Knowledge Management for Policy

The Communication C(2016)6626 on Data, Information and Knowledge Management sets the objective to improve knowledge management and collaborative working in the European Commission, modernising the Institution by overcoming silos mentalities and connecting synergies between portfolios. The European Commission’s science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has taken up this challenge in its 2030 Strategy, striving to become more efficient in mobilising scientific competences around the Commission’s policy goals and to transform from a traditional research-producing organisation into a world-leading manager of knowledge for EU policy-making.JRC.H-Knowledge Management (Ispra

Update of the Italian Seismic Catalog (2003-2007) Catalogo della Sismicità Italiana CSI v2.0

Earthquake catalogues are the basic tools that furnish parametric data for seismic hazard evaluation, studies on evolution of seismic sequences and earthquake occurrence. The INGV seismic network covers a large part of the italian region and it is complemented by several regional permanent network handled by other institutions. CSI results from the combination of INGV seismic bulletin with bulletins produced by other institutions. To update CSI from previous release to version 2.0 we collected seismic bulletins sent to INGV from, at present, 12 institutions managing permanent seismic networks during 2003-2007. Procedures to convert different file formats to PHS format as input files of Hypoellipse program have been setup that also perform preliminary checks on possible errors. To correctly merge different seismic bulletins it is mandatory to have a strict control on phase associations. To do this, additional procedures to identify earthquakes external to the interest area and wrong associations of different earthquakes based on geographic control network associations and stations' residuals after event location have been produced. About 35,000 eartquakes, a mean value of ~6600 earthquakes per year, with more than 600.000 P-phase arrivals and more then 250,000 S-phase arrivals have been collected and located with Hypoellipse. To enhance final locations quality we applied a multiple location approach and then selected the best among several calculated hypocentres for each event. Location criteria are based on the use of two different weighting schemes for stations' distance combined with several reference regional 1D velocity models. Native Ml Magnitudes from 2003 to 2007 are retrieved and then associated to the corresponding event from INGV bulletin. When native Ml is not available, Ml based on regression law by Castello et al. 2007, is attributed. The update of CSI catalog, also due to the strong improvement of the INGV seismic network between 2005 and present, offers a more complete image of the Italian seismicity and a new important reference for further studies on the evolution of this region and earthquake occurrence

Multi-segment rupture of the 2016 Amatrice-Visso-Norcia seismic sequence (central Italy) constrained by the first high-quality catalog of Early Aftershocks

We present the first high-quality catalog of early aftershocks of the three mainshocks of the 2016 central Italy Amatrice-Visso-Norcia normal faulting sequence. We located 10,574 manually picked aftershocks with a robust probabilistic, non-linear method achieving a significant improvement in the solution accuracy and magnitude completeness with respect to previous studies. Aftershock distribution and relocated mainshocks give insight into the complex architecture of major causative and subsidiary faults, thus providing crucial constraints on multi-segment rupture models. We document reactivation and kinematic inversion of a WNW-dipping listric structure, referable to the inherited Mts Sibillini Thrust (MST) that controlled segmentation of the causative normal faults. Spatial partitioning of aftershocks evidences that the MST lateral ramp had a dual control on rupture propagation, behaving as a barrier for the Amatrice and Visso mainshocks, and later as an asperity for the Norcia mainshock. We hypothesize that the Visso mainshock re-activated also the deep part of an optimally oriented preexisting thrust. Aftershock patterns reveal that the Amatrice Mw5.4 aftershock and the Norcia mainshock ruptured two distinct antithetic faults 3-4 km apart. Therefore, our results suggest to consider both the MST cross structure and the subsidiary antithetic fault in the finite-fault source modelling of the Norcia earthquake.Published69214T. Sismicità dell'ItaliaJCR Journa

Improving the Italian strong ground motion attenuation relationship: preliminary results with an updated accelerometric data set

