SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Intelligent trading interface

The challenges of modernizing the electricity grids in Europe lie in enabling an increased flexibility of the European power system and enabling an active participation of users and new market actors. Demand response enables end users to participate actively in energy markets and profit from optimal price conditions, making the grid (heat, cold, electricity) more efficient and contributing to the integration of renewable energy sources. At the same time the Energy Efficiency Directive adopted in 2012 contains provisions to encourage market actors to facilitate demand response.
Our product – Intelligent Trading Interface (ITI) is designed to speed up adoption of Demand Side Management (DSM) systems. ITI is an interface between Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Control Centre and prosumer’s Energy Management System (EMS). It is a building block of a modular VPP system, thus enabling the participation of new technology players for making an optimal VPP solution and bring more competition and innovation on the VPP market. With reduced initial investment needed, end users (prosumers) are more likely to participate in Demand Response Management (DRM) programs, at the same time achieveing the savings estimated at 5-10 % of the total electricity costs.
Existing and evolving VPP suppliers are considered customers, rather than competition. By addressing several additional business cases (aggregators, OEM for EMS suppliers, transmission and distribution system operators), we increase market potential for ITI.
Designed, using knowledge and expertise, gained from development and demonstration of INEA's complete VPP product, ITI contains state-of-the art technologies and concepts for VPPs of the future. Open Top and Open Bottom functionalities make ITI compatible with wide range of existing and evolving VPP and EMS solutions. 
During Phase 1 we plan to assess defined use and market cases and specify additional functional and technological requirements for ITI exploitation.
Colour Impressions Framework

Abstract Selection of appropriate colour for a particular purpose of information dissemination is crucial to ensure the accuracy of information. Colour plays an important role in multimedia design and can be considered as a critical component of any design. Good selection and use of colour can improve the quality of the presentation of information in multimedia design. Colour covers many aspects of human life from the scientific field to the field of sociology. Psychological aspect as a clash point of these two different fields also agreed with the role of colours in influencing human perception. Inappropriate use of colour can seriously reduce the effect, objective, and quality of the information convey through multimedia design. Impression produce by colour gives various feeling to the viewer. Different mode of colour on presenting the multimedia will lead to different situation or condition. Multimedia design tools had offered lots of colour to be used by user, but there is no tool such as colour corrector on impression of colours used in designing multimedia interface is available. Research on the classification on impression for two- colours on individual with different personalities had been done by Sato and Mitsukura, and 80% of the combination of two- colours can be classified by impression. Further studies had been suggested on this area. The objective of this study is to construct a framework to identify the impression exist in combination of two colours. The framework will be used to find the perception of culture and life style of Malaysians. The study investigates the impression resulting from the combination of two colours that will gain insights from five abstract painters in Malaysia. The injection of impression on colour palette is wished to improve the human perception and feel on designing multimedia application.
Fiscal consolidation, unemployment and labour mobility in the euro area

In the aftermath of the crisis, unfavourable socio-economic conditions with high unemployment, steep decreases in salaries and welfare allowances, and deterioration in career prospects have triggered intensified labour mobility, with a direction from the so-called Peripheral countries to the Core of the euro area. Primarily due to the surge in immigration from its EU partners, Germany is now the second largest immigration country in the industrialised world, after the U.S. Fiscal consolidation policies that aim to reduce deficit levels and typically involve tax hikes and cuts in government spending have also contributed to these migration outflows from crisis-hit countries. Notably, in countries with a sizeable public sector, like Greece and Spain, cuts and restrictions in new recruitments of public employees have further motivated the decision to move abroad. The aim of this research is to theoretically study the macroeconomic links between unemployment, fiscal consolidation, and labour mobility in a monetary union. To this end, I will introduce endogenous migration decisions both for the unemployed and the employed household members in a two-country Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model of a monetary union with search and matching frictions, in which the Periphery implements fiscal consolidation through spending cuts or tax hikes. Existing studies in the fiscal consolidation literature consider an immobile labour force and, therefore, the migration channel has not yet been investigated in this context. This project aims to fill this gap and inform policymakers by comparing different fiscal consolidation instruments: (a) labour income tax hikes, (b) public consumption spending cuts, (c) unemployment benefits cuts, and (d) public sector wage bill cuts. Through the lens of the model, I will also perform a systematic comparison of the implications for different euro area Peripheral economies, which have implemented a different policy mix in the recent years.
Single molecule imaging of transmembrane protein structure and function in their native state

