8 research outputs found
Emerg Infect Dis
No full textAntibodies against bluetongue virus were detected in cattle, sheep, goats, and camels in Algeria in 2008. Antibodies against epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus were detected in cattle, but antibodies against African horse sickness virus were not detected in horses and mules. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease in northern Africa poses a major risk for the European Union
Uncertain uncertainty in data-driven stochastic optimization: towards structured ambiguity sets
No full textAmbiguity sets of probability distributions are a prominent tool to hedge against distributional uncertainty in stochastic optimization. The aim of this paper is to build tight Wasserstein ambiguity sets for data-driven optimization problems. The method exploits independence between the distribution components to introduce structure in the ambiguity sets and speed up their shrinkage with the number of collected samples. Tractable reformulations of the stochastic optimization problems are derived for costs that are expressed as sums or products of functions that depend only on the individual distribution components. The statistical benefits of the approach are theoretically analyzed for compactly supported distributions and demonstrated in a numerical example.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Team Dimitris BoskosTeam Jan-Willem van Wingerde
Stochastic model predictive control for linear systems affected by correlated disturbances
No full textInternational audienceIn this paper, the problem of stability, recursive feasibility and convergence conditions of stochastic model predictive control for linear discrete-time systems affected by a large class of correlated disturbances is addressed. Based on indirect feedback of the state, we develop a stochastic model predictive control that guarantees convergence, average cost bound and chance constraint satisfaction. The results rely on the computation of probabilistic reachable and invariant sets using the notion of correlation bound. This control algorithm results from a tractable deterministic optimal control problem formulation with a value function that upperbounds the expected quadratic cost of the predicted state trajectory and control sequence. The proposed methodology only relies on the assumption of the existence of bounds on the mean and the covariance matrices of the disturbance sequence distribution
Animal diseases caused by Orbiviruses, Algeria
No full textAntibodies against bluetongue virus were detected in cattle, sheep, goats, and camels in Algeria in 2008. Antibodies against epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus were detected in cattle, but antibodies against African horse sickness virus were not detected in horses and mules. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease in northern Africa poses a major risk for the European Union
On the electronic nature of silicon and germanium based oxynitrides and their related mechanical, optical and vibrational properties as obtained from DFT and DFPT
No full textElectronic structure, bonding and optical properties of the orthorhombic oxynitrides Si 2N 2O and Ge 2N 2O are studied using the density function theory as implemented in pseudo-potential plane wave and full-potential (linearized) augmented plane wave plus local orbitals methods. Generalized gradient approximation is employed in order to determine the band gap energy. Indeed, the Si 2N 2O exhibits a large direct gap whereas Ge 2N 2O have an indirect one. Bonding is analyzed via the charge densities and Mulliken population, where the role of oxygen is investigated. The analysis of the elastic constants show the mechanical stability of both oxynitrides. Their bulk and shear modulus are slightly smaller than those reported on nitrides semiconductors due to the oxygen presence. The optical properties, namely the dielectric function, optical reflectivity, refractive index and electron energy loss, are reported for radiation up to 30 eV. The phonon dispersion relation, zone-center optical mode frequency, density of phonon states are calculated using the density functional perturbed theory. Thermodynamic properties of Si 2N 2O and Ge 2N 2O, such as heat capacity and Debye temperature, are given for reference. Our study suggests that Si 2N 2O and Ge 2N 2O could be a promising potential materials for applications in the microelectronics and optoelectronics areas of research. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.A part of calculations with Wien2k code has been performed in ISCF computers of FUNDP University (Belgium) during the research stays of S. G-S and M. B. K. CASTEP calculations were carried out partially in the Beowulf class heterogeneous computer cluster at KAUST. For the author A. H. R. his work was supported from the institutional research concept of the Institute of Physical Biology, UFB (No. MSM6007665808), the program RDI of the Czech Republic, the project CENAKVA (No. CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0024), the grant No. 152/2010/Z of the Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia and the School of Material Engineering, Malaysia University of Perlis
Evidence of Coulomb correction and spinorbit coupling in rare-earth dioxides CeO 2, PrO 2 and TbO 2: An ab initio study
