SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Validation of improved turbomachinery noise prediction models and development of novel design methods for fan stages with reduced broadband noise

TurboNoiseBB aims to deliver reliable prediction methodologies and noise reduction technologies in order to allow European Aerospace industries:
• to design low-noise aircraft to meet society’s needs for more environmentally friendly air transport
• to win global leadership for European aeronautics with a competitive supply chain.
The project is focusing on fan broadband (BB) noise sources and will offer the possibility to acquire an experimental database mandatory to validate the Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aero Acoustic (CAA) simulations from the sound sources to the radiation from aircraft engines. It fully exploits the methodology successfully developed starting from FP5 programmes, TurboNoiseCFD and AROMA and also associated FP6 (SILENCE(R), PROBAND, OPENAIR) and FP7 (FLOCON, TEENI, ENOVAL) proposals.

TurboNoiseBB has 3 main objectives. 
1. To acquire appropriate CAA validation data on a representative test model. In addition different approaches for measuring the BB far-field noise levels in the rear arc (bypass duct contribution) will be assessed to help define future requirements for European turbofan test facilities.
2. To apply and validate CAA codes with respect to fan & turbine BB noise. 
3. To design novel low BB noise fan systems by means of state-of-the-art design and prediction tools. 

The combination of partners from industry, research + university combined with the excellence of the EU most versatile test facility for aero and noise forms the basis for the successful validation and exploitation of CAA methods, crucial for quicker implementation of future low noise engine concepts.
TurboNoiseBB will deliver validated industry-exploitable aeroacoustic design + prediction tools related to BB noise emissions from aircraft nacelle intakes + exhaust nozzles, allowing EU industry to leap-frog NASA-funded technology developments in the US. It will also deliver a technical assessment on the way forward for European turbofan noise testing.
INTEGRIERTE STRUKTUREN FÜR INTENSIVEN ANBAU

DAS PROJEKT VON VIFRA SRL BEFINDET SICH IN DEN „AGRIFOOD“-ANZEIGEN DER REGIONALEN S3 UND SIEHT DEN EINSATZ VON TECHNOLOGIEN VOR, DIE SICH AUS DER „PRÄZISIONSLANDWIRTSCHAFT“ ERGEBEN. KONKRET HAT SIE ALS GEGENSTAND DIE REALISIERUNG INTEGRIERTER STRUKTUREN FÜR DEN INTENSIVEN ANBAU.
Quasienergy description of the driven Jaynes-Cummings model

We analyze the driven resonantly coupled Jaynes-Cummings model in terms of a quasienergy approach by switching to a frame rotating with the external modulation frequency and by using the dressed atom picture. A quasienergy surface in phase space emerges whose level spacing is governed by a rescaled effective Planck constant. Moreover, the well-known multiphoton transitions can be reinterpreted as resonant tunneling transitions from the local maximum of the quasienergy surface. Most importantly, the driving defines a quasienergy well which is nonperturbative in nature. The quantum mechanical quasienergy state localized at its bottom is squeezed. In the Purcell limited regime, the potential well is metastable and the effective local temperature close to its minimum is uniquely determined by the squeezing factor. The activation occurs in this case via dressed spin flip transitions rather than via quantum activation as in other driven nonlinear quantum systems such as the quantum Duffing oscillator. The local maximum is in general stable. However, in presence of resonant coherent or dissipative tunneling transitions the system can escape from it and a stationary state arises as a statistical mixture of quasienergy states being localized in the two basins of attraction. This gives rise to a resonant or an antiresonant nonlinear response of the cavity at multiphoton transitions. The model finds direct application in recent experiments with a driven superconducting circuit QED setup.
Anti-neuroinflammatory effect of aurantiamide acetate from the marine fungus Aspergillus sp. SF-5921: Inhibition of NF-κB and MAPK pathways in lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse BV2 microglial cells

