SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Effect of Post-Heat Treatment on Dimensional Stability of Compressed Wood

The timber of Pinus armandii and Alnus cremastogyne was experimented to evaluate the dimensional stability by taking thickness swelling(TS) as the major evaluation index after the compressed wood was individually treated under 170℃ and 210℃ for 2 h with the heated air or conductive oil heat transfer media.The results showed that both of the moisture-uptake and water-uptake of the compressed wood could be reduced by post heat-treating,so the dimensional stability of the compressed wood was improved.The conductive oil treatment had better effect than that of the hot air,while the treatment effect under 210℃ was better than that of under 170℃.The best technological condition was conductive oil treatment under 210℃,which could reduce moisture uptake TS index by 50% while reduce TS value after 24 h water uptake by 85%.The results also showed that the effect of heat treatment varied with tree species,The heat treatment effect on Pinus armandii wood was better than that of on Alnus cremastogyne wood.
Shaping the online fat acceptance movement: talking about body image and beauty standards

Over the past decade, in Canada and the United States, blogs have become a popular and important space for fat women and their allies to create and further develop discursive strategies to contest the gendered anti-fat discourses perpetuated by the media, governments and the field of medicine and institutions of public health (e.g., Elliot, C. (2007). Journal of Canadian Studies, 41, 134–149. Gimlin, D. (2002). Body work: Beauty and self-image in American culture. Berkeley: University of California Press; Herdon, A. M. (2006). Social Semiotics, 15, 127–141. Rice, C. (2007). Women's Studies International Forum, 30, 158–174. Currently, popular discourses pertaining to fat people, particularly women, tend to range from larger bodies implicating a ‘moral deficit’ to a ‘risky behaviour’ to ‘political discrimination’ where elements from each discourse shape how fat women's bodies are read within the broader culture (Fikkan, J. L., & Rothblum, E. D. (2011). Sex Roles, 66, 575–592. Kwan, S. (2009). Sociological I...
Use of At-Home COVID-19 Tests — United States, August 23, 2021–March 12, 2022

COVID-19 testing provides information regarding exposure and transmission risks, guides preventative measures (e.g., if and when to start and end isolation and quarantine), identifies opportunities for appropriate treatments, and helps assess disease prevalence (1). At-home rapid COVID-19 antigen tests (at-home tests) are a convenient and accessible alternative to laboratory-based diagnostic nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (2-4). With the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) and B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variants in 2021, demand for at-home tests increased† (5). At-home tests are commonly used for school- or employer-mandated testing and for confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a COVID-19-like illness or following exposure (6). Mandated COVID-19 reporting requirements omit at-home tests, and there are no standard processes for test takers or manufacturers to share results with appropriate health officials (2). Therefore, with increased COVID-19 at-home test use, laboratory-based reporting systems might increasingly underreport the actual incidence of infection. Data from a cross-sectional, nonprobability-based online survey (August 23, 2021-March 12, 2022) of U.S. adults aged ≥18 years were used to estimate self-reported at-home test use over time, and by demographic characteristics, geography, symptoms/syndromes, and reasons for testing. From the Delta-predominant period (August 23-December 11, 2021) to the Omicron-predominant period (December 19, 2021-March 12, 2022)§ (7), at-home test use among respondents with self-reported COVID-19-like illness¶ more than tripled from 5.7% to 20.1%. The two most commonly reported reasons for testing among persons who used an at-home test were COVID-19 exposure (39.4%) and COVID-19-like symptoms (28.9%). At-home test use differed by race (e.g., self-identified as White [5.9%] versus self-identified as Black [2.8%]), age (adults aged 30-39 years [6.4%] versus adults aged ≥75 years [3.6%]), household income (>$150,000 [9.5%] versus $50,000-$74,999 [4.7%]), education (postgraduate degree [8.4%] versus high school or less [3.5%]), and geography (New England division [9.6%] versus West South Central division [3.7%]). COVID-19 testing, including at-home tests, along with prevention measures, such as quarantine and isolation when warranted, wearing a well-fitted mask when recommended after a positive test or known exposure, and staying up to date with vaccination,** can help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Further, providing reliable and low-cost or free at-home test kits to underserved populations with otherwise limited access to COVID-19 testing could assist with continued prevention efforts.
Virtual Exchange for Technology Transfer in the Agrobiotechnologies and Agro-food Sectors

