SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CELLULOSE-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL

Cellulose-based composite material comprising an electrically conductive material dispersed in a matrix comprising at least one plant-derived protein and a polymer of aleuritic acid, said composite material being obtainable by a process comprising the steps of dissolving at least one plant-derived protein and aleuritic acid in a dissolving solution to achieve a first mixture, dispersing an electrically conductive material in said first mixture to achieve a conductive ink, distributing said conductive ink on at least one side of a cellulose substrate to achieve a coated cellulose substrate, hot-pressing said coated cellulose substrate to obtain i) impregnation of the cellulose substrate with said conductive ink and ii) polymerization of aleuritic acid.
Effect of tree-ring detrending method on apparent growth trends of black and white spruce in interior Alaska

Boreal forests are critical sinks in the global carbon cycle. However, recent studies have revealed increasing frequency and extent of wildfires, decreasing landscape greenness, increasing tree mortality and declining growth of black and white spruce in boreal North America. We measured ring widths from a large set of increment cores collected across a vast area of interior Alaska and examined implications of data processing decisions for apparent trends in black and white spruce growth. We found that choice of detrending method had important implications for apparent long-term growth trends and the strength of climate-growth correlations. Trends varied from strong increases in growth since the Industrial Revolution, when ring widths were detrended using single-curve regional curve standardization (RCS), to strong decreases in growth, when ring widths were normalized by fitting a horizontal line to each ring width series. All methods revealed a pronounced growth peak for black and white spruce centered near 1940. Most detrending methods showed a decline from the peak, leaving recent growth of both species near the long-term mean. Climate-growth analyses revealed negative correlations with growing season temperature and positive correlations with August precipitation for both species. Multiple-curve RCS detrending produced the strongest and/or greatest number of significant climate-growth correlations. Results provide important historical context for recent growth of black and white spruce. Growth of both species might decline with future warming, if not mitigated by increasing precipitation. However, widespread drought-induced mortality is probably not imminent, given that recent growth was near the long-term mean.
Bridging the gap between small firms and investors to promote investments for green innovation in developing countries: two cases in Brazil

Green investments can greatly contribute to finance small innovative sustainable businesses, especially in less developed countries (LDCs) where capital is scarce. However, there is a lack of human resources capacity both in the firms and especially in the investor side. Even though there are some practical experiences, too little is understood about how to promote learning and capacity building to spur green innovation through sustainable investments in small enterprises in LDCs. This article analyses the obstacles to make partnerships happen between two small firms and sustainable foreign investors in Brazil. The research points that small entrepreneurs in LDCs struggle to prepare themselves to search for investors, but investors seem to do little to be prepared to meet those firms. The deals between small firms and investors are more likely to occur when investors know the business environment.
CALENDER

A calender comprises at least two adjacent rolls (26, 27) whic form a nip (WS) through which a web passes. At least one roll is designed as a hollow roll with a roll sleeve (26a; 27a), and a pressing plane is defined by the centreline of the adjacent rolls. At least one roll is such that at least one direction of the pressing plane is fixed in the two front regions. Both rolls are pressed against each other over the length of the nip by hydrodynamically actuated force elements (26c; 27c). The force elements are connected, in facing supporting regions, to a common control element (32) via their hydraulic lines (26d; 27d), in which there are no control elements.
Androlla and Botillo

The raising and slaughter of pigs has been a common and traditional practice in the northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula, including Galicia, Leon, Asturias, or northern Portugal. As a result of this, there are multiple meat products derived from the cultural and climatic peculiarities of each region. In this sense, two typical dry-ripening sausages of Galicia are the androlla and the botillo, although these are also widely consumed in other regions of the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Traditional production processes mean that both products differ enormously from one region to another, or even between different producers. Therefore, nowadays, both sausagesSausages have a protected geographical indicationProtected geographical indication (PGI), which establishes the minimum characteristics and the processingProcessing and formulation conditions that guarantee the quality of said products. With this in mind, the present chapter describes in detail the formulation and the different stages of elaboration of both meat productsMeat products (androllaAndrolla and botilloBotillo).
GERENCIAMENTO DE STAKEHOLDERS E ESCRITÓRIO DE GERENCIAMENTO DE PROJETOS: EFEITO NOS RESULTADOS

