SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Dangerous masculinities: young men in italian cinema of the 1940s-1960s

The present project aims to examine Italian cinema during the twenty-year period from 1943 to 1963 in relation to the construction of the image of the young Italian man. The main goals are to understand how Italian cinema from the post-war period to the ‘economic boom’ gave substance to male national identities and to situate those identities within an emerging youth culture produced by the new consumer society in Italy.
The proposal arises from two key observations: firstly, that the cinematic institution of the time and its gender representations depicted the crisis of traditional male authority at a time of great social change. In this respect, the figure of the young Italian man functions as a multi-faceted trope that challenges the patriarchal values embodied by older men. Secondly, that there has been a lack of studies of Italian cinematic masculinity, especially in the postwar period. From this perspective, the project intends to complement existing work in the fields of history and sociology on the emergence of Italian youth culture; it will uncover the repertoire of young masculine identities that cinema offered to audiences in these years, which were crucial to the negotiation of changing gender roles in the Italian cultural imaginary after the WWII until the present. 
The project is organised according to an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to the cinematic apparatus. The purpose is to look at the cinematic institution by analysing its textual and economic dimension (its ‘material’ component), and thus investigating the patterns of masculine representation offered by films and the related cultural industry; and by evaluating its cultural and social articulation (its ‘symbolic’ component), and thus focusing on the cinema audiences and their experiences with the film texts in relation to gender identity. The principal output will be a monograph on the figure of the young Italian man in the cinema of the long post-war period, the first of its kind.
Digital twins for model-driven non-invasive electrical brain stimulation

Neuropsychiatric disorders are a leading cause of global disability-adjusted life years, and solutions are lacking.  Can digital twins be useful? At least in some cases, we hold they will be central to progress. Recent findings suggest that non-invasive brain stimulation may be a valuable option in conditions such as epilepsy or Alzheimer's (AD). Still, a better understanding of mechanisms and patient-specific factors is needed. Personalized hybrid brain models uniting the physics of electromagnetism with physiology – neurotwins or NeTs – are poised to play a fundamental role in understanding and optimizing the effects of stimulation at the individual level.  We ambition to deliver disruptive solutions through model-driven, individualized therapy. We will build a computational framework – weaved and validated across scales and levels of detail– to represent the mechanisms of interaction of electric fields with brain networks and assimilate neuroimaging data. This will allow us to characterize the dynamical landscape of the individual brain and define strategies to restore healthy dynamics. Benefitting from existing databases of healthy and AD individuals, we will deliver the first human and rodent NeTs predicting the effects of stimulation on dynamics. We will then collect detailed multimodal measurements in mice and humans to improve the predictive power of local and whole-brain models under the effects of electrical stimulation, and translate these findings into a technology pipeline for the design of new personalized neuromodulation protocols which we will test in a cohort of AD patients and healthy controls in randomized double-blinded studies.  With research at the intersecting frontier of nonlinear dynamics, network theory, biophysics, engineering, neuroscience, clinical research, and ethics, Neurotwin will deliver model-driven breakthroughs in basic and clinical neuroscience, with patients ultimately benefiting from safe, individualized therapy solutions.
Effect of metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Ni2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+) and water coordination on the structure and properties of l-histidine and zwitterionic l-histidine

Interactions between metal ions and amino acids are common both in solution and in the gas phase. The effect of metal ions and water on the structure of L-histidine is examined. The effect of metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Ni2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+) and water on structures of His·M(H2O)m, m=0.1 complexes have been determined theoretically employing density functional theories using extended basis sets. Of the five stable complexes investigated the relative stability of the gas-phase complexes computed with DFT methods (with one exception of K+ systems) suggest metallic complexes of the neutral L-histidine to be the most stable species. The calculations of monohydrated systems show that even one water molecule has a profound effect on the relative stability of individual complexes. Proton dissociation enthalpies and Gibbs energies of L-histidine in the presence of the metal cations Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Ni2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ were also computed. Its gas-phase acidity considerably increases upon chelation. Of the Lewis acids investigated, the strongest affinity to L-histidine is exhibited by the Cu2+ cation. The computed Gibbs energies ΔG are negative, span a rather broad energy interval (from -130 to -1,300 kJ/mol), and upon hydration are appreciably lowered.
Protein requirements in healthy adults: a meta-analysis of nitrogen balance studies.

