SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
ρ-MESON SPECTRAL FUNCTION IN HOT NUCLEAR MATTER

The ρ-meson spectral function in hot nuclear matter is studied by taking into account the pion and the nucleon loops within the quantum hadrodynamics (QHD) model as well as using an effective chiral SU(3) model. The effects of density and temperature on the spectral function of the ρ-meson are studied assuming the ρ-meson to be with a finite momentum. These investigations are performed using both the mean field approximation (MFA) and the relativistic Hartree (RHA) approximation. The inclusion of the nucleon loop is observed to considerably change the ρ-meson spectral function. Due to a larger mass drop of ρ-meson in the RHA, it is seen that the spectral function shifts towards the low invariant mass region, whereas in the MFA the spectral function is seen to be almost centered around the nominal ρ-pole, but develops a second peak due to the opening of the Nh-channel. Within both the Walecka and the chiral SU(3) models, it is observed that the ρ-meson spectral function has a strong dependence on the nucleon-ρ meson tensor coupling.
Mediterranean Intermodal Transit

Ports in the Southern Mediterranean area play a key role in freight transportation, acting as the main gateways to the mainland. Their significant placement in the freight supply chain triggered the idea for an integrated management of the ports’ freight operations along with the provision and support of intermodal and multimodal services to transport operators (sea, road and rail).The main objective of the project is to promote intermodality and interregional cooperation in the 6 participant sites through the development and testing of an innovative e-platform that will provide all necessary information (departures/arrivals, capacities, transit availability etc.) to all interested parties (cargo shipping companies, road and rail cargo operators etc).Information provided will promote the use of intermodal or multimodal services in order to expand productivity, efficiency and transit capacity usage. The proposed platform will be based on state-of-the-art ICT and telematics cargo services and will be integrated to all the participant sites in order to provide intercommunication and all the necessary interfaces to the transport logistics operators. Such an approach will promote regional development, as well as robust interregional, cross-border and transnational cooperation. Furthermore, it will raise the need of such an approach on freight transport, promoting the e-Freight concept, in association with low environmental impact, while disseminating its results to public policy level.
“My World Has Expanded Even Though I'm Stuck at Home”: Experiences of Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Social Media

Purpose This study aimed to expand the current understanding of how persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (pALS) use augmentative and alternative communication and social media to address their communication needs. Method An online focus group was used to investigate the experiences of 9 pALS who use augmentative and alternative communication and social media. Questions posed to the group related to (a) current use of social media, (b) advantages of social media, (c) barriers to independent use, (d) supports to independent use, and (e) recommendations for developers, policy makers, and other pALS. Results Participants primarily reported that use of social media was a beneficial tool that provided increased communication opportunities, connections to communication partners, and networks of support. Specific results are discussed with reference to the research as well as implications for practice and recommendations for future research. Conclusions As individuals with ALS experience loss of function, some communication modes may no longer be viable. Providing access to different modes of communication, including social media, can allow independence, participation and better quality of life.
Revisiting the age of the Jumento volcano, Chichinautzin Volcanic Field (Central Mexico), using in situ-produced cosmogenic 10Be

Abstract Previous studies on Jumento volcano, based on radiocarbon dating and comparative morphometric analysis, suggest that it could be the youngest volcano of the Sierra Chichinautzin. Here we establish a new chronology of the emplacement of the Late Holocene lava flows of Jumento volcano using in situ-produced 10Be cosmic ray exposure (CRE) dating of quartz xenocrysts to test this hypothesis. Depending on the choice of the cosmogenic nuclide production parameters in the exposure age calculators used, the mean 10Be CRE ages ranges between 1.86 ± 0.68 ka and 2.41 ± 0.97 ka for the inner lava flow and between 1.90 ± 0.29 ka and 2.49 ± 0.41 ka for the breakout lava flow. These preliminary mean 10Be CRE ages confirm that the Jumento volcano is one of the youngest volcanoes of the Sierra Chichinautzin although slightly older than the Xitle volcano. This first 10Be eruption chronology of the Sierra Chichinautzin shows that 10Be CRE dating represents an alternative approach to date volcanic rocks, not only for the Sierra Chichinautzin but also for other volcanic fields, especially when no charcoal or paleosoils are available for radiocarbon dating. Furthermore, it suggests that in situ-produced cosmogenic nuclide dating has considerable potential to throw light on the volcanic history and eruption recurrence of this volcanic field, in order to provide enough data for the mitigation of the hazards and related risks in Mexico City, the city of Cuernavaca and the small towns around the volcanic field.
SCHWINGUNGSDAEMPFUNGSVORRICHTUNG FUER EINE WASCHMASCHINE ODER DERGLEICHEN

