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The invention relates to a hose line, in particular for diving equipment, having at least one base layer (1), and at least one open reinforcement layer (2). According to the invention, the base layer (1) is constructed of at least two sublayers (3, 3') that are seamlessly coextruded with one another, ...
Abstract The Directive 2013/30/EU on Safety of offshore Oil&Gas operations is now being implemented into the National legislations of EU member states. The Directive introduces in the legislation concepts and practices similar to those already adopted for onshore major hazard plants in EU Member States ...
Abstract The oil and gas industry recognizes the importance of assessing the oil spill risks associated with its operations and implement measures to manage their risks. Consequences of oil spills are highly dependent of the nature of the release, the amount spilled, the duration, where it occurred ...
Abstract Biodiversity and habitat protection are key items in the offshore activities and their relevance increased in the last decades. The O&G Companies made relevant efforts to operate in compliance with the needs of biodiversity conservation. Nevertheless, public opinion and several NGOs continue ...
Abstract Directive 2008/56/CE on Marine Strategy provides a framework for Community actions in order to achieve the objectives of good environmental status by 2020. The Directive was transposed in Italy by Legislative Decree. n. 0 190/2010 which lists future actions to be implemented to achieve the ...
The social environment individuals are exposed to during ontogeny shapes social skills and social competence in group-living animals. Consequently, social deprivation has serious effects on behaviour and development in animals but little is known about its impact on cooperation. In this study, we examined ...
Contact between humans and the marine environment is increasing, but the capacity of communities to adapt to human presence remains largely unknown. The popularization of SCUBA diving has added a new dimension to human impacts in aquatic systems and, although individual-level impacts have been identified, ...
A three-stage continuous fermentative colonic model system was used to monitor in vitro the effect of different orange juice formulations on prebiotic activity. Three different juices with and without Bimuno, a GOS mixture containing galactooligosaccharides (B-GOS) were assessed in terms of their ability ...
Lipophilic marine toxins pose a serious threat for consumers and an enormous economic problem for shellfish producers. Synergistic interaction among toxins may play an important role in the toxicity of shellfish and consequently in human intoxications. In order to study the toxic profile of molluscs, ...
The relationships among animal form, function and performance are complex, and vary across environments. Therefore, it can be difficult to identify morphological and/or physiological traits responsible for enhancing performance in a given habitat. In fishes, differences in swimming performance across ...
There is persistent commercial interest in the use of growth modified fishes for shortening production cycles and increasing overall food production, but there is concern over the potential impact that transgenic fishes might have if ever released into nature. To explore the ecological consequences ...
We present the first global assessment of extinction risk for a major group of freshwater invertebrates, caridean shrimps. The risk of extinction for all 763 species was assessed using the IUCN Red List criteria that include geographic ranges, habitats, ecology and past and present threats. The Indo-Malayan ...
The present invention relates to tuna peeling machines, in this machine, at least one conveyer belt (3) is installed so that mobile tuna spinal column (4) along framework (1), the trunnion axis brush (16) of the vertical axis brush (7) that tuna spinal column moves along with it and is moved horizontally, ...
A method of producing a frozen, microwaveable, coated food product, said method comprising the steps of: providing a portion of a solid or solidified substrate; coating the portion with an aqueous precoating liquid to form a precoated portion; applying a coating of bonding crumb to the precoated portion ...
The invention concerns an apparatus for processing meat, in particular fish, comprising a processing tool, an actuating unit associated with the processing tool for moving the processing tool out of a starting position into a processing position and vice versa, and a control device which is operatively ...
The invention provides fabricated fish chunks having the appearance and texture of real fish comprising from about 75 to about 95% of one or more functional proteins and from about 5 to about 25% other comestible ingredients, wherein the functional proteins comprise from about 40 to about 95% surimi ...
A computer-implemented system for assessing performance data is configured to execute software instructions for generating graphical user interfaces that relate to measurement indicators. The measurement indicators pertain to a demand creation model comprising a marketing automation platform and a sales ...
A method for determining distance between a vessel and at least one sensor module arranged on fishing gear being towed by the vessel, the at least one sensor module comprising a transmitter connected to a clock and a receiver connected to a clock being arranged on the vessel, comprises time-synchronising ...
A system for monitoring a twin trawl being towed by a vessel, the twin trawl comprising two trawl bags, two trawl doors and a clump, comprises at least one sensor arrangement for measuring distance between the doors and between one door and the clump, and a processing unit for computing geometric indicators ...