SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Covariation of attentional cost and stability provides further evidence for two routes to learning new coordination patterns

This study investigated how learning a new bimanual coordination pattern affects the attentional resources allotted by the CNS to maintain it throughout the acquisition process. The repertoire of the existing stable coordination patterns was individually evaluated before and after practice in order to detect expected changes with learning. Bistable participants, who initially exhibited stable and accurate coordination patterns at 0 degrees and 180 degrees of relative phase, practiced a 90 degrees pattern, whereas multistable participants, who already mastered the 90 degrees pattern, practiced 135 degrees pattern instead. In a typical dual-task paradigm, all participants had to simultaneously perform a reaction time task that assessed the associated attentional cost. Beyond an overall increase in accuracy, the results revealed a significant decrease in the attentional cost for bistable participants, accompanying the stabilization of the 90 degrees pattern with learning, but not for multistable participants, as the 135 degrees pattern barely stabilized. Pattern stability and attentional cost co-evolve during learning and the process follows two different routes depending on the interplay between the task and the learner's coordination abilities before practice.
Implementation of Adaptive Filters on TMS320C6713 using LabVIEW - A Case Study

Adaptive filters are playing a vital role in signal processing and communication filed of engineering for the purpose of filtering the unwanted signal, signal denoising, signal enhancement, etc. The main characteristic of the adaptive filter is the adjustment of filter coefficients dynamically with respect to the input signal which helps a lot in signal processing applications. This study main focus on implementing such adaptive filters on digital signal processors. The adaptive filtering algorithms such as Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm and Normalized LMS (NLMS) algorithms are implemented with TMS320C6713 floating-point DSP processor using LabVIEW environment in real time. To test the functionality of the algorithms, the sinusoid signal is added with noisy and applied as an input the filter and the resultant denoising output is obtained with both the algorithms. We implement it with TMS320C6713 floating-point Digital Signal Processor using LabVIEW environment in real time. Our objective is to reduce or filter the noise using these algorithms and obtain the performance metrics like peak output, Mean Square Error (MSE), Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) as a part of simulation results. The PSNR produced by the NLMS algorithm is obtained as 18.414 is very high as compared with 3.28416 produced by the LMS algorithm. Interfacing the TMS320C6713 DSP board with the LabVIEW application is done using the Code Composer Studio software tool. This study focuses the principle of adaptive filters by implementing the Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm and Normalized LMS algorithms and can be further extended with Kalman filters too. er .
METHOD OF CRYSTALLIZING POLYCARBONATE PREPOLYMER

The invention relates to a method of crystallizing an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 20,000 and having from about 5 to about 95 mole % aryl carbonate terminal end groups, based on total end groups, the method comprising effecting contact of the prepolymer with a crystallizing agent comprising an alcohol, preferably, at least 95 % by weight of an alcohol.
Long-Lived Dark Exciton Emission in Mn-Doped CsPbCl<sub>3</sub> Perovskite Nanocrystals

The unusual temperature dependence of exciton emission decay in CsPbX3 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) attracts considerable attention. Upon cooling, extremely short (sub-ns) lifetimes were observed and were explained by an inverted bright-dark state splitting. Here, we report temperature-dependent exciton lifetimes for CsPbCl3 NCs doped with 0-41% Mn2+. The exciton emission lifetime increases upon cooling from 300 to 75 K. Upon further cooling, a strong and fast sub-ns decay component develops. However, the decay is strongly biexponential and also a weak, slow decay component is observed with a ∼40-50 ns lifetime below 20 K. The slow component has a ∼5-10 times stronger relative intensity in Mn-doped NCs compared to that in undoped CsPbCl3 NCs. The temperature dependence of the slow component resembles that of CdSe and PbSe quantum dots with an activation energy of ∼19 meV for the dark-bright state splitting. Based on our observations, we propose an alternative explanation for the short, sub-ns exciton decay time in CsPbX3 NCs. Slow bright-dark state relaxation at cryogenic temperatures gives rise to almost exclusively bright state emission. Incorporation of Mn2+ or high magnetic fields enhances the bright-dark state relaxation and allows for the observation of the long-lived dark state emission at cryogenic temperatures.
Gas ion distillation and sequential ion processing technologies for identification and visualization of chemicals in airborne vapors

