Incidence of the Ventilation Holes and the Mechanical Ventilation Systems of Façade on the Noise Insulation

This study will assess the influence on the acoustic insulation of façade of small elements such as ventilation holes or mechanical ventilation systems. These elements are present to ensure an appropriate air exchange, and they can be with or without heat recovery units. The noise insulation of façade, taking into account such ventilation holes, was evaluated starting from the calculations carried in accordance with the procedures laid down by the standard EN 12354 and performing measurements concerning specific case studies

Role of Fas/FasL in regulation of inflammation in vaginal tissue during HSV-2 infection

To assess the role of Fas in lesion development during genital HSV-2 infection, we used a well-established HSV-2 murine model applied to MRL-Faslpr/J (Fas−/−) and C3-Faslgld/J (FasL−/−) C57BL6 mice. In vitro infection of murine keratinocytes and epithelial cells was used to clarify molecular details of HSV-2 infection. Despite upregulation of Fas and FasL, HSV-2-infected keratinocytes and epithelial cells showed a moderate level of apoptosis due to upregulated expression of the anti-apoptotic factors Bcl-2, Akt kinase and NF-κB. Inflammatory lesions within the HSV-2-infected epithelium of C57BL6 mice consisted of infected cells upregulating Fas, FasL and Bcl-2, uninfected cells upregulating Fas and neutrophils expressing both Fas and FasL. Apoptosis was detected in HSV-2-infected cells and to even higher extent in non-infected cells surrounding HSV-2 infection sites. HSV-2 infection of Fas- and FasL-deficient mice led to increased apoptosis and stronger recruitment of neutrophils within the infection sites. We conclude that the Fas pathway participates in regulation of inflammatory response in the vaginal epithelium at the initial stage of HSV-2 infection

Issues on the evaluation of low frequency noise emitted by wind turbines

The new European Directive "Road map for low carbon economy to 2050" shows the way to improve the energy efficiency and the renewable sources play a fundamental role to fulfill this goal. Despite wind energy is one of the most efficiency renewable energy, the wind farms' design require an accurate environmental impact assessment, due to noise emission and of visual intrusion on landscape. In particulary, low frequencies components of wind turbine noise are recently indicated as one of the possible main causes of noise annoyance. In this work issues about annoyance evaluation are pointed out, taking into account legal requirements, administrative procedures and technical approach for noise control

Proceedings of the Frontiers of Retrovirology Conference 2016

The emergence of pandemic retroviral infection in small ruminant