SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
ELECTRICAL DUOBINARY SOFT INFORMATION RECEIVER FOR NRZ MODULATION FIBER TRANSMISSION

A receiver circuit is disclosed and is configured to receive an optical signal. The receiver circuit includes a receiving circuit configured to receive the optical signal and convert the optical signal from a duobinary signal format into a binary signal based on a plurality of decision thresholds. The receiver circuit also includes a clock data recovery circuit configured to sample the binary signal per data period at a first time instant based on a predetermined clock data recovery technique, and sample the binary signal per data period at a second time instant offset from the first instant, as well as determine an intermediate sample based on an offset for decoding a transmitted bit sequence according to soft information based on the samples.
Optimization of synthesis conditions for rare-earth titanate based oxygen ion conductors

Abstract High-density (Yb0.9Ca0.1)2Ti2O6.9, (Yb0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ, and (Dy0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ solid solutions have been prepared through co-precipitation followed by firing for 4 h at 1500 and 1550 °C, and their crystal structure (XRD), microstructure (SEM), and oxygen ion conductivity (impedance spectroscopy) have been studied in relation to the firing temperature and precipitant used. As in the case of (Yb0.9Ca0.1)2Ti2O6.9 and (Yb0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ, the optimal synthesis temperature for (Dy0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ is 1500 °C. The bulk oxygen ion conductivity of the pyrochlore-like solid solutions (Yb0.9Ca0.1)2Ti2O6.9 is a stronger function of synthesis temperature than that of the (Dy0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ and (Yb0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ solid solutions with more complex A sublattice. The rise of the synthesis temperature from 1500 to 1550 °C has detrimental effect on the grain boundary conductivity of the (Yb0.9Ca0.1)2Ti2O6.9 and (Dy0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ ceramics. That effect is connected with a considerable grain-boundary segregation of a calcium-containing phase in the (Yb0.9Ca0.1)2Ti2O6.9 and (Dy0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ. The bulk and grain boundary conductivity of (Dy0.8Ca0.1Tb0.1)2Ti2O7 − δ are independent of the precursor synthesis conditions (homogeneous and non-homogeneous co-precipitation).
Next generation lab-on-a-chip for advanced diagnostics

Microfluidics technology has revolutionised key applications like drug development, stem cell research, microbiological analysis, medical diagnosis, personalised medicine and chemical biology, just to name but a few. The progress of microfluidics technology has opened a completely new market for Lab-On-Chip systems (LOC), which are miniaturised devices intended to replicate what happens in a real lab, drastically improving cost efficiency, parallelization, ergonomics, diagnostic speed and sensitivity. Considering that the largest majority of microfluidic chips is made of glass or silicon due to the mature manufacturing process and excellent optical properties, surface stability, solvent compatibility, one question is puzzling the LOC industry: how to deal with the increased complexity of systems required by the biotech industry? At Piemacs, a high tech startup company stemming from the pioneering research activities carried out at the EPFL’s Muralt’s lab, we propose a novel technology for the seamless integration of valves, pumps, injectors made with piezoelectric thin films onto polymer microfluidic chips, thus leading to the next generation low-cost and high performance LOC. This will allow monolithic fabrication of LOC using MEMS technology, benefiting from the advancements in MEMS manufacturing. This project will allow us to validate that the technological and business conditions exist to integrate piezoelectric thin films in polymers instead of glass, paving the way to a completely new and revolutionary application, which can potentially reduce the manufacturing cost of advanced microfluidic chips by two orders of magnitude, moving from hundreds of €/chip of most advanced Si-glass chips to few € of fully integrated polymer chips. This would further boost the adoption of LOC devices in research and clinical practice, also favouring the roll-out in regions of the world where fast and reliable microfluidic diagnostic tests are still not economically viable.
Computational prediction of microRNA regulatory pathways

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to regulate transcription and/or protein translation of hundreds of genes. Despite their importance, the functions of most human miRNAs are still poorly understood. In this paper, we proposed a SVM based algorithm - PathMicrO that elucidates the miRNA function by predicting the miRNA regulated pathways. PathMicrO combines the sequence-level target predictions with the gene expression profiling from the miRNA transfection experiments. The performance of PathMicrO is evaluated with cross-validation using a careful constructed training data and two independent testing data. Compared to other prediction algorithms, PathMicrO attains 77% more in sensitivity when false positive rate is equal to 0.21 and achieves much larger area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
Crafting emotion: the late antique panegyris as embodied experience (ca. 330-ca. 500)

