SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Improvement of catalytic activity in styrene oxidation of carbon-coated titania by formation of porous carbon layer

Abstract Porous carbon layer has been formed by treating the carbon-coated titania (C@TiO 2 ) with KOH solution. Carbon-coated titania (C@TiO 2 ) was obtained by pyrolysis of polystyrene-coated titania (PS@TiO 2 ), which was produced by in situ polymerization of styrene by using aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The presence of polystyrene and carbon on the surface of titania were confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy techniques. Carbon content was about 2.2 wt.% with thickness of carbon layer ca. 5 nm. After treating with KOH solution, PC@TiO 2 with the pore size of ca. 5 nm, total pore volume of 0.05 cm 2  g −1 and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area of 46 m 2  g −1 has been obtained. Catalytic activity results showed that PC@TiO 2 gave a higher activity in styrene oxidation compared to bare TiO 2 , and C@TiO 2 . The highest catalytic activity was obtained by using PC@TiO 2 that obtained after treating C@TiO 2 with 1.0 M KOH solution with benzaldehyde and phenylacetaldehyde as the main reaction products. At the higher concentration of KOH solution, the catalytic activity decreased when crystallinity of TiO 2 decreased.
Simulation of salinity distribution in the overlap zone with double-point-source drip irrigation using HYDRUS-3D.

Salinity is a serious and chronic problem for agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions. Drip irrigation is widely used in such regions because it can decrease salinity in the soil. With drip irrigation, there is a region of confluence between each pair of emitters, termed the overlap zone, in which plants are grown. Hence, knowledge of the salinity distribution in the overlap zone is important to achieve high crop yields. The salinity distribution in and around the overlap zone was investigated empirically and in simulation (using HYDRUS-3D) for double-point-source drip irrigation with different irrigation volumes (8 L, 10 L, and 12 L) and emitter spacings (30 cm and 40 cm) in a sandy soil near Korla in Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The predictions from HYDRUS were found to be very close to the observed data in terms of the coefficient of correlation ( R 2 ) and the root-mean-square error (RMSE). The R 2 varied from 0.69 to 0.92 and the RMSE from 0.003 to 0.008. Additional simulations with HYDRUS were used to evaluate the effects of various design parameters on the desalination zone. The relationship between irrigation volume and the size of the desalination zone was found to follow a power function ( R 2 = 0.951), and that between emitter discharge and the size of the desalination zone was found to follow an exponential function ( R 2 = 0.9995). A negative relationship was found between emitter spacing and the size of the desalination zone. For loam, the vertical extent of desalination was found to be about 1.3 times that of the horizontal. For loamy sand, the vertical extent of desalination far exceeded the horizontal extent, owing to its large hydraulic conductivity. We hope that these simulation results with HYDRUS-3D can provide a basis for designing suitable drip irrigation systems.
The relationship between appetite and food preferences in British and Australian children

