SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Assessing Vulnerability of Food Availability to Climate Change in Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Climate change has a large effect on agriculture sector and, consequently, on the food available for residents of Hai District and other regions of Tanzania. Based on four decades of climate data, this study assessed the impacts of climate change and its potential vulnerability on food availability in Hai District, Kilimanjaro region. The results from this study suggest an association between food crop production and variation in climate (temperature and rainfall) in Hai District. Considering the aspect of rainfall and temperature, we demonstrate that rainfall and temperature have signi- ficant relationship with maize and bean outputs. The rainfall had a strong positive association with maize and beans production and whereas temperature had inverse relationship with maize and beans yields. With the annual loss $0.04 million and $0.01 million per year from cattle and goats/sheep respectively and the additional annual loss of $29 million and $10.8 million from ma- ize and bean crops respectively in Hai District during years of severe and prolonged droughts, our study highlighted how severe droughts can dramatically affect agriculture production and food security in the area. To mitigate climate change and provide effective adaptation measures, it is imperative to develop a broader research framework, which integrates bio-physical and socio- economic aspects of food systems which addresses its vulnerability and thereby improve food se- curity.
Ripensare i confini: l’incursione degli architetti modernisti nel «lettering» di ispirazione medievale

Il presente studio esplora il contatto tra architetti modernisti catalani e la produzione di libri, sotto il punto di vista specifico del lettering di ispirazione medievale. L’indagine permette di approfondire le modalità di rielaborazione delle forme medievali durante il Modernismo, condivise anche dal restauro «in stile» alla maniera di Viollet-le-Duc e argomento spesso trascurato in quanto considerato una sfortunata inflessione del gusto. Allargando invece lo sguardo al contesto generale e alle fonti d’ispirazione, vediamo che tale rielaborazione risponde a una necessità di rigenerazione sociale e comunitaria, che si riflette anche nella parallela riscoperta dei manoscritti medievali e nel restauro del Monastero di Ripoll. Esaminando lo stato della paleografia dell’epoca, troviamo che le illustrazioni dei testi paleografici e il design degli architetti condividono l’ibridazione tra filologia e creatività artistica. Allo stesso tempo, la produzione di lettere goticheggianti da parte della tipografia editoriale mostra i contatti tra l’estetica medievalista e l’industria. Segue l’analisi delle esperienze di lettering degli architetti Lluís Domènech i Montaner, principale punto di contatto tra architettura ed editoria ed esploratore di numerosi stili di lettering medievale, Camil Oliveras i Gensana, che giunse a una sintesi tra forme medievali e moderne, Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas, collaboratore di Domènech, e infine dell’illustratore Josep Pellicer i Fenyé, che utilizzò l’ispirazione medievale insieme ad altre, a seconda delle finalità nella trasmissione del messaggio artistico.
Social republicanism in xixth c. spain

The SOCRES project will investigate the ‘Cantonalist’ revolution, a Spanish socio-republican insurrection which burst out in 1873 in Cartagena, a military harbour in the South East of Spain. Though quite similar to the well-known Paris commune (1871), the Cantonalist insurrection was later totally forgotten, in contrast with its French counterpart. By documenting this experience of a social republicanism built ‘from below’, the SOCRES project hopes to shed new light on the history of political thought. It will also challenge the clichés about the political backwardness of Southern Europe and about the political ‘apathy’ of Spanish society till 1931. In the SOCRES project, a strong attention will be dedicated to the role of exiles, deportees, migrants and seamen in the global diffusion of socio-republican ideas at that time. It will lead to a connected history of 19th-c. Spain, showing that political and cultural movements in the metropolis had both roots and echoes in the colonies (mostly Philippines and Cuba), and in the rest of the world.
Neuroimaging of Economic Decision-Making

Economic decision-making refers to decisions that involve mainly monetary rewards between courses of action with different potential outcomes. The emergence of neuroeconomics, the integration of economic decision-making perspectives from economics, psychology, and the neurosciences, provides a framework to link normative accounts of decision-making to brain activity and behavior. To illustrate the advance of this approach, we focus on two types of economic decision-making addressed by brain imaging and neuroeconomic research: decision-making under risk and intertemporal choice. We present an overview of risk and economic decision-making, relevant behavioral paradigms from behavioral research, and neuroimaging results that link neural activity to specific patterns of behavior.
Global mobility of employees