In the course of a search for anti-neuroinflammatory metabolites from marine fungi, aurantiamide acetate (1) was isolated from marine-derived Aspergillus sp. as an anti-neuroinflammatory component. Compound 1 dose-dependently inhibited the production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in BV2 microglial cells. It also attenuated inducible NO synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and other pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). In a further study designed to elucidate the mechanism of its anti-neuroinflammatory effect, compound 1 was shown to block the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BV2 microglial cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of the inhibitor kappa B-α (IκB)-α. In addition, compound 1 decreased the phosphorylation levels of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). These results suggest that compound 1 has an anti-neuroinflammatory effect on LPS stimulation through its inhibition of the NF-κB, JNK and p38 pathways.
How to solve the problem of dynamical correlation of electrons in the ground state helium atom?

It is found that, for the ground state helium atom, a stationary wave function obtained from the stationary Shrodinger equation for one of the interacting electrons is much more physically meaningful than that from the equation for both electrons. Hamiltonian includes one-electron Laplacian and operators of electron–nuclear attraction and electron–electron repulsion. Corresponding energy is equal to the first ionization potential. This approach recovers evident insufficiency of summation of potential energies accompanied by determination of kinetic energy from the virial relation. It appears that the kinetic energy must be determined independently. The kinetic energy of both electrons lowers due to inertia of the electron movement. It demands for a time-resolved consideration of the electron movement in helium. The total energy cannot be minimized in one step, that is, by help of a single stationary wave function. It should be minimized with means of two wave functions in accord with experimental sequential ionization. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011
Towards a 50% efficient concentrator solar cell and a 40% efficient space solar cell

Concentrator photovoltaic solar collectors have the potential to generate electricity at costs as low as  6¢/kWh, a price where they compete favourably with wholesale electricity prices.  To achieve this, a solar cell with an efficiency in excess of 50% is required and will require considerable development over the present state of the art.  In particular, a new semiconductor absorber layer with a 1eV band-gap will be required in addition to solar concentrations in excess of 1000X.  The proposed research addresses both of these areas.

Preliminary work has identified the use of bismide semiconductors to achieve the required 1eV semiconductor junction.    A 1eV GaAsBi0.062 layer can be grown that has only 0.6% mismatch to GaAs, as compared to conventional  In0.3GaAs that introduces >2% mismatch.  We will develop high-performance photovoltaic devices based on this material.   We will characterise the optical and electronic structure of these new materials using spectroscopic ellipsometry and photo/electroreflectance.  The nature and concentration of defects will be determined using time-resolved optical spectroscopy and correlated with solar cell performance data by extending existing computer models.

To achieve high efficiencies at high concentrations, it is necessary to reduce the resistive loss. Here, we propose to exploit lateral emission in tensile quantum well (QW) layers to provide a parallel radiative transport pathway that delivers photogenerated charges to the electrical contacts. A series of InGaP/InGaAsP QW test structures in compressive, tensile and unstrained configurations will be grown to control the directionality of emission, which will be confirmed using spectroscopic measurements.  Concentrator solar cell device structures will be processed and the effective sheet resistivity evaluated using electroluminescent imaging.  Front grid structures we be redesigned to account for radiative transport.
Entre acervos e arquivos: nos traços de um museu

Doze anos se passam entre a conferência londrina de Jacques Derrida intitulada Mal d’archive e a inauguração do parisiense Musée du quai Brandly. Este artigo aproxima estes dois eventos, tanto o de junho de 1994 quanto o de junho de 2006, afim de recuperar os traços do processo de construção do conceito de identidade de si e de outros na museologia francesa. Partindo de uma leitura etimológica da palavra arquivo, chegar-se-á à acepção da instituição museu como um lugar de atuação do arconte, definidor, instituidor e conservador dos limites e das características da identidade, nacional, cultural ou comunitária.
Gan densily integrated with si-cmos for reliable, cost effective high frequency power delivery systems

Power electronics is the key technology to control the flow of electrical energy between source and load for a wide variety of applications from the GWs in energy transmission lines, the  MWs in datacenters that power the internet to the mWs in mobile phones. Wide band gap semiconductors such as GaN use their capability to operate at higher voltages, temperatures, and switching frequencies with greater efficiencies. The GaNonCMOS project aims to bring GaN power electronic materials, devices and systems to the next level of maturity by providing the most densely integrated materials to date. This development will drive a new generation of densely integrated power electronics and pave the way toward low cost, highly reliable systems for energy intensive applications. 

