The construction of reliable numerical models is a key aspect within the seismic assessment existing unreinforced masonry buildings. However, it also complex process due to many uncertainties involved that can affect structural response. In situ tests allow for acquisition data at local scale. Nonetheless, supplementary information representing global response necessary overcome other (i.e., wa...

In our paper (Hutto and Young 2002), we outlined why regional monitoring programs are needed; why birds should be used as monitoring tools; why we designed our monitoring program (including the distribution of long-term monitoring points) the way we did; the benefits associated with monitoring from permanent points on a biennial rather than an annual basis; why we have gained support from manag...

Cardiotocography is widely used, all over the world, for fetal heart rate and uterine contractions monitoring before (antepartum) and during (intrapartum) labor, regarding the detection of fetuses in danger of death or permanent damage. However, analysis of cardiotocogram tracings remains a large and unsolved issue. State-of-the-art monitoring systems provide quantitative parameters that are di...

This paper studies the repeated prisoner’s dilemma with private monitoring for arbitrary number of players. It is shown that a mixture of a grim trigger strategy and permanent defection can achieve an almost e¢cient outcome for some range of discount factors if private monitoring is almost perfect and the number of players is large. This result also holds when the number of players is two for a...

Few monitoring programs have simultaneously assessed the dynamics of linked marine ecosystems (coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves) to document their temporal and spatial variability. Based on CARICOMP protocol we evaluated permanent stations in coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves from 1993 to 2008 in Chengue Bay at the Tayrona Natural Park, Colombian Caribbean. Overall, the studied e...

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are effective drug carriers. By using electromagnetic actuated systems, MNPs can be controlled noninvasively in a vascular network for targeted drug delivery (TDD). Although drugs can reach their target location through capturing schemes of MNPs by permanent magnets, drugs delivered to non-target regions can affect healthy tissues and cause undesirable side effects...

Two groups of pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) were rescued along the left bank of the Madeira River during the formation of Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Dam reservoir in the state of Rondônia, Northern Brazil. Reintroduction of both groups occurred in areas of open Tropical rainforest located within the project´s Permanent Preservation Area. A post-release monitoring was conducted for three mo...

The last decade has witnessed a surge of interest in new sensing and monitoring devices for healthcare, with implantable in vivo monitoring and intervention devices being key developments in this area. Permanent implants combined with wearable monitoring devices could provide continuous assessment of critical physiological parameters for identifying precursors of major adverse events. Open rese...

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only treatable risk factor for glaucoma. Yet, current glaucoma management usually relies on single IOP measurements during clinic hours despite the fact that IOP is a dynamic parameter with individual rhythms. Single IOP measurements underpin all major clinical guidelines on treatment of glaucoma. Other potentially informative parameters, such as IOP fluctuatio...