... by the publisher, the IAEA, as to the legal status of such countries or territories, of their authorities and institutions or ofthe delimitation of their boundaries The mention of names of specific ... satisfactory performance of duplex cladding tubes These are in the form of duplex tubes ~90% ofthe wall thickness of which is standard Zircaloy-4, with the outer -10% ofthe tube made ofthe new alloy ... and because ofthe high Pilling-Bedworth ratio (the ratio ofthe oxide volume to the volume of metal from which it formed) of- 1.56, which depends on the value used for the density ofthe oxide...
... represented the cold gas efficiencyofthe gasifier An average efficiencyof 75% was achieved from the simulation data, this efficiency is within the known cold gas efficiencies of biomass gasifier ... Eskom The main aim of this work was to establish the conversion efficiencyofthe gasifier before installation of a 300Nm3/h gasifier system at a rural village for community economic empowerment The ... Schematic diagram ofthe system Johansson Biomass Gasifier Figure shows the photo ofthe 180Nm3/h gasifier When the fuel is introduced into the gasifier, it first passes through the fuel hopper/drying...
... a double layer of perforated plates may be used to improve the uniformity of airflow In addition, greater distance between the lower capture edge ofthe hood and the bottom ofthe face discharge ... viable Air Curtain Supply Most hood manufacturers recommend limiting the percentage of MUA supplied through an air curtain to less than 20% ofthe hood’s exhaust flow At such Impact ofair low air ... increase in the plenum discharge area lowers the velocity for a given flow of MUA and reduces the chance of it affecting C&C If the perforated perimeter supply is extended along the sides ofthe hood...
... in the 1960 s At the time, airtight houses started to be built in urban area, and air pollution due to a lack offreshair because ofthe low ventilation rate had been recognized.6, 7) Higher airtight ... reported SHS The definition of SHS was proposed as “health impairments caused by indoor air pollution, regardless ofthe place, causative substance, or pathogenesis.”15) The health effect ofair pollution ... Regarding indoor air pollution, theair concentration of some organic compounds is regulated The WHO has proposed guideline value of organic compounds,67) as has The Ministry of Health, Labor...
... level: The downwind concentration at any location is directly proportional to the mass emission rate ofthe source The more turbulent the atmosphere, the more rapid the spread ofthe plume in the ... series of experiments were conducted on Thursday, April 14th to measure the concentration of SHS as a function of distance from the source Based on the results ofthe controlled experiment of April ... Figure shows the data for RSP and PPAH for each ofthe experiments as the ring diameter is increased Figure shows the data for each ofthe experiments as a function of time, numbers of smokers...
... component to the model ofthe choice ofthe length of stay The decision depends on the value ofthe unobservable taste We can now construct the probability of observing a series of stay decisions ... depend on the specifics ofthe ACP program in effect during the period covered by the data used to estimate the parameters ofthe model (By specifics we mean, for example, the amount ofthe annual ... The value ofthe shock is unknown in advance to either the officer or the analyst The shock affects the value the individual places on staying in the military until the next decision The shock can...
... formula In the second paper [II], we established a key reduction in theproofof one ofthe global theorems In this paper, we shall complete theproofofthe theorems We shall combine the global ... immediately to two pairs of simple identities The first pair leads directly to a proofof Global Theorem on the coefficients aG (γS ) The second pair of ell ˙ ˙ identities applies to the dual coefficients ... argument, the reader can consult theproofof Lemma 5.2 of [A2] and the discussion at the end of Section 10 of [AC].) The terms in the expansion therefore vanish The remaining distribution has...
... 2004 In the summer 2005 an alternative proofof Theorem 2.6 appeared in the preprint [19], and a proofof Conjecture 2.5 was announced by C Schultz Proofof Theorem 1.3 (Lov´sz conjecture) .The case ... and all n 2.3 Completion ofthe sketch oftheproofofthe Lov´sz conjecture Cona sider one ofthe two maps ι : K2 → C2r+1 mapping the edge to the Z2 -invariant edge of C2r+1 Clearly, ι is Z2 ... differentials leads to theproofofthe Lov´sz conjecture for the case of even k as well a The results of this paper were announced in [1], where no complete proofs were given The reader is referred...
... the parent will choose the hospital as the source of care if the utility from choosing the hospital exceeds the utility from other options Therefore, we can view the probability of going to the ... with a doctor, their only option is to go to the hospital If these choices depend on the characteristics ofthe family or the health ofthe child (E) and families choose the type of care that maximizes ... causing the release of some ofthe mediators in the mast cells (AAP (2000)) As a result of these changes in lung functioning, the airways are severely narrowed, making it difficult to breathe Such...
