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The FEBS JournalVolume 280, Issue s1 p. 627-638 Satellite EventsFree Access Satellite Events First published: 01 July 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.12342AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume280, Issues1Special Issue: 38th FEBS Congress, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 6–11, 2013July 2013Pages 627-638 RelatedInformation

Mechanisms of neurotoxicity and implications for neurological disorders

Keywords: chemical contaminants, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, neuroinflammation, neurotoxicty.On 13 July 2012, in conjunction with the 8th FENSForum of Neuroscience in Barcelona, Dr. JordiLlorens and I organized a Satellite Event in theform of a 1-day symposium. The main focus of thesymposium was on the mechanisms of neurotox-icity potentially involved in neurodegenerative dis-eases or neurodevelopmental disorders. Aspectsincluding gene–environment interactions, specificcellular alterations and neurodevelopmental impli-cations were covered by internationally recognizedexperts in their respective field. Reviews based onsix of the oral presentations from invited speakersare included in this issue of the Journal of InternalMedicine.The review by Dr. Julie Andersen, Buck Institutefor Age Research, Novato CA, USA, discusses thepossible link between environmental stress,aging, glial cell senescence and Parkinson’s dis-ease [1]. Certain chronic environmental expo-sures have been linked to the age-relateddevelopment of Parkinson’s disease neuropathol-ogy. Neuronal damage is believed to involve theinduction of neuroinflammatory events mediatedby glial cell activation. Senescent cells accumu-late with age, and they express a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) connectedto the secretion of many inflammatory cytokines,growth factors and proteases. Andersen proposesthat senescent glia could contribute to age-related neurodegeneration by creating a chroni-cally inflamed milieu. If correct, this novelpotential link between glial senescence and Par-kinson’s disease could change the current under-standing on the role of glial cells in age-relatedneurodegenerative diseases. In particular envi-ronmental stressors associated with Parkinson’sdisease, such as paraquat and MPTP, may act inpart by eliciting senescence and SASP expressionby glial cells in the aging brain, thereby contrib-uting to the characteristic decline in neuronalintegrity that occurs in the disorder.Dr. Rosario Moratalla, Instituto Cajal, CSIC,Madrid,describesinherreviewtheroleofdopaminereceptors in the neurotoxicity of the synthetic drugmethamphetamine [2]. Despite its neurotoxiceffects including loss of dopaminergic fibres andcell bodies, methamphetamine is consumed bymillions of users. There is evidence from clinicalreports suggesting that methamphetamine abusersare predisposed to Parkinson’s disease. The mech-anism of methamphetamine neurotoxicity involvesdopamine receptors. In fact, genetic inactivation ofD1orD2receptorsubtypesprotectsagainstthelossof dopaminergic fibres in the striatum and loss ofdopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigrainduced by methamphetamine. The protectiongiven by D1 receptor inactivation is due to blockadeof hyperthermia, lower dopamine content and turn-over,andhigherlevelsofstoredvesiculardopaminein D1 receptor

First International Workshop on Bidirectional Transformations (BX 2012): Preface

transformations (bx) are a mechanism for maintaining the consistency of two (or perhaps more) related sources of information. Such sources can be databases, software models, documents, or their abstract models like graphs or trees. BX are an emerging topic in a wide range of research areas with prominent presence at top conferences in different fields. The methodologies used for bx range from classical program transformation to graph transformation techniques, from ad-hoc techniques for data synchronization to the development of domain-specific languages and their integration. The First International Workshop on (BX 2012) established a dedicated venue for bx in all relevant areas. It was initiated by the participants of the Dagstuhl Seminar Bidirectional Transformations (bx) in Germany 2011, which continued the GRACE International Meeting on held in Japan 2008. The workshop BX 2012 took place at the Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia on the 25th of March 2012, as a satellite event of ETAPS 2012, the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software.

