SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Simultaneous imaging using planar optode and diffusive equilibrium in thin-film (det)

Coastal seagrass ecosystems provide important services to nature and mankind in form of coastal protection, nursery grounds and carbon sequestration. However, seagrass meadows are affected by global climate change and anthropogenic stressors such as eutrophication and coastal development. Yet, the mechanistic interactions between these ecosystems and environmental change remain unclear due to the complexity of studying the seagrass habitat, which exhibit a multitude of chemical gradients and dynamics. The requirement for high-resolution measurement techniques for resolving the biogeochemical dynamics and microenvironments surrounding seagrasses in their natural habitat has led to the development of a variety of chemical techniques typically quantifying a single analyte at a time, which gives limited insight to the true dynamics of the seagrass-sediment interaction which is central for seagrass fitness and survival under environmental change. The SIPODET project will develop new multi-parameter chemical imaging techniques by combining luminescence-based optical sensor foils (planar optodes) with diffusional equilibrium in thin-film (DET) enabling simultaneous sensing of pO2, iron, phosphate, nitrite/nitrate, ammonium, manganese, pCO2 and pH. This project will encompass expert training of Dr. Cesbron in the use of planar optodes complementing his expertise in 2D DET mapping of chemical species, which will enable the development of a novel combined chemical imaging technology mentored by a world leader in microenvironmental analysis. The novel technology will investigate the dynamic chemical microenvironment in the seagrass rhizosphere and how this is modulated by environmental change and plant stress (e.g. effects of temperature, pH or eutrophication) in Zostera marina and Zostera noltei.
A new practical approach to risk management for underground mining project in Quebec

Abstract The mining industry worldwide is currently experiencing an economic boom that is contributing to economic recovery and social progress in many countries. For this to continue, the mining industry must meet several challenges associated with the start-up of new projects. In a highly complex and uncertain environment, rigorous management of risks remains indispensable in order to repel threats to the success of mining. In this article, a new practical approach to risk management in mining projects is presented. This approach is based on a novel concept called “hazard concentration” and on the multi-criteria analysis method known as the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The aim of the study is to extend the use of this approach to goldmines throughout Quebec. The work is part of a larger research project of which the aim is to propose a method suitable for managing practically all risks inherent in mining projects. This study shows the importance of taking occupational health and safety (OHS) into account in all operational activities of the mine. All project risks identified by the team can be evaluated. An adaptable database cataloguing about 250 potential hazards in an underground goldmine was constructed. In spite of limitations, the results obtained in this study are potentially applicable throughout the Quebec mining sector.
ENERGY Efficiency and Renewable Energies in the BUILDing Sector

The project is focused on strengthening SMEs in the building sector because of their great importance as employers in alpine valleys. New developments and changes concerning building techniques of energy saving and producing buildings (ESAP buildings) require cross-sectoral networks and collaborations of SMEs. Because of the increasing complexity in this field there is the need for customers, especially public builders, to have a better basis for decision-making. The key topics of the project are: 1. Providing latest technical know-how for craftsmen and architects; 2. Developing tools for public builders which act as decision guidance; 3. Providing customers with innovative financing tools concerning the energy production of buildings. All in all the craftsmen will be supported in this period of change and the demand for ecological building will be raised. To reach these objectives the PPs form transnational expert groups and their results are implemented in pilot actions.
The effects of extensional structures on the heat transport mechanism: An example from the Ortakçı geothermal field (Büyük Menderes Graben, SW Turkey)

