SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Towards Software Product Lines Based Cloud Architectures

Cloud computing has emerged as a model for utility computing that promotes on-demand scalability, flexible application deployment and reuse. Software product lines (SPL) promote reusable application development for product families. As any computing system, cloud-based systems evolve to respond to changing clients' requirements. Cloud-based applications can be modeled as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) families similar to the SPL products. As SPL development techniques rely on feature models to describe the commonality and variability of family member applications, such techniques can be used to model variability in SaaS. In this paper, we describe a unified and systematic framework for modeling cloud services in a vendor-neutral manner. In addition, we demonstrate the applicability of the variability framework for building and customizing SaaS multitenant applications. Our approach is based on a meta-model that formalizes the multiple views of service-oriented SaaS applications. A proof of concept tool that automatically generates multitenant applications (to adapt to changing requirements of tenants) is presented. Our approach facilitates development of cloud SaaS families in a systematic, consistent, and platform independent way.
(11429.27102016.098000970) TESSICUR? STUDIUM UND ENTWICKLUNG EINES PROZESSES FÜR DEN BAU VON HOCHTEMPERATUR-TEXTILSTRUKTUREN FÜR SICHERHEIT, MIT HOHEN EIGENSCHAFTEN? ABSCHIRMUNG UND WÄRMEDÄMMUNG

DAS TESSICUR-PROJEKT ZIELT DARAUF AB, EIN VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG UND VERZAHNUNG VON ZUSAMMENGESETZTEN TEXTILEN STRUKTUREN ZU UNTERSUCHEN, ZU ENTWERFEN, ZU REALISIEREN UND ZU ENTWICKELN, DAS MIT VERSCHIEDENEN VERARBEITUNGSARTEN WIE SCHÄRFEN UND NÄHEN, BESTEHEND AUS FLAMMHEMMENDEN FASERN MINERALISCHEN UND/ODER SYNTHETISCHEN URSPRUNGS, GEWONNEN WIRD, UM ZUSAMMEN MIT ANDEREN MATERIALIEN DIE BESTANDTEILE VON SICHERHEITSKLEIDUNG FÜR EXPONIERTES PERSONAL UND ISOLIERUNG FÜR UMGEBUNGEN GEGEN HITZE UND FEUER FÜR TECHNISCHE ANWENDUNGEN WIE TRENNEN VON FLÄCHEN ODER ABSCHIRMUNG VON TEILEN GEFÄHRLICHER PFLANZEN ZUSAMMENZUSTELLEN. DIESE ART VON SICHERHEITSKLEIDUNG? IN EINER VIELZAHL VERWENDET? VON WERKEN: VON ÖFEN, FEUERWEHRLEUTEN, CHEMIEANLAGEN BIS HIN ZUM PETROCHEMISCHEN ANLAGENPERSONAL, WIE Z. B. OFFSHORE-BERGBAUPLATTFORMEN. IN DEN MEISTEN FÄLLEN KOMMT ES DAZU? VERWENDET IM FALLE VON FEUER ODER EXPOSITION GEGENÜBER HOHEN TEMPERATUREN. DIE VERPACKUNG
Perturbations in Action Goal Influence Bimanual Grasp Posture Planning

The authors examined the effects of perturbations in action goal on bimanual grasp posture planning. Sixteen participants simultaneously reached for 2 cylinders and placed either the left or the right end of the cylinders into targets. As soon as the participants began their reaching movements, a secondary stimulus was triggered, which indicated whether the intended action goal for the left or right hand had changed. Overall, the tendency for a single hand to select end-state comfort compliant grasp postures was higher for the nonperturbed condition compared to both the perturbed left and perturbed right conditions. Furthermore, participants were more likely to plan their movements to ensure end-state comfort for both hands during nonperturbed trials, than perturbed trials, especially object end-orientation conditions that required the adoption of at least one underhand grasp posture to satisfy bimanual end-state comfort. Results indicated that when the action goal of a single object was perturbed, participants attempted to reduce the cognitive costs associated with grasp posture replanning by maintaining the original grasp posture plan, and tolerating grasp postures that result in less controllable final postures.
The global qur’an. shared traditions, imperial languages and transnational actors

