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  • 1
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geographic information systems. ; Human geography. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geographical Information System. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Identifying and mapping flood risk in urban areas -- 2.Identifying and mapping the risk of rockfall and landslide on roads and urban areas -- 3.Identifying and mapping the risk of local subsidence.
    Abstract: This book proposes a methodology for the identification of flooding in urban areas, by the denomination of 1) urban hydrographic basin; and 2) polygon of flood risk. This work will enable readers to elaborate a preventive program in Latin America and analogous regions. The authorities could use it as a basis to create urban planning strategies or preventive programs to reduce or eliminate the flooding hazard. The growth of an urban area implies that the natural terrain is covered by an asphalt folder, which results in an Urban Hydrographic Basin where rainwater drains down its streets filtering through sewers towards rainwater drains or wastewater. Initially, the drainages are calculated according to the population in a specific urban area, however, the population growth causes the growth of the urban area, where the old drainages and new roads are linked, causing their saturation and chaos. More water runs down the streets and is accumulated in the lower areas, causing flooding.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 58 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030224721
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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  • 2
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geomorphology. ; Physical geography. ; Geomorphology. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: From the Contents: Part I Introduction -- Geology, tectonics and geomorphology -- Climate and past -- Hydrogeomorphology -- Part II Geomorphological landscapes -- The Minho valley -- Tectonics and landforms in Minho -- Part III Geomorphological heritage -- Protection of geomorphological heritage. .
    Abstract: The book brings together contributions from over 35 Portuguese geomorphologists, presenting a thorough overview of the main highlights of the landscape of Portugal's mainland, Azores and Madeira. The book, which is a tribute to Professor António de Brum Ferreira, first President of the Portuguese Association of Geomorphologists and former Professor at the University of Lisbon, who passed away in January 2013, is organized in 3 parts: a) Introduction, which presents a general framework of the physical geography of Portugal, b) Geomorphological landscapes, presenting ca. 30 short papers with regional focus on key geomorphological areas, c) Applied geomorphology, providing an updated vision on the protection of geomorphological heritage with a focus on geoparks, as well as on Geomorphological hazards in Portugal. This first book ever to concentrate on the geomorphology of Portugal will surely become a benchmark for Portuguese geomorphology. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 390 p. 310 illus., 301 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783319036410
    Series Statement: World Geomorphological Landscapes,
    DDC: 551.41
    Language: English
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  • 3
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Risk management. ; Environmental management. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Stochastic processes. ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Natural Hazards. ; IT Risk Management. ; Environmental Management. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Stochastic Networks. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I Pre-Disaster -- 1. Impact of Mexican Public Policies in the development of COVID-19 Pandemic -- 2. Clustering of Highly Vulnerable Mexican Municipalities to Develop Humanitarian Public Policies -- 3. Strategies that improve the performance of the humanitarian supply chain -- 4. Water resources in Mexico and their implications in the phenomenon of drought -- 5. A Proposal to the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emission in Inventory Replenishment: Mitigating the Climate Change -- 6. Theoretical approach to risk reduction since urban form -- 7. Allocation Model Applied to Preventive Evacuation for Volcanic Risk in Localities Near the Popocatepetl Volcano in Puebla, Mexico -- 8. Identification of homogeneous hydrological administrative regions in Mexico using analysis of variance -- Part II Post-Disaster -- 9. Optimising distribution of limited COVID-19 vaccines: Analysing im-pact in Argentine -- 10. Location of Regional Humanitarian Response Depot (RHRD) in the Seven Regions in the State of Puebla -- 11. Location of Humanitarian Response Distribution Centers for the State of Chiapas -- 12. Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment, derived from the Pres-ence of the COVID-19 Virus in Mexico -- 13. A prediction model to determine a COVID-19 patient’s outcome based on its risk factors -- 14. Application of a Markov Decision Process in Collection Center Opera-tions -- 15. Decision-Support Tool for Coordination of Volunteers during Lock-downs -- 16. Facilities Location under Risk Mitigation Concerns -- Part III Multi-criteria approaches -- 17. An Integrated FAHP-based Methodology to Compute a Risk Vulnera-bility Index -- 18. A multi-criteria decision-making framework for the design of the re-lief distribution routes.
