SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYMERS, COLOURING AGENTS AND STABILISERS.

The invention relates to a composition containing at least one piperidine compound of formula (I) as a stabiliser. In said formula (I) the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8,Y and the index n have the meanings cited in claim 1 and the description. Said composition also comprises a polymer component and a colouring agent. The invention further relates to a method for producing pigment-containing polymer compositions and to the use of the compounds of formula (I) as dispersing auxiliary agents.
Self-Test2, wine analysis kit for brettanomyces yeast identification

The Italian wine market is a cornerstone of the national agri-food sector and is characterized by increasing high-quality wine demand from consumers. Therefore, issues hindering the achievement of wines able to satisfy all market requirements still occur. Brettanomyces spoilage is one of these and it leads to off-flavours and odor formation that highly affect wine quality, causing serious economic losses. The present innovation concerns the setup of a revolutionary device for Brettanomyces self-detection, hereafter referred to as Self-brett®: an easy to use, quick, reliable and cheap new product. Self-brett® enables anyone to carry out self-analysis on Brettanomyces spoilage at any moment of the wine making process, without requiring the involvement of specialized staff, equipments or LAB facilities. Wine-makers, oenologists, oenological product retailers and producers as well as analytical laboratories will embrace Self-brett® because it represents exactly what the wine market is missing now. GRAPE mission is addressed to translate in market services the technical-scientific knowledge acquired by the founders during their academic carriers. Through the development of Self-brett®, already patented, once again GRAPE shows to be innovative and prompt to fulfill customers’ needs, thus offering the first device for wine self-analysis, available at low price, with the potential to reach the entire wine market. Based on an initial investment of 783.180€ (1st and 2nd yr), GRAPE estimates to sell 420K devices by the end of the second year of commercialization (4th yr) and to reach € 4.235.000 of revenues, corresponding at € 1.130.000 net profits and 29,1% ROI, together with a job growth higher than 180%. GRAPE needs to enter the SME Instrument phase 1 to finalize the Self-brett® development and prepare it for the undoubtedly successful launch on the market: Self-brett® is what all wineries need.
CYSTIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN THE FAR EASTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT: CURRENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM

Aim. To analyze current epidemiological and epizootological situation on cystic (hydatidiform) echinococcosis in constituent entities of the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) of the Russian Federation. Materials and methods. Data of the administrations of the Federal service for surveillance on consumers rights protection and human wellbeing as well as data of the FBIH «Center of hygiene and epidemiology» located in different constituent territories of the FEFD during 2013-2017 was used. A review of scientific papers concerning the topic of the current article was performed. Results. Mainly sporadic cases of the disease were registered in 7 out of 9 constituent entities of the FEFD during the 2013-2017. The Jewish Autonomous district and Kamchatka region were free of the echinococcosis during the 5-year observation period. Echinococcosis cases were registered annually in the Chukotka Autonomous district, Republic Sakha (Yakutia) and Primorsky region. Herewith, the incidence rates in Chukotka Autonomous district and Republic Sakha (Yakutia) notably exceeded the national average. No fatal outcomes due to cystic echinococcosis in the FEFD were registered. Conclusion. Implementation of immunoepidemiological surveillance of the population of different age groups and professions is recommended on the constituent entities with registered cases of cystic echinococcosis.
Biopsy equivalent optical fiber multifunctional endoscope

The BiOp-FibEnd project aims to develop a functional optical fiber for in-vivo examination of suspect tissues. The information obtained is equivalent to that of a biopsy without removing samples from the living body. The main contribution of this technique is to detect earlier, without bringing distress and discomfort to the patient, diseases such as cancer, coronary obstructions, and many others. To this purpose a hyper-lens providing super-resolved imaging in the mid-IR, mid-IR spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) will be combined. A fiber endoscope, ready for in-vivo tests, able to observe and get spectroscopy information of living tissues will be realized.
WATER-ACTIVATING PARTICLE CASING WITH ANNULAR FLOAT

Disclosed is a water-activating particle casing with an annular float, said casing having openings to allow washing water to flow in and out from said casing and contact the water-activating particles contained therein, thereby increasing the cleaning capability of the washing water circulating in a washing vessel. The annular float is of closed cell rubber, surrounding the body of said casing, thereby permitting said casing to float and ride on the swirling circulation of washing water in the washing vessel. Thus, the water-avtivating particles can be effectively exposed to circulating washing water to permit their surface activities to be used to their limit in washing.
Method and apparatus for effectively controlling cell reselection priority of user equipment in CSG cell

