APART (A Posteriori Active ReplicaTion) is a recently proposed active replication protocol specifically tailored for multi-tier data acquisition systems. It ensures consistency of middle-tier sink replicas by means of an a-posteriori synchronization phase based on reconciliation, which is activated only in case replicas react to an input message from the sensors by generating an output event de...

The hype that big data will improve healthcare delivery is extraordinary. However, the reality of actually translating big data insights into meaningful healthcare improvements is far more limited. Substantial challenges exist. Variability in data standards and interoperatability prevent efficient linkage of health data. Regulatory and privacy concerns regarding the widespread dissemination and...

Pull-apart basins are structural features linked to the interactions between strike-slip and extensional tectonics. Their morphology evolution determined by factors such as extension rate, basin length/width ratio, changes in direction. In this work, we investigate effect of a change plate motion direction on pull-apart basin's structure, using analogue modelling experiments with two-layer duct...

Commensality – the act of eating together and its social effects creating or reinforcing groups has been studied extensively. In life aboard ships, in particular, is attributed a key role reflecting thereby enforcing professional hierarchies deemed fundamental to functioning ship. However, transgressions these commensal rules customs have often overlooked. Taking eighteenth-century Ostend Compa...

The Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB) is a rare oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. It has a biological endemism similar to that of the Galapagos Islands, and its spring-fed ecosystems have very low nutrient content (nitrogen or phosphorous) and are dominated by diverse microbialites. Thus, it has proven to be a distinctive opportunity for the field of astrobiology, as th...

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have led the way in the treatment of aqueous waste and are rapidly becoming the chosen technology for many applications. In this paper, COD reduction potential of leather tanning industry wastewaters by Electro-Fenton (EF) oxidation, as one of the AOPs, was experimentally evaluated. The wastewater sample was taken from an outlet of an equalization basin in a ...