IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CORRELATION OF THE HELLENIC NAPPES IN SW AEGEAN: THE GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE ARCHANGELOS REGION, RHODES ISLAND

Στην περιοχή του Αρχαγγέλου στην κεντροανατολική Ρόδο, η καλυμματική στήλη περιλαμβάνει από κάτω προς τα πάνω τις παρακάτω γεωτεκτονικές ενότητες: i) Την ενότητα Ααέρμα, ένας ολιγοκαινικός άγριος φλύσχης, ii) την ενότητα Αρχαγγέλου, μία ασταθή νηρητική ακολουθία ηλικίας Ανωτέρου Τριαδικού - Μέσου Ηωκαίνου που μεταβαίνει μέσω ερυθρών πηλιτών σε μία κλαστική σειρά τύπου φλύσχη, η οποία συγκρίνεται με την ενότητα Εθιάς στη Κρήτη ή την ενότητα Καληλίμνη στην Κάρπαθο, ni) την ενότητα Προφήτη Ηλία, μία πελαγική σειρά από πλακώδεις ασβεστόλιθους και ραδιολαρίτες ηλικίας Ανωτέρου Τριαδικού - Ανωτέρου Κρητιδικού, συγκρίσιμη με αυτή της ενότητας Πίνδου στην Ηπειρωτική Ελλάδα και iv) τους οφιόλιθους. Η τοποθέτηση των καλυμμάτων στην σχετικά αυτόχθονη ενότητα Ααέρμα έλαβε χώρα σε επιφανειακές συνθήκες στο Μέσο - Ανώτερο Ολιγόκαινο και οφείλεται σε βαρυτικές ολισθήσειςIn the region of Archangelos in central-eastern Rhodes, a nappe sequence from bottom to top consists of i) Laerma unit, an Oligocene age wildflysch, ii) Archangelos unit, a neritic limestone of Upper Triassic - Mid Eocene age grading through red pelites to a flysch sequence, probably combarable to Ethia unit of Crete, iv) the Profus Ilias unit, a pelagic sequence ofplaty limestones and radiolarites of Upper Triassic - Upper Cretaceous age, similar to Pindos Unit and v) the ophiolites. The emplacement of the nappes on the relative autochthonous Laerma unit was carried out in surface conditions and is due to gravitational sliding estimated during Lower Oligocene to Middle - Upper Oligocene

An epistemological framework to appreciate the limits of predatory publishing

The concept of “predatory” publishing, despite many studies of the phenomenon, continues to be unclear. This paper visualizes this topic through an epistemological perspective, claiming that these limitations emerge from an impressionism of idealization, the entrapment of cause and effect induced by a journalology-based perspective, and entrenched fantasized extraction, imagination and divination of what constitutes the truth, in essence, a path never followed by an epistēmōn. Reality, proof, verification, recorded observations and their interpretations have been pivoted to fit the theoretical flavor of the day, an entity one day being predatory, the next not. Perhaps ephemeral judgements of predatory have been built on boundless disregard for common sense. Yet, these have led to scientists’ apotheosis, almost oblivious of the intangibility of “valid”, or the infinitesimal continuum of “predatory”. Perhaps their fault-ridden authoritarian argumentative disabilities is at fault

Preliminary results of investigations of possible ground deformation structures in the early christian basilica, ancient Lechaion harbour, Corinth, Greece.

