Context. High energy electrons can produce Hard X-Ray (HXR) emission in galaxy clusters via Inverse Compton Scattering (ICS) of CMB photons. Aims. We discuss here the consequences of the presence of such high energy particles for the multi-frequency emissivity of the same clusters and for the structure of their atmospheres. Methods. We derive predictions for the ICS HXR emission in the specific...

The consequences of climate change on infrastructure, particularly reinforced concrete (RC) bridges, have rapidly increased in recent years. These are primarily driven by the surge CO2 emissions, which significantly impacts carbonation depth RC structures. This study aims to investigate probability carbonation-induced corrosion initiation (PCICI) bridge elements. To achieve this, investigation ...

BACKGROUND A regional-scale sensitivity study has been carried out to investigate the climatic effects of forest cover change in Europe. Applying REMO (regional climate model of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology), the projected temperature and precipitation tendencies have been analysed for summer, based on the results of the A2 IPCC-SRES emission scenario simulation. For the end of the ...

In this study, snowpack scenarios are modelled across the French Alps using dynamically downscaled variables from the ALADIN Regional Climate Model (RCM) for the control period (1961–1990) and three emission scenarios (SRES B1, A1B and A2) for the midand late 21st century (2021–2050 and 2071–2100). These variables are statistically adapted to the different elevations, aspects and slopes of the ...

This study analyzed the characteristics of environmental impacts apartment buildings, a typical housing type in South Korea, as part research project supporting streamlined life cycle assessment (S-LCA) buildings within G-SEED (Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design) framework. Three recently built building complexes were chosen objects quantitative evaluation terms their embodied (...

Markov jump processes play an important role in a large number of application domains. However, realistic systems are analytically intractable and they have traditionally been analysed using simulation based techniques, which do not provide a framework for statistical inference. We propose a mean field approximation to perform posterior inference and parameter estimation. The approximation allo...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recently introduced fpVCT scanners can capture volumetric (4D) time-varying projections enabling whole-organ dynamic CTA imaging. The main objective of this study was to assess the temporal resolution of dynamic CTA in discriminating various phases of rapid and slow time-dependent neurovascular pathologies in animal models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Animal models were creat...