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'Farming god's way': cultivation and religious practice in contemporary south africa

With this project, I will to study how religious agents engage with every-day challenges connected to food security, environmental decline and climate change. Via ethnographic methods, I will examine religious attitudes to environmental concerns through the case of Pentecostal Christian farming in South Africa. By investigating Pentecostal Christians’ methods of combining biblical principles and secular management approaches, I aim to provide a unique analysis of how Christian farming shapes religious practices that strive for social and ecological sustainability. Situated against a dichotomy between man and nature in Christians traditions historically, the proposed project will generate novel theoretical insights into how religious agents’ relationship to materiality today is manifested. Moreover, the project will demonstrate how the interplay between Christianity and farming produce novel social relationships in the intersection of religion, gender and race. As a religious scholar in the intersection of theology and social science, I understand how religious ideas and practices relate to identity-making, culture and social interactions. I have studied Pentecostal Christianity in Eastern Africa, so I have a robust and field-tested methodological and theoretical framework for investigation of Christian farming in South Africa. The Centre of African Studies at UCPH will be the perfect setting for this project due to its expertise on the material aspects of religion as well as climate and environmental changes. At this centre, I will have the opportunity to improve both my professional maturity and interdisciplinary skills. In addition, the fellowship will allow me to develop transferable skills in relation to project management, administration and teaching—skills that will enhance my career prospects within, as well as outside, academia.
Pre-reproductive maternal enrichment influences rat maternal care and offspring developmental trajectories: behavioral performances and neuroplasticity correlates

Environmental enrichment (EE) is a widely used paradigm for investigating the influence of complex stimulations on brain and behavior. Here we examined whether pre-reproductive exposure to EE of female rats may influence their maternal care and offspring cognitive performances. To this aim, from weaning to breeding age enriched females (EF) were reared in enriched environments. Females reared in standard conditions were used as controls. At 2.5 months of age all females were mated and reared in standard conditions with their offspring. Maternal care behaviors and nesting activity were assessed in lactating dams. Their male pups were also behaviorally evaluated at different post-natal days (pnd). Brain BDNF, reelin and adult hippocampal neurogenesis levels were measured as biochemical correlates of neuroplasticity. EF showed more complex maternal care than controls due to their higher levels of licking, crouching and nest building activities. Moreover, their offspring showed higher discriminative (maternal odor preference T-maze, pnd 10) and spatial (Morris Water Maze, pnd 45; Open Field with objects, pnd 55) performances, with no differences in social abilities (Sociability test, pnd 35), in comparison to controls. BDNF levels were increased in EF frontal cortex at pups' weaning and in their offspring hippocampus at pnd 21 and 55. No differences in offspring reelin and adult hippocampal neurogenesis levels were found. In conclusion, our study indicates that pre-reproductive maternal enrichment positively influences female rats' maternal care and cognitive development of their offspring, demonstrating thus a transgenerational transmission of EE benefits linked to enhanced BDNF-induced neuroplasticity.
Scholarly Practice, Participatory Design and the eXtensible Catalog

As part of the development of eXtensible Catalog (XC), a project sponsored by the University of Rochester's River Campus Libraries, four institutions conducted 80 interviews and numerous workshops to understand how researchers learn about, acquire, and use scholarly resources. Research findings informed the design and development of XC, a set of open-source applications that provides access to resources across a range of databases, metadata schemas, and standards. In this volume, members of the project team report on key findings of the user research that was done at Cornell University, Ohio State University, the University of Rochester, and Yale University, and discuss the value of including library users and technology specialists from many disciplines in the software design and development process. This book is appropriate for academic librarians, academic libraries, schools of information science and librarianship, library educators, and researchers.
Castellón Hybrid Transport System Demonstration in the CityMobil Project

Abstract The objective of CityMobil project is to contribute to a more effective organisation of urban transport, resulting in a more rational use of motorised traffic with less congestion and pollution, safer driving, higher quality of living and an enhanced integration with spatial development. In order to achieve these objectives advanced concepts for advanced road vehicles and passengers are developed. Furthermore new tools for managing the urban transport are introduced and barriers in the way of large-scale introduction of automated systems are removed. The objective of Castellon is to implement a High-Tech Bus transport system connecting several cities (such as Benicassim on the seaside) with Castellon, including the university and the city centre. In this paper a description of the Castellon demonstrator and the Castellon test site is given. The implemented system is descried. The performance and the user acceptance of the system have been analyzed within the CityMobil project. These evaluation results of the High-Tech Bus system are provided within the paper and reveal that the implementation of the system has been a success and that users have a high level of acceptance of the system.
AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PREGABALIN