Abstract The extensional stress regime is very effective in western Turkey since the Latest Oligocene-Early Miocene. Geothermal fields are positioned on the high-angle normal faults along the northern and southern margins of the Buyuk Menderes and Gediz grabens, respectively. The Ortakci geothermal field is located on the tectonically active northern margin of Buyuk Menderes graben. The discharge rate and temperature of the Ortakci hot spring is 2.4 l/s and 50.5 °C, respectively. Hot water discharges in the relay ramp representing the overlapping regions of two E–W normal faults related to N–S-oriented extension. The high-angle normal faults provide pathways for the fluid flow by increasing dilations. The field observations prove that all hot water outflows are related to the high-angle normal faults on the hanging wall of the detachment faults. Detailed structural analyses were performed on the Ortakci geothermal field, particularly on one of the active hot springs at the intersection of the E–W and N–S-oriented faults, to evaluate the tectonic activity in the area and the flow pathways for geothermal fluids. The heat source is the shallow mantle of a thinned lithosphere due to large extension rates, resulting in increased heat flow. The tectonic effects are on the heat transport mechanism, and the heat transport is controlled by faults in a convection dominated systems. The result is a high geothermal gradient because water can circulate deep and transports the heat upwards to the surface.
An upper bound for the energy of radial digraphs

Abstract Let D be a digraph with n vertices, a arcs, c 2 closed walks of length 2 and spectral radius ρ ( D ) . Recently Ayyaswamy, Balachandran and Gutman (2011) [1] proved that when ρ ( D ) ⩾ a + c 2 2 n ⩾ 1 it is possible to construct an upper bound for the energy of digraphs, which improves the McClelland inequality for the energy of strongly connected digraphs given in Rada (2009) [16] . It is our interest in this paper to show that for general digraphs the inequality ρ ( D ) ⩾ a + c 2 2 n does not hold. However, we introduce the class of radial digraphs, that satisfy the spectral radius condition above, and for this class of digraphs we improve the bound for the energy given in Ayyaswamy et al. (2011) [1] .
Ground states, symmetries and dynamics of quantum many-body lattice systems

This project proposes a study of ground state phases of quantum lattice systems. The problem of detecting and describing quantum ground state phase transitions is a fundamental problem in the theory of quantum computing, where quantum information is stored in the ground state space of a many-body interaction. This study focuses on three avenues of research. The first is to investigate the stability of spectral gaps and the existence of symmetric invariants in 2D quantum spin systems. Such a program has already been carried out in frustration free models with local topological quantum order such as models with projected entangled pair ground states, but there remain important and open questions in more general models. The second direction is to study applications of quasi-adiabatic continuation methods to quantum lattice systems with unbounded Hamiltonians. These results would extend known results be applicable to models such as the quantum rotor and yield information about the adiabatic theorem in previously unknown cases. Lastly, the study focuses on propagation velocities and quasi-locality of many-body quantum dynamics.
Simple Model of Tetracycline Antibiotic Resistance in Aquatic Environment: Accounting for Metal Coselection

AbstractRelatively high concentrations of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are often found in the anthropogenically impacted aquatic environment. This is an emerging concern, and it is not clear which mechanism is responsible: external input, selection by antibiotics, or coselection by metals. To explore these hypotheses, a simple mechanistic mathematical model is developed, which includes state variables for antibiotic and metal toxicants, susceptible and resistant bacteria, and particulate and dissolved organic matter (DOM). The toxicants partition to solids and DOM. Bacteria growth is limited by DOM, susceptible bacteria are inhibited by toxicants, and resistant bacteria incur a metabolic cost of carrying the resistance. Tetracycline resistance in the Poudre River in Colorado is considered as a case study. The model is used to predict the concentration of resistant bacteria, and the output is compared with observations from the literature. External input and selection by tetracyclines cannot explain the o...
DESFERRITHIOCIN ANALOGUE ACTINIDE DECORPORATION AGENTS

A pharmaceutical composition comprising a non-toxic effective amount of an actinide decorporation agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefore, the actinide decorporation agent comprising a hexacoordinate desferrithiocin analogue capable of chelating an actinide in vivo and a method for removing an actinide from the tissue of a human or nonhuman mammal.
In video veritas – verification of social media video content for the news industry