Strong ground motion attenuation relationships are fundamental tools for seismic hazard evaluation. In Italy the most widely used attenuation relationship is the Sabetta and Pugliese (1987 and 1996, here afters referred to as SP96) for evaluating peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity, Arias intensity and pseudovelocity response spectra, of the Italian territory. The equation has been derived using 95 records relative to 17 earthquakes with magnitude ranging from 4.6 to 6.8. The SP96 relation is based on the strongest events since the installation of accelerometric instruments in Italy, dated 1972, such as Friuli 1976, Valnerina 1979, Irpinia 1980, and Lazio-Abruzzo 1984, which is the most recent event. In the time span 1984 – 2007 other moderate seismic events occurred in Italy, namely the East Sicily 1991, Umbria-Marche 1997- 1998, Pollino 1998 and Molise 2002, with moment magnitude > 5, and huge data sets have been obtained due to the installation of many temporary stations and digital instruments. The Umbria-Marche and Molise accelerometric data sets allowed the calculation of regional attenuation relationships that show a considerably different trend compared to the SP96. In this time span a project for an updated Italian accelerometric data base construction has been started with the aim of collecting all the acceleration time histories recorded since 1972 and re-evaluating, updating and improving event parameters, data processing and station geological/geotechnical characteristics. The aim of this research is the implementation of a new weighted regression analysis with the expanded and updated database, including coefficients to model the magnitude-dependent decay rate, the faulting mechanism, the local site effects and the magnitude-dependent variance. In addition, the fit of the SP96 equation to the new accelerometric data set spanning from 1972 to 2004 is evaluated with the aid of different statistic techniques, in order to verify the need of deriving a new attenuation equation

Comparing different models of aftershock rate decay: the role of catalog incompleteness in the first times after main shock

We evaluated the efficiency of various models in describing the time decay of aftershock rate of 47 simple sequences occurred in California (37) from 1933 to 2004 and in Italy (10) from 1976 to 2004. We compared the models by the corrected Akaike Information Criterion (AICc) and the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), both based on the log-likelihood function but also including a penalty term that takes into account the number of independent observations and of free parameters of each model. We compared the performance of different models by varying the starting time Ts and the minimum magnitude threshold Mmin for each sequence. We found that Omori-type models including parameter c are preferable to those not including it, only for short Ts and low Mmin while the latters generally perform better than the formers for Ts longer than a few hours and Mmin larger than the main shock magnitude Mm minus 3 units. This clearly indicates that a value of parameter c different from zero does not represent a general property of aftershock sequences in California and Italy but it is very likely induced in most cases by catalog incompleteness in the first times after the main shock. We also considered other models of aftershock decay proposed in the literature: the Stretched Exponential Law in two forms (including and not including a time shift) and the band Limited Power Law (LPL). We found that such models perform worse than the Modified Omori Model (MOM) and other Omori-type models for the large majority of sequences, although for LPL, the relatively short duration of the analyzed sequences (one year) might also contribute to its poor performance.Comment: 33 pages, 10 figures, 1 tabl

Bollettino Sismico Italiano: Analisys of Early Aftershocks of the 2016 MW 6.0 Amatrice, MW 5.9 Visso and MW 6.5 Norcia earthquakes in Central Italy

The Amatrice-Visso-Norcia seismic sequence is the most important of the last 30 years in Italy. The seismic sequence started on 24 August, 2016 and still is ongoing in central Apennines. At the end of February 2017 more than 57,000 events were located, 80,000 events up to the end of September 2017 (Fig. 1). The mainshocks of the sequence occurred on 24 August 2016 (Mw 6.0 and Mw 5.4), 26 October 2016 (Mw 5.4 and Mw 5.9), 30 October 2016 (Mw 6.5), 18 January 2017 (four earthquakes Mw≥ 5.0). In this seismic sequence, all the waveforms recorded by temporary stations deployed by the SISMIKO emergency group (stations T12**; Moretti et al., 2016) where available in real- time at the surveillance room of INGV. Because of the high level of seismicity and the dense seismic network installed in the region, more than 150 events per day were located at the end of February 2017; still 60 events per day were located up to the end of August 2017.The Amatrice-Visso-Norcia is the most important seismic sequence since 2015, the time when the analysis procedures of the BSI group (Bollettino Sismico Italiano) were revised (Nardi et al., 2015). BSI is now available every four months on the web: bulletins contain revised earthquakes (location and magnitude) with ML≥ 1.5, quasi-real time revision of ML≥ 3.5 earthquakes and phase arrivals from waveforms recorded on seismic stations available from the European Integrated Data Archive (EIDA), (Mazza et al., 2012). These last procedures allow the integration of signals from temporary seismic stations (Moretti et al., 2014) installed by the emergency group SISMIKO (Moretti and Sismiko working group, 2016), even when they are not in real time transmission, if they are rapidly archived in EIDA, together with real time signals from the seismic stations of the permanent INGV network. The analysis strategy of the BSI group for the Amatrice -Visso - Norcia seismic sequence (AVN.s.s in the following) was to select the earthquakes located in the box with min/max latitude: 42.2/43.2 - and min/max longitude: 12.4/14.1 to prepare a special volume of BSI on the seismic sequence.PublishedTrieste, Italy1SR. TERREMOTI - Servizi e ricerca per la Societ