TransPhorm will pioneer a transformative technology platform based on Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) magnetometry to enable the structure and function of transmembrane proteins (TMPs) to be studied in their native state with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. TMPs reside in the membrane of biological cells and are critical to cellular function and communication. It is essential that TMPs are characterised in their native state as their structure and function is dependent on their interaction with the local environment. This is technically demanding and despite previous attempts using a multitude of complementary techniques no single method has provided a suitable solution. Here a breakthrough approach will be taken to demonstrate in situ TMP characterisation with single molecule sensitivity, nanoscale spatial resolution and millisecond measurement speed.

The concepts proposed in TransPhorm are distinct from current implementations of NV magnetometry for detection and mapping of weak magnetic fields originating from external nuclear spins. Here magnetic field mapping will be achieved using a totally new approach based on widefield, high speed structured illumination total internal reflection microscopy. The concepts TransPhorm are built on will also enable structural and functional single molecular characterisation with high specificity by exploiting the outstanding sensitivity to the local environment of fluorine-19 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) reporters and the ion selectivity of sodium-23 and potassium-39 NMR spectroscopy. 

In short, TransPhorm will deliver a ground-breaking technology to far surpass current state-of-the-art techniques and provide the extreme sensitivity needed to understand the molecular scale dynamic changes that underpin TMP function. Overall the strategy and technologies proposed here will pave an untravelled path to the realisation of nanoscale NMR imaging and deliver tremendous scientific gains.
Square-wave voltammetric determination of rosuvastatin calcium in pharmaceutical and biological fluid samples using a cathodically pretreated boron-doped diamond electrode

Abstract The analytical potential of a boron-doped diamond electrode (BDD) and square-wave voltammetry (SWV) for the determination of rosuvastatin calcium (ROS) was investigated. The voltammetric response of the ROS molecule was evaluated with a BDD electrode that was subjected to anodic (positive polarization, + 3.0 V for 5.0 s) or cathodic (negative polarization, − 3.0 V for 15.0 s) pretreatments. The target analyte showed an irreversible anodic process at ≈ 1.4 V (vs. Ag/AgCl (3.0 mol L − 1 KCl)) with an enhanced current response at a BDD electrode that was cathodically pretreated. Using the cathodically pretreated BDD electrode, other experimental conditions were optimized, including the supporting electrolyte and SWV parameters. Under optimized experimental conditions, the analytical curve was linear in the ROS concentration from 9.40 to 88.8 mg L − 1 (9.40 to 88.8 μmol L − 1 ), with a correlation coefficient of 0.998 and limit of detection of 1.04 mg L − 1 (1.04 μmol L − 1 ). The proposed method was successfully applied for ROS determination in pharmaceutical formulations and the electrochemically determined quantity of drug was in close agreement with the results obtained using a spectrophotometric method at the 95% confidence level. Additionally, biological fluid samples of urine and human serum were directly analyzed by the proposed voltammetric procedure, with excellent results of recovery.
Nota sobre educación lingüística y pandemia: retos y oportunidades de la didáctica a distancia en Italia

por Marianna Montanaro
METHOD FOR PUNCHING AN OPENING IN A SYNTHETIC PLASTIC CONTAINER SECTION BLANK AND FORMING RIBS THEREON