Appetitive traits and food preferences are key determinants of children's eating patterns but it is unclear how these behaviours relate to one another. This study explores relationships between appetitive traits and preferences for fruits and vegetables, and energy dense, nutrient poor (noncore) foods in two distinct samples of Australian and British preschool children.This study reports secondary analyses of data from families participating in the British GEMINI cohort study (n = 1044) and the control arm of the Australian NOURISH RCT (n = 167). Food preferences were assessed by parent-completed questionnaire when children were aged 3-4 years and grouped into three categories; vegetables, fruits and noncore foods. Appetitive traits; enjoyment of food, food responsiveness, satiety responsiveness, slowness in eating, and food fussiness were measured using the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire when children were 16 months (GEMINI) or 3-4 years (NOURISH). Relationships between appetitive traits and food preferences were explored using adjusted linear regression analyses that controlled for demographic and anthropometric covariates.Vegetable liking was positively associated with enjoyment of food (GEMINI; β = 0.20 ± 0.03, p < 0.001, NOURISH; β = 0.43 ± 0.07, p < 0.001) and negatively related to satiety responsiveness (GEMINI; β = -0.19 ± 0.03, p < 0.001, NOURISH; β = -0.34 ± 0.08, p < 0.001), slowness in eating (GEMINI; β = -0.10 ± 0.03, p = 0.002, NOURISH; β = -0.30 ± 0.08, p < 0.001) and food fussiness (GEMINI; β = -0.30 ± 0.03, p < 0.001, NOURISH; β = -0.60 ± 0.06, p < 0.001). Fruit liking was positively associated with enjoyment of food (GEMINI; β = 0.18 ± 0.03, p < 0.001, NOURISH; β = 0.36 ± 0.08, p < 0.001), and negatively associated with satiety responsiveness (GEMINI; β = -0.13 ± 0.03, p < 0.001, NOURISH; β = -0.24 ± 0.08, p = 0.003), food fussiness (GEMINI; β = -0.26 ± 0.03, p < 0.001, NOURISH; β = -0.51 ± 0.07, p < 0.001) and slowness in eating (GEMINI only; β = -0.09 ± 0.03, p = 0.005). Food responsiveness was unrelated to liking for fruits or vegetables in either sample but was positively associated with noncore food preference (GEMINI; β = 0.10 ± 0.03, p = 0.001, NOURISH; β = 0.21 ± 0.08, p = 0.010).Appetitive traits linked with lower obesity risk were related to lower liking for fruits and vegetables, while food responsiveness, a trait linked with greater risk of overweight, was uniquely associated with higher liking for noncore foods.
Gene Regulation Network Modeling via Improved Multi-agent System and Dynamic Bayesian Network

Gene regulation network is playing a more and more important role in system biology, bioinformatics and pharmacology in the era of post-genomic. This paper presents a high efficient and accurate method to model gene regulation network. In the method, we first use an improved Multi-Agent System (Im-MAS) to fuse multiple data sources to generate an initial network, and then we use dynamic Bayesian network learning to generate the final network. Evaluation of the approach using real data sets, including 25 genes' expression data and transcription factor (TF) binding data, shows significantly improved performance over the method proposed in the previous papers.
OPTICAL SENSING DEVICES AND METHODS

A method and system are disclosed for detecting the presence of a perturbation of a microresonator including the step of exciting at least first and second resonant guided optical modes of a microresonator with a light source that is in optical communication with the microresonator. The method further includes inducing a first frequency shift in the first resonant guided optical mode and a second frequency shift in the second resonant guided optical mode, wherein the second frequency shift can be zero. Another step of the method is comparing the first frequency shift and the second frequency shift.
Unsteady Loads Evaluation for a Wind Turbine Rotor using free wake method

This paper presents a method for calculating the flow around a wind turbine rotor. The real flow is replaced by a free stream past a vortex model of the rotor. This model consists of lifting vortex lines which replace the blades and a trailing free vorticity. The vorticity shed from the blade is concentrated in two vortices issued from tip and root. To compute the unsteady forces exerted on the rotor, a free wake method is used. This method consists of a Lagrangian representation of the flow field. The evolution of the wake is obtained by tracking the markers representing the vortices issued from the blade tips and roots. To solve the wake governing equation and to obtain the marker positions, a time-marching method is applied and the solution is obtained by a second order predictor-corrector scheme. To validate the proposed method a comparison is made with experimental data obtained in the case of a model of wind turbine where the flow field immediately behind the rotor is measured by means of PIV. It is shown that the numerical simulation captures correctly the near wake development. The comparison shows satisfactory accuracy for the velocity field downstream of the rotor.
Polymer compositions and laminates produced by bonding or coextrusion

Compatible blends of polymers are disclosed which contain (a) a low density ethylene polymer, (b) a copolymer of ethylene and an alkyl ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid or vinyl acetate, (c) an ionomer resin, and (4) optionally a tackifying resin such as a glyceryl ester of a rosin acid.
Political economics or Keynesian demand-side policies: What determines transport infrastructure investment in Swedish municipalities?

