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Background. Violence risk assessment is a key requirement in professional decision making involving prevention, intervention or reporting on human behavior. The use of structured tools for violence risk assessment has shown to improve the accuracy of assessments based exclusively on clinical judgment or expertise in psychiatric, correctional and legal settings. Objectives. This study presents results of the first survey about professional practices associated with tools for violence risk assessment in Spain. Materials and methods. The information was collected by administering an online-based survey that was distributed by e-mail to members of professional organizations around the country. Results. As in professional contexts worldwide, the Robert Hare’s psychopathy scales (Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version) and the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20 topped the list of the most used tools both by professional choice and institutional requirement. Conclusions. We provide novel data on the prevalence of use and the perceived utility of specific tools, as well as on other issues related to the professional practice of violence risk assessment in Spain, which can guide professional in the health care, correctional and forensic settings, as well as those responsible for decisions in institutions about choosing which tool to implement., Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

Exposure and visibility of content from a range of European repositories will be significantly increased when a common and interoperable approach is taken and care to adhere to existing guidelines. This compatibility will lead to future interoperability between research infrastructures, and structured metadata is of benefit to individual data repositories and the knowledge community at large. OpenAIRE is starting to move from a publication infrastructure to a more comprehensive infrastructure that covers all types of scientific output. To put this into practice an integrated suite of guidelines were developed with specific requirements to support the goal of OpenAIRE and the European Commission. The poster will briefly outline the OpenAIRE Guidelines: Guidelines for Data Archive Managers, for Literature Repository Managers and for CRIS Managers. By implementing all three sets of the OpenAIRE Guidelines, repository managers will be able to enable authors who deposit publications in their repository to fulfill the EC Open Access requirements, as well as the requirements of other (national or international) funders with whom OpenAIRE cooperates. In addition it will allow the OpenAIRE infrastructure to add value-added services such as discoverability and linking, and creation of enhanced publications. In short, building the stepping-stones for a linked data infrastructure for research., (undefined)

INTRODUCTION From the year of 2035, the building stock in Denmark has to be CO2 neutral, which puts strict demands on energy consumption in buildings - new as old. Nearly 40% of our total energy consumption in Denmark goes to the existing building stock. Together that calls for a need of energy optimizations. Especially in the large stock of singlefamily houses from the 60-70s, there is an inevitable need for energy renovation in the near future. Due to the strict requirements in energy renovation of buildings, it is very obvious to investigate alternative methods to optimize energy consumption. During an exchange program on the C9-university, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, there is a unique opportunity to research on Chinese initiatives upon energy optimization and improvements in the building industry. This research is certainly a very useful inspiration for innovative actions against finding the most sustainable solutions which both optimize the energy consumption but also improves the indoor environment and well-being of the users. The project will introduce knowledge about Chinese technology. Primarily within the building envelope design and focus on new building materials, usage of low-emission glass and external sun shading curtain. This cooperation is a fundamental in a highly demanded technology exchange between China and Denmark.

The island of Samsø is located in the southern Kattegat region of Denmark, a relatively sheltered micro-tidal environment. The area experienced a period of rapid transgression during the early Altantic period, reaching its maximum approx. 7,600 yr BP. Since then, isostatic uplift gradually caused relative sea-level to drop. Originally, two Pleistocene elevations existed as separated islands, which were high enough to reach above sea-level during the transgressions. Proceeding coastal erosion produced material that was transported longshore and that was successively accommodated in a shallow sound. Over time, an extensive beach ridge system formed, which eventually connected the islands, giving Samsø its characteristic shape.Ephemeral shallow-water lagoons evolved in topographic depressions along the shores of the island, most of which became inactive until today. A semi-enclosed coastal lagoon remained in the NE part of the island, which developed around an archipelago of submerged moraine hills.In the scope of this project we will study the evolution of the coastal landscape from the mid-Holocene to present day. We use a multi-proxy approach to resolve local variations in sea-level and to investigate associated geomorphic responses in coastal lagoon and beach ridge systems. Vibracorings will be carried out in these sedimentary environments and will be supplemented with manual auger corings and ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys to assess vertical variations in the deposited sediments. The aim is to facilitate a three dimensional interpretation of processes, rates, and dynamics of coastal lagoons and associated systems. Recent foraminiferal assemblages will be employed to support facies description and interpretation of collected sediment cores. The use of benthic foraminifera for the reconstruction of Holocene sea-level variations is a novel approach in the Kattegat region.We present preliminary results obtained during fieldwork in spring and summer 2012.

INTRODUCTION Due to the strict requirements in energy renovation of buildings, it is very obvious to investigate alternative methods to optimize energy consumption. Fibreglass panels can be used as a façade cladding, with good heat accumulability. By utilizing the sun's heat radiation on facades of small buildings, the heat accumulated result in a higher temperature on the outer edge, and the consumption requirements of insulation can be reduced. Theory From the year of 2035, the building stock in Denmark has to be CO2 neutral, which puts strict demands on energy consumption in buildings - new as old. Nearly 40% of our total energy consumption in Denmark goes to the existing building stock. Together that calls for a need of energy optimizations. Especially in the large stock of singlefamily houses from the 60-70s, there is an inevitable need for energy renovation in the near future. Energy renovations are mostly done, by improving the building's heat loss through increased insulation. With the Danish Building Regulations of 2020's strict requirements for energy improvements, this often results in thicker outer walls, which can be significant disadvantages to the existing construction. Roof overhang, the building footprint and window holes can be negatively affected. The building owner as well as architects, therefore seeks after alternative methods for energy renovations that do not compromise the buildingʼs expression. Such an alternative can be the so-called daylight walls, derived from the theory behind solar walls. Together with the extra insulation, a translucent façade can be mounted. As the sun warms up the unventilated air gap behind the translucent plate during the day, it increases the temperature of the unventilated air gap behind the plate. The outer surface temperature of the insulation increases, and the insulation thickness can be reduced. The daylight walls are often clad with glass, but this project aims to prove that other translucent materials can be used. Using fibreglass reinforced plastic as the translucent layer, results in a more insulating layer than glass, is more resistant to weather and wind, is fire resistant and also has a remarkable static property so the panels can cover large areas. The accumulative property of fibreglass panels results in a reduced amount of insulation thickness. Energy renovations may become more attractive to house owners, and together we can achieve the target for 2035 faster.