Two original breakthrough technologies of Gas Ion Distillation (GID) and Sequential Ion Processing (PRO) provide live visualization (vis) of volatile chemicals in ambient environments giving humans access to a molecular world heretofore unseen.  Molecular auras in GIDPROvis are delivered by small, portable GIDPRO analyzers based on high speed separation of ions derived from individual chemicals and their identification using an emerging generation of ion analyzers.  In GID, chemicals are separated as gas ions through reaction thermochemistry, replacing classic separations based on physical properties.  This is seen as a revolution or a paradigm shift as “new chromatography” making columns and stationary phases obsolete.  In PRO, ions are sequentially processed using emerging discoveries of fragmentation of gas ions in strong electric fields.  Structurally significant information in fragment ions permits chemical identifications informing a central data hub and enabling live display of molecular auras.  Certain chemical properties, such as toxicity and reactivity, are integrated to “fit the goals, tasks, and needs of individual users” for effective information flow with the human-machine system.  While GIDPROvis is principally technology driven, aspects of emotional responses of humans to massive access to chemical information, impacts from these perceptions, and human psychology will be explored in simulated, controlled visual experiences of chemical auras.  Our aim is to launch a fourth generation of methodology for chemical analysis aligned intrinsically to 5G and IoT communication with miniaturized, ultra-low detection level, live data analyzers to detect and identify chemicals in complex matrices.
From demos to ethnos: popular revolt and elite transformation in montenegro's anti-bureaucratic revolution (1988–1990)

With populism, ethnonationalism, and right-wing radicalism on the rise around the globe, the analysis of the Anti-Bureaucratic Revolution in Montenegro (1988–1990) provides unique empirical material to understand how and why an inclusive and tolerant society (demos) can be rapidly transformed into one based on a more exclusive and intolerant ethnic identity (ethnos). DEPRET’s objective is to understand under what conditions civil society turns “uncivil”. It proposes to do so by taking an interdisciplinary approach to investigating two interrelated processes: popular revolt and elite transformation. More specifically, the project aims to: (1) improve understandings of elite transformation through a critical interpretation of elite public discourses, with a particular focus on how they articulated, framed, and legitimized themselves and “the people” to bring about what they saw as “necessary changes to the system”; (2) identify, map, and analyze repertoires of contention and tactics of resistance used by protesting citizens in advancing or resisting right-wing populism, with a particular focus on key grievances, frames, and justifications used to reconstitute themselves from a socialist demos into a nationalist ethnos or to oppose this process; and (3) contribute to theory development by investigating the relationship between grassroots and elite expressions of right-wing populism as a two-way process of elite–mass interaction during turbulent times. To achieve these objectives, DEPRET uses a mixed-method research framework that combines two methods of textual analysis: the qualitative approach of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and the quantitative approach of Protest Event Analysis (PEA) to analyze publicly available textual corpora in Montenegrin libraries and archives. The proposed research conducted within the MSCA-IF framework will significantly contribute to my academic growth from an early-career researcher to an established interdisciplinary scholar.
Green automatic waste compactor

Households and businesses more and more often face with the trash piling up in bins, even if sorted properly. The sheer volume of waste causes more maintenace, more driving to reycling facilities and more costs of municipal waste management. It is a wide problem: every EU citizen on average throws away 444 kg of household waste per year.

Our Green Automatic Waste Compactor can help. By compressing recyclable trash, It reduces their volume. Modern user just needs to put the plastic, PET bottles, tins, or cans inside, press the button and the volume is automatically reduced.