A method by which a User Equipment (UE) controls a cell reselection priority in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method of reselecting a cell by a UE in a mobile communication system includes receiving priority information about a cell reselection priority by frequencies transmitted from the mobile communication system, performing a cell reselection process according to the received priority information, determining whether a CSG cell to which the UE is allowed to connect is reselected, and assigning a highest cell reselection priority to a frequency for the CSG cell in reselecting the CSG cell.
Innovative and affordable pick and place robots with 10µm high mechanical accuracy and advanced computer vision algorithms for automatic electronics assembly manufacturing

Millions of electronic devices remained at the prototype stage and disappeared because the creators didn't afford to buy expensive factory machines or got refused by the Chinese mass-production factories. In the last 2 years, we designed and manufactured 10 units of VisionBot – a breakthrough, affordable electronics assembly robot that can facilitate millions of makers, electrical engineers, students and SMEs to start electronic production in garages. Like 3D printers, Pick and Place robots existed even 30 years ago. But the market has only high-volume machines that are very expensive and prohibitive - cost more than a €100,000

VisionBot was designed to use the mechanical technology from 3D Printers and to be suited for an electronic production line in a ""garage"" or startup. We want to build and sell affordable midsize €2,500 robots that assembly electronic products by placing ICs, chips, and passives onto circuit boards. Our most disruptive competitive advantage is the Computer Vision Algorithms that process images from two digital microscopes allowing the robot to place with 10µm high precision electronic components in devices, consumer, industrial, medical, IoT, automotive, etc.

So far we built 12 units(10 prototypes) and sold 2 VisionBot units to UK and Romania. With the funds we will test the product's market and feasibility by building and selling 20 new VisionBot units. Many breakthrough electronic devices can be created with VisionBot in EU garages.

If 3D printers started a revolution in prototyping, VisionBot can start the next technological revolution making electronic production affordable. VisionBot reduces market entry barriers for millions of makers who were struggling to bring their ideas to the world. The expected outcome is the technical and economic validation of the VisionBot machines with market and costs analysis and a detailed step-by-step strategy ready for commercialization across European and international markets
Web http://visionbot.net
Report on the effects of fragment size, indexing, and read length on HLA sequencing on the Illumina MiSeq

Single-molecule sequencing should allow for unambiguous, accurate, and high-throughput HLA typing. In this proof of principle study, we investigated the effects of fragment size for library preparation, indexing strategy, and read length on HLA typing. Whole gene amplicons of HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, and DQB1 were obtained by long-range PCR. For library preparation, two fragment sizes were evaluated: 100-300bp and 300-600bp. For sample multiplexing, two indexing strategies were compared: indexing-by-amplicon, where each individual amplicon is barcoded, and indexing-by-patient, where each patient's five loci are equimolarly pooled after PCR and indexed with the same barcode. Sequencing was performed on an Illumina MiSeq instrument using paired-end 150bp and 250bp read lengths. Our results revealed that the 300-600bp fragments in the 2×250 MiSeq group gave the most accurate sequencing results. There was no difference in HLA typing results between the two indexing strategies, suggesting that indexing-by-patient, which is much simpler, is a viable option. In conclusion, enzymatic fragmentation of pooled whole gene amplicons is a suitable strategy for HLA typing by next-generation sequencing on the Illumina MiSeq.
Customized photonic devices for defectless laser based manufacturing

Different beam shaping technologies, appeared in recent years enable to tailor energy delivery using a tailored spatial and temporal power distribution in laser beam. This makes possible to solve relevant metallurgical problems, such as hot cracking in Laser Beam Welding (LBW) and Laser-based Powder Bed Fusion of Metals (PBF-LB/M). However, the desired thermal history (temperature range and cooling rates) is specific for each material. In other words, it is material- and process-specific so the exact beam shape must be customized to the specific alloy and process in question. This is not exclusive to LBW and PBF-LB/M, but also to other laser-based manufacturing scenarios where a certain thermal history is needed for precise microstructure tailoring. CUSTODIAN aims to develop a methodology of application-driven laser beam tailoring of the material microstructure and deploy this beam to solve hotcracking in LBW and PBF-LB/M. CUSTODIAN will rely on beams with specific shape and spatial energy distribution, designed upon the metallurgical studies and multiphysics simulation for each combination of process and material. To accomplish the deployment of customized beam shapes in relevant industrial environment, the consortium will perform a twofold photonic development: (1) a compact, robust and dynamic beam shaping technology (Multi Plane Light Conversion, MPLC) and (2) a closed loop inline control system based on uncooled SWIR/MWIR sensors and an FPGA architecture to ensure the quality and dynamicity of the beam shape requirements. The application scenarios of CUSTODIAN are: LBW of austenitic steel for exhaust systems in automotive and PBF-LB/M of nickel superalloys in energy and aeronautical sectors. The developed methodology for application-driven beam shape design will be protocolized to facilitate its future extension to other laser-based processes with (e.g. laser metal deposition) or without material addition (laser tempering, laser softening, etc.) as well as to other shaping technologies.
MEDICAL DEVICE HANDLES AND RELATED METHODS

An insertion device includes a body and a delivery shaft, and the body includes a longitudinal axis aligned with a central long axis of a proximal end of the delivery shaft. A holder may be coupled to the body of the insertion device, and the holder includes a medical device receiving chamber having a longitudinal axis that is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body.
Government procurement contracts and minimum labour standards enforcement: Rhetoric, duplication and distraction?

