Brazil’s indigenous lands (ILs) are important for global environmental sustainability. Despite this, ILs are increasingly threatened by wildfires, largely driven by climate change. The main public policy implemented by the Brazilian government to protect ILs has been the Federal Brigades Program (BRIFs), created in 2013 within the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). Coordinated by the National Center for Prevention and Suppression of Wildfires (Prevfogo), with the support of the National Indigenous Peoples Foundation (Funai), the BRIFs are the result of a long learning process, which led to the integrated fire management (IFM). Since then, protection strategies have begun to value social participation, traditional knowledge, and landscape management with prescribed burning. After a decade of operation, now is an opportune moment to evaluate the results of the BRIFs and the paradigm shift it represented. This study evaluated 42 ILs encompassing 25,355,413.6 hectares. Active fire satellite data, captured from outside the prescribed burning season, allowed estimation of wildfire occurrences. Using a before–after-control-intervention approach, ILs covered and not covered by BRIFs were compared before (2003–2012) and after (2014–2023) the program’s implementation. These treatments were evaluated both collectively and separately by ecosystems: fire-prone savannas (Cerrado biome) and fire-sensitive forests (Amazon biome). The data was analyzed using the Chi-Square Adherence test, graphs, and trend lines. Results show that ILs covered by BRIFs presented a significant reduction of 22.7% in the number of active fires following program implementation, whilst those not covered showed an increase of 12.3%. In the Cerrado biome, the reduction in the ILs covered by BRIFs was evident soon after program implementation. In the Amazon biome, this reduction took longer, but the differences are highlighted by the trend curves. These results were achieved with an annual investment of USD 1.02 per hectare protected. We conclude that BRIFs have been effective in protecting Brazil’s ILs from wildfires. Due to its efficiency, combined with low financial cost and equitable gains, the BRIFs Program offers a model for the protection of regions with ecological and social similarities, such as many tropical countries.

Abstract Accurate and reliable calibration of the Advanced LIGO detectors has enabled a plethora of gravitational-wave discoveries in the detectors' first decade of operation, starting with the ground-breaking discovery, GW150914. In the first decade of operation, the calibrated strain data from Advanced LIGO detectors has become available at a lower latency and with more reliability. In this paper, we discuss the relevant history of Advanced LIGO calibration and introduce new tools that have been developed to enable faster and more robust calibrated strain data products in the fourth observing run (O4). 
We discuss improvements to the robustness, reliability, and accuracy of the low-latency calibration pipeline as well as the development of a new tool for monitoring the LIGO detector calibration in real time.

Repositories are one of the key infrastructure components in achieving the goals of open science. In response to legal obligations, emerging trends, and challenges in open science, several Croatian institutions jointly established a national digital repository infrastructure in 2015 - the DABAR system (Digital Academic Archives and Repositories). Its purpose is to provide a unified space for storing, preserving, and ensuring open access to the scholarly output of scientists and institutions within the Croatian science and higher education system. After nearly a decade of operation, it is crucial to assess the role of this infrastructure today and evaluate whether it has successfully embodied the core principles of open science - openness, transparency, and visibility of scientific and Croatian scholarly output. This paper presents the Croatian national repository infrastructure as a case study, offering insights for comparison with similar national infrastructures. The study employs a quantitative research approach, divided into two parts to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state and future development of repositories in Croatia. The first part analyses quantitative data and repository statistics. The DABAR infrastructure currently comprises 182 repositories and hosts over 249,000 digital objects, yet only slightly more than 50% of them are openly accessible. To investigate the reasons behind the high percentage of restricted or closed-access objects, a survey was conducted among institutions that primarily deposit such items. The findings of this research contribute to a broader discussion on open science practices and repository management at both European and international levels. The results will serve as a foundation for further improvements to the infrastructure, the promotion of open science principles, and the development of systematic support mechanisms to encourage greater accessibility and transparency in scholarly communication.

