Towards IoT platforms’ integration:Semantic Translations between W3C SSN and ETSI SAREF

Several IoT ontologies have been developed lately to improve the semantic interoperability of IoT solutions. The most popular of these ontologies, the W3C Semantic Sensor Network (SSN), is considered an ontological foundation for diverse IoT initiatives, particularly OpenIoT. With characteristics similar to SSN, the ETSI Smart Appliances REFerence (SAREF) ontology evolved from the needs of smart home solutions to common requirements of IoT. Some IoT solutions rely on platform-specific ontologies and their integration requires mechanisms to align these ontologies. In this paper we discuss the ontology alignment between SSN and SAREF, identifying mapping alternatives and proposing basic mappings that can be re-used to define more complex ones. We introduce here an initial specification of the semantic translations from the main elements of SSN to SAREF, which includes classes, object properties and data properties. The alignment will be used in a semantic matching process leveraging the semantic mediator component of the INTER-IoT project. An initial evaluation of the translation was executed by translating the wind sensor (Vaisala WM30), an example provided by the W3C, from SSN to SAREF. This initial evaluation demonstrates the coherence and feasibility of the proposed mappings

Parasitological survey in wild birds kept for rehabilitation in Central Eastern Portugal

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Discrete symmetries, invisible axion and lepton number symmetry in an economic 3-3-1 model

We show that Peccei-Quinn and lepton number symmetries can be a natural outcome in a 3-3-1 model with right-handed neutrinos after imposing a Z_11 x Z_2 symmetry. This symmetry is suitably accommodated in this model when we augmented its spectrum by including merely one singlet scalar field. We work out the breaking of the Peccei-Quinn symmetry, yielding the axion, and study the phenomenological consequences. The main result of this work is that the solution to the strong CP problem can be implemented in a natural way, implying an invisible axion phenomenologically unconstrained, free of domain wall formation and constituting a good candidate for the cold dark matter.Comment: 17 pages, Revtex

Crystal Structure And Physical Properties Of Gd3co 4sn13 Intermetallic Antiferromagnet

We have synthesized single crystalline samples of Gd3 Co4 Sn13 intermetallic compound using a Sn-flux method. This compound crystallizes with a cubic Yb3 Co4 Sn13 -type structure, space group Pm-3n, which has 40 atoms per unit cell. Measurements of the magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, electrical resistivity, and electron spin resonance (ESR) revealed that Gd3 Co4 Sn13 is a metallic Curie-Weiss paramagnet at high temperature and presents an antiferromagnetic ordering below TN =14.5 K. In the paramagnetic state, a single Gd3+ ESR line with a nearly temperature independent g∼2.005 (2) is observed, and its linewidth follows a Korringa-like behavior as a function of temperature. From the Korringa rate (ΔHΔT∼4 OeK) and g -shift (Δg∼0.012) obtained from the ESR experiments combined with the magnetic susceptibility and specific heat data for Gd3 Co4 Sn13, we have extracted the exchange parameters between the Gd3+ local moments and the conduction-electrons (c-e) in this compound. This exchange parameter Jfs ≈10 meV was found to be c-e wave-vector independent and the electronic structure of Gd3 Co4 Sn13 has a single band character. © 2006 American Institute of Physics.998Remeika, J.P., (1980) Solid State Commun., 34, p. 923Remeika, J.P., (1982) Solid State Commun., 42, p. 97Sato, H., (1993) Physica B, 188, p. 630Hundley, M.F., (2002) Phys. Rev. B, 65, p. 024401Israel, C., (2005) Physica B, 359-361, p. 251Cornelius, A., Physica BPagliuso, P.G., (2001) Phys. Rev. B, 63, p. 054426Granado, E., (2004) Phys. Rev. B, 69, p. 144411Davidov, D., Maki, K., Orbach, R., Rettori, C., Chock, E.P., (1973) Solid State Commun., 12, p. 621Feher, G., Kip, A.F., (1955) Phys. Rev., 98, p. 337. , 0031-899X 10.1103/PhysRev.98.337Dyson, F.J., (1955) Phys. Rev., 98, p. 349Yosida, K., (1957) Phys. Rev., 106, p. 893Korringa, J., (1950) Physica (Amsterdam), 16, p. 601Rettori, C., Kim, H.M., Chock, E.P., Davidov, D., (1974) Phys. Rev. B, 10, p. 1826Abragam, A., Bleaney, B., (1970) EPR of Transition Ions, , Clarendon, OxfordMoriya, T., (1963) J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 18, p. 516Narath, A., (1967) Phys. Rev., 163, p. 232Pagliuso, P.G., (1999) Phys. Rev. B, 60, p. 13515Bittar, E.M.

