SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Wcet-Aware parallelization of model-based applications for heterogeneous parallel systems

Increasing performance and reducing costs, while maintaining safety levels and programmability are the key de-mands for embedded and cyber-physical systems in European domains, e.g. aerospace, automation, and automotive. For many applications, the necessary performance with low energy consumption can only be provided by customized computing platforms based on heterogeneous many-core architectures. However, their parallel programming with time-critical embedded applications suffers from a complex toolchain and programming process.
ARGO (WCET-Aware PaRallelization of Model-Based Applications for HeteroGeneOus Parallel Systems) will ad-dress this challenge with a holistic approach for programming heterogeneous multi- and many-core architectures using automatic parallelization of model-based real-time applications. ARGO will enhance WCET-aware automatic parallelization by a cross-layer programming approach combining automatic tool-based and user-guided parallelization to reduce the need for expertise in programming parallel heterogeneous architectures. The ARGO approach will be assessed and demonstrated by prototyping comprehensive time-critical applications from both aerospace and industrial automation domains on customized heterogeneous many-core platforms. 
The challenging research and innovation action will be achieved by the unique ARGO consortium that brings together industry, leading research institutes and universities. High class SMEs such as Recore Systems, Scilab Enterprises and AbsInt will contribute their diverse know-how in heterogeneous many-core technologies, model-based design environments and WCET calculation. The academic partners will contribute their outstanding expertise in code transformations, automatic parallelization and system-level WCET analysis.
Evaluación de estilos de pensamiento de profesores en la escuela: Un estudio de caso

Los estilos de pensamiento docente son un marco de referencia que forma parte de la psicología educativa y orienta la enseñanza y el aprendizaje. El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar los estilos de pensamiento aplicados por los docentes del nivel de educación primaria. Se realizó un estudio transversal con el objetivo de conocer la prevalencia de los estilos de pensamiento docente de una cohorte de 107 docentes seleccionados aleatoriamente de seis escuelas primarias del área urbana de la ciudad de Cuenca en Ecuador, respectivamente: 2 públicas, 2 públicas/religiosas, y 2 privadas. Para recolectar la información se utilizó el Cuestionario Estilos de Pensamiento en la Enseñanza de Grigorenko y Sternberg, validado por Serrano (1994). La investigación revela que los docentes examinados aplican principalmente un estilo de pensamiento creativo (Tipo 1), estilo que corresponde a los lineamientos psicopedagógicas emitidos por el Ministerio de Educación para la orientación de la enseñanza. La investigación también mostró que el estilo de pensamiento de los docentes de las escuelas públicas tiende más hacia el estilo de pensamiento normativo (Tipo 2) en comparación con los docentes de las escuelas privadas. Factores como la edad, el género y el grado en el que labora el docente parecen no incidir en el estilo de pensamiento que emplean los profesores.
The Permeation Pathway Mechanism in Ciona Intestinalis Hv Channel

Voltage-gated proton (HV) channels are expressed by different cells type including immune cells, microglia, among others. In other voltage-gated cation channels, the pore-forming domains are S5, S6, and the P loop connecting S5 and S6. Since Hv channels do not contain a S5-S6 region, other parts of the channel must form the pore domain. Interestingly, Hv channel present three gating charges in the S4 followed by an asparagine, N264, highly conserved among all Hv channel. Using non-stationary fluctuation analysis we establish the conductance for the dimer and the monomer in 200 and 100 fS, respectively. Mutations at position S191 (S2) and N264 (S4) modified the unitary conductance of Hv channel. Furthermore, mutants S191E/D and N264R removed the H+ current remaining the S4 functioning unaltered, according to voltage-clamp fluorometry experiments. The introduction of an arginine or lysine at position 264 or negative residue at position S191, drastically reduced or abolished the proton currents. Interestingly, mutations of the analogue position S191 of Ciona VSOP, in the voltage sensor domain of a non-conductor Shaker K+ channel produce fully functional voltage gated H+ channels. In the same way, mutation resembling the position N264 of Ciona Hv in the VSD of the voltage-dependent phosphate Ci-VSP spontaneously entail the formation of a voltage-gated H+ channel. Thus, S191 and N264 form the molecular determinants of permeation pathway in Hv channel. Supported by Fondecyt grants ACT 1104 and Fondecyt 1120802 to CG and 1110430 to R.L.
Differences in post-exercise inflammatory and glucose regulatory response between sedentary indigenous australian and caucasian men completing a single bout of cycling

