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This paper explores the intrapsychic functioning underlying the acceptance of austerity imposed on southern European countries following the 2007–2008 global financial crisis. How does an external "There Is No Alternative" model become internalized into an internal one? Neoliberal economics produces shock and public disorientation among populations in order to impose economic shock therapy. This induces primitive anxieties and phantasies as a result of our incapacity to understand and to give meaning. In this state of mind, a great number of people become prey to authoritarian figures. This also leads to regression to schizoid-paranoid states where fear of the other and guilt-driven renunciation of individual and collective rights for the sake of a greater good duly follow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Obtaining anhydrous ethanol by extractive distillation has already been the object of several studies in the control literature. However, despite the presence of varying degrees of purity of anhydrous ethanol owing to its applications in industrial and commercial sectors, little attention has been given to dynamic and control for changing the operating conditions to provide anhydrous ethanol with different specifications. Using a soft sensor based on artificial neural network, this work aimed to develop an intelligent control system to contemplate the changes in the specification of anhydrous ethanol, considering the whole process (extractive and recovery columns), and keeping the process operating at an optimal point. Using the developed intelligent control system, the only necessary modification is the new specification and all new set-points values for controllers (temperature and solvent to azeotropic feed ratio) are updated automatically, without human interference, while with a conventional control system, all the new set-points values must be modified manually. The results showed that for the studied anhydrous ethanol specification range (99.1–99.9% mole), the new optimum operating conditions (new steady-state) were reached in a short time (between 1 and 2 h), with no evidence of overflow or emptying of sumps and reflux vessels of the columns. In addition to the easy implementation of the intelligent control system, the existing control structure remains unchanged, not requiring the investment for new instrumentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Bycatch of pelagic seabird species in longline fisheries is recognized as one of the most important and pervasive sources of mortality, contributing to an increased risk of their extinction. Uptake of mitigation measures to reduce seabird bycatch has not been widespread by the industry. Here, we present the results of 18 at‐sea trials conducted between 2011–2015 onboard pelagic longliners targeting tuna (Thunnus spp) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in South African, Brazilian and Australian waters, using a recently designed seabird bycatch mitigation device. The ‘Hookpod’ is a polycarbonate capsule that encases the point and barb of baited pelagic longline hooks to prevent seabirds from becoming hooked and drowning during line‐setting operations. The assessment was based on efficacy (i.e. reducing rates of seabird bycatch without impacting target catch rate) and practicality (i.e. how the Hookpod fitted into fishing operations). We observed 59 130 experimental branchlines over 129 sets and recorded a single seabird mortality on the Hookpod branchlines compared to 24 on the control branchlines, a bycatch rate of 0.04 birds/1000 hooks and 0.8 birds/1000 hooks, respectively. No difference in catch rate of target fish species between Hookpod and control treatments was detected. These findings demonstrate that Hookpods do not negatively affect catch rate of target species and could make an important contribution to halting the decline of many seabird populations if adopted as a mitigation measure by the pelagic longline fishing industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

River regulation for hydroelectricity production results in rapid changes of flow and habitat features, but its effects in the movement patterns of freshwater fish are not well understood. Radiotelemetry was used to track Iberian barbel during a year cycle in non-regulated and regulated rivers. We applied a kernel density method to estimate and compare home range sizes of the two populations. Seasonal patterns of movement and the intra-annual variation in habitat preferences were also compared. Barbel inhabiting regulated river exhibit larger and more continuous home and core ranges, in opposition to the smaller and patchy areas used by fish inhabiting the non-regulated river. Seasonal movements of both populations were differentiated by the drought period. Barbel from the non-regulated river had to search for suitable refuges, with specific habitat characteristics, in which they remained aggregated during harsh summer conditions. Conversely, barbel from regulated river kept a continuous distribution along the river. This study contributes to the management of regulated rivers by providing insights about which flow components are more altered by hydropeaking operations and which are the most critical annual periods for fish movements. It also suggests several restoration actions, such as the protection of fish summer refuges, the restoration of large-scale temporal streamflow variability and the reduction of daily rates of discharge rise and fall, which should be continuously monitored in order to increase their efficiency and provide new knowledge. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]