2012 Commission on Narcotic Drugs: Report of Proceedings – IDPC Report

2012 marks the centenary of the international drug control system and the first instance of a state being moved to denounce formally any of the UN drug control treaties. The 55th session of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND), held in Vienna between 12th and 16th March, therefore looked set to be a fascinating event and did not disappoint.As expected, member states favouring the current regime praised its virtues and ongoing relevance 100 years since The Hague Opium Convention; behaviour that found support in the statements and positions of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB or Board). These bodies sought to ensure, and to a certain extent succeeded, that such a celebratory perspective became the dominant narrative of the event. However, a number of Parties to the conventions openly, and without precedent within the conference rooms of the Vienna International Centre, expressed discontent with the UN’s fundamental architecture for drug control. Alongside these opposing perspectives more familiar debates surrounding the INCB’s mandate and civil society engagement could also be found.This report aims to provide a summary of what happened at the meeting, including at various satellite events, and offer some analysis of the key discussions and debates; the emerging reaffirm versus reformist debate foremost among them. A supplementary account of the proceedings can be found on the IDPC blog, (supported by Youth RISE). Official UN documentation pertaining to the session can be found here.

Report on the Eighteenth International Conference on Case‐Based Reasoning

This article reports on the main track papers, speakers, satellite events, and other activities of the Eighteenth International Conference on Case‐Based Reasoning (ICCBR), held 19–22 July 2010 in Alessandria, Italy

Preface to special issue: EXPRESS, ICE and SOS 2009

This special issue of Mathematical Structures in Computer Science contains a selection of papers presented at three satellite events of CONCUR'09, which was held between 31 August and 5 September 2009 in Bologna (Italy). Specifically, it contains three papers from the 16th International Workshop on Expressiveness in Concurrency (EXPRESS'09), one paper from the 2nd Interaction and Concurrency Experience (ICE'09) and two papers from the 6th Workshop on Structural Operational Semantics (SOS'09).

Model-based approaches and frameworks for embedded software systems

Model-driven development (MDD) comprises approaches to software development that heavily rely on modeling and the systematic transition from models to executable code. One of these approaches is the OMG’s model-driven architecture (MDA), which is based on the separation between the specification of a system and its implementation using specific platforms. The workshop on Model-Based Methodologies for Pervasive and Embedded Software (MOMPES) focuses on all the aspects related to the adoption of MDA and other MDD approaches, including language, process, methods, and tools, for supporting the construction of computer-based systems, and more specifically, pervasive and embedded software systems. In this issue, we are happy to present the best papers from MOMPES 2009 and 2010. MOMPES 2009, the sixth in this series of workshops, took place during the 31st IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2009) in Vancouver, Canada, on May 16. The seventh workshop, MOMPES 2010, was organized as a satellite event of the 25th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2010), which took place in Antwerp, Belgium, on September. The issue contains selected, extended, and revised versions of papers presented in these two workshops following a second round of rigorous review.

Writing it Up: Getting Your LIS Research Out There

This paper grew out of a presentation at the ‘Research for LIS Practitioners Workshop’ organised by the ALIA Research Committees and held at the State Library of New South Wales. The workshop was a satellite event of the Information Online Conference. The goal of the workshop was to encourage practitioner research and publication in the LIS community and the goal of this paper is, (in common with the presentation it grew from), to assist beginning LIS practitioner researchers by providing introductory information and tips about how to write up research for dissemination and publication. Basic information is provided about the components of a research report, and the different approaches required for different audiences and types of publication. In addition, some personal observations about the practicalities of writing are provided. This paper provides practitioner researchers with a starting point for writing up their research.

Obama Boosts Science Education During White House Student Fair

With the East Room of the White House flush with Nobel laureates and government officials, including freshly sworn‐in U.S. National Science Foundation director Subra Suresh, President Barack Obama honored dozens of students who participated in a White House science fair on 18 October. The fair—many of whose participants have won other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions—is part of a series of events that culminated 23–24 October in the USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and at 50 satellite events around the country.“We welcome championship sports teams to the White House to celebrate their victories,” Obama said, noting that the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, New Orleans Saints football team, and others have been to the White House. “I thought we ought to do the same thing for the winners of science fair and robotic contests and math competitions, because often we don't give these victories the attention that they deserve. When you win first place at a science fair, nobody is rushing the field or dumping Gatorade over your head [in celebration].”

