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Use of an Ethanol Bio-Refinery Product as a Soy Bean Alternative in Diets for Fast-Growing Meat Production Species: A Circular Economy Approach

The recent conceptual pivot from bioethanol production to ethanol biorefining has led to development of protein derived by fractionating the non-ethanol streams post fermentation within the plant. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of replacing dietary soy with corn-fermented protein (CFP) on performance of fast-growing meat species and the impact on the carbon footprint associated with the feed for each species. The study contains trials on 3 species, broiler, turkey and salmon. In trial one, 324 broiler chicks were allocated randomly to 36 pens distributed into 3 dietary treatments; control (0% CFP), 5% CFP and 10% CFP; for 35 days. In trial 2, 150 turkey poults were allocated to 3 treatments: control (0 CFP), 4% CFP and 8% CFP for 35 days. In trial 3, 525 Atlantic Salmon (starting weight 304 g ± 10.7 g) were raised in 15 saltwater tanks for 84 days with 5 treatments, control (0% CFP), 5% CFP, 10% CFP, 15% CFP and 20% CFP. Growth response, nutrient utilisation and carbon footprint were assessed in each trial. Replacement of soy with CFP showed limited differences in growth response and nutrient utilization but replacing soy bean meal with CFP at rate of 5%, 8% and 10% in broiler, turkey and salmon diets, respectively resulted in a 14% decrease in carbon footprint of diet manufacturing. This investigation shows coupling bioethanol production with poultry and salmon production represents a highly effective circular economy contributing to multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Longtime Performance of Trussed Rafters with Different Connection Systems.

Abstract : In 1967, the Forest Products Laboratory initiated a study on the longtime performance of trussed rafters with different connection systems. The trussed rafters were loaded and exposed to sheltered outdoor conditions for 5-, 10-, and 15-year periods. After each 5-year period, one trussed rater of each connection system was evaluated in the laboratory. Strength and stiffness was compared to a control trussed rafter tested at the program's beginning. Results after 5 and 10 years have been reported previously. This paper contains the results from all three periods.
An Analysis of Multiple Configurations of Next-Generation Cathodes in a Low Power Hall Thruster

Abstract : The research presented here is an effort to integrate an existing hollow cathode design with a low power production Hall thruster in multiple geometries. Both externally- and internally-mounted cathodes were fabricated and operated in conjunction with a Busek BHT-1500 Hall thruster. Three insert materials were evaluated; Cerium Hexaboride (CeB6), Lanthanum Hexaboride (LaB6), and impregnated tungsten. The thruster was operated at a single operating condition for all testing. The operating specifications for the discharge were 300 V and 2.25 A, giving a total power of 675 W. The boride-based cathodes were tested in both geometries while the tungsten-based cathode was only tested in an external configuration. A Faraday probe was used to measure current density in the plume and a single Langmuir probe was used to characterize the plasma. The charge state of the ions was measured with an ExB probe. All assembly and testing occurred at the Air Force Institute of Technology's (AFIT) Space Propulsion Analysis and System Simulation (SPASS) lab facility. The thruster's performance with the externally-mounted boride-based cathodes installed demonstrated the highest levels of efficiency and performance. The thruster's performance with the tungsten-based cathode installed was slightly less than with the externally-mounted boride-based cathodes. The lowest thruster performance occurred with the internally-mounted cathodes installed. The primary loss mechanism observed was an increase in multiply-ionized propellant with the internally-mounted cathodes.
ROAD CONTACT NORMAL AND SHEAR STRESSES UNDER TYRES WITH LOW INFLATION PRESSURE

Although many field trials have been undertaken to examine the benefits and drawbacks of the use of tyres with reduced inflation pressure on heavily loaded haul vehicles typical of central tyre inflation (CTI) systems, few carefully controlled, full-scale laboratory tests have been performed. The results of one such laboratory test program indicated that low inflation pressures had relatively little influence on subgrade stresses and strains, so attention was focused on the tyre tread - road surface interface. A full scale test apparatus was used to measure normal and shear stresses at the interface: these stresses were found to be especially non-uniform when the inflation pressure was low and the tyre load was heavy. On the basis of the test results, conclusions are drawn regarding the benefits of the low inflation pressures typical of CTI systems. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD E204173.
Genetic diversity studies of cumin (Cuminun cyminum L.) genotypes in western plains of Rajasthan