This study compared the acute inflammatory and glucose responses following aerobic exercise in sedentary Indigenous Australian and Caucasian men, matched for fitness and body composition.Sedentary Indigenous (n = 10) and Caucasian (n = 9) Australian men who were free from chronic disease volunteered to participate. Following baseline testing, participants completed a 40 min cycling bout at ∼80% maximal heart rate. Fasting venous blood was collected pre, 0, 30, 60, and 240 min post-exercise for analysis of glucose, insulin, cortisol, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-1 receptor agonist (ra), and C-reactive protein (CRP).Resting TNF-α and glucose concentrations were significantly higher in the Indigenous group (P < 0.05). IL-6 and IL-1ra were elevated for longer in Caucasian (P < 0.05), compared with the Indigenous group (P > 0.05). The post-exercise (0 min) increase in cortisol and glucose for the Caucasians was higher (P < 0.05) than the attenuated responses within the Indigenous group (P > 0.05).Despite being matched for fitness and body composition the Indigenous men had elevated resting TNF-α and glucose compared with the Caucasian men, which may have contributed to the suppressed post-exercise anti-inflammatory response of the Indigenous men; however, glucose normalized between groups post-exercise. As such, it is recommended for acute moderate-intensity exercise to be completed daily for long-term improvements in glucose regulation, irrespective of ancestry. Of note, results suggest it to be even more pertinent for exercise to be encouraged for Indigenous Australian men due to their elevated resting glucose levels at a younger age, when compared to the respective Caucasian group.
LIGHTWEIGHT LOW-COST SOLAR CONCENTRATOR

Disclosed is a Lightweight low-cost solar concentrator comprising two sheets which are connected or sealed to each other on their outer periphery to define a gasproof chamber which is inflated with air or gas (5) in order to form the inflated mirror. One sheet is transparent (1 ) for sunlight (3) and the other sheet has a reflecting mirror-like surface (2). The periphery of the two connected sheets is fixed to a rigid support or envelopes it. The rigid support, such as a support frame (6), which is further fixed to a mirror support structure (7), defines the outline of the inflatable mirror and provides stability. For a defined adjustment of the pressure in the air or gas (5) which is enclosed in the gasproof chamber means for inflating or deflating the mirror (4) and a device for the generation of a defined pressure in the air or gas (72) are provided. The device for the generation of a defined pressure is an automatic device which is constantly or occasionally in conjunction with the gasproof chamber in such a way, that a defined overpressure is automatically generated and maintained in the air or gas enclosed in the inflatable mirror, in order to ensure a constant focal distance of the inflatable mirror. The inflatable mirror comprises a receiver (10) for concentrated electromagnetic radiation (8) which is either fixed on a rigid (9) or on an adjustable receiver support structure (11 ).
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Adattare gli spazi termici alle esigenze derivanti dalla COVID19

Scopo della presente applicazione è adattare le strutture dei bagni di Caldas da Saúde al contesto della malattia di COVID19, garantendo il rispetto delle norme e delle raccomandazioni stabilite dalle autorità competenti, nonché nei processi interni e nell'organizzazione del lavoro e dei partner.
VM Provisioning Method to Improve the Profit and SLA Violation of Cloud Service Providers

Cloud computing is an emerging technology in the IT world. Some features of cloud, such as low cost, scalability, robustness and availability are attracting large-scale industries as well as small businesses towards cloud. A virtual machine (VM) is a software that can run its own operating system and applications just like an operating system on a physical computer. As the number of users increases, allocation of resources and scheduling become a complex task in a cloud. In a federated cloud environment when resource requirements of user requests exceed resource limits of cloud provider, to fulfil the requests the cloud provider can out-source to other cloud providers' resources. Under these circumstances it is desirable to minimize the Service Level Agreement (SLA) violations. This can be achieved through load balancing. This paper proposes a load balancing algorithm that is threshold based. We consider two types of pricing models for VMs, on-demand and reserved. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm reduces the SLA violations.
Human performance neurometrics toolbox for highly automated systems design