Assessing satellite-based precipitation estimates in the Southern Appalachian mountains using rain gauges and TRMM PR

Abstract. A study was performed using the first full year of rain gauge records from a newly deployed network in the Southern Appalachian mountains. This is a region characterized by complex topography with orographic rainfall enhancement up to 300% over small distances (<8 km). Rain gauge observations were used to assess precipitation estimates from the Precipitation Radar (PR) on board of the TRMM satellite, specifically the TRMM PR 2A25 precipitation product. Results show substantial differences between annual records and isolated events (e.g. tropical storm Fay). An overall bias of −27% was found between TRMM PR 2A25 rain rate and rain gauge rain rates for the complete one year of study (−59% for tropical storm Fay). Besides differences observed for concurrent observations by the satellite and the rain gauges, a large number of rainfall events is detected independently by either one of the observing systems alone (rain gauges: 50% of events are missed by TRMM PR; TRMM PR: 20% of events are not detected by the rain gauges), especially for light rainfall conditions (0.1–2mm/h) that account for more than 80% of all the missed satellite events. An exploratory investigation using a microphysical model along with TRMM reflectivity factors at selected heights was conducted to determine the shape of the drop size distribution (DSD) that can be applied to reduce the difference between TRMM estimates and rain gauge observations. The results suggest that the critical DSD parameter is the number concentration of very small drops. For tropical storm Fay an increase of one order of magnitude in the number of small drops is apparently needed to capture the observed rainfall rate regardless of the value of the measured reflectivity. This is consistent with DSD observations that report high concentrations of small and/or midsize drops in the case of tropical storms.

Graph transformation tool contest 2008

This special section is the outcome of the graph transformation tool contest organised during the Graph-Based Tools (GraBaTs) 2008 workshop, which took place as a satellite event of the International Conference on Graph Transformation (ICGT) 2008. The contest involved two parts: three “off-line case studies” which were published before the contest, and to which solutions were submitted and reviewed; and a “live contest” for which the case description was only handed out during the event, and to which solutions had to be constructed during a single afternoon session. Here we briefly sketch the off-line cases, and the setup and topic of the live contest in somewhat more detail. We also evaluate the results of the workshop, and give some recommendations for future editions. Finally, we introduce the research papers appearing in this special section.

Intraoperative neurophysiology is here to stay

The 2010 February and April issues of Child’s Nervous System offer to the readers two very timely focus sessions in the field of “neuromonitoring”. This was the topic of a symposium held in Cape Town in October 2008—as a satellite event of the 36th Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery—aimed to cover the various techniques available to neurosurgeons for keeping under control the brain and the spinal cord, both in the operating room and the intensive care unit. What emerged from that symposium is presented in these focus sessions, where international experts in traumatic brain injury (see the Editorial of Dr. Figaji in the February issue of Child’s Nervous System) and intraoperative neurophysiology address the aspects of these disciplines relevant to pediatric neurosurgery.

Preface to special issue: Expressiveness in Concurrency 2008

This issue of Mathematical Structures in Computer Science contains three papers selected from the 15th International Workshop on Expressiveness in Concurrency (EXPRESS'08) held on 23 August 2008 in Toronto (Canada) as a satellite event of CONCUR'08.

EVIDENCE FOR DEPARTURE FROM A POWER-LAW FLARE SIZE DISTRIBUTION FOR A SMALL SOLAR ACTIVE REGION

Active region 11029 was a small, highly flare-productive solar active region observed at a time of extremely low solar activity. The region produced only small flares: the largest of the $>70$ Geostationary Observational Environmental Satellite (GOES) events for the region has a peak 1--$8{\AA}$ flux of $2.2\times 10^{-6} {\rm W} {\rm m}^{-2}$ (GOES C2.2). The background-subtracted GOES peak-flux distribution suggests departure from power-law behavior above $10^{-6} {\rm W} {\rm m}^{-2}$, and a Bayesian model comparison strongly favors a power-law plus rollover model for the distribution over a simple power-law model. The departure from the power law is attributed to this small active region having a finite amount of energy. The rate of flaring in the region varies with time, becoming very high for two days coinciding with the onset of an increase in complexity of the photospheric magnetic field. The observed waiting-time distribution for events is consistent with a piecewise-constant Poisson model. These results present challenges for models of flare statistics and of energy balance in solar active regions.