Green Automatic Waste Compactor uses our patented horizontal press, which enables integration under kitchen counter, in a drawer or standalone solution. It takes up to 75% less kitchen space than competition, but can still reduce the waste volume by 80%. Also, it is a universal solution for all materials and enables further waste sorting, whereas competition uses either plastic or can dedicated solutions, or compacts all trash in one unsortable cube.

Our solution is aimed at the segment of small EU waste producers: households, restaurants, offices, airplanes, stores and similar small businesses with limited space options. We will target Slovenia, Austria, Germany and Switzerland first, followed by Scandinavian and Benelux countries. The reason is in highest eco consciousness of those citizens, relative high waste costs, and our existing network in these countries that will ease market access. In 5 years, we conservatively project 5000 sold units, 2.1 mio € sales income, 20-25% netto profit margin and at least 15 new jobs.

We have first working prototype, already protected with patent. In Phase 1 we will develop new prototype on the basis of first one, to cover all target segment needs, confirm it on the market and protect it as well. Also, we will search for partners (technical merchants, kitchen appliances producers) for commercialization on EU markets and prepare a strategic business plan.
Semiconductor device including a high-speed receiver being capable of adjusting timing skew for multi-level signal and testing equipment including the receiver

A semiconductor device including a signal generator and decoding and timing skew adjusting circuit is provided. The signal generator is configured to receive n multi-level signals having m signal levels and convert the n multi-level signals into n*(m−1) single level signals having two signal levels. The decoding and timing skew adjusting circuit is configured to receive the single level signals, perform a predefined operation on the single level signals to generate an output signal, and compensate for timing skew between the n multi-level signals, using the single level signals. The n and m are natural numbers, where n>=2 and m>=3.
APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATES

Bei einer Vorrichtung für den Transport von Substraten bei Vakuum-Beschichtungsanlagen mit mehreren Stationen, mit Substrathaltern (16) mit etwa plattenförmiger Konfiguration, die in lotrechter Stellung entlang eines vorgegebenen Transportweges durch die Stationen bewegbar sind, und die mit Schienen (13, 14) zusammenwirken, die jeweils im Bereich ihres Fußteils (15) unterhalb der an den Substrathaltern (16) befestigbaren Substraten (22, 23) vorgesehen sind, ist das Fußteil (15) des Substrathalters (16) mit einem Paar paralleler und im Abstand zueinander verlaufender, in einer lotrechten Ebene angeordneter Schienen (13, 14) versehen, deren einander zugekehrte Schmalseiten Längsnuten (13a, 14a) aufweisen, die mit Rollen (7, 8) oder Gleitsteinen korrespondieren, die ortsfest am Bodenteil der Vorrichtung gelagert sind und die jeweils in Reihen entsprechend dem Verlauf der Nuten (13a, 14a) in übereinander liegenden, vertikalen Ebenen im Abstand zueinander vorgesehen sind, wobei der Substrathalter (16) eine sich von oben her bis in den Bereich seines Fußteils (15) in Längsrichtung erstreckende schachtförmige Aussparung (24) aufweist, in die beim Durchlauf durch die Station ein oberhalb des Substrathalters (16) angeordneter, flacher, sich lotrecht nach unten zu erstreckender Heizkörper hineinragt, wobei der Substrathalter (16) diesen Heizkörper (11) U-förmig umgreift.
ASSEMBLY FOR SAVING SHOWER WATER

The invention relates to an assembly for saving shower water, comprising a valve for the shower water line which conducts the shower water to a showerhead (8), said valve being automatically switchable between an open position and a closed position, and comprising a sensor (10) in order to detect the presence of a person located in the shower and, if a person is located in the shower, generate a presence signal. The valve can be electrically actuated such that the valve can be selectively moved into the open position or into the closed position by means of electric opening or closing signals. According to the invention, the sensor (10) is designed to detect solely a sub-region within the shower, said sub-region being referred to as the sensor region (23), such that, along with the sensor region (23), a blind region (24) also remains within the shower which facilitates the occupancy of a person.
Macroeconomic dynamics with product market frictions

