RIO Country Report 2017: Romania

The R&I Observatory country report 2017 provides a brief analysis of the R&I system covering the economic context, main actors, funding trends & human resources, policies to address R&I challenges, and R&I in national and regional smart specialisation strategies. Data is from Eurostat, unless otherwise referenced and is correct as at January 2018. Data used from other international sources is also correct to that date. The report provides a state-of-play and analysis of the national level R&I system and its challenges, to support the European Semester.JRC.B.7-Knowledge for Finance, Innovation and Growt

On the development of a new coplanar transmission line based on Gap Waveguide

A combination of gap waveguide technology and the traditional coplanar waveguide is studied in detail and demonstrated experimentally for the first time. This novel metamaterial transmission line is presented in three different configurations and offers a broadband operation, low loss, and low dispersion characteristics. Analytical expressions for its characteristic impedance and effective permittivity are provided and validated by Finite Element Method simulations. The loss and dispersion of the line are analyzed with an Eigenmode solver. The proposed line prevents the propagation of substrate modes in the band of operation at the same time it reduces the dielectric loss in the line due to a higher concentration of the E-field over the air. Moreover, its coplanar layout facilitates the integration of active components. As such, it is considered to constitute a potential key element in the development of more efficient, millimeter wave systems.Comment: To be submitted to MDPI Sensor

Sitios con "hornitos" del Holoceno tardío en el Chaco austral: Colonia Dolores, dpto. San Justo, pcia. de Santa Fe.

Los “hornitos de tierra cocida” son estructuras píricas subterráneas destinadas, fundamentalmente, a la cocción de alimentos. Asociadas al ambiente del Espinal, ecotono entre el Chaco y la Pampa, constituyen testimonios de recorridos pedestres que unían, en la llanura central argentina, las costas próximas al Paraná con el borde de las Salinas Grandes. Se los encuentra también en las provincias de Chaco y Formosa, Santiago del Estero y La Rioja. Son marcadores paisajísticos de primer orden, indicando la extensión del Espinal antes del cambio climático del 1000-800 a.p. En Colonia Dolores (Departamento San Justo, provincia de Santa Fe) se localizaron tres sitios con hornitos próximos a la desembocadura del arroyo Cayastá en el Saladillo Amargo. Se los relevó con GPS, se elaboró un mapa que integra éstos y otros conjuntos de hornos similares del departamento, y se realizaron fechados radiocarbónicos que los ubican en torno a los 1000 años a.p.The baked clay “hornitos” (small furnaces) are pyric subterranean structures designed primarily to cook food. Associated to the Spinal environment, ecotone between Chaco and Pampa, they constitute evidence that links the central plain of Argentina, the coasts near the Paraná and the edge of the Salinas Grandes. They are found in the provinces of Chaco and Formosa, Santiago del Estero and La Rioja. They are landscape markers of a first order, indicating the extent of the climate change Espinal before the 1000-800 b.p. In Colonia Dolores (Department San Justo, Santa Fe) three site hornitos are located next to the mouth of the Cayastá creek in the Saladillo Bitter creek. They were positioned with GPS, a map was developed that integrates these and other similar furnace sets in the department, and radiocarbon dating was performed, placing them around 1000 years b.p.Fil: Cornero, Silvia - Escuela de Antropología y Museo Universitario F. y C. Ameghino, FCEIA, UNR.Fil: del Río, Paula - Museo Universitario F. y C. Ameghino FCEIA, UNR.Fil: Ceruti, Carlos - CONICET, Museo Cs. Nat. y Antropológicas “Prof. A. Serrano” (Paraná)

The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly about Oxidative Stress

Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and cancer (e.g., leukemia) are the most devastating disorders affecting millions of people worldwide. Except for some kind of cancers, no effective and/or definitive therapeutic treatment aimed to reduce or to retard the clinic and pathologic symptoms induced by AD and PD is presently available. Therefore, it is urgently needed to understand the molecular basis of these disorders. Since oxidative stress (OS) is an important etiologic factor of the pathologic process of AD, PD, and cancer, understanding how intracellular signaling pathways respond to OS will have a significant implication in the therapy of these diseases. Here, we propose a model of minimal completeness of cell death signaling induced by OS as a mechanistic explanation of neuronal and cancer cell demise. This mechanism might provide the basis for therapeutic design strategies. Finally, we will attempt to associate PD, cancer, and OS. This paper critically analyzes the evidence that support the “oxidative stress model” in neurodegeneration and cancer

The research performance of the European Commission’s Science and Knowledge Service, Joint Research Centre (2007-2015) - A bibliometric analysis

This report presents an assessment of the JRC's scientific and technical research activities in the period 2007-2015, focusing on research outputs and citation impact. The aim of the report is to inform a panel of independent experts, who will carry out an implementation review of the JRC half way the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020. The report provides information on the number of JRC research publications and the scientific impact of those publications, based on data and metrics derived from Thomson Reuter’s InCites platform and the Web of Science database.JRC.B.7-Knowledge for Finance, Innovation and Growt

Spatial analysis of mean temperature trends in Spain over the period 1961–2006

The spatial distribution of recent mean temperature trends over Spain during the period 1961–2006 at monthly, seasonal and annual time scale is carried out in this study by applying various statistical tools to data from 473 weather stations. The magnitude of trends was derived from the slopes of the linear trends using ordinary least-square fitting. The non-parametric Mann–Kendall test was used to determine the statistical significance of trends. Maps of surface temperature trends were generated by applying a geostatistical interpolation technique to visualize the detected tendencies. This study reveals that temperature has generally increased during all months and seasons of the year over the last four decades. More than 60% of whole Spain has evidenced significant positive trends in March, June, August, spring and summer. This percentage diminishes around 40% in April, May and December. Annual temperature has significantly risen in 100% of Spain of around 0.1–0.2 °C/decade according to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC