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Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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The development of maritime transport and logistics sector in the Mediterranean still needs to be improved in order to ensure more efficient and sustainable trade relations between the northern and south-eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. In this context and by means of a virtual logistics platform structured around the ports of Porto Torres (Italy) and Beirut (Lebanon), OPTIMED project will promote new opportunities, facilities, tools and skills leading to the enhancement of commercial connections amongst public and private operators in Lebanon, Italy, Spain and France. The seven actors part of the project will also develop new tools (such as the organization of business meetings and the promotion of short sea shipping) thus contributing to a more efficient transport and logistics model, characterized by better delivery times of freight and consequently by a greater competitiveness. _x000D_
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To optimize the maritime trade network between the northern shores of the high Tyrrhenian arc and the southern-eastern shores of the Mediterranean sea, creating an innovative virtual logistics platform structured around ports trengthened as Ro-Ro* hubs
A new Placoderm fish (Acanthothoraci) from the Early Devonian Jauf Formation (Saudi Arabia)

ABSTRACT An exceptionally well-preserved new acanthothoracid (placoderm fish) presenting complete endocranium and skull roof, from Saudi Arabia (Qasr Limestone Member, Jauf Formation), Early Devonian in age, is described as Arabosteus variabilis n. gen., n. sp. Compared to other Acanthothoraci, the new taxon exhibits a skull roof variable in its dermal plate distribution (e.g., a supernumerary plate: the posterior central plate) and sensory line pattern. Even the different specimens of this taxon show such variability between them. Arabosteus variabilis n. gen., n. sp. enlarges the scope of our knowledge of Acanthothoraci and Placodermi in general. Traditionally, the Arthrodira, one of the historically earliest described groups, provide the standard reference model for the placoderm skull roof pattern. The interpretation of the acanthothoracid skull roof pattern of the Saudi taxon from an arthrodiran model and the establishment of homologies is impossible to resolve unless based on prior assumptions (e.g....
Extracellular vesicles as a tool to predict drug clearance and improve precision pharmacotherapy

Drug transporters of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) family (e.g., P-gp, MRP2 and BCRP) promote the intestinal, biliary and urinary excretion of a wide range of drugs and, thus, determine their bioavailability, therapeutic efficacy and toxicity. Transporter expression is highly variable between individuals and within the same individual. This may result in enormous differences in the plasma concentration of a drug, which for drugs with a narrow therapeutic index may result in life-threatening situations. Extraction of biopsies would be the only option to measure transporter expression in tissues and adapt the therapeutic strategy. However, this is not performed due to its invasive character. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles released by all cells of the organism. Their cargo (proteins, RNA and lipids) is frequently a dynamic fingerprint of the cell. The presence of EVs from different tissues in blood and urine allows for an easy access. The aim of this project is to evaluate if the amount of ABC transporters in EVs from blood and urine can be used to specifically predict the transporter expression at the tissues of origin under basal and induced conditions, as well as to predict in vivo drug pharmacokinetics. Following work packages (WP) are proposed: WP I: EVs as dynamic surrogate for ABC expression in vitro and ex vivo. I.I. Validation of an analytical protocol for the quantification of ABC transporters in EVs, I.II. Correlation between ABC expression in biopsies and in EVs from the same specimens, I.III. Correlation between expression of ABCs in EVs from primary cells and the expression and activity of ABCs in the cells of origin under basal and induced conditions. WP II: EVs as biomarker for drug pharmacokinetics. II.I. Optimization of the immunopurification of circulating hepatic-, intestinal- and renal EVs, II.II. Correlation of ABC transporter expression in EVs with the pharmacokinetics of an ABC model substrate under basal and induced conditions.
SYNTHESIS OF TRIAZOLOPYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS

The present invention relates to the field of organic synthesis and describes the synthesis of specific triazolopyrimidine compounds and intermediates thereof as well as related derivatives, suitable for the preparation of Ticagrelor (TCG).
Adult house mouse (Mus musculus) ultrasonic calls: hormonal and pheromonal regulation

Abstract An adult male house mouse typically begins calling at ultrasonic frequencies when presented with either a female mouse or her odors. Although direct experimental evidence has been difficult to obtain, ethological, genetic, endocrine, neurological, sound-spectrographic and perceptual findings all indirectly support male calling conveying important information to the female during sexual encounters. Since male calls correlate with the male's immediate sexual arousal and are also attractive to the female, these calls could help coordinate aspects of a mating bout. As might be expected of a reproductive behavior, male calling is hormonally and pheromonally regulated, similarly to other aspects of male reproductive physiology and behavior. Evidence is reviewed that androgen exerts a permissive activational effect during adulthood through its actions in the same brain area (the medial preoptic area) that regulates male-typical copulatory behavior. This activational effect also accounts for the sex difference in mouse calling. Evidence is also reviewed that male calling is pheromonally elicited by chemosignals in female urine.
African screen worlds: decolonising film and screen studies