The transmission  of microeconomic and macroeconomic shocks to firms' price and demand  in product markets is the cornerstone of a large volume of macroeconomic literature.  Product market frictions, by reducing the ability of demand to relocate across different suppliers, affect firms' incentives when setting prices, and therefore the pass-through of shocks to both demand and prices. 
In this project we plan to study the implications of product market frictions for firm level price and demand dynamics, as well as for macroeconomic dynamics. The aim is to integrate micro and macro economics, both theoretically and empirically, to a greater extent than is currently done in the literature.

We will apply our tools to two main areas of interest. First, we will study how product market frictions affect the optimal pricing decision of firms, and the relocation of consumers across different suppliers. We will provide novel empirical microeconomic evidence on the relationship between price and consumer dynamics. We will build a rich but yet tractable model where product market frictions give rise to firm pricing with customer markets. The aim is to use observable statistics from the micro data to estimate the key parameters of the model and quantify the relevance of the product market frictions  for firm pricing and demand dynamics.  

Second, we will explore the importance of product market frictions for macroeconomic dynamics. We will apply our quantified model of price and consumer  dynamics to areas of macroeconomics where we expect our methodology and empirical analysis  to be more relevant, both because of the types of questions addressed and because of a direct relationship with the mechanism. In particular we will focus on the role of product market frictions for business cycle fluctuations and international trade.
Forest Bioenergy in the Protected Mediterranean Areas

ForBioEnergy is an innovative and ambitious project because it bets on the sustainable development of the rural areas using the forest biomass of the protected areas as driving force.
Most of the forest areas are included in the protected areas, so, they represent a great opportunity for the production of sustainable energy from biomass. But the current regulatory restrictions as well as the lack of appropriate plans impede and slow down the forest biomass exploitation.
And this is exactly the overall objective of the project: fostering the bio-energy production in the protected areas providing transnational solutions for reducing barriers that hinder the development of the sector and planning models in order to exploit the full potential of biomass and at the same time to preserve the biodiversity of the natural areas.
This objective will be achieved through the definition of:
- An Action Plan for shaping new regulatory framework and permit route aimed at removing technical and administrative barriers that hinder the energy use of biomass.
- A multi-level planning process: regional, local and operating.
- A set of sustainability requirements and quality standards of forest biomass.
Project activities will be implemented through a transnational process for highlighting the most significant gaps as well as the best practices. Furthermore key actors (who propose/change norms, regulations and plans, and who deal with bioenergy and biodiversity issues) will be actively involved.
An impedance QCM study on the partitioning of bioactive compounds in supported phospholipid bilayers

The interaction of two drugs of small molecular size, propranolol and tetracaine, and the membrane-perturbing peptide melittin with a phospholipid bilayer supported on a SiO2 surface was studied with the quartz crystal microbalance. All three bioactive compounds interacted with the lipid bilayer and changed its viscoelastic properties. Adsorbed mass of the compounds was analyzed with a viscoelastic model as a function of the concentration of the compounds in the aqueous phase, as well as the effect of the compounds on the bilayer viscoelasticity. The analysis was based on the interpretation of the impedance of the crystal, utilizing the 5th, 7th and 9th overtone of the fundamental 5 MHz resonance frequency.
Production and deploying of high purity lignin and affordable platform chemicals through wood-based sugars

The objective of the SWEETWOODS project is to demonstrate on an industrial level successful and profitable production of high purity lignin as well as C5 and C6 carbohydrates from hardwood by establishing a biorefinery having throughput capacity 80 bdton/day. Unlike existing biorefinery concepts, SWEETWOODS plant utilizes all the fractions of the biomass feedstock, with min. 95 % of its initial carbon content utilised. The current TRL of the selected fractionation technology is 7, aiming to reach TRL 9 by the end of the project. The efficient fractionation and conversion of biomass is enabled by novel enzymatic solutions. The dried solid lignin and depolymerized lignin are demonstrated in novel applications, namely in elastomer foams for tube insulation, rigid polyurethane foam panels for insulation, and polymer compounds intended for injection moulding. The high purity sugars (at least glucose, xylose and fructose) are demonstrated in novel end use cases, namely in production of bio-IBN, and xylitol production. The environmental and socio-economic performance of the SWEETWOODS plant operation and the developed products are evaluated by performing a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA), as well as a viability analysis.
Savanna water and carbon fluxes modelling integrating earth observation data