In video veritas, if we divert the old Latin saying: In video, there is truth! The digital media revolution and the convergence of social media with broadband wired and wireless connectivity are bringing breaking news to online video platforms; and, news organisations delivering information by Web streams and TV broadcast often rely on user-generated recordings of breaking and developing news events shared by social media to illustrate the story. However, in video there is also deception. Access to increasingly sophisticated editing and content management tools, and the ease in which fake information spreads in electronic networks requires reputable news outlets to carefully verify third-party content before publishing it, reducing their ability to break news quickly while increasing costs in times of tight budgets. 
InVID will build a platform providing services to detect, authenticate and check the reliability and accuracy of newsworthy video files and video content spread via social media. This platform will enable novel newsroom applications for broadcasters, news agencies, web pure-players, newspapers and publishers to integrate social media content into their news output without struggling to know if they can trust the material or how they can reach the user to ask permission for re-use. It will ensure that verified and rights-cleared video content is readily available for integration into breaking and developing news reports. Validated by real customer pilots, InVID will help protecting the news industry from distributing fakes, falsehoods, lost reputation and ... lawsuits.
The InVID platform and applications will be validated and qualified through several development and validation cycles. They will be pilot-tested by three leading institutions in the European news industry ecosystem: AFP (the French News Agency), DW (Deutsche Welle), and APA (the Austria Press Agency), and will create new exploitation possibilities for all consortium members.
FT-IR, molecular structure, first order hyperpolarizability, MEP, HOMO and LUMO analysis and NBO analysis of 4-[(3-acetylphenyl)amino]-2-methylidene-4-oxobutanoic acid

4-[(3-Acetylphenyl)amino]-2-methylidene-4-oxobutanoic acid is synthesized and the structure of the compound was confirmed by IR, (1)H NMR and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. FT-IR spectrum of 4-[(3-acetylphenyl)amino]-2-methylidene-4-oxobutanoic acid was recorded and analyzed. The crystal structure is also described. The vibrational wavenumbers were computed using HF and DFT methods are assigned with the help of potential energy distribution analysis. The NH stretching frequency is red shifted in the IR spectrum with a strong intensity from the computed frequency, which indicates the weakening of the NH bond resulting in proton transfer to the neighboring oxygen atom. The first hyperpolarizability and infrared intensities are also reported. The stability of the molecule arising from hyper-conjugative interaction and charge delocalization has been analyzed using NBO analysis. The HOMO and LUMO analysis are used to determine the charge transfer within the molecule. Molecular electrostatic potential map was performed by the DFT method. The geometrical parameters of the title compound obtained from XRD studies are in agreement with the calculated (DFT) values.
The FPGA Implementation of Real-Time Spotlight SAR Imaging

To satisfy the demand of SAR real time imaging and improve processing efficiency of the polar format algorithm. In this paper, PFA is implemented by twice SINC interpolation, and SINC interpolation is realized by parallel structure block RAM group. First, the floating point sampling coordinates are converted to the fixed point, and the raw data and coordinate's fractional part are written into the block RAM group with coordinate's integer as address. Finally the raw data is weighted and summed to gain the interpolation result in a clock. The parallel structure is simple and easy to implement, pipelined output the result, interpolation points can be down compatible, and resource utilization will not increase. The system is built on the VC690T, it can process 8k by 8k complex-image single-precision floating-point within 0.79s, when the system works at 200MHz.
Effect of citicoline on blood pressure variability