Europe ATM system is expected to face challenging situations, with the growth of traffic, the increase of its complexity (e.g. the RPAS introduction), the introduction of innovative concepts (such as 4D trajectories) and increased automation. The roles and tasks of controllers will change in the future and it is vital to enhance the comprehension of human response to changes in role, monitoring of complex situations, unexpected disruptions. 
Controllers’ performance is recognised to be impacted by several aspects such as stress, emotions, attentional resources available, and so on. In the recent years the concept of Human Performance Envelope has been introduced in Human Factors. Rather than focusing on one or two individual factors, it considers a range of common factors in accidents and maps how they work alone or in combination to lead to a performance decrement that could affect safety. 
To support the evolution of the future ATM system, the STRESS project proposes to address the objectives:
1. To align the HP envelope with the foreseen ATCO role in SESAR, mapping the relevance of HF concepts on the characteristics of the scenarios (e.g. less tactical interventions, high automation support, multi-sector operations, and so on). 
2. To monitor in real-time via neurophysiological indexes the controllers’ mental status during monitoring tasks in different automation levels in SESAR step3. Indexes will be defined for the following cognitive and emotional aspects: Stress level, Attentional focus, Workload level, Emotional arousal, Startle effect.
3. To derive guidelines and methods to match the HP envelope status with the highest possible level of automation (keeping KPAs at least at the same level).
4. To monitor the controllers’ mental status during automation failure scenarios using the above indexes
5. To develop guidelines to support human performance during safe transitions from the higher levels of automation to the lower levels of automation, and viceversa.
PROCESS FOR PREPARING A FILLER FOR ASPHALT OR CONCRETE STARTING FROM A SLAG MATERIAL

Postupak pripreme, pocevsi od troske, punila (32) za uporabu u gradevnim materijalima koji sadrze hidraulicne ili bituminozne vezne tvari, naznacen time sto se koristi troska koja sadrzi γ-dikalcijev silikat; i time sto postupak obuhvaca korake: - uklanjanje finije frakcije (23, 25, 26), koju cine cestice velicine izmedu 0 i y mm, od troske, y je veci ili jednak 0.75 mm, pozeljno veci ili jednak 1.0 mm, pozeljnije veci ili jednak 1.5 mm i najpozeljnije veci ili jednak 2.0 mm; i- sitno mljevenje barem dijela preostale grublje frakcije troske da bi se dobilo punilo (32) od kojeg barem 50% tezine, pozeljno barem 60% tezine, cine cestice ne vece od 63 Pm. Patent sadrzi jos 25 patentnih zahtjeva.
Thermal properties and processability of talc- and calcium carbonate-filled poly(vinyl chloride) hybrid composites

The main objective of this investigation was to study and compare the thermal rigidity, thermal stability, and processability of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) composites filled with single fillers of talc and uncoated ground CaCO3 (SM 90) or a hybrid filler consisting of talc/SM 90. To produce the composites, the PVC resin, fillers, and other additives were dry-blended in a laboratory mixer before being milled into sheets by using a two-roll mill. Test specimens were prepared by compression molding, after which the thermal properties and processability of the composites were determined. Single and hybrid filler loadings used were fixed at 30 phr (parts per hundred parts of resin). Talc-filled PVC composite showed slightly better thermal stability and rigidity than the composite filled with SM 90, and its thermal stability and rigidity slightly decreased with SM 90 content increasing from 5 to 25 phr in order to replace talc filler in the hybrid composites. The fusion time of talc-filled PVC composite was shorter than that of SM 90-filled PVC composite; thus, the fusion time of hybrid composites increased with increasing SM 90. The fusion torque showed an opposite behavior. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
PLL circuit and optical communication reception apparatus

The invention provides a PLL circuit (10) wherein, even if the duty ratio of an input signal varies, the convergence time required for frequency detection of a frequency detection circuit (12) is short and wrong operation of the frequency detection circuit (12) with a control signal is less likely to occur. A clock generator (17) produces, based on an oscillation frequency clock of a VCO (16), a first clock signal (ICLK) of the same phase, a second clock signal (QCLK) having a phase delayed by 90 degrees from that of the first clock signal, and a third clock signal (I'CLK) having a phase delayed by 45 degrees from that of the first clock signal. A phase detection circuit (11) performs phase control based on the phase difference between the third clock signal and an input signal, and a frequency detection circuit (12) fetches the first and second clock signals in synchronism with the input signal and performs frequency control based on the fetched signals. <IMAGE>
Proximal antecedents-focused interventions for intimate partner violence victims, perpetrators, and couples tailored for victim and perpetrator typologies

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent problem with comparably more adverse effects on women. Therefore, the current action will aim to prepare an implement an intervention against IPV with an emphasis on women victims. Proximal antecedents to violent episodes have been shown to be the most significant predictor of IPV occurrence. Therefore, three intervention manuals will be prepared for victims, perpetrators, and couples focusing on proximal antecedents to violent episodes (Objective 1). These manuals will be tailored to the differential needs of victims concerning the findings of the inquiry of victim typologies (Objective 2), perpetrators concerning the existing perpetrator typologies and couples. Findings related to objectives 1 and 2 will be theoretically reviewed for suitability to adolescence during the secondment. Implementation of the manual for victims will be held during the (re)integration (Objective 3). Implementations for perpetrators and couples will take place following the end of the action due to time constraints. Research experience of the researcher with IPV victims will be transferred to the host organisation in return for research and practice experience of the host organisation with perpetrators and couples. This two-way transfer will support the independent future career of the researcher. The outputs of the action will be communicated with society starting with the implementation of the intervention for women victims. The host organisation, the secondment, and the beneficiary have a longstanding history of inclination towards participatory research supporting the communicability of the action. This successful history of experience will support the security and the applicability of the action against potential risks of feasibility.
Land and atmospheric controls on initiation and intensity of moist convection: <scp>CAPE</scp> dynamics and <scp>LCL</scp> crossings

