SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Alliance for life sciences: from strategies to actions in central and eastern europe

The gap in Research and Innovation (R&I) performance, which persists despite considerable investments from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) in the lower-performing regions of the EU, is an issue with major socio-economic and political consequences. In Health R&I the gap has a profound impact on distribution of funding from the EU Framework Programmes as well as on hindering the EU-wide impact of R&I on health and quality of life. 

With A4L_ACTIONS, we aim to address roots of this situation in the lower-performing Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by improving culture, governance, recognition and innovation potential of the health research-performing institutions. Our goal is to increase their attractiveness for collaborations with advanced Europe and create spill-over effects in the whole region. As the Alliance4Life, we are an established network of progressive health research institutions in CEE and a source of successfully piloted good practice. By building upon our results and impact achieved so far, we will convert our recommendations and strategies into actions as follows:

- Culture fostering excellence: piloting peer-evaluation and assessment of institutional practice as a strategic management tool, professionalizing research administration;

- Recognition and trust towards CEE: attracting advanced partners to identified pockets of excellence, supporting scientific ideas originating in CEE, initiating new international projects and collaborations with industry;

- Career policy nurturing talent: training and networking next generation of leaders, upgrading institutional career systems;

- Impact on innovation: raising the competences of Technology Transfer specialists, creating industry relations platform linking academia and industry;

- Spill-over effects: sharing, inspiring, communicating with stakeholders and policy makers; using the established networks to gain advice, new collaborations and EU-wide impact.
Variants of independence in the perception of facial identity and expression.

A prominent theory in the face perception literature--the parallel-route hypothesis (Bruce & Young, 1986)--assumes a dedicated channel for the processing of identity that is separate and independent from the channel(s) in which nonidentity information is processed (e.g., expression, eye gaze). The current work subjected this assumption to experimental tests from the perspective of three characterizations of independence and separability: Garner's speeded classification task (Garner, 1974), general recognition theory (Ashby & Townsend, 1986), and systems factorial technology (Townsend & Nozawa, 1995). The goals of the study were to (a) provide converging evidence on validity of the parallel-route hypothesis, and (b) understand the relationships between various definitions of independence and separability. The results of the current work demonstrated that identity and expression are not completely independent, using data from all three perspectives. Consequently, a modification of the central assumption of the parallel-route hypothesis is required. In addition, the intricate but orderly relationships between various types of separability and independence have implications for theories of perceptual independence.
Development of Embedded System to Measure Dielectric Properties of Conducting Polymers using Microcontrollers at Microwave Frequencies

This paper deals with the design and study of an embedded system for acquiring the dielectric constant, Dielectric loss, loss tangent at microwave frequencies using microcontroller controlled stepper motor. Dielectric properties of conducting polymers are measured manually by using microwave bench at X-band. These measurements are not precise when done manually. Hence, microcontroller based automatic measurement of the dielectric parameters is designed. Microcontroller based stepper motor move the probe of slotted section of X-band microwave bench. The positions of the probe are sensed by an optical section through 0.00650 mm and 0.00325 per step when the stepper motor is operated in full and half stepping mode respectively in forward or backward directions. This technique measures the width at the twice minima or maxima method obtained from the feedback signals of Standing Wave Ratio meter and is further used for the measurement of free space wavelength (λo) and waveguide wavelength (λg). This work also makes a comparative study of dielectrics properties of preferred conducting polymers such as PEDOT, PPDA, PPY, PTH and PANI.
Nutritional supplements for women desiring to become pregnant, and pregnant and nursing women

The disclosure relates to nutritional supplements to be administered to, or to be taken by, women desiring to become pregnant, and pregnant and nursing women, so that a woman (and any fetus) will be nutritionally supplemented before, during and after the gestation period. The nutritional supplements have a blend of folic acid, lycopene and co-enzyme QIO, optionally docosahexaenoic acid, and other vitamins and minerals, and a nutritionally acceptable carrier therefor, but are free or substantially free of other materials in nutritionally effective amounts. Specific nutritional supplements are described.
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We consider a measurement of exclusive production of scalar $\chi_{c}(0^{++})$ meson in the proton-proton collisions at LHC and RHIC and in the proton-antiproton collisions at the Tevatron via $\chi_{c0} \to \pi^{+}\pi^{-}$ decay. The corresponding amplitude for exclusive double-diffractive $\chi_{c0}$ meson production was obtained within the $k_{t}$-factorization approach including virtualities of active gluons and the corresponding cross section is calculated with unintegrated gluon distribution functions (UGDFs) known from the literature. The four-body $p p \to p p \pi^+ \pi^-$ reaction constitutes an irreducible background to the exclusive $\chi_{c0}$ meson production. We calculate several differential distributions for $pp(\bar{p}) \to pp(\bar{p})\chi_{c0}$ process including absorptive corrections. The influence of kinematical cuts on the signal-to-background ratio is investigated. Corresponding experimental consequences are discussed.
Sealing element for a rotary timing system of internal-combustion engines.

