2010 | Action Number: B35

Free Radical Research: Special Issue on Lipid Peroxidation: Measurement, Consequences and Prevention

• Author(s): M. Davies, H. Sies and T. Grune (Ed)
• Publisher(s): Informa
• http://informahealthcare.com/toc/fra/44/10
• ISBN/ISSN: 1071-5762

2010 | Action Number: C26

Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events

• Author(s): F.M. Mazzolani et al. (Ed)
• Publisher(s): University of Malta
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-99909-44-40-2

2010 | Action Number: TU0701

Improving the quality of Suburban Building Stock

• Author(s): Roberto Di Guilio (Ed)
• Publisher(s): Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-99932-0-880-8

2010 | Action Number: B26

European Consensus Document on OSA and Hypertension

• Author(s): G. Parati, C.Lombardi, J. Hedner, M.R. Bonsignore, L. Grote, R. Tkacova, P. Levy, R. Riha, C. Bassetti, M. Siccoli, K. Narkiewicz, V. Somers, G. Mancia and W. McNicholas
• Publisher(s): Momento Medico
• ISBN/ISSN: 88-8160-214-8

Consensus document on the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension. Joint recommendations by The European COST Action B26, The European Society of Hypertension and The European Respiratory Society.

2010 | Action Number: 298

Interacting with Broadband Society: Participation in Broadband Society Volume 1

• Author(s): L. Fortunati, J. Vincent, J. Gebhardt, A. Petrovcic and O. Vershinskaya (eds.)
• Publisher(s): Peter Lang
• http://www.peterlang.de/index.cfm?vID=58393&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=3&vUUR=4
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-3-631-58393-7

This book discusses the personal and social lives of e-actors interacting within the socio-technical structures of the evolving broadband society by exploring the different ways in which individuals, social groups, institutions, operators, manufactures, policy makers, designers and other parties contribute to human communication and social interaction in contemporary media societies. The volume covers four theoretical and empirical areas of research: the conceptual perspectives of e-actors, the emergence of new forms of agency, subjectivity, and mediated interpersonal communication, the everyday life experiences of e-actors, and finally the shaping policies and regulations in the broadband society.

2010 | Action Number: 298

Experiencing Broadband Society: Participation in Broadband Society Volume 2

• Author(s): J. Gebhardt, H. Greif, L. Raycheva, C. Lobet-Maris and A. Lasen (eds.)
• Publisher(s): Peter Lang
• http://www.peterlang.de/index.cfm?vID=58406&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=2&vUUR=1
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-3-631-58406-4

This volume represents a collection of recent thinking and research on the social and cultural aspects of contemporary broadband societies by exploring the social experiences and practices of using new information and communication technologies (ICT) within different contexts and domains of the emerging broadband society. It offers a compendium of the latest thoughts and questions on digitally mediated citizenship, networked identity, and sociality in the 21st Century and covers four main themes and empirical areas of research: uses and practices of new media, with particular focus on underprivileged groups, new media and the social differentiation of their use, ICT use and sustainable development, and finally new technologies, new challenges.

2010 | Action Number: 924

Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008

• Author(s): W.B. Herppich (ed)
• Publisher(s): ISHS
• http://www.actahort.org/books/858/
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-90-6605-206-2

The third international conference, Postharvest Unlimited 2008, organized by the Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Postdam-Bornim, ATB under the auspices of COST Action 924 “Enhancement and Preservation of Quality and Health Promoting Components in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables” and ISHS was held at Humboldt Universät zu Berlin on 4-7 November 2008. Keynote speakers and authors of selected contributed oral presentations were given the opportunity to submit a manuscript for publication.

2010 | Action Number: IE0601

Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Proceedings of the International Conference held by COST Action IE0601

• Author(s): Luca Uzielli (Ed)
• Publisher(s): Firenze University Press
• http://digital.casalini.it/editori/default.asp?isbn=9788884533968&tipologia=A#
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-8453-382-1

The main objectives of the Workshop, which have been achieved at a quite satisfactory level, can be summarized as follows:

• To present a “state of the art” about selected subjects dealt with by the Action (From the program: “Historic wood – structure and properties”, “Wood material – ageing and non-biological degradation”, “Assessment & Diagnosis”, “Diagnosing the surface of painted wood” “Diagnosing the efficiency of object treatments”, “Contributions from Wood Science to conservation issues”, “Expressing needs in the field of conservation, of objects and/or monuments, in matter of Wood Science”);

• To improve mutual knowledge and acquaintance between MC Members, and WG members;

• To present current ongoing research, and inform specialists of different fields, all working towards conservation of WCHOs (Wooden Objects belonging to the Cultural Heritage), about the work of their colleagues and the scientific work being carried out in different Institutions;

• To provide an opportunity for discussing interdisciplinary subjects, which are very important for study and conservation of WCHOs;

• To identify the main subjects to be discussed in forthcoming activities.