The authors give the results of their investigation dealing with citicoline therapy in patients with hypertension and cognitive impairments. Objective: to determine the efficiency of citicoline therapy on the level and variability of both systolic and diastolic blood pressures (BP) (SBP and DBP). Patients and methods. The investigation covered 60 patients with Stage II hypertension and a goal BP of < 140/90 mm Hg within ≥3 months before their inclusion. The patients were randomized into 2 groups: 30 patients in the study group were assigned to receive a cycle of 10 injections of citicoline in a daily dose of 1000 mg dropwise intravenously, then 1000 mg/day orally for as long as 3 months. 30 patients comprised the control group. Results and discussion. 24-hour BP monitoring indicated that during 4-week citicoline therapy there were significant (p<0.05) reductions in average nocturnal SBP (by 4.1±2.24 mm Hg), average daytime (-1.5±0.39 mm Hg) and average nighttime (-1.5±0.37 mm Hg) BP variabilities; such changes were not found in the control group. In the study group, normal daytime SBP variability at baseline (≤15 mm Hg) was seen in 15 (50%) patients; that after citicoline treatment was in 21 (70%); in the control group, this was in 15 (50% and 14 (46.7%) patients before and after 4-week therapy, respectively. In the study group, normal nocturnal SBP variability at baseline (≤ 15 mm Hg) was seen in 15 (50%) patients; that after citicoline treatment was in 23 (76.7%); in the control group, this was in 15 (50% and 16 (53.3%) patients, respectively. Twenty-one (70%) patients in each group had baseline normal daytime DBP variability (<14 mm Hg); following 4 weeks of treatment, the number of patients with normal daytime DBP variability remained unchanged in the control group and that increased by one patient (n = 22 (73.3%)) in the citicoline group. Normal nocturnal DBP variability at baseline (<12 mm Hg) was observed in 19 (63.3%) patients in each group; that after 4 weeks was in 20 (66.7%) patients in each group. Conclusion. Following 4-week citicoline treatment, there were significant decrease in average nocturnal SBP and average daytime and average nighttime SBP variabilities and an increase in the number of patients with normal average daytime and average nighttime BP variabilities.
Age-related changes in mediolateral dynamic stability control during volitional stepping

The control of mediolateral dynamic stability during stepping can be particularly challenging for older adults and appears to be related to falls and hip fracture. The specific mechanisms or control challenges that lead to mediolateral instability, however, are not fully understood. This work focussed on the restabilisation phase of volitional forward stepping, subsequent to foot contact, which we believe to be a principal determinant of mediolateral dynamic stability. Twenty younger (age 24±5 years; 50% women) and 20 older participants (age 71±5 years; 50% women) performed three different single-step tasks of various speed and step placement, which varied the challenge to dynamic stability. The trajectory of the total body centre of mass (COM) was quantified. Mediolateral COM incongruity, defined as the difference between the peak lateral and final COM position, and trial-to-trial variability of incongruity were calculated as indicators of dynamic stability. Older adults exhibited increased instability compared to young adults, as reflected by larger COM incongruity and trial-to-trial variability. Such increases among older adults occurred despite alterations in COM kinematics during the step initiation and swing phases, which should have led to increased stability. Task related increases in instability were observed as increased incongruity magnitude and trial-to-trial variability during the two rapid stepping conditions, relative to preferred speed stepping. Our findings suggest that increased COM incongruity and trial-to-trial variability among older adults signify a reduction in dynamic stability, which may arise from difficulty in reactive control during the restabilisation phase.
Genomic and transcriptional alterations of cholangiocarcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is one of the representative cancers refractory to any therapeutic approach. The incidence of CCA is highest in the northeastern part of Thailand, where chronic inflammation caused by liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini: Ov) infection is a major etiologic factor. The incidence of CCA is also increasing in other countries, including Japan. Here, we overview the genetic and transcriptional alterations of CCA with and without association with Ov infection. CCA with Ov shows enhanced expression of the genes involved in xenobiotic metabolism and chronic inflammatory responses, including cytokine signaling, whereas CCA without Ov shows enhanced expression of growth factor signaling, such as HER2. Exome and the following prevalence sequencing identified mutations of the BAP1, ARID1A, IDH1 and IDH2 genes in CCA, in addition to the high incidence of known mutations in the TP53, KRAS2 SMAD4, and CDKN2A genes, suggesting the role of chromatin modulators in CCA pathogenesis. CCA with Ov shows significantly higher incidence of the TP53 gene mutation, whereas CCA without Ov showed significantly more frequent mutations of the BAP1, IDH1 and IDH2 genes. However, CCAs with Ov and without Ov share a similar mutation spectrum dominated by C : G > T : A transitions mainly at CpG dinucleotides, suggesting that CCA shares etiologic factors with pancreatic ductal carcinoma but not with hepatocellular carcinoma. Comprehensive analyses of the genetic and transcriptional alterations of CCA with and without Ov infection would provide useful information for the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of CCA.
COMPETITIVENESS OF LATVIAN AGRI-BUSINESS IN REGIONAL CONTEXT