A half century since it came into existence, the discipline of Film and Screen Studies remains mostly Eurocentric in its historical, theoretical and critical frameworks. Although “world cinema” and “transnational cinema” scholars have attempted to broaden its canon and frameworks, several major problems persist. Films and scholarship by Africans in particular, and by people of colour in general, are frequently marginalised if not altogether excluded. This prevents exciting exchanges that could help to re-envision Film and Screen Studies for the twenty-first century, in an era in which greater access to the technological means of making films, and circulating them on a range of screens, means that dynamic “screen worlds” are developing at a rapid rate. AFRISCREENWORLDS will study these “screen worlds” (in both their textual forms and industrial structures), with a focus on Africa, as a way of centring the most marginalised regional cinema. We will also elaborate comparative studies of global “screen worlds” – and, in particular, “screen worlds” in the Global South – exploring their similarities, differences, and parallel developments. We will respond to the exclusions of Film and Screen Studies not only in scholarly ways – through conferences and publications – but also in creative and activist ways – through drawing on cutting-edge creative research methodologies (such as audiovisual criticism and filmmaking) and through helping to decolonise Film and Screen Studies (through the production of ‘toolkits’ on how to make curricula, syllabi, and teaching more globally representative and inclusive). On a theoretical level, we will make an intervention through considering how the concept of “screen worlds” is better equipped than “world cinema” or “transnational cinema” to explore the complexities of audiovisual narratives, and their production and circulation in our contemporary moment, in diverse contexts throughout the globe.
Industrial scale-up of the first all-natural solid fat based on olive oil to produce healthier bakery foods

The CreamOlive project addresses the global need of healthy and high-quality production of bakery food, by introThe CreamOlive project addresses the global need of healthy and high-quality production of bakery food, by introducing the
first all-natural fat based on olive oil which is solid at room temperature, thus making it suitable to large industrial processes.
This allows producing food with up to 60% lower saturated fat content, capturing the growing “palm oil free” and “free from”
trend in the food industry. Palm oil is the most used fat in food production thanks to its very low cost, high availability, and
adaptability to industrial processes. Recently, health and environmental concerns are turning palm oil into an unpopular
choice amongst consumers. Several food producers who started to go “palm oil free”, adopting alternatives as butter,
margarines, or melanges, which often present drawbacks (high saturated fat content, raw material low availability, high cost,
etc.). Industrial producers need to diversify their offer with a viable trade-off between industrial needs (cost and adaptability),
quality (palatability, crispness, taste), and healthiness (low fat and good-for-you features). Thanks to its patent-pending
mechanical process, Mida+ managed to produce a solid formulation with 80% of extra virgin olive oil as fat component.
Saturated fats are 60% lower than in palm oil, without using the controversial mono and diglycerides, additives used in most
of the margarines which may contains trans-fat acids. CreamOlive has excellent organoleptic features and shelf-life
equivalent to palm oil. Furthermore, the unmatched plasticity of the product makes the food product lift with 20% less fat than
other competitors, thus increasing its price competitiveness.
The Phase 1 project aims at the validation of the CreamOlive value proposition with customers, which will allow fine-tuning
the pricing strategy, the business model, and the European commercialisation strategy.
Who Soy Yo?: The Creative Use of “Spanglish” to Express a Hybrid Identity in Chicana/o Heritage Language Learners of Spanish