The seventh Libyan Diabetes and Endocrinology Conference (LDEC2009), April 7-9, 2009, Tripoli, Libya

The Libyan Association for Diabetes and Endocrinology (LADE) held its annual conference LDEC2009 over three days on April 7-9, 2009, in Tripoli. This was the seventh in the series of Libyan diabetes and endocrine conferences. It was the fourth conference held in the extended three-day format. The program targeted consultants and specialists in diabetes and endocrinology as well as other branches of general internal medicine who practice in hospitals and polyclinics. It included many primary health care providers. The conference seems to be emerging as the key “national” event in Libyan diabetes and endocrine circles. Many delegates attended from various parts of the country. Some delegates came for the first time from Sebha, Zliten, and Sirte. The representatives of the National Ministry of Health and The Libyan Board for Medical Specialties also acknowledged its status in their introductions during the opening ceremony. LDEC2009 had more satellite events than previous conferences the festival nearly an entire week. Two of these were outside Tripoli for the first time. “Sebha Diabetes Review 2009” was held jointly by the LADE and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sebha. The “Zawia Diabetes Review 2009” was jointly organized by LADE and the Faculty of Medicine, 7th April University, Zawia. We received comprehensive press coverage throughout the three days. Unique new features included international speakers, the LADE Clinical debate, attendance by Libyan physicians in training from the UK and Italy, and notably that it was officially held under the auspices of LADE and included its AGM with a healthy and transparent discussion as well as accountability of the board to the General Assembly.

Strategic Management Committee (SMC) meeting for NEuroMed

Event Abstract Back to Event Strategic Management Committee (SMC) meeting for NEuroMed Driss Boussaoud1* 1 CNRS -Universite Aix-Marseille, INCM, France Europe and the Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC) possess a good potential of well-trained researchers in the field of brain function and dysfunction in disease. However, neuroscience remains poorly represented in collaborative projects amongst the Mediterranean and European countries. Yet, as the MPC access to the status of developed economies, they face the severe health burden of brain dysfunction in relation with developmental issues, education, aging, neurodegenerative diseases, mental and addictive disorders. It is thus crucial for the MPC to invest in this theme of research, and it is strategic for the European Union to strengthen it cooperation with South countries to help them become full R&D partners in Neurosciences. In this context, the European Commission has recently funded a Mediterranean Neuroscience Network (N€UROMED) with the aim of supporting MPC research institutions infrastructure and potential development in brain research. The project, built on existing collaborations and local networks, gathers a strong human potential from 23 Universities and research centres from 7 countries (Algeria, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, and Turkey). More precisely, the objectives are to promote and improve: (1) twinning between centres of excellence in the EU and the MPC; (2) recruitment, training and secondments in MPC centres; (3) transfer of knowledge and know-how to the MPC research centres; (4) physical research infrastructure in MPC centres. N€uroMed focuses on four major relevant societal issues: neurodegenerative and mental diseases, neuroplasticity, adaptation to environmental stress and brain imaging, where cooperation with EU research entities can help increase the human potential and physical infrastructure in MPC. N€uroMed will pave the way to the creation of solid links amongst institutions in MPC and Turkey, and to step up Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation in the field of Neurosciences. In parallel to the implementation of specific activities, N€uroMed will also improve the participation of the MPC to the FP7. Finally, the project is expected to have broader impacts on other key EU policies as it contributes to the fulfilment of the neighbourhood policy, as well as the international aspect of the European R&D policy.N€uroMed will last for 36 months (November 2009 to Octobre 2012). The first meeting of the Strategic Management Committee takes place during the 3rd Mediterranean Conference of Neuroscience to adopt the programme and agenda proposed by the workpackage leaders. It will be followed by the kick off meeting in Marseille, January 2010, which will gather all Partners and Associated Partners to launch the work program. One of the strategic actions of the project is to recruit four post-docs. A call will be published in the 1st three months of 2010. The N€uroMed Social (SE01) will take place in the VIP lounge of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 19h. fig 1 Conference: 3rd Mediterranean Conference of Neuroscience , Alexandria, Egypt, 13 Dec - 16 Dec, 2009. Presentation Type: Oral Presentation Topic: Satellite Events Citation: Boussaoud D (2009). Strategic Management Committee (SMC) meeting for NEuroMed. Front. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: 3rd Mediterranean Conference of Neuroscience . doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.01.2009.16.188 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 30 Nov 2009; Published Online: 30 Nov 2009. * Correspondence: Driss Boussaoud, CNRS -Universite Aix-Marseille, INCM, 13331 Marseille, France, driss.boussaoud@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Driss Boussaoud Google Driss Boussaoud Google Scholar Driss Boussaoud PubMed Driss Boussaoud Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.

