SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Sources of the Nanwenhe - Song Chay granitic complex (SW China - NE Vietnam) and its tectonic significance

Abstract The Nanwenhe - Song Chay complex (NSCC) is a large early Paleozoic pluton straddling the border between SW China and NE Vietnam. It is located at the tectonic junction of the Yangtze, Cathaysia and Indochina blocks so that the source of the complex is still enigmatic. The rocks from the complex are high-K calc-alkaline and peraluminous S-type granite. LA-ICP-MS U–Pb dating of zircons from twelve granitic samples in the complex gives crystallization ages in the range of 436–423 Ma. Zircon U–Pb-Hf isotopes and geochemical data show that the Nanwenhe granites in the northern part of the NSCC probably were mainly derived from Neoproterozoic metamorphic pelites analogous to those in the Xiajiang and Danzhou Groups. In contrast, the Song Chay granites in the southern part of the NSCC were probably derived from Neoproterozoic metamorphic psammites analogous to those in the Fanjingshan and Sibao groups in the southwestern Yangtze Block. The granites from the complex contain abundant inherited zircons with a main peak at 836–808 Ma and subordinate peaks at ~ 734 Ma and 528–665 Ma. The inherited zircons have age distribution patterns and Hf-isotopic compositions similar to those for the detrital zircons from Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in the southwestern part of the Yangtze Block, but different from those of the Cathaysia Block and Indochina Block. Therefore, the basement of the NSCC is equivalent to the Yangtze Block, and the complex may represent the westernmost tip of the early Paleozoic orogenic belt in the SCB. We thus assume that the boundaries between the Yangtze Block and the Cathaysia Block and between the SCB and ICB should be located to the southeast and southwest of the Nanwenhe - Song Chay area, respectively.
Reliability and validity of the faculty evaluation instrument used at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences: Results from the Haematology Course.

To assess reliability and validity of evaluation tool using Haematology course as an example.The cross-sectional study was conducted at King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University of Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2012, while data analysis was completed in 2013. The 27-item block evaluation instrument was developed by a multidisciplinary faculty after a comprehensive literature review. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using principal component analysis with varimax rotation and Kaiser normalisation. Identified factors were combined to get the internal consistency reliability of each factor. Student's t-test was used to compare mean ratings between male and female students for the faculty and block evaluation.Of the 116 subjects in the study, 80(69%) were males and 36(31%) were females. Reliability of the questionnaire was Cronbach's alpha 0.91. Factor analysis yielded a logically coherent 7 factor solution that explained 75% of the variation in the data. The factors were group dynamics in problem-based learning (alpha0.92), block administration (alpha 0.89), quality of objective structured clinical examination (alpha 0.86), block coordination (alpha 0.81), structure of problem-based learning (alpha 0.84), quality of written exam (alpha 0.91), and difficulty of exams (alpha0.41). Female students' opinion on depth of analysis and critical thinking was significantly higher than that of the males (p=0.03).The faculty evaluation tool used was found to be reliable, but its validity, as assessed through factor analysis, has to be interpreted with caution as the responders were less than the minimum required for factor analysis.
Towards a Common Quality Control and food chain traceability system for the Greek – Italian primary sector of activity.

The project aims at developing a model of the total management of olive growing in order to: • Monitor the conditions under which the olives are cultivated, • Produce and distribute a “best practice” roadmap for the cultivation of olives, • Prove the quality of the product through quantitative measures, strengthening the positioning Towards this, a novel platform based on a special purpose Geographical Information System will be developed, build to integrate the first Electronic Cultivation Record for olives. Environment-friendly products will be obtained by implementing innovative methods and tools made available by the research and the best available technologies. The core objective of the project is based in the cooperation among actors such as the farmers, the research institutions and the local and regional authorities/ agencies. This is done to guarantee an actual transfer of the research results and consequently to promote the development and maintenance of this traditional agricultural sector.
Territorial Impact of EU Research & Development Policy

The project analyses the distribution of the two principal instruments of EU R&D policy: the Structural Funds and the RTD Framework Programmes.

The emerging picture of the EU's R&D geography is more complex than a simple core-periphery analysis would suggest. The spatial patterns of EU R&D policy expenditures are not evenly distributed. EU R&D policies are demonstrably impacting on the spatial geography of R&D across the EU in a number of ways. Chief amongst these are the effects of making connections between firms and research bodies across the EU and the strengthening of the capacity of individual regions to participate in research and innovation activities.

