SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Integrating interventions on maternal mortality and morbidity and HIV: a human rights-based framework and approach.

Maternal mortality and morbidity (MMM) and HIV represent interlinked challenges arising from common causes, magnifying their respective impacts and producing related consequences. Accordingly, an integrated response will lead to the most effective approach for both. Shared structural drivers include gender inequality; gender-based violence (including sexual violence); economic disempowerment; and stigma and discrimination in access to services or opportunities based on gender and HIV. Further, shared system-related drivers also contribute to a lack of effective access to acceptable, high-quality health services and other development resources from birth forward. HIV and MMM are connected in both outcomes and solutions: in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV is the leading cause of maternal death, while the most recent global report on HIV identifies prevention of unintended pregnancy and access to contraception as two of the most important HIV-related prevention efforts.1 Both are central to reducing unsafe abortion--another leading cause of maternal death globally, and particularly in Africa. A human rights-based framework helps to identify these shared determinants. A human rights-based approach works to establish the health-related human rights standards to which all women are entitled, as well to outline the indivisible and intersecting human rights principles which inform and guide efforts to prevent, protect from, respond to, and provide remedy for human rights violations-in this case related to HIV and maternal mortality and morbidity.The Millennium Declaration and Development Goals (MDGs) help to both set quantifiable goals for achieving the components identified within the human rights-based framework and document the international consensus that no single goal--such as those addressing HIV and MMM--can be achieved without progress on all development goals.
Space assisted water quality forecasting platform for optimized decision making in water supply services

Satellite remote sensing has been evolved into a powerful tool for global monitoring of surface waters. Earth Observations (EO) and remote sensing are widely used for quantifying the physical parameters of reservoirs as well as for retrieving selected water constituents concentrations.

Space-O aims at the integration of state of the art (EO) and in situ monitoring with advanced hydrological, water quality models and ICT tools into a powerful decision support system (DSS) for generating real time, short to medium term forecasting water flows and quality data in reservoirs which will be used for the optimization of water treatment plants (WTPs) operations, establishing a complete service line from EO to water business sector.

An operational service platform will be designed to facilitate increased interoperability among EO and modeled services. Data acquisition and integration of almost real time EO data in the hydrological and water quality models will be  implemented in order to provide improved real-time, short to medium term water quantity and quality forecasting in reservoirs. 

A risk-based DSS will be developed in order to enable cost-effective and environmental sustainable Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) operation, based on the water quality parameters forecasts at the reservoir, the in situ monitoring data and the data collected through supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used in WTPs for operation control. 

Additionally, developing Copernicus Services (C3S) will be jointly assessed with site-specific data sets generated through the satellite, modeling, in situ and citizens monitoring services, to produce continuous monitored indicators for enabling water quality Risk Assessment analysis on a catchment level.
Penetrating microjets in soft substrates: towards controlled needle-free injections

The needle-free delivery of liquid jets into soft and heterogeneous substrates, e.g. human tissue, has been hindered by (1) the need to reach specific penetration depths with energy efficient means, (2) the break-up of jets that impedes control over the dose delivery, and (3) liquid splash-back after impacting the substrate that cause cross-contamination between injections. BuBble Gun is aimed at overcoming these challenges. My team and I have recently uncovered new operational regimes of cavitation with continuous-wave lasers. My next goal is to study the energy partition between the creation of bubbles, the formation of liquid jets, and the penetration of these jets into soft substrates. Fundamental insights on energy partitioning will then be applied to achieve major breakthroughs in jet injection, by (1) controlling cavitation within microfluidic confinement, (2) tuning the rheology of jets emerging from confined cavitation, and (3) deriving the relationships between fluid dynamics and material properties governing jet injection into soft substrates. I expect to advance the knowledge at the intersection of microfluidics, physics, and bioengineering, to enable unprecedented control over cavitation, jetting, and injection phenomena. We will develop a portable energy- efficient injection platform by using ultra-high-speed imaging, and quantifying injections with experimental resolutions below the microsecond and micrometer scales. The rheological properties of the jets will be tuned with biocompatible additives to ensure cohesion, before injecting them into in-vitro targets and ex-vivo skin. Numerical models will assist untangling the influence of microfluidic configuration and material properties on the injection outcomes. The ultimate result will be the predictable, reproducible, and efficient injection of liquids that will enable a wide-range of technologies, such as additive manufacturing, coating modifications, the delivery of drugs and vaccinations.
Contribution of Emission Sources on the Air quality of the POrt-cities in Greece and Italy