Beyond the initial boom: Energy transitions can improve rural development indicators

ABSTRACT Scholarship on feminist action has exploded in the context of networked publics, demonstrating how platforms can support the formation of movements and the amplification of critical discourse. And yet examination of feminist action beyond these digital infrastructures reveals how their affordances and constraints may lead to overemphasis on some features of action, potentially obscuring others that do not align with platform norms valuing visibility, virality, and self-expression. Our analysis of the functioning and impact of an intersectional community organization aimed at fostering inclusivity in video games provides a necessary complement to the emphasis on digital feminist activism within feminist media scholarship. After over a decade of operations, the organization invited a team of researchers to conduct a qualitative, action-oriented research project with participants and organizers of the organization to better understand its impact. This study of Pixelles Montréal reveals unique spatial, temporal, and affective characteristics that may be more sustainable, particularly in terms of the wellbeing of community members and organizers. In this paper we outline the community’s practices of intersectional feminist activism in games and argue for the importance of bringing non-digital practices in conversation with networked feminist activism.

NASA’s Juno mission, involving a pioneering spacecraft the size of a basketball court, has been instrumental in observing Jupiter’s atmosphere and surface from orbit since it reached the intended orbit. Over its first decade of operation, Juno has provided unprecedented insights into the solar system’s origins through advanced remote sensing and technological innovations. This study focuses on change detection in terms of Juno’s trajectory, leveraging cutting-edge data computing techniques to analyze its orbital dynamics. Utilizing 3D position and velocity time series data from NASA, spanning 11 years and 5 months (August 2011 to January 2023), with 5.5 million samples at 1 min accuracy, we examine the spacecraft’s trajectory modifications. The instantaneous average acceleration, jerk, and snap are computed as approximations of the first, second, and third derivatives of velocity, respectively. The Hilbert transform is employed to visualize the spectral properties of Juno’s non-stationary 3D movement, enabling the detection of extreme events caused by varying forces. Two unsupervised machine learning algorithms, DBSCAN and OPTICS, are applied to cluster the sampling events in two 3D state spaces: (velocity, acceleration, jerk) and (acceleration, jerk, snap). Our results demonstrate that the OPTICS algorithm outperformed DBSCAN in terms of the outlier detection accuracy across all three operational phases (OP1, OP2, and OP3), achieving accuracies of 99.3%, 99.1%, and 98.9%, respectively. In contrast, DBSCAN yielded accuracies of 98.8%, 98.2%, and 97.4%. These findings highlight OPTICS as a more effective method for identifying outliers in elliptical orbit data, albeit with higher computational resource requirements and longer processing times. This study underscores the significance of advanced machine learning techniques in enhancing our understanding of complex orbital dynamics and their implications for planetary exploration.

The maritime traffic service system (VTS) is increasingly focused and strongly developed. After a decade of operation, the VTS system in Vietnam has demonstrated its benefits, such as reducing accidents and improving ship traffic capacity. Close monitoring of objects with a high risk of environmental pollution, such as oil tankers and dangerous cargo ships, helps to reduce the risk of accidents and environmental pollution. However, the benefits brought by the VTS system have not been comprehensively evaluated. This research uses the SWOT method combined with quantitative methods to comprehensively analyze the system. The results show that the VTS system makes an important contribution to optimizing travel time, waiting time for channels, reducing support vehicles for channel clearing, and reducing emissions, with a benefit-to-cost index of more than 483%. From there, propose a direction for the development of the VTS system to contribute to the sustainable development of the Vietnamese maritime industry.

