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We use an Adafruit AMG8833 IR Thermal Camera Breakout to continually measure surface temperature on green roofs. The actual sensor is a Panasonic 8x8 array of IR thermal individual inputs, so that you can make a 64 pixels map. This resolution is not great for thermal maps, but is enough to distinguish between different constructive solutions like ceramic tiles, substrate or vegetation, and it provides a sweet spot between expensive thermal cameras and individual IR sensors.

Technical details of the project “Verd de Proximitat BCN”, consisting of the monitoring of several green roofs in Barcelona. It consists of four parts. A: Description of all the sensors used. B: Description of the microcontrollers and microprocessors used. C: Description of how social data is acquired. D: Description of the data processing and its visualisation.

Dipteran species are some of the most serious arthropod pest affecting mushroom crops. The phorid fly Megaselia halterata Wood (Diptera: Phoridea) has traditionally been considered a minor pest throughout the world, althoguh they have repeatedly been a very important pest in Spanish mushroom farms. This datasheet summarizes the information regarding mushroom phorid populations in mushroom farms from Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Over a period of 18 months (six seasons), 18 mushroom crop cycles (three cycles per season) were monitored. There are two data files: “Adult_phorids_CIES_IRTA” and “Immature_phorids_CIES_IRTA”. “Adult_phorids_CIES_IRTA” file comprises data regarding adult phorids caught through the total growing period by means yellow sticky traps, weekly renewed, located in three points of the mushroom facilities: near the front door, in the middle of the farm, and in the back area, near the ventilation hole (“location” in the datasheet). Data value corresponding to number of phorid adults per day, per each location, per each mushroom growing stage, and per each of the studied seasons. “Immature_phorids_CIES_IRTA” file comprise data of phorid immature stages inside of the growing substrate samples. The survey of compost and casing materials was carried out, per duplicate, at different mushroom growing stages, and in the same locations previously explained. Data value corresponding to number of phorid immature stages per each replication of the sample, per each mushroom growing substrate, per each location, per each growing stage, and per each of the studied seasons

This dataset contains the data captured with an electronic nose developed at the Robotics and Automation Laboratory of the Universitat de Lleida. The e-nose was placed in seven different rooms of the Polytechnic School's building of the Universitat de Lleida and recorded the resistance values of its 16 MOX gas sensors every 0.5 seconds during 15 minutes.

This dataset includes experimental data from lab-scale oxygen-balanced mixotrophic experiments in a stirred-tank cylindrical photobioreactor under chemostat and repeated bath modes. The experiments were conducted with the species Galdieria sulphuraria and tested the productivity and biomass yield on substrate under optimal conditions and under simulated tubular photobioreactor conditions with 3 different retention times. Moreover, other parameters were also monitored along the experiments, including pigment content, protein content, C-phycocyanin content, quantum yield and the accumulation of coproporphyrin III in the supernatant. Glucose supply was controlled by changes in the DO signal. The aim of these experiments was to study the performance of oxygen-balanced mixotrophy under both optimized lab conditions and compare it to limiting industrial conditions. Comparisons focused on biomass productivity, biomass yield on substrate and also stress markers. In addition, protein content under optimized conditions was also analyzed to determine the suitability of the species and the process for protein production. All the experiments where led by Pedro Moñino Fernández with the occasional collaboration of other group members and supervised by Marcel Janssen and Maria Barbosa. The experiments were carried out at the chair group of Bioprocess Engineering at Wageningen University & Research during 2020 and 2021.

El propósito de este conjunto de datos es compartir la encuesta aplicada a una comunidad de estudiantes y docentes, los resultados obtenidos a partir de ésta, el análisis descriptivo y los análisis estadísticos que se realizaron con estos datos y que dieron origen a un artículo científico.

From October 2020 to June 2021 the Surfing for Science project engaged volunteers to collect scientific samples on floating microplastics in nearshore waters of the NW Mediterranean Sea. The data presented here includes all data on particle counts, sizes, shapes, colors and chemical composition of the plastics found, including concentrations for each of the investigated locations. A subset of 285 particles were chemically identified to confirm the chemical identity of the particles found. Almost 25,000 plastics were identified and characterized and were mostly microplastics (< 5 mm in length). The results provide important support for trappping of microplastics in the nearshore, which is subject to seasonal variability associated to natural and anthopogenic forcing. The data presented here can be further integrated with other studies (e.g. modelling) to understand the sources, pathways and sinks of microplastics in the global ocean.