This project looks at Qur’an translations as a central medium through which Muslims across the globe today approach their faith. Since the early 20th century, Qur’an translations have been produced in nearly all languages read by Muslims by a variety of individual and institutional actors across nation-state borders. GloQur aims to elucidate three major transnational dimensions of the burgeoning field of Qur’an translation and their interdependence. First, it will examine transnational governmental and non-governmental actors in the field as well as the translations produced by them. Second, it strives to transcend the simple dichotomy between Arabic and ‘vernacular’ languages by analysing, from a historical perspective, the complex centre-periphery structures created by the spread of European languages such as English, French and Russian. Third, we will study the negotiation and reconstruction of a shared exegetical heritage in various linguistic, social and ideological settings.   We will examine the conditions in which translations were and still are commissioned and produced, the literary history and ideological backdrop of translations, the translators’ decisions as they become manifest in the texts and their use by local audiences. By studying the role of Qur’an translations in specific Muslim communities, as well as their use in social media, we seek to shed light on the linguistic, cultural and religious significance that is attributed to them and on the processes through which specific translations are elevated to a position of authority. GloQur will thus bridge the gap between philological, historical and anthropological approaches to modern and contemporary Muslim engagement with the Qur’an.  By developing an analytical framework for understanding the translation of a sacred text as a transnational religious, social and political practice, the project will break new ground in understanding the global dynamics of contemporary Islam.
Predicting influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers: What are the key motivators?

Health care worker (HCW) vaccination was critical to protecting HCW during the H1N1 pandemic. However, vaccine uptake rates fell below recommended targets. This study examined motivators and barriers influencing HCW pH1N1 vaccination to identify modifiable factors that can improve influenza vaccine uptake.A cross-sectional survey was conducted at a large Canadian tertiary care hospital. HCW (N = 3,275) completed measures of demographics, vaccination history, influenza risk factors, and attitudes toward pH1N1 vaccination. Self-reported vaccination was verified with staff vaccination records. Of the total sample, 2,862 (87.4%) HCW received the pH1N1 vaccine. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to predict HCW vaccination.HCW attitudes toward vaccination significantly predicted vaccination, even after adjusting for demographics, vaccine history, and influenza risk factors. This model correctly predicted 95% (confidence interval [CI]: 0.93-0.96) of HCW vaccination. Key modifiable factors driving HCW vaccination include (1) desire to protect family members and patients, (2) belief that vaccination is important even if one is healthy, (3) confidence in vaccine safety, and (4) supervisor and physician encouragement.This research identified fundamental reasons why HCW get vaccinated and provides direction for future influenza vaccination programs. To enhance vaccine uptake, it is important to target HCW attitudes in influenza vaccine campaigns and create a culture of vaccine promotion in the workplace, including strong messaging from supervisors and physicians.
Modeling Slow Crack Growth Behavior of Glass Strengthened by a Subcritical Tensile Stress Using Surface Stress Relaxation

Glasses exhibit slow crack growth under stress intensities below the fracture toughness in the presence of water vapor or liquid water. It has been observed by several authors that when an oxide glass with a large crack is held under a subcritical stress intensity (where no slow crack growth occurs) in room-temperature water vapor or liquid water, upon reloading to a higher stress intensity, a finite restart time is observed prior to measurable crack extension. This phenomenon of apparent strengthening, or crack arrest, has been attributed to concepts such as corrosive dissolution of the crack tip, crack tip blunting, or water diffusion, and subsequent swelling of the material around the crack tip. Recently, a newly observed surface stress relaxation process that is aided by molecular water diffusion was used to improve the mechanical strength of glass fibers and to explain the subsurface compressive stress peak observed in ion-exchange strengthened glasses. The same process is employed here to explain these delayed slow crack growth data. A simple mathematical model has been developed utilizing water-assisted surface stress relaxation and fracture mechanics. Predictions of restart times using the model agreed well with published experimental data, indicating that surface stress relaxation is responsible for the anomalous delayed slow crack growth behavior.
Implementation of construction fasteners with increased thermal parameters for fixing heavy facade elements on the market

