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Climate Change and Impacts on Water Supply

Climate change (CC) affects fresh water resources and may have significant influence on public drinking water supply. Land use activities exert pressure on water resources and will change according to CC. It is crucial for safeguarding future water supply to anticipate these climate and land use changes and to assess their impacts on water resources. Transnational action is needed to prepare SEE for the challenge of ensuring water supply for society for several decades. Policy makers and water suppliers are required to develop sustainable management practices for water resources, considering existing and future CC influences. Therefore CC-WaterS will identify and evaluate resulting impacts on availability and safety of public drinking water supply for several future decades. Elaborated measures to adapt to those changes build the ground for a Water Supply Management System regarding optimization of water extraction, land use restrictions, and socio-economic consequences under climate change scenarios for water suppliers in SEE. The joint actions to produce this technical system will be performed on a transnational level in the Alps, Danube Middle and Lower Plains and coastal areas representing different SEE-characteristic climates and topography. In CC-WaterS, SEE governmental bodies, water suppliers and research institutions work together and implement jointly developed solutions, hence to be applied on a regional or local level in SEE. The complementary knowledge of the partners, enhanced by further applicable results of past projects, will provide a strong background. Capitalising already existing knowledge and data from EU-funded scientific projects and eliminating parallel investigations, CC WaterS will make information applicable for concrete solutions, develop tools and instruments for public water supply and implement safeguarding measures. An accessory dissemination strategy will ensure that CC-WaterS durable results are transferred to the relevant users.
Upgrading anaerobic digestion by cascade fermentation coupled with biogas-based biopolymer production

Food waste (FW) and plastic pollution represent two of the most relevant environmental, economic and societal problems in this XXI century. Anaerobic digestion (AD) of FW linked with biogas bioconversion into biopolymers constitute a sustainable route to valorise the enormous untapped potential of FW. However, the full-scale implementation of FW-AD biogas based biorefineries is still limited by the need to enhance stability and prevent inhibition during FW-AD and to overcome the CH4 mass transfer and biological limitations encountered in methanotrophic processes. UP-GRAD aims at upgrading the performance and stability of FW-AD by engineering a novel 2-stage lactate-based AD process coupled with the development of innovative cost-competitive strategies for improving biogas valorisation as a feedstock for the synthesis of tailor-made, high-quality, marketable biopolymers. In this context, UP-GRAD will focus on the enrichment of both industrially robust hydrolytic-acidogenic lactate fermenting inocula and mixed biopolymer-accumulating methanotrophic consortia, and on the optimisation of integrated AD processes and novel high mass transfer nanobubble bioreactors. State-of-art molecular assays devoted to bringing a deeper understanding of the ecological factors tuning metabolic pathways and performance, and of the structure and functionality of the communities involved in the hydrolytic-acidogenic, methanogenic and methanotrophic stages will be conducted during an academic secondment. In addition, a techno-economic analysis and technology-uptake roadmap will be performed during a secondment in an international FW management company. UP-GRAD will apply a cross-disciplinary approach, involving environmental engineering, biochemistry, microbiology, ecogenomics, transcriptomics, bioinformatics and economics, allowing the candidate to create, disseminate and apply a new knowledge that will foster practical solutions for next-generation AD and flexible biogas biorefineries.
TRANSCONDUIT PERFUSION CATHETER

Methods and devices for perfusing a blood vessel during the entire course of an end-to-side or end-to-end anastomosis procedure. One method can be used to form an end-to-side anastomosis of a saphenous vein graft to a coronary artery during an off-pump, beating heart, coronary artery bypass graft. In this example, the distal end of an elongate tube carrying a saphenous vein graft is advanced into an arteriotomy distal to an occlusion in the coronary artery. Perfusing blood flow is provided through the tube to the coronary artery, the vein graft is advanced over the tube to the arteriotomy and sutured completely to the coronary artery. The elongate tube can be retracted through the now secured vein graft, and the coronary artery supplied again from the proximal end of the vein graft. Some tubular devices include a reversibly expandable distal region (56), to form a seal between the inserted tube and the coronary artery being perfused, to prevent blood flow into the surgical field.
PARENTERAL ACETAMINOPHEN FOR INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION FORTIFIED WITH AMINO ACIDS AND VITAMIN FOR COUNTERACTING ACETAMINOPHEN INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY AND NEPHROTOXICITY

Intravenous formulations of acetaminophen in admixture with beneficial agents are described which, when administered to a human patient, provides desired analgesic and/or antipyretic effect while preventing or reducing side effects or toxicity associated with acetaminophen administration. The beneficial agents utilized herein include at least one vitamin and at least one amino acid.
Setting up the innovation support mechanisms and increasing awareness on the potential of Food Innovation and RTD in the South- East Europe area