A plurality of sealing elements (1) is accommodated in seats provided on the engine head and on a case which contains a rotary distribution cylinder. The sealing element is substantially composed of a widened head (2), the upper face (3) whereof is shaped complementarily to the surface of the distribution cylinder; a body (4) with a smaller cross section is connected to the head's lower face. The head and body of the sealing element have a quadrangular cross section and are arranged parallel to the distribution cylinder. The head and the body are axially traversed by at least two parallel holes (7,8) which connect the engine's combustion chamber and corresponding chambers of the distribution cylinder and connect these chambers to the induction and exhaust manifolds. The body of the sealing element is provided with perimetral grooves (5,6) for rings which constitute sliding seals on the seat in which the element is accommodated.
PERGESERAN STRUKTUR PEREKONOMIANATAS DASAR PENYERAPAN TENAGA KERJADI PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH

Economical growth could be affected for economic structure. Structural
transformation is a process of structural changing in economy from traditional to
modern sector, as happened in Central Java Province. The structural changing or
transformation in economy from traditional to modern sector can be seen as a
transformation related to the composition of labor absorption shift and the
contribution to region's PDRB.
The aim of this research is to analyze the economical structure in Central
Java Province along period of 2004-2008 and the economical sector' role shifting
and the output's growth and contribution. Labor absorption in agricultural sector
was bigger than in industrial sector. Otherwise, the labor absorbed to
agricultural sector was decreased, conversely happened in industrial sector along
period of 2004-2008. Analysis tool used in this analysis is LQ (Location
Quotient), shift-share, and klassen typology. The result of LQ analysis showed
that industrial sector was the superior sector in which the assesment point was
from 1,328 in 2004 to 1,429 in 2008. The result of shift-share analysis on
industrial sector was totally 28,64% meanwhile on agricultural sectror was
15,24%. The result on klassen typology showed that industrial, service, and
agricultural sectors became the developed and the fast-grown sector in Central
Java Province.
It can be concluded that there was structural transformation in economy
of Central Java Province that is from traditional to modern sector. It can be seen
by the fact that the industrial sector became the superior or favourite sector and it
showed significant growth and gave big contribution for the labor absorption
from traditional therefore there became the shifting in labor absorption in Central
Java Province.
GRADUAL FREQUENCY PLAN REVISION METHODOLOGY

Utilizing a sequential local search optimization algorithm (30), a determination is made of the cell/transceiver retunes (32) needed to implement, given a current frequency plan, a better frequency plan for a certain cellular communications system. Each of the individual cell/transceiver retunes is evaluated (34) to determine if it meets certain save criteria, and if so, is saved as an intermediate frequency plan (74) in a sequence of saved intermediate frequency plans necessary to migrate from the current frequency plan to the determined near-optimal frequency plan. A sequential implementation (36) of these intermediate frequency plan revisions is then made to gradually reach, in a known and controlled manner, the better frequency plan.
ALKALI METAL SILICIDES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE WETTABILITY IMPROVEMENT IN CARBONATE RESERVOIRS

A process for altering a wettability characteristic of a carbonate formation to stimulate oil production includes selecting an oil bearing carbonate formation, injecting a silicide dispersion into the carbonate formation, and reacting the injected silicide dispersion with water. The reaction alters the wettability characteristic of the carbonate formation toward water wettability. The silicide dispersion can include an alkali metal silicide, such as sodium silicide. The reaction generates hydrogen, silicate, and heat that pressurizes the carbonate formation with the generated hydrogen, heats the carbonate formation with the generated heat, and reduces the viscosity of the hydrocarbons in the carbonate formation with the generated silicate. The reaction re-mineralizes the surfaces in the carbonate formation and alters the wettability characteristics of the carbonate formation as a calcium-silicon phase is formed. The hydrocarbons are recovered from the carbonate formation with a production well.
Evaluation of promotion of iron-rich foods for the prevention of nutritional anemia in India