2010 | Action Number: A35

Agrosystems and Labour Relations in European Rural Societies

• Author(s): E. Landsteiner and E. Langthaler (eds)
• Publisher(s): BREPOLS
• http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782503529547-1
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-2-503-52954-7

It goes without saying that agriculture is a form of colonisation of nature by society. In the course of history the articulation of natural and societal features gave rise to a wide variety of agrosystems within the boundaries of Europe which were embedded in supra-regional political and economic contexts at least from the High Middle Ages onwards. By following an integrative approach, this volume defines agrosystems as production systems based on the ecological and socioeconomic relations involved in the reproduction of rural societies at multiple levels. The authors explore the articulation of natural and societal factors through the prism of labour relations. The structural and practical organization of labour is seen as the crucial link between rural production and reproduction. Accordingly, the contributions focus on the rural household as the basic unit of production and reproduction in different temporal and spatial contexts. Therefore, the question arises if the changes in ecosystems and social systems have so fundamentally altered European agriculture up to now that peasant family farming will disappear (if it is no longer sustained by state intervention).

2010 | Action Number: E49

Performance in Use and New Products of Wood Based Composites

• Pages: 325
• Author(s): M. Fan, M. Ohlmeyer, M. Irle et al
• Publisher(s): Brunel
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-902316-75-8

The use of wood-based panels can help reduce the environmental impact of several sectors such as the construction, furniture and packaging industries. This requires the panels to be fit for purpose and their life-cycle performance to be accurately determined. Researchers in Working Group 3 of COST Action E49 made a positive contribution by assessing the performance of both existing and new wood-based panel products.
This publication provides a broad overview of the wood-based panel industry. It is of particular interest to students and researchers in wood science and technology, structural engineering and material sciences. It reviews the achievements of research in the last few decades within and outside Europe, by outlining the scientific demand for the future in five broad themes.
This book does not only review the performance of wood-based panels but also conformity, environment and sustainability aspects. Moreover, it provides an overview of new wood-based panels and finishing with a final appraisal of research needs.

2010 | Action Number: 356

Indicators of Environmental Sustainability in Transport: An interdisciplinary approach to methods

• Author(s): R. Joumard and H. Gudmundsson (eds)
• Publisher(s): Les Collections de l'INRETS
• http://cost356.inrets.fr/
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-2-85782-684-2

The final report tries to answer the following questions: How can environmental impacts of transport be measured? How can measurements be transformed into operational indicators? How can several indicators be jointly considered? And how can indicators be used in planning and decision making? Firstly we provide definition of 'indicator of environmental sustainability in transport'. The functions, strengths and weaknesses of indicators as measurement tools, and as decision support tools are discussed. We define what "environmental sustainability in transport" may mean through the transport system, the concepts of sustainable development and of environment. The concept of 'chain of causality' between a source and a final target is developed, as a common reference for indicators and assessments. As the decision making context influences the perceived and actual needs for indicators and methods, we also analysed the dimensions and context of decision making. We derived criteria and methods for the assessment and selection of indicators of environmental sustainability in transport, in terms of measurement, monitoring and management. The methods and the criteria are exemplified for seven chains of causality. Methods for a comprehensive joint consideration of environmentally sustainable indicators are analyzed and evaluated. They concerned aggregated or composite indicators as well as multi-criteria methods. Five case studies are presented. Finally, recommendations for continued research and development of indicators and joint considerations methods for assessment of environmental sustainability in transport are given.

2010 | Action Number: B27

Journal of Psychophysiology Special Issue: Electric Brain Oscillations Along the Lifespan

• Author(s): J. Yurdanova, V. Kolev and A. Rothenberger (eds)
• Publisher(s): Hogrefe
• Download from external website

2010 | Action Number: 732

COST 732 Model Evaluation Case Studies: Approach and Results

• Author(s): M. Schatzmann, H. Olesen and J. Franke (eds)
• Publisher(s): University of Hamburg
• Download from external website
• ISBN/ISSN: 3-00-018312-4

Urban emissions occur mainly within or slightly above the canopy layer i.e. within a zone where the atmospheric flow is heavily disturbed by buildings and other obstacles. It is wellknown that buildings can deflect plumes and result in sometimes increased and sometimes decreased dilution, dependent on the density, height and shape of the obstacles and their orientation with the wind flow. In comparison to unobstructed terrain, local concentrations can change by more than an order of magnitude. As a consequence, it is inappropriate to consider buildings within a surface roughness parameterisation only, particularly if predictions on the scale of a few streets or city blocks are being made. These facts, in conjunction with increasing computer power, have promoted the development of obstacle-resolving or obstacleaccommodating prognostic and diagnostic models, subsequently called micro-scale meteorological models. Nowadays these models are commercially available and widely used in environmental impact studies.

2010 | Action Number: 725

Climate Research Special 19: European Plant Phenology

• Author(s): T. H. Sparks; A. Menzel and N.C. Stenseth (eds)
• Publisher(s): Inter-Research
• http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/cr/v39/n3/
• ISBN/ISSN: 0936-577X

CR SPECIAL 19 is based on collaborative research on European plant phenology from the COST 725 programme which ran from 2004 to 2009