SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Traditional Buildings of the English Countryside: An Illustrated Guide

No other country offers so rich and varied a heritage of traditional buildings as England. From windmills to water mills, cottages to castles, dovecotes to beeboles a wealth of treasures await discovery. Drawing upon forty years' experience of caring for historic structures Geoffrey R. Sharpe provides a simple but informed guide to these delights and curiosities of the English countryside. He explains not just the purpose of these buildings but the part they played in the history of the countryside, showing how the buildings evolved and the ways in which people lived and worked in them. He uses his expert knowledge to explain the differences in materials, how they were worked, and the many regional variations to be enjoyed. The result is an invaluable guide that will enhance the reader's understanding and appreciation of England's rich and varied heritage.
Blue Economy and Marine Conservation: Safeguarding Mediterranean MPAs in order to achieve Good Environmental Status

The development of Blue Economy and Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) represents a transnational challenge for marine protected areas (MPAs). Maritime sectors have started to operate more and more frequently inside and in the vicinity of MPAs with expected growing environmental impacts, while at the same time, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires to reach Good Environmental Status of the European Seas by 2020. 
Many EU projects and other initiatives have published results and recommendations concerning MPAs and their interactions with economic sectors but a Mediterranean integrated approach is lacking. By capitalizing on these results, the PHAROS4MPAs project will deliver an integrated framework for recommendations on the necessary practical collaboration between Mediterranean MPAs and the maritime sectors adapted to appropriation by the project’s targets. 
The expected change originating from the project is an enhanced management effectiveness and networking for Mediterranean MPAs, which will ultimately contribute to the conservation of marine biodiversity and natural ecosystems. 
Approach and outputs include delivering common capitalization baselines, recommendations and policy tools adapted to appropriation by the MedPAN network, MSP Authorities, the European Commission, the Barcelona Convention and the various maritime sectors.
Crystal structures of pin proteins - cryspins

The main goal of the “CrysPINS” project is to derive a model for the structure of PIN1 protein, starting with a loopless version (PIN1loopless), and optionally other PIN proteins, using techniques of molecular biology, biochemistry and crystallography. Members of PIN family are plant-specific auxin transporters, which play crucial role in plant morphogenesis, development and responses to the environment. Although it is well known that PIN proteins drive polar auxin transport, till nowadays the auxin research community is missing detailed functional and mechanistic models of these enigmatic transporters. My considerable experience from studying auxin metabolism and transport on the cellular and plant level, combined with the expertise at the University of Warwick in auxin recognition and the structural biology of mammalian membrane transporter proteins, makes it timely to move the science forward by a project focussed on the structure of PINs. My vision is that we will be able to develop a detailed molecular map of PINs together with associated pharmacophoric map for their substrates and inhibitors, a goal that will offer me an ideal system for further research focused on PINs auxin substrate specificity and transport capacity. On the way I will expect to reveal how the PINs are energized, and create links with the auxin herbicide industries to explore opportunities for collaborations on agro-pharmaceutical compound design.
PIANO STRATEGICO PER LO SVILUPPO DELLA RETE CICLOTURISTICA TRANSFRONTALIERA NELL’AREA INTERREG IIIIA DELLA REGIONE LOMBARDIA E DELLA SVIZZERA - TERRITORI DI VARESE, COMO, LECCO E SONDRIO

“Bike Network - Piano strategico per lo sviluppo della rete cicloturistica transfrontaliera” punta alla costituzione di una rete ciclabile transfrontaliera italo-svizzera, che comprenda le principali zone di interesse turistico dei laghi Maggiore, Ceresio e Lario, e si integri ai sistemi ciclabili della provincia di Sondrio e delle valli di collegamento con i Cantoni Ticino e Grigioni. L’obiettivo principale del progetto e quello di valorizzare le risorse territoriali e il patrimonio locale della fascia trasfrontaliera italo-svizzera sia attraverso l’integrazione di progetti di valorizzazione gia promossi o programmati, sia attraverso l’individuazione delle componenti naturalistiche, culturali e sportive dell’area, favorendo in tal senso una nuova interpretazione del territorio in chiave turisticoculturale. Inoltre si mira a favorire l’uscita dalla marginalita delle comunita transfrontaliere, incentivando nuove forme di collaborazione e l’attivazione di partenariati per la condivisione di progetti di sviluppo interregionali, rafforzando cosi l’identita culturale del territorio e la sua comunicazione verso l’esterno. In questo contesto l’individuazione di percorsi ciclabili di collegamento transfrontaliero ed interprovinciale, e la definizione di itinerari ciclo-pedonali che valorizzino gli aspetti turistico-culturali delle Province e Regioni coinvolte nel progetto, rappresentano uno strumento fondamentale sia per rafforzare l’identita locale, sia per valorizzare e dare unitarieta alle numerose progettualita a favore della mobilita lenta e del turismo sostenibile. Contestualmente all’identificazione del network di percorsi ciclabili individuati dal progetto, verranno promosse opportune politiche a sostegno dell’intermodalita su ferro, gomma e acqua, al fine di garantire all’utenza ciclo-pedonale e turistica una mobilita totale nell’area e una migliore accessibilita e raggiungibilita delle risorse territoriali.
Off-farm employment increases women's empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines

We examined intrahousehold decision making with respect to household investment in portfolios of future rice varietal trait improvements (VTIs) to increase farm households' livelihoods in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Investment decisions were elicited using an experimental methodology based on investment games. In the investment game, couples from rice farming households were given the opportunity to invest in public rice breeding. They selected, first individually, and then jointly, a replacement rice variety to improve upon and were then asked to allocate a research endowment fund to a portfolio of VTIs. We developed a novel indicator of women's intrahousehold decision-making power (WIDMP) based on the relative Euclidean distances between the individual and joint VTI portfolios. We found that WIDMP is normally distributed; and that, on average, women had almost equal (48%) decision-making power as men (52%), revealing almost perfect gender equity in investment decision making in rice breeding. Women were slightly more empowered if they were engaged in off-farm employment and were less experienced in farming. More empowered women had a higher discount factor and based their investment decisions on anticipated future trends, rather than current or past experience. The findings not only highlight the importance of considering gender roles in technology design, adoption and extension programs, but also have broader implications in terms of women empowerment programs. Consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), our evidence suggests that education and training programs need to be paired with investments generating off-farm employment opportunities to effectively increase women's bargaining power in the household.
A COMMUNICATIONS UNIT COMPRISING A GRAVITATION SWITCH

A communications unit, preferably a headset, has a number of control knobs (2, 3) for adjusting the electrical properties of the headset and is suspended by an ear hook, which may be adjusted such that the headset may be used on both the left and the right ear, said headset when switching from one ear to the other being rotated 180°, while the position of the ear hook is unchanged. In order to ensure that the functions of the control knobs (2, 3) relative to their positions on the headset are the same, no matter whether the headset is carried on the left or the right ear, a gravitation switch is arranged in a printed circuit board which is mounted in the headset. The gravitation switch of the headset provides for automatic switching of the functions of the control knobs without intervention by the user, when the headset is switched from a position on one ear to the other ear.
SANITARY FITTING COMPRISING A PLUG UNIT

The invention relates to a sanitary fitting (1) comprising: - an outer housing (2) having a sensor (3), wherein the sensor (3) has at least one first electrical plug part (4), and - an inner housing (5) to which a plug unit (11) having at least one second electrical plug part (6) is detachably fastened, wherein the inner housing (5) can be positioned in the outer housing (2) such that the at least one first electrical plug part (4) and the at least one second electrical plug part (6) form a first electrical plug connection (7).
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM

A system comprises a manipulator assembly, one or more sensing elements configured to sense an arrangement of the assembly, and a control system configured to: determine a motion limit of the manipulator assembly based on the sensed arrangement of the assembly by using a position of a joint of a plurality of joints or using a position of a link of a plurality of links; store a plurality of threshold limits, where each of the plurality of threshold limits is associated with a procedure type and defines a limit of a range to be potentially travelled by the manipulator assembly to perform a procedure of the associated procedure type; select a threshold limit of the plurality of threshold limits based on which procedure type is to be performed; and provide a notification indicative of whether the selected threshold limit is outside a range of motion bounded by the motion limit.
Ontological approach and fuzzy modeling to describe objects of living environment

The use of ontologies and mathematical approach using fuzzy models to describe the housing environment using modern information technology is considered in the article. The aim is developing the intelligent system that is designed to assess the quality of residential environment. The determined indices are depicted as ontological system represented using Protege tool. The work result is developed ontological model of residential environment that can be used to assess the quality of apartments, houses, neighborhoods and districts. The use of modern information technology and the proposed intelligent system will simplify the work of real estate appraisers and consumers at flat choosing.
Review of Ferrara, Basileus e Basileia. Forme e Luoghi della Regalità Macedone (2020)

Review of Francesco Maria Ferrara, Basileus e Basileia. Forme e Luoghi della Regalità Macedone, Roma, Edizioni Quasar, 2020, 437 pp. [ISBN 978-88-5491-047-8; eISBN 978-88-5491-030-0].
Nonparametric confidence intervals for monotone functions

