Search results for "Valuation"

Environmental Benefits of Wastewater Treatment: An Economic Valuation

2009

The need of economic research into the design and implementation of policies for the efficient management of water resources has been emphasized by the European Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/UE). The efficient implementation of policies to prevent the degradation and depletion of water resources requires determining their value in social and economic terms and incorporating this information into the decision-making process. A process of wastewater treatment has many associated environmental benefits. However, these benefits are often not calculated because they are not set by the market. Nevertheless, the valuation of these benefits is necessary to justify a suitable investme…

Estudio comparativo de cinco revistas de ciencias del deporte indizadas en WoS

2012

La inclusión de las revistas en la Web of Science constituye un importante reconocimiento para sus comunidades científicas, pero los editores deben seguir mejorando su calidad. Por ello se realiza este trabajo de evaluación consistente en la comparación de cinco revistas españolas y brasileñas de ciencias del deporte a partir de 15 indicadores de transparencia, gestión editorial, visibilidad e internacionalización. Los resultados muestran la necesidad de ampliar la información que ofrecen, agilizar los procesos para reducir el tiempo entre recepción y publicación de los artículos y mejorar el factor de impacto. Como estrategias editoriales para incrementar los niveles de excelencia se propo…

Extreme dry spells over the Mediterranean Basin during the wet season: assessment of HyMeX/Med-CORDEX regional climate simulations (1979-2009).

2018

16 pages; International audience; Exceptional dry spells, in this study referred to as very long dry spells (VLDS), are natural hazards to which the Mediterranean region is extremely vulnerable, with socio‐economic and environmental impacts. In this study, they are characterized in terms of location, spatial extent, duration, temporal variability and associated atmospheric circulations. The main objective is to assess the performance of five HyMeX/Med‐CORDEX regional climate simulations to detect and reproduce VLDS in comparison with the E‐OBS observed daily gridded data. Models accurately reproduce the occurrence of precipitation around the Mediterranean Basin, and therefore the occurrence…

Results of industrial breadmaking trials of durum wheat wholegrain flour enriched with citrus fruits fibre

2016

ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE COMPOSED OF GENETICALLY INACTIVATED PERTUSSIS TOXIN: SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY IN 12- TO 24- AND 2-TO 4-MONTH-OLD CHILDREN

1992

To determine whether a nontoxic derivative of pertussis toxin obtained by recombinant DNA technology, PT-9K/129G, is a good candidate for a new pertussis vaccine, we examined the safety and the immunogenicity in children of a vaccine containing 15 micrograms of PT-9K/129G protein and 0.5 mg of aluminum hydroxide per dose. Fifty-three children 12 to 24 months of age and 21 infants aged 2 to 4 months were injected with two and three doses, respectively. The vaccine did not induce significant local or systemic reactions and elicited an increase of antibody titer in more than 98% of the children. The geometric mean of the toxin-neutralizing titers increased after each dose and was 85 units in c…

The Chardonnay wine olfactory concept revisited: A stable core of volatile compounds, and fuzzy boundaries

2011

Abstract An earlier study by the same team showed that Chardonnay wines have common olfactory properties by which wine experts can recognize them. The specific Chardonnay olfactory space was also tentatively linked to the relative concentrations of 29 volatile compounds, regarded as possible aroma-impact compounds. The question now is whether or not those initial results hold independently of the sample under consideration, that is, whether these sensory and chemical spaces are vintage-specific. A series of investigations was conducted on a new set of 46 wines (23 Chardonnay wines and 23 non Chardonnay wines) using the same sensory (wine typicality level) and physico-chemical (Gas Chromatog…

Sensory and chemical characterisation of Sauvignon blanc wine: Influence of source of origin

2011

Abstract The main objective of the study was to investigate influence of geographical location on volatile composition and perceived flavour profile of Sauvignon wines of New Zealand (Marlborough), French (Sancerre; Loire; Saint Bris), and Austrian (Styria) origin. Nineteen New Zealand wine professionals evaluated 18 Sauvignon wines, 6 from each source of origin, by sensory methods that included intensity ratings to experimenter-provided descriptors, typicality ratings, and classification tasks (non-directed and directed sorting). Results demonstrated that wines from the three sources of origin were separated by sensory analyses, with New Zealand wines dominated by perceived green character…

Spinodal lines and Flory-Huggins free-energies for solutions of human hemoglobins HbS and HbA

1991

Gelation of deoxygenated solutions of sickle-cell human Hemoglobin (HbS) is of high theoretical interest and it has serious pathological consequences. For this reason HbS is probably the most studied protein capable of self-organization. This notwithstanding, the location in the T, c plane of the region of thermodynamic instability of solutions of deoxy-HbS (as bounded by the spinodal line and as distinct from the gelation region) has remained unknown, along with related values of Flory-Huggins enthalpies and entropies. In the present work this information is derived from experiments for the two cases of (deoxy) HbS and of human adult hemoglobin (HbA). Experiments also show critical exponen…

Hyperspectral imaging in perfusion and wound diagnostics – methods and algorithms for the determination of tissue parameters

2018

Abstract Blood perfusion is the supply of tissue with blood, and oxygen is a key factor in the field of minor and major wound healing. Reduced perfusion of a wound bed or transplant often causes various complications. Reliable methods for an objective evaluation of perfusion status are still lacking, and insufficient perfusion may remain undiscovered, resulting in chronic processes and failing transplants. Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) represents a novel method with increasing importance for clinical practice. Therefore, methods, software and algorithms for a new HSI system are presented which can be used to observe tissue oxygenation and other parameters that are of importance in supervising…

EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF DISCUSSION AND TEXT PLANNING STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE AND ASSESS WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

2016

A scuola come nella vita, le capacità di comunicazione scritta sono fondamentali. Queste abilità riguardano soprattutto la costruzione di testi per usi e scopi diversi, l’elaborazione efficace delle informazioni, l’uso corretto della forma linguistica. Scrivere significa conoscere le regole grammaticali ma soprattutto riflettere sulle situazioni e sui contesti specifici di realizzazione, considerare le funzioni linguistiche, gli scopi e i bisogni comunicativi. Sempre più spesso lo sviluppo tecnologico alimenta le difficoltà di bambini e ragazzi di produrre discorsi corretti, coerenti e logicamente organizzati. Per promuovere e valutare la competenza espressiva scritta (strutturazione logica…