The Food Industry, a major and financially important sector for the SEE area faces significant challenges from global commercial competition. Changing attitudes and emerging consumer trends necessitate constant update of food products, personalisation of nutrition and introduction of innovation in processes. The Inno- Food SEE objective is to set up the appropriate mechanisms that will facilitate the exchange and coordination of innovation approaches and policies for the food sector and to increase awareness on the importance of food innovation for the wider SEE area. The partnership from Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, Ukraine and Moldova comprises key players of the RTD and Innovation Cycle (RTD entities, industry and SME support entities, regional authorities, etc.) which have the capacity to influence the development of support mechanisms and raise awareness on the potential of food innovation. The main activities of the project will be: mapping and benchmarking the food innovation environment; identifying key RTD players and food SMEs; preparing SWOT analyses and policy recommendations; developing a network of stakeholders and agreeing on Operation Plans; preparing for investments and setting up a monitoring mechanism; organizing workshops and trainings for research personnel; networking, organizing info- days and a European Conference; media releases and actions targeting researchers and students, etc. Inno- Food SEE aims to become a catalyst for innovation and to create a success story that other sectors will follow and to improve the attractiveness of the regions for investments. The project will develop Operational Plans, prepare for specific investments and facilitate RTD cooperation and adoption of food innovation from the industry. Significant focus is placed to the dissemination of the project results to Food SMEs, RTD entities, young students and researchers, authorities and the general public and food consumer.
Rezension von: Ottner, Christine (Bearb.), Die Urkunden und Briefe des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs in Wien, Abt. Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv: Allgemeine Urkundenreihe, Familienurkunden und Abschriftensammlungen (1464 - 1469)

Regesten Kaiser Friedrichs III. (1440-1493) nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Hg. von Heinrich Koller, Paul-Joachim Heinig und Alois Niederstätter. Heft 22: Die Urkunden und Briefe des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs in Wien, Abt. Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv: allgemeine Urkundenreihe. Familienurkunden und Abschriftensammlungen (1464-1469). Bearb. von Christine Ottner (1464-1469). Wien/Weimar/Köln (Böhlau) 2007. 332 S.
The role of metropolitan opportunity structures for understanding variation in the rate of Black household affluence

This study explores Black household affluence at the metropolitan scale and suggests that metropolitan-level opportunity structures shaped rates of Black affluence for the 100 largest American metropolitan areas in 2000. I hypothesize that affluent black households favored metropolitan areas of opportunity, those places characterized by having (1) economic opportunities, (2) favorable Black–White relational standing, (3) metropolitan diversity and residential opportunities, and (4) their location in the South, which serves as a Black homeplace. Results fail to suggest evidence regarding the role of the ‘new South’ for understanding metropolitan-level rates of Black affluence. More generally, findings from this study challenge our understanding of socioeconomic stratification by investigating diversity within America’s Black community.
TERMINAL AND SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

A terminal and a synchronization control method among terminals are provided. The method includes: a master controlling terminal establishing synchronization control connections with multiple controlled terminals respectively; the master controlling terminal delivering a unique authorization token held by the master controlling terminal to one controlled terminal among the multiple controlled terminals, to enable the current controlled terminal acquiring the authorization token to be capable of performing information interaction with the master controlling terminal for synchronization control processing. The solution can solve the problem of coordination interaction control between a master controlling terminal and multiple mutually independent controlled terminals, and avoid interaction conflict between the mutually independent controlled terminals. Moreover, the solution can further reduce the network bandwidth occupation and solve the problem of high network bandwidth occupation.
Organ doses from a proton gantry-mounted cone-beam computed tomography system characterized with MCNP6 and GATE

To determine organ doses from a proton gantry-mounted cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) system using two Monte Carlo codes and to study the influence on organ doses from different acquisition modes and repeated imaging.The CBCT system was characterized with MCNP6 and GATE using measurements of depth doses in water and spatial profiles in air. The beam models were validated against absolute dose measurements and used to simulate organ doses from CBCT imaging with head, thorax and pelvis protocols. Anterior and posterior 190° scans were simulated and the resulting organ doses per mAs were compared to those from 360° scans. The influence on organ doses from repeated imaging with different imaging schedules was also investigated.The agreement between MCNP6, GATE and measurements with regard to depth doses and beam profiles was within 4% for all protocols and the corresponding average agreement in absolute dose validation was 4%. Absorbed doses for in-field organs from 360° scans ranged between 6 and 8 mGy, 15-17 mGy and 24-54 mGy for the head, thorax and pelvis protocols, respectively. Cumulative organ doses from repeated CBCT imaging ranged between 0.04 and 0.32 Gy for weekly imaging and 0.2-1.6 Gy for daily imaging. The anterior scans resulted in an average increase in dose per mAs of 24% to the organs of interest relative to the 360° scan, while the posterior scan showed a 37% decrease.A proton gantry-mounted CBCT system was accurately characterized with MCNP6 and GATE. Organ doses varied greatly depending on acquisition mode, favoring posterior scans.
LITERARY PERSPECTIVES ABOUT TOPICAL IMMUNOMODULATOR TREATMENT IN SKIN CANCER

