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NOVEL INSECT INHIBITORY PROTEINS

Pesticidal proteins exhibiting inhibitory, suppressive, and toxic activity against Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC4064 and TIC4064 amino acid sequence variants. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of the disclosed pesticidal proteins. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the proteins of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Lepidopteran species pests using any of the TIC4064 and TIC4064 amino acid sequence variant pesticidal proteins are also provided.
An orogenic wedge model for diachronous deformation, metamorphism, and exhumation in the hinterland of the northern Canadian Cordillera

Development of amphibolite-facies transposition fabrics in the northern Canadian Cordilleran hinterland occurred diachronously in the Permian–Triassic, Early Jurassic, Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, and Early to mid-Cretaceous. Rocks tectonized in the Permian–Triassic and Early Jurassic were exhumed in the Early Jurassic, while rocks immediately to the northeast (toward the foreland) were not buried and heated until the Middle Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous. Early Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous emplacement of the Yukon-Tanana terrane on the North American continental margin, together with the imbrication of parautochthonous rocks, formed a foreland-propagating orogenic wedge. Cooler rocks in front of the wedge were progressively buried and metamorphosed to amphibolite facies from the Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous as they were underthrust into a spatially and temporally transient distributed ductile shear zone near the base of the overriding wedge. Rocks previously incorporated into this zone were displaced upward and exhumed through the combined effects of renewed underplating at depth and compensating extensional and erosional denudation above to maintain a critically tapered wedge. Extensional exhumation of the metamorphic hinterland in the mid-Cretaceous marked the collapse and end of orogen-perpendicular wedge dynamics in operation since the Early Jurassic. Rocks incorporated into the midcrustal shear zone in the Middle Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous were exhumed in the mid-Cretaceous along southeast-directed (orogen-parallel) extensional faults from beneath a supracrustal “lid” tectonized in the Permian–Triassic and Early Jurassic. Like the Himalayan orogen and eastern Alps, orogen-parallel extension developed in an orthogonal plate-convergent setting, simultaneous with, and bounded by, orogen-parallel strike-slip faulting that facilitated northwestward lateral extrusion of rocks normal to the direction of convergence.
Healthycloud – health research & innovation cloud

The creation of a European Health Data Space is one of the six strategic priorities for the newly elected European Commission. The European Health Research and Innovation Cloud (HRIC) will be one of the future cornerstone pieces for this area. HealthyCloud will deliver a Strategic Agenda including a Ready-to-implement Roadmap for the HRIC ecosystem. The Strategic Agenda will incorporate the consolidated feedback of a broad range of stakeholders: the European Commission, the Member States and regional, national, European and international relevant initiatives. These agents will be invited to be part of the HealthyCloud’s Stakeholders’ Forum, designed to facilitate the dialogue among them and the Consortium, and to act as an umbrella to bring together similar efforts in specific domains.

HealthyCloud has been organized around four fundamental objectives that cover 1) interactions with stakeholders to ensure their voices are included as part of the Strategic Agenda; 2) the inclusion of Ethical, Legal and Societal aspects in the design of the future HRIC ecosystem; 3) the sustainable access, use and re-use of health-related data considering a progressive adoption of the FAIR principles; and 4) the technological solutions in terms of computational facilities and mechanisms to enable distributed health data analysis across Europe. The project is driven by two real-world use-cases (Cancer and Atrial Fibrillation) to ensure that propositions by domain-specific and technological experts are technically and ethically sound and legally compliant. The ultimate goal is to propose an ecosystem that builds and reinforces the trust of patients and citizens in the use of their health data for research.

HealthyCloud is a 30-month project that brings together 21 organizations with broad and yet complementary expertise, including 5 Research Infrastructures (ELIXIR, ECRIN, EATRIS, BBMRI and Euro-BioImaging) and 3 Joint Actions (InfAct, iPAAC and eHAction) related to health research.
Study on Enhancement of Convective Heat Transfer in Nanofluids

Nanofluids are a new class of heat transfer fluids and offer an important advantage on conventional heat transfer fluids. The nanometer-sized metallic and non-metallic solid particles or tubes are dispersed in base heat transfer fluids such as water, engineering oil and emulsion. It is a interdisciplinary field between nanoscience, nanotechnology, and thermal engineering. The nanofluids study work attracts a lot of interest from the worldwide researchers because of their fascinating thermal characteristics and potential applications in microelectronics, transportation and biomedical fields. Many important theoretical and experimental study works on convective heat transfer appeared in literature. The purpose of this article is to study theoretical and experimental findings on the enhancement of the convection heat transfer with nanofluids and analyze the key factors of thermal conductivity and convective heat transfer enhancement with nanofluids.
Polyphonic song: A channel to networking and distinction of common cultural characteristics in the areas of Pogoni and Grecia Salentina