RESUMO Uma vez que stakeholders de projetos afetam seus resultados, o gerenciamento desses atores deve ser considerado uma atividade relevante no gerenciamento de projetos. Somado a essa evidência, este estudo reconhece que os resultados de projetos podem ser incrementados quando há o apoio de um Escritório de Gerenciamento de Projetos (EGP). Assim, busca-se analisar a influência positiva do gerenciamento de stakeholders nos resultados dos projetos, especificamente na probabilidade de sua conclusão dentro de prazos e custos previstos, considerando o efeito moderador do apoio de EGPs. Para isso, o estudo apresenta um modelo conceitual validado por regressão logarítmica, usando dados coletados em pesquisa do tipo survey respondida por 216 professionais experientes da área de gerenciamento de projetos e que estudam o tema em cursos de pós-graduação. Os resultados indicam que o gerenciamento de stakeholders melhora os resultados de projetos e confirmam que o EGP aprimora a influência desse tipo de gerenciamento nos resultados. Como contribuição, a pesquisa reforça o gerenciamento de stakeholders e o apoio de EGPs como elementos-chave para o sucesso no gerenciamento de projetos. A amostragem foi suficiente para a replicabilidade da pesquisa, contudo restringiu-se a profissionais que vivem no Peru. Portanto, estudos futuros podem buscar alcançar uma população mais ampla.
Independent sources of anisotropy in visual orientation representation: a visual and a cognitive oblique effect

The representation of visual orientation is more accurate for cardinal orientations compared to oblique, and this anisotropy has been hypothesized to reflect a low-level visual process (visual, "class 1" oblique effect). The reproduction of directional and orientation information also leads to a mean error away from cardinal orientations or directions. This anisotropy has been hypothesized to reflect a high-level cognitive process of space categorization (cognitive, "class 2," oblique effect). This space categorization process would be more prominent when the visual representation of orientation degrades such as in the case of working memory with increasing cognitive load, leading to increasing magnitude of the "class 2" oblique effect, while the "class 1" oblique effect would remain unchanged. Two experiments were performed in which an array of orientation stimuli (1-4 items) was presented and then subjects had to realign a probe stimulus within the previously presented array. In the first experiment, the delay between stimulus presentation and probe varied, while in the second experiment, the stimulus presentation time varied. The variable error was larger for oblique compared to cardinal orientations in both experiments reproducing the visual "class 1" oblique effect. The mean error also reproduced the tendency away from cardinal and toward the oblique orientations in both experiments (cognitive "class 2" oblique effect). The accuracy or the reproduced orientation degraded (increasing variable error) and the cognitive "class 2" oblique effect increased with increasing memory load (number of items) in both experiments and presentation time in the second experiment. In contrast, the visual "class 1" oblique effect was not significantly modulated by any one of these experimental factors. These results confirmed the theoretical predictions for the two anisotropies in visual orientation reproduction and provided support for models proposing the categorization of orientation in visual working memory.
Minerals to benefit from beefed up EU-Mexico trade pact

Figures provided by the Mexican government show this growth trend has also been registered in its trade with the EU, with an increment in fluorspar trading numbers (worth $51.5m in 2013 and $61.2m in 2014), and bismuth ($11.4m in 2013 to %18.1m the next year). Non-metallic minerals account for around 30% of all exports to the EU, while the rest involve metallurgic products.

The EU nevertheless views the existing FTA as a success-story and trade flows have been healthy. However, Mexican exporters gained slightly more than their European counterparts through the agreement, according to a study into the effects of the trade pact by BBVA Compass Consulting and Benefits, which was unveiled at the CEPS conference. The study showed that mineral products were among the 10 economic sectors enjoying the largest positive impact on EU exports.
Farmers’ perception of climate change, impact and adaptation strategies: a case study of four villages in the semi-arid regions of India

Climate change poses a major threat to the semi-arid tropics, which is characterized by scanty and uncertain rainfall, infertile soils, poor infrastructure, extreme poverty and rapid population growth. These conditions present serious environmental, economic and social impacts on the agricultural community. In recent years, adaptation to climate change has become a major concern to farmers, researchers and policy makers alike. To enhance policy towards tackling the challenges that climate change poses to farmers, it is important to have knowledge on their perceptions of climate change, potential adaptation measures and factors affecting adaptation. In addition, the extent to which farmers’ perceptions on climate change coincide with actual climatic data needs to be further examined. This paper, using a qualitative approach, looks into the perceived changes in rainfall and temperature, their impacts and adaptations strategies taken up by farmers in four villages in the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. It also analyses the accuracy of these perceptions based on actual available climatic data. The paper also looks into the determinants of adaptive capacity by examining a case of improved water management as an adaptation mechanism.
Mobile Communication Terminal and Communication Control Method