A hole is punched in the base of a cold plastics container blank B, and an outwardly extending curled rim formed around the hole, by a reciprocating punch 11 which co-operates with a stationary platen 17 having an opening 18 which receives the reduced leading section 20 of the punch. The blank B is provided with an inwardly-directed stiffening rib 15 and a curved fold section 16. In operation the punch is forwarded into the opening 18 and severs the bottom wall 14 of the blank. Further movement of the punch causes the shoulder 21 on the punch to engage the rib 15 thereby causing the section 16 to be deformed under the axial pressure as shown in Fig. 5. The punch is then withdrawn and the fold section, due to the inherent elasticity of the cold plastics material, partially regains its former shape to form the desired rim. In a second embodiment (see Figs. 8-14, not shown), the stiffening rib is omitted from the blank, the necessary axial pressure being derived by contact of the platen 10 carrying the punch with the web P surrounding the blank.
Cachem: probing clustering of x-ray agn using chandra and semi-empirical models

The presence of a supermassive black hole (BH) in almost all galaxies in the Universe is an accepted paradigm in astronomy. How these BHs form and how they co-evolve with the host galaxy is one of the most intriguing
unanswered problems in modern Cosmology and of extreme relevance to understand the issue of galaxy formation.
Clustering measurements can powerfully test theoretical model predictions of BH triggering scenarios and put constraints on the typical environment where AGN live in, through the connection with their host dark matter halos.
This project wants to probe the clustering properties of X-ray AGN from both an observational and theoretical point of view, using the new catalog of AGN detected by Chandra in COSMOS and semiempirical models.
The Chandra COSMOS-Legacy (CCL) catalog is the largest available sample of X-ray AGN for clustering studies, allowing clustering measurements as a function of obscuration, luminosity and AGN host galaxy properties for the first time up to z~3-4 and with the accuracy needed to model the AGN halo occupation.
We also propose to generate mock catalogs of galaxies and BHs assigned via semi-empirical relations to large samples of dark matter halos. Via detailed comparisons of the predictions from the mocks with the AGN clustering at different scales, redshifts and obscuration cuts, we will set unique constraints on the BH/galaxy properties driving the clustering measurements of CCL AGN, especially of obscured sources. This in turn is crucial to understand the AGN/galaxy co-evolution and to test different BH triggering scenarios at different epochs.
SNS will constitute for the Applicant an invaluable and unique environment at the European level, where she will achieve extreme competence in both theory and observations. Her profile will become extremely relevant with the advent of large dedicated extra-galactic European missions such as EUCLID, eRosita, Athena.
Safety enables cooperation in uncertain robotic environments

The majority of existing robots in industry are pre-programmed robots working in safety zones, with visual or auditory warning signals and little concept of intelligent safety awareness necessary for dynamic and unpredictable human or domestic environments. In the future, novel cognitive robotic companions will be developed, ranging from service robots to humanoid robots, which should be able to learn from users and adapt to open dynamic contexts. The development of such robot companions will lead to new challenges for human-robot cooperation and safety, going well beyond the current state of the art. Therefore, the SECURE project aims to train a new generation of researchers on safe cognitive robot concepts for human work and living spaces on the most advanced humanoid robot platforms available in Europe. The fellows will be trained through an innovative concept of project-based learning and constructivist learning in supervised peer networks where they will gain experience from an intersectoral programme involving universities, research institutes, large and SME companies from public and private sectors. The training domain will integrate multidisciplinary concepts from the fields of cognitive human-robot interaction, computer science and intelligent robotics where a new approach of integrating principles of embodiment, situation and interaction will be pursued to address future challenges for safe human-robot environments.
Estado, Política Industrial e Tecnológica: reflexões sobre alternativas para a retomada da indústria brasileira

The objective of the article is, through a review of the relevant literature, to discuss alternatives for industrial and technological development for Brazil.What we seek to demonstrate is that despite the restrictive view of multilateral organizations (World Bank and WTO) whether regarding the role of the state or the role of industrial and technological policies, it is possible to pursue a path of resumption of Brazilian industrial development.The presence of a proactive and disciplinarian state is paramount.
Miniature beam-driven plasma accelerators