The goal of this study was to analyze protein requirements in healthy adults through a meta-analysis of nitrogen balance studies.A comprehensive search for nitrogen balance studies of healthy adults published up to October 2012 was performed, each study were reviewed, and data were abstracted. The studies were first evaluated for heterogeneity. The average protein requirements were analyzed by using the individual data of each included studies. Study site climate, age, sex, and dietary protein source were compared.Data for 348 subjects were gathered from 28 nitrogen balance studies. The natural logarithm of requirement for 348 individuals had a normal distribution with a mean of 4.66. The estimated average requirement was the exponentiation of the mean of the log requirement, 105.64 mg N/kg•d. No significant differences between adult age, source of dietary protein were observed. But there was significant difference between sex and the climate of the study site (P<0.05).The estimated average requirement and recommended nutrient intake of the healthy adult population was 105.64 mg N/kg•d (0.66 g high quality protein/kg•d) and 132.05 mg N/kg•d (0.83 g high quality protein/kg•d), respectively.
The influence of family involvement on tax aggressiveness of family firms

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the tax aggressiveness among family firms considering their different levels of family involvement. Based on the family influence on power, experience, and culture approach proposed by Astrachan et al. (2002), this study examines to what extent the heterogeneity among family firms generates distinctive (and unique resource) combinations of family involvement that explain different levels of tax aggressiveness. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 282 small and medium-sized family enterprises and a structural equation modeling approach have been used to study simultaneously the effects of family influence through the power, experience, and culture dimensions of tax aggressiveness in family firms. Findings – The family influences the business’ tax aggressiveness in different ways. As such, the greater the family experience, by the incorporation of second and subsequent generations, the greater the tax aggressiveness; in contrast, greater family power in terms of firm ownership and management negatively affects tax aggressiveness. Additionally, greater alignment of the family and business culture does not exert a significant effect on tax behaviors of family firms. Practical implications – Tax aggressiveness is a complex activity that should be managed from a global point of view in family firms. Managers should compensate for the negative influence of family governance on tax aggressiveness with the positive effect of the family generations in order to obtain proper and balanced tax management that contributes to the sustainability of family firms. Originality/value – This study contributes to the understanding of tax behavior heterogeneities among family firms by going further than most research (usually based mainly on comparative ownership aspects between large, publicly quoted family and non-family firms), considering some other more representative factors of family small and medium-sized enterprises, where the influence of characteristics of family management, family generation, and family values can be the main determinants of the firm taxation policies.
Proton irradiation effects on tensile and bend-fatigue properties of welded F82H specimens

Abstract In several institutes, research and development for an accelerator-driven transmutation system (ADS) have been progressed. Ferritic/martensitic (FM) steels are the candidate materials for the beam window of ADS. To evaluate of the mechanical properties of the irradiated materials, the post irradiation examination (PIE) work of the SINQ (Swiss spallation neutron source) target irradiation program (STIP) specimens was carried out at JAEA. In present study, the results of PIE on FM steel F82H and its welded joint have been reported. The present irradiation conditions of the specimens were as follows: proton energy was 580 MeV. Irradiation temperatures were ranged from 130 to 380 °C, and displacement damage level was ranged from 5.7 to 11.8 dpa. The results of tensile tests performed at 22 °C indicated that the irradiation hardening occurred with increasing the displacement damage up to 10.1 dpa at 320 °C irradiation. At higher dose (11.8 dpa) and higher temperature (380 °C), irradiation hardening was observed, but degradation of ductility was relaxed in F82H welded joint. In present study, all specimens kept its ductility after irradiation and fractured in ductile manner. The results on bend-fatigue tests showed that the fatigue life ( N f ) of F82H base metal irradiated up to 6.3 dpa was almost the same with that of unirradiated specimens. The N f of the specimens irradiated up to 9.1 dpa was smaller than that of unirradiated specimens. Though the number of specimen was limited, the N f of F82H EB (15 mm) and EB (3.3 mm) welded joints seemed to increase after irradiation and the fracture surfaces of the specimens showed transgranular morphology. While F82H TIG welded specimens were not fractured by 10 7 cycles.
Sustainable real estate 2050

Sustainable Public Real Estate Management (SPREM) is almost non-existent in Flanders (BE). SPREM can be defined as the management – i.e. acquisition, holding, using and disposing - of real estate assets in such a way that it realises ambitious sustainability goals, minimises the total costs of ownership and life cycle costs and maximises the benefits of real estate for the community. 