This will be realized by integrating GaN power switches with CMOS drivers densely together using different integration schemes from the package level up to the chip level including wafer bonding between GaN on Si(111) and CMOS on Si (100) wafers. This requires the optimization of the GaN materials stack and device layout to enable fabrication of normally-off devices for such low temperature integration processes (max 400oC). In addition, new soft magnetic core materials reaching switching frequencies up to 200 Mhz with ultralow power losses will be developed. This will be assembled with new materials and methods for miniaturised packages to allow GaN devices, modules and systems to operate under maximum speed and energy efficiency. A special focus is on the long term reliability improvements over the full value chain of materials, devices, modules and systems. This is enabled by the choice of consortium partners that cover the entire value chain from universities, research centers, SME’s, large industries and vendors that incorporate the developed technology into practical systems such as datacenters, automotive, aviation and e-mobility bikes
Cuando el opio se rebela: La Confraternidad Cristiana de Iglesias (Evangélicas) en su crítica a la dictadura militar y su proyecto de sociedad (1981-1989)

This article is an analysis of the Confraternidad Cristiana de Iglesias (Christian Fellowship of Churches), which was founded in 1981 as an evangelical and Pentecostal religious minority active and liberationist, which deprivatize in entering the public world and protest against the political, social and economic; fight for democracy, and assumes a political stance peaceful and non-violent, against the dictatorship. This is an analysis of four public statements made between 1984-1988 that were published in the Magazine Evangelio y Sociedad. The purpose of this article is to discuss and refute previous research on the Chilean evangelical movement conceived as ideological-religious supporters of the military dictatorship.
BROADBAND ENERGY HARVESTER APPARATUS AND METHOD

A broadband vibration energy harvesting apparatus and method. In one embodiment, a straight piezoelectric beam (12) and a straight biasing beam (14) are disposed parallel to one another and axially compressed by a support structure (15) such that both of the beams are slightly bowed. This buckles and reduces the axial stiffness of both of the beams. The piezoelectric beam is secured to an external vibrating structure and supported by the structure. The flexing motion of the piezoelectric beam generates electrical signals that can be used to power a wide variety of devices. The apparatus is especially sensitive to small amplitude vibration signals and is able to harvest vibration energy over a wide range of frequencies, and is not limited to vibrations at discrete resonant frequencies. The apparatus is especially well suited for use in powering remotely located electrical sensors and actuators employed in automotive, aircraft and aerospace applications.
Kinetics and mechanism of racemisation reactions of configurationally labile stereogenic centres in drug-like molecules in aqueous solutions; thiohydantoins and related compounds