Radiation risks and the importance of radiological protection in interventional cardiology : a systematic review

Discutimos aqui aspectos vinculados ao enquadramento legal, a recomendações internacionais e a programas de formação em proteção radiológica; ao angiógrafo e à qualidade da imagem; aos efeitos biológicos e aos riscos das radiações ionizantes; às lesões em operadores e pacientes; aos níveis de referência do paciente; ao limite de dose ocupacional e a suas medidas de prevenção. O uso das radiações ionizantes acarreta riscos, que, contudo, justificam-se em procedimentos diagnósticos e terapêuticos. A consciência e o conhecimento desses riscos minimizam o dano, otimizando a qualidade da imagens e o uso seguro das radiações ionizantes. Tem-se demonstrado a ocorrência de cataratas radioinduzidas em trabalhadores de laboratórios de cateterismo. Diversos estudos sugerem que pode haver um risco significativo de opacidade do cristalino, caso não se utilizem adequadamente os dispositivos de proteção radiológica. Adicionalmente, esses tipos de procedimentos intervencionistas são realizados na América Latina, geralmente por médicos especialistas, com a colaboração de enfermeiros, tecnólogos e técnicos, que, muitas vezes, não têm formação adequada em proteção radiológica.We discuss some aspects related to the legal framework, international recommendations and training programs on radiological protection; image quality and equipment; the biological effects and risks of ionizing radiation; lesions in patients and operators; patient’s reference levels; occupational dose limit and preventive actions. The use of ionizing radiation involves risks that are justified in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The awareness and knowledge of these risks minimizes the damage, optimizing the quality of images and safe use of ionizing radiation. There is evidence of radiationinduced cataracts in individuals who work in catheterization laboratories. Several studies suggest there may be a significant risk of lens opacity, if radiological protection devices are not properly used. Additionally, these interventional procedures are performed in Latin America, usually by medical specialists in collaboration with nurses, technologists and technicians, who often do not have adequate training in radiological protection

Catalogo completo della sequenza sismica di Amatrice-Visso-Norcia (Italia centrale, Bollettino Sismico Italiano 2016-2018)

In questo lavoro presentiamo il catalogo completo delle localizzazioni dei terremoti appartenenti alla più importante sequenza sismica avvenuta in Italia negli ultimi 30 anni, ovvero la sequenza sismica di Amatrice-Visso-Norcia (AVN) iniziata il 24 Agosto del 2016 in Appennino centrale. Si tratta di 102582 eventi sismici registrati dalle 129 stazioni della Rete Sismica Nazionale (RSN, http://doi.org/10.13127/SD/X0FXNH7QFY) e della rete temporanea installata nella regione epicentrale (Moretti et al., 2016), dal 14 agosto 2016 al 31 agosto 2018 e analizzati manualmente dagli analisti del Bollettino Sismico Italiano (BSI, http://cnt.rm.ingv.it/bsi). Le fasi P ed S e le ampiezze di questi terremoti, stimate in tempo reale nella sala di sorveglianza dell’Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) di Roma, sono state successivamente riviste in dettaglio, per tutti gli eventi di M≽ 2.3, con l’intento di aumentare la qualità dei parametri di localizzazione e della stima della magnitudo. Gli analisti hanno inoltre inserito le fasi P ed S osservate a quelle stazioni che il sistema di acquisizione non aveva eventualmente incluso nelle soluzioni automatiche in real-time. Per i primi mesi della sequenza l'analisi ha riguardato anche l’integrazione delle registrazioni di 9 stazioni temporanee standalone che non entravano automaticamente nelle localizzazioni della sala sismica; per i giorni nei quali si sono verificati gli eventi di M≽ 5.5 la revisione è stata particolarmente accurata anche per eventi di magnitudo inferiore a 2.3 (Improta et al. 2019) Il dataset così costruito consiste in 25496 terremoti rivisti dagli analisti del bollettino (versione 1000) e 77426 eventi elaborati dai turnisti in sala sismica (versione 100). Le 1705987 fasi P che ne sono derivate, e le 1271757 fasi S, sono disponibili nel database ISIDe (DOI: 10.13127/ISIDe). Tutte le letture dei tempi di arrivo sono state utilizzate per localizzare gli ipocentri della sequenza utilizzando il codice di inversione non lineare NonLinLoc (NLL, Lomax et al., 2001): l’utilizzo di questa tecnica ha migliorato, rispetto ai lavori precedenti, la stima dei parametri ipocentrali fornendo delle soluzioni più robuste ai fini della ricostruzione sismotettonica dell’area interessata dalla sequenza sismica AVN. Rispetto ai dati forniti in tempo reale dal personale in servizio di sorveglianza sismica dell’INGV, questo nuovo catalogo presenta un notevole miglioramento in termini di omogeneità della stima della ML, almeno nel range definito dalla soglia inferiore di revisione pari a ML≽ 2.3. Questa maggiore omogeneità del catalogo permetterà ulteriori analisi per la stima della Mc (Magnitudo di completezza). Inoltre, all’interno del catalogo sono presenti 75 terremoti con ML≽4.0: per 47 di questi eventi sismici abbiamo calcolato il meccanismo focale a partire dalle prime polarità utilizzando il codice FPFIT (Reasenberg and Oppenheimer, 1985). Un catalogo di questo tipo, di alta qualità, basato quindi su un imponente numero di fasi e ampiezze riviste manualmente, ha una particolare importanza e può essere un valido riferimento per l’applicazione per esempio di tecniche di detection basate sulla crosscorrelazione di registrazioni di terremoti templates, per la validazione di cataloghi composti da letture automatiche dei tempi di arrivo, o anche per l’ottimizzazione di algoritmi di picking automatici. La qualità delle localizzazioni dei mainshocks e degli aftershocks della sequenza sismica AVN diventa fondamentale per capire l'analisi dell'evoluzione spazio-temporale della sismicità, anche di bassa magnitudo, e le complesse geometrie delle faglie attivate durante la sequenza sismica, contestualmente alle relazioni tra esse esistenti.PublishedRoma - Italia4IT. Banche dat