The project will implement the results of research work on construction connectors with increased thermal parameters for fixing heavy facade elements (product innovation), dedicated to investors, designers and contractors. The connectors resulting from R & D work will meet tightening energy efficiency standards and applicable fire protection requirements. In order to implement these results, it will be necessary to purchase 2 equipment which will be incorporated into the AGS machine park – welding robot and press brake for the production of components. The equipment will be purchased as part of competitive tendering procedures.
Paradigm shifts for railway – technology uptake strategies for a lean, integrated and flexible railway system

Project FLEX-RAIL has the vision to target a lean, integrated and flexible railway system, which will stimulate further innovation within the rail sector and will ensure that rail services can address the future user needs. To achieve this, the following objectives and actions are defined:
To have a Forecast of evolution of key fundamental technologies, identification of technical risks and of potential blocking points project FLEX_RAIL will review relevant existing and upcoming trends, influencing factors, innovations & earlier projects on blue-sky transport system. 
To look forward the possible achievement of the following future impacts the definition and implementation of a impact assessment framework and modelling tool for the defined rail scenario and transition pathways will be done.
To formulate technological concepts a future rail system scenario will be developed based on a participatory process involving all users of the rail system.The scenario will build on the analysis of trends and innovations happening in other transport sectors and of railways sector blue-sky projects and disruptive technologies.
Assessment of the scenario feasibility, considering the transition pathways, the potential business models and the governance processes will be done to the:
• Identification of key aspects for business feasibility  
• Analysis of the current safety requirements and how the introduction of “train-centric” automated concept, the introduction of disruptive technologies and the digitalisation affect will change the railway safety approach.  
Conclusions, recommendations and implications for the S2R activities will end the project. 
Maximisation of impact will be achieved by interaction with other projects and dissemination with the objective to maximise the impact of the project amongst the rail sector and wider society thru co-operation with all existing bodies, parallel H2020 and S2R projects, scientific journals, trade publications.
Computed radiography versus indirect digital radiography for the detection of glass soft-tissue foreign bodies

Abstract Aim The principle aim of this study was to compare computed radiography (CR) and indirect, flat-panel, digital radiography (DR) for the visibility of radio-opaque glass foreign bodies. Methods An image-quality study was undertaken using a chicken thigh, as the soft-tissue model, implanted with varying sizes of glass particles (1 mm, 2 mm and 3 mm) which were imaged using CR and DR. Observers rated the acquired images based on the presence or absence and conspicuity of the foreign body. Ratings were then analysed in order to identify significance of any findings. Results CR (median = 4, interquartile range (IQR) = 1.0, n  = 240) was found to be superior to DR (median = 3, IQR = 3.0, n  = 240) in the detection of glass foreign bodies in soft-tissue ( p  = 0.001). Decreasing size of foreign bodies did not affect the performance of CR ( p  = 0.298), but did for DR with x 2 (2, n  = 240) = 12.22, p  = 0.002. The selected exposure factors were a limiting factor for DR but not for CR. Conclusion For the systems used in the current study, CR should be considered ahead of DR for glass particles less than 3 mm while for the larger glass particles either CR or DR is appropriate. Finally, careful consideration should be taken when selecting exposure factors for imaging foreign bodies.
r5engineers+security

The company intends to implement the best practices and recommendations of DGS and, in this sense, to carry out an investment plan that will involve several adaptations in its space, in its methods and in its relationship with clients, aiming at safety in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investigating metal-organic frameworks using excited-state dynamics and theoretical spectroscopy

The success of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is rooted in their structural flexibility enabling limitless possibilities for topology design and applicability. An exhaustive synthesis for potential candidate screening is however tedious and inefficient with regard to material consumption and human resources. Theoretical approaches have thus become indispensable for the simulation and prediction of electronic and structural properties.

