visualization of tumors by MRI, we investigated the availability of a novel polymer-based tracer. Although the 13C nucleus is a candidate for a detection nucleus because of its low background signal in the body, the low magnetic resonance sensitivity of the nucleus needs to be resolved before developing a 13C-based tracer. In order to overcome this problem, we enriched polyethylene glycol (PEG), a biocompatible polymer, with 13C atoms. 13C-PEG40,000 (13C-PEG with an average molecular weight of 40 kDa) emitted a single 13C signal with a high signal-to-noise ratio due to its ability to maintain signal sharpness, as was confirmed by in vivo investigation, and displayed a chemical shift sufficiently distinct from that of endogenous fat. 13C-PEG40,000 intravenously injected into mice showed long retention in circulation, leading to its effective accumulation in tumors reflecting the well-known phenomenon that macromolecules accumulate in tumors because of leaky tumor capillaries. These properties of 13C-PEG40,000 allowed visualization of tumors in mice by 13C spectroscopic imaging. These findings suggest that a technique based on 13C-PEG is a promising strategy for tumor detection.
Mw fuel cell micro grid and district heating at king’s cross

ELECTROU will install the first MW fuel cell in Europe fully integrated into a building at the high profile redevelopment at Kings Cross, London. This includes the full use of power & heat generated by the fuel cell within the local building, the site wide heat, power and cooling networks, and extends to water re-use and support of the micro grid.

ELECTROU will prove that the multi-MW installation due to operational efficiency and negligible emissions will massively improve local and EU wide carbon emission targets. Designed to be an outdoor installation the plant will be adapted to indoor requirements e.g. space, ventilation, and safe access and egress. Up-scaling more than 3 times the installed capacity compared to current indoor installations is a critical step for large scale deployment within building applications.

The use of fuel cells in this critical sector is currently prevented due to the high spatial requirements of multiple smaller modules, high capital cost compared to other technologies, and complexity of integration. ELECTROU will break all of these barriers. The project will demonstrate to key decision makers, investors and financiers that there is a near term route to produce electricity and heat in a highly efficient way by a technology which is commercially viable today.

ELECTROU will prove through funding support that multi-MW installations within buildings can make an investment grade return without the need for any form of local or EU subsidy, this is a critical step in making the sector viable. A targeted dissemination campaign will be performed to share all of the results with stakeholders and the general public that promotes the technical, commercial and environmental benefits of this mature but high tech technology. We will develop one valid process for all fuel cell installations in Europe by supporting the set-up of simplified regulations, codes and standards that as a result will positively influence market entry throughout the EU.
WMS performance of selected SQL and NoSQL databases

In the today's high-tech world the amount of data and especially spatial data is growing from day to day. Databases are one of the best ways to store data. Several database concepts exist for storing data, while the mostly used is the relational database concept. Relational databases are very well in use for the storage of geo and non-spatial data. But in social media, like Facebook or Twitter, relational databases often reach their limit of performance. For huge amounts of data and frequent data changes NoSQL-databases can be used. These NoSQL-databases can be used as basis for the provision of a Geo Web Service, like WMS, WFS. The paper gives an overview of selected SQL and NoSQL-databases according to their performance as backend for WMS.
ECEL 2015 - Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on e-Learning

These Proceedings represent the work of contributors to the 14th European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL 2015, hosted this year by the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK on 29-30 October 2015. The Conference and Programme Co-Chairs are Pro-fessor Amanda Jefferies and Dr Marija Cubric, both from the University of Hertfordshire. The conference will be opened with a keynote address by Professor Patrick McAndrew, Director, Institute of Educational Tech-nology, Open University, UK with a talk on Innovating for learning: designing for the future of education. On the second day the keynote will be delivered by Professor John Traxler, University of Wolverhampton, UK on the subject of Mobile Learning - No Longer Just e-Learning with Mobiles. ECEL provides a valuable platform for individuals to present their research findings, display their work in progress and discuss conceptual advances in many different branches of e-Learning. At the same time, it provides an important opportunity for members of the EL community to come together with peers, share knowledge and exchange ideas. With an initial submission of 169 abstracts, after the double blind, peer review process there are 86 academic papers,16 Phd Papers, 5 Work in Progress papers and 1 non academic papers in these Conference Proceedings. These papers reflect the truly global nature of research in the area with contributions from Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Chile, Cov-entry, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,Portugal, Republic of Kazakhstan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Uganda, UK, United Arab Emirates, UK and USA, Zimbabwe. A selection of papers - those agreed by a panel of reviewers and the editor will be published in a special conference edition of the EJEL (Electronic Journal of e-Learning www.ejel.org ).
A Critical Evaluation of the Ogui Slum in Enugu, Nigeria