The general objective of the project is to study the emission sources of air pollution in port cities. The project outputs comprise: • Operation of a mobile air quality monitoring station • Training of the staff on the operation of the mobile air monitoring station • Creation of two emission inventory databases • Assessment reports using data from experimental campaigns and the application of photochemical models • A good practice guide with proposed actions for sustainable development of port-cities. • Working-tables between environmental and port authorities to promote improved environmental management • Papers to be submitted in international peer-reviewed journals.
A Height-Map Based Terrain Rendering with Tessellation Hardware

The height-map is one of the most representative ways of 3D terrain rendering. Technically, the management of level-of-detail factors is the core of height-map rendering. We have a bundle of GPU-based level-of- detail management schemes for terrain renderings, in addition to the lots of CPU-based ones. From OpenGL 4.0 and DirectX 11, the hardware tessellation features are provided to dynamically control the level-of-detail objects. Though the hardware tessellation is a promising approach for the terrain rendering, it has some drawbacks to be widely used. In this paper, we present an efficient way of applying hardware tessellation techniques to the height-map based terrain rendering. Represented as tessellation shader programs, our approach also resolved the popping and the cracking drawbacks of the generic level-of-detail terrain rendering. Our approach can be enhanced with non- uniform patches and terrain flatness factors.
Financial Market Crises and Natural Resource Production

During a financial crisis, the loss of access to world capital markets may force heavily indebted countries to accelerate their production of exhaustible resources. Few studies consider the impact that financial crises have on real behavior, and no existing studies appear to consider the impact a crisis might have on resource production. We find that four major state-owned enterprises in Brazil, Chile and Mexico substantially expanded their production and world market share of copper, iron ore and oil during the 1980s' international financial crisis. There was also a very large expansion, followed by a sharp contraction, of production of tin in Brazil and silver in Mexico. In contrast, Indonesia – a major resource producer who did not succumb to the 1980s' financial crisis – did not accelerate production during the 1980s' crisis, and resource production in the United States sharply contracted during this period. Our study provides new insights into why the prices of natural resources are so volatile and highlights a previously unexplored reason for financial contagion: one country's efforts to service its debt can drive down resource prices and revenues to other indebted resource producers.
Sequential Causal Analyses of Exchange Party's Characteristic, Exchange Relation Perception, Relationship Quality and Behavioral Intention : Customer's Perspective

The research for exchange relationship in customer's perspective is meaningful especially in service, considering distinctive characteristics of service operations such as customer participation in the process whereas most of the recent related researches have been focused on employee's interaction with organization, leader, team and customer. In this study for beauty art service, the exchange party's characteristic is defined with beauty salon's reputation, staff's professionalism and customer's self-esteem. Also the exchange relation perception is classified into symbolism and interaction, Then the directional relations on customer's perspective are empirically investigated in the sequential order of the exchange party's characteristics, the exchange relation perception, the relationship quality and behavioral intention. In addition, the study examined the meditation effect via relationship quality between the exchange relation perception and the behavioral intention. Followings are confirmed from the statistical test with structural equation modelling：Symbolism is significantly caused by all of professionalism, reputation and self-esteem in the descending order of effect size whereas interaction is significantly influenced by only professionalism. The exchange relation perception has significant effect on the relationship quality, in turn which significantly affects behavioral intention. The exchange relation perception shows the significant indirect effect meditated by relationship quality and the insignificant direct effect on behavioral intention. This paper concludes with contribution of this study, managerial implication of the research findings and further research issues.
Probing topcolor-assisted technicolor from top charge asymmetry and triple-top production at the LHC

In a topcolor-assisted technicolor model (TC2) with large FCNC top quark couplings, we study its correlated contributions to the top quark forward-backward asymmetry ($A_{FB}$) at the Tevatron, the top charge asymmetry ($A_{C}$) and the triple-top production at the LHC. Under current constraints on the top quark from the LHC and Tevatron(such as the total and differential production rates), we scan the parameter space of such a TC2 model. We find that in the allowed parameter space the TC2 model can explain the Tevatron measured $A_{FB}$ at $2\sigma$ level, but meanwhile significantly enhance $A_{C}$ at the LHC. Such enhanced $A_{C}$, albeit currently allowed by the LHC measurement at $2\sigma$ level, will serve as a test of TC2 with the improvement of measurement precision at the LHC. Then with all the constraints (including the requirement to explain $A_{FB}$ at $2\sigma$ level and satisfying the current LHC measurement of $A_{C}$ at $2\sigma$ level), we find that the TC2 model can induce sizable triple-top production at the 14 TeV LHC (the production rate can maximally reach 16 pb). Due to the low SM backgrounds, the triple-top production can also be a good probe for TC2 model, complementary to $A_{C}$.
ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY BASED ON ARCGIS IN CORE AREA OF CHANGSHA-ZHUZHOU-XIANGTAN URBAN GROUP

