... discuss the dilemmas we continue to face and to discover together how to resolve them Inthe upcoming Critical Care theme issue on research ethics, we shall examine some ofthe common challenging ... quality ofresearch or the quality ofthe critiques/commentaries they publish? Can the publishers be held accountable or even liable for the impact ofthe articles they publish? Researchers in critical ... funding for research into innovative therapeutics and most technological advances is industry Yet our relationship with industry is not an easy one Issues of conflict of interest, of appropriate...
... preferable One challenge to maintain the well-being of elderly people therefore consists inthe question of how to meet the need of elderly people to fill the gap resulting from the loss of an These ... in fostering and initiating researchin this field They pursue this goal for example by supporting research projects in their respective nations Inthe context of ICT for the independent living ... explains the above-average research activity of INGEMA inthe field of AAL TEKES57: Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, is the main public funding organisation for research...
... significantly increase the light interception for all plants that grow there (Chazdon, Pearcy 1991) The main factors determining the survival of seedlings is the quality of substrate in which the seedling ... (relict pine wood) occur only inthe locality Chojnik in Poland, where they cover an area of 2.25 inthe range of beech vegetation zone 549 Fig The natural layering of beech inthe ecotone ofthe ... preference of Vaccinium myrtillus The height ofthe regeneration increases mainly inthe lower part ofthe transect outside the crown projections ofthe parent stand Admixed tree species occur in small...
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... be interpreted as a trend of point clustering along distance r On the contrary, the lower value K(r) indicates the trend of repulsion, i.e ofthe formation of regular point structures When the ... blue line The envelope tangent to 95% ofthe values of K-functions for randomly generated structures is represented by thinner blue lines The randomness ofthe mechanism generating a real point ... swelling) or in rows on rotting stems Table shows the values of indices ofthe horizontal structure of natural regeneration recruits According to all three determined structural indices (Hopkins-Skellam,...
... recorded in 1981, inthe year with extreme air pollution, and in 1987 as a result ofthe infestation with the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle Inthe other years there was only a moderate increase in ... feeding and since 2005 the trend of foliage stabilized again The considerably accelerated dynamics ofthe health status development mainly in spruce was largely in uenced inthe past by the eight-toothed ... important (the value minDEFOL, which expresses the average defoliation of 25% of trees with the lowest defoliation on PRP) which indicates the outlook of further stand development inthe case that there...
... reserved Printed inthe United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Sandel, Michael J The case against perfection : ethicsinthe age of genetic engineering / Michael ... with reengineering our nature Consider again the question of cloning The birth of Dolly the cloned sheep in 1997 brought a torrent of worry about the prospect of cloned human beings There are ... train low” theory of endurance training By sleeping at the altitude ofthe Himalayas, the runners boost their production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells, a key factor in endurance By working...
... these skills are simply not sufficient when evaluating online information Inthe past, the greatest problem facing researchers was finding information; now, with the advent ofthe Internet, the ... better Internet instance, there is a quote from a 1989 article inthe New researchers over the course of their years at Wellesley England Journal of Medicine that seems to support theThe results indicate ... of little use in determining the accuracy of online information It is therefore important to develop specific research practices for Internet searches that take the structure and purpose of the...
... is stored inthe body inthe form of high-energy molecules such as Adesonine Three-Phosphate (ATP), maintaining the body at a constant temperature of about 37°C; the investigation of this process ... management ofthe loads The diffusion of storage technologies inthe public grid include several benefits: the optimization ofthe grid for the fulfilment of base-load the way to facilitate the power ... for improving the effectiveness of energy storage devices, (iii) practical applications of energy storage, inthe emerging eraof smart grids The book is organized into three sections Inthe first...
... characteristics of an SC when using the discharger shown in Fig are illustrated in Fig 10 At the beginning ofthe discharging process ofthe SC, S0 is turned on and the SC discharges via S0 to the SCCs ... curves during discharging are shown in Fig 15 At the beginning of discharging, the unit operates as a two series three parallel system in mode A, in which three strings consisting of SC1–SC2, SC3–SC4 ... accelerating the rotor to higher speeds, i.e the FES is being charged In electromechanical systems, the rotor is accelerated by the electrical machine operating in motor mode When required the...
... plant i inthe interval t [m]; • yinc : incremental in ow to the reservoir ofthe plant i inthe interval t [m3 /s]; i,t • q i,t : water discharge (through turbines) ofthe plant i inthe interval ... setting all fuzzy systems, they can make inferences from numerical values ofthe input variable, to obtain the value ofthe output variable, the operating volume ofthe reservoirs inthe interval ... reservoir operation rule ofthe plant i in relation to the parameter λt It expresses the operating behavior (emptying/filling) ofthe reservoir together with the other reservoirs ofthe hydroelectric...
... Since the decisions taken at interval ofthe planning depends on the decisions taken inthe past and determine the future development ofthe hydroelectric system, the use of stored energy inthe ... considering the same remaining operating conditions Therefore, differences in behavior inthe operation ofthe hydroelectric system will result only from the operational rules used In this study, the ... higher levels of storage inthe reservoirs, reducing the possibility of hydraulic deficits ofthe hydrothermal generation system Therefore, the potential of RORGFS on optimizing the use of water resources,...
... at the temperature of 100 ºC The lost weight inthe beginning may be some water and other molecule ingredients And then the weight decreased sharply from 160 to 350 ºC because ofthe cracking of ... concluded that the internal stress generated by the expansion or shrinking ofthe microPCMs is the main factor leading to the interface morphology changes and damaged of composites And these interface ... at same dropping rate Moreover, the data in systems of D, E and F nearly not change inthe beginning 50 min, and system of F begins to change rapidly at the time of 90 The reason of above-mentioned...
... operating waveforms Q1:OFF Q2:ON Q1:OFF Q2:OFF DT B A Q1:OFF Q2:ON 164 Energy Storage inthe Emerging Eraof Smart Grids The operation ofthe NBDC of Fig 3.a is as follows The inductor is the ... evaluation of proton leak across the membrane The amounts of CH are generally much higher in thermogenic mitochondria than the energetic ones (Nicholls, 1997) The main uncoupling protein in BAT is ... the range of values of Φ and η should be found for different organs 154 Energy Storage inthe Emerging Eraof Smart Grids Such thermodynamic models can also be used in assessing the effect of...
... dynamics In case of sudden power output increase, the engine can not deliver the requested torque and the result is further decrease ofthe speed and torque ofthe engine until the undesirable stop The ... and the average time ofthe regulation TR, as given inthe following equation W = P ⋅ TR (1) The topology of EGS with battery can achieve some operating advantages The main advantage of using ... results as follows The slope ofthe street has effect on the results in a change ofthe load torque (M) of DC drive Inthe Fig the change ofthe slope can be seen, where the point represents no-load...