The project aims to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of polyphonic music and local folk dances. The project expected outputs include: • Cross border info centers promoting polyphonic song and dances • A portal with an on line museum, electronic library and e- learning • Workshops to facilitate exchange of know how among musicians , historians etc. on polyphonic song and dances • An action plan on the operation and expansion of a network of collaborating stakeholders • A study on polyphonic song and dances • A marketing plan for the development of alternative tourism • Cultural festivals • Info days and conferences • CD ROM and leaflets, press releases, info booklet.
Design and Implementation of SDN-Based Secure Architecture for IoT-Lab

There are various IoT devices with many different hardware environments and an ecosystem that will enable these various devices to work together is not yet existent. As IoT networks are becoming more widespread, the number of connections that has to be handled is increasing in a high rate. There is a need for a smarter network management which can handle these connections and security considerations. In this paper, we propose a secure network architecture leveraging SDN for an IoT-based laboratory. Thanks to the IoT-devices, the proposed work enables to automate the basic tasks in a public laboratory while at the same time SDN-based network architecture ensures the security requirements of the IoT network.
CERAMIC ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME

Disclosed is a process for producing ceramic particles, such as proppants, that have at least 10 percent total porosity. The process includes forming a particle precursor that includes 5 percent to 30 percent of a first ceramic material and at least 40 percent of a second ceramic material. The sintering temperature of the first ceramic material may be lower than the sintering temperature of a second ceramic material. Heating the precursor to a maximum temperature above the sintering temperature of the first material and below the sintering temperature of the second material. Also disclosed is a ceramic article that has a particular combination of chemistry and alumina crystalline phase.
Siliconlaser

Our research aims to revolutionize the electronics industry by adding intra-chip and chip-to-chip communication at the speed of light, offering a significantly reduced energy consumption. Cubic crystal phase SiGe is known to be great for electronics. We propose to develop hexagonal crystal phase SiGe (Hex-SiGe) which features a direct bandgap and will add photonic capabilities to electronics. Direct bandgap silicon has been the holy grail of the semiconductor industry for many years, since it would allow integrating both electronic and optical functionalities on a silicon platform. Recent theoretical calculations predict that hexagonal crystal phase SixGe1-x features a tunable direct bandgap from 1380-1800 nm, exactly coinciding with the low loss window for optical fibre communications. We have recently developed a generic approach to grow defect-free hexagonal SixGe1-x with tunable composition. We propose to demonstrate efficient light emission from direct bandgap SiGe, followed by the development of a SiGe nanolaser. Work towards CMOS integration is included. The demonstration of a Hex-SiGe nanolaser will serve as a game-changer for transforming the electronics industry.
STERILISING COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE

1531722 Sterilizing compositions RENTOKIL Ltd 31 Oct 1975 [31 Oct 1974] 47242/74 Heading A5E [Also in Division C1] A sterilizing composition capable of giving extended release of sulphur dioxide in the presence of moisture comprises a sulphurdioxide-liberating compound, preferably a metabisulphite or a dithionite and a rate moderator, comprising a thiosulphate and optionally a buffer, such as KH 2 PO 4 , a borate or an amine.
Charge-induced local dewetting on polymer electrets studied by atomic force microscopy

Polymer electrets are one of the most important series of electrets, which are widely used both in academic research and industrial applications. The effect of trapped charges on dielectric properties of the polymer electret is critical for more intelligent utilization of these materials. Herein we report the charge-induced polymer relaxation reflected by the local dewetting of the polymer electrets with charge patterns. Because the difference in charge-induced relaxation results in selective dewetting of thin polymer films, polymers in the charged areas are preferentially dewetted from the substrate compared with the neutral areas under heating or solvent annealing, leading to the appearance of hole arrays. Therefore, the effect of trapped charges on relaxation was also studied via monitoring the relaxation behaviours of homo-polymer and block copolymer films as well as measuring the mechanical properties of homo-polymers with charge patterns. These results demonstrate that the charge trapped in polymer electrets could accelerate relaxation and drive the dewetting process of thin polymer films.
Photo induced collective properties of hybrid halide perovskites