Regional environmental capacity assessment and analysis is an important basis for rational planning of regional development and layout.Firstly,in support of ARCGIS technology,this paper analyzed the atmospheric environmental capacity,water environmental capacity,soil environmental capacity of the core area of the urban agglomeration,then formed the level figure.Secondly,on the base of spatial overlay of each factor and a comprehensive analysis,the core area was divided into five regions:good area,a reasonable area,the saturation region,super-saturated zone,over-saturation region,and some suggestions and measures were also put forward.Its purpose is to promote the rational development,science layout of the region of space and ecological environment protection.It is very important for the specification CZT city cluster two-oriented society and the construction of the rational development.
Knowledge Network Management in Technology Parks

Know-Man improves regional development and spatial innovation policies by exchanging and transferring regional approaches, competencies and instruments of knowledge network management (KNM) to strengthen the region’s global competitiveness. To achieve this goal, the partnership uses instruments developed for intra-firm knowledge management transferring them to a regional level. In business science, knowledge management helps to identify, mobilise, and combine implicit (person-bound) knowledge and competencies making it available for other employees in order to improve the firm’s competitiveness. In the project, such instruments (e.g. knowledge maps, benchmarking, action reviews) are implemented to identify and connect regional cross-sectoral and cross-institutional knowledge potentials within the participating regions.
The project does not intend to introduce a new organisational level within the participating regions. Rather, it unites regional development stakeholders and decision
makers (1. public authorities, 2. economic actors represented by technology parks, and 3. academic representatives) – altogether representing regional TRIPLE HELIX STRUCTURES – to create links between regional endogenous potentials in the knowledge economy. Know-Man specifically intends to improve policies in favour of innovative SMEs, because due to their limited financial and personal resources, SMEs face difficulties to successfully gain access to either regional or global knowledge networks. Each partner contributes to the project’s objectives with rich experiences in strengthening the triple helix structure, in initiating links between enterprises and universities, or by having developed unique policies for innovative SMEs. Uniting these spatially separated experiences, knowledge and competencies, the partnership will be able to elaborate, transfer and publish policies supporting regional KNM. Technology Parks are an ideal partner for KNM as they were institutionalised by public
authorities as a regional economic development & innovation instruments and have proven to be a motor for local economic development with a regional dimension.
The project’s activities have following objectives:
1. strengthening the creative interaction in the knowledge–business–public triangle through an intensive involvement of triple-helix stakeholders
2. identifying, publishing and transferring best practices KNM policies, instruments and tools and their transfer conditions, such as demand analyses, benchmarking KNM services, and regional knowledge atlases
3. Implementing KNM in participating regions through pilot actions
4. developing KNM policy instruments that accelerate the process of bringing new and innovative ideas from public R&D facilities to markets.
The project supports and initiates regional innovation impulses and strengthens each region’s competitiveness. Furthermore, the project develops KNM policies and instruments that can be transferred to other European regions.
Science of synthetic turf surfaces: Player–surface interactions

During sports movements the cleats (also termed studs) penetrate and interlock with the playing surface generating traction forces. The ability to generate traction between a player's footwear and a sporting surface is a crucial factor influencing the player's performance as well as safety from lower limb injury. The traction produced for a given shoe–surface combination is dependent on a number of interacting factors operating at the interface, including the sport movement, the surface system composition, the footwear design and environmental conditions. Prediction and understanding of the mechanism providing traction has remained elusive. This paper presents experimental laboratory and field-based research conducted to assess the physical properties of third generation infilled synthetic turf surface components and the system's influence on the resulting measured rotational traction behaviour. Element testing of the crumb rubber infill was carried out to determine compressibility and shear strength. Sys...
Historical and future land-cover changes in the Upper Ganges basin of India