This paper examines investment in transport infrastructure in Swedish municipalities according to the three National Transport Infrastructure Plans of 2004, 2010 and 2014. The plans cover 12 years each. The test of a swing voter model, combined with variables relevant to the Keynesian model of demand side policies, supports the proposition that there is less investment in municipalities with highly partisan electorates. The model seems to work better for road than for rail investments. Municipalities with a high density of voters at the ideological cut-point (middle of the ideological distribution) got more investment in the 2010 plan but not in the other plans. The impact of the elasticity of output on public service provision raised investment in road projects in sub-plan period 1 compared to later sub-plan periods. The tax elasticity of output may influence the volume of investment downward. The Plan for 2010–2021 seems to be the most politically determined of the plans considered here.
Eco-friendly and Efficient Synthesis, Characterisation and Antibacterial Studies of Unsymmetrical Bidentate Schiff Bases and their Zn(II) Complexes

A rapid, efficient, clean and environmentally benign exclusive synthesis of Schiff bases as new ligands and their complexes with Zn(II) have been developed using condensation of pyridoxal with amoxicillin (L 1 ), cephalexin (L 2 ), sulphamethoxazole (L 3 ) and trimethoprim (L 4 ) efficiently in analcoholic suspension medium using alkali catalyst with excellent yields under microwaves irradiation. This method provides several advantages such as environmental friend liness, simple work-up procedure, short reaction times, non-hazardous and excellent yield of products.The results are compared with conventional methods for their yield and reaction time. The Schiff base ligands and the complexes were characterized by micro-analytical, thermo-gravimetric, magnetic and spectroscopic studies.All the Schiff bases were bidentate (NO donor) ligands. All complexes were found to be six co-ordinate dihydrates and ML2[1:2 (metal: ligand) ratio] type. The complexes are coloured and stable in air. All the complexes under investigation possess antibacterial activity. The antibacterial activity showed the following trend: Zn(II)-complexes > Schiff base ligands > Parent drugs.
Einrichtung der Geschäftszone Barban – Krvavci III

INVESTOR: Gemeinde BARBANNAZIV PROJECT: Einrichtung der Geschäftszone Barban – Krvavci IIISVRHA: Durch die Einrichtung der Geschäftszone Barban – Krvavci III verbessern die Qualität der unternehmerischen Infrastruktur in der Gemeinde Barban und bieten Unternehmern eine Reihe von Dienstleistungen und Einrichtungen, die zur Stärkung des allgemeinen unternehmerischen Klimas in der Gemeinde Barban und im städtischen Gebiet von Pula beitragen.CILJ: Verbesserung der unternehmerischen Tätigkeit, Beschäftigung und Steigerung der allgemeinen Geschäftsergebnisse von Unternehmern in der Gemeinde Barban und im städtischen Gebiet von Pula. Unternehmer der Gemeinde Barban, Arbeitnehmer und ihre Familien, lokale Bevölkerung, lokale und regionale Selbstverwaltung 02/2014-12/2022
A Strategic Research on Technological Innovation of Tangshan Bay

The whole mode of technological innovation in Tangshan should rely mainly on the imitating innovation or the followed innovation, partly on the primitive innovation. It should be carried on according to enterprise's detailed conditions to employ specifically. The paper analyzed the Silicon Valley of American, Gulf of Tonkin of Japan and the Chinese Yangzi Delta area, and found they had different innovation pattern and respective superiority. These provided some experience of scientific and technological innovation for Tangshan bay. The essay planned the strategy from three aspects, including the strategic mentality, the strategic choice and the strategic measure. It pointed out the Tangshan bay should fully use nearly alliances, highlight the superiority outward, play jointly with other cities and insist opening-up independently.
E-Ferry – prototype and full-scale demonstration of next generation 100% electrically powered ferry for passengers and vehicles