Nutritional anemia due to iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia in India. The average diet in India is low in iron and mostly of vegetable origin. This can be improved by increasing awareness of foodstuffs that are rich in iron and ensuring their availability.The objective of the study was to assess the quality of information available on iron-rich foods and to assess their production and consumption in India.This was a review of common textbooks for medical, nursing, and home science students; related policy and program documents; and government publications on production and consumption of various foodstuffs in India.Details of specific foods that are rich in iron have not been provided. Instead, food groups such as pulses, cereals, nuts, and green leafy vegetables (GLVs) have been mentioned that are good sources of non-heme iron. This is in spite of the fact that all the foodstuffs in these groups are not uniformly iron rich. Among cereals and pulses, rice and red gram dal (arhar) are the most commonly produced and consumed, though they have the lowest iron content. Spinach and mustard leaves believed to be iron rich and commonly consumed are among those GLVs having lowest iron content.Details of 5-10 foodstuffs which have the highest iron content within each food group should be available in relevant books and documents meant for education, production, and consumption data.
Exploring methods to expedite the recording of CEST datasets using selective pulse excitation

Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) has emerged as a powerful tool for studies of biomolecular conformational exchange involving the interconversion between a major, visible conformer and one or more minor, invisible states. Applications typically entail recording a large number of 2D datasets, each of which differs in the position of a weak radio frequency field, so as to generate a CEST profile for each nucleus from which the chemical shifts of spins in the invisible state(s) are obtained. Here we compare a number of band-selective CEST schemes for speeding up the process using either DANTE or cosine-modulated excitation approaches. We show that while both are essentially identical for applications such as 15N CEST, in cases where the probed spins are dipolar or scalar coupled to other like spins there can be advantages for the cosine-excitation scheme.
Credit Risk Modelling- A wheel of Risk Management

Banking institutions encounter two broad types of risks in their everyday business – credit risk and market risk. Credit risk may be defined as the risk that borrowers might default on their obligations, whereas market risk reflects the variability in the value of their financial position due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, etc. Over the last decade, rapid strides have been made in developing Value at Risk (VaR) models for managing market risks in a portfolio context. Such models have also been recognized for regulatory capital setting for market risks. However, a similar approach to measure credit risk in a portfolio context was found difficult on account of certain crucial differences between credit risk and market risk.
Mass Customization 4.0 - Development and dissemination of competencies and tools of Mass Customization and Tailoring for SMEs of Smart-Living

The MC 4.0 PROJECT improves the innovation base of SMART LIVING SMEs to face the new challenges of the competition and of the INDUSTRY 4.0 in the program area. Local bases are created to increase their ability to meet the specific needs of individual customers at affordable costs (MC - Mass Customization) through digitized personalization processes (4.0), which bring the customer closer to the production chain of SMEs, lowering costs, speeding up the times and ensuring the quality of the product. The digitization of the customization process goes through increasingly highperformance product configuration tools - PRODUCT CONFIGURATORS - which perform the strategic function of directly connecting customers with the company's back office. To achieve these results, more than 120 Italian and Austrian SMEs are directly involved, and it is established a partnership which represents scientific and technological knowledge (PP1, PP3, PP5), needs of SMEs (LP, PP2, PP7) and industrial realities (PP4,
PP6). The partners: - develop MC 4.0 ASSESSMENT & GUIDING TOOLS specific for SMEs; - design and launch the MC 4.0 DEA CENTERS, which bring the MC 4.0 in individual SMEs; - structure and animate CLUSTERS of SMEs interested in MC 4.0; - launch and sustain the MC 4.0 PLATFORM with services for MC 4.0, including B2C; - establish sustainable cross-border NETWORK of MC 4.0 COMPETENCES for SMEs.
Financial leverage and corporate taxation: evidence from German corporate tax return data