    Abstract: This book aims to clarify the priorities of the Sendai Framework for the DRR 2015 – 2030, through gathering recent contributions addressing the different ways researchers define, measure, reduce, and manage risk in the challenge of the DRR. Beyond a discussion of the different definitions of disaster risk; this book provides contributions focused on optimization approaches that support the decision-making process in the challenge of managing DRR problems considering emerging disaster risks in the medium and long term, as well as national and local applications. Some of the topics covered include network flow problems, stochastic optimization, discrete optimization, multi-objective programming, approximation techniques, and heuristic approaches. The target audience of the book includes professionals who work in Linear Programming, Logistics, Optimization (Mathematical, Robust, Stochastic), Management Science, Mathematical Programming, Networks, Scheduling, Simulation, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, and similar areas. It can be useful for researchers, academics, graduate students, and anyone else doing research in the field.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 516 p. 178 illus., 124 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030908775
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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    Publication Date: 2023-06-08
    Description: Elevated soil loss and runoff rates can reduce soil fertility; therefore, soil erosion control strategies must be implemented at the hillslope and watershed scale when plantations are established and the soil is bare. In this research, we propose the use of the Vicia sativa Roth. to reduce the soil losses during the first year to control the peak of soil erosion after the plantation in tilled vineyards. To test its efficiency, rainfall simulation experiments were carried out with field surveys in The Casa Pago Gran, in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula. Our results demonstrate that soil properties (organic matter and soil bulk density) and soil erosion (soil loss, runoff and sediment concentration) were significantly different between the control plot (tilled) and with cover crops along with August 2016, 2017 and 2018 measurement periods, but not during January 2016, coinciding with the initial survey before the vetch sown. Runoff initiation was delayed in 3.7 times after 3 years (from 190 till 709 s). The runoff discharge was reduced by the Vicia sativa from 32.87 till 13.68%, the sediment concentration went down from 18.54 till 3.81 gr l−1 and the soil erosion from 3.36 to 0.29 Mg ha−1 year−1. An increase in soil bulk density was registered but did not affect the runoff generation either the soil losses, that was reduced by the plant cover. We conclude that it is necessary to include soil erosion control measures such as the use of Vicia sativa to reduce soil erosion processes during the first stages of the vineyard plantations due to the soil quality improvements and the reduction in soil and water losses.
    Description: European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)
    Description: OECD (Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems)
    Description: Universität Trier (3163)
    Keywords: ddc:631.4 ; Soil erosion ; Vineyards ; Soil management system ; Land degradation
    Language: English
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    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Description: Using a regional geological and geophysical dataset, we reconstructed the stratigraphic evolution of the Lower Magdalena Valley Basin and San Jacinto fold belt of northwestern Colombia. Detailed interpretations of reflection seismic data and new geochronology analyses reveal that the basement of the Lower Magdalena Basin is the northward continuation of the basement terranes of the northern Central Cordillera and consists of Permian – Triassic metasedimentary rocks intruded by Upper Cretaceous granitoids. Structural analyses suggest that the NE–SW strike of faults in basement rocks underlying the northeastern Lower Magdalena is inherited from a Jurassic rifting event, while the ESE–WNW—striking faults in the western part originated from a Late Cretaceous to Eocene strike–slip and extensional episode. The Upper Cretaceous to lower Eocene sedimentary rocks preserved in the present–day San Jacinto fold belt were deposited in a submarine, forearc basin formed during the coeval oblique convergence between the Caribbean and South American Plates. A lower to middle Eocene angular unconformity at the top of the upper Paleocene to lower Eocene San Cayetano sequence, the termination of the activity of the Romeral Fault System, and the cessation of arc magmatism are all interpreted to indicate the onset of low–angle orthogonal subduction of the Caribbean Plateau beneath South America between 56 and 43 Ma. Flat subduction of the plateau has continued to the present and would be the main cause of amagmatic post–Eocene deposition and formation of the Lower Magdalena Valley Forearc Basin. Extensional reactivation of inherited, pre–Oligocene basement faults was crucial for the tectonic segmentation of the basin and the formation of its two depocenters (Plato and San Jorge). Late Oligocene to early Miocene fault–controlled subsidence allowed initial infill of the Lower Magdalena, while uplift of Andean terranes made possible the connection of the Lower and Middle Magdalena Valleys, and the formation of the largest Colombian drainage system (Magdalena River system). This drainage system started delivering enormous amounts of sediments in middle Miocene times, as fault–controlled subsidence was gradually replaced by sedimentary loading. Such dramatic increase in sedimentation and the huge volume of sediment being delivered to the trench caused the formation of forearc highs in San Jacinto and of an accretionary prism farther to the west. Our results highlight the fundamental role of plate kinematics, inherited basement structure and sediment flux on the evolution of forearc basins such as the Lower Magdalena and San Jacinto.