The damping system comprises at least one gap detector 7A, 7B mounted on the cylindrical surface of the tank 2 and emitting a predetermined signal as a function of the variation in the gap between the tank 2 and the bodywork 3 of the washing machine. It includes, moreover, connected to an operating part 8, a first part for generating a control force 9A, 9B receiving the output signals coming from a first amplifier and producing an electromagnetic force, as well as a second part for generating a control force 10A, 10B, receiving the output signals coming from a second amplifier and also producing an electromagnetic damping force. Application to the active electromagnetic damping of the vibrations produced on a washing machine tank (drum) by the rotation of the tank during washing. <IMAGE>
C.S.A. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT CENTER

C.S.A. IS A SEMICOMPLESSA STRUCTURE, DISTRIBUTED AT A TERRITORIAL LEVEL AND WITH A STRUCTURED INTERNAL HIERARCHY. THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DIRECTOR SHALL LEAD THE CO-ORDINATING STAFF OF THE OFFICES, CONSISTING OF CADRES. THE 37 EMPLOYEES, OF WHICH 11 PART TIME, MANAGE THE SERVICES BOTH CENTRALLY AND PROVINCIALLY. EACH AREA HAS A MANAGER, THE OFFICES REFER ORGANIZATIONALLY TO A STAFF MEMBER. THERE ARE ALSO EXTERNAL STRUCTURES THAT COORDINATE ITS ACTIVITY WITH THE CASA.MADRE AND WHERE STAFF WORK IN DETACHMENT THE ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT BY CSA’S IS AIMED AT PROVIDING SERVICES TO MICRO AND SMALL ARTISAN COMPANIES IN THE FIRST PLACE
La Covid-19 desde la academia: trocar el miedo por el cuidado

Sr. Director: Sin duda resulta de interés reflexionar sobre cómo vivimos y lo que aprendimos durante la pandemia de Covid-19 en el medio universitario. Yo lo haré respecto a lo vivido en la Escuela de Enfermería que hoy administro como directora. En marzo de 2020, cuando en Brasil se anunció la pandemia en las primeras semanas, una de las medidas más importantes y determinantes del control de la pandemia fue poner a la población en aislamiento. Con comercio, oficinas cerradas, hospitales recibiendo cada día más personas con síntomas respiratorios y condición clínica grave, como saturación de oxígeno menor que 95%, disnea grave con cuadro de insuficiencia respiratoria grave [fragmento de texto].
INFOTECH TO EXTEND – INFOrmation TECHnologies to EXTEND Regional Development

The project promotes the Information Society (IS) implementation by fostering the direct involvement of the Regional/Local Institutions for favouring the ICT services diffusion particularly in less advanced areas as well as in SMEs which are slower than the Large Enterprises in adopting the ICT innovative models (geographical and dimensional divide). In addition to a large know-how transfer of managerial and technical skills in ICT, the project develops three main activities by: ·offering to the regional/ local administrations structured inputs in order to prepare their actions plans, processes and organization for the IS implementation; ·supporting the transnational cooperation of SMEs driven by the e-business model adoption ·preparing innovative projects based on public-private cooperation in a transnational dimension and suitable to attract investments and create new employment particularly in underdeveloped areas. The implementation and experimental operation of an Information and Assistance Centre (IAC) for ICT adoption and transnational cooperation will be implemented as a Pilot Project. The project will be deployed in 13 Regions of 7 CADSES Countries by 3 groups of Partners: i) 6 Regional/Local Institutions; ii) 6 Knowledge Centres (Universities, Research Centres); iii) 4 Regional/Local Institutions for territorial development.
Post planter

A post planter has been presented that is removably attached to a support post of a deck or porch. The post planter is attached at any height along the support post and is made of two sections that wrap around the support post and are held together by clips at the top and a mounting mechanism that is attached to the support post. The post planter outer walls have holes to allow plants to grow through and are manufactured in a variety of sizes.
Implementation in real sofc systems of monitoring and diagnostic tools using signal analysis to increase their lifetime

The INSIGHT project aims at developing a Monitoring, Diagnostic and Lifetime Tool (MDLT) for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) stacks and the hardware necessary for its implementation into a real SOFC system. The effectiveness of the MDLT will be demonstrated through on-field tests on a real micro-Combined Heat and Power system (2.5 kW), thus moving these tools from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 to beyond 5. 

INSIGHT leverages the experience of previous projects and consolidates their outcomes both at methodological and application levels. The consortium will specifically exploit monitoring approaches based on two advanced complementary techniques: Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in addition to conventional dynamic stack signals. Durability tests with faults added on purpose and accelerated tests will generate the data required to develop and validate the MDL algorithms. Based on the outcome of experimental analysis and mathematical approaches, fault mitigation logics will be developed to avoid stack failures and slow down their degradation. 

A specific low-cost hardware, consisting in a single board able to embed the MDLT will be developed and integrated into a commercial SOFC system, the EnGenTM 2500, which will be tested on-field. 

INSIGHT will then open the perspective to decrease the costs of service and SOFC stack replacement by 50%, which would correspond to a reduction of the Total Cost of Ownership by 10% / kWh.

To reach these objectives, INSIGHT is a cross multidisciplinary consortium gathering 11 organisations from 6 member states (France, Italy, Denmark, Slovenia, Austria, Finland) and one associated country (Switzerland). The partnership covers all competences necessary: experimental testing (CEA, DTU, EPFL), algorithms developments (UNISA, IJS, AVL), hardware development (BIT), system integration and validation (VTT, SP, HTC), supported by AK for the project management and dissemination.
Finding the most distant galaxies with nirspec guaranteed time on the james webb space telescope

Over the past 15 years, my team have pushed the frontier for the most distant known objects to higher redshifts, exploring galaxies when the Universe was young using the Hubble Space Telescope and large ground-based telescopes. As well as discovering galaxies within the first billion years (90percent of the way back in time to the Big Bang), our knowledge of the composition of the Universe has also grown - dark matter and dark energy dictate the expansion history and initial collapse of structures which ultimately form galaxies. We now know that the gas between the galaxies, initially plasma, became mostly neutral about 300,000 years after the Big Bang, but again became plasma about a billion years later. The first few generations of stars to form, with a contribution from high redshift quasars, might be responsible for this reionization, but we have yet to find the galaxies accounting for the bulk of the ionizing photons and key questions remain: what is the contribution from the faintest dwarf galaxies in the luminosity function at high redshift? what fraction of ionizing photons emitted by stars reach the intergalactic gas? is the first generation of stars forming from primordial hydrogen and helium more efficient in producing ionizing photons?
I am in a privileged position to address these questions, as a member of the ESA Instrument Science Team since 2005 for the near-infrared spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), due to launch in May 2020. Much of our 900 hours of guaranteed time will be spectroscopy of high redshift galaxies, and I am leading the deep tier of our survey to get accurate redshifts (vital for luminosity functions), measure the stellar populations (ages and star formation rates), assess the escape fractions of ionizing photons and determine the metal enrichment (potentially finding the long-sought ""Population III"", the first stars to form). With this ERC grant I aim to assemble a team to achieve these science goals.
Brief Report: A Hypothetical Construct Based on Limited Data Visual System Recovery After Refractive Surgery

Laser refractive surgery, involving the computer-controlled application of a 193-nm beam of excimer laser "light," is utilized to resculpt the central cornea, thus reducing its apical thickness. On casual inspection, this simple matter of removing or excising a specific amount of central corneal avascular tissue is a smooth, seamless alteration with few apparent secondary issues or sequelae. Normal postoperative recovery is typically gauged by the recovery of high-contrast visual acuity to the same (or better) degree as was previously obtained with a spectacle correction. However, although this is an acceptable means of determining operative success, it is not indicative of the complex challenges imposed upon the neurosensory system. The secondarily imposed strain upon the visual system, regarding the return to its pre-existing visual line-of-sight organization occurs only by bringing multiple adaptations into subtle and seamless play. This process is initiated and completed in a relatively short time period, such that most patients (but not all) are not even marginally aware of the challenges imposed to the visual system. This article is meant to probe those system challenges, serving to highlight this postoperative plasticity, seeking to gain a broader understanding and appreciation of the perceptual range of the visual recovery process.
Landside Airports Accessibility

LAirA addresses the specific and significant challenge of the multimodal, smart and low carbon mobility integration of airports in the mobility systems of Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) of Central Europe (CE). Airports are assets of CE FUAs and transnational transport gateways for CE citizens. The magnitude and growing trend of air traffic (10% per year in the EU) requires actions for the landside accessibility of FUAs to airports. The EC has stated the priority of this topic in the Aviation strategy for Europe and in the Sixth Report on Economic, Social & Territorial Cohesion. LAirA reduces the energy use and the environmental impacts of transport activities in FUAs centres and hinterlands by changing mobility behaviours of airports passengers and employees and by building novel strategies of public entities in low carbon mobility planning. It targets the 56 million passengers and 39,000 employees of the airport systems in the FUAs of Vienna, Budapest, Warsaw, Milano, Stuttgart, Dubrovnik and Poznan. LAirA changes the capacities of public entities, in particular local and regional authorities and airports, of jointly planning and implementing low carbon mobility solutions in a transnational and innovative comprehensive approach which integrates seven key thematic areas: Electric mobility, Air-Rail links, Walking & cycling, Shared mobility, ITS, Wayfinding, Road Public Transport. It develops and applies Intelligent Transport System tools for low carbon mobility planning, builds non pre-existent transnational training courses and models for the capacities of the entities of the public sector and ensures the partners’ adoption of financially viable action plans and strategies in low carbon mobility according to their statutory missions. The LAirA transnational added value lies in the EU mutual learning & training process in which CE public entities transnationally shape and locally apply low carbon mobility solutions for the benefit of CE Functional Urban Areas.
Plusme: transitional wearable companions for the therapy with children with autism spectrum disorders

+me is an experimental soft interactive toy with a panda form designed in collaboration with developmental therapists. Thanks to embedded electronics, +me can emit attractive responses as colored lights and amusing sounds when touched on paws. The device is connected to a control tablet to allow an adult caregiver to modify the input-output contingencies, so as to produce several rewarding response patterns according to child’s reaction. These features make +me a potential support tool for therapy of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): the attractiveness and the functional versatility of the device could be exploited during play activities with a therapist to capture the interest of children, to encourage their social interactions, then reinforcing pivotal social skills as imitation, eye-contact, turn-taking.

+me is currently in experimental phase, in pilot tests on children (24-48 months) with ASD and Typical Development (TD). The experiments are conducted in collaboration with the Sec. of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry -Univ. of Rome “Sapienza”- whose researchers showed great interest to technological aid for therapy.   

+me is an indirect -yet really promising- outcome of the ongoing FET project “Goal-based Open-ended Autonomous Learning Robots, GOAL-Robots” (Grant Agreement No. 713010). 

