49 research outputs found
A development cooperation Erasmus Mundus partnership for capacity building in earthquake mitigation science and higher education
Successful practices have shown that a community’s capacity to manage and reduce its seismic risk relies on
capitalization on policies, on technology and research results. An important role is played by education, than contribute to
strengthening technical curricula of future practitioners and researchers through university and higher education programs. EUNICE
is a European Commission funded higher education partnership for international development cooperation with the
objective to build capacity of individuals who will operate at institutions located in seismic prone Asian Countries. The project
involves five European Universities, eight Asian universities and four associations and NGOs active in advanced research on
seismic mitigation, disaster risk management and international development. The project consists of a comprehensive mobility
scheme open to nationals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Maldives, North Korea, Philippines, and Sri Lanka who plan to enroll in school or conduct research at one of five European
partner universities in Italy, Greece and Portugal. During the 2010-14 time span a total number of 104 mobilities are being
involved in scientific activities at the undergraduate, masters, PhD, postdoctoral and academic-staff exchange levels.
Researchers, future policymakers and practitioners build up their curricula over a range of disciplines in the fields of earthquake
engineering, seismology, disaster risk management and urban planning
EU-NICE, Eurasian University Network for International Cooperation in Earthquakes
Despite the remarkable scientific advancements of earthquake engineering and seismology in many countries,
seismic risk is still growing at a high rate in the world’s most vulnerable communities. Successful practices have shown that a community’s capacity to manage and reduce its seismic risk relies on capitalization on policies, on
technology and research results. An important role is played by education, than contribute to strengthening
technical curricula of future practitioners and researchers through university and higher education programmes.
In recent years an increasing number of initiatives have been launched in this field at the international and global
cooperation level. Cooperative international academic research and training is key to reducing the gap between
advanced and more vulnerable regions. EU-NICE is a European Commission funded higher education
partnership for international development cooperation with the objective to build capacity of individuals who
will operate at institutions located in seismic prone Asian Countries. The project involves five European
Universities, eight Asian universities and four associations and NGOs active in advanced research on seismic
mitigation, disaster risk management and international development.
The project consists of a comprehensive mobility scheme open to nationals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
China, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, North Korea, Philippines, and
Sri Lanka who plan to enrol in school or conduct research at one of five European partner universities in Italy,
Greece and Portugal. During the 2010-14 time span a total number of 104 mobilities are being involved in
scientific activities at the undergraduate, masters, PhD, postdoctoral and academic-staff exchange levels.
This high number of mobilities and activities is selected and designed so as to produce an overall increase of
knowledge that can result in an impact on earthquake mitigation. Researchers, future policymakers and
practitioners build up their curricula over a range of disciplines in the fields of engineering, seismology, disaster
risk management and urban planning. Specific educational and research activities focus on earthquake risk
mitigation related topics such as: anti-seismic structural design, structural engineering, advanced computer
structural collapse analysis, seismology, experimental laboratory studies, international and development issues in
disaster risk management, social-economical impact studies, international relations and conflict resolution
Fibulin-5 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration and invasion by down-regulating matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression
Polymerization of DL-Lactide induced by Protonated Montmorillonite clay as a solid catalyst: Mechanism study
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Short-Range Catalyst-Surface Interactions Revealed by Heterodyne Two-Dimensional Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy.
Heterodyne 2D sum frequency generation spectroscopy is used to study a model CO2 reduction catalyst, Re(diCN-bpy) (CO)3Cl, as a monolayer on a gold surface. We show that short-range interactions with the surface can cause substantial line-shape differences between vibrational bands from the same molecules. We explain this interaction as the result of couplings between CO vibrational modes of the catalyst molecules and the image dipoles on gold surface, which are sensitive to the relative distance between the molecule and the surface. Thus, by analysis of HD 2D SFG line-shape differences and polarization dependences of IR spectra, we can unambiguously determine the ensemble-averaged orientation of the molecules on the surface. The high sensitivity of HD 2D SFG spectra to short-range interactions can be applied to many other adsorbate-substrate interactions and therefore can serve as a unique tool to determine adsorbate orientations on surfaces
Numerical and Experimental Study of Microscopic Particles Distribution Under Corona Discharge: Case of Wire-Cylinder Electrostatic Precipitator
Distributed target tracking by time of arrival and received signal strength with unknown path loss exponent
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Short-Range Catalyst–Surface Interactions Revealed by Heterodyne Two-Dimensional Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy
Heterodyne
2D sum frequency generation spectroscopy is used to
study a model CO<sub>2</sub> reduction catalyst, Re(diCN-bpy) (CO)<sub>3</sub>Cl, as a monolayer on a gold surface. We show that short-range
interactions with the surface can cause substantial line-shape differences
between vibrational bands from the same molecules. We explain this
interaction as the result of couplings between CO vibrational modes
of the catalyst molecules and the image dipoles on gold surface, which
are sensitive to the relative distance between the molecule and the
surface. Thus, by analysis of HD 2D SFG line-shape differences and
polarization dependences of IR spectra, we can unambiguously determine
the ensemble-averaged orientation of the molecules on the surface.
The high sensitivity of HD 2D SFG spectra to short-range interactions
can be applied to many other adsorbate–substrate interactions
and therefore can serve as a unique tool to determine adsorbate orientations
on surfaces