ARTEFACTS: How do we want to deal with the future of our one and only planet?

The European Commission’s Science and Knowledge Service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), decided to try working hand-in-hand with leading European science centres and museums. Behind this decision was the idea that the JRC could better support EU Institutions in engaging with the European public. The fact that European Union policies are firmly based on scientific evidence is a strong message which the JRC is uniquely able to illustrate. Such a collaboration would not only provide a platform to explain the benefits of EU policies to our daily lives but also provide an opportunity for European citizens to engage by taking a more active part in the EU policy making process for the future. A PILOT PROGRAMME To test the idea, the JRC launched an experimental programme to work with science museums: a perfect partner for three compelling reasons. Firstly, they attract a large and growing number of visitors. Leading science museums in Europe have typically 500 000 visitors per year. Furthermore, they are based in large European cities and attract local visitors as well as tourists from across Europe and beyond. The second reason for working with museums is that they have mastered the art of how to communicate key elements of sophisticated arguments across to the public and making complex topics of public interest readily accessible. That is a high-value added skill and a crucial part of the valorisation of public-funded research, never to be underestimated. Finally museums are, at present, undergoing something of a renaissance. Museums today are vibrant environments offering new techniques and technologies to both inform and entertain, and attract visitors of all demographics.JRC.H.2-Knowledge Management Methodologies, Communities and Disseminatio

Zalety metody pełnego ogniskowania TFM

Total Focusing Method has been recently made available in portable Phased-Array Ultrasonic Instrument. Portable industrial equipment with full-parallel capabilities allows handling of matrix-array probes, 3D imaging and advanced techniques for optimal focusing. Total Focusing Method, a reconstruction based technique, is discussed: it allows better sizing of the defects during inspections, a clear detection of small defects and defect characterization. Moreover, real-time adaptive inspection associated to Total Focusing Method has been implemented to take into account the variability of the examination surface.Metoda pełnego ogniskowania TFM (ang. Total Focusing Method) została niedawno udostępniona w przenośnym urządzeniu ultradźwiękowym z technologią phased-array. Przenośne urządzenia przemysłowe stwarzają możliwość nadzorowania równoległego pracy przetworników macierzowych, obrazowania 3D i zaawansowanych technik optymalnego ogniskowania. W pracy omówiono metodę TFM bazującą na technice rekonstrukcji. Pozwala ona na lepsze określenie rozmiarów wad podczas inspekcji, wyraźne wykrycie drobnych wad i ich charakterystykę. Ponadto przedstawiono wdrożenie kontroli adaptacyjnej w czasie rzeczywistym związanej z metodą TFM, uwzględniającej zmienność badanej powierzchni

Risk of Readmission for Wheezing during Infancy in Children with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

RATIONALE:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a high incidence of respiratory problems, even after initial hospital discharge. These problems are likely to lead to re-hospitalization during infancy, although actual frequency of readmissions is unknown. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to determine the rate of hospitalization for wheezing in infants with CDH between the time of initial discharge and 24 months of age, and to identify factors associated with readmission. METHODS:Data about infants with CDH born in three French reference tertiary centers between January 2009 and March 2013 who were alive at hospital discharge, were extracted from a prospective national database. RESULTS:Ninety-two children were identified, and 86 were included in the analysis. In total, 116 wheezing episodes requiring a doctor's visit occurred in 50 infants (58%) before 24 months of age. Twenty-two children (26%) were readmitted at least once for wheezing exacerbations. RSV was present in 6 of 15 (40%) of children with available nasal samples at first readmission, and 1 of 5 (20%) at second readmission. Thoracic herniation of the liver, low gestational age, longer initial hospitalization, need for oxygen therapy at home, and eczema were all significantly associated with readmission for wheezing exacerbations. Fifty-three infants (62%) received palivizumab prophylaxis, but there was no association with the overall rate of readmission for wheezing exacerbations or RSV-related hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS:The rate of readmission for wheezing among infants with CDH is high, and significantly influenced by several prenatal and neonatal factors. Palivizumab prophylaxis was not associated with the rate of readmission

Characteristics of first and second readmissions for wheezing.

<p>The total number of children analyzed in each subgroup is specified if it differs from the total number available.</p

Readmissions among children with CDH, between hospital discharge and 24 months of age.

<p>The number of children who were readmitted zero, one, two, or three or more times is shown. Black columns correspond to hospitalizations for any cause, and white columns correspond to hospitalizations for wheezing exacerbations. The total number of children evaluated is n = 86.</p

Kaplan—Meier analysis to estimate freedom from re-hospitalization.

<p>Kaplan—Meier analysis to estimate freedom from re-hospitalization.</p

Characteristics of infants according to the occurrence of readmission for wheezing.

<p>Total number of children analyzed in each subgroup is specified, if different from the total number available.</p

Impact of local back biasing on performance in hybrid FDSOI/bulk high-k/metal gate low power (LP) technology

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