Acoustic survey at Genova (Italy) Aquarium aiming at characterizing the acoustic of tropical marine environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 3459-3466
Author(s):  
Giovanni Zambon ◽  
Alessandro Bisceglie ◽  
Chiara Confalonieri ◽  
Silvia Lavorano ◽  
Roberto Benocci
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Acoustic Survey ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Population Activity ◽  
Acoustic Environment ◽  
Fish Tanks

An acoustics survey has been performed at Genova (Italy) Aquarium aiming at characterizing the acoustic environment of tropical underwater habitats. Mid-term (5-7 days) and short-term measurements (10-20 min) within different fish tanks containing tropical habitats have been chosen for a preliminary analysis. Eco-acoustic indices and statistical-related acoustic indices have been applied to derive information on the population activity and determine the bio-acoustic richness. Such approach will be used to compare environments with different degree of disturbance and derive information on the environmental quality of both artificial and natural habitats

Assessing the environmental impact of water discharge in a sensitive near-shore marine environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Hall ◽  
Scott Chidgey
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Toxicity Testing ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Environmental Study ◽  
Environment Protection

Esso’s Long Island Point facility has been operating for more than 40 years beside Western Port in Victoria, and has discharged treated wastewater and storm water to the bay for most of these years. The 2001 State Environment Protection Policy Schedule F8 for Waters of Western Port is part of Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) legal framework for licensing discharges to the waters of Victoria, and requires that discharges ‘cause no detrimental change in the environmental quality of the receiving waters, as determined by an environmental monitoring program’. As part of Esso’s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, a major upgrade to the water treatment facility was completed to further improve the quality of waters discharged to Western Port. In conjunction with this upgrade, Esso is undertaking a study on the effects of the discharge on the environmental quality of Western Port. This peer-reviewed paper presents an example of the practical application of managing discharges to ensure that the stated environmental values of a receiving environment are protected. The environmental study focuses on four key aspects of marine-environment quality relevant to key Western Port ecosystem values in the vicinity of the facility’s effluent discharge, which are: ambient water quality; seagrass biomass; jetty pile epibiota; and, ecological risk through toxicity testing. The study demonstrates the implications of basing regulatory requirements on the quality of the site-specific environmental characteristics, rather than merely effluent quality and generalised water quality objectives. Furthermore, it validates the need for sound science to underpin regulatory limits and industry practices when operating in sensitive environments.

scholarly journals The Role of Non-Verbal Interaction in a Short-Term Psychotherapy: Preliminary Analysis and Assessment of Paralinguistic Aspects

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Rocco ◽  
Rachele Mariani ◽  
Diego Zanelli
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Speech Rate ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Verbal Interaction ◽  
Code Theory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Referential Process ◽  
The Relationship

Analysis at a paralinguistic level of communication, already conceptualized within the multiple code theory, would appear to be very important in order to fully describe the quality of the patient-therapist relationship. In this study the therapeutic process and microprocess are analyzed taking into consideration a specific paraverbal aspect (speech rate) present in patient and therapist's communication. More specifically, in this paper we aim to investigate the relationship between the speech rate of both patient and therapist with the linguistic aspects of their referential process as obtained by the IDAAP dictionaries, relating to three sessions belonging to different phases of the psychotherapy. The results show that there are many significant correlations between the considered values. These findings are interpreted as an expression of the alignment between patient and therapist which can be linked to the outcome of the psychotherapy.

scholarly journals HOLOCENE FORAMINIFERAL FAUNA AT THE REGION OF PHAN VINH ISLAND, TRUONG SA ARCHIPELAGO AND SOME RELATED PROBLEMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-51
Author(s):  
Nguyen Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Taxonomic Composition ◽  
Marine Environments ◽  
The World ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
Initial Research

Holocene Foraminiferal fauna at the area of Phan Vinh island, Truong Sa archipelago is relatively abundant and diverse in both taxonomic composition and ecological characteristics. The initial research results have identified 69 species (excluding several ones unidentified) belonging to 42 genera, 25 families and 6 orders. Among them, the representatives of the genera of Calcarina, Amphistegina, Heterostegina, Elphidium, Amphisorus, Marginopora, Sorites, Parasorites, Peneroplis, Archaias, Siphonipheroides, Septotextularia are predominant. They characterized by the shallow, transparent and warm marine environments of the region of Truong Sa archipelago during Holocene. Some problems related to this fauna at the area of Phan Vinh island such as biodiversity of coral-reef ecosystems, stratigraphic and paleogeographical significances, and its role of reef - building are also mentioned in this article. In addition, for the modern Foraminifera in the world, today they are being used as ‘biomarkers’ (bioindicators) in assessing and monitoring environmental quality of coral reef ecosystems in particular and marine environment in general. In Vietnam, this method has not been applied, but in the future, this is one of the methods that should be concerned. In addition, in aquaculture the Foraminifera is also a source of nutrition that should not be ignored.