The recent discovery of the organo-inorganic perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 as very efficient material in photoelectric conversion is multifaceted: it turns out that this compound is promising not only in photovoltaics, but it is lasing, it gives bright light emitting diodes, promising in water splitting and we are persuaded that it can play an important role in basic sciences, as well.
We have recently realized that under white light illumination the photoelectrons, due to their very long recombination time, stay in the conduction band and the resistivity of a single crystal shows a metallic behavior. If the lifetime is sufficiently long and the density of these excited carrier is high enough they could condense into a Fermi sea. The project’s goal is to realize this highly unusual state and to document its properties by magneto-transport and spectroscopic techniques. We will check in our model compound the long-sought superconductivity of photo-excited carriers, extensively searched for in cuprates, if we could stabilize it by fine tuning the interactions by hydrostatic pressure under constant illumination. 
The availability of high quality samples is primordial for this program. It turns out that CH3NH3PbI3 is ideal compound, it seems to be almost free of charged defects (its room temperature resistance is 5 orders of magnitude higher than that of Phosphorus doped Silicon at 1013 cm-3 doping concentration) and we can grow excellent single crystals of it. Furthermore, it has a flexibility in material design: one can vary all the constituents, and even the dimensionality by making layered materials with the main chemical motifs. A special effort will be devoted to tune the spin-orbit coupling by different elements, since this could be at the origin of the long recombination time of the photo-electrons. 
We suspect that the highly tunable, clean and disorder-free doping obtained by shining light on these ionic crystals opens a new era in material discovery.
Resonant-Type Smooth Impact Drive Mechanism Actuator with Two Langevin Transducers

A smooth impact drive mechanism (SIDM) is a unique piezoelectric actuator that is widely used as a camera focusing mechanism, cell phone lens movement mechanism, etc. This principle enables a compact driving mechanism; however, it cannot generate high-speed movement because a soft-type multilayered piezoelectric transducer (PZT) is utilized at off-resonant movement. This paper proposes a resonant-type SIDM actuator driven with hard-type PZTs to realize high-speed and powerful operation. The fundamental principle is also based on the conventional SIDM; therefore, a saw-shaped movement is required. To generate a high-power ultrasonic output, two Langevin transducers are adopted instead of a soft-type multilayered PZT. One Langevin transducer was a stator and the other was slider whose tip was adhered to a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) rod. The CFRP rod was connected to the stator transducer with the frictional force. To obtain quasi-saw-shaped vibration, the longitudinal vibration for each Langevin...
Evaluation of Humoral Response to SARS-CoV-2 after Two-Doses of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine (Astrazeneca) in a Cohort from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Introduction:The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been challenging the public health system worldwide.Besides this, vaccination is presenting itself as the most effective alternative against the virus nowadays.In this regard, it is critical to identify and quantify neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) against SARS-CoV-2 in order to understand their specific role during the immune response in naïve or infected individuals pre-and post-vaccination.Objective: To assess the level of neutralizing/total antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in samples obtained from vaccinated participants through PRNT and ELISA methods.Methodology: Between January and September 2021, blood samples were taken from participants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Serum samples were incubated with viral suspension (v/v), transferred to plates with cell monolayer and incubated for 3 days.ELISA was procedure as described by the manufacturer, Promega®.Statistical analyses were performed using R Software. Results:The PRNT results were comparable to those obtained with an ELISA kit in general with a good correlation (R=0.88).Participants that reported prior SARS-CoV-2 infection showed high levels of both total IgG and NAbs when compared to naïve-vaccinated donors.Previous infection leads to a 6 and 11-fold increase in total IgG titers and in NAbs, at 7 days post-vaccination, respectively.In addition, antibody levels increased over time, until reaching the highest level 30 days after the second immunized dose in all vaccinated but showed NAbs titers 6-fold higher in individuals with previous infection with SARS-CoV-2 than naïve vaccinated donors. Conclusion:Our findings, with a Brazilian cohort, support the WHO recommendation to vaccinate the population with two doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine to trigger an increase in both overall humoral response and the specific response of neutralizing antibodies.Besides this, our data suggest that prior natural infection provided a booster of humoral response.Certainly, the length of this humoral response and the correlate-of-protection are still need further explored.
Renewable integration and sustainability in energy communities

Leading smart grid solution providers and research groups join forces to integrate a range of consumer-focused innovations into existing service platforms. The project will support Industry leaders ABB (analytical and design tools) and ATOS (energy management platform) deliver services with clear market focus, that are widely replicable across Europe. The suite of tools will be demonstrated in real-life pilots in Belgium, Greece, France and the Netherlands.  RENAISSANCE aims to demonstrate highly replicable design and management approaches for integrated local energy systems, that achieve high participation of local consumers (15-20%), exceed at local level EU targets for renewable energy sources (37-80%) while decreasing the energy price for community members (5-10% below current market prices). The methodology and each of the pilots will cover key energy vectors (electricity, heat, transport), involve different actors (households, SMEs, institutions), and valorises flexibility services within and between communities, and with DSOs. In total, over 1.000 households and 50 companies will be connected in a system that totals 30752MW capacity. Main innovations include; multi-actor multi-criteria of technical design, geo-locations , interoperable management platform.  To demonstrate replicability and open the role to market, the approach will be applied to 10 more locations across the globe - including in India, the US, the UK and Poland.
Dewatering of microalgal cultures: A major bottleneck to algae-based fuels