Promoting labour mobility across Europe is a central objective of the Europe 2020 Strategy and it aims to tackle increasing labour and skill shortages in the EU. Cross-border labour mobility is expected to benefit both individual citizens, employers and the aggregate economy. In addition, intra-EU mobility is a means to foster European integration. Although migration into OECD countries increases, driven largely by people moving within the EU, migration into and within Europe is still short of target levels. Despite a favourable legal framework for mobility, migrants still face a wide range of problems and obstacles that hamper cross-border labour mobility. Employment prospects for immigrants are below those of natives and overqualification, i.e. employment below skill levels, is widespread in most European countries. Consequently, the growth potential of immigrants is far from realised. Little is known about transnational mobility patterns and the length of migration episodes as well as about retention processes of foreign employees. There is considerable scope to make existing labour mobility more efficient and beneficial for all parties involved.
GLOMO’s focus is on global mobility into EU countries and within the EU and its impact on careers. The policy making white papers and research suggest that the future Europe will witness even higher and more natural mobility. To assure that Europe is ready for it, our objectives are (a) to systematically generate knowledge about the mobility phenomenon and its implications (success factors, effects and added value); (b) provide trainings to (further) develop early-stage and senior researchers understanding the complex multidisciplinary phenomenon of mobility, and (c) suggest relevant implications for individuals, organisations, the European societies and economies. The joint research and training programme will be conducted within an interdisciplinary and intersectoral network of experts in the field.
Construction of FeS2-Sensitized ZnO@ZnS Nanorod Arrays with Enhanced Optical and Photoresponse Performances

FeS2-sensitized ZnO@ZnS nanorod arrays are fabricated by a two-step solution immersion and a subsequent sulfurization. The material properties including structure, morphology, and photoluminescence are investigated by a variety of characterization methods. As compared with ZnO@ZnS core/shell structure, FeS2-sensitized ZnO@ZnS nanorod arrays show improved optical absorption property with the extension of the absorption edge into the range of visible light. The photoresponse performance of FeS2-sensitized Zno@ZnS is also enhanced as the photocurrent density at 1.0 V is dozens of times larger than that of ZnO@ZnS nanorods. The cause for the difference in such material properties of these two materials is discussed. In this work, a new method for sensitizing wide bandgap ZnO@ZnS nanorod arrays with improved light response performance is presented.
Cultural Capital Counts

In a world of globalisation and high mobility regions have to compete with other regions all over the world in terms of location factors, preconditions for production or attractiveness as a residence. While many of those factors of attractiveness – such as infrastructure or prices - are temporary and exchangeable, attractiveness based on regional culture and cultural identity is more stable and can neither be copied nor exchanged. A region with a high grade of identification with its specific cultural heritage is unique and therefore attractive for residents, visitors and enterprises.

CCC aims to identify, valorise and capitalise the regions' cultural resources, particularly the intangible cultural resources (such as traditions, peoples' potentials, skills, capabilities, practical know-how, expertise & knowledge, active social networks), in order to strengthen the regional identity, enhance the quality of life and increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of the participating regions. Therefore, the project will link the cultural heritage to processes of the regional economy - beyond tourism - and build capacities for an innovative capitalisation of cultural resources, fostering entrepreneurship, investments and innovation, thus supporting the development of enterprises and job-opportunities.
Smart software platform for the economic and sustainable exploitation of dimension stone quarries

With a steady growth and more than 140million tons of material traded yearly, the dimension stone sector represents today a dynamic industry, with the opening and development of new quarries in many countries, from Europe to the BRICS countries and others in Africa and the Far East. This growth of dimension stone quarries has raised attention to the natural resources and land degradation of mining activities often wild, non-economic and poorly managed.

A solution to this problem has been developed by us, two innovative Italian SMEs, ECO-TER and TerreLogiche. ECO-TER, is an engineering and services company working on environmental issues, geology, work health, safety and design in the areas of infrastructure projects and plant engineering works. ECO-TER provides to their clients specialized services in environmental and geological impact monitoring, studies and risk assessment, completing those activities with the development of technical and organizational solutions to be implemented during design and production phase. TerreLogiche is a company founded by personnel with 20+ years in high-tech solutions for administration, research institutes and professionals in the field of environmental monitoring, Geographic Information System and training. 

Working closely together, we have been developing QUARRYSMART: a reliable, practical and easy-to-use software platform to support dimension stone companies in the pre-evaluation of quarrying costs and to assist them in turning their operations into sustainable, manageable and profitable extractive units, hence attracting investments while minimizing impacts on social, ecological and environmental systems.
With this project, our companies have partnered to consolidate their position in the environment sector while extending their business into the growing quarrying segment, as the commercialization of QUARRYSMART will generate €7.6million accumulated revenues for 2019-2023.
The effects of sediment properties on deltaic processes and morphologies: A numerical modeling study