This study explores various linguistic strategies that characterize what is commonly referred to as “Spanglish”; namely, code-switching, code-mixing, borrowings and other language contact phenomena commonly employed by Chicana/o bilinguals. The analysis of linguistic features is based on creative pieces of writing produced by Chicana/o (and other Latina/o) college students in a class of Spanish for Heritage Learners. The functions and uses of Spanglish are examined within the students’ written discourse. It is argued here that Spanglish is a way for the students to deal with complex linguistic and ethnic identity issues in a creative manner. In a way, the use of Spanglish creates another of level of meaning where the hybridity of the Chicana/o experiences are negotiated. In this sense, Spanglish is a way to construct and reconstruct a third space of Chicana/o identity, a linguistic nepantla. Chicanas/os and Spanglish The term Chicana/o was originally a derogatory term applied to the descendants of Mexican people in the United States. This term was later adopted as a term of ethnic pride and political consciousness during the civil rights movements of the 1960s. To identify oneself as Chicana/o as opposed to Mexican-American or Latino or Hispanic means reasserting a unique ethnic and sociopolitical bond. It means claiming a unique culture not just a “mixture” of two colonial pasts but rather something unique with its own history, aesthetics, music, and also with its unique linguistic expression. The Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldua writes about this in her opus magnum Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza: “We don’t identify with the Anglo-American cultural values and we don’t identify with the Mexican cultural values. We are a synergy of two cultures with various degrees of Mexicannes or Angloness” (1999: 85). The term Spanglish is used frequently but is not easy to define since different people employ it to mean diverse things. Spanglish is sometimes used to refer to the varieties of Spanish or English spoken by Chicanas/os and other Latinos is US communities. Often, Spanglish is used to mean code-switching, that is, the moving back and forth between two languages in a single communicative exchange. Some researchers stay away from the term claiming that it confuses different linguistic realities, while others embrace the term proudly. Because of the controversial nature of the word “Spanglish,” I usually employ the terms “Chicana/o Spanish” or “Chicana/o English” or code-switching between these two. Chicanas/os have a Spanish-linguistic heritage. To what degree Spanish is spoken and maintained varies greatly from community to community and from family to family. Most Chicanos in the communities I researched in Southern California are bilingual, although English is the dominant language. Speakers can function in Spanish, but their Spanish is a variety characterized by contact with English. Contact Features
Percolation Transition with Hidden Variables in Complex Networks

A new class of percolation model in complex networks, in which nodes are characterized by hidden variables reflecting the properties of nodes and the occupied probability of each link is determined by the hidden variables of the end nodes, is studied in this paper. By the mean field theory, the analytical expressions for the phase of percolation transition is deduced. It is determined by the distribution of the hidden variables for the nodes and the occupied probability between pairs of them. Moreover, the analytical expressions obtained are checked by means of numerical simulations on a particular model. Besides, the general model can be applied to describe and control practical diffusion models, such as disease diffusion model, scientists cooperation networks, and so on. Keywords—complex networks, percolation transition, hidden variable, occupied probability.
Storylines of future extremes

Future climate projections show a strengthening of the hydrological cycle with more droughts and floods expected. This means a higher likelihood of cascading drought-to-flood disasters such as the Millennium Drought – Brisbane flooding in Australia or the California drought – Oroville spillway collapse in the US. Current research and management treat floods and droughts as independent, which leads to large underestimations of their future risk. Droughts allow ample time for impacts and adaptation, which influence hazard, exposure, and vulnerability of a subsequent flood. There are anecdotal examples of these events, but research is needed on the underlying interactions between hydrology and society. In the PerfectSTORM project (‘STOrylines of futuRe extreMes’), I propose to study drought-to-flood events to provide the understanding needed to prevent major disasters in the future. The innovative approach that I will develop is based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative storylines of past and future drought-to-flood risk in case studies and extrapolation of this rich case study information to the global scale. Qualitative storylines will be collected with narrative interviews and mental simulation workshops and will be edited and analysed. Quantitative storylines will be developed from timeseries of hydrological and social data that will be analysed and modelled. These storylines will then be combined in an iterative way using innovative data visualisation. A range of global datasets will be analysed to find global types and hotspots of drought-to-flood events and a global future 3D possibility space will be developed using socio-hydrological modelling. Positive pathways for future management of drought-to-flood events in different parts of the world will then be explored. The PerfectSTORM project will provide in-depth understanding of the hydrosocial feedbacks and dynamic vulnerability of cascading hazards.
Ground motion predictive modelling based on genetic algorithms

Abstract. This study aims to utilise genetic algorithms for the estimation of peak ground accelerations (PGA). A case study is carried out for the earthquake data from south-west Turkey. The input parameters used for the development of attenuation relationship are magnitude, depth of earthquake, epicentral distance, average shear wave velocity and slope height of the site. Earthquake database compiled by the Earthquake Research Institute of Turkey was used for model development. An important contribution to this study is the slope/hill data included into the dataset. Developed empirical model has a good correlation (R = 0.78 and 0.75 for the training and overall datasets) between measured and estimated PGA values. The proposed model is also compared with local empirical predictive models and its results are found to be reasonable. The slope-hill effect found to be an important parameter for the estimation of PGA.
System and method for tracking the source of a computer attack

A system and method are disclosed for detecting and processing attacks on a computer network. Data indicating an attack may be taking place is received. The data is associated with an event. The data is placed in a selected one of a plurality of queues of data to be processed. The data in the queue is processed. Each queue is configured to store one or more sets of data, each set of data being associated with an event to be processed. An administrative domain may be notified that an attack may be taking place. The destination administrative domain may or may not be associated with other than the sending administrative domain. The source of an attack may be identified. Messages associated with an attack may be tracked back to identify a point of attack at which messages associated with the attack are entering a network.
Smart casting of concrete structures by active control of rheology

Concrete production processes do not take full advantage of the rheological potential of fresh cementitious materials, and are still largely labour-driven and sensitive to the human factor. SmartCast proposes a new concrete casting concept to transform the concrete industry into a highly automated technological industry. Currently, the rheological properties of the concrete are defined by mix design and mixing procedure without any further active adjustment during casting. The goal of this proposal is the active control of concrete rheology during casting, and the active triggering of early stiffening of the concrete as soon as it is put in place. The ground-breaking idea to achieve this goal, is to develop concrete with actively controllable rheology by adding admixtures responsive to externally activated electromagnetic frequencies. Inter-disciplinary insights are important to achieve these goals, including inputs from concrete technology, polymer science, electrochemistry, rheology and computational fluid dynamics.

We will develop 4 new experimental test set-ups allowing to study active rheology control during different phases of the casting process: 1)concrete pumping (control of slip layer), 2)while flowing in the formwork (bulk control of rheology), 3)while flowing through formwork joints (control of formwork tightness), and 4)once the concrete is in its final position (trigger stiffening). Well-designed polymers with the desired response to the applied activation will be added to the concrete during mixing. The experiments will be analysed by advanced computational flow modelling based on fundamental rheological laws. Special attention will be paid to the compatibility of all responsive polymers selected for the different control phases. SmartCast will mean a paradigm shift for formwork-based concrete casting. The developed active rheology control will provide a fundamental basis for the development of future-proof 3D printing techniques in concrete industry
ARRIVAL CITIES

Since the submission of the phase one application, the issues of migration and integration have moved significantly higher on the EU, national and local (city) levels. The tragic events in Paris, the state of emergency in Brussels, the ongoing arrival of migrants fleeing war and poverty  and the attacks on women in several German and Swedish cities have brought to the  fore the ongoing challenges facing cities in respect of managing the new flows as well as addressing the issue of integration.The most recent data underlines the scale of the policy challenge. In 2014, 40.1 % of the non-EU-born population in the EU was assessed to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) compared with less than 22.5 % of the native-born populationFor young people the situation is even bleaker. In 2013, 43.8 % of young people aged 16–29 in the EU-28 who were foreign-born were at risk of poverty and social exclusion compared with 28.1 % of young people who were native-born. In respect to new arrivals  Europe has  recorded in 2015 an unprecedented number of asylum seekers and refugees with over one million asylum applications; an estimated 350 000 to 450 000 people could be granted refugee or similar status, more than in any previous European refugee crisis since World War II.
Making material memories: Kinmen’s bridging objects and fractured places between China and Taiwan

The post-war material culture of Kinmen, a former military outpost in Taiwan, reveals a biography moving from conflict to hope for rapprochement, from matériel to militaria to souvenir. By experimenting with the concept of sensuous materialism, this article looks at touristic things from and of the battlefield past and explores how, through their materialities, things interact with people’s senses and shape their understandings of cross-strait relations. Far from being inert, these things are full of life and energy in their ability to animate the object–human relationship. Social memories are enacted through specific material affordances with the senses. Those memories are sensuous, emotional and affective as well as political and historic. Examining the making, staging and consumption of touristic things and how their commemorative materialities interact with and shape people’s consciousness of past histories, present happenings and future dreams helps us gain a more nuanced understanding of the China–Taiwan rapprochement process.
Sport Events Manager

This project intends to meet the demand expressed by public institutions, cultural associations and institutions, enterprises and tourist consortia for a professional figure who is able to plan, organise and manage sports events, both from the point of view of project design and planning and in terms of technical requirements and implementation. This demand corresponds to a growing interest on the part of economic operators towards sport as a strategic element on which to invest for the future and the progress of a certain territory, particularly in relation to issues such as the active participation of the youth to social life, health and physical well-being at all ages, the setting up of collective meeting opportunities, the development of activities that can attract tourist resources, the definition of the quality of life. Based on these social and political considerations, sport represents an important economic element: suffice it to consider the resources required to set up an event - ranging from project design to communication and promotional skills, from managerial to administrative skills, to the strictly technical aspects and the repercussions of tourism - to understand that sport is and will become more and more crucial to defining the quality of the economy and of the life of a cross-border territory, as is the case with the area between Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Republic of Slovenia. The “Sport Event Manager” project has a cross-border target and, specifically, is open to unemployed people with a secondary education degree.