Genetic diversity was studied on fifty-four genotypes of cumin, Cuminum cyminum L. at “Agricultural Research Station, Mandor, Jodhpur” during rabi season 2017-18. The mean squares were found significantly different for all the characters under study, depicting the availability of variability among the study materials. The high magnitude of phenotypic coefficient of variance (PCV) and genotypic coefficient of variance (GCV) for seed yield, primary branches per plant and number of umbels per plant depicted the presence of vast amount of variation for the character along with high heritability (68-97%) combined with higher genetic advances as percentage of means for seed yield. The highest intra-cluster distance was recorded in cluster VI (11.8) along with cluster VII (11.33) and cluster VIII (8.29) depicting large genetic variability among the genotypes of these three clusters. The highest inter-cluster distance was reported among cluster III and VIII (51.97) followed by cluster III and VII (40.07) and cluster IV and cluster VIII (34.77), suggesting wide range of diversity between genotypes of the clusters. Amongst the characters, seed yield contributed the highest towards genetic divergence (47.80%) followed by number of umbel per plant (25.65%), branches per plant (8.60%) and 1000 seed weight (6.64%).
The effect of video games on positive and negative cognitions

Os efeitos dos videogames atraíram a atenção de muitos pesquisadores em psicologia, especialmente quando se sugere comportamentos agressivos relacionados a jogos violentos. Os jogos com conteúdo pró-sociais despertaram menos atenção, mas as pesquisas na área revelam que os jogos pró-sociais aumentam as cognições positivas e que os jogos violentos aumentam a incidência de cognições agressivas. O objetivo do atual estudo foi verificar o efeito de jogos violentos e pró-sociais sobre as cognições dos jogadores dentro de dois dias de experimentos. Para este fim, 30 participantes estudantes de graduação jogaram durante 20 minutos um tipo de jogo em cada dia de experimento e responderam a uma tarefa de associação livre de palavras para categorizar suas cognições em positivas ou negativas. Os principais achados mostraram que os jogos violentos aumentaram a ocorrência de cognições negativas, mas os jogos pró-sociais não aumentaram as cognições pró-sociais. Por fim, essas descobertas são discutidas com base em pesquisas anteriores sobre o efeito de jogos de videogames violentos e pró-sociais.
A network perspective on marital satisfaction among older couples

It will be helpful for older people to maintain good mental health by improving their marital satisfaction. The present study investigates how the elements of marital satisfaction among older couples are related to each other and reveal the key elements. Four hundred ninety-four older people participated in the study. Marital satisfaction was assessed by the 10-item marital satisfaction subscale of the ENRICH scale. Network analysis was adopted to estimate the network structure of these 10 items and the strength centrality of each item was calculated. The results showed that all edges in the final network were positive. Four edges with the strongest regularized partial correlations appeared between “leisure activities and spending time together” and “emotional expression”; “personality and habits” and “communication and understanding”; “economic status and the manner of determining economic affairs” and “relationship with relatives and friends”; and “make decisions and resolve conflict” and “emotional expression. ” In addition, “emotional expression” had the highest node strength value in the network. “Communication and understanding” and “views are consistent” had the second and third highest node strength values, respectively. “Views are consistent” was more central in males than females and was the second central node in male networks. In conclusion, the present study offers a new perspective to deepen the understanding about the internal structure of marital satisfaction among older couples via network analysis. The results might provide potential targets of intervention for social workers or family therapists to greatly improve marital satisfaction among older couples.
An Eulerian Scheme With Lagrangian Particles For Evaluation of Seakeeping Performance of Ship In Nonlinear Wave

The present paper deals with design tool using CFD and criteria for ship structures under impact pressure loads due to sloshing, slamming and green water. This study focuses on the development of numerical techniques for computing fluid-structure interaction and for evaluation of seakeeping performance of a ship in nonlinear wave with breaking. This paper also presents a prediction of a local highly impact pressure caused by a strongly nonlinear wave. The developed numerical model was applied to ship-wave interaction for evaluation of seakeeping performance of a ship in waves. The heave, pitch motion and added wave resistance were compared with experimental results and strip theory, and the results were in quite good agreement with them. It can be seen that the proposed model can capture accurately a nonlinear free surface with wave breaking generated by a ship motion in wave and calm water.
Range of Motion of Metacarpophalangeal and Proximal Interphalangeal Joints in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Treated with Adipose Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction

Objective: The limitation of digital mobility very commonly affects patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). In this study, we aimed to report the changes in the active Range of Motion (ROM) of the Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) joints after local injection of the Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction (ADSVF). Methods: This was a retrospective study in which the results regarding the active ROM of the digital joints in 10 patients treated using the ADSVF were reviewed. The patients were diagnosed with SSc according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology and LeRoy and Medsger’s criteria. The right hand of a patient was treated through local injection of the ADSVF, and the left hand of the patient was considered the control hand. The active ROM of the MCP and PIP joints in both hands was evaluated before and 168 days post-treatment. Results: We found that the ROM of the MCP joint in each finger of the control hand had decreased significantly; in contrast, there was a significant increase in the active ROM of the MCP joints in the treated hand. There were no significant changes in the active ROM of the PIP joints in the treated hand. The changes in the active ROM did not lead to a significant modification of the Cochin-Hand-Function-Scale scores. Conclusion: Statistical analysis showed that local injection of the ADSVF into the hands of patients with SSc led to an improvement in the active ROM of the MCP joints.
Failure of a geogrid-reinforced soil wall