No full textThe current study investigates the structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of CeO 2, PrO 2 and TbO 2 using the full potential (linearized) augmented plane wave plus local orbital method within the WuCohen generalized gradient approximation (GGA) with Hubbard (U) correction and spinorbit coupling (SOC). The GGAU implementation lead us to describe correctly the relativistic effect on 4f electrons for CeO 2. We clarify that the inclusion of the Hubbard U parameter and the spinorbit coupling are responsible for the ferromagnetic insulating of PrO 2 and TbO 2. The magnetic description is achieved by the spin-density contours and magnetic moment calculations, where we show the polarization of oxygen atoms from the rare earth atoms. The mechanical stability is shown via the elastic constants calculations. The optical properties, namely the dielectric function and the reflectivity are calculated for radiation up to 12 eV, giving interesting optoelectronic properties to these dioxides. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.A part of calculations with Wien2k and VASP codes have been performed in ISCF computers of FUNDP University (Belgium) during the research stays of S.G.-S. and M.B.K. VASP calculations were carried out partially in the Beowulf class heterogeneous computer cluster at KAUST. S.G.-S. and M.B.K. wish to thank Alberto Otero de la Roza from Universidad de Oviedo (Spain) for providing us with RUNWIEN code. For the author A.H.R., his work was supported from the program RDI of the Czech Republic, the project CENAKVA (No. CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0024), the Grant no. 152/2010/Z of the Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia. School of Material Engineering, Malaysia University of Perlis, P.O. Box 77, d/a Pejabat Pos Besar, 01007 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
External quality assessment of Rift Valley fever diagnosis in countries at risk of the disease: African, Indian Ocean and Middle-East regions
No full textInternational audienceRift Valley fever virus (RVFV), an arbovirus belonging to the Phlebovirus genus of the Phenuiviridae family, causes the zoonotic and mosquito-borne RVF. The virus, which primarily affects livestock (ruminants and camels) and humans, is at the origin of recent major outbreaks across the African continent (Mauritania, Libya, Sudan), and in the South-Western Indian Ocean (SWIO) islands (Mayotte). In order to be better prepared for upcoming outbreaks, to predict its introduction in RVFV unscathed countries, and to run efficient surveillance programmes, the priority is harmonising and improving the diagnostic capacity of endemic countries and/or countries considered to be at risk of RVF. A serological inter-laboratory proficiency test (PT) was implemented to assess the capacity of veterinary laboratories to detect antibodies against RVFV. A total of 18 laboratories in 13 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and the Indian Ocean participated in the initiative. Two commercial kits and two in-house serological assays for the detection of RVFV specific IgG antibodies were tested. Sixteen of the 18 participating laboratories (88.9%) used commercial kits, the analytical performance of test sensitivity and specificity based on the seroneutralisation test considered as the reference was 100%. The results obtained by the laboratories which used the in-house assay were correct in only one of the two criteria (either sensitivity or specificity). In conclusion, most of the laboratories performed well in detecting RVFV specific IgG antibodies and can therefore be considered to be prepared. Three laboratories in three countries need to improve their detection capacities. Our study demonstrates the importance of conducting regular proficiency tests to evaluate the level of preparedness of countries and of building a network of competent laboratories in terms of laboratory diagnosis to better face future emerging diseases in emergency conditions
Corylus avellana L. Husks an Underutilized Waste but a Valuable Source of Polyphenols
No full text[EN] Bioactive potential of hazelnut husks was determined as a function of their cultivar source and extraction solvent. Hazelnut husks from four hazelnut cultivars (Butler, Grada de Viseu, Lansing and Morell) were picked in a hazelnut orchard at harvest and extracted with five solvents with different polarity: water, methanol, acetone, ethyl acetate and hexane. Phenolics were identified by HPLC-DAD and antioxidant activity was determined by three complementary methods: DPPH, FRAP and inhibition of lipid peroxidation. A total of 11 phenolics were identified in studied cultivars and grouped in five main classes namely, ellagitannin (ellagic acid), benzoic acids (gallic acid, protocatechuic acid and vanillic acid), flavonols (kaempferol-3,7-O-diglucoside, kaempferol-3-O-[6-acetylglucoside]-7-O-glucoside, kaempferol-3-O-[6acetylglucoside]-7-O-rhamnoside and quercetin-3-O-rutinoside), flavone (luteolin-7-O-rutinoside) and flavan-3-ol (epicatechin). Cultivar and extraction solvent influenced significantly (p < 0.001) the extraction yield. 'Grada de Viseu' husks presented the highest content of individual phenolics identified, particularly in methanol extracts whilst 'Lansing' showed the lowest levels. Similar pattern was found for antioxidant activities. Methanolic husk extracts exhibited the greatest antioxidant potentials followed by water and acetone. The valorization of hazelnuts by-products gives an important contribution for the isolation and purification of bioactive molecules that can be used for both medicinal and industrial purposes.The author Sandra Cabo acknowledges the financial support by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (PB/BD/113615/2015) under the Doctoral Programme "Agricultural Production Chains-from fork to farm" (PD/00122/2012). The authors also acknowledge the financial support provided by National Funds from FCT, under the project UID/AGR/04033/2019. The authors acknowledge the financial support of INTERACT project "Integrative Research in Environment, Agro-Chains and Technology", no. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000017, in its line of research entitled ISAC, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through NORTE 2020 (North Regional Operational Program 2014/2020) and Project IBERPHENOL, Project Number 0377_IBERPHENOL_6_E, co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through POCTEP 2014-2020.Cabo, S.; Aires, A.; Carvalho, R.; Pascual-Seva, N.; Silva, AP.; Gonçalves, B. (2021). Corylus avellana L. Husks an Underutilized Waste but a Valuable Source of Polyphenols. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 12(7):3629-3644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-020-01246-4S36293644127Molnar, T.J., Goffreda, J.C., Funk, C.R.: Developing hazelnuts for the eastern United States. 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