With the project ''MOFdynamics'', we will make a contribution to theoretical structure modeling which will complement experimental research on MOF design. Our proposed computational approach will enable to perform excited-state molecular dynamics simulations and to calculate X-ray absorption as well as fluorescence spectra for solid-state materials, in particular MOFs. Its innovative capacity and the anticipated impact originate from combining the essential ingredients for efficient structure modeling: The treatment of the porous solids is based on periodic boundary conditions. Density functional theory in combination with hybrid functionals is employed for the description of excited states representing the most adequate electronic-structure model. Large-scale applications are made feasible by exploiting advanced computational and technical procedures for high-performance computing. To this concern, the novel developments will be implemented in the CP2K program package and applied for efficient structural characterization and analysis of experimentally synthesized MOFs.   

''MOFdynamics'' will advance computational tools for state-of-the-art research within the interdisciplinary field of quantum chemistry, solid-state physics and materials science. Its contributions will pave the way for a comprehensive theoretical treatment of recent progress in X-ray spectroscopy. Being implemented in a freely available software package, the proposed research represents a significant added value to the community and European excellence.
Solar twinning to create solar research twins

Research and Innovation (R&I) in Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) technologies promises global impacts through new and sustainable solutions to societal challenges. CST technologies include 1) Solar Thermal Electricity (STE/CSP), 2) Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP), 3) Solar Fuels, and 4) Clean and Fresh Water. Europe is currently a global technology leader in CST, and SolarTwins is designed to strengthen this leadership position. The Goal of SolarTwins is to Step-Up the Scientific Excellence and Innovation Capacity of the Promising Institution METU-GÜNAM's CST research laboratory through Twinning with the Leading Institutions PSA-CIEMAT and DLR. SolarTwins builds on several EU CST R&I networks and activities in which all 3 institutions are participating including EU-SOLARIS, EERA-JP-CSP, and SFERA-III. SolarTwins contains 3 Twinning Work Packages (WPs 1-3). WP1 contains cross-cutting activities including Joint Kick-Off Activities targeting stakeholders and External Training to strengthen local, regional and national R&I capacities. WP2 is dedicated to ESRs and contains 2 summer schools at METU taught be experts from PSA-CIEMAT and DLR, and exchange of METU ESRs to PSA-CIEMAT and DLR for training and research mentoring. WP3 is dedicated to developing joint research lines between METU-GÜNAM and each of PSA-CIEMAT and DLR. WP3 includes activities for METU-GÜNAM personnel at each of PSA-CIEMAT and DLR to formulate joint research lines, and METU-GÜNAM staff exchange to each of PSA-CIEMAT and DLR to develop joint research proposals. WP4 is dedicated to maximising the Impacts of SolarTwins and includes Exploitation, Dissemination, and Communication tasks, and a Final Conference. WP5 is dedicated to project management. SolarTwins is specifically formulated to lead to Joint Research Proposals that target large joint funding opportunities to increase competitive research funds to all partners, and result in more effective use of public research funds.
Note: A simple sample transfer alignment for ultra-high vacuum systems

The alignment of ultra-high-vacuum sample transfer systems can be problematic when there is no direct line of sight to assist the user. We present the design of a simple and cheap system which greatly simplifies the alignment of sample transfer devices. Our method is based on the adaptation of a commercial digital camera which provides live views from within the vacuum chamber. The images of the camera are further processed using an image recognition and processing code which determines any misalignments and reports them to the user. Installation has proven to be extremely useful in order to align the sample with respect to the transfer mechanism. Furthermore, the alignment software can be easily adapted for other systems.
Thermodynamic and Structural Factors That Influence the Redox Potentials of Tungsten–Alkylidyne Complexes