The effects of EU R&D policies are most strongly visible at the micro-scale. Within individual regions the Structural Funds are having important effects on supporting the development of research and innovation capacity.

On first sight the distribution of projects funded by the Framework Programmes appears to counteract territorial cohesion objectives, as economically stronger regions tend to have a larger number of firms and research organisations engaged in Framework Programme activities. However, closer analysis demonstrates that when economic strength is controlled for, and more particularly levels of R&D expenditure, many less favoured regions benefit disproportionately from the Framework Programmes.

The project shows that at the EU level the Framework Programmes are having a significant influence on stimulating the development of a European Innovation System through promoting linkages between researchers and companies located across the Union. These networks are actively stimulating knowledge exchange and innovation within their membership, with positive effects reported in home regions. EU R&D policy is making a strong contribution to building both individual skills and experience and to 'raising the game' of individual companies and organisations. The potential that these transnational networks offer in terms of wider spillover effects within home regions is substantial. However, current evidence suggests that the effects of this are in practice more limited.
Clean Urban Transport Systems

The overall objective is the improvement of transport, information and communication networks and services by reducing emission effects and promoting actions of reducing environmental transport related risks. Specifically the main objectives are:  
• Improvement in time and transport costs, and minimization of the pollution risk caused by the transport systems.
• Supporting of sustainable development of transport systems.    
• Easier access to friendly information services for the development of accessibility and attractiveness.
• increasing the levels of satisfaction among public transport users
• Increasing knowledge about clean vehicles and alternative fuels
Safety in smart vehicle - pedestrian interaction

There has been a lot of research on smart vehicles (SV, including autonomous vehicles and smart powered wheelchairs), mainly for motorways and other structured environments, with resulting safety levels in such highly structured conditions being excellent. However, the situation is different for less structured environments, particularly where interaction between SV and pedestrians is possible, such as pedestrian junctions and mixed traffic environments. In these cases, more fundamental research in safety aspects is needed, since even minor contact between humans and vehicle poses serious dangers to unprotected humans. Specifically, pedestrian intention prediction is crucial for safe and smooth SV operation. This project aims to develop multi-source and multi-modal algorithms which can predict intentions of pedestrians under challenging lighting conditions (using both visible (RGB) and thermal imaging), using cues from both pedestrian movements as well as their environmental and social context. The project aims at enhancing the safety level of pedestrians in the context of SV in unstructured environments. Apart from the development of novel algorithms in this challenging domain, we aim to maximise the impact of our research through the creation of one of the first pedestrian intention prediction datasets combining RGB and thermal images. Performance evaluation of intention pedestrian algorithms will involve both vehicles in intersections, as well as smart wheelchairs for people with disabilities. By enhancing the safety level of SV and pedestrians through predicting pedestrians' intention under various lighting conditions, the results of this project will be very helpful for the development of SV, and will also promote the public' s acceptance of SV. Consequently, the results of this project are very beneficial for the EU, where multiple governmental and commercial autonomous driving initiatives are active.
Experimental verification of air-breathing continuous rotating detonation fueled by hydrogen

Abstract A direct-connect experimental facility is built up in order to demonstrate the feasibility of air-breathing continuous rotating detonation (CRD). An air-heater is used to produce supersonic and vitiated air with total temperature of 860 K, which corresponds to a Mach ( Ma ) 4 flight condition. Additionally, a pre-detonator tangent to the detonation combustor is adopted to initiate the mixture of the vitiated air and room-temperature hydrogen. The results show that CRD is successfully sustained and propagating with velocity of 1280 m/s while the supersonic air flow in the isolator is not affected by the CRD. A long-duration test is further conducted, and it is shown that the CRD has worked continuously for more than three seconds. The results suggest that the long-time working of air-breathing CRD with a supersonic air flow into the CRD combustor is available in principle.
Process of distant lymph node metastasis in colorectal carcinoma: Implication of extracapsular invasion of lymph node metastasis

