Downscaling Climate Change Impacts, Socio-Economic Implications and Alternative Adaptation Pathways for Islands and Outermost Regions

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the future scenarios of climate change and management concerns associated with climate change impacts on the blue economy of European islands and outermost regions. The publication collects major findings of the SOCLIMPACT project’s research outcomes, aiming to raise social awareness among policy-makers and industry about climate change consequences at local level, and provide knowledge-based information to support policy design, from local to national level. This comprehensive book will also assist students, scholars and practitioners to understand, conceptualize and effectively and responsibly manage climate change information and applied research. This book provides invaluable material for Blue Growth Management, theory and application, at all levels. This first edition includes up-to-date data, statistics, references, case material and figures of the 12 islands case studies. ¨Downscaling climate change impacts, socio-economic implications and alternative adaptation pathways for Islands and Outermost Regions¨ is a must-read book, given the accessible style and breadth and depth with which the topic is dealt. The book is an up-to-date synthesis of key knowledge on this area, written by a multidisciplinary group of experts on climate and economic modelling, and policy design

A palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Middle Jurassic of Sardinia (Italy) based on integrated palaeobotanical, palynological and lithofacies data assessment

During the Jurassic, Sardinia was close to continental Europe. Emerged lands started from a single island forming in time a progressively sinking archipelago. This complex palaeogeographic situation gave origin to a diverse landscape with a variety of habitats. Collection- and literature-based palaeobotanical, palynological and lithofacies studies were carried out on the Genna Selole Formation for palaeoenvironmental interpretations. They evidence a generally warm and humid climate, affected occasionally by drier periods. Several distinct ecosystems can be discerned in this climate, including alluvial fans with braided streams (Laconi-Gadoni lithofacies), paralic swamps and coasts (Nurri-Escalaplano lithofacies), and lagoons and shallow marine environments (Ussassai-Perdasdefogu lithofacies). The non-marine environments were covered by extensive lowland and a reduced coastal and tidally influenced environment. Both the river and the upland/hinterland environments are of limited impact for the reconstruction. The difference between the composition of the palynological and palaeobotanical associations evidence the discrepancies obtained using only one of those proxies. The macroremains reflect the local palaeoenvironments better, although subjected to a transport bias (e.g. missing upland elements and delicate organs), whereas the palynomorphs permit to reconstruct the regional palaeoclimate. Considering that the flora of Sardinia is the southernmost of all Middle Jurassic European floras, this multidisciplinary study increases our understanding of the terrestrial environments during that period of time

CCQM-K28: tributyltin in sediment

Key comparison CCQM K-28 was undertaken to assess the measurement capabilities for quantitation of (C4H9)3Sn+ (TBT) in a prepared marine sediment by National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), which are members of the Comit\ue9 Consultatif pour la Quantit\ue9 de Mati\ue8re (CCQM). It follows a previous pilot study, CCQM-P18. [1, 2] This exercise was sanctioned by the 8th CCQM meeting, 18\u201319 April 2002, as an activity of the Inorganic Analysis Working Group and was jointly coordinated by the Institute for National Measurement Standards of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and LGC, UK. Eight NMIs initially indicated their interest, with seven ultimately submitting their results. All NMIs relied on isotope dilution mass spectrometry using a species-specific 117Sn-enriched TBT standard, which was supplied by LGC. No analytical methodology was prescribed for this study. As a result, a variety of extraction approaches was adopted by the participants, including mechanical shaking, sonication, accelerated solvent extraction, microwave assisted extraction and heating in combination with ethylation and direct sampling. Detection techniques included ICP-MS (coupled to GC or HPLC for the separation of Sn species) and GC-MS.NRC publication: Ye

CCQM-K28: tributyltin in sediment

Key comparison CCQM K-28 was undertaken to assess the measurement capabilities for quantitation of (C4H9)3Sn+ (TBT) in a prepared marine sediment by National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), which are members of the Comit\ue9 Consultatif pour la Quantit\ue9 de Mati\ue8re (CCQM). It follows a previous pilot study, CCQM-P18. [1, 2] This exercise was sanctioned by the 8th CCQM meeting, 18\u201319 April 2002, as an activity of the Inorganic Analysis Working Group and was jointly coordinated by the Institute for National Measurement Standards of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and LGC, UK. Eight NMIs initially indicated their interest, with seven ultimately submitting their results. All NMIs relied on isotope dilution mass spectrometry using a species-specific 117Sn-enriched TBT standard, which was supplied by LGC. No analytical methodology was prescribed for this study. As a result, a variety of extraction approaches was adopted by the participants, including mechanical shaking, sonication, accelerated solvent extraction, microwave assisted extraction and heating in combination with ethylation and direct sampling. Detection techniques included ICP-MS (coupled to GC or HPLC for the separation of Sn species) and GC-MS.NRC publication: Ye