The aim of SWATCH is to develop a unique information system for quantifying savanna water use and biomass production on a regional scale, with the ultimate objective of supporting decision-making processes. This effort directly addresses the European H2020 priorities of sustainable rural development and food security. 
Savannas are among the most complex, variable and extensive agrosilvopastoral systems on Earth (~20%). One fifth of the world's population depend upon them, although they are extremely vulnerable to changes in land use and climate. These changes affect not only ecosystem functioning, but also the land-atmosphere linkages and regional carbon cycle, in ways still unknown. Since savannas are greatly influenced by human activities, private/institutional practices play a key role in their conservation. The integration of Earth Observation data into process-based models will enable us to map the evolution of the ecosystem health, improving their management, productivity and resilience. 
However, to map savanna fluxes, besides the mechanistic understanding of how the climate (dry periods) and the canopy structure (patched multiple canopy layers) interact with land-atmospheric processes, robust techniques to upscale the ecosystem parameters and fluxes over space and time are needed.
This project intends to bridge this gap and contribute to: 1) a better mechanistic understanding of savanna water/energy/carbon fluxes, using long-term eddy covariance and ground measurements 2) more accurately modelling these fluxes on a regional scale with different-scale EO data 3) the development of an operational information system to be integrated into decision-making processes, evaluating a pilot experience located over dehesa (Spanish productive savanna).The outgoing phase with Prof. Baldocchi's group (UC Berkeley, USA) intends to cover first and second objectives, while the third one will be address on the return phase, with Dr. Gonzalez-Dugo's group (IFAPA, Spain).
Shaping european research leaders for marine sustainability

SEAS will provide exceptional inter- and transdisciplinary research and training opportunities, supported by a dedicated team supervision and inter-sectoral mentoring scheme for 37 ERs in the area of marine sustainability, a strategic focus of the beneficiary University of Bergen, Norway. The SEAS programme promotes excellent, transdisciplinary research at the marine science-society-policy nexus. The programme will attract excellent researchers (for both incoming and outgoing mobility) through an inclusive, transparent, merit-based, and structured recruitment process. The ERs will acquire novel insight and skills in high-calibre research projects set within a transdisciplinary context, with the opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills between disciplines, organisations and sectors, and to harness entrepreneurial mindsets for innovation. SEAS will offer academic freedom, equal opportunities, personal career support, structured skill-based training, a regional ecosystem of marine actors, and high-quality working conditions. The ERs will be employed in postdoctoral researcher positions at UiB, with three-year contracts and full social coverage. Through SEAS, the ERs will gain unprecedented possibilities to diversify their marine career options within Norway, the European Research Area (ERA) and internationally.
Research Review on Oroqen Dance Culture

As one of the ethnic groups that have less population in China,Oroqen has rich folk dance culture.The introduction and description of Oroqen dance began in the mid 1950s,mainly existed in the historical and cultural books about Oroqen or monographs related to dance.The academic research of Oroqen dance culture began in the 1980s.The research achievements can be roughly divided into five parts:general description of Oroqen dances,specific analysis on certain dance,research on a type of dance,research with theories of other disciplines,comparing Oroqen dance with other folk dances.Due to the late start and long-term insufficient attentions,research of Oroqen dance has been quite limited.The protection for Oroqen dance culture shall focus on:systematic summary and in-depth study,dissemination and inheritance,and protection the living environment of dance culture of Oroqen.