EmbPatristics seeks to develop an interdisciplinary model for the study of emotion manipulation in ritual contexts. To this end, it applies analytical instruments developed across the Historical, Social, and Cognitive Sciences to a particularly well-documented case study, namely the annual celebration of a martyr’s death or ‘martyr panegyris’, as celebrated in Asia Minor (Anatolia) in the 4th and 5th centuries CE. The experience gained from the analysis is used to develop an adaptable model, with implications for the history of emotion, the history of religion, ritual studies, and the Cognitive Sciences. In terms of content, EmbPatristics opens the discussion and provides the instruments for further research on the role emotion played in the spread of Christianity among Romans. Finally, by showing in a comprehensible manner how external stimuli elicit emotional responses, the initiative contributes to contemporary society, where emotion manipulation through media outlets has become increasingly popular in the past years  Keeping with the goals of the MSCA, EmbPatristics involves a bidirectional knowledge transfer and the strengthening of European research networks. The researcher will enrich his expertise in the staging of religious experiences with competences in Patristic text analysis and in the Cognitive Sciences—area of study in which the University of Vienna is the leading European centre—while also improving his scientific networking, communication, and project management skills. The University of Vienna will have its Cognitive Science research enriched with a new focus—i.e. the study of Patristics from an embodied perspective—housed within the Department of Christian History, Art and Archaeology.
INDIUM OXOALKOXIDES FOR PRODUCING INDIUM OXIDE-CONTAINING LAYERS

FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to halogen-containing indium oxoalkoxide of general formula InOX(OR)(R'CH(O)COOR")(HOR)(HNR"'), wherein X denotes fluorine, chlorine, bromine and/or iodine, R denotes an alkyl with 1-15 carbon atoms, R' denotes an alkyl with 1-15 carbon atoms, R" denotes an alkyl with 1-15 carbon atoms , R"' denotes an alkyl with 1-15 carbon atoms, x denotes a number from 1 to 10 and y denotes a number from 1 to 10. The invention also discloses a method producing indium oxoalkoxides and use thereof.EFFECT: invention enables to obtain indium oxoalkoxide which is used to form indium oxide-containing layers, having improved operating electrical properties.10 cl, 1 dwg, 1 tbl, 3 ex
Optical system

Light emitting systems and optical systems including a light emitting system and a lens system are described. The light emitting system includes a pixelated light source having a plurality of discrete spaced apart pixels, and includes a plurality of light redirecting elements, each light redirecting element corresponding to a different pixel in the plurality of pixels. The light redirecting elements may be adapted to alter one or both of a central ray direction and a divergence angle of light received from the corresponding pixel. A lens system disposed to receive light from the light emitting system may include a reflective polarizer and a partial reflector.
Multiscale finite element modelling of ductile damage behaviour of the human femur under dynamic loading

In this paper, we propose a new multiscale finite element methodology based on a recently developed micromechanical damage model for the modelling of the human bone behaviour under dynamic loading. The damage is carried out by the framework of the limit analysis based on the MCK (Monchiet, Charkaluk and Kondo) criterion. We first present the methodology allowing the estimation of elastic anisotropic properties of porous media by means of Mori–Tanaka homogenisation scheme. Then, we develop the formulation of the integrated yield criterion derived by considering trial velocity field inspired from the Eshelby inhomogeneous inclusion solution. The obtained micromechanical model is implemented via a User Material routine within the explicit dynamic code LS-DYNA©. The proposed micromechanical model has been applied successfully for the estimation of the mechanical properties of a human proximal femur under dynamic loading. From the obtained numerical results, it has been shown that the present model has improved the strength prediction of osteoporotic femurs by representing the failure risk in a more realistic approach.
European Charter for the teritorial gouvernance, throught the periurbal food chain

RURuRBaL’s objectives are: - to establish a common charter of territorial governance for the sustainable development in periurban territories, centered on a process of promoting the commercialization and consumption of local products; - define the access conditions at the Charter; - create a European network; The common strategies in the field of territorial governance will be defined based on the diagnostic and on the experiences correlated with the pilot actions. There were defined the different stages divided in specific experiment activities in the national or transnational territories. The communication, dissemination and coordination actions altogether with the themes regarding the gender and the innovation, will be addressed along the project. 1st Phase: -Define a common methodology to lead to the appliance of a local government promoting the consume and the good use of local products; -Identify in the partner territories the actors that could be part of an local experiment in the future; 2nd Phase: -Develop the diagnostics and launch the innovative pilot actions that precede the debate and the collaboration; -Create the premises of an operational governance; 3rd Phase: -Enunciate a common charta with transnational character that gathers the values and principles required for a territorial governance based on the good use of the agricultural products; - Create a European network and define the conditions of membership by leaning on the spread of experience
Knowledge, assessment, and management for aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services across eu policies (aquacross)