... structure oftheproof Statement of theorems Basic concepts in theproof Logical skeleton oftheproof Proofs ofthe central claims Construction ofthe Q-system 2.1 Description ofthe Q-system ... theproofofthe main theorem ofthe chapter A PROOFOFTHE KEPLER CONJECTURE 1089 Proofof Theorem 2.9 The rules defining the Q-system specify a uniquely determined set of simplices Theproof that ... paper Here, we describe the top-level outline oftheproof and give references to the sources ofthe details oftheproof An expository account oftheproof is contained in [Hal00] A general reference...
... held to airpower as the means of bypassing military forces and striking directly at the vital center ofthe enemy Thus, American airmen are predisposed to discount the effectiveness ofair attack ... at the strategic and operational level However, its use ofairpower at the tactical level of war exhibits a pattern of lessons learned and effectively applied, then forgotten by the beginning of ... Knowledge of aircraft weapons and their effects 95 Knowledge of aircraft tactics and employment 87 Knowledge of enemy air defenses 83 Knowledge of Army operations 73 Knowledge of other fire-support...
... environment The quality ofthe indoor environment reflects on the health, comfort and productivity of individuals in buildings The main reason for the lack of awareness ofthe problems is due to the ... rain, depletion of ozone, global warming, additives in food, CFCs, so their awareness ofthe impact ofthe places in which they live and work is increasing The increasing incidence of chronic conditions ... aspects, occupancy atad use ofthe building and the building environment The following set of questionnaires may be helpful in identifying some ofthe causes and symptoms and the information gained...
... of costs as discussed in Chapter 5 ofthe 2008 Ozone NAAQS RIA. The low end ofthe range of net benefits is constructed by subtracting the highest cost from the lowest benefit, while the high end ofthe range is constructed by subtracting the lowest cost from the highest benefit. ... The following set of graphs is included to provide the reader with a richer presentation ofthe range of costs and benefits ofthe alternative standards. The graphs supplement the tables by displaying all possible combinations of net benefits, utilizing the six different ozone ... high end ofthe range is constructed by subtracting the lowest cost from the highest benefit. The presentation ofthe net benefit estimates represents the widest possible range from this analysis. Table S1.2 presents the estimate of total ozone and PM2.5‐related premature mortalities ...
... condition of determining the split Each node ofthe dendogram is labeled with the number of participants (n) classified by the condition above the node and the geometric mean ofthe personal air concentrations ... predicting the personal air concentrations ofthe eight VOCs through the cross-validation procedure For developing the ‘‘importance measure’’ of predictors, we counted the number of times out ofthe ... participants (n) classified by the condition ofthe exposure factor above the node and the geometric mean ofthe personal air concentrations ofthe group are shown For instance, the primary exposure factor...
... stand, or another form of coordinated operation Consequently, we shall not consider this element ofthe program in the analysis The fourth goal ofthe program is to improve the income ofthe taxi ... in models of so-called “rational scrappage”, where the optimal decision ofthe owner to keep or scrap the vehicle is based on the minimization ofthe present value ofthe costs from the two alternatives, ... reflected in the parameter values (i.e., the emissions factors and the fuel economy ofthe new vehicles) On the basis ofthe changes introduced in the control scenario, data are needed on the incremental...
... 1010 2.9 17.2 0.17 the lattice ofthe AlN layer and have the same in-plain lattice constant with the AlN spacer Therefore, by varying the thickness ofthe AlN spacer, the strain of GaN QDs can be ... considering the influence of QCSE on the IQE ofthe QDs: one is the straininduced internal electric field, and the other is the QD morphology A careful simulation is required to fully understand the ... QDs, when either the internal electric field or the QD height increases, the IQE will decrease due to the reduction ofthe electron-hole overlap [14]; at the same time, a red shift ofthe emission...
... movement ofthe actuators; for example change the rotational movement of a motor into a translational one The body is designed to protect the main parts ofthe robot from the environment; it gives the ... to understand the contribution ofthe work The problem was formulated as an optimization problem using the concept ofthe Fisher information matrix The work further introduces the optimal actuation ... or step, the three small wheels revolve around the public center ofthe wheels to traverse over the obstacle This type of wheel overcomes the shortcomings of 34 Mobile Robots - State ofthe Art...
... interested in the question of my birth parents than I’d ever realized Unfortunately, the answer to the question of whether there was such a Being was the same as the answer to the question of whether ... you sat through it But then the show ended, and you filed out ofthe theater and back into the deep, vibrant, welcoming warmth ofthe summer afternoon And as theair and the sunlight hit you, ... to me that the joy of these creatures, as they soared along, was such that they had to make this noise—that if the joy didn’t come out of them this way then they would simply not otherwise be...
... linear function ofthe individual attributes (Pindyck and Rubinfeld, 1981) The logit technique allows examination ofthe effect of a number of variables on the underlying probability of a dichotomous ... Influences of factors on the choices offresh lychee marketing channels The binary logit model was used to estimate the effects of explanatory variables on marketing channel choices of producers ... Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy Tru, N.A (2008) The Value Chain Analysis of Lychee in Haiduong Province, Vietnam MS Thesis at the University ofthe Philippines Los...