To estimate the impact of profit taxation on the financial leverage of corporations, this study uses a pseudopanel constructed from comprehensive corporate tax return microdata for the period 1998–2001, which saw the introduction of major corporate tax reform in Germany. Financial leverage refers to the ratio of long-term debt to total capital. The endogeneity of the firm-specific marginal after-financing corporate income tax rate is controlled for by an instrumental variable approach. The instrument for the observed marginal tax rate is the counterfactual tax rate that a corporation would have faced in a particular period had there been no endogenous change, triggered by the tax reform, of its financial leverage and tax base. This counterfactual tax rate is derived from a detailed microsimulation model of the corporate sector, based on tax return microdata. The marginal tax rate has a statistically significant and relatively large positive effect on corporate leverage; for firms reporting positive profits, an increase of the marginal tax rate of 1 % would increase the financial leverage by approximately 0.7 %, on average. The debt ratio is less responsive to tax incentives for small corporations and firms facing high economic risks.
Influence of Forest Canopy and Snow on Microclimate in a Declining Yellow-Cedar Forest of Southeast Alaska

Abstract Site factors predispose yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis D. Don (Spach)) to a widespread climate-induced mortality in Southeast Alaska. We investigated the influence of canopy cover and snow on microclimate at two small watersheds across a range of declining yellow-cedar stands on Baranof and Chichagof Islands in Southeast Alaska. Two measures of canopy cover, derived from hemispherical photography and LiDAR, were correlated (r = 0.74 and 0.80) at the two sites; both had significant relationships (all R2 ≥ 0.61) with basal area of live trees on plots. Reduced canopy cover increases soil warming in spring and leads to rapid changes in air temperature. There is also a positive feedback where the loss of tree overstory due to yellow-cedar mortality contributes to open, exposed site conditions. Variable patterns of snow depth in late winter and spring at one of the sites, documented with daily remote photography, were associated with elevation and cover. Dead trees predominate where lethal sh...
Innovative tools for offshore wind and dc grids

Europe’s power system has seen significant changes in recent decades, notably the development of renewable energy sources. However, this transition is far from complete, and further changes are essential to make our energy system ready to play its part in realising the climate goals set at COP21. At present, renewable energy sources are increasing their share of electricity generation. This is particularly the case for offshore wind energy. InnoDC's 14 participants prepare 15 early career researchers to play their role in the energy transition that will take place over the next 20-40 years.
The project focusses on the development of the electricity transmission system, targeting the connection of offshore wind, the integration of offshore wind with the existing power system (including the use of HVDC), and the operation of the future power system where large scale wind is connected to a hybrid AC and DC power system.
Technological development for offshore wind is ongoing. This research project focusses on the models and methodologies for the integration of these new technologies (e.g. offshore wind turbines, VSC HVDC converters, long AC cables) into the power system. 
Challenges in these areas will be addressed in this project: firstly, these new devices behave inherently differently to traditional power system components. Secondly, the multi actor/intersectoral nature of these systems means that they have distinct elements and devices interfacing with each other, each with limited information of the overall system.
The project will train the researchers in developing prototype tools to aid the developers and users of these new energy systems.
This training network aims to train the researchers of the future in the pivotal sector of renewable energy and grid technology, which is largely led by research and industry. This project prepares the researchers of tomorrow to maintain Europe’s position of leadership in renewable, smart energy and tackling climate change.
Mind the gap: understanding the drivers of intention-behaviour gaps in the consumption of meat and single-use plastics

‘Mind the gap’ is designed to advance our understanding of an important behavioural phenomenon; namely, the frequently observed gap between individuals’ intentions and subsequent behaviours. Such gaps have been widely documented in consumption behaviours and often result in people having a larger negative environmental impact than they themselves want or intend. The fellowship probes the drivers of this phenomenon through in-depth study of two areas of human behaviour, meat consumption and single-use plastics, which have a major impact on our shared environment. Existing research exploring intention-behaviour gaps has largely focused on inter-person variation, examining the influence of individual traits on the likelihood of people reporting these gaps. Far less attention has been paid to the inconsistencies that emerge in a given person’s behaviour over time. In the current work, a novel naturalistic monitoring tool will be designed and employed to examine the time-varying factors interact with individual characteristics in ways that help or hinder people from acting as they intend to. 

The fellowship will be based at University College Dublin and will involve a secondment to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The applicant will benefit from an extended period of ‘training-through-research’ under the supervision of Professor Liam Delaney – a leading behavioural economist with expertise in naturalistic monitoring – and Mr Faisal Naru – a behavioural public policy expert working at the OECD. This will be complemented by courses designed to develop the applicant’s technical skills, including in multilevel modelling and statistical analysis and programming in R. Widely disseminating the Fellowship’s research output will raise the applicant’s profile as a researcher, allow them to build their academic and policy networks, and significantly enhance the work’s impact on the academy, the world of practice and society more generally.