Cancer is a serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide.In this context, skin cancer stands out, classified as non-melanoma or melanoma.Currently, there are several treatment options, to be implemented according to the characteristics of the neoplasm and the general condition of the patient.Among these, topical therapy with immunomodulator has been highlighted as a new form of conservative clinical treatment, and some scientific studies have evaluated, albeit in few publications, the impact of this therapy.The present work aims to carry out a critical narrative of the literature in search of scientific studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of the topical use of imiquimod 5% in the treatment of skin cancer.For this, articles published in the period from 2002 to 2018 were selected, of which the most relevant for this study were used.It was concluded that surgical excision remains the first-line treatment for skin cancer.However, imiquimod may be useful when surgery is contraindicated, for patients who may be able to follow this therapy and tolerate possible adverse skin reactions.
Floodplain conflicts: regulation and negotiation

Abstract. In the continuing shift from engineered solutions towards more holistic methods of managing flood risk, spatial planning has become the primary focus of a conflict between land and water, water and people. In attempting to strike a balance between making space for water and making space for people, compromises are required. Through five case studies in the UK, this paper analyses the effectiveness of Planning Policy Statement 25 (PPS 25) and the processes of negotiation that it promotes. This assessment allows us to draw conclusions on the nature of the compromises this kind of negotiation can achieve and the implications of this for flood risk management. What emerges is that the beneficial impacts of decisions to develop floodplain areas are given a proper hearing and sensible conditions imposed, rather than arguments to prevent such development remaining unchallenged.
Land Use as an Aspect of Sustainable Building

This study discusses the validity and usability of land use as an aspect of sustainable building. Buildingshave an effect on land use not only because of the extraction and processing of raw materials and disposalof wastes but also because buildings occupy land during their entire service life. In addition, location ofbuildings has an effect on the need of networks – such as traffic networks – and their land use. Land userelated indicators are typically included in the European voluntary assessment systems of sustainablebuildings. ISO 21929-1 defines two land use indicators for buildings: soil sealing and land use change.However, there is neither consensus nor a harmonised method to assess this issue. As an example, landuse was not included in EN 15978:2011 due to lack of agreement on a calculation method. This studyoutlines the environmental aspects of buildings’ land use, assesses the significance of land use thathappens because of the land occupation of buildings compared to the land use because of the extraction ofraw materials needed for the construction of buildings. The study has also includes information about thebenchmarks of buildings in terms of land use related indicators, discusses, ands make conclusions aboutthe compatibility of building level indicators with the urban level indicators.
The Relative Importance of Succession, Stand Age and Stand Factors on Carbon Allocation of Korean Pine Forests in the Northern Mt. Xiaoxing’anling, China

Exploring carbon allocation pattern and its influencing factors is of great significance for estimating the carbon sequestration rate and potential of forest ecosystems. Here, we investigate all carbon pool components (including above and belowground biomass of tree, shrub and herb layers, and dead biomass and soil carbon pools) in four successional stages of broad-leaved and Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Siebold &amp; Zucc.) mixed forests in Northeast China. We explore the change of allocation among carbon pools with succession and examine the relative importance of succession, stand age, and stand factors on carbon allocation pattern. Our results illustrate that above- and belowground vegetation carbon increase as maximum tree height increases. Below- to aboveground vegetation carbon ratio (R/S ratio) decreases significantly with succession and increases significantly as mean diameter at breast height (DBH) increases, but does not significantly correlate with stand age. With succession and increasing stand age, understory (shrub, herb) to tree carbon ratio (understory/tree ratio) and soil to vegetation carbon ratio (soil/vegetation ratio) decrease significantly. The joint effect of succession, stand age, and stand factors have the largest contribution on above- and belowground vegetation carbon and understory/tree ratio (26.83%, 27.93%, and 49.48% of variations explained, respectively). As for the pure effects, stand factors explain the largest proportion of variations in vegetation aboveground carbon (11.25%) and soil carbon (20.18%). Meanwhile, succession is the variable with the largest contribution to vegetation belowground carbon (12.64%), R/S ratio (21.83%), understory/tree ratio (25.84%), and soil/vegetation ratio (6.68%). Overall, these results suggest that species composition change during forest succession, instead of stand factors and stand age, is the main driver of forest vegetation carbon allocation. In contrast, stand factors play a major role in soil carbon allocation. Our findings suggest more studies to better understand the role of species composition (in addition to stand factors and age) on biomass allocation, and the influence of stand factors and litterfalls on soil carbon sequestration, which are critical to improve forest management strategies (e.g., adjustment of species composition and forest structure) to increase the future ability of forest carbon sequestration.
CATALYTIC FUEL TANK INERTING APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT

Fuel tank inerting systems for aircraft are described. The systems include a fuel tank (202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002, 1102, 1202, 1302, 1402), a first reactant source (210, 310, 410, 510, 710, 810, 910, 1310, 1482) fluidly connected to the fuel tank, a second reactant source (220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 720, 820, 920, 1020, 1120, 1484), a catalytic reactor (222, 322, 422, 522, 622, 722, 822, 922, 1022, 1122, 1222, 1322, 1422, 1522, 1622, 1722) arranged to receive a first reactant from the first source and a second reactant from the second source to generate an inert gas that is supplied to the fuel tank to fill a ullage space of the fuel tank, a heat exchanger (232, 332, 432, 532, 832, 932, 1132) arranged between the catalytic reactor and the fuel tank and configured to at least one of cool and condense an output from the catalytic reactor to separate out an inert gas and a byproduct, a reheater (1596, 1696, 1796) arranged between the catalytic reactor and the heat exchanger, and a recirculation loop (1276, 1376, 1590, 1690, 1790) configured to extract air from downstream of the heat exchanger, pass the extracted air through the reheater, and inject reheated air upstream of the catalytic reactor.
Promotion of Labour Saving Rice Mechanization Technologies in Rain-Fed Low Land and Irrigated Ecologies of Tanzania and Kenya

Rice farming has been conducted in both Tanzania and Kenya mostly under manual operations and has resultedin low outputs due to inefficient production methods. This has resulted into reduced acreage, low yields andlabour drudgery. To increase efficiency in agricultural production among small scale farmers, mechanization wasfound to be the main driving tool. Research on mechanizing rice production activities from land preparation tothreshing was conducted in irrigated and rain fed ecologies of Mbarali and Kyela respectively while in irrigatedsystem of Mvomero Morogoro only herbicide effectiveness in weeds control was assessed. Seed treatment wasassessed in irrigated ecology of Mwea, Kenya. Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was employed indemonstration plots to assess different rice mechanization technologies. Ploughing and puddling using powertiller, oxen and hand hoe were determined in terms of man-days required. Direct rice seeding and transplantingusing a walk behind motorized planter and transplanter were also compared against hand seeding andtransplanting respectively. Research results indicated that there were significant differences (P < 0.05) for mostmechanized operations along the rice production value chain. In order for rice growing farmers to realize thebenefits accrued from mechanizing rice production, all levels of production should be mechanized. However forrice mechanization to be successful rice mechanization machines and implement should be subsidized to enablemajority of smallholder farmers to access them. Smallholder farmers need also to be mobilized into groups forease acquisition of rice machines and capacity building.Keywords: Puddling, Transplanting, Threshing
Synthesis and composition of virtual-reflector (VR) signals

The virtual-reflector (VR) method creates new seismic signals by processing seismic traces that have been produced by impulsive or transient sources. Under proper recording-coverage conditions, this technique allows a seismogram to be obtained as if there were an ideal reflector at the position of the receivers (or sources). Only the reflected signals from this reflector are synthesized. The algorithm is independent of the medium-velocity model and is based on convolution of the recorded traces and on subsequent integration of the crossconvolved signals in the receiver (or source) space. We use the VR method in combination with seismic interferometry (SI) by crosscorrelation to compose corresponding virtual-reflection events in seismic exploration. For that purpose, we use weighted-summation and data-crossfiltering approaches. In applying these combination methods, we assume common travel paths in the virtual signals, taking into account that VR and SI by crosscorrelation imply different stationary-phase conditions. We present applications in which we combine the SI-by-crosscorrelation and VR signals to (1) suppress unwanted effects, such as marine water-layer reflections in synthetic ocean-bottom-cable data, and (2) obtain virtual two-way traveltime seismograms with real borehole data from walkaway vertical seismic profiling (VSP). Analysis shows that time gating and selection of reflection events are critical steps in processing water-layer multiples.