E-ferry addresses the urgent need for reducing European CO2 emissions and air pollution from waterborne transportation by demonstrating the feasibility of a 100% electrically powered, emission free, medium sized ferry for passengers and cars, trucks and cargo relevant to island communities, coastal zones and inland waterways. The vessel will be based on a newly developed, energy efficient design concept and demonstrated in full-scale operation on longer distances than previously seen for electric drive train ferries (> 5 Nm), i.e. the medium range connections Soeby-Fynshav (10.7 Nm) and Soeby-Faaborg (9.6 Nm) in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea, connecting the island of Aeroe (Ærø) to the mainland.
E-ferry builds on the Danish ERDF funded project Green Ferry Vision proving feasibility of the concept to be demonstrated and indicating significant potential impacts compared to conventionally fuelled ferries operating on the same medium range routes; energy savings of up to 50%, annual emission reductions of approx. 2,000 tonnes CO2, 41,500 kg NOx, 1,350 kg SO2 and 2,500 kg particulates.
E-ferry is likely to be the one with the largest battery-pack ever installed in a ferry with a record breaking high charging power capacity of up to 4 MW allowing for short port stays. On top of being 100% powered by electricity, the innovative novelties of the E-ferry design concept and its expected impacts addresses flaws in current state-of-the-art by demonstrating a concept based on optimised hull-shape, lightweight equipment and carbon composite materials, ensuring reduced weight by up to 60% on parts replaced by composite elements. Approval of the use of carbon fibre-reinforced composite modules in E-ferry’s superstructure according regulation through material and fire testing also is key to the project.
The strong industrial, maritime and public partners also will assure dissemination of results and push for a widespread market up-take of the E-ferry concept.
Cop21: results and implications for pathways and policies for low emissions european societies

The COP21 outcome represents an important new strategic context for EU climate policy. Analysing the implications of this new context requires an interdisciplinary approach, combining analysis of the evolution of the international climate regime as well as of NDCs and their socio-economic implications. Such analysis is also urgent, given the timelines imposed by the Paris Agreement for a “facilitative dialogue” in 2018 with a view to creating the conditions for the revision of NDC in 2020. In order to address the context described above, this project has four objectives : 1) Assess the adequacy of the NDCs submitted at COP21 in light of the global temperature target of limiting warming to 2°C/1.5°C. Through the analysis of GHG scenarios and energy system scenarios , the project will pay particular attention to the concrete system changes induced by NDCs, and compare them with the changes required to meet the global temperature limit. The project will also analyse scenarios limiting warming to 1.5°C, and the impact of NDCs on other sectors, in particular land-use. 2) Assess the implications of NDCs and deeper mitigation pathways on other European socio-economic objectives. By integrating GHG and energy system scenarios into a range of different macro-economic, global energy system models and other quantified methodologies, the project will investigate implications for European socio-economic objectives related to innovation and technology deployment; trade and competiveness; investment, financial flows and economic growth (“green growth”); and global energy markets and energy security. 3. Assess the adequacy of the outcomes of COP21, and the implications and opportunities emerging from ongoing UNFCCC negotiations. The project will undertake a social sciences-based (in particular international law and international relations) assessment of the outcome of COP21. 4) Policy recommendations for EU climate policy and climate diplomacy.
Delayed Exciton Emission and Its Relation to Blinking in CdSe Quantum Dots

The efficiency and stability of emission from semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) is negatively affected by "blinking" on the single-nanocrystal level, that is, random alternation of bright and dark periods. The time scales of these fluctuations can be as long as many seconds, orders of magnitude longer than typical lifetimes of exciton states in QDs. In this work, we investigate photoluminescence from QDs delayed over microseconds to milliseconds. Our results prove the existence of long-lived charge-separated states in QDs. We study the properties of delayed emission as a direct way to learn about charge carrier separation and recovery of the exciton state. A new microscopic model is developed to connect delayed emission to exciton recombination and blinking from which we conclude that bright periods in blinking are in fact not characterized by uninterrupted optical cycling as often assumed.
Tobacco cessation within tb programmes: a ‘real world’ solution for countries with dual burden of disease

