The fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), enterococci, are used to evaluate the safety of beach waters and beach sands. The increasing quantities of the holopelagic macroalgae Sargassum fluitans and Sargassum natans (referring to herein as “sargassum”) along beaches that face the tropical Atlantic Ocean have motivated field observational studies suggesting that the levels of enterococci at beaches are influenced by the presence of s...

The liquid stream produced during the dewatering of digested sludge in wastewater treatment plants contains significant concentrations of anthropogenic microparticles. Generally, this stream is recirculated into the wastewater line, reintroducing these microparticles into the treatment system. This study focuses on separating these microparticles using ceramic membranes of microfiltration and ultrafiltration. An in-depth resea...

The technique of soil micromorphology has seen a significant increase in its use over the past few decades. However, this tool is still underutilized in protohistoric sites in the Iberian Peninsula, despite having shown promising results. This work examines the use of gypsum as a construction material in the protohistoric site of Gebut, (Lleida, Spain), through a geoarchaeological study based on micromorphology. The results ch...

With SCAview, we present a prompt and comprehensive tool that enables scientists to browse large datasets of the most common spinocerebellar ataxias intuitively and without technical effort. Basic concept is a visualization of data, with a graphical handling and filtering to select and define subgroups and their comparison. Several plot types to visualize all data points resulting from the selected attributes are provided. The...

Soundscape analyses provide an integrative approach to studying the presence and complexity of sounds within long-term acoustic data sets. Acoustic metrics (AMs) have been used extensively to describe terrestrial habitats but have had mixed success in the marine environment. Novel approaches are needed to be able to deal with the added noise and complexity of these underwater systems. Here we further develop a promising approa...