The increase in high-intensity training (HIT) guidelines and the use of hyperproteic diets (HPDs) as a treatment of excess weight in adults have generated interest in their effects on body composition, metabolic profile and muscular strength. So, the objective of this study was to determine the effects of HIT together with an HPD on the body composition, muscle metabolism and muscle strength of overweight or obese subjects. According to that, a standardized search of randomized controlled trials was carried out considering: 1) application of a HIT protocol, 2) compliance with an HPD and 3) their combined application in non-active overweight or obese subjects. Screening was then carried out by two independent researchers, following the criteria in the Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. Data was extracted from the 8 studies selected which were systematically reviewed, and subsequent meta-analysis was performed. A statistically significant decrease in body fat (6 studies which included n=294 subjects; MD -0.56 kg; 95% CI -0.90 to -0.22 kg; p=0.001; I2 =18%; Χ²=6.08; p=0.30) and an increase in lean body mass (7 studies which included n=370 subjects; MD 0.37 kg; 95% CI 0.02 to 0.72 kg; p=0.04; I2 =55%; Χ²=13.42; p=0.04) were detected. Sensitivity analysis confirmed the significance of these results. No statistically significant changes were observed in any of the other variables studied. Despite the statistically significant decrease in body fat and increase in lean body mass, not statistically or clinically significant improvements were observed in the other variables, not even in those where favorable changes had been reported in previous studies. For obtaining more conclusive results in future meta-analysis, it will be necessary to carry out new studies with less variable and better-defined HIT and HPD protocols in order to increase comparability. These studies should control subjects’ diet conveniently, especially protein and energy intake.

Fecal fiber is a known nutritional indicator, and its monitoring has allowed the assessment of food availability, health status of individuals, and changes in environmental conditions. In this study, NIRS was applied to predict fiber content (NDF, ADF, ADL) in wild and domestic herbivore fecal samples. Samples were provided by several European research groups. Our results showed that an herbivore multispecies NIRS calibration can be used with high accuracy to assess fecal fiber contents. La fibra fecal es un indicador nutricional conocido y su seguimiento ha permitido evaluar la disponibilidad de alimentos, el estado de salud de los individuos y los cambios en las condiciones ambientales. En este estudio, se aplicó NIRS para predecir el contenido de fibra (FND, FAD, LAD) en muestras fecales de herbívoros domésticos y silvestres. Varios grupos de investigación europeos proporcionaron muestras. Nuestros resultados mostraron que una calibración NIRS de múltiples especies de herbívoros se puede utilizar con alta precisión para evaluar el contenido de la fibra fecal.

Ginseng extract (GE), ferulic acid (≥ 99%) (FA), and a fermented noni juice powder (FNJP), were investigated for their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in vitro. For antioxidant analysis, the capacity of the three extracts (GE, FA and FNJP) to inhibit polyphenol oxidase from three vegetable matrices (potato, apple or mushroom) and the peroxidation prevention of three types fats (sunflower oil, olive oil and butter) were studied (AGRIMAX_IA_EXTRACTS_AOX_PPO_IRTA_05112021; AGRIMAX_IA_EXTRACTS_AOX_PEROX_IRTA_05112021). The extracts’ antimicrobial activity was studied on thirteen bacterial strains using the disk diffusion assay and the microdilution assay (AGRIMAX_IA_GE_AM_IRTA_05112021; AGRIMAX_IA_FA_AM_IRTA_05112021; AGRIMAX_IA_FNJP_AM_IRTA_05112021; AGRIMAX_IA_EXTRACTS_AM_MIC_IRTA_05112021.). The results obtained suggest the potential of GE, FA and FNJP for its further application in food industries. The data were obtained in the microbiology laboratory of IRTA Fruitcentre (Lleida, Catalonia). These data are the result of the average of 3 replicates (± standard deviation, sd) where the antioxidant and antimicrobial effect of ginseng extract (GE), ferulic acid (FA) and FNJP are studied. The results of this research are part of the AGRIMAX H2020 project.