AQUACROSS aims to support EU efforts to enhance the resilience and stop the loss of biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems as well as to ensure the ongoing and future provision of aquatic ecosystem services. It focuses on advancing the knowledge base and application of the ecosystem-based management concept for aquatic ecosystems by developing cost effective measures and integrated management practices. AQUACROSS considers the EU policy framework (i.e. goals, concepts, time frames) for aquatic ecosystems and builds on knowledge stemming from different sources (i.e. WISE, BISE, Member State reporting, modelling) to develop innovative management tools, concepts, and business models (i.e. indicators, maps, ecosystem assessments, participatory approaches, mechanisms for promoting the delivery of ecosystem services) for aquatic ecosystems at various scales. It thereby provides an unprecedented effort to unify policy concepts, knowledge, and management concepts of freshwater, coastal, and marine ecosystems  to support the cost-effective achievement of the targets set out by the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy.
Sectoral Conjunctive Use Planning for Optimal Cropping under Hydrological Uncertainty

The canal command of the Hirakud multipurpose major irrigation project of Orissa in eastern India is under severe threat of waterlogging in the monsoon season and acute shortage of irrigation water in the nonmonsoon season. An irrigation scheduling model (ISM) and a linear-programming optimization model (LPM) under hydrologic uncertainty were developed with a view to manage the available land and water resources of the canal command effectively. The ISM was used to predict actual crop yield under different irrigation strategies—namely, full and deficit depths of irrigation. The crop yield obtained by the ISM under different irrigation management strategies was used in the LPM to optimize the land and water resources of the canal command at different probability of exceedances of net irrigation requirement and canal-water availability. The net annual return was found to decrease with the increase in the level of deficit with maximum return under full irrigation strategy. Hence, from the benefit point of vi...
Excellence for integrated heritage management in central Europe

Damaged and neglected historical buildings, not renovated for years, or abandoned, are a common feature of the whole of central Europe regions. In the view of this challenge, amplified by the lack of public funding and strategic planning, the ForHeritage project promotes excellence in heritage management by capitalising on existing knowledge from previous projects related to integrated approaches for the effective management of cultural heritage sites and buildings. These integrated approaches imply the application of innovative tools worked out in 4 previously funded EU-projects (FORGET HERITAGE, RESTAURA, IFISE, CLIC): management plans, citizen involvement guidelines, state of the art of financial instruments, PPP models, circular financing and business models, among others. The complexity and novelty of these tools didn’t allow for their practical implementation in the past. The ForHeritage project exploits existing tools and experiences following a down-streaming approach which will push results into the practice of regions. By focusing on socio-economic aspects in management, the ForHeritage project is willing to fill the gap with regard to the capacities of regional and local actors responsible for heritage management. As much as the technical aspects of conservation are important, there is a need to enhance managerial and socio-economic approach to heritage. Otherwise the risk of decay of heritage becomes inevitable.
The ForHeritage project brings together 8 partners from 4 central Europe countries: Croatia, Italy, Poland and Slovenia. In each of these countries, a local or regional authority and a supporting organisation participate to jointly capitalise on outputs from previous EU projects, whose implementation at the local level remains below expectations, thus transnational cooperation is needed.
System and Method for Caliper Calibration

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a system and method to calibrate calipers of a downhole tool. Specifically, a calibration tool includes a substantially cylindrical calibration ring. The calibration tool also includes a finger coupled to the calibration ring. The finger is configured to engage with the downhole tool such that the calibration ring is mounted to the downhole tool and is coaxial with a tool axis of the downhole tool.
Pathways to statehood: authority, legitimacy and social diversity in the horn of africa (11th-16th centuries)

The StateHorn Project presents a radically new, archaeology-based approach to one of the key issues in the contemporary world: the nature and characteristics of weak and failed states. Based in the Horn of Africa, an area widely known by recurrent problems of fragmented systems of governance and legitimate authority, the StateHorn project aims to build an alternative vision on the ways statehood has been conceptualized, studied and analyzed in the region. It will do it from a archaeological, deeper past perspective which will take as its focus the medieval period (1100—1600) in northern Somalia and south-eastern Ethiopia, a period which saw the emergence of the defining political, demographic and economic characteristics which have shaped the modern region until the present day. The project aims to understand the nature and conceptualization of the medieval states in this region, which were the roots of their legitimacy and power and how they related with their populations and other neighbouring states. 