There is a pressing need to understand how different delta morphologies arise because morphology determines a delta's ecologic structure, resilience to relative sea-level rise, and stratigraphic architecture. We use numerical modeling (Delft3D) to explain how deltaic processes and morphology are controlled by the incoming sediment properties. We conducted 36 experiments of river-dominated delta formation varying the following sediment properties of the incoming grain-size distribution: the median, standard deviation, skewness, and percent cohesive sediment, which is a function of the first three properties. Changing standard deviation and skewness produces minimal morphological variation, whereas an increase in dominant grain size (D84) and decrease in percent cohesive sediment produce a transition from elongate deltas with few channels to semicircular deltas with many channels. This transition occurs because critical shear stresses for erosion and settling velocities of grains set the number of channel mouths and the dominant delta-building process. Together, the number of channel mouths and the dominant process—channel avulsion, mouth bar growth, or levee growth—set the delta morphology. Coarse-grained, noncohesive deltas have many channels dominated by avulsion, creating semicircular planforms with relatively smooth delta fronts. Intermediate-grained deltas have many channels dominated by mouth bar growth, creating semicircular planforms with rugose delta fronts. Fine-grained, cohesive deltas have a few channels, the majority of which are dominated by levee growth, creating elongate planforms with smooth delta fronts. The process-based model presented here provides a previously lacking mechanistic understanding of the effects of sediment properties on delta channel network and planform morphology.
Formation of a metamorphic complex along an obliquely convergent margin: Structural and thermochronological evolution of the Chugach Metamorphic Complex, southern Alaska

This study documents the structural and metamorphic evolution of middle to lower crust along an oblique convergent curved continental margin during a time span of ∼60 Myr. Our study documents the importance of variable obliquity during convergence which led to the development of overprinting fabrics and distinct exhumation histories along strike of the margin. We present structural analyses, 40Ar/ 39Ar, Rb/Sr, and zircon fission track ages from middle to lower crust exposed along the southern Alaskan margin in the Chugach Metamorphic Complex. Together with the metamorphic history and additional geochronology from the literature we derive the following tectonic evolution for this area: accretion of sediments during dextrally oblique convergence led to strain-partitioned D 1 structures and greenschist-facies metamorphism prior to circa 55 Ma. At ∼55–51 Ma, a margin-parallel stretching phase with vertical thinning (D 2) affected the margin and led to andalusite-sillimanite grade metamorphism and the onset of partial melting. A switch back to dextral transpression (D 3) shortly after D 2 led to rapid cooling of the western and central parts of the complex associated with exhumation of parts of the core of the complex until circa 46 Ma. The southeastern part of the complex cooled and exhumed regularly and slowly until circa 5 Ma due to its highly oblique orientation relative to the convergence direction. An increase in cooling and exhumation occurred after circa 5 Ma in the entire southeastern part of the complex, associated with the Neogene collision of the Yakutat terrane.
Platelet lysate based dermal formulation for the treatment of skin ulcers

The LYSADERM project aims at the fabrication of a medicinal cream containing Platelet Lysate (PL), that can be used for the topical therapy of skin ulcers. The applicant company Episkey is an innovative start-up founded in 2016 with the aim of introducing into the market novel therapeutic products obtained from human Platelet Lysate. Episkey holds the exclusive licenses of international patents covering the therapeutic administration of cord blood Platelet Lysate, and already developed an international network of cord blood banks aimed at the procurement of Cord Blood Platelet Lysate for pharmaceutical transformation into platelet derivatives and drugs.  Within the broad scope of our company mission, the LYSADERM project aims at marketing a novel formulation of dermatological cream containing tissue regenerative factors present in human platelets. The LYSADERM dermatological cream will be therefore used for the treatment of skin ulcers, including serious disorders, such as diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers and leg ulcers.  LYSADERM aims to be the first pharmaceutical cream containing Platelet Lysate, and it is expected to improve healing of the ulcers in comparison to conventional treatments, at lower cost; therefore, it would become the standard procedure to treat diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers and leg ulcers. The LYSADERM business project is expected to generate positive outcomes for the whole society, such as the increase of effectiveness in the treatment of skin ulcers both in hospitals and at the patient’s home. It is roughly estimated that once industrialized, LYSADERM can generate in just 5 years a total of over 10 M annual revenues, covering the 0.4% of the EU market share.  Overall, the main objective of our phase I project is to achieve the technical definition of the LYSADERM product, to realize a complete exploitation plan, and to consolidate our business plan through a second-level FTO and the definition of the financial forecasts.
Dinámica de contaminación de pasturas con huevos de nematodos gastrointestinales de bovinos en el Valle de Lerma, Salta

El Valle de Lerma (VDL) es una región ubicada en la parte central de la provincia de Salta, República Argentina, la cual da origen a la mayor parte de la producción láctea provincial. La nematodiasis gastrointestinal es uno de los problemas sanitarios de mayor impacto económico en los sistemas productivos de base pastoril. El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar la variación estacional de la eliminación de huevos y géneros de nematodos al medio ambiente. Mensualmente se tomaron muestras de materia fecal en bovinos de recría para conteo de huevos por gramo (HPG) y coprocultivo para determinación de géneros en tres establecimientos ganaderos de la región. En todos ellos se observaron dos picos en los valores medios de HPG, que ocurrieron entre principios de verano y fines de otoño. Los géneros/especies más prevalentes fueron Cooperia pectinata, Haemonchus spp. y Cooperia punctata, seguidos por Oesophagostomum spp., Trichostrongylus spp. y Ostertagia spp. Estos resultados aportan nueva evidencia al conocimiento de la epidemiología de los nematodos gastrointestinales de los bovinos en la región del VDL.
Topological sliding moiré heterostructure

