Molecular and metabolic mechanisms associated with fleshy fruit quality

Funding to AF was provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT Investigator IF/00169/2015, PEst-OE/BIA/UI4046/2014). Research in the AG lab was supported by the EC H2020 Program:TRADITOM-634561 and TOMGEM679796 and networking activities by COST FA1106.Fortes, AM.; Granell Richart, A.; Pezzotti, M.; Bouzayen, M. (2017). Molecular and metabolic mechanisms associated with fleshy fruit quality. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:6-10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01236S6108Agudelo-Romero, P., Erban, A., Sousa, L., Pais, M. S., Kopka, J., & Fortes, A. M. (2013). Search for Transcriptional and Metabolic Markers of Grape Pre-Ripening and Ripening and Insights into Specific Aroma Development in Three Portuguese Cultivars. PLoS ONE, 8(4), e60422. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060422Fortes, A. M., & Gallusci, P. (2017). Plant Stress Responses and Phenotypic Plasticity in the Epigenomics Era: Perspectives on the Grapevine Scenario, a Model for Perennial Crop Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 08. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.00082Fortes, A., Teixeira, R., & Agudelo-Romero, P. (2015). Complex Interplay of Hormonal Signals during Grape Berry Ripening. Molecules, 20(5), 9326-9343. doi:10.3390/molecules20059326Liu, R., How-Kit, A., Stammitti, L., Teyssier, E., Rolin, D., Mortain-Bertrand, A., … Gallusci, P. (2015). A DEMETER-like DNA demethylase governs tomato fruit ripening. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(34), 10804-10809. doi:10.1073/pnas.150336211

Uji Formulasi Pupuk Organik Cair Berbahan Aktif Bacillus SP. pada Pembibitan Utama Kelapa Sawit (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq)

Palm oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) is a crop plantation were a high economic value because it is a vegetable oil plant. In Indonesia, oil palm is important to increasing the country's income and able to improve people's fare well, especially in Riau Province. The study aimed to examine the effect of formulations liquid organic fertilizer contain active Bacillus sp. and get the best formulations on the growth of oil palm seedlings (Elaeis guineensis Jacq). The research was conducted in Quarantine Laboratory, Pekanbaru and in the technical implementation unit of agriculture faculty of Riau University, in April until to October 2013. The methods of research is experimentally with using randomized block design (RBD) with 5 treatments and 4 replications. The data were analyzed statistically with using analysis of variance and followed by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test at level α = 5%. The parameters measured were increase of seedling height, increase of the number of midrib, increase of circle stem, seedling root volume, root crown ratio and dry weight of plants. The results of the research showing that all treatment of formulations Bacillus sp. were tested has non significant effect on all parameters of observation. Formulations of Bacillus sp. with coconut water is the best formulation in increasing of palm oil seedling height and the tendency towards in increase of number of the midrib and plant dry weight

Pour la dessiccation des pulpes de betteraves dans l'alimentation des vaches laitières

Richart Albert. Pour la dessication des pulpes de betteraves dans l'alimentation des vaches laitières. In: Bulletin de l'Académie Vétérinaire de France tome 111 n°7, 1958. pp. 347-350

A Strategy Based on Aspen Plus for Venting and Leaks from Vessels

PresentationSevere accidents have occurred when vessels release their contained material either accidentally or intentionally to prevent further catastrophic accidents. Several models have been developed to deal with simulating these events where rigorous thermodynamic procedures are used to improve the estimation. The approach developed in this work takes advantage of the commercial software Aspen Plus to estimate all required thermodynamic properties including estimation of sonic releases. The procedure is developed in the Excel environment where the strategy is programmed to call and run an Aspen Plus file, while keeping control on the integration to solve a quasi-steady-state model. The simple Euler method is applied to solve the dynamic release model. Physical characteristics of the vessel can easily be incorporated to detect the releasing phase. The releasing behavior is modelled with the internal models for valves include in Aspen Plus, where sonic estimation is already implemented. Estimation takes advantage of the simulation package and results are in good agreement with experimental data reported in the literature

Slicing in WiFi networks through airtime-based resource allocation

Network slicing is one of the key enabling technologies for 5G networks. It allows infrastructure owners to assign resources to service providers (tenants), which will afterwards use them to satisfy their end-user demands. This paradigm, which changes the way networks have been traditionally managed, was initially proposed in the wired realm (core networks). More recently, the scientific community has paid attention to the integration of network slicing in wireless cellular technologies (LTE). However, there are not many works addressing the challenges that appear when trying to exploit slicing techniques over WiFi networks, in spite of their growing relevance. In this paper we propose a novel method of proportionally distributing resources in WiFi networks, by means of the airtime. We develop an analytical model, which shed light on how such resources could be split. The validity of the proposed model is assessed by means of simulation-based evaluation over the ns-3 framework.This work has been supported in part by the European Commission and the Spanish Government (Fondo Europeo de desarrollo Regional, FEDER) by means of the EU H2020 NECOS (777067) and ADVICE (TEC2015-71329) projects, respectively

A CFD-based Approach for Gas Detectors Allocation

PresentationAccidental gas releases are detected by allocating sensors in optimal places to prevent escalation of the incident. Gas release effects are typically assessed based on calculating the dispersion from releasing points. In this work, a CFD-based approach is proposed to estimate gas dispersion and then to obtain optimal gas sensors allocation. The Ansys-Fluent commercial package is used to estimate concentrations in the open air by solving the governing equations of continuity, momentum, and energy combined with the realizable κ-ε model for turbulence viscosity effects and species convection-diffusion. CFD dynamic simulations are carried out for potential gas leaks, assuming worst-case scenarios with F-stability and 2 m/s wind speed during a 4min releasing period and considering 8 wind directions. The result is a scenario-based methodology to allocate gas sensors supported on fluid dynamics models. The three x-y-z geographical coordinates for the sensor allocation are included in this analysis. To highlight the methodology, a case study considers releases from a large container surrounded by different types of geometric units including sections with high obstacles, low obstacles, and no obstacles. A non-redundant set of perfect sensors are firstly allocated to cover 100% detection for all simulations releases. The benefits of redundant detection via a MooN voting arranging scheme is also discussed. Numerical results demonstrate the capabilities of CFD simulations for this application and highlight the dispersion effects through obstacles with different sizes