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- Dees, M., et al.
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Status and Future of Biomass Assessment for Energetic Use in Europe
- 2012
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In: 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. - 9788889407547 ; , s. 23-24
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Results from biomass potential assessments vary considerably, both on global and European level. On the other hand reliable figures on biomass potentials are an important basis for energy policy and for strategies that aim at an increase of use of biomass for energy both on EU-Level as well as e. g. on national level in the National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) by the 27 member states. This paper is based on the findings of two projects, BEE and CEUBIOM. It presents an overview of the findings of these projects and includes an analysis of biomass potential aspects within the NREAPs. It presents how, based on an analysis of the status quo of potential studies, the projects developed proposals for a harmonisation of the methodologies and it presents the key areas they identified for future work in the field.
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- Boyer, E, et al.
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SHREC 2011: Robust Feature Detection and Description Benchmark
- 2011
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Feature-based approaches have recently become very popular in computer vision and image analysis applications, and are becoming a promising direction in shape retrieval. SHREC’11 robust feature detection and description benchmark simulates the feature detection and description stages of feature-based shape retrieval algorithms. The benchmark tests the performance of shape feature detectors and descriptors under a wide variety of transformations. The benchmark allows evaluating how algorithms cope with certain classes of transformations and strength of the transformations that can be dealt with. The present paper is a report of the SHREC’11 robust feature detection and description benchmark results.
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- Piskur, Barbara, et al.
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Parents actions, challenges, and needs while enabling participation of children with a physical disability: a scoping review
- 2012
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In: BMC Pediatrics. - : BioMed Central. - 1471-2431. ; 12:177
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Pediatric rehabilitation considers Family-centered service (FCS) as a way to increase participation of children with a physical disability in daily life. An important principal is that parents greatly contribute to their childs participation at school, at home, and in the community. However, it is unclear what kind of information is available from literature about what parents actually do to support their childs participation and what problems and needs they experience? Hence, the aim of this study was to provide an overview of the actions, challenges, and needs of parents in enabling participation of their child with a physical disability that is neurological and non-progressive in nature. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanMethods: Scoping review with extensive literature search (September 2011) and a thematic analysis to synthesize findings. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanResults: Fourteen relevant articles revealed two major themes: parents enable and support performance of meaningful activities and parents enable, change and use the environment. Each theme holds a number of actions (e. g. choosing the right type of meaningful activities for facilitating social contacts) and challenges (e. g. negative attitudes of other people). Less information is available about the needs of parents. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanConclusions: This study indicates that parents apply a broad range of strategies to support participation of their children. They experience many challenges, especially as a result of constraints in the social and physical environments. However, this review also shows that little is known about needs of parents in facilitating participation. As Family-centered service (FCS) philosophy is all about the needs of the child and the family, it is essential to further investigate the needs of the parents and to understand if and to what extent they wish to be supported in enabling their childs participation in daily life.
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- Andersson, Eleonor I., et al.
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Performance Tests in People With Chronic Low Back Pain Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Change
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In: Spine. - : J B Lippincott Co. - 0362-2436 .- 1528-1159. ; 35:26, s. E1559-E1563
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Study Design. Cohort study. Objective. To assess the responsiveness and minimal clinically important change (MCIC) of 6 commonly-used performance tests (5-minute walking, 50-ft walking, sit-to-stand, 1 minute stair climbing, loaded forward reach, Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation). Summary of Background Data. Performance tests are used to evaluate physical function in people with low back pain. Little is known about their clinimetric properties. Methods. Performance tests were administered in people with chronic nonspecific low back pain (n = 198) before and after 10 weeks of treatment. At 10 weeks, the global perceived effect scale was used to determine if participants judged themselves as worsened, unchanged, or improved. The mean change scores for each performance test were calculated. A performance test was considered responsive if the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was equal to or greater than 0.70. We used 2 methods to evaluate MCIC: the optimal cut-off point based on the receiver operating characteristic curve, which takes into account both sensitivity and specificity, and the minimal detectable change for improvement, which considers test specificity only. Results. In general, the mean change scores were the smallest in participants who judged themselves worsened and largest in those reporting to be improved. Sit-to-stand (AUC = 0.75) and stair climbing (AUC = 0.72) were the only performance tests that showed adequate responsiveness. For sit-to-stand, the MCIC ranged from 4.1 to 9.8 seconds (19%-45% of the mean baseline score). For stair climbing, the MCIC ranged from 14.5 to 23.9 steps (19%-31% of the mean baseline score). Conclusion. Only 2 of the 6 performance tests were responsive. Both had acceptable MCIC values. Developing individualized performance tests might partly overcome the general lack of responsiveness of performance tests. Future research should focus on the clinimetric testing of performance tests in subgroups.
