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1. Dealing with LCA modeling for the end of life of mechatronic products

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Scalbi, S., Masoni, P., Mengarelli, M., Cortesi, S., Buttol, P., Scalbi, S., Masoni, P., Mengarelli, M., Cortesi, S., and Buttol, P.

Subjects
EoL recycling, Product Environmental Footprint, Life Cycle Assessment, Recyclability rate, Avoided burden
Abstract

This paper discusses end-of-life (EoL) modeling issues in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), through the application to a domestic cooker hood. Two EoL approaches are applied and discussed, namely the avoided burden and the one recommended by the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Guide, presently under testing. While no case studies on PEF application have been published yet, to the best of our knowledge, the scientific community is questioning the robustness and relevance of some methodological aspects, especially the EoL formula. The objective of the work is to provide a case study for supporting the scientific discussion on EoL modeling by: applying the avoided burden approach to the cooker hood EoL; testing the PEF EoL approach on a cooker hood component, the aluminum filter, and compare the results with those obtained from the avoided burden approach; evaluating how both the approaches affect the allocation of burdens/credits associated to recycling. The Global Warming Potential (GWP) and the Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP) impact categories are investigated. The study points out that the PEF EoL approach delivers higher environmental impacts than the avoided burden one, due to a reduced contribution from the avoided impacts. Overall, the application of the PEF EoL approach is more complex, due to the additional and often not available information needed, such as the recycled content of the materials and the disposal treatments that are avoided when recycled materials are used in the product. Also the structure of the LCA datasets may limit the application of the PEF EoL. © 2015, Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi. All rights reserved.