The construction and testing of a large-scale reinforced soil wall 3 m high built within the Royal Military College Retaining Wall Test Facility is discussed. The wall was constructed to retain a sand fill and comprised full-height (propped) panel facings and four layers of a relatively weak geogrid. The weak geogrid was chosen so that the wall could be failed under surcharge. Following construction the wall was stage loaded by applying a series of increasing surcharge loads up to 80 kPa pressure. Each load was sustained for a minimum of 100 hr to observe creep in the composite system. The wall was heavily instrumented to record displacements along the grid layers, grid strains, connection loads, panel deformations, toe forces, and vertical earth pressures. Test results indicated that during the final surcharge increment a well-defined failure plane was generated through the reinforced soil mass and was followed some days later by (creep) rupture of the reinforcement. Large strains in the grid layers were observed in the vicinity of the connections that were comparable in magnitude to the peak strains recorded at the location of the observed failure plane in the reinforced soil mass. Finally, important implications are drawn concerning the design and construction of those systems.
PUSH FORCES EXERTED IN SIXTY-FIVE COMMON WORKING POSITIONS

Abstract : Experiments were conducted to measure the maximum isometric horizontal push forces exertable in 65 common working positions. The subject (45 male college students), while pushing horizontally, either anchored their feet against a footrest or braced themselves against a vertical wall. Means, standard deviations, and 5th percentiles of the forces exerted are reported.
Application of photoelasticity to determine mode one and mode two orthotropic stress intensity factors

Degree Type Dissertation Date of Award 1984 Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy Department Engineering Science and Mechanics Abstract With the advancement of technology and application of orthotropic materials in modern industry, the development of an experimental technique to analyze and determine the stress intensity factors in orthotropic materials was needed. To address this necessity, a new experimental method of combining orthotropic photoelasticity and orthotropic linear elastic fracture mechanics laws are developed. A new set of equations are obtained by combining orthotropic photoelasticity laws and orthotropic fracture mechanics formulas. These equations along with half-fringe photoelasticity techniques are used to RETROSPECTIVE THESES AND DISSERTATIONS Search Enter search terms:
CHARACTERIZATIONS OF SOME ORGANIC MATERIALS SOURCES AND ANALYSIS OF THE HUMIC ACIDS EXTRACTED FROM THEM

Different organic materials such as town refuse, compost, sewage sludge and biogas have been used as sources of humic acids (HA). However, a systematic characterization of these organic materials and their comparison of humic acids which extracted from them have not been reported. This is essential to decide the relative merits and demerits of these substances as sources of humic acids. The objective of this work was to extract and characterize the chemical compositions of the different four organic materials and humic acids which extracted from them. Results showed that the four organic materials which used in this study were, generally, different in all studied properties. Sewage sludge sample recorded high values of moisture content, saturation percent, cation exchange capacity, organic carbon and organic matter content and lower values in each of bulk density, pH and EC as compared to other organic samples. Also, the highest value for each of total and available nitrogen (NH4 + and NO3 ) was shown with sewage sludge and town refuse, respectively, while total and available phosphorus and potassium along with C/N ratio were recorded with compost sample. Furthermore, the four organic materials were different in total micronutrients and heavy metals. The highest value for each of Fe, Co and Ni was recorded with compost sample as well as similar results of Pb, Zn and Cu were observed with sewage sludge sample. Moreover, elementary composition of humic acids extracted from different samples was rich in carbon, nitrogen and oxygen and poor in sulfur except for sewage sludge sample. The C/N ratio was relatively high in HA extracted from biogas as well as HA from compost was superior in C/H, O/H, N+O/C and E4/E6 values. The lowest value of N/H was observed in HA extracted from biogas. On the other hand, obtained results reported that HA percentage was relatively high in biogas sample and the four organic materials can be arranged as following biogas > town refuse > compost > sewage sludge. Also, total acidity of humic acid samples reveals that, HA of sewage sludge was superior as compared to the other organic materials. The highest value for each of total carboxyl groups and carboxyl/phenol ratio was found with HA extracted from town refuse sample, whereas the greatest value of total phenolic groups was recorded with HA derived from sewage sludge. Furthermore, Infrared spectral (IR) analysis provides further useful information concerning the molecular structures and characteristic bonds and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed some crystal forms found in all HA samples. These results elucidated that the chemical composition and the molecular structure of HA samples varies as per the origin and environment where decomposition has occurred. Present study also documented that the spectroscopic and imaging techniques can be successfully used to bring out the finer differences among HA extracted from different organic sources.
Performance and blood profile of rabbits fed biodegraded -sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis ) peel based diets