Background: This study aimed to assess the accumulation rates and potential agricultural value of residual sludge from the aerated lagoon wastewater treatment plant in Ouargla province, which has long faced issues of rising and pollution of ground water. The plant was constructed in 2009 to mitigate these problems. After more than a decade of operation, it is essential to determine the management strategies for the sludge accumulated in the basins to prevent harmful consequences on both the purification process and the environment. Methods: To achieve this objective, we measured the thickness of the sludge accumulated at the bottom of the lagoon basins and estimated the total sludge volume in each basin. In addition to these quantitative measurements, sludge samples were collected from the basins and a series of physicochemical and bacteriological analyses were conducted. Results: The results highlight the heterogeneous spatial distribution of sediments in the studied basins. Based on the average height of the accumulated sludge, dredging is necessary for basins F2, A3, and B2. The average annual accumulation rate calculated for the entire wastewater treatment plant is 30.95 cm/year. The sludge produced by this plant is dry and has low fermentability when stored. It contains 2.58% nitrogen and 0.55% phosphorus on a dry matter (DM) basis, with very low concentrations of heavy metals. Conclusion: This sludge can help increase agricultural soil’s nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content. It appears to be safe regarding the following trace metals: copper, nickel, cadmium, mercury, lead, and zinc.

The work develops a number of author's publications with an overview of the experience of operating icebreakers of project 1191 in ice conditions of inland and coastal sea waterways. This publication is devoted to the generalization of data from field observations and tests of the operability of ship systems, devices, deck mechanisms, equipment, shipboard spaces under prolonged exposure to negative atmospheric temperatures. It is noted that the icebreakers of the Kapitan Evdokimov type in the design did not demonstrate their reliable adaptability to long-term operation in winter. An overview of the main stages of reconstruction of the studied project to improve its operational performances is also performed. It is shown that the reconstruction measures of the initial stage of operation in order to improve the ice performances of the icebreaker cannot be considered scientifically justified and completed. At the same time, the optimization of the combination of its ice and navigation performances has not been achieved. Modernization measures of the last decade of operation are able to maintain the ice performances of the vessel, but their resource consumption must be justified.

Abstract This article explores the early queer history of the Mexico City Metro (from its planning stages in the late 1960s—and especially the subway's embeddedness in the political and sexual repression emblematized by the student massacres of 1968 and 1971—through its first decade of operation). Drawing evidence from a variety of sources—literary works, essays and chronicles, newspaper accounts, and popular music, as well as from biographies of the planners of the Metro—the article argues that, from its inception, the Metro was understood by the state and by sexual-political dissidents as a mechanism for political and sexual control. But as the Metro more efficiently connected upper-class neighborhoods with of barrios populares, the Metro gradually became a zone of queer rebellion.

Clinical Research Networks (CRNs) are means to improve healthcare delivery, quality of care and patient outcomes. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Latin America's leading health research organization, has established a CRN to promote interaction and collaboration among its clinical research experts. After a decade of operation, a revitalization process was undertaken out of the need to improve its functionality. This study aimed to describe the evaluation process of the Fiocruz Clinical Research Network (RFPC) by gathering the opinions and perspectives of its members and identifying the network structure. The goal was to improve scientific collaboration and member engagement, thereby increasing the integration, effectiveness, and impact of clinical research conducted at the institution. Clinical research professionals at Fiocruz were invited to participate in an online questionnaire to collect information about their professional experience, the benefits and constraints of participating in research networks, relevant discussion topics, and the challenges of complying with Good Clinical Practices (GCP). With the help of social network analysis, a deeper understanding of the dynamics and structure of professional communication networks was obtained. The questionnaire was completed by 122 professionals (response rate 50.4%), with most respondents being principal investigators (PIs) with more than 10 years of professional experience (24.6%). Participation in research networks was considered beneficial, particularly in working groups (48.4%), and as an opportunity to exchange experiences with other professionals (44.3%). Almost half of the participants (48.4%) did not identify any barriers to participating in a network. Topics that required further discussion included data management, biorepositories and biobanks, and ethical and regulatory issues. Challenges to conducting clinical research with GCP standards included strategic support and funding, staffing and training, data management, infrastructure, quality management, and collaboration. Communication within the research network was loosely structured, with the most experienced professionals holding central positions. This analysis provided valuable insights to support the management of the RFPC. It highlighted the internal community's interests and expectations, identified key areas for improvement in GCP implementation, and influential professionals who could improve information sharing and national integration. The findings have far-reaching implications that can be applied in different contexts. They contribute to the ongoing discussion on the establishment and management of research networks.