The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Pregabalin (I), which is simple, economical, efficient, and environment friendly, commercially viable with chemical and chiral purity at least 99.95%.
Factors Governing the Impact of Emerged Salt Diapirs on Water Resources

Salt diapirs in southern Iran are typically in contact with karstic and alluvial aquifers and consequently they are the most likely sources of groundwater salinization in this arid region. However, there are some salt diapirs that have no significant degradation effect on adjacent aquifers. Assessments of 62 of 122 Iranian-emerged salt diapirs based on geological, geomorphological, hydrogeological, and hydrochemical investigations indicated that 45% of the studied salt diapirs did not have a negative impact on surrounding water resources, whereas 55% of the salt diapirs have degraded water quality of adjacent aquifers. The impacts ranged from low- to high-grade salinization. We characterize here four major factors that control the impact of salt diapirs on surrounding water resources: (1) the evolutionary stage of the diapir, (2) the geological and (3) hydrogeological setting of the diapir, and (4) human activities. Identification of the major factors governing the influence of salt diapirs on the adjacent aquifers is necessary to understand the mechanism of salt diapir impact on adjacent aquifers, and subsequently to decide how to mitigate the deteriorating effect of the diapirs on the surrounding water resources.
Beans to chocolate

Market needs always more quality products, that can assure safety and respect for the consumer. Our proposal is focused on the chocolate chain transformation, starting from the very origin of the process, that is the cocoa bean. Only the ones able to propose a final product (chocolate) properly processed during all the transformation phases will be able to assure a real quality product. Actually, only large industrial groups can afford the cost of equipments able to process from the bean to the chocolate: SMEs are totally cut off, while they represent over the 90% of the chocolate market producers, forced to use chocolate drops or cocoa mass for their initial phase of production.
We propose an equipment combining the chocolate processing steps (pre-refining, first refining, separation, conching and second refining) into a single stage, as a replacement for the current production system, which requires the sequential use of multiple pieces of equipment.
With BAT, chocolate manufacturers will be able to obtain the chocolate they need to manufacture the consumer-ready finished product. Furthermore, manufacturers will have full control over the whole production chain, thus ensuring both quality and efficiency.
Market: the chocolate and cocoa market is a highly evolving market: chocolate consumption has risen in the world by 32% in 10 years and its turnover is destined to grow further.
MARPI is a SME with a strong background in designing and manufacturing machines for the food industry. The first market targets are the ones in which the chocolate consumption is the most important: Italy, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Japan and USA will follow.
Silica and silica organically modified nanoparticles: Water dynamics in complex systems

Abstract Four silica-based porous nanosystems were synthesized with different organic substitutes and the molecular dynamics of water in these constrained environment was investigated. The nanosystems were silica and three organic modified silica nanoparticles (NP) with diameters in the range 80–300 nm with different porous dimensions, surface areas, and surface properties (e.g. hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity). Molecular dynamics was studied by pulsed field gradient NMR and by proton spin-lattice relaxation in a broad range of Larmor frequencies. A coherent analysis of the diffusion coefficients and spin-lattice relaxation data is presented taking into account a relaxation model associated to water molecular dynamics in close contact with NP surfaces. From our results it was possible to access the details of the water molecular movements in the nanosystems and to single out two water populations presenting distinct molecular dynamics. Characteristic distances for water rotations mediated by translational diffusion were estimated in consistency with the NP's dimensions and pores sizes obtained by TEM and BET experimental techniques. This knowledge has both fundamental and practical relevance since these NP have applications in nanomedicine, not only in therapy but also in diagnostic procedures and more recently in theranostic.
Gênese e obsolescência do Sistema Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais

A crise atual do Sistema Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (Sepa) não pode ser adequadamente compreendida, se considerarmos os problemas da pesquisa e do serviço de assistência técnica e extensão rural (Ater) isoladamente. Revisão bibliográfica, entrevistas e pesquisas de caráter qualitativo ofereceram subsídios para esta discussão, que tem como objetivo avaliar a adequação da atual configuração institucional de pesquisa e Ater, assim como da política e do padrão de pesquisa em vigor. Analisam-se o enfraquecimento e a obsolescência do Sepa como resultado da deterioração dos termos dos acordos institucionais firmados na década de 1970, do distanciamento entre Epamig, Embrapa e universidades, da interrupção do repasse de recursos do Sistema Nacional de Pesquisa Agropecuária (SNPA) para as Organizações Estaduais de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Oepas), da diminuição de recursos para instituições estaduais de pesquisa e da desconexão entre a pesquisa e o serviço de Ater. Discute-se o esgotamento do modelo de desenvolvimento agrícola da modernização como contraponto ao ideário do desenvolvimento rural. A consideração dessa problemática se apresenta como fundamental no momento em que se planeja a revisão e reestruturação do sistema de pesquisa e Ater estadual, no quadro de agravamento da crise social e ambiental.
Is there any effect of flu vaccine on the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients?