    Language: English
    Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Description: Fungal infections represent nowadays a significant burden on the healthcare system of most of the countries, and are among the infections with the highest mortality rates. This has fostered the study of the interaction of these organisms with the human host. The outer most layer of a fungal cell is the cell wall, and together with the secreted components into the extracellular compartment, are the first lines of contact with the host cells. This interaction is critical for tissue adhesion, colonization and damage. In addition, these fungal extracellular components will define the outcome of the interaction with the host immune cells, leading either to the establishment of a protective antifungal immune response or to an immune-evasive mechanism by the fungal cell. On the other hand, our immune system has effectively evolved to deal with fungal pathogens, developing strategies for cell eradication, burden control, or antigen presentation from the innate branch to the adaptive immune response. Here, we provide a series of comprehensive review papers dealing with both aspect of the interaction fungus-immune cells: the role of virulence factors and cell wall components during such interaction, and the recent advances in the study of cellular receptors in the establishment of a protective anti-fungal immune response.
    Keywords: QR1-502 ; Q1-390 ; Candida albicans ; Cell Wall ; Aspergillus ; Histoplasma ; melanin ; Paraccocidioides ; Cryptococcus ; Dermatophytes ; host-fungus interaction ; Candida parapsilosis ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSG Microbiology (non-medical)
    Language: English
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    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Description: How systematic comparative research can unlock the potential of social media scholarship.Though diverse and fruitful, social media scholarship too often focuses on single platforms in single countries, disconnected from other media that people use. Mora Matassi and Pablo J. Boczkowski's alternative approach offers a framework based on the epistemological principle that everything we know emerges from comparing two or more entities. Drawing on a wealth of real-life cases, Matassi and Boczkowski examine key aspects of social media from three comparative dimensions (nations, media, and platforms) and two topics (history and language) to propose a blueprint that encourages researchers and lay readers alike to think about social media from new perspectives.Matassi and Boczkowski illustrate their theoretical points with examples that link multiple media, illuminate an array of platforms, cover different countries and eras, and address various languages and both textual and non-textual signifiers. The result is an original conceptual account that allows for the study of social media in ways that are global, de-westernized, transmedia, and multiplatform. In addition, the authors review the major texts that use a comparative treatment and suggest topics, theories, and methods for engaging in comparative studies in the future.
    Keywords: social media ; comparative ; cross-national ; cross-media ; cross-platform ; trans-media ; trading zones ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFD Media studies::JFDV Advertising & society ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues::PDR Impact of science & technology on society ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-01
    Description: The purpose of this paper is to update the study and analysis of the administration of Karkemish during the final phase of the Hittite kingdom. The first introductory part outlines previous contributions and results. The second part presents the updated lists of princes and officials belonging to the court of Karkemish. The third part attempts to place princes and officials in chronological order (according to the different periods of reigns). Lastly, the fourth part provides an in-depth prosopographic analysis regarding some important or interesting officials.
    Keywords: Karkemish ; princes ; officials ; Late Bronze Age ; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
    Language: English
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-14
    Description: Computer modelling & simulation
    Keywords: Computing & information technology ; thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UY Computer science::UYM Computer modelling and simulation
    Language: English
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    Publication Date: 2020-02-12
    Description: An array of broadband seismometers transecting the Talamanca Range in southern Costa Rica was operated from 2005 until 2007. In combination with data from a short-period network near Quepos in central Costa Rica, this data is analyzed by the receiver function method to image the crustal structure in south-central Costa Rica. Two strong positive signals are seen in the migrated images, interpreted as the Moho (at around 35 km depth) and an intra-crustal discontinuity (15 km depth). A relatively flat crustal and Moho interface underneath the north-east flank of the Talamanca Range can be followed for a lateral distance of about 50 km parallel to the trench, with only slight changes in the overall geometry. Closer to the coast, the topography of the discontinuities shows several features, most notably a deeper Moho underneath the Talamanca Mountain Range and volcanic arc. Under the highest part of the mountain ranges, the Moho reaches a depth of about 50 km, which indicates that the mountain ranges are approximately isostatically compensated. Local deviations from the crustal thickness expected for isostatic equilibrium occur under the active volcanic arc and in south Costa Rica. In the transition region between the active volcanic arc and the Talamanca Range, both the Moho and intracrustal discontinuity appear distorted, possibly related to the southern edge of the active volcanic zone and deformation within the southern part of the Central Costa Rica Deformed Belt. Near the volcanoes Irazu and Turrialba, a shallow converter occurs, correlating with a low-velocity, low-density body seen in tomography and gravimetry. Applying a grid search for the crustal interface depth and vp/vs ratio cannot constrain vp/vs values well, but points to generally low values (〈1.7) in the upper crust. This is consistent with quartz-rich rocks forming the mountain range.
    Language: English
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