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The need for transparency and good practices in the qPCR literature
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In: Nature Methods. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1548-7091 .- 1548-7105. ; 10:11, s. 1063-1067
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Two surveys of over 1,700 publications whose authors use quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) reveal a lack of transparent and comprehensive reporting of essential technical information. Reporting standards are significantly improved in publications that cite the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments (MIQE) guidelines, although such publications are still vastly outnumbered by those that do not.
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- Leonardo A, Martucci, et al.
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Privacy, Security and Trust in Cloud Computing: The Perspective of the Telecommunication Industry
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In: [Host publication title missing].
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The telecommunication industry has been successful in turning the Internet into a mobile service and stimulating the creation of a new set of networked, remote services. Most of these services now run or are supported by cloud computing platforms. Embracing cloud computing solutions is fundamental for the telecommunication industry to remain competitive. However, there are many legal, regulatory, business, market-related and technical challenges that must be considered first. In this paper we list such challenges and define a set of privacy, security and trust requirements that must be taken into account before cloud computing solutions can be fully integrated and deployed by telecommunication providers.
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- Martucci, Leonardo, et al.
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Privacy, Security and Trust in Cloud Computing : The Perspective of the Telecommunication Industry
- 2012
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In: Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing and 9th International Conference on Autonomic & Trusted Computing (UIC/ATC), 2012. - : IEEE COMPUTER SOC. - 9781467330848 - 9780769548432 ; , s. 627-632
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- The telecommunication industry has been successful in turning the Internet into a mobile service and stimulating the creation of a new set of networked, remote services. In this paper we argue that embracing cloud computing solutions is fundamental for the telecommunication industry to remain competitive. However, there are legal, regulatory, business, market-related and technical challenges that must be considered. In this paper we list such challenges and define a set of privacy, security and trust requirements that must be taken into account before cloud computing solutions can be fully integrated and deployed by telecommunication providers.
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- Smeets, C. J. P. P., et al.
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A wireless subglacial probe for deep ice applications
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In: Journal of Glaciology. - 0022-1430 .- 1727-5652. ; 58:211, s. 841-848
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- We present the design and first results from two experiments using a wireless subglacial sensor system (WiSe) that is able to transmit data through 2500 m thick ice. Energy consumption of the probes is minimized, enabling the transmission of data for at least 10 years. In July 2010 the first prototype of the system was used to measure subglacial pressure at the base and a temperature profile consisting of 23 probes in two 600 m deep holes at Russell Glacier, a land-terminating part of the West Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq. The time series of subglacial pressure show very good agreement between data from the WiSe system and the wired reference system. The wireless-measured temperature data were validated by comparison with the theoretical decrease of melting point with water pressure inside the water-filled hole directly after installation. To test the depth range of the WiSe system a second experiment using three different probe types and two different surface antennas was performed inside the 2537 m deep hole at NEEM. It is demonstrated that, with the proper combination of transmission power and surface antenna type, the WiSe system transmits data through 2500 m thick ice.
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- Wanschers, Bas F. J., et al.
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A mutation in the human CBP4 ortholog UQCC3 impairs complex III assembly, activity and cytochrome b stability
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In: Human Molecular Genetics. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0964-6906 .- 1460-2083. ; 23:23, s. 6356-6365
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Complex III (cytochrome bc(1)) is a protein complex of the mitochondrial inner membrane that transfers electrons from ubiquinol to cytochrome c. Its assembly requires the coordinated expression of mitochondrial-encoded cytochrome b and nuclear-encoded subunits and assembly factors. Complex III deficiency is a severe multisystem disorder caused by mutations in subunit genes or assembly factors. Sequence-profile-based orthology predicts C11orf83, hereafter named UQCC3, to be the ortholog of the fungal complex III assembly factor CBP4. We describe a homozygous c.59T > A missense mutation in UQCC3 from a consanguineous patient diagnosed with isolated complex III deficiency, displaying lactic acidosis, hypoglycemia, hypotonia and delayed development without dysmorphic features. Patient fibroblasts have reduced complex III activity and lower levels of the holocomplex and its subunits than controls. They have no detectable UQCC3 protein and have lower levels of cytochrome b protein. Furthermore, in patient cells, cytochrome b is absent from a high-molecular-weight complex III. UQCC3 is reduced in cells depleted for the complex III assembly factors UQCC1 and UQCC2. Conversely, absence of UQCC3 in patient cells does not affect UQCC1 and UQCC2. This suggests that UQCC3 functions in the complex III assembly pathway downstream of UQCC1 and UQCC2 and is consistent with what is known about the function of Cbp4 and of the fungal orthologs of UQCC1 and UQCC2, Cbp3 and Cbp6. We conclude that UQCC3 functions in complex III assembly and that the c.59T > A mutation has a causal role in complex III deficiency.
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