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Blockchain, an enabling technology for transparent and accountable decentralized public participatory GIS

Web-based public participatory GIS (PPGIS) has been used by governmental organizations to facilitate people's contribution to decision-making processes. However, these applications do not provide an open and transparent environment for public participation. This study suggests that PPGISs should be developed as decentralized applications (DApp) based on Ethereum blockchain technology to have a ful

Characterization of FEL spectra using specific figures of merit

There is an increasing demand from the user community for high quality FEL radiation. The spectrum of this radiation can prove to be a useful tool in characterizing the FEL process. Starting from a tool initially developed at FERMI we extend its capabilities to be able to analyze the modal components of the FEL spectrum. In this paper we will describe and compare two different figures of merit and

Start-to-end simulations for the soft X-ray FEL at the Max IV laboratory

A Soft X-ray FEL (the SXL) using the existing 3 GeV linac at the MAX IV Laboratory is currently in the design phase. In this contribution, start-to-end simulations, including the photo-injector simulations using ASTRA, the linac simulations using ELEGANT and the FEL simulations using GENESIS, are presented for 100 pC and 10 pC operation modes. The features of the electron beam from the MAX IV lina

Taking science by surprise : The knowledge politics of the IPCC Special Report on 1.5 degrees

The role of the IPCC as a boundary, or hybrid organization, between science and policy has been well-documented. Much of this research focuses on the role that the IPCC has had in shaping policy outcomes, or how its limitations have potential impacts in uptake and political acceptability of its knowledge claims. Less has been said on its role as an organizer of scientific research. This paper take

Advanced concepts in the design for the soft X-ray FEL at Max IV

A Soft X-ray FEL (the SXL) is currently being designed at the MAX IV Laboratory. In the work to adapt the FEL to the scientific cases several advanced options are being studied for coherence enhancement, generation of short pulses and two-color pulses. We will discuss the current status and initial results of the schemes studied, especially regarding the FEL performance with the features of the MA

Considerations on implementing EEHG with a strong linear chirp

Due to the stochastic nature of SASE radiation its longitudinal coherence is limited to a small fraction of the electron bunch. By pre-bunching the electrons before entering a radiator, the FEL radiation is ensured to have the same initial phase all through the bunch. Echo enabled harmonic generation (EEHG) is a technique that, by cleverly using two modulators and two dispersive sections, creates

Announcement : The International System for Reporting Lymph Node Cytopathology

Fine needle aspiration biopsy cytopathology (FNAC) of lymph nodes is a very common, inexpensive, and rapid diagnostic procedure and can lead to the accurate and timely diagnosis of one of the wide range of pathological processes that involve lymph nodes. These diagnoses include specific reactive processes, specific infections such as tuberculosis, metastatic carcinomas and melanomas, and some lymp

Platelet function/reactivity testing and prediction of risk of recurrent vascular events and outcomes after TIA or ischaemic stroke : systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: The prevalence of ex vivo ‘high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR)’ and its relationship with recurrent vascular events/outcomes in patients with ischaemic cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is unclear. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed in accordance with the PRISMA statement. MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were searched for completed manuscripts until

Individual participant data (IPD)-level meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials with vitamin D-fortified foods to estimate Dietary Reference Values for vitamin D

Context and purpose: Individual participant data-level meta-regression (IPD) analysis is superior to meta-regression based on aggregate data in determining Dietary Reference Values (DRV) for vitamin D. Using data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with vitamin D3-fortified foods, we undertook an IPD analysis of the response of winter serum 25-hydroxyvitamin (25(OH)D) to total vitamin D intak

Effects of Changes in Biopolymer Composition on Moisture in Acetylated Wood

To investigate the effects of changes in biopolymer composition on moisture in acetylated poplar wood (Populus euramericana Cv.), the acetylation of control wood was compared to the acetylation of wood with reduced hemicellulose or lignin content (about 9% reduction of total specimen dry weight in both cases). Time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry of water-saturated wood gave spin–spi

Hierarchical growing grid networks for skeleton based action recognition

In this paper, a novel cognitive architecture for action recognition is developed by applying layers of growing grid neural networks. Using these layers makes the system capable of automatically arranging its representational structure. In addition to the expansion of the neural map during the growth phase, the system is provided with a prior knowledge of the input space, which increases the proce

Resilience through multicast – An optimization model for multi-hop wireless sensor networks

In this paper we study resilience of TDMA-based wireless sensor networks to node failures. We investigate exploiting mutlicast routing for providing redundancy in the number of gateways used by data streams, so as to protect them against gateway failures. To do this, we develop an optimization model aiming at packet traffic throughput maximization composed of three mixed-integer programming proble

A decade of the sharing economy : Concepts, users, business and governance perspectives

Sharing economy platforms have been transforming production and consumption systems in cities around the world. While the sharing economy may contribute to addressing sustainability issues, its actual economic, social and environmental impacts remain poorly understood. Advancing more sustainably promising forms of sharing and leveraging its benefits, while circumventing its pitfalls, is becoming i

Between kuriakḕ and ekklesia : Tracing a Shift in Scandinavian Practical Theology Based on Handbooks in the Discipline

With every major change in the understanding of Practical Theology in Scandinavia, there was an increase in the production of handbooks for the discipline. In this article, we take a closer look at such handbooks from the last two increases in production, tracing a shift the discipline went through from the 1990s up until 2020. The aim of this article is three­fold. Firstly, it describes a change

Colourful luminescence of metal halide perovskites – from fundamentals to applications

This special issue explores the extraordinary luminescence properties of metal halide perovskites. Metal halide perovskites have emerged at the forefront of next-generation, thin-film semiconductors for photovoltaic and light-emitting applications. These materials exhibit remarkable optoelectronic properties such as long charge carrier diffusion lengths and high radiative emission efficiencies, wh