The agrofood sector is facing new strategic challenges regarding its competitiveness, which is connected with food safety, quality and traceability. So far the sector is dominated by small- and medium-sized enterprises which are not accustomed to collaborating with research institutions. Moreover, scientists are more committed to developing international co-operation projects than to addressing the needs of local producers. Often the link between research poles and producers is lacking. The Agrobiotech Xchange project aims at supporting regional development and industry competitiveness in agriculture and agribusiness through enhancing the collaboration between research and industry. Agrobiotech Xchange intends to set up a virtual exchange market place for technology transfer, access to science and technology resources, infrastructure and facilities, support to new and innovative companies involved in agro-biotechnologies and agro-food within the CADSES area. The Agrobiotech Xchange platform should foster and contribute to the promotion of joint projects and partnerships between participating clusters and their stakeholders, particularly SMEs, research, financing, public authorities and agencies. This should promote synergies and a shared technological infrastructure. The areas involved in the project have a strong predisposition for agricultural development and cattle breeding and are characterised by a high presence of the food processing industry. Here the Agrobiotech Xchange project intends to set up a stable network of co-operation for the technology transfer in agribusiness, starting from a consolidated core of competences set in the Lombardy region which will then be transferred to Eastern Europe and Danubian countries.
Stability of social behavior in captive American Flamingos (<i>Phoenicopterus ruber</i>): A quantitative case study

Over a three-year period a captive American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) group showed recurring seasonal changes in the pattern of agonistic behavior. In spite of seasonal changes in the rates of agonistic behavior, dominance relations were generally stable across seasons. Males had significantly higher dominance status than females, and birds in long-term male-female pair bonds had significantly higher dominance than others. Unresolved agonistic encounters (URI), those with no clear winner or loser, were frequently observed; and their pattern of occurrence changed over the course of the year. URI were most frequent on the breeding "island" during the breeding season, and at the feeder in the post-breeding season. Thus, the frequency of URI reliably tracked seasonal changes regarding the resources most in contention; and, the extent of an individual's involvement in URI was indicative of privileged access to resources over which competition occurred.
Incubator academy model for green economy as peer learning action for innovation agencies

The overall objective of the I AM GREEN project is to co-design a widespread incubator and start-up academy model addressed to support entrepreneurs in all steps to take from the business idea design to market penetration, passing through a tailor-made training and incubation path that gives special attention to sustainable development and ways to “greening” the business.
The project aims to contribute to the qualitative improvement of services offered to start-ups thanks to an integrated approach that guides entrepreneurs along all steps of the entrepreneurial path with a special focus on training and financial needs. The designed incubation model will be a virtual and physical space where Innovation & Development Agencies, Research & Training Centres and Start-up Incubators work together to assist the entrepreneur with a 360-degree approach. The idea is to develop an incubation model where start-ups are incubated in a well-settled company that introduce them in the market. The rationale of incubation is the sharing of the same value chain and/or the possibility to create synergies such as industrial symbiosis projects.
The general objective is to offer a more fertile environment for new business ideas birth and growth as well as creating new business opportunities leveraging on potentialities to greening processes, supporting their development at EU level acting as a real driver for innovation and sustainable growth for Europe. This will be done by improving the support that is available to them, functioning as a think-tank that identifies needs and prepares new directions within start-up creation support as well as available training and consulting services.
Addact - fanpowered concerts

The global ticket market for live music concerts totally missed the digital transformation:
1. About 50% of concert tickets remain unsold
2. Immense inefficiency within the whole industry remain unsolved:
  - a lot of small, regional, intransparent parties and networks
  - no reliable data about real demand for artists in various cities – bands keep playing in the same cities
  - concert planning still based on experience and estimates – Promoters do not know if their shows will even cover the production costs
  - fans are totally out of the tour planning process
  - no satisfying technological solution to the raising demand for fan participation (while Social Media channels are not capable of this problem)

ADDACT is a total new way of planning live concerts and distributing tickets and will cope with these global challenges. On ADDACT fans can pledge for their favourite tour cities by giving binding ticket orders. The cities with the most demand will get a show. ADDACT combines ticketing and crowdfunding so fans can actively influence the tour dates of their favourite bands. Bookers, promoters and managers can plan concerts meeting the actual demand and with much less financial risk. Bands, on the other hand, play more concerts in various cities for a bigger audience and create a much deeper relationship towards their fans by giving them influence.