scholarly journals LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND SHORT-TERM MEASUREMENTS OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF A WOODEN FAMILY HOUSE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Vilčeková ◽  
Katarína Harčárová ◽  
Andrea Moňoková ◽  
Eva Krídlová Burdová
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Family House

Nowadays, there is an increased trend in the construction of nearly zero energy buildings which can be also characterized as green buildings. Several studies confirm that wooden buildings fulfil these requirements. However, there is no detailed research related to the quality of the indoor environment in new wooden family houses. For this reason, this paper focuses on monitoring of the indoor environmental quality in a selected wooden family house. Short-term measurements are aimed at investigation of physical parameters (air temperature, relative humidity, air velocity and noise) and chemical factors such as concentrations of particulate matters and CO2. At the same time, environmental impacts were also assessed for impact categories such as: global warming potential (GWP), ozone depletion potential (ODP) acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP), photochemical ozone creation potential (POCP) ex-pressed as kilogram CO2eq, CFC11eq, SO2eq, PO43–eq and kilogram of C2H4eq within “Cradle to Grave” boundary by using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The main contribution of this study is demonstration that wooden build-ings have substantial share in the reduction of environmental impacts. So far, results indicate that the design of wooden houses correspond with the increasing demands of occupants in terms of environmental, social and energy performance.

Trend Analysis and Quality Assessment of Sediment in the Marine District with High Strength Exploitation

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 865-868
Author(s):  
Ming Chang Li ◽  
Ying Jie Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Sediment Quality ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Essential Aspect

The environmental quality of sediment is very essential aspect of marine environment. In this paper, three indexes of sediment named that petroleum, Pb and Zn are selected for analyzing the trend and evaluating the environmental quality in the Caofeidian marine district, Tangshan Bay. With the six years’ field data, the research results show that the sediment quality is good and marine exploitation has certain influence on the sediment.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI, PENGGUNAAN ENERGI DAN EKSPOR TERHADAP KUALITAS LINGKUNGAN DI INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Putriani Putriani ◽  
Idris Idris ◽  
Melti Roza Adry
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Linear Effect ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Government ◽  
Growth Energy

This study aims to determine the Influence of Economic Growth, Energy Use and Export to Environmental Quality in Indonesia. The method used is Errror Correction Model (ECM) method. The data used are time series from 1983-2016 collected through documentation from BP Statistical World Energy website, World Bank, Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics. The results of this study show that in the short term economic growth in linear effect negatively and not significant while the quadratic bepengaruh positive and insignificant to environmental quality in Indonesia. In the long run economic growth in linear has a negative and significant influence while the quadratic bepengaruh positive and significant to the kuaitas environment. Long-term and short-term energy use has a negative and significant impact on environmental quality in Indonesia. Exports in the long run have a negative and significant influence, while short-term has a negative and insignificant effect on environmental quality. The results of this study provide information about the quality of the environment so that the government and the community can protect, supervise and improve the quality of the environment in Indonesia.

Cathartic Effect of Suicide Attempts Not Limited to Depression

Crisis ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yves Sarfati ◽  
Blandine Bouchaud ◽  
Marie-Christine Hardy-Baylé
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Short Term

Summary: The cathartic effect of suicide is traditionally defined as the existence of a rapid, significant, and spontaneous decrease in the depressive symptoms of suicide attempters after the act. This study was designed to investigate short-term variations, following a suicide attempt by self-poisoning, of a number of other variables identified as suicidal risk factors: hopelessness, impulsivity, personality traits, and quality of life. Patients hospitalized less than 24 hours after a deliberate (moderate) overdose were presented with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression and Impulsivity Rating Scales, Hopelessness scale, MMPI and World Health Organization's Quality of Life questionnaire (abbreviated versions). They were also asked to complete the same scales and questionnaires 8 days after discharge. The study involved 39 patients, the average interval between initial and follow-up assessment being 13.5 days. All the scores improved significantly, with the exception of quality of life and three out of the eight personality traits. This finding emphasizes the fact that improvement is not limited to depressive symptoms and enables us to identify the relative importance of each studied variable as a risk factor for attempted suicide. The limitations of the study are discussed as well as in particular the nongeneralizability of the sample and setting.

On Being Precarious

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
Deirdre Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Teaching Research ◽  
Part Time

In this essay, I reflect on my experience of part-time, fixed term, zero-hour, short-term, and unpaid contracts in academia. Precarious contracts are one of the biggest challenges facing our industry as neo-liberal values rule our institutions, impacting our teaching, research, and quality of life.

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