The study assessed the performance of grower rabbits fed biodegraded sweet orange peel based diets. Thirty six (36) grower rabbits of mixed breed between 5 to 7 weeks old were randomly assigned to six (6) dietary treatments replicated 6 times in a completely randomized design. Biodegraded sweet orange peel was prepared by fermenting a mixture of sweet orange peel (SOP) and bovine rumen filtrate in ratios 10kg SOP: 2 litre filtrate (T 1 ), 10kg SOP: 4 litre filtrate (T 2 ), 10kg SOP: 6 litre filtrate (T 3 ), 10kg SOP: 8 litre filtrate (T 4 ), 10kg SOP: 10 litre filtrate (T 5 ) for 48hours and sun dried. Each of T 1 , T 2 , T 3 , T 4 , and T5was used to replace 30% maize in the control diet to obtain five biodegraded SOP based diets. Parameters determined were feed intake, body weight gain, water consumption, feed conversion ratio (FCR), water: feed ratio, PCV, RBC, WBC, Hb, MCV, MCH, MCHC, serum total protein, albumin, globulin, cholesterol, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. Diets had significant effect (p 0.05) on final body weight, feed intake, body weight gain and FCR. No significant effect (p>0.05) was observed on any of PCV, RBC, WBC, Hb, MCV, MCH, MCHC but serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase differed significantly (p<0.05). Rabbits can be fed with diet in which 30% maize is replaced, with biodegraded SOP obtained from 48 hours fermentation of SOP when mixed with bovine rumen filtrate, at ratio 1:1 to obtain a superior growth performance. Keyword : Orange peel, Biodegradation, Rabbit, Performance, Blood profile
Mixed Methods Study to Explore the Portrait of Micro and Small Enterprises in Semarang City During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study aims to explore the portrait of SMEs during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The respondents are more than 500 SME actors in Semarang City. Data are collected and analysed by a mixed method. The results show that the SMEs have very various types of business. The length of running business also varies. Many millennials are involved in this sector. The initial capital they use is very varied. The income they receive is also very volatile. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, they generally admit that their income tends to increase relatively. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic, most of them experienced a sharp decline in results. The contributing factor that they conveyed was the existence of a government policy. This research finds that some catering businesses experienced an increased income. A type of business that uses social media assistance has also increased rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research also finds that most of the SME actors don’t receive crisis assistance through various programs. The reason is that they lack access to information. Some of these results confirm the findings of previous studies. However, most of the findings are recognized as initial embryos to be investigated further in future research.
The use of sensory feedback in a programmable assembly system.

This article describes an experimental, automated assembly system which uses sensory feedback to control an electro-mechanical arm and TV camera. Visual, tactile, and force feedback are used to improve positional information, guide manipulations, and perform inspections. The system has two phases: a ''planning'' phase in which the computer is programmed to assemble some object, and a ''working'' phase in which the computer controls the arm and TV camera in actually performing the assembly. The working phase is designed to be run on a mini-computer. The system has been used to assemble a water pump, consisting of a base, gasket, top, and six screws. This example is used to explain how the sensory data is incorporated into the control system. A movie showing the pump assembly is available from the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP INFLUENCE ON INNOVATION DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY THROUGH AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT IN HOTEL INDUSTRY OF MALAYSIA

In order to be innovative in hospitality industry the role of leadership style on employees is very crucial. Leaders are in direct contact with employees and their encouragement and support can trigger the employees to be innovative in delivering the service. In hospitality industry the front-line employees need utmost attention as this industry totally depends on the service of employees especially front-line employees who set the first impression of the hotels. Leadership styles have significant impact on employees’ innovation. The study aim was to examine the impact transformational leadership (TL) on innovation in hotel industry of Malaysia. This study filled the gap by examining the transformational leadership style impact on innovation in front line employees. Total 480 questionnaires were distributed among the employees of 5stars hotels which were located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. To examine the hypotheses, this study applied the SEM (AMOS). Findings revealed that transformational leadership had a significant positive effect on employees’ innovation. Interesting finding came in mediation analysis, in which affective commitment mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and innovation. Findings of this study are beneficial for management of hotels to understand the role of transformational leadership style, affective commitment on employees in order to be innovative in delivering services. This study provided the in depth analysis for top management to better handle and incite the innovation in employees as the leaders are directly responsible to lead employees in innovative way to be innovative.