Coastal Change in Tropical Overseas and Temperate Metropolitan France Inferred from a National Monitoring Network: A Summary from the Current Special Issue

Many systemic (infective, genetic, autoimmune, neoplastic) diseases may involve the oral cavity and, more generally, the soft and hard tissues of the head and neck as primary or secondary localization. Primary onset in the oral cavity of both pediatric and adult diseases usually represents a true challenge for clinicians; their precocious detection is often difficult and requires a wide knowledge but surely results in the early diagnosis and therapy onset with an overall better prognosis and clinical outcomes. In the current paper, as for the topic of the current Special Issue, the authors present an overview on the most frequent clinical manifestations at the oral and maxillo-facial district of systemic disease.

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Special Issue: “Advances in Structural Mechanics Modeled with FEM”

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14040780 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 780

Author(s):

Angelo Marcello Tarantino ◽

Carmelo Majorana ◽

Raimondo Luciano ◽

Michele Bacciocchi

Keyword(s):

Finite Element Method ◽

Finite Element ◽

Structural Mechanics ◽

The Finite Element Method ◽

Special Issue ◽

Numerical Investigations ◽

Current Special Issue ◽

Element Method

The current Special Issue entitled “Advances in Structural Mechanics Modeled with FEM” aims to collect several numerical investigations and analyses focused on the use of the Finite Element Method (FEM) [...]

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Modelling the amphibian chytrid fungus spread by connectivity analysis: towards a national monitoring network in Italy

Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.1007/s10531-021-02224-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Andrea Costa ◽

Lorenzo Dondero ◽

Giorgia Allaria ◽

Bryan Nelson Morales Sanchez ◽

Giacomo Rosa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis ◽

National Level ◽

Monitoring Network ◽

Electric Circuit ◽

Population Declines ◽

Climate Data ◽

Landscape Permeability ◽

National Monitoring ◽

Climatic Scenarios ◽

Amphibian Chytrid Fungus

AbstractThe emerging amphibian disease, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is driving population declines worldwide and even species extinctions in Australia, South and Central America. In order to mitigate effects of Bd on amphibian populations, high-exposed areas should be identified at the local scale and effective conservation measures should be planned at the national level. This assessment is actually lacking in the Mediterranean basin, and in particular in Italy, one of the most relevant amphibian diversity hotspots in the entire region. In this study, we reviewed the available information on Bd in Italy, and conducted a 5-year molecular screening on 1274 individual skin swabs belonging to 18 species. Overall, we found presence of Bd in 13 species and in a total of 56 known occurrence locations for peninsular Italy and Sardinia. We used these occurrence locations and climate data to model habitat suitability of Bd for current and future climatic scenarios. We then employed electric circuit theory to model landscape permeability to the diffusion of Bd, using a resistance map. With this procedure, we were able to model, for the first time, the diffusion pathways of Bd at the landscape scale, characterising the main future pathways towards areas with a high probability of Bd occurrence. Thus, we identified six national protected areas that will become pivotal for a nationally-based strategic plan in order to monitor, mitigate and possibly contrast Bd diffusion in Italy.

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Source Process-Related Delays in Earthquake Early Warning for Example Cases in Greece

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ◽

10.1785/0120200385 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nikolaos Vavlas ◽

Anastasia A. Kiratzi ◽

Zafeiria Roumelioti

Keyword(s):

Early Warning ◽

Monitoring Network ◽

Earthquake Early Warning ◽

Source Process ◽

Spatial Density ◽

Intermediate Depth ◽

National Monitoring ◽

Gulf Of Corinth ◽

Crete Island ◽

Finite Fault

ABSTRACT We explore a hypothetical zero-latency earthquake early warning (EEW) system in Greece, aiming to provide alerts before warning thresholds of the intensity of ground motion are exceeded. Within the seismotectonic context of Greece, both shallow- and intermediate-depth earthquakes (along the Hellenic subduction zone) are plausible and, thus, examined. Using regionally applicable attenuation relations, we combine and adjust the methodologies of Minson et al. (2018) and Hoshiba (2020) to examine what are the minimum magnitudes required to invoke the warning thresholds at the user site. With simple modeling, we examine how fast an alert can be issued and what is the available warning time when taking into account delays due to finite-fault rupture propagation, alongside other delays. These computations are merged with delays introduced due to the present-day configuration of the Greek national monitoring network (varying spatial density of permanent monitoring stations). This approach serves as a tool to assess the feasibility of an EEW system at specific sites and to redesign the national permanent monitoring network to serve such a system more effectively (we provide results for four sites.). Warning times for on-land crustal earthquakes are found to be shorter, whereas for intermediate-depth earthquakes in Greece an EEW system is feasible (provides warning times of several tens of seconds at large cities, e.g., on Crete Island) even with the current configuration of the national monitoring network, which is quite sparse in the southern part of the country. The current network configuration also provides sufficient early warning (e.g., of the order of 10 s for a warning threshold of 0.05g) at the center of Athens from earthquakes of the eastern Gulf of Corinth—a zone posing elevated hazard in the broader area of the Greek capital. Several additional assumptions and factors affecting the operability of an EEW system in Greece (i.e., source process complexity and uncertainty in attenuation laws) are also discussed.