CCQM-P43: tributyltin and dibutyltin in sediment

The pilot study CCQM P43 was undertaken to allow the assessment of the current capabilities of interested National Metrology Institutes (NIMs) (those which are members of the CCQM) and selected outside 'expert' laboratories for quantification of (C4H9)2Sn+ (DBT) and (C4H9)3Sn+ (TBT) in a prepared marine sediment. It was organised in parallel to the key comparison CCQM-K28, in which only NMIs determined TBT. This exercise was sanctioned by the 8th CCQM meeting, 18\u201319 April 2002, as an activity of the Inorganic Analysis Working Group and was jointly coordinated by the Institute for National Measurement Standards of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and LGC, UK. A total of 13 laboratories initially indicated interest (nine NMIs and four external laboratories). Only one external laboratory utilised a standard calibration approach based on natural abundance TBT and DBT standards, whereas all NMIs relied on isotope dilution mass spectrometry for quantitation (one NMI used ID-MS and an internal standard approach for the analysis of DBT). For this purpose, species specific 117Sn-enriched TBT and DBT standards were supplied by LGC. No sample preparation methodology was prescribed by the coordinating laboratories and, as a consequence, a variety of approaches was adopted by the participants, including mechanical shaking, sonication, accelerated solvent extraction, microwave assisted extraction and heating in combination with Grignard derivatization, ethylation and direct sampling. Detection techniques included ICP-MS (coupled to GC or HPLC), GC-MS and GC-AED.NRC publication: Ye

Initiation d’un programme de formation du médecin vasculaire aux techniques d’angioplastie artérielle des membres inférieurs en milieu radiologique interventionnel : expérience préliminaire au CHU de Dijon

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A Multi-Channel Setup to Study Fractures in Scintillators

International audienceTo investigate fractoluminescence in scintillating crystals used for particle detection, we have developed a multi-channel setup built around samples of double-cleavage drilled compression (DCDC) geometry in a controllable atmosphere. The setup allows the continuous digitization over hours of various parameters, including the applied load, and the compressive strain of the sample, as well as the acoustic emission. Emitted visible light is recorded with nanosecond resolution, and crack propagation is monitored using infrared lighting and camera. An example of application to $\text{B}{{\text{i}}_{4}}\text{G}{{\text{e}}_{3}}{{\text{O}}_{12}}$ (BGO) is provided

Tra risultati scientifici, radici ideologiche e orizzonti culturali condivisi. Un\u2019analisi culturale della ricerca scientifica in Media Education (versione italiana)

L'articolo riflette sulle iscrizioni \u201cideologiche\u201d della ricerca scientifica in Media Education. - Sulla scorta degli studi culturali anglosassoni , adotta l'approccio che l\u2019educazione ai media da sempre applica allo studio dei media e dei loro testi: l\u2019analisi critica e la decostruzione dei dispositivi retorici del testo. In questo caso i testi oggetto di analisi sono: alcuni classici dispositivi metodologici tipicamente usati nelle ricerche in Media education(i.e. le griglie utilizzate per l'analisi comparativa dei contenuti televisivi) e alcuni risultati ormai stabilizzati della ricerca in questo settore (i.e. la desensibilizzazione come effetto dell'esposizione protratta alla violenza rappresentata). La meta analisi di metodi e risultati della ricerca nel settore (intesi come dispositivi discorsivi) rivela la radice inevitabilmente ideologica di questa (come altre) impresa scientifica. Al di l\ue0 delle misure di controllo utilizzate (intercorder agreement, significativit\ue0 statistica, etc..), anche solo tratti considerati pertinenti e distintivi rispetto alla descrizione dei contenuti mediatici ma anche le parole utilizzate per descrivere i risultati delle ricerche rivelano quanto la ricerca stessa sia dipendente da assunti, idee, rappresentazioni del tutto culturali circa fenomeni quali "intelligenza", "identit\ue0", "genere" , ma anche da precise idee per nulla scientifiche circa ci\uf2 che \ue9 auspicabile e ci\uf2 che non lo \ue9 rispetto allo sviluppo dei bambini. Questa meta analisi consente di mostrare che la ricerca in questo ambito, persino quella a carattere "puramente" descrittivo o rigorosamente sperimentale, non \ue9 value & context-free. Essa si radica in un orizzonte morale e dipende dai punti di vista e valori inscrutti nei dispositivi discorsivi condivisi e legittimati dalla comunit\ue0 scientifica

Clasificación H/α/λ de datos polarimétricos ALOS-PALSAR banda L en áreas forestales de la Mesopotamia argentina

Polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) is sensitive to the orientation of targets and polarimetry could yield several new descriptive radar target detection. Target decomposition theory has been used for information extraction in PolSAR. Many techniques were used in SAR data; the aim is to separate a complex target into simpler scattering mechanism. In this work is explored a technique based on the parameters extraction from the Coherency matrix and the eigenvalues and eigenvectors. These parameters are the Entropy (H), Anisotropy (A) and α angle. Combining H and α a bidimensional plane is generated, then any point in this plane can be assigned to a specific scattering mechanism. To get a 3D graphic the parameter λ is included in a third axe. All these parameters were extracted using the free software PolSARPro using a fully polarimetric ALOS-PALSAR image acquired over the study area, located in the northwest portion of Misiones province, Argentina. The preliminary result achieved in this work shows that this technique is valuable in the polarimetric parameters extraction in forest applications.Pages: 8491-849