We investigate the effect of sliding motion of layers in Moir\'e heterostructures on the electronic state. We show that the sliding Moir\'e heterostructure can generate nontrivial topology characterized by the first and second Chern number in the high dimensional manifold spanned by the physical dimensions and synthetic dimensions associated with the sliding displacement. The nontrivial topology implies a topological charge pumping caused by the sliding motion. We demonstrate the nontrivial topology and charge pumping explicitly in a one dimensional bi-chain model and the small-angle twisted bilayer graphene. Contrary to the conventional belief that the interlayer sliding in incommensurate Moir\'e Heterostructures does not affect the electronic structure, our results reveal that the sliding motion can generate nontrivial topology dynamically and hence cannot be neglected in the dynamical process.
Understanding the discourse-semantic shift towards risk in the uk and germany

This project aims to advance our understanding of the forces that have driven the proliferation of risk discourses in the UK and Germany since World War Two. Working at the boundaries of risk sociology and corpus linguistics, this is a highly innovative enterprise, both theoretically and methodologically. It will examine the contribution made by main-stream risk theories to explaining the increasing use of the risk semantic in media coverage during the last 50 years, and it will develop an empirically grounded theory of the observable shift towards risk. The Fellow will utilise cutting-edge corpus-based research strategies to systematically reconstruct the changing use of the discourse-semantics of risk and will complement these with interviews of media experts to examine how these changes are linked to institutional and socio-cultural changes and historically significant events.
The Fellow is an outstanding scholar in risk studies who will further develop his skills and expand his networks among eminent European sociologists and corpus linguists. The IF will be placed with Prof McEnery, a leading scholar in corpus research at Lancaster University, who is the Director of the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (CASS). This will be complemented by a secondment with Prof Kämper, an expert in historical linguistic change, at the Institute of German Language (IDS) in Mannheim. Both these opportunities will allow the Fellow to build on existing networks with scholars working in the maturing domain of corpus-driven social science research. Working with corpus based discourse analysts and computational linguists at CASS and IDS will allow the Fellow to firmly establish his skills in the application of corpus based discourse analysis within the social sciences and will enhance his opportunities to reintegrate into the European academic community.
Describing avifaunal richness with functional and structural bioindicators derived from advanced airborne remotely sensed data

We investigate whether the richness of distinct avian guilds species grouped together based on similar exploitation of environmental resources can be described using indicators of ecosystem function and tree species diversity derived from hyperspectral data and/or aspects of vegetation structure derived from lidar. Bird surveys facilitated discriminant analyses to establish which variables best differentiated between guilds. Akaike's Information Criterion AIC and generalized linear models GLMs were then utilized to develop predictive models. Bioindicators representing foliar water content and tree species diversity were the most useful hyperspectrally derived variables for differentiating between guilds p R 2adj of GLMs ranged from 0.32 generalist to 0.58 forest. In contrast, mean under-, mid-, and overstorey cover and mean surface elevation were the most useful structural bioindicators for guild differentiation p R 2adj of GLMs built from structural bioindicators alone ranged from 0.19 generalist to 0.64 forest. Overall, structural bioindicators described more variance for open country and forest guilds, whereas functional bioindicators explained more variance for generalist bird species and all guilds considered concurrently. Simultaneously considering functional and structural bioindicators accounted for the most variance in richness 59% for open country birds; however, combining bioindicator types did not improve upon the best models for generalist and/or forest guilds.
ARTICLES WITH INTEGRALLY KNIT HEAT-TREATABLE YARN

An article with heat-treatable thermoplastic yarn includes various features. The article may include knit structures that at least partially affect rigidity in a zone that includes thermoplastic yarn. In addition, the article may include knit structures that at least partially affect elasticity in a zone that includes thermoplastic yarn.
Emergency preparedness and response for transport: elements to consider when developing emergency response plans

The safety record of radioactive material shipments is impressive. In over 50 years, there has never been a transport event that has caused significant radiological damage to health, property and the environment. However, safety cannot be taken for granted. Emergency preparedness and response are important elements to ensure the safety of transport of radioactive materials and also for its public acceptance. An emergency response plan should prepare for accident situations. Through a dedicated working group, industry members of the World Nuclear Transport Institute have exchanged experiences about emergency preparedness and response. This paper suggests key areas that should be considered when developing an emergency preparedness and response plan.