We study nonparametric isotonic confidence intervals for monotone functions. In [Ann. Statist. 29 (2001) 1699–1731], pointwise confidence intervals, based on likelihood ratio tests using the restricted and unrestricted MLE in the current status model, are introduced. We extend the method to the treatment of other models with monotone functions, and demonstrate our method with a new proof of the results of Banerjee–Wellner [Ann. Statist. 29 (2001) 1699–1731] and also by constructing confidence intervals for monotone densities, for which a theory remained be developed. For the latter model we prove that the limit distribution of the LR test under the null hypothesis is the same as in the current status model.We compare the confidence intervals, so obtained, with confidence intervals using the smoothed maximum likelihood estimator (SMLE), using bootstrap methods. The “Lagrange-modified” cusum diagrams, developed here, are an essential tool both for the computation of the restricted MLEs and for the development of the theory for the confidence intervals, based on the LR tests.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION AND DELIVERY OF GOODS ORDERED ON THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB

An apparatus, method and system (2) for delivering goods ordered by a plurality of customers, in which plurality of customers place orders for goods on a vendor. The server/host computer system (2) is in communication over the Internet with consumer client computer (1), vendor server (2) and local distributor server (4). The vendor fulfills its orders by combining into a single shipping order the goods ordered by a plurality of customers who are geographically close to a single local pick-up point, and the vendor causes the single shipping order to be sent to a local pick-up point.
Creating identity in Viking-Age England: archaeological perspectives on funerary practices

This paper explores the messages conveyed by
 funerary rites in the wake of the Scandinavian
settlements in England in the 9th and 10th centuries.
he burials of Scandinavian raiders and settlers have
been identified at around only 30 sites in England
on the basis of evidence for inhumation accompanied
by grave goods and cremation, both practices
that had been long since abandoned in England
(ig. 1) 1. he presence of so few apparently Scandinavian
burials has long been regarded as perplexing,
given the considerable linguistic changes effected by
the settlers, which suggest extensive Scandinavian
settlement 2. Analysis of the limited funerary record
has typically been largely restricted to mapping areas
of Scandinavian settlement, and it has been difficult
to overcome the impression that we have somehow failed to detect 
the bulk of the Scandinavian burials in
England. In this paper I shall argue that even the few
overtly Scandinavian burials that have been identified
did not simply reflect a pre-existing Scandinavian identity
implanted into England. Rather, these burials were selectively
constructed as an important element of the process
by which the Scandinavians established their position in
England, made claims to land and status and constructed
group and individual identities.
Financing ambitious local climate objectives

Implementing ambitious local climate action plans is paramount in the fight against climate change. Moreover, the sheer aggregated investment volume contained in these plans holds the promise of a powerful longlasting economic recovery. Unfortunately, the lack of a comprehensive funding solution undermines the realisation of these plans.  

FALCO addresses this problem by developing a financing solution for ambitious local climate plans of over 180 Flemish signatories to the Covenant of Mayors (“FLC Solution”). This solution builds on the results of several previous projects, integrates state of the art knowledge on sustainable energy financing, and was tested at the conceptual level. Unlike other solutions, the FLC solution 1) looks at the climate action plans as a whole (potential for piggybacking) instead of adopting a project-per-project view (risk of cherry picking); 2) focuses on lifting financial and non-financial investment barriers; and 3) uses private capital instead of public budgets for its financing operations. In addition, FALCO will develop accompanying (policy) measures that will induce demand for investments. 

FALCO is designed as a scalable pilot that allows real-life testing of the FLC solution.  

FALCO will:
• Develop the theoretical FLC solution into a fully operational financial solution (WP2);
• Develop a project portfolio (ca. 50 mio €) w.r.t. energy efficiency in SMEs and energy renovation of public and private buildings (WP3);
• Have an independent party due diligence validate the proposed financial solution and project portfolio (WP4);
• Contract investments for at ca. 17.6 mio € resulting in an estimated 27.7 GWh primary energy savings and the creation of 250 sustainable jobs (WP5);
• Monitor the investments and document lessons learnt (WP6);
• Disseminate the results in Flanders and in the EU, investigate its replication in other EU member states /regions (WP7).
Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship

Human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) informs the understanding of the neural basis of mental function and is a key domain of ethical enquiry. It raises questions about the practice and implications of research, and reflexively informs ethics through the empirical investigation of moral judgments. It is at the centre of debate surrounding the importance of neuroscience findings for concepts such as personhood and free will, and the extent of their practical consequences. Here, we map the landscape of fMRI and neuroethics, using citation analysis to uncover salient topics. We find that this landscape is sparsely populated: despite previous calls for debate, there are few articles that discuss both fMRI and ethical, legal, or social implications (ELSI), and even fewer direct citations between the two literatures. Recognizing that practical barriers exist to integrating ELSI discussion into the research literature, we argue nonetheless that the ethical challenges of fMRI, and controversy over its conceptual and practical implications, make this essential.
A Synthetic Replicator Drives a Propagating Reaction–Diffusion Front

A simple synthetic autocatalytic replicator is capable of establishing and driving the propagation of a reaction-diffusion front within a 50 μL syringe. This replicator templates its own synthesis through a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between a nitrone component, equipped with a 9-ethynylanthracene optical tag, and a maleimide. Kinetic studies using NMR and UV-vis spectroscopies confirm that the replicator forms efficiently and with high diastereoselectivity, and this replication process brings about a dramatic change in optical properties of the sample-a change in the color of the fluorescence in the sample from yellow to blue. The addition of a small amount of the preformed replicator at a specific location within a microsyringe, filled with the reaction building blocks, results in the initiation and propagation of a reaction-diffusion front. The realization of a replicator capable of initiating a reaction-diffusion front provides a platform for the examination of interconnected replicating networks under out-of-equilibrium conditions involving diffusion processes.
Drift-dependent changes in iceberg size-frequency distributions

Although the size-frequency distributions of icebergs can provide insight into how they disintegrate, our understanding of this process is incomplete. Fundamentally, there is a discrepancy between iceberg power-law size-frequency distributions observed at glacial calving fronts and lognormal size-frequency distributions observed globally within open waters that remains unexplained. Here we use passive seismic monitoring to examine mechanisms of iceberg disintegration as a function of drift. Our results indicate that the shift in the size-frequency distribution of iceberg sizes observed is a product of fracture-driven iceberg disintegration and dimensional reductions through melting. We suggest that changes in the characteristic size-frequency scaling of icebergs can be explained by the emergence of a dominant set of driving processes of iceberg degradation towards the open ocean. Consequently, the size-frequency distribution required to model iceberg distributions accurately must vary according to distance from the calving front.
AXIAL SEAL FOR ROOTS-STYLE SUPERCHARGER

A blower housing including a first and second rotor assembly such that the first rotor assembly includes a first rotor and a first shaft and the second rotor assembly includes a second rotor and a second shaft. The first and second rotors each have a plurality of lobes. Each first and second rotor includes an axial sealing extension that can be constructed to extend axially into the shaft opening. The axial sealing extension can include a radially outwardly facing sealing surface that opposes a radially inwardly facing sealing surface defined within the shaft opening. The radially outwardly facing sealing surface and the radially inwardly facing sealing surface can be configured to cooperate to form a radial sealing interface that extends around an axis. The radial sealing interface can include a radial seal clearance defined between the radially outwardly facing sealing surface and the radially inwardly facing sealing surface.
Electrostructural tomography – towards multiparametric imaging of cardiac electrical disorders

Cardiac electrical diseases are directly responsible for sudden cardiac death, heart failure and stroke. They result from a complex interplay between myocardial electrical activation and structural heterogeneity. Current diagnostic strategy based on separate electrocardiographic and imaging assessment is unable to grasp both these aspects. Improvements in personalised diagnostics are urgently needed as existing curative or preventive therapies (catheter ablation, multisite pacing, and implantable defibrillators) cannot be offered until patients are correctly recognised.
My aim is to achieve a major advance in the way cardiac electrical diseases are characterised and thus diagnosed and treated, through the development of a novel non-invasive modality (Electrostructural Tomography), combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and non-invasive cardiac mapping (NIM) technologies.
The approach will consist of: (1) hybridising NIM and MRI technologies to enable the joint acquisition of magnetic resonance images of the heart and torso and of a large array of body surface potentials within a single environment; (2) personalising the inverse problem of electrocardiography based on MRI characteristics within the heart and torso, to enable accurate reconstruction of cardiac electrophysiological maps from body surface potentials within the 3D cardiac tissue; and (3) developing a novel disease characterisation framework based on registered non-invasive imaging and electrophysiological data, and propose novel diagnostic and prognostic markers.
This project will dramatically impact the tailored management of cardiac electrical disorders, with applications for diagnosis, risk stratification/patient selection and guidance of pacing and catheter ablation therapies. It will bridge two medical fields (cardiac electrophysiology and imaging), thereby creating a new research area and a novel semiology with the potential to modify the existing classification of cardiac electrical diseases.