The maritime industry is a complex multi-tiered sector that plays a major role in international shipping and trade.Seaborne transportation is responsible for 90% of goods moved globally, and containerized shipments account for more than 50% of those goods.This volume of movement requires efficient tracking and traceability methods tha
The soil moisture and ocean salinity (SMOS) satellite has provided for about ten years systematic passive L-band orly impressions measurements from space.For several months, phase 0 studies are conducted by the French space agency for a second-generation high resolution (HR) follow-on mission.This contribution is making the connection between this
Objective With the rising demand in civil aviation and the continual growth of large- and medium-sized airports, reliable and secure apron hydrant pipeline systems are essential for enabling the smooth movement of passengers and cargo at civil aviation airports.Furthermore, an accurate pump start/stop control strategy is vital to ensuring the effic
We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews.Three to five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited were interviewed (N=11).Through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) we found that the women all had been through trauma
Abstract Background We report a case of an intraabdominal desmoid tumor that occurred at a gastro-pancreatic lesion with spontaneous cystic features, and present the successful laparoscopic resection of the tumor.Case presentation A 20-mm retroperitoneal cystic mass with a solid component was found adjacent to the stomach and pancreatic body in a 5