Comparison of Ground-Based Radar and Geosynchronous Satellite Climatologies of Warm-Season Precipitation over the United States

Abstract Studies in the past several years have documented the climatology of warm-season precipitation-episode statistics (propagation speed, span, and duration) over the United States using a national composited radar dataset. These climatological studies have recently been extended to other continents, including Asia, Africa, and Australia. However, continental regions outside the United States have insufficient radar coverage, and the newer studies have had to rely on geostationary satellite data at infrared (IR) frequencies as a proxy for rainfall. It is well known that the use of IR brightness temperatures to infer rainfall is subject to large errors. In this study, the statistics of warm-season precipitation episodes derived from radar and satellite IR measurements over the United States are compared and biases introduced by the satellite data are evaluated. It is found that the satellite span and duration statistics are highly dependent upon the brightness temperature threshold used but with the appropriate choices of thresholds can be brought into good agreement with those based upon radar data. The propagation-speed statistics of satellite events are on average ∼4 m s−1 faster than radar events and are relatively insensitive to the brightness temperature threshold. A simple correction procedure based upon the difference between the steering winds for the precipitation core and the winds at the level of maximum anvil outflow is developed.

Integrating perception and action through cognitive neuropsychology (broadly conceived)

This special issue of Cognitive Neuropsychology aims at providing a forum for empirical and theoretical research on the integration of perceptual and motor processes in the human mind. The initiative originated at a workshop on “Integrative approaches to perception and action” (Trieste, 27 October, 2006), a satellite event to the 14th Kanizsa Lecture. The 2006 lecture addressed the architecture of human vision from a broad perspective, reviewing a range of neuropsychological, imaging, and behavioural data to reveal the organization of visual pathways and relate it to the functions of vision. The satellite workshop presented alternative views and additional empirical findings, providing an exciting backdrop for the lecture. The number of valuable insights that ensued encouraged us to develop the project into a collection of printed papers. This special issue is the outcome of this process. Historically, the cognitive sciences have used the adjective “integrative” in different ways. The earliest dates back at least to the publication of Sherrington’s classic, The Integrative Action of the Nervous System (Sherrington, 1906), which aimed at studying how separate organs and body parts are brought together into a unified, organized organism by the workings of the nervous system. The integrative phenomena that came under Sherrington’s scrutiny were limited by his emphasis on reflexes as units of integration and by his corresponding interest in animal preparations displaying reflex behaviour (Levine, 2007). However, there is little doubt that understanding how different brain mechanisms relate to one another and to other bodily mechanisms, such as those mediating actions, remains central to contemporary cognitive science. A second sense refers to the need of integrating different levels of explanation when studying the mind/brain. Indeed, the idea that approaches limited to a single level of analysis do not suffice to unravel how the brain works forms the core dictum of integrative neuroscience

Formal approaches to multi-agent sysems

In recent years, multi-agent systems have come to form one of the key technologies for software development. The Formal Approaches to Multiagent Systems (FAMAS) workshop series brings together researchers from the fields of logic, theoretical computer science and multi-agent systems in order to discuss formal techniques for specifying and verifying multiagent systems, including many subtle and not easy to formalize aspects of agency. FAMAS addresses the issues of logics for multiagent systems, formal methods for verification, e.g. model checking, and formal approaches to cooperation, multi-agent planning, communication, coordination, negotiation, games, and reasoning under uncertainty in a distributed environment. The first workshop in the FAMAS series, FAMAS’03, took place in Warsaw in April 2003 as a satellite event of the European Conference on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS’03). A selection of contributed and invited papers was published in Fundamenta Informaticae as volume 63, issue 2,3 of 2004. The second FAMAS workshop, FAMAS’06, took place in August 2006 at the Riva del Garda, in conjunction with the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI’06). The best contributions resulted in the current special issue of the Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. FAMAS’07 was one of the agent workshops gathered together under the umbrella of Multiagent Logics, Languages and Organizations—FederatedWorkshops (MALLOW’007), taking place in September 2007 in Durham. Finally, FAMAS’09 will take place in Turin as a part of MALLOW’09.

DESIGN AND RESULTS OF THE 3RD ANNUAL SATISFIABILITY MODULO THEORIES COMPETITION (SMT-COMP 2007)

The Satisfiability Modulo Theories Competition (SMT-COMP) is an annual competition aimed at stimulating the advance of the state-of-the-art techniques and tools developed by the Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) community. As with the first two editions, SMT-COMP 2007 was held as a satellite event of CAV 2007, held July 3-7, 2007. This paper gives an overview of the rules, competition format, benchmarks, participants and results of SMT-COMP 2007.