Published
2015

5. Posters * Fertility Preservation

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Talevi, R., primary, Barbato, V., additional, Mollo, V., additional, De Stefano, C., additional, Finelli, F., additional, Ferraro, R., additional, Gualtieri, R., additional, Zhou, P., additional, Liu, A. H., additional, Cao, Y. X., additional, Roman, H., additional, Pura, I., additional, Tarta, O., additional, Bourdel, N., additional, Marpeau, L., additional, Sabourin, J. C., additional, Portmann, M., additional, Nagy, Z. P., additional, Behr, B., additional, Alvaro Mercadal, B., additional, Demeestere, I., additional, Imbert, R., additional, Englert, Y., additional, Delbaere, A., additional, Lueke, S., additional, Buendgen, N., additional, Koester, F., additional, Diedrich, K., additional, Griesinger, G., additional, Kim, A., additional, Han, J. E., additional, Eunmi, C., additional, Kim, Y. S., additional, Cho, J. H., additional, Yoon, T. K., additional, Piomboni, P., additional, Stendardi, A., additional, Palumberi, D., additional, Morgante, G., additional, De Leo, V., additional, Serafini, F., additional, Focarelli, R., additional, Tatone, C., additional, Di Emidio, G., additional, Carbone, M. C., additional, Vento, M., additional, Ciriminna, R., additional, Artini, P. G., additional, Kyono, K., additional, Ishikawa, T., additional, Usui, K., additional, Hatori, M., additional, Yasmin, L., additional, Sato, E., additional, Iwasaka, M., additional, Fujii, K., additional, Owada, N., additional, Sankai, T., additional, McLaughlin, M., additional, Fineron, P., additional, Anderson, R. A., additional, Wallace, W. H. B., additional, Telfer, E. E., additional, Labied, S., additional, Beliard, A., additional, Munaut, C., additional, Foidart, J. M., additional, Turkcuoglu, I., additional, Oktay, K., additional, Rodriguez-Wallberg, K., additional, Kuwayama, M., additional, Takayama, Y., additional, Mori, C., additional, Kagawa, N., additional, Akakubo, N., additional, Takehara, Y., additional, Kato, K., additional, Leibo, S. P., additional, Kato, O., additional, Yoon, H., additional, Shin, Y., additional, cha, J., additional, Kim, H., additional, Lee, W., additional, Yoon, S., additional, Lim, J., additional, Larman, M. G., additional, Gardner, D. K., additional, Zander-Fox, D., additional, Lane, M., additional, Hamilton, H., additional, Lee, S., additional, Ozkavukcu, S., additional, Heytens, E., additional, Alappat, R. M., additional, Sole, M., additional, Boada, M., additional, Biadiu, M., additional, Santalo, J., additional, Coroleu, B., additional, Barri, P. N., additional, Veiga, A., additional, Rossi, L., additional, Bartoletti, R., additional, Mengarelli, M., additional, Boccia Artieri, G., additional, Gemini, L., additional, Mazzoli, L., additional, Giannini, L., additional, Scaravelli, G., additional, Silber, S. J., additional, Yamanguchi, S., additional, Nagumo, Y., additional, Takai, Y., additional, Ishihara, S., additional, Soleimani, R., additional, Rottiers, I., additional, Gojayev, A., additional, Cuvelier, A. C., additional, De Sutter, P., additional, Salama, M., additional, Winkler, K., additional, Murach, K. F., additional, Hofer, S., additional, Wildt, L., additional, Friess, S. C., additional, Okumura, N., additional, Kuji, N., additional, Kishimi, A., additional, Nishio, H., additional, Mochimaru, Y., additional, Minegishi, K., additional, Miyakoshi, K., additional, Fujii, T., additional, Tanaka, M., additional, Aoki, D., additional, Yoshimura, Y., additional, Hasegawa, K., additional, Juanzi, S., additional, Zhao, W., additional, Zhang, S., additional, Xue, X., additional, Silber, S., additional, Zhang, J., additional, Meirow, D., additional, Gosden, R., additional, Westphal, J. R., additional, Gerritse, R., additional, Beerendonk, C. C. M., additional, Braat, D. D. M., additional, Peek, R., additional, Coticchio, G., additional, Dal Canto, M., additional, Brambillasca, F., additional, Mignini Renzini, M., additional, Merola, M., additional, Lain, M., additional, Fadini, R., additional, Nottola, S. 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F., additional, Meseguer, M., additional, Remohi, J., additional, Castello, D., additional, Romero, J. L. L., additional, De los Santos, M. J., additional, Cobo, A. C., additional, von Wolff, M., additional, Jauckus, J., additional, Kupka, M., additional, Strowitzki, T., additional, Lawrenz, B., additional, Raanani, H., additional, Kaufman, B., additional, Maman, E., additional, Mendel, M. M., additional, Dor, J., additional, Buendgen, N. K., additional, Combelles, C., additional, Wang, H. Y., additional, Racowsky, C., additional, Kuleshova, L., additional, Tucker, M., additional, Graham, J., additional, Richter, K., additional, Carter, J., additional, and Levy, M., additional

Published
2010
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8. Life cycle cost from consumer side: A comparison between traditional and ecological vehicles

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Michele Germani, Daniele Landi, Marco Mengarelli, Paolo Cicconi, Cicconi, P., Germani, M., Landi, D., Mengarelli, M., Cicconi, P., Germani, M., Landi, D., and Mengarelli, M.

Subjects
Automotive engine, Engineering, business.industry, Green vehicle, Automotive engineering, Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent, Monroney sticker, HEV, Battery electric vehicle, ecological vehicle, natural gas vehicles, life cycle cost, business, EV
Abstract

The present work investigates the economic feasibility of ecological vehicles. The comparison has been developed between traditional vehicles, gasoline and diesel fueled, and green vehicles powered by electric, hybrid or natural gas motors. Nowadays, the vehicle life cycle cost is an important decision criterion used by consumer to buy a car, due to fuel price increasing. Life cycle cost includes purchase cost, operation cost, but also social cost lead to environmental impact regarding production, use and end-of-life phases. The proposed research focuses life cycle cost from consumer side in order to evaluate the economic feasibility, using ecological solutions for transportation in EU. Different use scenarios are proposed, considering different vehicle sizes and mileages, without considering taxes and any governance incentives. © 2014 IEEE.

