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In this section you can find an overview of all COST Publications edited by COST Actions or the COST Office. Please note that COST does not commercialise these publications. A link to the publication is shown when available. If the box "Copies Available" appears, an extra copy is available from the COST Office. If not, please do contact the Action Chair, whose contact details can be found via the Actions section.

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2011 | Action Number: FP0601

Forest Management and The Water Cycle – An Ecosystem-Based Approach

The protective function of forests for water quality and water-related hazards, as well as adequate water supplies for forest ecosystems in Europe, are potentially at risk due to changing climate and changing land-management practices. Water budgets of forest ecosystems are heavily dependent on climate and forest structure. The latter is determined by the management measures applied in the forestry sector. Various developments of forest management strategies, imposed on a background of changing climate, are considered in assessing the overall future of forest–water interactions in Europe.
Synthesizing recent research on the interactions of forest management and the water regime of forests in Europe and beyond, the book makes an important contribution to the ongoing dialogue between scientists dealing with different scales of forest-water interactions. This collaborative endeavour, which covers geographic and climatic gradients from Iceland to Israel and from southern Spain to Estonia and Finland, was made possible through COST Action FP0601 "Forest Management and the Water Cycle (FORMAN)", which was launched in 2007.
The book will be of particular interest to the research community involved in forest ecosystem research and forest hydrology, as well as landscape ecologists and hydrologists in general. It will also provide reference material for forest practitioners and planners in hydrology and land use.

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2011 | Action Number: TU0601

Robustness of Structures-Proceedings of the Final Conference of COST Action TU0601

  • Author(s): M. Faber, H. Narasimhan, J. Sorensen, T. Vrouwenvelder and M. Chryssanthopoulos
  • Publisher(s): Czech Technical University in Prague
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-80-01-04730-9

In 2005, the Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS) together with Working Commission 1 of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) organised a workshop on robustness of structures, held at the BRE facilities in the UK.
Among the results of the workshop the decision to develop a proposal for a joint European project on structural robustness turned out to be good and successful. The project ‘COST Action TU0601 : Robustness of Structures’ commenced in February 2007 under the aegis of the COST1(European Cooperation in Science and Technology) programme. Research teams drawn from 24 COST member countries representing both academia and industry as well as experts from the United States of America have been part of the project. The main objective of this project is to provide the basic framework, methods and strategies necessary to ensure that the level of robustness of structural systems is adequate and sufficient in relation to their function and exposure over their life time and in balance with societal preferences in regard to safety of personnel and safeguarding of environment and economy. The work of the project is organised in three working groups each respectively dealing with a) development of a theoretical and methodological framework for assessment of robustness; b) modelling of exposures and
vulnerability; and c) robustness assessment and implementation issues.
The present book is a compilation of the scientific contributions of the final conference that was held in Prague on the 30th and 31st of May 2011.

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2011 | Action Number: TU0601

Robustness of Structures: Final Report of COST Action TU0601

  • Author(s): Michael Faber (Ed)
  • Publisher(s): Czech Technical University in Prague
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-80-01-04803-0

The awareness of the significance of the robustness of structures has gradually intensified over the years due to experiences with failure and collapse of many structures. Recent events of terrorism in different parts of the world have further emphasized the urgent need for development of rational approaches to ensure that risks to people, environment, assets and functionality of the societal infrastructure and built environment are acceptable and affordable to society. A significant amount of research has hence been invested into the various aspects of robustness resulting in a number of useful recommendations on how to achieve robust structures.
However, despite many significant theoretical, methodical and technological advances over the recent years, structural robustness is still an issue of controversy and poses difficulties with regard to its interpretation as well as regulation. Modern structural design codes consider robustness through requirements which typically state that the consequence of damages to structures should not be disproportional to the causes of the damages. Despite the importance of robustness for structural design, such requirements are, however, still not substantiated in further detail; nor has the engineering profession been able to agree on an interpretation of robustness which facilitates its quantification. Hence it has become necessary to develop an elaborate framework for the assessment and quantification of structural robustness, establish acceptable criteria for robustness and hence provide for a seamless incorporation of robustness considerations into structural design procedures.

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2011 | Action Number: 872

Genomics an Molecular Genetics of Plant-Nematode Interaction

Plant parasitic nematodes often establish unique, sophisticated relationships with their hosts, dramatically influencing plant productivity. This book reviews the most recent developments in the molecular biology of plant-nematode interactions that have been driven by the application of genomics tools. The book will be of interest to postgraduate students and to researchers with an interest in plant nematology and/or plant pathology more generally. A series of introductory chapters provide a biological context for the detailed reviews of all areas of plant-nematode interactions that follow and ensure that the bulk of the book is accessible to the non-specialist. Chapters provide not just the exciting state of the art in each field, but also the experts’ views of how they expect that research in each field would develop in the near future. A final section aims to show how these fundamental studies have provided outputs of practical relevance in agriculture.

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2011 | Action Number: IC0701

Formal Verification of Object-Oriented Software: Revised Selected Papers

The International Conference on Formal Verification of Object-Oriented Software (FoVeOOS 2010) was organised by COST Action IC0701 but it went beyond the framework of this action. The conference was open to the whole scientific community. FoVeOOS aimed to foster collaboration and interaction among researchers in this area. This volume contains a selection of research papers and system descriptions presented at FoVeOOS 2010. Authors of the 23 papers presented at the conference were invited to submit improved versions, to be reviewed a second time. Twenty-one submissions were received, and the Program Committee selected 11 of them. Additionally, two of the invited speakers provided papers, which were reviewed by the Program Committee and included in this volume.

