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Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) is increasingly becoming suitable for marine habitat mapping and various classification methods, diversifying in terms of classification algorithms, automation and MBES involved data features, are requiring scientific attention. On the other hand, the improved quality and ...
The proposed project shows the results obtained in the implementation and testing in lacustrine and marine environment of a nautical remote controlled vehicle with surface navigation and innovative features Semi-Immersible (SI-USV). This vehicle is based on a pending patent belonging to Palermo University ...
The proposed project shows the results obtained in the implementation and testing in lacustrine and marine environment of an innovative laterals hydro floating tilting systems control for USV or remote/autonomous surface nautical vehicles. This vehicle is based on a pending patent belonging to Palermo ...
This paper describes the development of cost-efficient, innovative and interoperable ocean passive acoustics sensors systems deployable from multiple platforms in the European FP7 project NeXOS (Next generation Low-Cost Multifunctional Web Enabled Ocean Sensor Systems Empowering Marine, Maritime and ...
There is a rising concern about the environmental status of the seas of our planet. Such concern regards several kinds of anthropogenic activities and their impact on the marine ecosystems. Part of the adverse effects are recognised to be due to various forms of acoustic emissions generated by human ...
New alliances between public and private partners at local, national and international level are needed to unlock the potential for growth from the maritime economy, boost green and blue technology development, and turn the environmental challenges into opportunities for innovation and sustainable development. ...
Nutrient pollution is one of worldwide most diffused, expensive and challenging environmental issues. The monitoring of nutrients in coastal areas is a complex task, due to the fact that the available methods reaching the required sensitivity are based on optical wet chemistry measurements. In order ...
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an environmental management instrument implemented worldwide. In the last years the development of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) influenced environmental research to quantify impacts on marine life. In this paper we present a case study of EIA: a real application ...
A robust, reliable, small, light and low consumption water collecting device, or Sampling System (SS), is a fundamental part of any physical chain and any functional process aiming at automatically monitor or measure chemical or biological water parameters in-situ. Autonomous aquatic vehicles (ASV and ...
The interest in off-shore multi-purpose platforms resides in the wide opportunities involved in it, for example considering the development of large marine infrastructure in the near future. An available off-shore site where testing marine energy converters (exploitation of wave, tidal and hydrokinetic ...
The European COMMON SENSE project aims to support the implementation of European Union marine policies such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The project has been designed to directly respond to requests for integrated and effective data acquisition systems by developing innovative ...
La macchina lancia salvagenti (Masterful) e concepita per agevolmente soccorrere dalla spiaggia e senza entrare in acqua, la persona che si trovasse in difficolta in mare, senza coinvolgere ma soprattutto senza mettere a rischio l'incolumita dei soccorritori. Questa maneggevole e rivoluzionaria apparecchiatura, ...
Wireless Mesh Network is presented as an appealing solution for bridging the digital divide between developed and under-developed regions. But the planning and deployment of these networks are not just a technical matter, since the success depends on many other factors tied to the related region. Although ...
Azaspiracid (AZA) poisoning was unknown until 1995 when shellfish harvested in Ireland caused illness manifesting by vomiting and diarrhoea. Further in vivo/vitro studies showed neurotoxicity linked with AZA exposure. However, the biological target of the toxin which will help explain such potent neurological ...
Histamine-producing bacteria are responsible for scombrotoxin (histamine) fish poisoning, a leading cause of fish poisoning in the United States. We report here the draft genome sequences of four histamine-producing (HP) Photobacterium kishitanii strains and nine HP Photobacterium angustum strains isolated ...
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen transmitted through food that can cause severe infections in high-risk groups such as pregnant women, elderly, young children and immunocompromised individuals. It is a ubiquitous bacterium that can survive in harsh conditions, such as dry environments, at low temperatures, ...
Termites are mainly known for damage caused to human beings, both in urban and rural areas. However, these insects play an important role in the decomposition of organic matter in tropical regions and are important natural resources, which are widely used in traditional medicine and are also consumed ...
qPCR as a powerful and attractive methodology has been widely applied to aquaculture researches for gene expression analyses. However, the suitable reference selection is critical for normalizing target genes expression in qPCR. In the present study, six commonly used endogenous controls were selected ...
Objective: This study is to evaluate the anti-obese effects of glucosamine (GLC) and chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) on high-fat diet-induced obese rats. Methods: The rats were randomly divided into twelve groups: a normal diet group (NF), a high-fat diet group (HF), Orlistat group, GLC high-, middle-, ...
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Some viruses encode their own miRNAs and these are increasingly being recognized as important modulators of viral and host gene expression. Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) is a highly pathogenic ...