In this thesis, studies of the kinetic and mechanism of racemisation of several drug-like molecule have been presented. Chapter 1 provides background information on the general mechanisms of racemisation of drugs in general, and hydantoin derivatives. In particular including reviews of the hydrolysis and the mechanism of base-catalysed racemisation of hydantoin derivatives.
The synthesis of different chiral hydantoins, thiohydantoins, thiazolidine-diones, and rhodanines is presented in Chapter 2. Several enantio-enriched 5-substituted 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoins and two tri-substituted 2-thiohydantoins have been synthesised. Further racemic thiohydantoin derivatives including mono, di, and tri-substituted 2-thiohydantoins have also been prepared.
Chapter 3 focuses on the kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis of 5-substituted 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoins in physiological-like buffers. The key reaction involves de-acetylation and this is followed by the hydrolysis of the resulting 5-substituted 2-thiohydantoins. Sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid have also been used for the hydrolysis of 1-acetyl-5-phenyl-2-thiohydantoin. Similarly, the hydrolysis of several 5-substituted 2-thiohydantoins has been studied. The rate constants for hydrolysis suggest that the 5-substituted 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoins hydrolyses faster than the subsequent hydrolysis of 5-substituted 2-thiohydantoins.
Chapter 4 focuses on the racemisation of 5-substituted 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoins and shows that substituents at N-1 decelerate racemisation. Racemisation of tri-substituted 2-thiohydantoins is fast in comparison with 5-substituted 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoins. The substituents at the asymmetric carbon affect the rate of racemisation. The solvent kinetic isotope effect on the racemisation were determined for different substituted 2-thiohydantoins and supported the SE1 mechanism of racemisation.
Chapter 5 concerns further confirmation of the mechanism of racemisation by comparing kdeu and krac and this confirms the SE1 mechanism for racemisation of 5-substituted 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoin as kdeu/krac for all compounds approaches 1. For the racemic 5-substituted 2-thiohydantoins the rate constants of deuteration have been obtained using 1H-NMR spectroscopy and showed fast replacement of hydrogen by deuteron. Assuming kdeu = krac, we can order the rate constants for racemisation form high to low as rhodanine > thiohydantoin > thiazolidine-2,4-dione > hydantoin.
Dynamic RFI measurement systems on a ROACH-2 platform ICEAA-IEEE APWC-EMS

We describe developments in a radio frequency interference (RFI) detection instrument dubbed RATTY 2. With uncertain RFI environments in mind, the system is hardware and software reconfigurable, functioning either as a spectrometer or a transient-signal analyser. RATTY 2 is equipped with a 900 MHz bandwidth, 10-bit, non-interleaved analogue-digital converter (ADC) and the data is processed on a Reconfigurable Open Architecture Computer Hardware 2 (ROACH) platform. A computer is used for post-processing dynamically-stored data. Two different strategies were followed in designing the RF front-end systems for signal conditioning prior to digitisation: 1) a single mixer, down-converting topology, and 2) a multiple Nyquist-zone sampling configuration. The two systems are evaluated and compared in this paper.
Novel Mutation in the CHRDL1 Gene Detected in Patients With Megalocornea

The aim of this study was to determine the mutation associated with X-linked megalocornea (MGC1) found in 2 patients from the same area in southern Italy.Diagnosis of megalocornea was confirmed by detailed ophthalmic examination in 2 probands from independent families and in another 3 affected family members. Genomic DNA of the probands was used to amplify and sequence all the coding regions of CHRDL1.Megalocornea diagnosis was associated with a novel mutation found in the probands and affected kindreds (5 subjects). The mutation is an 11-base pair deletion that leads to a stop codon in the second coding exon of the CHRDL1 gene. Research on the CHRDL1 mutation was also performed on other family members (11 subjects) not affected by MGC1, and the mutation was not detected in unaffected male family members.The detection of mutations in the CHRDL1 gene is useful for differential diagnosis with different forms of megalocornea.
Optimized absorption of solar radiations in nano-structured thin films of crystalline silicon via a genetic algorithm

We developed a genetic algorithm to achieve optimal absorption of solar radiation in nano-structured thin films of crystalline silicon (c-Si) for applications in photovoltaics. The device includes on the front side a periodic array of inverted pyramids, with conformal passivation layer (a-Si:H or AlO x ) and anti-reflection coating (SiN x ). The device also includes on the back side a passivation layer (a-Si:H) and a flat reflector (ITO and Ag). The geometrical parameters of the inverted pyramids as well as the thickness of the different layers must be adjusted in order to maximize the absorption of solar radiations in the c-Si. The genetic algorithm enables the determination of optimal solutions that lead to high performances by evaluating only a reduced number of parameter combinations. The results achieved by the genetic algorithm for a 40μm thick c-Si lead to short-circuit currents of 37 mA/cm 2 when a-Si:H is used for the front-side passivation and 39.1 mA/cm 2 when transparent AlO x is used instead.
GENDER ALP! Spatial development for women and men. An innovative administration network to assure quality planning practice and to promote gender mainstreaming as a top down strategy