Government contracts for services typically include terms requiring contractors to comply with minimum labour standards laws. Procurement contract clauses specify reporting procedures and sanctions for non-compliance, implying that government contracting agencies will monitor and enforce minimum labour standards within contract performance management. In this article, the case of school cleaners employed under New South Wales government contracts between 2010 and 2011 is the vehicle for exploring the effectiveness of these protective clauses. We find that the inclusion of these protective clauses in procurement contracts is unnecessary in the Australian context, and any expectations that government contracting agencies will monitor and enforce labour standards are misleading. At best, the clauses are rhetoric, and at worst, they are a distraction for parties with enforcement powers.
Industrial development of paniplast process poly(aniline) conductive polymers

STILZ Chimie is a subsidiary of RESCOLL, which is an independent R&D organization based in France, specialized in materials chemistry.  Building upon seminal work in polyaniline performed at the CEA, RESCOLL has developed a new and patented conductive polymer formulation.  Based on poly(aniline) conductive polymers, PANIPLAST is an innovative response to many market needs, and is a process which permits the production of safe-by-design, REACh compliant, flexible, low-cost, highly concentrated (up to 40% w/w) dispersions of poly(aniline) which exhibit very high electrical conductivities, and possess improved stability.

PANIPLAST is a material with great market potential.  With this project, within five years, STILZ Chimie expects to become a leading supplier in the European market of advanced conductive polymers for heating applications.  It is expected in the five years following the EU-funded portion of the project (i.e. following Phase II), PANIPLAST will achieve turnovers of 13.3 M€ across the combined markets of construction, wind power, and aerospace, reaching annual production volumes of 67.5 tons of PANIPLAST.

The current state of PANIPLAST industrialization faces the following challenges:
• Capital for investment in production-level synthesis equipment for poly(aniline)
• RESCOLL’s partners need PANIPLAST to pass rapidly to the industrial stage to respond to their product needs
• RESCOLL has an innovative, patented technology that needs to be put on the market in a timely fashion in order to fully exploit its IP protection.

In order to bring PANIPLAST systems to market, it is vitally important to prioritize markets, evaluate key players, and formulate the winning strategy for successful commercialization.  Phase I of the PANIPLAST project will undertake a feasibility study to evaluate the industrialization of PANIPLAST products and their commercialization.
Functional characterization of the evolutionarily preserved mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) from rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus

Antimicrobial immune defense is evolutionarily preserved in all organisms. Mammals have developed robust, protein-based antiviral defenses, which are under constant investigation. Studies have provided evidences for the various fish immune factors sharing similarity with those of mammals. In this study, we have identified an ortholog of mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein from rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus. RbMAVS cDNA possesses an open reading frame (ORF) of 1758 bp coding for a protein of 586 amino acids with molecular mass of approximately 62 kDa and isoelectric point of 4.6. In silico analysis of RbMAVS protein revealed a caspase recruitment domain (CARD), a proline rich domain and a transmembrane domain. RbMAVS protein also contains a putative TRAF2 binding motif, (319)PVQDT(323). Primary sequence comparison of RbMAVS with other orthologues revealed heterogeneity towards the C-terminus after the CARD region. RbMAVS transcripts were evident in all the examined tissues. RbMAVS expression was induced in vivo after poly I:C challenge in peripheral blood cells, liver, head kidney and spleen tissues. Over-expression of RbMAVS potently inhibited marine birnavirus (MABV) infection in rock bream heart cells and induced various cytokines and signaling molecules in vitro. Thus, RbMAVS is an antiviral protein and potentially involved in the recognition and signaling of antiviral defense mechanism in rock bream.
PROJECT CODE: 57084 — POR MARCHE ERDF 2014-2020 — AXIS 3 — OS8 — ACTION 8.2.ITI.AI — NATIONAL STRATEGY INTERNAL AREAS — HIGH MACERATESE INTERNAL AREA Â CALL TO SUPPORT THE COMPETITIVENESS OF COMPANIES, THROUGH INTERVENTIONS TO QUALIFY THE OFFER AND INNOVATION OF PRODUCT/SERVICE, FOLLOWING THE COVID 19 EMERGENCY