The main goal of the proposal is to develop the +me from the current experimental prototype towards a “ready-for-market” product, certified for safe use in EU. The proposal aims to 1) engineer the prototype, through a third party company expert in electronic manufacturing, in order to realise a small-scale production of 10/20 working +me samples; 2) at the same time, continue the experimentation on TD and ASD children, to strengthen the scientific aspects of the device; 3) disclose the obtained results through scientific publications and participation to promotional events market-oriented, in forecast of a next possible commercialisation.
Backed Pieces and Their Variability in the Later Stone Age of the Horn of Africa

Backed pieces became widespread in the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene and are part of the classic definitions for the Later Stone Age in many parts of Africa. However, the association of backed pieces with Later Stone Age is not clear in the Horn of Africa. These pieces are present in both Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Later Stone Age (LSA) contexts. To what extent was the “backing phenomenon” homogeneous or diverse between and within the two periods? Here, we start with a review of the literature on backed pieces in the Horn of Africa, noting the lack of terminological consensus and the absence of a shared typology in the region. We then describe the variability of backed pieces using two complementary approaches: (1) multivariate statistical analysis on a set of 28 attributes of 188 artifacts from eight securely dated contexts and (2) 2D geometric morphometric analyses on the same dataset. The two approaches provide complementary results, which allow us to identify and discuss the chronological trends in backing technology and morphology, without introducing a new terminology or proposing a new formal “descriptive” typology. Résumé Les pièces à dos abattu deviennent omniprésentes au Pléistocène récent et à l’Holocène, et sont donc partie intégrante des définitions classiques du Later Stone Age. Cependant, l’association des pièces à dos abattu avec le Later Stone Age est peu claire dans la Corne de l’Afrique. En effet, elles se retrouvent à la fois dans des assemblages Middle Stone Age ou Later Stone Age. Dans quelle mesure le « phénomène des pièces à dos abattu » est-il homogène ou relève de processus différents entre et au sein de ces deux périodes? Dans cet article, nous présentons une synthèse critique de la littérature mentionnant les pièces à dos abattu dans la Corne de l’Afrique, et soulignons l’absence d’un consensus sur l’usage d’une terminologie ou d’une typologie commune dans la région. Nous décrivons ensuite la variabilité des pièces à dos abattu en s’appuyant sur deux approches complémentaires: (1) une analyse statistique multivariée en reposant sur 28 variables de 188 pièces provenant de huit contexts datés de façon absolue, et (2) une analyse de géométrie morphométrique en 2D. Les deux approches ont livré des résultats complémentaires, qui permettent d’identifier et de discuter les tendances chronologiques affectant les pièces à dos, sans avoir à introduire de nouvelles dénominations ni à proposer une nouvelle typologie «descriptive».
The evolutionary origins of friendship: a cross-species comparison and experimental approach

Friendship is crucial for human health and well-being. People who are socially isolated have a greater risk of heart disease than heavy smokers, drinkers, and the obese, and halting social isolation’s ongoing rise is a growing priority for public health and political policy. But coming to grips with our need for friends and the consequences we face in their absence requires we not only look at how friendship is manifested in contemporary societies but to its origins in our evolutionary past. Yet, the evolutionary origins of friendship and the degree to which friendship’s components reflect human specializations are unclear. Studying nonhuman primates allows us to identify the causes and consequences of friendship in evolutionary time and the extent of its human uniqueness. Nevertheless, we know surprisingly little about the contexts that drove friendly social bonds to emerge, whether friendship-relevant cognitive abilities reflect primate universals, and the reasons why evolution allows social isolation to persist despite being detrimental. In this project, I will conduct a series of landmark studies to reveal critical insights into the evolutionary origins of friendship. I will generate an unparalleled cross-species dataset on the best-known taxa of group-living primates, the macaques, and will perform innovative social experiments on a unique macaque population. I have three key aims: (1) to test the environmental forces driving variation in social bonds across species; (2) to establish whether having information on the friendships of unrelated others is a uniquely human skill; and (3) to test whether social isolation is the result of competitive exclusion. Friendship may be one of the most important strategies humans have for surviving in large groups. Understanding friendship from an evolutionary perspective is therefore a critical component of understanding what it means to be human. The proposed project represents a major step forward in that endeavour.