A mobile communication terminal communicates with a plurality of base stations using a plurality of communication devices, and includes a movement route information management unit which manages movement route information of a moving member, a plurality of communication units which communicates using the plurality of communication devices, communication environment information which contains a position of each communication area, a communication quality of the communication device available in the communication area, and a communication cost, a mobile communication planning unit which calculates communication scheduling information on the basis of the movement route information, the communication quality information, the cost information, and a communication requirement of data to be transmitted, and a communication control unit which selects the communication device according to the calculated communication scheduling information.
Video streaming services with software-defined networking

Recent advances in mobile devices and video streaming services have motivated large-scale media consumption both in fixed and mobile environments. In this context, the main objective of network operators and service providers is to improve the Quality of Experience (QoE) of the end-users by providing high quality services and mechanisms for seamless
adaptation to the specific network conditions of each user. However, the initial design of the Internet as a best-effort network makes it inappropriate for high-volume and bandwidth-intensive applications, like video streaming, and the centralised architectures employed by the network operators lead to long, non-optimal communication paths between clients and servers, waste of network resources and increased delays. 

The improvement of the QoE of multimedia communication services require novel network architectures and cross-layer adaptation mechanisms. Specifically, at the network layer, Software Defined Networking (SDN) enables the virtualisation of the network functions so that the network operators implement their own rules and policies in software and deploy them in an abstracted and virtualised network infrastructure. At the application layer, the Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) approach enables the seamless adaptation of
the video client to the specific network conditions of each user. The understanding of how the network parameters affect the
human perception is a key factor in optimizing the functions in the end-to-end delivery chain. 

The V-SDN project aims at developing a QoE-driven media delivery platform based on network virtualisation functionalities, which takes into account the service utility functions, network topology, link capacities and the specific QoE requirements of each application. The developed QoE-driven media delivery platform will be implemented and demonstrated with an innovative media delivery system employing a novel DASH client, a further key development of the project.
Costo de producción de la cosecha de mango variedad tommy y kent en la empresa naturista S.A. división agrícola-hacienda la Chola, cantón Guayaquil, periodo 2013 - 2014. Quevedo

This information Draft Proposal Practice Exam Complexivo (PROPEC) necessary for obtaining Engineering degree in Accounting and auditing requirements, focuses on COST OF PRODUCTION OF THE HARVEST OF MANGO VARIETY TOMMY AND KENT IN THE COMPANY NATURISA SA DIVISION AGRICOLA-HACIENDA LA CHOLA, CANTON GUAYAQUIL, PERIOD 2013 - 2014, which allowed to know the real cost of producing a box handle. 
The Draft Proposal Practice Exam Complexivo (PROPEC) covers all key modules to the cost of production as crop inputs, crop materials and supplies, wages of production, supply personnel, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, basic services, materials and supplies and miscellaneous. 
The costs related to crop production period Draft 2013 - 2014, using as a reference to the management of direct and indirect costs to obtain a desired end result gai
Electrical Characteristic of Power MOSFET with Zener Diode for Battery Protection IC

A high power MOSFET switch based on a 0.35 μm CMOS process has been developed for the protection IC of a rechargeable battery. In this process, a vertical double diffused MOS (VDMOS) using 3 μm-thick epi-taxy layer is integrated with a Zener diode. The p-n+ Zener diode is fabricated on top of the VDMOS and used to protect the VDMOS from high voltage switching and electrostatic discharge voltage. A fully integrated digital circuit with power devices has also been developed for a rechargeable battery. The experiment indicates that both breakdown voltage and leakage current depend on the doping concentration of the Zener diode. The dependency of the breakdown voltage on doping concentration is in a trade-off relationship with that of the leakage current. The breakdown voltage is obtained to exceed 14 V and the leakage current is controlled under 0.5 μA. The proposed integrated module with the application of the power MOSFET indicates the high performance of the protection IC, where the overcharge delay time and detection voltage are controlled within 1.1 s and 4.2 V, respectively.
THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT SEEDING DATES ON SEED YIELD OF SOYBEAN

Thisstudy was conducted to determine the effect of six different seedingdates (15 th April, 1 st May, 15 th May, 1 st June, 15 th June and 30 th June) on the yield and yield components of the soybean. Theexperimentaldesign was a randomized complete blockwithsplit plothavingfour replicates. The studies were conducted at GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center in 2004, 2005 and 2006 years. The results indicated that the cultivars were significantly influenced by the different seedingdatesfor the traits of plant height (PH), first pod height (FPH), pod number (PN), weight for 100 seeds (SW), seed yield (SY), oil yield (OY) and protein yield (PY ),Itwas observedthatcv.NE3399 had the highestseedyieldwhilethe lowestseedyieldwasgiven byUMUT2002 .
Characterization of Ensemble Generation Strategies: Application to Three Illustrative Examples of Mediterranean High-Impact Weather