PROJECT CODE: 57084 — POR MARCHE ERDF 2014-2020 — AXIS 3 — OS8 — ACTION 8.2.ITI.AI — NATIONAL STRATEGY INTERNAL AREAS — HIGH MACERATESE INTERNAL AREA Â CALL TO SUPPORT THE COMPETITIVENESS OF COMPANIES, THROUGH INTERVENTIONS TO QUALIFY THE OFFER AND INNOVATION OF PRODUCT/SERVICE, FOLLOWING THE COVID 19 EMERGENCY
Evolutionary development of the insect olfactory system

An outstanding challenge at the crossroads of neuro, evolutionary, and developmental biology is explaining how molecular changes give rise to the alternate neural morphologies and physiologies that underlie the behavioral adaptations of animals. I propose to address this by examining the EvoDevo of the olfactory system in insects. The number and physiological properties of olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) populations determine the sensitivity and specificity of olfactory responses. Evolution of new OSN populations requires changes in cell-type diversification, receptor repertoire, receptor regulation, and axonal targeting. However, it is unknown how these factors co-evolve. I will use three complementary methods to investigate the genetic basis of OSN evolution in insects. First, I will utilize the large OSN size in the silk moth to conduct single-cell RNA-seq of OSNs during development, examining transcriptomic differences between related OSN lineages within a species. Second, I will utilize the rapid evolution of the ant olfactory system to investigate comparative gene expression and neurodevelopment in closely related species with divergent olfactory systems. By examining a range of more and less diverged species/OSN populations, I will be able to observe the gene expression changes accompanying OSN evolution. Third, I will test candidate genes by using gene modification in the genetically tractable vinegar fly. This research will show how new OSN circuits evolve, facilitating olfactory system adaptation. More generally, this research will show how genomic changes wrought by evolution can give rise to novel neural circuitries- in essence showing how brains can evolve.
Characterisation and mapping of scattered radiation fields in interventional radiology theatres

Abstract We used the Timepix3 hybrid pixel detector technology in order to determine the exposure of medical personnel to ionizing radiation in an interventional radiology room. We measured the energy spectra of the scattered radiation generated by the patient during X-ray image-guided interventional procedures. We performed measurements at different positions and heights within the theatre. We first observed a difference in fluence for each staff member. As expected, we found that the person closest to the X-ray tube is the most exposed while the least exposed staff member is positioned at the patient’s feet. Additionally, we observed a shift in energy from head to toe for practitioners, clearly indicating a non-homogenous energy exposure. The photon counting Timepix3 detector provides a new tool for radiation field characterisation that is easier-to-use and more compact than conventional X-ray spectrometers. The spectral information is particularly valuable for optimising the use of radiation protection gear and improving dosimetry surveillance programs. We also found the device very useful for training purposes to provide awareness and understanding about radiation protection principles among interventional radiology staff.
Antarctic sea ice change and variability – Physical and ecological implications

Although Antarctic sea ice is undergoing a slight increase in overall extent, major regional changes are occurring in its spatio-temporal characteristics (most notably in sea ice seasonality). Biologically significant aspects of Antarctic sea ice are evaluated, emphasising the importance of scale and thermodynamics versus dynamics. Changing sea ice coverage is having major direct and indirect though regionally-dependent effects on ecosystem structure and function, with the most dramatic known effects to date occurring in the West Antarctic Peninsula region. There is mounting evidence that loss of sea ice has affected multiple levels of the marine food web in a complex fashion and has triggered cascading effects. Impacts on primary production, Antarctic krill, fish, marine mammals and birds are assessed, and are both negative and positive. The review includes recent analysis of change/variability in polynyas and fast ice, and also highlights the significance of extreme events (which have paradoxical impacts). Possible future scenarios are investigated in the light of the predicted decline in sea ice by 2100 e.g. increased storminess/waviness, numbers of icebergs and snowfall. Our current lack of knowledge on many aspects of sea ice-related change and biological response is emphasised.
VANE-AIRFOIL COMBINATION

A vane-airfoil combination for shifting forces associated with an airfoil. The vane-airfoil combination includes an airfoil (53) moving through a fluid, such as air. A plurality of vanes (55) is positioned in front of the airfoil to divert the path of the fluid to the airfoil. The change in the path of the fluid rotates the forces associated with the airfoil in relation to the original path of the fluid. Specifically, a lift force is rotated to provide a thrust component force, as well as a lift component force. In addition, a drag force is rotated to provide a lift component force, as well as a reduced drag component force. The airfoil may be any type of airfoil, such as a rotating cylinder (123). The vane-airfoil combination may also include a fore-body (83) and an after-body (85) for reducing the pressure along an upper portion of the airfoil.