The local role that land-atmosphere interactions play in the rainfall process has been often explored by investigating the initiation of moist convection as the top of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) crosses the lifting condensation level (LCL). However, this LCL crossing alone is not a sufficient indicator of the probability and intensity of subsequent convective precipitation, which is instead better characterized by the added consideration of the so-called convective available potential energy (CAPE). In this study, both the LCL crossing and CAPE are jointly considered as the primary indicators of the occurrence and intensity of moist convection in order to analyze the land-atmosphere interactions through a simple soil-plant system and a zero-dimensional mixed-layer model. The approach is explored using the free atmospheric conditions observed at the Central Facility in the Southern Great Plains, where the ABL analysis shows both dry and wet soil can be conducive to early moist convection depending on atmospheric conditions but CAPE always tends to be larger under wetter soil conditions. The combination of the two indicators, LCL crossing and CAPE, further allows us to classify free atmosphere and soil moisture regimes into positive and negative feedback regimes for moist convection.
Imaging brain circuits to decode brain computations: multimodal multiscale imaging of cortical microcircuits to model predictive coding in human vision

The human brain is one of the largest and most complex biological networks known to exist. The architecture of its circuits, and therefore the computational basis of human cognition, remains largely unknown. The central aim of this proposal is to image human cortical connectivity at multiple spatial scales in order to understand human cortical computations. 
Whereas canonical cortical microcircuits are an established theory of the repeating structure of the neocortex’s circuits, predictive coding provides a prominent proposal of what these circuits compute. This leads to the core hypothesis of this proposal: the variations in predictive coding computations performed by human cortical microcircuits in different visual areas are grounded in variations in their microcircuit connectivity. As a central case-study, this proposal investigates human visual apparent motion perception in V1/2/3 and V5/MT+. 
The proposed research program is organized in two workpackages (WP I and II). WP I has the aim of imaging the multiscale connections of human neocortical microcircuits. The projects in WP I focus on structure and move from the mesoscale down to the microscale. WP II has the aim of modelling how microcircuits support predictive coding computations. The projects in WP II focus on function and move from the microscale back up to the mesoscale. Structural and functional assessment of microcircuitry in the human brain only recently became possible with the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at ultra-high field-strengths (UHF) of 7T and above. UHF diffusion MRI, combined with light microscopy, is used to image circuit structure in WP I. UHF functional MRI is used for computational modelling of computations in WP II.
Successful completion of the planned research will significantly advance our understanding of the computations in cortical microcircuits, deliver important new human connectomic reference data, and improve generative models of human cortical processing.
Origami electronics for three dimensional integration of computational devices

Increasing the integrated circuits complexity by lateral scaling, known as Moore’s law, was the major driving force for the semiconductor industry. Now, after more than 4 decades down scaling is approaching fundamental and also economic limitations, and new solutions for further increasing the transistor count are explored. Utilizing the third dimension in chip architecture is one of the most promising directions. However, current solutions like wafer-to-wafer stacking will only deliver solutions for the short term with maximum some tens of layers on-top of each other’s. 
In the ORIGENAL project we propose a radically new approach to address the challenge of ultra-dense 3D integration of CMOS devices by using a thin-film-transistor (TFT) technology on thin foil substrate and the subsequent topological folding in order to achieve a dense 3D packaging with completely new integration architectures. This radically new approach will enable the stacking of thousands of layers on top of each other’s, each containing state-of-the-art CMOS circuits and thus will provide enough fuel to further increase the transistor count on a chip according to Moore’s law for more than 30 years. In addition, new computing concepts like neuromorphic computing will significantly benefit from the highly interconnected architecture developed in this project.
The proposal focuses on the development of a suitable thin-film-transistor technology on ultrathin-foil, the 3D interconnect and architecture, and the required technology for high precision folding. Achieving the ambitious objectives requires an interdisciplinary approach including contributions from Material science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, physics and chemistry.
The proposed forefront research will not only lay the foundations for a new line of technology, but also open up an opportunity to reinforce the technological leadership of European players.