As we push the frontier of particle physics to higher particle energies, conventional accelerator techniques are attaining their limits and new concepts are emerging. The use of an ionized gas —or plasma— circumvents the most significant barrier of conventional techniques by increasing the energy gained per unit length by several orders of magnitude. One class of plasma accelerators, relevant for high energy physics applications, consists in using a particle beam, « the driver », to excite a plasma wave, that is then used to accelerate the main particle beam. Research in this field requires large facilities, due to stringent conditions on the driver. In the M-PAC project, I propose to power plasma accelerators with laser-accelerated electron beams based on 100-TW-class laser systems, so as to miniaturize the so-called “beam-driven plasma accelerators”. The project crosses the boundary of the fields of research of laser acceleration and of beam-driven plasma acceleration. With these innovative miniature versions, the goal of the M-PAC project is then to tackle, through experiments and simulations, the next Grand Challenges facing the field of beam-driven plasma acceleration, bringing plasma accelerator technology to viability for high energy physics collider applications. They include the generation and preservation of the excellent beam quality required for high-energy colliders and next-generation light sources, the demonstration of high drive-to-main-beam energy efficiency and the acceleration of the antimatter counterpart of the electron, the positron. Finally, the miniature beam-driven plasma accelerators open new opportunities to push university-scale plasma-based light sources to the next level, both in terms of brightness and spectral range.
Assessment of Soil Erosion and its Impact on Humus Spatial and Temporal Dynamics.

The purpose of this study is to quantify soil surface erosion using the Universal Soil Loss Equation in GIS environment and to assess its impact on soil humus reserve. The quantifying of soil surface erosion was performed by integrating in GIS the thematic raster representations of the erosion control parameters which exhibit spatial variability within the limiÂ ts of the study region (DobrovÄƒÅ£ Basin, The Central Moldavian Plateau, eastern Romania). Soil erodibility was computed according to ICPA (1987) standards, on the basis of soil type, texture and erosion degree, using a soil map of the basin at scale 1: 5000. Slope length was derived from a 20m resolution digital elevation model using SAGA-GIS software, while slope factor was determined according to the Romanian methodology by raising the slope values at the power of 1.5. Finally, the vegetation factor was computed on the basis of the normalized difference vegetation index derived from a 2001 Landsat image, using the equation proposed by Van der Knijff et al. (1999). Subsequently, we derived the potential soil erosion, controlled exclusively by soil-relief factors and the effective soil erosion, by integrating the effect of vegetation. The potential soil erosion show a mean value of 15.6 t/ha yr and a standard deviation of 16.6 t/ha yr. The integration of the vegetation effect decreases the mean value to 5.4 t/ha yr and the standard deviation to 6.7 t/ha yr. Most of the basinâ€™s surface (48.7%) falls into the reduced erosion risk class (2-8 t/ha yr), while the high and very high erosion risk classes group 7.3% of the basin. The assessment of the erosion impact on soil carbon stock was performed by coupling the USLE model with a HÃ©ninÂ -Dupuis mono-compartmental humus evolution model. The simulation was performed for the first 20cm of the soil profile, using a database of 224 soil profiles. The results of the simulation show that 76% of the soil profiles display a regressive evolution of the humus reserve under the impact of the soil erosion. The mean humus loss for these profiles is 36.3 t/ha for 100 years of simulation.
Behçet’s disease associated with celiac disease: a very rare association