There has been a significant outflow of the inhabitants from Latvia after 2004, especially from rural territory where agri-business is the main employment provider. Therefore, the paper seeks to evaluate the competitiveness of Latvian agri-business in maintaining and attracting labour force in the context of Baltic Sea region, as well as to explore the relation between migration and the competitiveness of the agri-business. The analysis of the value added and wage level shows on low competitiveness of Latvian economy, and even lower competitiveness of Latvian agri-business, which implies on especially low labour attraction level of Latvian agri-business. The available data confirm the link between the income level and the post-2004 migration in Latvia. The possibility to receive considerably higher incomes in other EU countries has contributed to the outflow of the labour force from Latvia. As the income level in agriculture is even lower than the average in the economy, the rural territory has been more affected by the outflow of the labour force.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.em.17.1.2266
Research on Portable Sign Language Translation System Based on Embedded System

A portable sign language translation system based on data glove is designed. The system consists of left and right data gloves and mobile phone APP software. The data gloves use ARM chip as the control core, gesture data acquisition using MPU-6050 module and five bending sensor, via Bluetooth to send the data to the mobile phone APP. The APP will be displayed on the mobile phone and the voice broadcast, realizing the system integration and portability. Experimental results show that the portable sign language translation system can capture the gesture changes in time, reduce redundant data, improve the recognition efficiency and accuracy, and effectively solve the confusion problem of joint and finger.
Desinformación sobre historia, memoria democrática y simbología del Estado en redes sociales. Estudio de los bulos desmentidos por los fact-checkers españoles

Los activistas digitales de derecha populista recurren de manera intensiva a la desinformación. En España, la revisión de la historia, la oposición a las políticas de memoria democrática y la supuesta defensa de los símbolos del Estado forman una parte esencial de su agenda. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las características de las desinformaciones sobre dichos aspectos que han circulado en el país a través de las redes sociales. La investigación aplica un análisis de contenido a los 255 desmentidos publicados al respecto por los cuatro verificadores españoles acreditados por la International Fact-Checking Network. Los resultados evidencian la preponderancia de bulos con recursos multimedia y acompañamiento textual, construidos mediante engaños y fuentes anónimas, referidos a hechos del presente y no del pasado, y protagonizados de manera negativa por la clase política, cuyos protagonistas de derechas obtienen valoraciones positivas con mayor frecuencia que los de izquierdas.
FLEXIBLE SUPPLY TUBE WITH WEIGHTING MECHANISM FOR USE IN SPRAY BOTTLES

A spray bottle (10) having a pump (100), flexible tubing (300), a housing and a retainer (310) for clamping the tubing (300) to the housing. The pump pumps (100) fluid to be sprayed from inside the spray bottle (10), the flexible tubing (300) is attached to the pump (100) extends into the spray bottle (10) and communicates fluid from inside the spray bottle (10) to the pump (100). The housing is attached to a distal end of the flexible tubing (300) and includes a head, a weight and a nozzle. The head projects into an opening in the distal end of the tubing. The weight is secured in the housing. The nozzle extends from an end of the housing opposing the end of the housing attached to the head. An opening in the nozzle and an opening in the head are in flow communication. The retainer (410) encircles a portion of a periphery of the tubing (300) and clamps the tubing against the head.