Publications

This book provides an overview of the activity in the field of Photonic Crystals (PCs) developed in the frame of the COST P11 Action.
The main objective of the COST P11 Action was to unify and coordinate national efforts aimed at studying linear and nonlinear optical interactions with PCs. Related materials research and methods for the realization fo 3D PCs were also considered, together with the development and implementation of measurement techniques for the experimental evaluation of the potential applciations of PCs in different areas, for example telecommunication with novel optical fibres, lasers, nonlinear multi-functionality, display devices, optoelectronics and sensors.
The book contains contributions from authors who gave their lectures at COST P11 Training School that was held at Warsaw University and the National Institute of Telecommunications, Warsaw, in May 2007. It was attended by 23 students. The focus of the School was on the work of Working Groups WG1 and WG3, concerning the active and non-linear properties of photonic crystals and the fabrication and characterisation of photonic crystal structures. This was supported by two opening lectures providing a general introduction to the topics covered within the Action, and a summary of the challenges faced by and achievements of the modelling and simulation activities developed during the Action.

Proceedings of the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Timber and Timber-Composite Elements for Buildings – Design, Construction, Manufacturing and Fire Safety, which took place in Florence, Italy on 27-29 October 2004.

Two actions, COST B3 entitled “Development of New Radiotracers and Methods of Quality Assurance for Nuclear Medicine Applications” and COST B12 entitled “Radiotracers for In Vivo Assessment of Biological Functions”, which have been devoted to radiopharmaceutical chemistry and radiopharmaceutical validation, were successfully completed. Radiochemical methodology constitutes the most important base for successful in vivo functional imaging in nuclear medicine. For single-photon emission tomography (SPET) imaging, radio-iodination methodology allows the development of potent radiotracers, and several of them are presently in clinical routine.
Many previous publications have tackled the specific problems of radio-ionisation, but the time for a state-of-the-art book seemed right now since this field has advanced over the last 30 years to reach a level where guidelines and expert systems can be suggested for the main methodological aspects.

Sonic Interaction Design (SID) is the study and exploitation of sound as one of the principal channels conveying information, meaning, and aesthetic/emotional qualities in interactive contexts. As a research field, SID is emerging at the intersection of interaction design, sound and music computing, auditory display, sonic arts and psychoacoustics. A set of activities, in the form of workshops, training schools,and research residences have been designed and implemented to facilitate these crossings between research lines. As a result, a repertory of approaches, methods, tools and results are now available as foundational materials for a new discipline.

COST Action E30 is one of the largest COST Actions thus far under the domain on forests and forestry products. COST Action E30 has 21 participating countries. The main objective of COST Action E30 is to gain better understanding of the problems and possible solutions to forest-based entrepreneurship in small-scale forestry, wood processing, and non-wood forest products and services aiming at improved employment and income in rural areas.