There are common findings between Behçet's disease (BD) and celiac disease (CD); however, association in the same patient is a rarity. We relate the third case in the literature of this overlap in a 40-year-old woman with history of obstipation since her childhood. She also presented asymmetric polyarthralgia, loss of weight, anemia, oral recurrent aphthas (>3/year) and genital ulcerations, inflammatory lower back pain, bowel bleeding and abdominal colic. Afterwards, she presented episodes of erythema nodosum, superficial thrombophlebitis, pseudofolliculitis and aseptic meningitis, thus fulfilling criteria for BD. Due to persistence of the digestive complaints, a gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed. The biopsy showed chronic duodenitis with intraepithelial lymphocytosis, crypt hyperplasia, and villous atrophy. Endomysial antibody was positive. She fulfilled the diagnosis criteria for CD; a gluten-free diet was applied with clinical improvement. Ascertaining whether pathogenic mechanisms are common in these two conditions requires further investigation.
La resistencia desde los márgenes: tres relatos de ciencia ficción sobre la Ciudad de México

Proponemos un análisis de tres cuentos de ciencia ficción mexicana: de Erika Mergruen, “La plaga” (2014); de Andrea Chapela, “Como quien oye llover” (2020) y de Verónica Zamora Morán, “Querida Tali” (2021), desde la óptica de su representación de una Ciudad de México futura, distópica y caótica, pero en pie. Los tres cuentos sitúan la acción en un futuro en el que la ciudad ha sido devorada por alguna de sus amenazas actuales o posibles: la sobrepoblación, una inundación, una guerra nuclear. Al imaginarla aún reconocible y habitable, transmiten la idea de una urbe resistente, que a pesar de las crisis políticas, sociales o naturales, insiste en seguir de pie. En esto, las autoras se suman a un corpus narrativo que tiene como tópico la Ciudad de México caótica pero resistente, que representa su diversidad sociocultural y la yuxtaposición de sus etapas históricas. Mergruen, Chapela y Zamora usan el potencial de la ciencia ficción para sumar, a las capas pasadas y presentes, un futuro posible de la capital.
Genetic dissection of a tonically active neural circuit

Understanding how the brain works is a fundamental challenge in biology and a priority of EU research. A subset of brain circuits can signal tonically to encode persistent stimuli. Such circuits are involved in many sensory systems (e.g. vision, hearing) and in homeostatic responses (e.g. temperature, pH, and posture control). How tonic activity is molecularly achieved remains poorly understood. In C. elegans a tonic circuit promotes aggregation behavior and escape from 21% oxygen. At its core this circuit comprises URX oxygen sensors that tonically stimulate RMG interneurons as oxygen approaches 21%, evoking a switch in behavioral state. Each neuron in the circuit can be imaged and selectively modified in vivo - providing a special opportunity to dissect a tonically active circuit. Genetic screens have isolated 74 mutants with behavioral defects linked to URX-RMG tonic activity and that appear to disrupt hitherto unstudied loci. I am currently identifying the genes defective in these mutants, something I expect to achieve by May 2016 when the Fellowship would begin. I propose to combine genetics, neural imaging, optogenetics and biochemistry to characterize these genes’ function. I expect to define groups of gene products that act together. Some will be hitherto uncharacterized in any animal. I propose to collaborate with partners in the host institute and elsewhere to characterize the function of conserved genetic pathways I discover in depth. I will gain added value from learning new approaches (e.g. biochemistry, CLEM, cell-specific RNA Seq) and by extending some of my findings into a vertebrate model. I expect my research to provide general insights into molecular mechanisms by which tonic circuits work, with potential implications for human disease. This project is likely to pioneer new lines of research indispensible to establish an independent research career, will broaden and deepen my technical expertise, and will help me develop new scientific networks.
Selective Exposure: New Methods and New Directions

This special issue of Communication Methods and Measures tackles difficult questions relating to the empirical study of politically motivated selective exposure. In this brief response, I reflect on the state of the research area and attempt to bring these articles into conversation with one another and with the larger field. My essay is organized in terms of four broad themes: the debate over selective avoidance, the value of big data, the changing technological landscape, and the emphasis on boundary conditions. Collectively, the works in this issue raise important methodological questions and provide theoretical and empirical guidance for how scholars might answer them going forward. Coupled with innovative theorizing, these insights promise to advance our field in important ways.