Published
2014

9. Cooling simulation of an EV battery pack to support a retrofit project from lead-acid to li-ion cells

Author

Paolo Cicconi, Daniele Landi, Michele Germani, Marco Mengarelli, cicconi, P., Germani, M., Landi, D., Mengarelli, M., Cicconi, P., Germani, M., Landi, D., and Mengarelli, M.

Subjects
Battery (electricity), Test bench, Engineering, business.product_category, business.industry, Modeling, Mechanical engineering, FEV, Battery pack, Lithium-ion battery, Automotive engineering, Electric vehicle, Water cooling, business, Lead–acid battery, Simulation, Virtual prototyping
Abstract

A niche of the electric vehicle market is the electric retrofit of existing vehicles. These updates replace internal combustion engines with high efficiency electric motors and high capacity Li-ion batteries. This market is dominated by mostly small and medium size enterprises that provide tailored solutions to customers. These companies seek to reduce their costs and lead times by using virtual prototyping tools and methods in the main design processes. In this context, our work defines a design methodology to support designers in the definition of cooling systems. As a test case, we analyzed the electric retrofit of a small electric car with a lead-acid battery that was updated to Li-ion technology. We focused on a simulation of the cooling of the battery using a thermal analysis based on the physical parameters of the cell and test bench results. The issue is the evaluation of the heat generated by the electrochemical reactions of lithium ion battery cells. A representative battery module was simulated following the methodological approach. The virtual prototyping analysis was divided into two levels: the thermal simulation of a single cell, and the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of a battery module composed of LiFePO4 prismatic cells. The geometric and fluid dynamic parameters were investigated with a CFD solver to study the cooling performance. A cooling system configuration was proposed and analyzed using the virtual prototyping tools. © 2013 IEEE.

Published
2013

10. Task related modulation of the motor system during language processing

Author

Marc Sato, Lucia Riggio, Vittorio Gallese, Marisa Mengarelli, Giovanni Buccino, GIPSA - Parole, Multimodalité, Développement (GIPSA-PMD), Département Parole et Cognition (GIPSA-DPC), Grenoble Images Parole Signal Automatique (GIPSA-lab), Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3-Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3-Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Grenoble Images Parole Signal Automatique (GIPSA-lab), Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3-Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3-Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), dipartimento di neuroscienze, University of Parma = Università degli studi di Parma [Parme, Italie], Sato, M, Mengarelli, M, Riggio, L, Gallese, V, and Buccino, G

Subjects
Adult, Linguistics and Language, Vocabulary, Cognitive Neuroscience, media_common.quotation_subject, [SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Verb, Semantics, Functional Laterality, 050105 experimental psychology, Language and Linguistics, Task (project management), Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Speech and Hearing, 0302 clinical medicine, Side effect (computer science), Reaction Time, Lexical decision task, Humans, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, Language, media_common, Language Tests, [SDV.NEU.PC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior, Foot, Verbal Behavior, [SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/Neuroscience, 05 social sciences, Motor Cortex, Brain, [SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive Sciences, Cognition, Verbal Learning, [SCCO.LING]Cognitive science/Linguistics, Hand, [SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology, Task analysis, Comprehension, Psychology, Psychomotor Performance, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Cognitive psychology
Abstract

International audience; Recent neurophysiological and brain imaging studies have shown that the motor system is involved in language processing. However, it is an open question whether this involvement is a necessary requisite to understand language or rather a side effect of distinct cognitive processes underlying it. In order to clarify this issue we carried out three behavioral experiments, using a go-no go paradigm. Italian verbs expressing hand actions, foot actions or an abstract content served as stimuli. Participants used their right hands to respond. In Experiment 1, in which a semantics decision task with an early delivery of the go signal (during processing language material) was used, slower responses were found for hand action-related verbs than for foot action-related verbs. In Experiment 2, using the same task with either an early or a delayed delivery of the go signal (when language material had been already processed), no difference was found between responses to the two verb categories in the delayed delivery condition. In Experiment 3, in which a lexical decision task with an early delivery of the go signal was used, again no difference between the two verb categories was found. The present findings demonstrate that during language processing the modulation of the motor system crucially occurs while performing a semantics decision task, thus supporting the notion that this involvement is a necessary step to understand language rather than a side effect of upstream cognitive processes.