Predictability of high-impact weather constitutes a major challenge. In this study, we contribute to this relevant topic by analyzing the characteristics of multiple ensemble prediction systems aimed at sampling initial and/or model uncertainties for three exemplary heavy precipitation systems occurred over the western Mediterranean. In particular, initial condition perturbations are gener- ated by (i) directly downscaling the ensemble members from a global ensemble and (ii) creating perturbations by sampling a wide range of scales using an adaptation of the breeding methodology. Model error is sampled by applying stochastic perturbations to physical parameterizations by combining stochasti- cally perturbed physics tendencies with stochastic perturbations to microphysics parameters. A positive impact in terms of ensemble diversity is obtained when initial condition perturbations across a broad range of scales are applied, es- pecially at low levels and for cases in which local factors are more relevant. Regarding stochastic model perturbations, they display very localized pertur- bations with low amplitude, which are insufficient to capture extreme scenarios, except when local factors play a dominant role. However, when combined with initial condition perturbations, they generally increase diversity and perturba- tion amplitude over areas characterized by deep moist convection. This outcome exhibits the positive impact of sampling both uncertainty sources, even in the extremely nonlinear regime that defines convective-scale phenomena.
Nanopowder plant – metal nanopowders for a world of great opportunities

Current supply of metal nanopowders on the world market falls short on demand up to 15% , creating further obstacles to the technical progress in such industries as aerospace manufacturing, power machinery, engineered materials production, metal welding, heavy machinery, civil engineering and others. Metal nanopowders’ market is still only emerging due to low production capacities and insufficient purity, shape consistency and wide dispersion of nanoparticles produced, resulting in insufficient quality of such materials for key users.
Nanopowder Plant (NPP), a Lithuanian based start-up, presents a revolutionary solution which has 8 times prevalence over other technologies in production capacity of metal nanopowders with the highest existing quality of the nanopowder produced. Moreover, it ensures low environmental pollution due to 80% energy efficiency of the solution and absence of need to use waste-generating chemical reagents during production process.
Innovative production process, patented technology and experience team will help NPP to utilize market opportunity and obtain a strong position in the growing metal nanopowders market, which is projected to reach 60 bn USD in 2019 and accelerate further at 15-17% annual grows rate.
NPP aims at global commercialization of its innovative solution to enable vast industrial application of metal nanopowder bringing superior value to end-customer and ensuring environmental protection.
During the Phase 1 of SME Instrument feasibility study NPP wants to validate its market strategy through conducting thorough study of an emerging market and potential customers, strengthen IPR portfolio, modify existing commercialization strategy and develop an elaborate business plan.
Establishing blend repair limit of blisks –from a perspective of vibration amplification

Efficient sustainment of the extremely expensive blisks in advanced aeroengines requires that damaged blades can be cost-effectively repaired by blending operations with high reliability. However, limited understanding of blending effects on the forced response of blisks challenges the rational determination of blend limits, i.e., the maximum allowable blend size, location and number in a damaged blisk. The underlying fundamental issue is whether or not the blends will exacerbate the intrinsic geometric mistuning such that the blisk is subject to excessive vibration level and fails from high cycle fatigue.

The project BRAVO aims to develop a comprehensive vibration evaluation tool for blended blisks and establish the repair philosophy on blend limits. By employing the state-of-the-art 3D optical geometry scanning technology, geometry variances due to both blends and intrinsic blade geometric deviations can be effectively accounted for. Major scientific advances include:
Novel deterministic methodologies of forced response analysis for blended blisks relying on the optically based as-measured model.
Holistic vibration evaluation of blended blisks by comparing the as-measured-model-based simulations, modal tests, bench test under traveling wave excitation and spinning rig tests.
Innovative probabilistic assessment for predictive evaluation of a population of possible blends and further determination of a tailored blend limit for a damaged blisk.

A highly interdisciplinary collaboration will benefit both the ER with extensive experience in bladed disk dynamics, and the supervisor possessing top-level research capability in blade vibration testing. With deepened competence in both technical and transferable skills, the ER will reach a high level of professional maturity and scientific independence as a group leader. 

Results will potentially exert a strong industrial impact for repair contractors, contributing to the competitiveness of European aviation industry.