The absence of SPREM is a major barrier for large scale sustainable energy investments in public buildings in the short, medium and long term in Flanders. This barrier has consistently been identified by SURE2050 consortium partners supporting public clients with energy efficiency services as well as by municipalities themselves, including the more than 95 municipalities that indicated their strong interest in SURE2050 via a Letter of Support.  

SURE2050 will remove this barrier by providing SPREM-training, SPREM tools and coaching to municipalities and to regional governmental organisations in Flanders. SPREM will generate critical information for strategic decision making, such as reliable quantitative and qualitative data on buildings, energy renovation potential and the use of resources. Thanks to the long-term SPREM vision, shorter term energy efficiency investments can be made without causing any lock-in effect for the future. A broad consortium of public and private partners has been created to maximise the involvement of these public organisations in the programme and to support them with the implementation of SPREM in their organisation, as well as with the concrete sustainable investment projects with a minimum value of 20 million EUR.

As the absence of SPREM is not limited to public organisations in Flanders, the SURE2050 proposed project will also have a high added value for most public entities in Europe. SURE2050 will therefore realise a high replication potential at the European level via organisations such as the Covenant of Mayors office.
Status of the proton and electron transfer lines for the AWAKE Experiment at CERN

Abstract The AWAKE project at CERN is planned to study proton driven plasma wakefield acceleration with an externally injected electron beam. Therefore two transfer lines are being designed in order to provide the proton beam from the SPS and the electron beam from an RF gun to the plasma cell. The commissioning of the proton line will take place in 2016 for the first phase of the experiment, which is focused on the self-modulation of a 12 cm long proton bunch in the plasma. The electron line will be added for the second phase of AWAKE in 2017, when the wakefield will be probed with an electron beam of 10–20 MeV/c. The challenge for these transfer lines lies in the parallel operation of the proton, electron and laser beam used to ionize the plasma and seed the self-modulation. These beams, of different characteristics, need to be synchronized and positioned for optimized injection conditions into the wakefield. This task requires great flexibility in the transfer line optics. The status of these designs will be presented in this paper.
Cosmological structure formation in the multiverse

This application proposes a programme of research directed at the outstanding puzzle of modern cosmology: the strangely small non-zero value of the vacuum density.  This can be approached in three ways: (1) Evolution; (2) Revision of gravity;(3) Observer selection in the multiverse.  The first two of these can be addressed by ongoing and future large galaxy surveys.  Part of the research programme is directed at new ways of assuring robust measurements from these surveys of the main diagnostics of interest -- the effective equation of state of dark energy and the growth rate of density fluctuations. This will exploit and extend current work on systematics of galaxy properties as a function of large-scale environment in the cosmic web.

But so far such tests show no deviation from standard gravity and a cosmological constant. This fact drives interest in a multiverse solution, in which different causally disconnected domains may be able to possess different effective cosmological constants.  This research will concentrate on the astrophysically interesting question of how galaxy formation would be affected by different levels of vacuum energy. This previously been addressed only by oversimplified analytic arguments, and it is possible that the exponential sensitivity of galaxy formation efficiency to the vacuum density could be very different to the simple estimates. Current claims that the multiverse approach predicts the right level for the cosmological constant would then be disproved.  In any case, there is much of interest to be learned regarding the robustness of current theories of galaxy formation by 'stress-testing' them outside the rather restricted parameter regimes normally considered. The result will be a deeper understanding of the assembly of cosmic structure in our universe, as well as indications of how it might have proceeded in other members of an ensemble.
Economics Imperialism: SWOT Analysis

It?s been a quarter of century since one of the founders of economic imperialism was crowned with glory and awarded for the establishing of hitherto non-conventional economic approach. Application of analytical tools of economic analysis on non-economic issues has proved that economic science has the capacity and the ability to step outside traditional boundaries of the discipline. Trend of economics? engaging with neighboring disciplines has dramatically increased since that time. Not only the narrow mainstream methodology has greatly expanded, but it proceeded in a way that the range of topics, subjected to economics? influence, seemed to be endless. And economics imperialism continued to evolve, changing only its forms from aggressive to sophisticated one. Although suited to meet economics aspirations, it surely enabled more detailed and thorough understanding of diverse social phenomena. In spite of the fact that economics itself experienced remarkable improvements, owing to such kind of imperialism, its continuous challenging and compromising did not cease to be questioned. That is why this paper is intended to sketch SWOT analysis of economics imperialism. More precisely, its purpose is twofold: a) to review what literature lately offered about justification of economic imperialism; b) to analyze whether weaknesses it produced, within economics as well as threats stemming from outside discipline?s borders, may jeopardize future progress of economic science. We believe that this approach might be helpful for future studies, assessing in what extent the unification of the mainstream and his methodical empowerment are still sufficient to compensate limitations, imposed by economics imperialism.
Innovative Networks for the Agrifood sector