Goals of Feasibility Study:
  - Evaluate three different ways of fan participation for further development of ADDACT model
  - Drive test campaigns in new markets 
  - Evaluate commercial potential of the live music industry in UK, Benelux and Scandinavia
  - Derive business plan, future price model and strategic road map
Robust geophysical integration through structure-coupled joint inversion and multispectral fusion of seismic reflection, magnetotelluric, magnetic, and gravity images: Example from Santos Basin, offshore Brazil

We have applied a crossgradient joint inversion and geospectral visualization method to marine seismic reflection, magnetotelluric, gravity, and magnetic data sets acquired along a 162 km profile across a segment of Santos Basin oil province in the continental margin of southeast Brazil. The main exploration targets are the top of the fractured Precambrian crystalline basement and any concealed basement grabens, the overlying presalt and salt/carbonate deposits, and the postsalt cover deposits. The results of joint inversion clearly mapped the various units and are a significant improvement over previous models derived from separate 2D seismic reflection processing and 2D magnetotelluric imaging. Additionally, multispectral fusion of these models resulted in a single image that permits highly constrained geologic interpretations enabling a better understanding of basin architecture. We suggest that joint inversion and image fusion is the way forward for effective geophysical integration.
TERRITÓRIO DE SUBJETIVIDADES

O estudo parte do questionamento sobre como é morar na contemporaneidade. A pesquisa percorreu uma linha imaginário-afetuosa, espiando as frestas nos muros e vislumbrando a cidade. O objetivo foi observar o cotidiano dos moradores de um condomínio fechado, na cidade de Pelotas, sul do RS e, entender como esses indivíduos adaptaram suas vidas dentro do desenho sempre igual (ou praticamente igual) oferecido pelo projeto e de que forma isso impactou em suas relações com o entorno imediato e com a cidade extramuros. Através de uma metodologia cartográfica buscou-se entender os fenômenos que ocorrem sempre relacionando-os com a cidade. Ao confrontar as teorias urbanas e a prática das moradias, chegou-se a conclusões (in) esperadas no estudo em suas diferentes escalas: casa, muros e relação com a cidade.
Effect of lipid self-association on the microstructure and physical properties of hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose edible films containing fatty acids

Abstract The effect of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids on hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose (HPMC) based films was studied. Edible films based on HPMC containing lauric (LA), miristic (MA), palmitic (PA), stearic (SA) and oleic (OA) acids were obtained with 1:0.15 polymer–lipid ratio. The particle size distribution and rheological behaviour of the film-forming emulsions were studied, as well as the cross-section and surface microstructure of dried films. The effect of the film microstructure on its mechanical, optical and water barrier properties was analyzed. Saturated LA, MA and PA formed bigger lipid micellar structures than SA and OA in the HPMC aqueous system, which grew notably during film drying, giving rise to crystallized lipid layers in the films which were not observed for SA and OA. Laminar structures improved the moisture barrier properties, but resulted in more brittle, less stretchable, more opaque and less glossy films, depending on the particle size.
Preparation of Cu<sub>2</sub>O (Cu)/MWCNTs Composite Particles and Their Gas Sensor Properties

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were embedded in cuprous oxide and copper to give ternary (Cu2O (Cu))/MWCNTs composites, Cu (CH3COO) 2•H2O and the treated MWCNTs were used as source precursor for producing composite particles by polyol method. Ethylene glycol (EG) was used as solvent and reducing agent. The products were characterized through scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results have shown that the MWCNTs are embedded into the cuprous oxide and copper spheres homogeneously. At room temperature, the composite materials to the NOx have excellent gas sensitive response contrast to NH3, CO, H2. The concentration of NOx is 700 ppm, the maximum value of Cu2O/MWCNTs vs. the NOx gas sensor response sensitivity is 20.3 %, and gas sensor response has certain selectivity.
Transformations of food in the eastern mediterranean late bronze age

Mediterranean cuisine has long been perceived as a timeless constant, already linking the different societies around the sea by the 2nd mill. BC. The geographic frame was considered to be essential, whereas intercultural entanglements as transformative factors were neglected. By integrating archaeological, textual and scientific research, we will shed new light on the transformative power of cultural encounters arising from the intense connectivity between local communities in the Eastern Mediterranean Late Bronze Age and the simultaneous introduction of food of South and East Asian origin (e.g. pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon). We intend to achieve this goal by analysing human remains and pottery vessels from selected sites between the Aegean and Egypt from the 15th to the 12th cent. BC to trace spatial and temporal dynamics. Organic residue analyses of the pottery will shed light on the preparation and consumption of food (e.g. oils, wine, spices). We will include vessels with their contents labelled on them and then link so-far hardly understood Egyptian textual evidence to the contents, which enables a new understanding of these texts for the study of food. We combine the results from residue analyses with a cutting-edge approach to the study of human dental calculus, the potential of which has just been recognized for the understanding of human nutrition: we will analyse DNA from food traces and bacteria as well as proteins, lipids and microremains in dental calculus. This will give unique insight into individual consumption of different oils (olive, sesame etc.), kinds of milk (cow, sheep, goat) and related products (cheese, kefir) and of plants (spices, cereals), which goes far beyond what has been achieved to date. The linkage of food residues in vessels and calculus will allow us to trace processes of homogenization and diversification as consequences of early globalization and better understand food circulation in present and future globalization processes.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OPHTHALMIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Compositions comprising retinylamine derivative compounds provided herein are useful for treating and preventing ophthalmic diseases and disorders, including diabetic retinopathy diabetic maculopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal ischemia, ischemia-reperfusion related retinal injury, and metabolic optic neuropathy.
Martin Kippenberger : Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde : catalogue raisonné of the paintings