Manejo cirúrgico da obstrução intestinal por íleo biliar : Surgical management of intestinal obstruction by biliary ileum

O íleo biliar é uma rara obstrução mecânica do trato gastrointestinal decorrente da impactação de cálculos biliares, podendo ocorrer em qualquer parte deste trato. Sua ocorrência aumenta proporcionalmente à idade e, em decorrência do aumento da expectativa de vida da população, o íleo biliar apresentou crescimento na sua incidência. Manifestada tipicamente por dor em cólica, distensão abdominal, náuseas e vômitos, seus sintomas inespecíficos dificultam um diagnóstico rápido e preciso, resultando em altas taxas de morbimortalidade. A tomografia computadorizada é considerada, atualmente, o padrão ouro no diagnóstico do íleo biliar, entretanto, o diagnóstico também pode ser dado por radiografia, a partir da presença da tríade de Rigler (pneumobilia, distensão de alças intestinais e presença de cálculos radiopacos intraluminais). O principal objetivo terapêutico consiste na extração do cálculo agressor, após a estabilização clínica do paciente. Embora a cirurgia aberta tenha sido estabelecida como método padrão de tratamento, nos dias de hoje, o reparo por endoscopia tornou-se bem aceito, principalmente em pacientes mais frágeis. Entretanto, nos casos em que o método conservador falha ou em cenários de emergência, a cirurgia deve ser realizada prontamente. Esta, por sua vez, pode ser realizada por uma abordagem única, com a extração do cálculo biliar simultânea à colecistectomia e ao reparo da fístula, ou em dois estágios, ou seja, apenas a extração do cálculo biliar e posteriormente o reparo da fístula e a colecistectomia. De qualquer forma, a escolha da melhor conduta deve sempre ser individualizada, levando sempre em consideração a situação do paciente e a localização dos cálculos

Bollettino Sismico Italiano: gennaio - aprile 2015

Nel primo quadrimestre 2015 si sono verificati 5 eventi di magnitudo superiore a 4: il 23 gennaio un Mw 4.3 è stato localizzato tra le province di Bologna e Prato, seguito da una sequenza di alcune centinaia di eventi; il 6 febbraio un Mw 4.7 al largo delle Isole Eolie, ad oltre 270 km di profondità; il 28 febbraio un Mw 4.1 nella Piana del Fucino; il 15 aprile un evento di magnitudo Mw 4.3 nel Mar Tirreno, al largo della costa calabra occidentale, ad una profondità di oltre 250 km e il 24 aprile un terremoto di magnitudo ML 4.0 tra le province di Ravenna e Forlì-Cesena,seguito da una sequenza di oltre 80 repliche.Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia e Dipartimento Protezione CivilePublished4IT. Banche dat