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The Dyrosauridae Hyposaurus derbianus Cope was loaned by Orville A. Derby in 1880 to Edward D. Cope to be studied. After Cope's death the specimens were not returned and toured several foreign institutions like the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the National History Museum (NHM) in London. We accessed several documents of the Memory and Archive Sector of the National Museum of Brazil (Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) to elucidate the real trajectory of the H. derbianus holotype. We noticed several errors in the literature, going from the assignment of the specimen as a syntype, even though it is a holotype according to the ICZN, to registration number problems. In addition, photographs of specimen PV R 8672, previously taken at the NHM, describing it as a cast of H. derbianus in the NHM's official website, were correlated with the original material studied by Cope and recognised through the labels of the Museu Nacional/UFRJ and the Geological Commission of the Brazilian Empire (Comissão Geológica do Império). Lastly, despite the fire at the Museu Nacional/UFRJ and the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to locate the holotypes at the NHM and elucidate its history.
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P80 Figure 1This ongoing project will enable our team to identify those requiring blood tests and potential treatment. As we continue we expect an increase in patient numbers to our CNS clinics. One major limitation is limited access to regional hospital laboratory results. Another limitation is staff being available to review files, responses to letters and chasing blood tests or results.Public Health England (2017). Hepatitis C in the UK – 2017 Report.Working to Eliminate Hepatitis C as a Major Public Health Threat. London: PHE.Thursz M. (2017). The fight against hepatitis C has not yet been won: here’s what we have to do. Huffington Post;10 August 2017.Vine LJ et al. Diagnosis and management of hepatitis C. British Journal of Hospital Medicine;2015;76:11, 625–630.World Health Organization (2016). Combating Hepatitis B and C to Reach Elimination by 2030. Geneva: WHO.
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In spite of the significant number of studies focused on the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, there are still many unknowns regarding this event in Lisbon, Portugal. Thus, in this research the authors compiled historical documents, including some that had never been analyzed, complemented with a field survey and tsunami numerical modeling at the historical civil parish of Santo Estevão, Lisbon. It was possible to identify 13 buildings, including three religious buildings and five palaces. Furthermore, the new data showed that contradicting the general idea, the earthquake caused significant damage to the selected territory because the number of households decreased by 52%. The number of residents decreased to about 51%, and in 1756, 1041 residents were still living in 297 temporary shelters. There were more than 44 dead and 1122 residents were unaccounted for. The fire did not hit the area, and the tsunami numerical model results were validated by the historical accounts and cartography, which indicate that the coastal area of the studied area was not significantly inundated by the tsunami. The consultation of historical documents that had never been analyzed by contemporary researchers provides a breakthrough in the knowledge of the event since it allowed a very detailed analysis of the disaster impact.
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The present study aims to analyze the police stops measures adopted by European Union countries to contain the COVID 19 pandemic. The study is developedfrom the analysis of the police stops law, especially the strengthening ofpolice power to act in case of non-compliance with the rules of confinement imposed. A brief historical account is made about other similar situations experienced in the past. We focus the analysis on the police stop measures, to examine their adequacy to the constitutional principles on individual rights, freedoms, and guarantees. This study aims to analyze the proportionality of the measures adopted, in particular those that required quarantine dwellers, home confinement and vaccination. The methodology adopted is based on a theoretical framework that included the study of legislation, administrative decisions, reports and opinions of various authorities. Finally, we are looking at some decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The conclusions show the results on the degree of acceptance by people in general regarding the restrictions adopted and the critical reflection on the adequacy of the measures in the face of the Portuguese Constitution and the Declaration ofHuman Rights, from the point of view of the principle ofproportionality.
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Combined heat and power (CHP) generation plants are an assessed valuable solution to significantly reduce primary energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Nevertheless, the primary energy saving (PES) and CO2 reduction potentials of this solution are strictly related to the accurate definition and management of thermal and electric loads. Data-driven analysis could represent a significant contribution for optimizing the CHP plant design and operation and then to fully deploy this potential. In this paper, the use of a bi-level optimization approach for the design of a CHP is applied to a real application (a large Italian hospital in Rome). Based on historical data of the hospital thermal and electric demand, clustering analysis is applied to identify a limited number of load patterns representative of the annual load. These selected patterns are then used as input data in the design procedure. A Mixed Integer Linear Programming coupled with a Genetic Algorithm is implemented to optimize the energy dispatch and size of the CHP plant, respectively, with the aim of maximizing the PES while minimizing total costs and carbon emissions. Finally, the effects of integrating biogas from the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) of the Spent Coffee Ground (SCG) and Energy Storage (ES) technologies are investigated. The results achieved provide a benchmark for the application of these technologies in this specific field, highlighting performances and benefits with respect to traditional approaches. The effective design of the CHP unit allows for achieving CO2 reduction in the order of 10%, ensuring economic savings (up to 40%), when compared with a baseline configuration where no CHP is installed. Further environmental benefits can be achieved by means of the integration of AD and ES pushing the CO2 savings up to 20%, still keeping the economical convenience of the capital investment.
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Assessing the dynamics of Bhasan Char is very crucial, as the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has recently selected the island as the accommodation of the FDMN. This article critically evaluates the spatiotemporal morphological variations due to erosion, accretion, and subsurface deformation of the island through multi-temporal geospatial and geophysical data analysis, groundwater quality-quantity, and also determines the nature and rate of changes from 2003 to 2020. This is the first study in this island on which multi-temporal Landsat Satellite Imagery and seismic data have been used with geospatial techniques with Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) and petrel platform, respectively. The analysis of satellite images suggests that the island first appeared in 2003 in the Bay of Bengal, then progressively evolved to the present stable condition. Significant changes have taken place in the morphological and geographical conditions of the island since its inception. Since 2012, the island has been constantly accreted by insignificant erosion. It receives tidally influenced fluvial sediments from the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river system and the sedimentary accretion, in this case, is higher than the erosion due to relatively weaker wave action and longshore currents. It has gained approximately 68 km2 area, mostly in the northern part and because of erosion in the south. Although the migration of the Bhasan Char was ubiquitous during 2003–2012, it has been concentrated in a small area to the east since 2018. The net shoreline movements (NSM) suggest that the length of the shoreline enlarged significantly by around 39 km in 2020 from its first appearance. Seismic and GPS data clearly indicate that the island is located on the crest of a slowly uplifting low-amplitude anticline, which may result in a stable landform around the island. Based on the analysis of historical data, it has been assessed that the current configuration of Bhasan Char would not be severely affected by 10–15-foot-high cyclone. Therefore, FDMN rehabilitation here might be safer that would be a good example for future geo-environmental assessment for any areas around the world for rehabilitation of human in remote and vulnerable island. The findings of this research will facilitate the government’s decision to rehabilitate FDMN refugees to the island and also contribute to future research in this area.