The project aims to promote Small and Medium Enterprises operating in the Agri-food sector. The aim is to connect the businesses of the Agri-food Sector which act into the Region of Ionian Islands and the one in Apulia Region and to create a network which will specialize the knowledge related to this sector by creating a new policy strategy and protocols. The project will be created:
- cross border Thematic Living Labs.
- a cross border umbrella living Lab to control them.
- powerful Electronic Innovation Node-Agrifood Toolbox to provide all services.
Initially, they will bring together the existing data of the primary and secondary sectors related to businesses in the agri-food sector. This knowledge will then be further specified by setting out a new policy for the promotion of agri-food products, focusing on innovation and in the Agrifood sector- Agrifood Value Chain Identification- Diagnosis.
Stability and transitions in physical processes

Many dynamical processes in natural sciences are organized by invariant objects that behave in rather simple ways under time evolution, such as equilibria, periodic orbits, or higher-dimensional invariant surfaces. These objects and the invariant manifolds attached to them act as landmarks that organize the behavior of other trajectories and yield a qualitative description of the dynamics. By computing strategically chosen landmarks, one can obtain considerable information of the possible behaviors of the system.
This strategy is particularly fruitful in Hamiltonian systems, in which a large number of invariant manifolds coexist. For example, it has been realized in recent years that Transition State theory, a framework first developed in chemistry and then applied to other fields of science, relies on the existence of invariant manifolds in phase space. These manifolds encode the essential dynamics of various reorganization processes.
The objective of this RISE proposal is to build a multidisciplinary exchange programme around the determination of invariant dynamical objects which encompass applied mathematics, atomic and molecular physics, chemistry and celestial mechanics.
The project aims at linking mathematicians, physicists and chemists to identify the universal mechanisms behind dynamical transition processes. The proposed collaborative project will be coordinated by the School of Mathematics of Loughborough University, and will involve the Department of Mathematics of the University of Barcelona, the Center for Theoretical Physics (CNRS / Aix Marseille University), the Physics Department of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, the Chemistry Department at the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid and the Physics Department at the University of Stuttgart. The third country partners are Georgia Institute of Technology, represented by the School of Mathematics and the School of Physics and Johns Hopkins University, represented by the School of Chemistry.
Development of a tool kit to investigate protein ubiquitylation in biomedical research

Protein ubiquitylation plays a key role in determining the function and fate of proteins in virtually every biological pathway. The deregulation of such fundamental processes causes various diseases, such as cancer, neurodegeneration and inflammation. Understanding the impact of ubiquitylation is therefore critical for improving human health and welfare. Ubiquitin signalling is predominantly mediated by polyubiquitin chains of distinct linkages. Yet, this process is still poorly understood, largely due to a complete lack of methods for the manipulation of ubiquitin linkage. Here we propose to overcome this problem by establishing an inducible system for substrate- and linkage-selective polyubiquitylation of any target protein in vitro or in living cells. This innovative research tool, which we have named the “Ubiquiton” system, is based on a set of recombinant, tailor-made ubiquitylation enzymes in combination with appropriate tags appended to the desired substrate proteins. Having demonstrated feasibility of the method in principle, we now aim at developing the system for general use as a research and discovery tool kit for molecular biology and biotechnology. To this end, we will design expression constructs for a range of experimental systems and subcellular compartments and demonstrate the versatility of the method in different cell types, verifying its applicability in compartment-specific processes in the nucleus, the cytoplasm and at internal membranes. The Ubiquiton system will enable researchers to induce linkage-specific polyubiquitylation of desired targets in vivo and in vitro, prepare polyubiquitylated proteins for biochemical analysis, identify linkage-specific interaction partners and control protein fate in living cells. It will therefore serve as an innovative research tool for any molecular or cell biologist wishing to investigate the physiology of polyubiquitylation in health and disease.