We aim to reduce the burden of tobacco-related lung diseases. Our approach is to integrate inexpensive tobacco cessation strategies of proven efficacy into TB control programmes. This has three advantages: a) Preventing non-communicable diseases as well as reducing TB-related deaths; b) TB patients are more likely to quit tobacco than healthy smokers – ‘teachable moments’; and c) in the absence of specialist infrastructure, an approach to ‘piggyback’ cessation on existing programmes is a desirable policy imperative. 
We will first assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tobacco cessation strategies in helping TB patients to quit and improving their TB outcomes - the effectiveness goal; and then explore how best these strategies can be delivered, sustained and scaled-up – the implementation goal. We propose six work packages for Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan - high TB and tobacco burden countries.
WP1 Development & Feasibility: To optimise the delivery of tobacco cessation strategies within TB programmes (focus group discussions [FGD], interviews, surveys, expert panel workshops)
WP2 & 3 Effect and economic evaluation: To assess the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of cytisine with behavioural support vs. behavioural support alone on tobacco cessation and TB outcomes (randomised controlled trial [RCT])
WP4 Process evaluation: To study the design and delivery of the tobacco cessation strategies (FGD, observations, exit interviews)
WP5 Context evaluation:  To study the influence of contextual factors on the RCT outcomes (lit. review, interviews, surveys, analysis)
WP6 Scale up & Sustainability: To assess sustainability of the cessation strategies and identify the likely costs, obstacles and opportunities for scaling these up (FGD, interviews, cost and outcomes analysis)
Our ambition is that by studying the ‘real world’ influences on the implementation and success of tobacco cessation we will be able to translate our findings into benefits for patients
Development of a method for the exploration the joint geology-geophysics model-space

Subsurface modelling using geoscientific data is essential to understand the Earth and to sustainably manage natural resources. Geology and geophysics are two critical aspects of such modelling. Geological and geophysical models have different resolutions and are sensitive to different features. Considering only geological or geophysical aspects often leads to contradictions as creating an Earth model is a highly non-unique problem. In addition, the sensitivity of the data is limited and many objects cannot be differentiated by a single discipline. The only way to address this is solving the longstanding challenge of integrating of geological data and knowledge (orientation data, contacts and ontologies) and geophysical methods (physical fields). Recent techniques usually focus on features the data is sensitive to and merely use one discipline to falsify hypotheses from the other. Such approach prevents considering the full range of potential outcomes, and fails to exploit the sensitivity of both approaches. This project proposes a different philosophy to solve the challenge of connecting geological and geophysical modelling. It first involves the development of a novel method integrating the two model types in a single framework giving them equal importance. Geological and geophysical data will be modelled simultaneously through an implicit functional mapping one domain into the other by linking their respective models. This will allow the simultaneous recovery of compatible geological and geophysical models. Secondly, this project will use a new hybrid deterministic-stochastic optimisation technique to explore the range of subsurface scenarios to estimate the diversity of features that cannot be differentiated based on the available data. Thirdly, after proof-of-concept, the method will be applied to two cases: imaging of a mantle uplift in the Pyrenees Mountains (France/Spain), and study of potential new subsurface scenarios around the Kevitsa mine (Finland).
Risk Assessment and Airworthiness Study for the Development of IFS A/C

Airworthiness certification is a government certification for the military aircraft to safely attain, sustain and terminate flight and It is a mandatory process of qualifying the flight safety within the operational boundaries of a military aircraft. To save the manhour, time and cost for applying all the airworthiness certification criteria to the aircraft equipped with flight control switching mechanism development program, an identification of the risk and systematic assessment of risk is analysed. Airworthiness redesign actions so called software switching mechanism for the modified aircraft in the flight technology and electric system area are suggested to reduce the risk hazard index.Keywords : Airworthiness(감항성), Risk Assessment(위험도 평가), Flight Control Computer(비행조종 컴퓨터)