We previously demonstrated that extracapsular invasion (ECI) at a metastatic sentinel node was significantly associated with the presence of positive non-sentinel nodes in patients with breast cancer. However, the mechanism of metastatic spreading of tumor cells to distant lymph nodes in patients with colorectal carcinoma is not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the factors that may determine the likelihood of additional regional lymph node metastasis when metastasis is found in nodes at the N1 site in colorectal cancer, especially focusing on the presence of ECI.Two hundred and twenty-eight consecutive patients who underwent colorectal resection were identified for inclusion in this study, of which 37 (16.2%) had positive lymph nodes at the N1 site. Six of these 37 cases had additional metastasis in N2 site lymph nodes. We reviewed the clinicopathological features of these cases and performed statistical analysis of the data.In the univariate analysis ECI at the N1 site was the only factor significantly associated with the presence of cancer cells in the N2 site. Other factors, including number of positive lymph nodes, lymphovascular invasion of the primary tumor, tumor size and tumor depth of invasion, were not associated with metastatic involvement at the N2 site.Our results suggest that the presence of ECI at metastatic lymph nodes at the N1 site is correlated with further metastasis at the N2 site. These findings imply the possibility that ECI might indicate the ability of colorectal tumor cells to disseminate to distant lymph nodes.
Digital Ecosystems - Learning Applications Network

This Project supports the INTERREG IVC Programme’s profoundly-important objective of improving the effectiveness of regional development policies for the advancement of the knowledge economy.  It will result in enhanced policies for increased regional competitiveness, job creation and growth - both at project partner level and across all EU regions – via the development, deployment and exploitation of emerging, innovative information and communication technologies (ICTs) and eBusiness models such as Digital Business Ecosystems, Living Labs and Digitally-Networked Businesses (hereafter referred to collectively as “digital ecosystems” or “DEs”).  This will be achieved by (a) identifying and disseminating both established and newly-emerging good practices and successful initiatives in these fields, and (b) providing an interregional Learning Applications Network which will involve key stakeholders and policy-makers and enable them to exchange experiences, knowledge and good practices.
Although the DE concept is fairly new, each of the 9 Partners involved directly in the project has specific experience of, or expertise in, different aspects of DE development and deployment.  The partners, who represent a carefully-selected mix of geographical coverage, experience and networking skills, will analyse good practices both within their region and in other regions where DEs have been developed successfully, and also across a range of chosen sectors/themes, and exchange information and experiences via a planned programme of Interregional Workshops, Peer Review Visits and staff exchanges.  All partners will be involved in the preparation and exchange of detailed reports, concluding with a final report summarising the way forward for each region.  The Project will also include 8 regional pilot actions to assess the likely benefits of innovative ICTs and new eBusiness approaches, and to evaluate the potential for transferring good practices between sectors/regions.
Estimating directional epistasis

Epistasis, i.e. the fact that gene effects depend on the genetic background, is a direct consequence of the complexity of genetic architectures. Despite this, most of the models used in evolutionary and quantitative genetics pay scant attention to genetic interactions. For instance, the traditional decomposition of genetic effects models epistasis as noise around the evolutionarily-relevant additive effects. Such an approach is only valid if it is assumed that there is no general pattern among interactions -- a highly speculative scenario. Systematic interactions generate directional epistasis, which has major evolutionary consequences. In spite of its importance, directional epistasis is rarely measured or reported by quantitative geneticists, not only because its relevance is generally ignored, but also due to the lack of simple, operational, and accessible methods for its estimation. This paper describes conceptual and statistical tools that can be used to estimate directional epistasis from various kinds of data, including QTL mapping results, phenotype measurements in mutants, and artificial selection responses. As an illustration, I measured directional epistasis from a real-life example. I then discuss the interpretation of the estimates, showing how they can be used to draw meaningful biological inferences.
Relato de experiência: sequência didática com a introdução do jogo Traverse no Ensino Fundamental

Este trabalho apresenta o relato de experiência de uma sequência didática que teve como objetivo ponderar e investigar a utilização do jogo Traverse para construção de definições geométricas e desenvolvimento de raciocínio lógico-matemático, em alunos do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental. A experiência ocorreu numa escola municipal em Santana do Araguaia, durante as atividades da disciplina de Prática Pedagógica em Matemática II do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática de uma universidade pública do Pará. A investigação, de base qualitativa, abarcou orientações teóricas sobre a Etnomatemática e utilização de materiais didáticos concretos no ensino. Os instrumentos usados para a análise descritiva foram a atividade escrita, as anotações da pesquisadora e as respostas orais dos estudantes. Os resultados evidenciam que o jogo Traverse se mostrou adequado para os estudantes formularem conceitos de Geometria e de polígonos, favoreceu o raciocínio lógico, a cooperação e participação. A análise permitiu concluir que os alunos compreenderam conceitos geométricos ultrapassando o simples ato de observação e memorização, perceberam a matemática de forma mais contextualizada, presente nos jogos recreativos. Sugerem-se novos estudos que investiguem a Etnomatemática no ensino para que os estudantes conheçam e respeitem outras culturas e percebam a matemática como um conhecimento histórico, social e cultural.
Common Information to European Air