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to contribute to knowledge about the diversity of credibility arrangements in new audit spaces “in the margins” of auditing and the implications of such arrangements.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on an in-depth qualitative study of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) rights certification run by the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights (RFSL) during its first decade of operation. We have interviewed employees and studied documents at the certification units within the RFSL. We have also interviewed certified organizations.FindingsWe highlight two features that explain the unusual credibility arrangements in this audit practice: the role of beneficiaries in the organizational arrangements chosen and the role of responsibility as an organizing value with consequences for responsibility allocation in this certification. These features make it possible for the RFSL to act as a credible auditor even though it deviates from common arrangements for credible audits.Originality/valueThe RFSL certification is different in several ways. First, the RFSL acts as both a trainer and an auditor. Second, the trainers/auditors at the RFSL have no accreditation to guarantee their credibility. Third, the RFSL decides for itself what standards should apply for the certification and adapts these standards to the operation being audited. Therefore, this case provides a good opportunity to study alternative credibility arrangements in the margins of auditing as well as their justifications.

This case describes the growth of ReNew Power during its first decade of operation. Sumant Sinha, a first-generation entrepreneur and former banker, founded the company, which grew from a modest generator-cum-developer of wind energy-based electricity to one of India's largest companies in the renewable energy sector. With the entry of large, well-funded players such as Tata Power and Adani Green into the Indian renewable sector by the end of 2020, Sinha had to make a strategic decision: should ReNew continue to organically scale up its presence in an increasingly competitive yet expanding Indian renewable energy sector, should it diversify geographically, or should it pursue emerging opportunities for vertical or horizontal integration within the sector? The case provides an opportunity to discuss how alternative business models and competitive scenarios may facilitate or inhibit the growth of a player in the renewable energy sector.

ABSTRACT The second Fermi/LAT gamma-ray burst (GRB) Catalogue (2FLGC) spanning the first decade of operations by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) collaboration was recently released. The closure relations of the synchrotron forward shock (FS) model are not able to reproduce a sizeable portion of the afterglow-phase light curves in this collection, indicating that there may be a large contribution from some other mechanism. Recently, synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) light curves from the reverse shock (RS) regions were derived in the thick- and thin-shell regimes for a constant-density medium, and it was demonstrated that analytical light curves could explain the GeV flare observed in several bursts from 2FLGC, including GRB 160509A. Here, we generalize the SSC RS scenario from the constant density to a stratified medium, and show that this contribution helps to describe the early light curves exhibited in some Fermi/LAT-detected bursts. As a particular case, we model a sample of eight bursts that exhibited a short-lasting emission with the synchrotron and SSC model from FS and RS regions, evolving in a stellar-wind environment, constraining the microphysical parameters, the circumburst density, the bulk Lorentz factor, and the fraction of shock-accelerated electrons. We demonstrate that the highest energy photons can only be described by the SSC from the FS region.

This groundbreaking study conducts the first-ever field push test on anchor bolts in steel–UHPC composite pavement in China, providing researchers with the opportunity to obtain the true mechanical performance of the anchor bolts after more than a decade of operation. As a result, the study comprehensively studies the long-term performance of anchor bolts in steel–UHPC composite pavement. The study established a finite element model of steel–UHPC pavement based on the mechanical properties of studs obtained from the field push-back tests, and the mechanical properties of studs were modeled by COMBIN39 and COMBIN14 elements. The reasons for the degradation of the bolt performance were analyzed by combining the anchorage force transfer model of the composite beam and the fatigue formula of the stiffness degradation of the bolt, based on the results of the finite element method. The study revealed that the stress of the anchor bolts gradually equilibrates along the longitudinal direction after prolonged service, with the end anchor bolts experiencing an offloading phenomenon and the middle span anchor bolts experiencing an increasing load phenomenon. Furthermore, the study identified the residual slip at the interface of the anchor bolt as a significant factor in the longitudinal stress redistribution of the anchor bolt, and construction errors further promoted stress redistribution. The study’s findings contribute to advancing the design and construction of steel–UHPC composite pavement. Additionally, the study proposes a novel approach to accurately evaluate the stiffness of pavements by combining the anchor bolt extrapolation test with a finite element model, with a maximum error of no more than 5 percent, which can be applied in future pavement design and construction.