The green revolution represents one of the greatest environmental changes in India over the last century. The Upper Ganges (UG) basin is experiencing rapid rates of change of land cover and irrigation practices. In this study, we investigated the historical rate of change and created future scenario projections by means of 30 m-resolution multi-temporal Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus data of the UG basin. Post-classification change analysis methods were applied to Landsat images in order to detect and quantify land-cover changes in the UG basin. Subsequently, Markov chain analysis was applied to project future scenarios of land-cover change. Fifteen different scenarios were generated based on historic land-cover change. These scenarios diverged in terms of future projections, highlighting the dynamic nature of the changes. This study has shown that between the years 1984 and 2010 the main land-cover change trends are conversion from shrubs to forest (+4.7%), urbanization (+5.8%), agricultural expansion (+1.3%), and loss of barren land (–9.5%). The land-cover change patterns in the UG basin were mapped and quantified, showing the capability of Landsat data in providing accurate land-cover maps. These results, in combination with those derived from the Markov model, provide the necessary evidence base to support regional land-use planning and develop future-proof water resource management strategies.
SPLICING FOR FLUOROPOLYMER COATED BELTS

This invention relates to a spliced fluoropolymer coated mesh fabric comprising a fluoropolymer coated mesh fabric having two ends that are overlapped so as to align the mesh voids, and a fluoropolymer cord interwoven through at least one row of the aligned voids of the overlapped ends.
Surface structure-activity-relationship in atomically-defined, ultrathin film perovskite catalysts

Due to the intermittency of renewable electricity, conversion to chemical fuel is a necessity for the success of the transition to sustainable energy. A simple and attractive candidate for climate-neutral fuel is hydrogen, which can be produced directly through electrolysis. But substantial market penetration by commercial electrolysers has been hindered by the absence of high-activity, stable, inexpensive, and earth-abundant, catalytic materials. To develop and exploit these materials, a detailed understanding of the underlying relationships between catalytic activity and atomic-level surface structure is required, which has so far been unattainable due to often-case undefined surface areas and structures, as is the case for today’s record-performance electrocatalysts, i.e. Ni-Fe (oxy)(hydr)oxides. Therefore, epitaxial, atomically defined Ni-Fe-based perovskite thin film catalysts will be investigated with advanced operando characterization tools (including synchrotron-based scattering and spectroscopy, and scanning probe approaches) to achieve the following objectives:

- Revalidate activity trends found for polycrystalline and amorphous structures, disseminating the influence from the bulk electronic structure (composition), bond lengths, crystallographic orientation and surface termination

- Derive an atomistic understanding of the catalysis reaction and degradation mechanisms

- Deduce design rules for beyond-state-of-the-art electrocatalyst materials and communicate them to the catalyst research and production communities for exploitation in “real-world” catalyst materials

The results of SEARCh will thus contribute to the goals of development and deployment of low-carbon technologies in line with the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan and the experienced researcher will receive training in innovative, cutting-edge techniques and attain transferable skills, benefitting from a multidisciplinary, international collaboration.
Nature-Inspired control of turbulent flows

Many aspects of the animal flight still remain unexplored, despite the enormous possibilities they offer to improve the current aerospace technology.  One such aspect that received least attention of the scientists is the following: the wing surfaces of the flying animals are coated with hairs, feathers and other filamentous structures. These self-adaptive hairy layers strongly influence the flow field characteristics, and it has been reported that such coatings may be used to control the laminar-turbulent transition as well as turbulence in order to achieve energy efficient flight. The objectives of the NiCoFlow project are: (1) to devise the essential mathematical and computational framework to study the flow around objects with surface-mounted self-adaptive hairs, and (2) to elucidate the fundamental fluid dynamic mechanisms through which the surface coatings can enable new flow control strategies. In this work, a homogenized poro-elastic continuum models will be used to describe the flow through the hairy layers. Moreover, a computational approach to simulate two-way coupling between such homogenized continuum models and the surrounding fluid flow will be developed.. This approach will be thoroughly validated by simulating fluid flow over a flat plate attached with surface-mounted flexible hairs and comparing the numerical results against existing experimental data. The validated model will be used to perform direct numerical simulations of transitional and turbulent flows to reveal the detailed flow characteristics, and shed light on how these self-adaptive hairy features may delay the transition to turbulence and reduce the turbulent skin-friction. A potential passive control technique, relying on these nature-inspired hairy coatings, will have a large industrial impact, including applications in aeronautics, energy harvesting and the transport sector.
An Improved Algorithm For The Solution of Kepler 's Equation For An Elliptical Orbit

In this paper, a root finding method due to iterative method is used first to the solution of Kepler's equation for an elliptical orbit. Then the extrapolation technique in the form of Aitken Δ 2 acceleration is applied to improve the convergence of the iterative method. In addition, by making use a new improvement to Aitken's method enables one to obtain efficiently the numerical solution of the Kepler's equation. The speed of the proposed algorithms is compared using different values of eccentricity ) ( e in the range ) 1 , 0 ( ∈ e and for given mean anomaly (M).