Cities and regions present complex challenges in the areas of transport and environment. Consequently, local and regional authorities are keen to find efficient and integrated solutions for their environmental and traffic problems. The pressure on European cities and regions to implement the related EU regulations on air quality has led to a multitude of initiatives and isolated solutions, often with no common approach. Initiatives are required to develop better and more efficient solutions that go beyond the obligations of the related EU directives and that create synergies through the sharing of knowledge and experience. CITEAIR aims to develop improved and more efficient solutions to assess the impact of traffic on air quality in large urban areas. Through close cooperation, exchange of experience and joint developments with European Cities and Regions, the program will inform professional users and the public on the environmental situation and offer guidance on efficient measures to abate adverse environmental situations. Other municipalities are encouraged to contribute to the work via a user network.
GEDERI - GEDERI

The GEDERI project aims to improve island management through the sharing of experience and information on topics that are common to the different regions and which currently represent weak points. It aims to put an end to the isolation of island regions by creating a network of expertise and a body of knowledge, methods and tools related to island issues. This will be implemented by organising seminars and conferences so that all partners can benefit from the experience and good practices of others. Overall objective / Objectif général The objective of the GEDERI programme is: To improve island management by the public organizations responsible for them in areas relating to economic development, service quality and the environment. To benefit from existing “local poles of knowledge” in the various island regions in order to help train or at least inform the political and administrative leaders in other island regions. Expected results / Résultats attendus As an extension to long-standing cooperation among island regions, the project aims to: • Put an end to island isolation by creating a firm network of expertise. • Exchange and disseminate a body of knowledge and tools related to islands. • Improve governance by public authorities on islands.
Vectored DSL: Potential, Implementation Issues and Challenges

This paper investigates specific techniques suitable for Vectored DSL, their performance, complexity and practical implementation. More specifically, various Vectored DSL techniques for both upstream and downstream transmission are discussed, including the Tomlinson-Harashima Pre-coder (THP), Diagonalizing Pre-coder (DP), Zero-Forcing (ZF) canceller, and Decision-Feedback (DF) canceller. A thorough discussion on some of the practical implementation aspects of Vectored DSL is provided. In particular, various implementation challenges are discussed, including computational load, memory storage, line management, partial crosstalk cancellation, and the effect of imperfect channel knowledge. As well, the potential gains and challenges of combining Phantom DSL and Vectored DSL are also discussed. Illustrative examples are provided based on both measured data and channel models to compare the various Vectored DSL techniques and their practical implementation challenges.
Multi-Objective Multi-Project Construction Scheduling Optimization

In construction industry, contractors usually manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously within their portfolio. This involves sharing of limited resources such as funds, equipment, manpower, and others among different projects, which increases the complexity of the scheduling process. The allocation of scarce resources then becomes a major objective of the problem and several compromises should be made to solve the problem to the desired level of optimality. In such cases, contractors are generally concerned with optimizing a number of different objectives, often conflicting among each other. Thus, the main objective of this research is to develop a multi-objective scheduling optimization model for multiple construction projects considering both financial and resource aspects under a single platform. The model aims to help contractors in devising schedules that obtain optimal/near optimal tradeoffs between different projects’ objectives, namely: duration of multiple projects, total cost, financing cost, maximum required credit, profit, and resource fluctuations. Moreover, the model offers the flexibility in selecting the desired set of objectives to be optimized together. Three management models are built in order to achieve the main objective which involves the development of: (1) a scheduling model that establishes optimal/near optimal schedules for construction projects; (2) a resource model to calculate the resource fluctuations and maximum daily resource demand; and (3) a cash flow model to calculate projects’ financial parameters. The three management models are linked with the designed optimization model, which consequently performs operations of the elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) technique, in three main phases: (1) population initialization; (2) fitness evaluation; and (3) generation evolution. The optimization model is implemented and tested using different case studies of different project sizes obtained from literature. Finally, an automated tool using C# language is built with a friendly graphical user interface to facilitate solving multi-objective scheduling optimization problems for contractors and practitioners.