Deseret Hospital, Women, and the Perils of Modernization

ResumenEn México, la decidida y sistemática participación de la sociedad civil en lalucha contra la tuberculosis inició en 1939, al crearse el Comité Nacional deLucha contra la Tuberculosis. Su plural conformación y las labores que desempeñóle distinguieron de las asociaciones y de ligas antituberculosas creadas endécadas previas en diferentes países de las Américas. En este artículo sepresentará un primer acercamiento a la plural conformación de ese organismo y seestudiarán algunas de las acciones que impulsó durante su primera década defuncionamiento, un momento en el que también fue particularmente prolífica lacoexistencia de diferentes terapéuticas para tratar a los individuos con esaenfermedad.

ABSTRACT This experience report aims to present the professional practices of psychologists who were members of the first multidisciplinary team of a municipal education system located in the North of the State of Rio de Janeiro throughout its first decade of operation (2011-2021). In order of events, the experiences and challenges of this pioneering service are presented in the events order. Likewise, the construction of an institutional mapping and the inauguration of an Institutional Duty service are reported, through which it was possible to determine school inclusion and student retention as scopes of psychological interventions. As a result, it was realized that psychologists must be aware of the mistaken expectations about their professional duties and the discourses that blame teachers and students, so that they can act to promote quality public education for all in partnership with other actors in the educational process field.

Direct observations of the oceans acquired on oceanographic research ships operated across the international community support fundamental research into the many disciplines of ocean science and provide essential information for monitoring the health of the oceans. A comprehensive knowledge base is needed to support the responsible stewardship of the oceans with easy access to all data acquired globally. In the United States, the multidisciplinary shipboard sensor data routinely acquired each year on the fleet of coastal, regional and global ranging vessels supporting academic marine research are managed by the Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R, rvdata.us) program. With over a decade of operations, the R2R program has developed a robust routinized system to transform diverse data contributions from different marine data providers into a standardized and comprehensive collection of global-ranging observations of marine atmosphere, ocean, seafloor and subseafloor properties that is openly available to the international research community. In this article we describe the elements and framework of the R2R program and the services provided. To manage all expeditions conducted annually, a fleet-wide approach has been developed using data distributions submitted from marine operators with a data management workflow designed to maximize automation of data curation. Other design goals are to improve the completeness and consistency of the data and metadata archived, to support data citability, provenance tracking and interoperable data access aligned with FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) recommendations, and to facilitate delivery of data from the fleet for global data syntheses. Findings from a collection-level review of changes in data acquisition practices and quality over the past decade are presented. Lessons learned from R2R operations are also discussed including the benefits of designing data curation around the routine practices of data providers, approaches for ensuring preservation of a more complete data collection with a high level of FAIRness, and the opportunities for homogenization of datasets from the fleet so that they can support the broadest re-use of data across a diverse user community.

Phase-change materials (PCM) in buildings are considered a promising option to prevent overheating in warm seasons. Numerous studies have shown a noticeable improvement in thermal comfort through PCM, but in real applications they have often underperformed. User behaviour is often neglected as an important factor in determining PCM performance and might be a limiting factor. Another factor could be time-dependent degradation, which has also been scarcely researched so far. We used simulations within two case studies to investigate whether the PCM applications, each of which had been in operation for more than ten years, were still functioning from a technical perspective and what influence user behaviour had on their performance. We found that the PCM applications still had a positive influence on the thermal performance of the rooms, although the effect due to behavioural optimizations was significantly greater. The PCM was able to reduce the time of discomfort by 9–45% in the baseline scenario with real documented user behaviour in both rooms. Improved user practices increased the reduction in discomfort to 33–52%. For future studies evaluating PCM and its use, we recommend considering realistic user habits, as implementing optimal behaviour could lead to an overestimation of PCM performance and dissatisfaction with the technology.