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Rescue of groundwater level time series: how to identify and treat errors

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9877 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jānis Bikše ◽

Inga Retike ◽

Andis Kalvāns ◽

Aija Dēliņa ◽

Alise Babre ◽

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Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Groundwater Level ◽

Monitoring Network ◽

Observation Data ◽

Automatic Data ◽

Mean Values ◽

Temporal Prediction ◽

National Monitoring ◽

Groundwater Drought

Groundwater level time series are the basis for various groundwater-related studies. The most valuable are long term, gapless and evenly spatially distributed datasets. However, most historical datasets have been acquired during a long-term period by various operators and database maintainers, using different data collection methods (manual measurements or automatic data loggers) and usually contain gaps and errors, that can originate both from measurement process and data processing. The easiest way is to eliminate the time series with obvious errors from further analysis, but then most of the valuable dataset may be lost, decreasing spatial and time coverage. Some gaps can be easily replaced by traditional methods (e.g. by mean values), but filling longer observation gaps (missing months, years) is complicated and often leads to false results. Thus, an effort should be made to retain as much as possible actual observation data.In this study we present (1) most typical data errors found in long-term groundwater level monitoring datasets, (2) provide techniques to visually identify such errors and finally, (3) propose best ways of how to treat such errors. The approach also includes confidence levels for identification and decision-making process. The aim of the study was to pre-treat groundwater level time series obtained from the national monitoring network in Latvia for further use in groundwater drought modelling studies.This research is funded by the Latvian Council of Science, project &#8220;Spatial and temporal prediction of groundwater drought with mixed models for multilayer sedimentary basin under climate change&#8221;, project No. lzp-2019/1-0165.

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Civil Engineering and Symmetry

Symmetry ◽

10.3390/sym11040501 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 501 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas ◽

Romualdas Bausys ◽

and Jurgita Antucheviciene

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Review Process ◽

Civil Engineering ◽

Peer Review Process ◽

Research Management ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Special Issue ◽

Optimisation Methods ◽

Current Special Issue

A topic of utmost importance in civil engineering is finding optimal solutions throughout the life cycle of buildings and infrastructural objects, including their design, manufacturing, use, and maintenance. Operational research, management science, and optimisation methods provide a consistent and applicable groundwork for engineering decision-making. These topics have received the interest of researchers, and, after a rigorous peer-review process, eight papers have been published in the current special issue. The articles in this issue demonstrate how solutions in civil engineering, which bring economic, social and environmental benefits, are obtained through a variety of methodologies and tools. Usually, decision-makers need to take into account not just a single criterion, but several different criteria and, therefore, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approaches have been suggested for application in five of the published papers; the rest of the papers apply other research methods. The methods and application case studies are shortly described further in the editorial.

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Career Education: Concluding Remarks

Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/0894845319873730 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 46 (6) ◽

pp. 665-669

Author(s):

Rachel Gali Cinamon ◽

Hanoch Flum ◽

Erin E. Hardin

Keyword(s):

Career Education ◽

Special Issue ◽

Future Studies ◽

Rapid Changes ◽

The World ◽

Current Special Issue ◽

Education Work

The interventions presented in the current special issue have the potential to decrease social and economic gaps. At the same time, several important aspects that are central to the rapid changes in education and in the world of work were not included or given minimal attention in these interventions. In this concluding article, we reflect upon these issues in the hope that future studies and career education work will focus and elaborate upon theme.

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What is a verb?

The Mental Lexicon ◽

10.1075/ml.00003.int ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 169-188

Author(s):

Eva Smolka ◽

Dorit Ravid

Keyword(s):

Building Blocks ◽

The Other ◽

Special Issue ◽

Thematic Roles ◽

Semitic Languages ◽

General Terms ◽

Lexical Items ◽

The One ◽

Current Special Issue ◽

Structure And Functions

Abstract Verbs constitute one of the basic building blocks of a clause, setting the structure of arguments and expressing the relationships among nouns in various thematic roles. In general terms, verbs are lexical items expressing verb-oriented notions such as activities, processes, and states. In morphology-rich languages, the syntactic and lexical roles of verbs are mediated by typologically-oriented morphological means. The current Special Issue contrasts the structure and functions of verbs in languages from two morphologically rich, yet typologically different families. The articles in the Special Issue present spoken and written aspects of verbs in usage and development in German (a Germanic language) on the one hand, in Hebrew, Neo-Aramaic, and Arabic (Semitic languages), on the other. From a theoretical linguistic perspective, we ask how the different typological features of these languages affect the function of verbs in sentences, and from a psycholinguistic perspective, we ask how typological differences affect the processing of verbs in the mature minds of adults and in the developing minds of children.

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Architecture and Engineering: The Challenges—Trends—Achievements

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings10100181 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 181

Author(s):

Oleg Kapliński ◽

Wojciech Bonenberg

Keyword(s):

Subject Matter ◽

Laboratory Tests ◽

Research Field ◽

Cost Calculation ◽

Spatial Structures ◽

Special Issue ◽

Field Investigations ◽

New Research ◽

Current Special Issue

The current Special Issue is addressed to architects and engineers. Design and research are areas connecting their activities. A review of 17 published articles confirms the fact that the interface between architecture and engineering is multidimensional. The ways of finding points of contact between the two industries are highlighted. This is favoured by the dynamically changing reality, supported by new design paradigms and new research techniques. The multi-threaded subject matter of the articles is reduced to six blocks: research scopes, methods, design aspects, context, nature of research, and economy and cost calculation. Each of the articles in these six blocks has its weight, and so, in the “Nature of research” block, the following areas have been underscored: laboratory tests, in situ research, field investigations, and street perception experiments. The “Design aspects” block includes design-oriented thinking, geometrical forms, location of buildings, cost prediction, attractor and distractor elements, and shaping spatial structures. The new design and research tools are an inspiration and a keystone bonding architects and engineers.

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Hepatotoxicity: Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiology

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms20010211 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

Rolf Teschke

Keyword(s):

Broad Spectrum ◽

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Special Issue ◽

Current Special Issue

The current Special Issue is devoted to the broad spectrum of hepatotoxicity with its molecular mechanisms and pathophysiology, presented in eight publications [...]

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