Η Παλαιοχριστιανική Βασιλική Λεχαίου, Κόρινθος, κατασκευάστηκε στα τέλη του 5ου αι. μ.Χ. στον δυτικό βραχίονα του αρχαίου λιμανιού του Λεχαίου, και σύμφωνα με αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές καταστράφηκε από την σεισμική δραστηριότητα του 551-552 μ.Χ.. Διάσπαρτα βυθίσματα και υβώματα που παρατηρήθηκαν στο δάπεδο της Βασιλικής αποτελούν ενδεικτικές δομές εδαφικής παραμόρφωσης η οποία πιθανόν να σχετίζεται με ρευστοποίηση εδάφους. Με στόχο την διερεύνηση της στρωματογραφίας και της δομής του υπεδάφους πραγματοποιήθηκαν γεωφυσικές διασκοπήσεις GPR και μετρήσεις αγωγιμότητας του εδάφους κατά μήκος δέκα επιλεγμένων τομών και συσχέτιση τους με τη στρωματογραφία όπως αυτή περιγράφεται από αρχαιολογικά σκάμματα. Τα αποτελέσματα της μελέτης είναι ενδεικτικά δομών παραμόρφωσης των υποκείμενων εδαφικών σχηματισμών με χαρακτηριστικά που επιτρέπουν την συσχέτιση των επιφανειακών δομών που παρατηρήθηκαν στο δάπεδο της Βασιλικής με το φαινόμενο της ρευστοποίησης εδάφους.The Early Christian Basilica of Lechaion, Corinth, located on the western jetty of the ancient Lechaion harbour, was constructed during the late 5th century AD and archaeological excavations suggest that it was destroyed by seismic activity during 551-552 AD. Numerous depressions and buckling structures observed on the Basilica floor are indicative of ground deformation structures, likely associated with liquefaction. In an attempt to investigate the subsurface soil structure, and stratigraphy, a GPR survey and horizontal distribution of ground conductivity along ten selected transects was carried out, supplemented by stratigraphic data as described by archaeological trenches. The results of the study revealed subsurface deformation features providing sufficient indications that allow us to suggest that the surface structures observed on the Basilica floor are the surface expression of earthquake-induced ground liquefaction

A virtual customer assistant for the wealth management domain in the UWMP project

The Universal Wealth Management Platform (UWMP) project has the objective of creating a new service model in the financial domain. An integral part of this service model is the creation of a new Virtual Customer Assistant, that is able to assist customers via natural language dialogues. This paper is a report of the activities performed to develop this assistant. It illustrates a general architecture of the system, and describes the most important decisions made for its implementation. It also describes the main financial operations that it is able to assist customers with. Finally, it delineates some avenues for future work

An anthropological perspective: Another dimension to modern dental wear concepts

Extent: 6p.For many years, research on tooth wear by dental academics has been diametrically opposite to that of anthropological research, with each discipline having a different understanding as to the nature of the wear processes. Dental focus revolved around preventive and restorative considerations while the anthropological focus was a biological understanding related to human evolution, diet, environment, form, and function and included all the craniofacial structures. Introducing the anthropological perspective into modern dentistry gives an insight into the “bigger picture” of the nature and extent of tooth wear. By combining anthropological evidence with clinical knowledge and experience, it is most likely to provide the best-informed and biologically based approach to the management of tooth wear in modern societies.John A. Kaidonis, Sarbin Ranjitkar, Dimitra Lekkas, and Grant C. Townsen

Circularity-driven urban quietness as an indicator of sustainability

The concepts of noise and quietness are multidimensional, contradictive and retain a degree of fuzziness. Their notion expands between the physical dimension of sound to a phenomenological/perceptual construct. The perception of noise as a sound of high-intensity or as an unwanted sound has shaped the concept of quietness as an urban sound design goal overlooking ecological co-benefits. The main purpose of this research is to highlight the symbiotic relationship between urban quietness and sustainability. More specifically, actions of circular urban development, including green walls and electromobility were modeled, to highlight their effect on the sound environment of a Mediterranean coastal medium-sized city. Following the guidelines provided by the CNOSSOS-EU road traffic noise model, the effects of the aforementioned sustainability actions were visualized by means of noise mapping. The results indicate that a noise level reduction of approximately 4 dB(A) could derive with the implementation of circular urban development measures. &nbsp

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Treball Final de Màster Universitari en Estudis Internacionals de Pau, Conflictes i Desenvolupament (Pla de 2013). Codi: SBG120. Curs acadèmic: 2018-201