Published
2008
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11. Virtual prototyping approach to evaluate the thermal management of Li-Ion batteries

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Michele Germani, Marco Mengarelli, Paolo Cicconi, Daniele Landi, Cicconi Paolo, Germani Michele, Landi Daniele, Mengarelli Marco, Cicconi, P., Germani, M., Landi, D., and Mengarelli, M.

Subjects
Battery (electricity), Engineering, Hybrid electric vehicle, business.industry, Thermal management of electronic devices and systems, Hardware_PERFORMANCEANDRELIABILITY, Computational fluid dynamics, Battery pack, Automotive engineering, Hardware_GENERAL, Thermal, Hardware_INTEGRATEDCIRCUITS, Virtual prototyping, Li-ion battery, Thermal management, Market share, business, CFD, Simulation
Abstract

Nowadays, electric vehicles fill a relevant car market share. The Li-Ion batteries currently represent the best solution in term of environmental impact and performance. Thermal management for Li-Ion batteries is a very interesting topic, since high temperatures accelerate degradation rate of a cell and compromise its safety level. The battery thermal modeling can be quite challenging. The proposed approach describes a methodology to simulate different thermal management algorithms in order to obtain an uniform temperature distribution in a Li-Ion battery pack. A test case has been developed where the application of an thermal algorithm has been analyzed through CFD simulations.

Published
2014

12. A Comparison of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Use in Rural Versus Urban Emergency Departments Throughout Missouri.

Author

Mengarelli M, Nepusz A, and Kondrashova T

Subjects
Health Care Surveys, Humans, Missouri, Ultrasonography methods, Emergency Service, Hospital statistics & numerical data, Point-of-Care Systems statistics & numerical data, Rural Health Services statistics & numerical data, Ultrasonography statistics & numerical data, Urban Health Services statistics & numerical data
Abstract

We surveyed emergency department directors at 56 Missouri hospitals about availability of ultrasound equipment, primary uses for ultrasonography, and factors that could increase ultrasonography use in the emergency departments. Results indicated large-sized hospitals, typically in urban areas, used ultrasonography more than medium-sized or small-sized hospitals. Lack of ultrasound equipment and appropriately trained physicians contributed to limited use of ultrasonography in small-sized hospitals, typically in rural areas.

Published
2018

13. Self-perceived health status in blood donors.

Author

Vescovi M, Mengarelli M, and Franchini M

Subjects
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Blood Donors, Health Status, Self Concept, Surveys and Questionnaires
Abstract

Background: Relationships between self-perceived health status and mortality, morbidity, disability and health care utilisation have been well established. The self-perceived health status of blood donors has, however, never been assessed., Materials and Methods: Using the Short-Form 12 questionnaire, we assessed self-perceived health status in a sample of blood donors., Results: The mean values for the Physical Component Summary (PCS) score were similar for males and females, being 54 versus 54.12, respectively. There was, however, a gender difference for the Mental Component Summary (MCS) score, with women reporting a lower mean score. Young blood donors had the lowest mean score for the MCS, without gender differences. In all the other age categories, males had higher scores. Education did not seem to be as relevant as previously indicated in the literature. Our sample of blood donors included a certain number of overweight and obese subjects. The PCS scores were lowest in obese males and females. The highest MCS score was found in the group of overweight males., Conclusion: Further research in this selected population could be indicated as a new way to improve understanding of self-perceived health status and the determinants of the intention to become or to remain a blood donor.

Published
2011
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