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2011 | Action Number: 298

New Media Technologies and User Empowerment - Volume 6

Recent developments in new media have led to the rise of what has become known as 'social media'. The shift towards mass self-communication has lowered the technological thresholds for everyday users to connect and to become 'produsers' in media life. However, the question is to what extent users interacting in this ecosystem are empowered - and not disempowered - to express their creativity and concerns and to obtain a prominent role in new media design and innovation.

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2011 | Action Number: E55

Assessment of Failures and Malfunctions: Guidelines for Quality Control

  • Pages: 107
  • Author(s): Eds. J. Kohler, G. Fink & T.Toratti
  • Publisher(s): Shaker Verlag GmbH
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-3-8440-0161-7

This report represents the results of work and discussions in working group 1) assessment of failures and malfunctions. This report covers summaries of studies on structural failures on timber structures around Europe and elsewhere. Additionally guidelines on implementing inspections on structures and on the building process concepts to obtain quality and avoid failures are given. These assessment studies and guidelines were drafted by the COST members (or member institutes).

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2011 | Action Number: A30

Media, Nationalism and European Identities

  • Pages: 428
  • Author(s): Eds. Miklós Sükösd and Karol Jakubowicz
  • Publisher(s): Central European University Press
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-963-9776-74-6

The COST A30 Action 'East of West: Setting a New Central and Eastern European Media Research Agenda' was a 4 year long (2005-2009) COST research project that has established an outstanding network, bringing together approximately 70 distinguished media and communications researchers from 27 countries in Western and Eastern Europe. The main objective of the Action was to increase the knowledge concerning media production, media reception and use, and the political implications of the transformation of the media landscape in the Eastern and Central European context. This book should be of interest not only to specialist academics and students, but also to all those concerned about the future of Europe.

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2011 | Action Number: IC0601

Explorations in Sonic Interaction Design

Sonic Interaction Design (SID) is the study and exploitation of sound as one of the principal channels conveying information, meaning, and aesthetic/emotional qualities in interactive contexts. As a research field, SID is emerging at the intersection of interaction design, sound and music computing, auditory display, sonic arts and psychoacoustics. A set of activities, in the form of workshops, training schools,and research residences have been designed and implemented to facilitate these crossings between research lines. As a result, a repertory of approaches, methods, tools and results are now available as foundational materials for a new discipline.

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2011 | Action Number: TD0902

Submerged Prehistory

Major events of human prehistory such as the post-glacial recolonisation of Northern Europe and the spread of agriculture through the Mediterranean took place on landscapes that are now, at least partially, underwater. Large parts of this submerged terrain are accessible to divers and can be investigated archaeologically. Prehistoric underwater research has emerged in recent decades as a distinct sub-discipline, developing approaches and methodologies that can be applied in coastal regions worldwide. As a result there is growing awareness of the potential for underwater archaeology to transform our ideas about the course of prehistory. This volume examines existing practice and new developments in the field of submerged prehistoric landscape research. The 25 peer-reviewed contributions from leading authors cover the results of recent research on three continents and the application of methodologies and techniques for site discovery, investigation and interpretation.

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2011 | Action Number: D37

COST Action D37 Grid Computing in Chemistry: GRIDCHEM Final Scientific Report

  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-97228-03-5

Final Scientific Report of COST Action D37 Grid Computing in Chemistry : GRIDCHEM

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2011 | Action Number: MP0701

Modern Polymeric Materials For Environmental Applications- Vol.4 Issue 1

  • Author(s): K. Pielichowski (Ed)
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-83-930641-1-3

Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar including COST MP0701 Workshop. Krakow, 1-3 Dec. 2010

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2011 | Action Number: E55

COST E55 - Design for Robustness of Timber Structures

This guideline was prepared within the COST Action E55 "Modelling of the performance of timber structures" WG3 "Robustness of Structures". The main objective of the Action is to provide the basic framework and knowledge required for the efficient ans sustainable use of timber as a structural and building material. Focus is directed on the aspects of design, construction, assessment and maintenance of competitive and high performance timber structures. The Action mainly considers high performance structures where the load-bearing capacity is of predominant interest; for example, structures such as timber bridges, large-span halls and roofs, and also load-bearing elements of other types of timber structures.

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2011 | Action Number: 728

Integrated Systems of Meso-Meteorological and Chemical Transport Models

This book, as the outcome of the COST-728/NetFAM workshop, focuses on the follow­ing main topics: 1) on-line coupled meteorology-chemistry modelling with two-way feedbacks, 2) off-line coupled modelling and interfaces, 3) validation and case studies including air quality related episodes, and 4) integration of atmospheric chemical transport (ACT) models with numerical weather prediction (NWP).
This book is one of the first attempts to give an overall look on such integrated meso-meteorology and chemistry modelling approach. It reviews the current situation with the on-line and off-line coupling of mesoscale meteorological and ACT models worldwide as well as discusses advantages and shortcomings, best practices, and gives recommendations for on-line and off-line coupling of NWP and ACT models, implementation strategy for different feedback mechanisms, direct and indirect effects of aerosols and advanced interfaces between both types of models. The book is oriented towards numerical weather prediction and air quality modelling communities.

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2011 | Action Number: BM0802

Thematic Series in Parasites & Vectors - Protozoan parasites and cell death

A key component of the life history of metazoans is the ability of their cells to undergo cell death programmes characterised by a sequence of morphological and biochemical changes. Parasites and pathogens can induce or inhibit these programmes in ways that may determine the outcome of disease. Evidence that programmed cell death also occurs in unicellular organisms, including parasitic protozoans, is rapidly growing. Although they display the same morphological markers as metazoans, molecular mechanisms and functions clearly differ. It is thus timely to consider our current understanding of life or death decisions in both protozoans and the host cells they inhabit.Reviews have been compiled by members of the COST Action BM0802, Life or Death of Protozoan Parasites.

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