The high rental value of core city areas has always influenced the formation of slums at the peripheries or outskirts of towns and cities of the developing world. However, a peculiar inner-city slum that has persisted over the years is the Ogui slum in Enugu, Nigeria. This paper tried to identify the factors that has made this inner-city slum to persist. One factor that has acted as a boost for others to thrive is the indigenous dwellers’ hold on land. The other factors include the centrality of the slum in the town and its close proximity to various schools, markets and places of work. However, the unprecedented influx of people into Enugu in the early 1970’s overstretched the existing facilities in the city and turned the indigenous land of Ogui into a slum. The paper went on to give recommendations on how to effect renewal schemes for the study area. Critical to this effort is the employment of public participation in the process as being emphasized by the Urban Management Programmes (UMP) of the UN – Habitat projects. More critical to the renewal effort will be the prompt payment of adequate compensation to indigenes for lands acquired for the programme. Keywords: Inner–City Squatting, Peri-Urban Squatting, Slum
Economic feasibility of biomass based downdraft gasifier power generation system

The economics of 10 kW downdraft gasifier based power generation system and thereby the feasibility of the system was computing by net present value (NPV), benefit cost ratio (BCR), payback period, cost of operation and cost of electricity generation. The economics of the system was evaluated for 12 h (Case I with government subsidy) and 16 h (Case II without government subsidy) of operation. The economic analysis was carried out for considering subsidy and without subsidy on initial investment to brings the past and future cost to present, discount cash flow method was determined with a 10 per cent discount rate. The NPV, BCR, payback period, cost of operation and cost of electricity generation comes in case I for operating duration of 12 h were 307950.95, 1.20, 1101 days, 32.33 and 3.38, respectively, whereas for 16 h it were 571696.39, 1.30, 787 days, 36.12 and 3.72, respectively. Similarly for case II the NPV, BCR, payback period, cost of operation and cost of electricity generation was worked out for operating duration of 12 h and were found to be 197950.95, 1.12, 1466 days, 40.97 and 4.27, respectively and for 16 h it worked out to be 785382.08, 1.47, 1293 days, 36.35 and 3.77, respectively. The payback period for biomass based gasifier power generation system were observed to be 2.15 - 3 years and 3.54 - 4 years in case I and II, respectively. The system was found more economically feasible according to cost of operation and cost of electricity generation at 12 h operating with government subsidy.
An innovative ultra-fine bubble engineered nozzle for sustainable cost-effective water aeration

One of the key processes for improving water quality is aeration. When waste water is cleansed in sewage farms, water aeration is required to enable the bacteria which consume the particles in suspension to thrive. Current aeration technology is slow, inefficient, very power consuming and smell generating. Electricity is a critical input for delivering municipal wastewater services, and today about 1% of the EU electricity demand is consumed by wastewater treatment plants. Electricity costs are usually between 5% to 30% of total operating costs among wastewater utilities worldwide. Nanogentech offers UFine, a time effective technology, consuming organic waste up to 9 times faster than traditional aeration methods and allowing cost reduction of over 80%. UFine also achieves a remarkable oxygen transfer rate of beyond 90%. UFine will target industrial wastewater treatment plants which treat only 60% of industrial wastewater before discharge. In the UK, there are many Wastewater Treatment Utilities that serve populations of over 2,000 people, above which the Directive’s secondary treatment standards applies.
During the feasibility assessment, a minimum viable product will be defined, a go-to-market strategy and a supply chain will be established, as well as further development plan will be drafted. Within the overall project Nanogentech aims to optimize the ultra-fine bubble nozzle to enable a perfect scale-up of the solution from small wastewater utilities to greater agglomeration’s discharges and complete a successful demonstration with a wastewater company in the UK.
Effects of Memory Load and Test Position on Short-Duration Sustained Attention Tasks

The current study applies a dual-task working memory and vigilance task to examine sustained attention performance and perceived workload in a multi-instrument battery. In Experiment 1 we modified a task developed by Helton and Russell (2011) to examine declines in performance and to assess the effects of its position within a larger battery. Experiment 1 failed to reveal a sensitivity decrement, and test position revealed only spurious influence. Workload scores derived from the NASA-TLX fell at the high end of the scale, with mental and temporal demand receiving the highest ratings. In Experiment 2, we modified the dual task to place more emphasis on attention rather than working memory. Results revealed a significant decline in performance across the vigil for the perceptual sensitivity index A'. Test position (early vs. late) effects appeared with the reaction time variability measure, with performance becoming more variable when the task appeared in the latter half of the battery. Workload scores varied according to position in the battery: Workload scores were higher when the vigilance task appeared in the latter half of the battery. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.