Laurus nobilis (laurel) aqueous leaf extract's toxicological and anti-tumor activities in HPV16-transgenic mice

Cancers induced by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection remain a significant public health threat, fueling the study of new therapies. Laurel (Laurus nobilis) compounds and extracts recently showed in vitro activity against HPV-transformed cell lines. This work aims to evaluate the in vivo efficacy and hepatic toxicity of a laurel extract in a transgenic mouse model of HPV16-induced cancer. The extract was administered in drinking water (20 mg per animal per day) for three consecutive weeks, using four experimental groups (n = 10) (group I: HPV16−/− without treatment, group II: treated HPV16−/−, group III: HPV16+/− without treatment and group IV: treated HPV16+/−). Following the treatment period, animals were sacrificed and skin samples were used to classify skin lesions histologically. Toxicological parameters included hematological and biochemical blood markers, splenic and hepatic histology and hepatic oxidative stress. The extract did not prevent the progression of HPV16-induced cutaneous lesions in this model. The treated wildtype animals showed mild hepatitis, while transgenic animals suffered weight loss. However, there were no changes concerning hematological, biochemical and hepatic oxidative stress markers.This work was supported by: Integrative Research in Environment, Agro-Chains and Technology no. NORTE-01- 0145-FEDER-000017, in its line of research entitled ISAC, cofinanced by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through NORTE 2020 (North Regional Operational Program 2014/2020). European Investment Funds by FEDER/COMPETE/ POCI– Operational Competitiveness and Internationalization Programme, under Project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006958 and National Funds by FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under the project UID/AGR/04033/2013. This study was also funded by Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, by the Research Center of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto (CI-IPOP 37-2016), by project POCI-01-0145- FEDER-006939 (Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy – LEPABE), project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006958 and UID/AGR/04033/2013, funded by FEDER funds through COMPETE2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) – and by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia; Rui M. Gil da Costa was funded by grant number SFRH/BPD/85462/2012 from FCT, funded by the Portuguese Government and the Social European Fund. The authors are also grateful to FCT, Portugal and FEDER under Programme PT2020 for financial support to CIMO (UID/AGR/ 00690/2013), and to the Interreg España-Portugal for financial support through the project 0377_Iberphenol_6_E.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

High-cell-density fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the optimisation of mead production

Mead is a traditional drink that contains 8 % and 18 % (v/v) of ethanol, resulting from the alcoholic fermentation of diluted honey by yeasts. Mead fermentation is a time-consuming process and the quality of the final product is highly variable. Therefore, the present investigation had two main objectives: first, to determine the adequate inoculum size of two commercial wine-making strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the optimisation of mead fermentation; and second, to determine if an increase in yeast pitching rates in batch fermentations altered the resulting aroma profiles. Minor differences were detected in the growth kinetics between the two strains at the lowest pitching rate. With increasing pitching rates net growth of the strain ICV D47 progressively decreased, whereas for the QA23 the increasing inoculum size had no influence on its net growth. The time required to reach the same stage of fermentation ranged from 24 to 96 h depending on the inoculum size. The final aroma composition was dependent on the yeast strain and inoculum size. Fourteen of the twenty-seven volatile compounds quantified could contribute to mead aroma and flavour because their concentrations rose above their respective thresholds. The formation of these compounds was particularly pronounced at low pitching rates, except in mead fermented by strain ICV D47, at 106 CFUs/mL. The esters isoamyl acetate, ethyl octanoate and ethyl hexanoate were the major powerful odourants found in the meads. The results obtained in this study demonstrate that yeast strain and inoculum size can favourably impact mead’s flavour and aroma profiles.The research presented in this paper was partially funded by the Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia, (FCT) and by PTDC projects (contracts PTDC/AGR-ALI/68284/2006). A.P.P. is a recipient of a Ph.D. grant from FCT (SFRH/BD/45820/2008)