The German artist Martin Kippenberger produced a rich and diverse body of work from the mid 1970s until his untimely death at the age of 44, and is now regarded as one of the most influential artists of his time. Volume IV of the Catalogue Raisonne, which is the first to be published, contains details of all his paintings made from 1993 to 1997. The entries for these 225 paintings in total comprise catalogue number, title, year, media, dimensions, inscriptions, provenance, exhibitions and bibliography. Each work is reproduced in full colour, along with any relevant source materials (where applicable). This volume also contains an overview of unfinished works. Each series or group of works is presented as a separate chapter with its own commentary covering the genesis of works as well as references to both Kippenberger's own work and that of other artists. This volume also contains a chronological list of works with black-and-white thumbnails, a chronological list of exhibitions and a bibliography, which reflects Martin Kippenberger's own specific use of the terms exhibition catalogue, artists book and book.
qPCR for second year undergraduates: A short, structured inquiry to illustrate differential gene expression

We describe a structured inquiry laboratory exercise that examines transcriptional regulation of the NOS2 gene under conditions that simulate the inflammatory response in macrophages. Using quantitative PCR and the comparative CT method, students are able determine whether transcriptional activation of NOS2 occurs and to what degree. The exercise is aimed at second year undergraduates who possess basic knowledge of gene expression events. It requires only 4-5 hr of dedicated laboratory time and focuses on use of the primary literature, data analysis, and interpretation. Importantly, this exercise provides a mechanism to introduce the concept of differential gene expression and provides a starting point for development of more complex guided or open inquiry projects for students moving into upper level molecular biology, immunology, and biochemistry course work.
Towards More Efficient Image Web Search

With the flood of information on the Web, it has become increasingly necessary for users to utilize automated tools in order to find, extract, filter, and evaluate the desired information and knowledge discovery. In this research, we will present a preliminary discussion about using the dominant meaning technique to improve Google Image Web search engine. Google search engine analyzes the text on the page adjacent to the image, the image caption and dozens of other factors to determine the image content. To improve the results, we looked for building a dominant meaning classification model. This paper investigated the influence of using this model to retrieve more efficient images, through sequential procedures to formulate a suitable query. In order to build this model, the specific dataset related to an application domain was collected; K-means algorithm was used to cluster the dataset into K-clusters, and the dominant meaning technique is used to construct a hierarchy model of these clusters. This hierarchy model is used to reformulate a new query. We perform some experiments on Google and validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The proposed approach is improved for in precision, recall and F1-measure by 57%, 70%, and 61% respectively.
Beyond the limits of scale: a novel pipeline for the measurement of soil arthropod biodiversity

Despite the importance of soil arthropod biodiversity for ecosystem functioning, our knowledge is extremely poor, and at the community level almost non-existent. The problem has been one of scale and logistics due to the tremendous but cryptic diversity of soil arthropods. Assigning individuals to species is unfeasibly slow using traditional approaches, and morphology itself is increasingly recognized as insufficiently variable to describe species boundaries. However, recent advances provide a tool to bridge this knowledge gap. SOILBIODIV applies novel HTS to develop new pipelines within a multidisciplinary project for the molecular characterization of soil arthropod communities. In so doing it will provide much needed molecular tools and permanent resources to quantify and monitor soil biodiversity over geographic scales relevant for both theoretical and applied soil science. In parallel SOILBIODIV will establish a milestone in our understanding of soil biodiversity structure at the landscape scale. This will be achieved by implementing the pipeline within an oceanic island setting that provides strong natural gradients of aridity and temperature to estimate: (i) soil arthropod mesofauna richness; (ii) community structure; and (iii) turnover within and among ecosystems and islands. Data generated will be used to: (i) identify introduced species and associated biodiversity risks and (ii) to evaluate the magnitude and distribution of risks for soil biodiversity under climate change by modeling biodiversity patterns in future climate scenarios and estimating the potential biodiversity loss. Thus SOILBIODIV will address European-level research priorities by assessing the vulnerabilities of soil biodiversity to global change within a European biodiversity hotspot. The complementary research profiles of the ER and HR, and their mutual interest in applying molecular tools to quantify community level biodiversity at the landscape scale, underpin the strength of SOILBIODIV.