The thermodynamic and structural factors that influence the redox properties of an extensive set of tungsten–alkylidyne complexes (W(CR)L4X) are analyzed by combining synthesis, electrochemistry, and computational modeling based on free energy calculations of oxidation potentials at the density functional theory level. The observed linear correlations among oxidation potentials, HOMO energies, and gas-phase ionization energies are found to be consistent with the approximately constant solvation free energy differences between reduced and oxidized species over the complete set. The W–X bond length, trans to the alkylidyne ligand, is found to be a good descriptor of the positioning of the key frontier orbitals that regulate the redox properties of the complexes.
INNOVAZIONE DEL MODELLO DI BUSINESS

IL PROGETTO PUNTA AL CONSOLIDAMENTO DELLA STRATEGIA DI COMMERCIALIZZAZIONE ONLINE  DELL - IMPRESA ATTRAVERSO UNA RIDEFINIZIONE DELLA STRATEGIA DI BUSINESS, INTRODUCENDO ELEMENTI DI  INNOVAZIONE RISPETTO ALL - AUTOMATIZZAZIONE DEI PROCESSI DI GESTIONE E AL MIGLIORAMENTO DEI SISTEMI DI  TARGETIZZAZIONE DELLA PIATTAFORMA DI ECOMMERCE.
A Persistent Memory-Aware Buffer Pool Manager Simulator for Multi-Tenant Cloud Databases

Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) is a promising development for Database Management Systems (DBMS), offering abundant and fast storage to complement traditional disk and main memory architectures. NVM introduces additional data migration possibilities to the traditional buffer pool (BP) managers used by the DBMS. Hence, the efficient use of this new technology requires a re-design of the BP manager. For the cloud Database-as-a-Service products, this need for a re-design is further complicated by the traditional cloud providers’ goal to minimize the Service Level Agreement (SLA) violation penalties paid to their tenants. Unfortunately, current research in the area does not provide a comprehensive picture of the components constituting a multi-tenant persistent memory aware BP manager for a cloud database that makes use of NVM. Furthermore, researchers lack the software tools needed to quickly prototype and estimate the effectiveness of novel data management policies guiding those components. In this paper, we attempt to remedy both issues, first, by proposing a generalized framework that defines the purpose and the abstract interfaces of various multitenant persistent memory-aware BP manager components, and second, by developing and demonstrating a simulator algorithm that is shown to aid in quick testing of different implementations of those BP manager components.
WASTEWATER CONCENTRATOR

Disclosed is a system and method for adjusting wastewater loading in a sewer main (105) thereby increasing the effective system capacity of the sewer main (105). A portion of raw wastewater (103) is diverted from the sewer main (105). Diverted wastewater (107) is separated, for example, by a vortex separator (203), to form concentrated solids (117) and separated liquid (113). The separated liquid (113) can be treated and made available for reuse or disposal. The concentrated solids (117) are reintroduced into the main sewer main (105) in a proportion that adjusts the wastewater loading in the sewer main (105) to a predetermined amount or predetermined range. Also disclosed is a system and method for reintroducing the concentrated solids (117) into the sewer main (105) in a portion that adjusts the solids loading in the sewer main (105) to a predetermined amount or predetermined range.
Toward a persuasive mobile application to reduce sedentary behavior

Prolonged sitting is a potential health risk, not only for people with an inactive lifestyle but also for those who meet the daily physical activity recommendations. Mobile applications that trigger people to take regular breaks from sitting seem promising. In this paper, we present the results of our quest to create effective persuasive mobile applications aimed at reducing sedentary behavior. First, we developed SitCoach, a mobile application to nudge office workers from their seats. SitCoach monitors physical activity and sedentary behavior and provides timely persuasive messages suggesting active breaks. A user test showed that users had little awareness of the risks of prolonged sitting and considered their ability to take active breaks to be highly dependent on external factors. The results from this study formed the basis for a second experiment, which was more extensive in duration and number of participants. In this 6-week experiment, office workers received timely persuasive messages on their smart phones, advising them to take an active break whenever they were sitting behind their computer for too long. Compared to a Control group who did not receive these messages, a significant decrease in computer activity was achieved. The studies show the potential and limitations of using a smart phone as a platform for reducing sedentary behavior. We conclude with recommendations to create effective mobile applications that motivate people to take regular breaks from sitting.