GENDER ALP! aims for the implementation of mandatory instruments in administrations at local and regional level for a sustainable spatial development and public house-holding practice following a gender sensitive approach, in short: to implement the EU-policy of gender mainstreaming into the decision making process of the Alpine countries. The project intends to support local and regional administrations using a requirement-oriented and gender-sensitive approach by providing them with knowledge, methods, instruments and a network of good practices. This support will come from a strong network of experts and a set of education and training modules for training planning-involved people as well as from the evaluation of implementary projects in the partner countries concerning our four main topics: implementation of gender mainstreaming in administrations, site optimization, gender mainstreaming in strategic programs and in regional development, gender budgeting as a new policy instrument for cities and regions.
Magellan. the world, your playground!

Next-generation location-based experiences (LBEs) will involve multiple participants in mixed realities taking place in the real world, evolving according to a non-linear interactive scenario, and involving multiple users collaborating or competing. They will take multiple forms ranging from informative, educational and entertaining in multiple domains such as cultural heritage, tourism, transport, education, lifestyle etc.
They are set to be the next big thing in IT as indicated by the millions of dollars invested by the likes of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple in the development of such experiences (e.g. Ingress) or the acquisition of start-ups (e.g. Magic Leap). 
Some roadblocks however slow down their advent. The complexity and cost of their development, requires a combination of high expertise in multiple domains (e.g. software development, networking, geo-positioning, simulation, user interfaces).
MAGELLAN redefines LBEs on mobile devices worldwide, by leveraging a codeless platform for the rapid and cost-effective creation and promotion of LBEs/games, harnessing a global ecosystem of authors. By removing inherent barriers, MAGELLAN aims at tapping at the unlocked value residing within the creativity of people and organizations alike.
MAGELLAN is a 24-month activity, leading to a market-ready product and a new business entity to drive the adoption and scale-up of the platform and the value propositions stemming from that.
Based on the excellent outputs of the MAGELLAN FP7 Project and their long-standing partnership, the two main industrial applicants (EXUS, DXT) will drive the platform towards commercialization. A partnership has been established with LOBA and INCONITO, two esteemed marketing and business strategy companies, to complement the effort with the necessary skills that will help drive adoption.
The funding requested will support the first steps towards commercialization until the business becomes self-sustainable (even at marginal profits).
Venom evolution in nemerteans: connecting functional morphology, gene expression and proteome through spatial omics

Animal venoms are key adaptations that have evolved independently in many taxa to assist in defence, predation and competition. Venoms are some of the most complex biochemical secretions known in nature, but despite this complexity, there is a high degree of convergence in toxin structure and targets, making venomous organisms great model systems to investigate areas as diverse as molecular evolution, functional convergence and drug discovery. However, the processes underlying toxin and venom evolution remain poorly understood, particularly in invertebrates. With recent advancements in sequencing and analytical techniques these neglected taxa are being increasingly investigated, revealing a high genetic and functional diversity of venom compounds and challenging traditional views about venom evolution. Still, many phyla such as ribbon worms (Nemertea), active predators that use toxins for defense and predation, remain understudied. This project aims to investigate venom evolution in Nemertea using an integrative evolutionary venomics approach. I propose to use a transcriptomics-proteomics approach referred to as proteogenomics, combining RNA-seq differential gene expression analysis (DGE) and tandem mass spectrometry-based proteomics (MS/MS) to determine venom composition, and integrate these data with expression and functional morphology data derived from spatial omics, both spatial transcriptomics (ST) and spatial proteomics (MALDI-IMS), transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM and SEM). This will advance our understanding of ribbon worm venom systems, and shed new light into the true diversity of animal venoms and their evolution. Additionally, this research will likely uncover novel bioactive compounds, with great potential as drug leads and biotechnological tools, making this project’s findings highly relevant to the H2020 focus area Blue Growth objective of developing new bio-based products, including pharmaceuticals.