Organized around five Research Lines (Territory, Material Culture, Written and Oral Sources, Urbanization and Trade), the State Horn project will complement archaeological information with written historical sources, oral traditions, linguistics, literature and ethnography to present the most comprehensive study of statehood in the Horn of Africa during the medieval period. It will also move beyond an enclosed, isolated study of a specific historical period to develop a theory of statehood in the Horn of Africa which is at the same time coherent with the archaeological and historical sources and useful to analyze the current political situation in the region and any other places where weak or failed states are present.
Accurate and Fast Thermal Analysis of Multistage Depressed Collectors for Traveling-Wave Tubes Using Finite-Element Method

This article presents an accurate and fast thermal analysis method for multistage depressed collectors (MDCs) of traveling-wave tubes using the finite-element method (FEM). In this method, a novel approach named an advanced multigrid nonlinear solver is proposed to significantly reduce the computing cost of thermal analysis of MDCs. Based on this method, a 3-D thermal design tool for MDCs called a thermal simulator (TS) is developed. By modeling the thermal behavior of various MDCs, the TS is validated, and it is found that the TS is much more efficient than the widely used commercial FEM codes, i.e., ANSYS and CST MPS. Moreover, the TS is accurately and seamlessly coupled with our previously developed electron trajectory code. Consequently, by utilizing the TS, the automated electrical–thermal cosimulation of MDCs is realized accurately and efficiently, which would be very useful for the design of high-performance MDCs.
Polymer-coated optical structures.

A method of treating the surface of an optical structure which comprises forming on said surface a thin layer of organic polymer using a solvent casting technique. Preferably the process includes the subsequent treatment of the polymer layer with a solution of a specific ligand. Complex formation between the bound ligand and its specific binding partner present in a sample to be analysed alters the optical properties of the diffraction grating surface and the change can form the basis of an assay method.
The pioneering platform for detection and management of learning and development difficulties and preventionof school failure

School failure and early leaving are a key matter for the development of our children and of our society due to their high social and economic impact: early school leaving is associated with lower income, worse health and higher risk of social exclusion and bullying, and it limits the capacity of our economies to grow and innovate, damages social cohesion and imposes additional costs on public budgets. Preventing them has become a priority in education policies. However, the lack of effective detection methods and early stage guidelines can hinder the implementation of successful measures to reduce school failure and ensure an inclusive education and equal opportunities for all students. 
In Grupo VS, we are developing Díde, a pioneering psycho-pedagogical methodology that will be the first detection tool able to cover this need. Díde is a disruptive and unique platform for the management and early detection and/or discard of 35 learning and development difficulties in children and teenagers from 2 to 18 years old, without the direct intervention of the kids in the process, that provides personalized guidelines adapted to teachers and parents to take action from first signs. We aim to start commercialization of Díde by the end of 2021, and we have already received countless signs of support form Education and Psycho-pedagogical institutions. We are convinced that our integral detection tool will contribute to reduce school failure, make inclusive education a reality and bring equal opportunities to every kid, hence reducing “inequalities and social exclusion in Europe”, which is considered a critical aspect to meet “Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies” societal challenge addressed by Horizon 2020 program.
Finally, through the completion of Díde project we expect to reach €14,8 million revenues three years after its commercialization. Phase 2 will require a €1 million investment, which will present a Cumulative Return of Investment of 4 in 2024.
Improvements in or relating to the construction and watering and drainage of courts for lawn tennis and like games

434,262. Agricultural drainage and irrigation. SWINHOE, C. D., Meikledale, King's Drive, Eastbourne, Sussex. Jan. 22, 1935, No. 2120. [Class 33] [See also Groups X and XV] The foundation of a lawn tennis or other playing court is divided into a plurality of trays, and each row of trays is traversed by a transverse water pipe 9 which is disposed below the playing surface of the court and has one or more outlets 10 disposed in each tray to allow water to be supplied thereto. The court is provided with a brick surround 3 which is formed with gaps 4 to permit drainage to one or more drains 5. The trays are formed by means of ridges 1 of pressed earth, and, prior to positioning the pipes 9, the whole area is coated with a bitumastic solution 2. A main water-supply pipe 6 is laid along one side of the court in connection with a supply pipe 7 which is controlled by a valve 8. Each hole in the pipes 9 is covered by a sleeve 11, and the whole of the piping 9 is embedded in a layer 14 of shingle, broken stones, &c. A cover plate 16 of metal, roofing felt, &c. is provided in the layer 14 over each hole 10 so as to assist in distributing the water emerging therefrom and to prevent the water disturbing the top dressing 17. A bed of ashes 15 is laid on the layer 14, and the top dressing 17 composed of brick dust, fine granite, &c. is then applied. A valve 12 is provided at one end of each pipe 9 to permit independent watering of any part of the court, and the opposite end of the pipe 9 is fitted with a cap 13 which may be removed to enable the pipe to be flushed. In a modification, the pipes 9 are formed of several sections connected at suitable intervals, such as at the centre of each tray, by hollow T-section members 18, Fig. 3, and the outlet from each of these members is partly closed by a plug 19. The invention is also applicable to grass courts. Specification 286,179, [Class 20 (iv)], is referred to.