Microalgae dewatering is a major obstruction to industrial-scale processing of microalgae for biofuel production. The dilute nature of harvested microalgal cultures creates a huge operational cost during dewatering, thereby, rendering algae-based fuels less economically attractive. Currently there is no superior method of dewatering microalgae. A technique that may result in a greater algal biomass may have drawbacks such as a high capital cost or high energy consumption. The choice of which harvesting technique to apply will depend on the species of microalgae and the final product desired. Algal properties such as a large cell size and the capability of the microalgae to autoflocculate can simplify the dewatering process. This article reviews and addresses the various technologies currently used for dewatering microalgal cultures along with a comparative study of the performances of the different technologies.
Bridging the Healthcare Access Divide: A Strategic Planning Model for Rural Telemedicine Network

Balancing access to healthcare and sustaining operational efficiency is a major issue in strategic planning of rural healthcare delivery systems. In this regard, telemedicine is being adopted as a versatile and low cost mechanism for delivering rural healthcare. This article presents a strategic planning model that incorporates different operational and service elements of the rural telemedicine healthcare network. Real-world data from the rural Black-belt region in the United States are used in a case study. A novel statistical approach based on decision trees and logistic regression is used to estimate demand of healthcare at the county level. Key issues such as the location of telemedicine health centers, coverage of health services, configuration of medical equipment, and patient travel policies are explored in light of patient demographics, scale of health coverage, and disease prevalence patterns. Results indicate that telemedicine networks can effectively improve healthcare services in rural areas with requisite operational efficiency
High throughput laser structuring with multiscale periodic feature sizes for advanced surface functionalities

Current industrial markets demand highly value added products offering new features at a low-cost. Bio-inspired surface structures, containing features in the nanometer/micrometer scales, offer significant commercial potential for the creation of functionalized surfaces. In this aim technologies to modify surfaces instead of creating composites or spreading coatings on surfaces can offer new industrial opportunities. In particular, laser surface texturing, has shown to be capable to obtain advanced functionalities, especially when sources operating at pulse durations of nanosecond (short) and picosecond and femtosecond (ultra short) are used. LAMPAS will significantly increase the potential of laser structuring for the design of newly functionalized surfaces by enhancing the efficiency, flexibility and productivity (over 1 m²/min) of the process based on the development of a high power ultra-short laser system as well as strategies and concepts for beam delivery. This will be performed by combining the outstanding characteristics of two laser technologies, being Direct Laser Interference Patterning and Polygon Scanner processing. The expected results to be obtained in this project will provide the European industry with a cost effective and robust technology, capable of producing a broad range of functional surfaces on large areas at outstanding throughputs, bringing Europe a chance to lead in this key area of surface treatment. LAMPAS consortium covers the full value chain for laser surface texturing and has access to demanding markets. In addition, an in-line surface characterisation to enable rapid feedback about the target topography as well as to control surface temperature during the laser process will be included.
Assessment of environmental hazards in the north western coast -Egypt using RS and GIS

Soil erosion, salinity and sodicity hazards are serious problems in the northern west coast of Egypt and lead to reducing the soil quality and increasing the degradation of soil resources. Sidi Barrani and Al-Sallum regions are selected as study areas which are located from a longitude of 25°10′00″ to 26°55′00″East and from a latitude of 31°00′0″ to 31°37′30″ North. Erosion hazard was estimated using the ‘Universal Soil Loss Equation’ (USLE), which is a simple empirical model that is widely used for assessing long-term annual soil loss .The salinity and sodicity hazards were estimated based on FAO method as standard reference. The resultant map of annual soil erosion shows a maximum soil loss of 60 t h −1 y −1 with a close relation to foot slopes and wide units on the steep side-slopes (with high LS value) and the erodibility value reached to 0.1 t h −1 y −1 . Meanwhile sand beaches and sabkha units are characterized by high environmental hazards of both water erosion, salinity and sodicity, while in the overflow basin units are identified as low environmental hazards. The spatial environmental hazards assessment is conducted by using integrated GIS and RS which can serve as effective inputs in deriving strategies for sustainable land use planning and management.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYTE SENSOR

A method of operating an electrochemical analyte sensor having one or more electrodes may comprise applying a time-varying input signal to at least one of the one or more electrodes, monitoring a time-varying output signal produced by the sensor in response to application of the time-varying input signal, determining a complex impedance of the sensor based on the time-varying input and output signals, and determining from the complex impedance information relating to operation of the sensor.