A methodological approach for ecotoxicological characterization of non-hazardous sediments for their beneficial reuse

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 2608-2618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tristan Lecomte ◽  
Yannick Mamindy-Pajany ◽  
Christine Lors ◽  
Marie Lemay ◽  
Nor-Edine Abriak ◽  
...  
2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (GROUP) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Janghee Cho ◽  
Samuel Beck ◽  
Stephen Voida

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed the nature of work by shifting most in-person work to a predominantly remote modality as a way to limit the spread of the coronavirus. In the process, the shift to working-from-home rapidly forced the large-scale adoption of groupware technologies. Although prior empirical research examined the experience of working-from-home within small-scale groups and for targeted kinds of work, the pandemic provides HCI and CSCW researchers with an unprecedented opportunity to understand the psycho-social impacts of a universally mandated work-from-home experience rather than an autonomously chosen one. Drawing on boundary theory and a methodological approach grounded in humanistic geography, we conducted a qualitative analysis of Reddit data drawn from two work-from-home-related subreddits between March 2020 and January 2021. In this paper, we present a characterization of the challenges and solutions discussed within these online communities for adapting work to a hybrid or fully remote modality, managing reconfigured work-life boundaries, and reconstructing the home's sense of place to serve multiple, sometimes conflicting roles. We discuss how these findings suggest an emergent interplay among adapted work practice, reimagined physical (and virtual) spaces, and the establishment and continual re-negotiation of boundaries as a means for anticipating the long-term impact of COVID on future conceptualizations of productivity and work.


2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-386 ◽  

Progress in the understanding of normal and disturbed brain function is critically dependent on the methodological approach that is applied. Both electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are extremely efficient methods for the assessment of human brain function. The specific appeal of the combination is related to the fact that both methods are complementary in terms of basic aspects: EEG is a direct measurement of neural mass activity and provides high temporal resolution. FMRI is an indirect measurement of neural activity and based on hemodynamic changes, and offers high spatial resolution. Both methods are very sensitive to changes of synaptic activity, suggesting that with simultaneous EEG and fMRI the same neural events can be characterized with both high temporal and spatial resolution. Since neural oscillations that can be assessed with EEG are a key mechanism for multi-site communication in the brain, EEG-fMRI can offer new insights into the connectivity mechanisms of brain networks.


2019 ◽  
Vol 272 ◽  
pp. 93-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arold Jorel Tsetegho Sokeng ◽  
Anatoly P. Sobolev ◽  
Arianna Di Lorenzo ◽  
Jianbo Xiao ◽  
Luisa Mannina ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Paolo Santi ◽  
Carlo Ratti

GPS technology has been extensively used to optimize operation of taxi systems since the first appearance of commercial GPS devices. Owing to this, data sets generated by taxi fleets are amongst the first and most representative examples of massive GPS data that have been systematically collected. The analysis of these data sets has recently generated a rich literature aimed at, among other things, identifying optimal taxi driver strategies, predicting taxi demand or location of vacant taxis, etc. This chapter focuses on what is a new, exciting field of investigation of GPS taxi data analysis, namely, evaluating the impact of a shared taxi system on the urban environment. After introducing the notion of (taxi) ride sharing, the chapter presents the relevant literature, describing in greater details a methodological approach called “shareability network” that allows formal characterization of taxi sharing opportunities in an urban environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 100008
Author(s):  
Luca Evangelisti ◽  
Claudia Guattari ◽  
Francesco Asdrubali ◽  
Roberto de Lieto Vollaro

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 175-190
Author(s):  
Virginie Léthier

Abstract: This paper, presenting our contribution to the thematic conference 2008 of the CBL/BKL, offers a methodological approach of an endogen characterization of the columns of a 19th century regional newspaper, named Le Petit Comtois (1883-1903). In such a context, we propose to assess the complementarity of the morphosyntactical level and the lexical one. Some 29,676 articles were thus tagged by Cordial as far as the morphosyntactical level is concerned. Methodogically speaking, the task of a multidimensional analysis based on morphosyntactical features requires to select appropriate descriptors and to proceed to a result validation. To that end, this work aims notably at resorting to the pattern (motif), an operant object indebted to Longrée, D., Luong, X., Mellet, S. (2008) as a recurring element of orderly structures in the text.


2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Dawid Surowka ◽  
Dariusz Adamek ◽  
Edyta Radwanska ◽  
Marek Lankosz ◽  
Magdalena Szczerbowska-Boruchowska

The aims of this paper were to present a reliable morphometric procedure for glioma analysis for preliminary prognosis and to develop a semi-automatic procedure that is easy to use. The data presented are important to the extent that they verify the reliability of the results by showing that they are consistent with the findings from more complicated automatic analytical tools. The objects for analysis were digital images of haematoxylin-eosin stained glioma samples. The overall analysis consisted of digital image analysis and the determination of morphometric parameters. Interestingly, an increase in the mean values of aspect ratio with increasing malignancy grade was found. Moreover, the morphometric parameters in relation to the histological origin of gliomas were examined and it was found that, the cellular nuclei of glioblastoma multiforme reveal the biggest mean values of aspect ratio compared with other gliomas.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 375-383
Author(s):  
Marie-Claire Canepa ◽  
Michela Cardinali ◽  
Marianna Ferrero ◽  
Alessandro Gatti ◽  
Cristina Quattrini

During the refurbishing of the “Lombard Art of the XV-XVI century” department at the Pinacoteca di Brera (Milan), concluded in 2018, the Conservation and Restoration Center “La Venaria Reale” had the opportunity to study and restore the famous pictorial cycle of Men at Arms by Donato Bramante (1488-89). The paper aims to present the methodological approach and the results obtained with the last conservation treatment, aimed at a new and updated aesthetic proposal for the pictorial cycle. The main objective was to re-establish the unity of the images, compromised by the numerous lacunae left visible by previous treatments, respecting at the same time the material features of the paintings and the evidence of their particular conservative history.The interdisciplinary work group* has reconstructed the complex conservative history of the detached wall paintings, thanks to the technical observation of the surfaces and the scientific characterization of the constituent materials. The results were compared with the available historical documentation, in particular with historical photographs. The project allowed us to retrace the profound changes that the concept of pictorial integration has encountered over time, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. The conservation treatment also originated from the need of the Pinacoteca di Brera to update the aesthetic presentation of the works, facilitating the reading of the fragmented images due to numerous lacunae. d images due to numerous lacunae.


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