On 11 March, WHO declared a global pandemic caused by a new virus of the family Coronaviridae that has since been called SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 does not have specific antiviral drug treatment currently. There are currently more than one hundred research projects into vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 worldwide, and 17 of them are already being tested on humans, according to the WHO. Until we have an effective vaccine, the possible preventive effect of flu vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 infection based on cross-reactivity has been postulated. Our objective was to analyse the effect of vaccination against flu virus in the season prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in our hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. We performed a retrospective observational cohort study of patients admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV2 infection. We analysed the differences between patients who had received or had not the flu vaccination for the 2019–2020 season. We found no significant differences (p = 0.09) in patients who died (43 in total), of whom 23 (21.5%) were vaccinated against the flu and 20 (13.5%) were not. In mortality, we obtained an adjusted OR = 0.873 (95% CI: 0.294–2.083), and about the success of health care the adjusted OR was 1.447 (95% CI: 0.610–3.430). Flu vaccination in patients admitted for SARS-CoV-2 infection had neither a beneficial nor a harmful effect on the clinical courses or outcomes of patients admitted to an European hospital. El 11 de marzo, la OMS declaró una pandemia global causada por un nuevo virus de la familia Coronaviridae que desde entonces ha sido denominado SARS-CoV-2. Actualmente no existe ningún tratamiento frente a la COVID-19 con fármacos antivirales específicos. A día de hoy existen más de 100 proyectos de investigación sobre vacunas frente a SARS-CoV-2 a nivel mundial, habiendo sido ya probados 17 de ellas en humanos, según la OMS. Hasta que no se disponga de una vacuna efectiva se ha postulado el posible efecto preventivo de la vacuna frente a la gripe para la infección por SARS-CoV-2, basado en la reactividad cruzada. Nuestro objetivo fue analizar el efecto de la vacuna frente a la gripe en la temporada previa a la pandemia de COVID-19 en nuestros pacientes hospitalizados infectados por SARS-CoV-2. Realizamos un estudio retrospectivo observacional de cohorte de pacientes hospitalizados por SARS-CoV-2. Analizamos las diferencias entre los pacientes que habían recibido y los que no habían recibido aún la vacuna para la temporada 2019-2020. No encontramos diferencias significativas (p = 0,09) en cuanto a los pacientes fallecidos (43 en total), de los cuales 23 (21,5%) habían sido vacunados frente a la gripe y 20 (13,5%) no habían sido vacunados. En términos de mortalidad, obtuvimos un OR: 0,873 (IC 95%: 0,294-2,083), y en lo referente al éxito de los cuidados sanitarios el OR ajustado fue de 1,447 (IC 95%: 0,610-3,430). La vacunación frente a la gripe en los pacientes ingresados por SARS-CoV-2 no tuvo un efecto beneficioso ni perjudicial en los cursos clínicos o resultados de los pacientes ingresados en un hospital europeo.
Las cuentas por cobrar y su incidencia en la liquidez de la empresa diseño de Papeles Murales S.A.C.

The objective of this research is to solve the problems of accounts receivable and their impact on the liquidity of the company DESENO DE PAPELES MURALES S.A.C., during the period 2015. It consists of 3 structures: The problem is described in the case study problems that the company is experiencing due to lack of policies with inadequate handling of collections, control in the follow-up of customer statements and there is a high delinquency rate, demonstration of the tables such as: financial statements, sales reports, reports statistical analysis of delinquency, detail of the estimation of doubtful collections, and determination of the Liquidity, management and credit risk indices
The theoretical framework shows some research concerning the problem of related research work and the theoretical bases defining concepts that are used in the work to obtain knowledge.
Finally the solution alternatives, which are within them the conclusions and recommendations.
Continuous primitive accumulation in Ghana: the real-life stories of dispossessed peasants in three mining communities

The purpose of this article is to provide an opportunity for the peasants in three mining communities in Ghana to voice their experiences of primitive accumulation under contemporary global neo-liberalism. There is a plethora of literature on the exploitation of Africa, drawing on theories of new imperialism or ‘accumulation by dispossession’. However, there is not much grassroots empirical work on how different social groups experience accumulation by dispossession. It seems that NGOs and journalists do better on this than intellectuals. I seek in this article to contribute to filling this lacuna, by focusing on the hardest hit social group, namely, the peasants. I also argue that the existence of this lacuna has major theoretical and political implications for the struggle for alternatives to capitalism and ‘development’ that is distinctly anti-imperialist. The article is based on data collected through focus group discussions and in-depth personal interviews with peasants affected by surface mining act...
The mobility assistant for the blind and visually impaired

According to the World Health Organization, over 285 million people are visually impaired globally, and 28 million in Europe.
That’s almost 4% of the population! Any of us could be blind someday... With problems like fear to unknown places,
dependence, disorientation. We, Neosentec, represent the technological development in its favour.

The current GPS solutions are based on taking a person from point A to point B, leaving an empty space in between that
prevents discovering new places. With Lazzus we fill that gap, since we are able to notify on their way if there is a bakery, a
zebra crossing, stairs, street changes, etc, a person with visual impairment can now experience an unimaginable feeling of
discovering new places through a smartphone as it was a flashlight and breaking all fear barriers.

Lazzus allows them to live unthinkable experiences, reducing their dependence and increasing their autonomy not only in
their own city but elsewhere. Lazzus is now available in 29 countries (North, Center and South America and Europe),
proving its scalability. Also, we have been validated by users and ONCE (National Organisation of Spanish Blind people)
and we have received several awards from important institutions such as Google, Vodafone, the European Investment Bank,
Grupo 5 and the Internet Users Association, proving its potential in the market.

Our social impact will change the way thousands of people see the world, allowing new experiences to interact with their
environment. This will increase their autonomy, their power to break down barriers and reduce the fear of the unknown.
Lazzus, in short, aims to be the assistant for the mobility of the blind and visually impaired.
Waste to Energy

The W2E project will focus on the potential to improve the sustainable management of waste in Europe's regions, and to produce energy from waste.
Its objective is to exchange knowledge and good practice about regional policies for sustainable waste management, by changing the perception of waste as a potential resource, and to increase energy recovery from waste.  The project will lead to the development of regional action plans to improve sustainable waste management and levels of energy recovery in partner regions
In doing this, the project will address three linked issues affecting Europe’s regions:
- It will support policies which divert waste from landfill, 
- It will demonstrate ways to increase production of sustainable energy and;
- It will contribute to low-carbon economic growth in the partner regions.
The principal results of the project will be:
* firstly, the development of a policy tool which can support regions in the development of more sustainable waste management strategies, and;
* secondly, the development of 7 sustainable waste management action plans, one in each region (the two Slovakian partners will work jointly on a single action plan), which will focus on the reduction of waste going into landfill, and the potential to recovery energy from that waste.
The project addresses key themes of both the Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies; that is, it addresses the growing waste problem in the EU, it supports the development of renewable energy sources and it also contributes to the growth of the environmental technologies sector.
The development of this project is particularly timely, as regions are under obligation by EU directive to develop sustainable waste management strategies; this project will contribute to those strategies not only in the 8 participating regions, but by presenting a model for other regions to use.
The project will bring together 8 partners which are using different approaches to sustainable waste management. All the partners are either regional authorities with responsibility for waste management, or are regional energy agencies; they are therefore best placed to influence regional policy in this area.  5 of the partners are in newer member states (Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary), whilst 3 are from longer-standing member states (Sweden, UK, Italy).
The project will share knowledge and experience of strategies to recover energy from waste, through of study visits to look at good practice in action, and seminars to share experience.  It will use the knowledge gained from those study visits to develop a policy tool to improve energy recovery from waste; a tool which can be used by any EU region.
Finally, building on the tool, the project will enable each region to develop an Action Plan which will form a part of the region's wider Waste Management Strategy
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING DATA PATHS

A method and apparatus to produce high-level synthesis Register Transfer Level designs utilises a trade-off between power dissipation and area usage in data path allocation. Power dissipation and area constraints and a priority between them are input. An algorithm automatically decides the number of registers that are to be used, according to the specified priority and constraints specified. Power management formulations can be used to gear the allocation process to trade lower power management costs for equivalent savings in register areas. Multi-criteria optimisation Integer Linear Programming is utilised with heuristically determined power and area weightings to suit different predefined requirements of the chip design. Bipartite weighted Assignment is used to determine the number of registers to be used at every stage, through cost formulations and the Hungarian Algorithm.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE ELECTRICAL POSITION OF AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE ROTOR

The invention concerns a method for detecting the electrical position of an electrical machine rotor (4) coupled (6) to an internal combustion engine (7) equipped with a sensor (8) delivering a first angular position signal for speeds higher than a minimum speed measurement (VM), which consists in generating, based on the characteristics of the electrical machine, a second signal representing an estimated angular position of the rotor for speeds lower than an approximation speed (VA); depending on the estimated rotational speed, delivering to the means controlling the machine either the estimated value of the angular position when the estimated speed is lower than a first threshold (S1), or the sensor signal when the estimated speed is higher than a second threshold (S2), and switching from one signal to the other in a range between the first threshold and the second threshold.