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A joint model of heavy truck, tyres, and operating environment for tyres selection

Improving fuel efficiency is one of the core targets when minimizing the transport cost of a vehicle combination. Hence, it is crucial to optimize the design and selection of all vehicle components, including tyres. Volvo Group Trucks Technology (GTT) and Chalmers University of Technology run a common research project TyreOpt—Fuel consumption reduction by tyre drag optimization. This master thesis is supporting the TyreOpt research project by verification of a computationally efficient model for an evaluation of the operating costs by a newly developed joint model of the vehicle, environment, and tyres, which is based on one of the existing tools within Volvo GTT. Selection of the proper Volvo GTT analysis tool, which serves as a base for the newly developed joint model, was supported by Volvo experts’ experience. Theory of tyre was reviewed in order to support modelling of the transientlinear tyre model and implementation of the rolling resistance model, which was developed within the TyreOpt research project. Representation of the computationally efficient model of the operational cycle and all relevant parameters was transformed to the newly developed model. Simple driver and power-train models were developed in order to evaluate vehicle performance for selected operational environments. Feasability of constraining events implementation to the high-fidelity model is discussed and candidates for new constraints are proposed. Verification of the computationally efficient model concludes performance and limitations of this computationally efficient model, developed within the TyreOpt research project. The tyre model is parameterised in tyre design parameters, such as tyre width, radius and pressure. The computationally efficient and the newly developed model are investigated in qualitative manner in order to list differences in behaviour under various specification parameters of the vehicle, the tyres and the operating environment. Improvements of the computationally efficient model are proposed. Sensitivity analysis aims to investigate energetic behaviour of both models with respect to changing tyre design variables. Results proved considerable influence of different fidelity of the model on transport costs, mainly due to inverse kinematic principle of computationally efficient model, which can not cope with velocity transients and different control strategies. Trends of the energy consumption for different tyre design variables are compared with the rolling resistance theory, which was summarized in the literature review.
INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC TALENT MANAGEMENT ON PERFORMANCE OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING FIRMS IN KENYA

Strategic human resource management is crucial to competitive advantage and performance of organisations. In this study, we examine the relationship between talent management, a strategic human resource strategy, and performance of outdoor advertising firms in Kenya. Specifically, we examine the influence of talent management strategies, namely compensation, career management, staff development and performance management strategies on performance. Drawing from resource based view theory, dynamic capability theory, as well as reinforcement theory, a descriptive survey of 117 respondents was conducted using structured questionnaire for data collection. The findings were that while performance management strategy was statistically significant in explaining performance, compensation, career management and staff development strategies were statistically insignificant in explaining performance of outdoor advertising firms in Kenya. Further, the practice of the talent management strategies that were studied was low which may explain their insignificant influence on performance. It was recommended that the outdoor advertising firms improve on their enactment of to the talent management strategies to higher levels to realise a more significant contribution to performance. The study also recommended that implementation of career management strategy includes career counseling, coaching and mentoring, career planning and career development programs to improved performance. It was also recommended that a more effective performance management strategy be implemented in the outdoor advertising firms to improve performance. Key words: Talent management, organizational performance, outdoor advertising firms, Kenya
Improving traffic transformation function to detect novel attacks

Most current intrusion detection systems are signature based. The major limitation of this technique is its incapacity to detect new attacks, which by definition cannot be in the database of signatures. It is important to be able to detect this type of attack, because they mean that the attacker has new means to bypass information system protections. Only, the implementation of several anomaly detection methods make possible, in theory, the detection of these new attacks. Numerous researches worked on the transformation of the DARPA 98 traffic into KDD 99 intrusion detection data set. These researches revealed many limitations of this transformation. We extend recent work that proposed the most efficient machine-learning algorithm based on decision trees and suggest an improvement of the transformation to discover known and unknown attacks. Experimental results prove that the suggested method succeeded in the detection of new attacks and exceeded previous work.
The Molecular Gas Content and Fuel Efficiency of Starbursts at z ∼ 1.6 with ALMA

We present an analysis of the molecular gas properties, based on CO (2−1) emission, of 12 starburst galaxies at z ∼ 1.6 selected by having a boost (≳4×) in their star formation rate (SFR) above the average star-forming galaxy at an equivalent stellar mass. ALMA observations are acquired of six more galaxies than previously reported through our effort. As a result of the larger statistical sample, we significantly detect, for the first time at high z, a systematically lower /LIR ratio in galaxies lying above the star-forming “main sequence” (MS). Based on an estimate of αCO (i.e., the ratio of molecular gas mass to ), we convert the observational quantities (e.g., /LIR) to physical units (Mgas/SFR) that represent the gas depletion time or its inverse, the star formation efficiency. We interpret the results as indicative of the star formation efficiency increasing in a continuous fashion from the MS to the starburst regime, whereas the gas fractions remain comparable to those of MS galaxies. However, the balance between an increase in star formation efficiency and gas fraction depends on the adopted value of αCO as discussed.
An operational model for monitoring to guarantee quality and efficacy to e-learning training courses in the Public Administration – The MarchE-Learning project experience

The present article suggests an operational model for monitoring together with the tools used for an effective monitoring activity of vocational training paths delivered in the form of blended e-learning. The target group was made up of by high and medium level professionals working in regional and local Public Administrations. The model has been applied to the MarchE-Learning project carried out by the Vocational Training School of the Marche Region. The authors acted as referees for the methodological and operational aspects of monitoring and evaluation. The activities designed and carried out, the implementation of prompt corrective action and the lessons learnt through the experience suggest the proposal of this model as well as the formulation of suggestions and recommendations for a possible, future use in similar contexts.
An enhanced constraint based technique for frequent itemset mining in transactional databases

Mining frequent patterns is one of the wide area of research in recent times as it has numerous social applications. Variety of frequent patterns finds usage in diverse applications and the research to mine those in an optimized way is an important aspect under consideration. So far, many algorithms had been proposed for mining frequent itemsets and each has their own pros and cons. The basic algorithms used in the process are Apriori, Fpgrowth and Eclat. Many enhancements of these algorithms are ongoing process in recent times. In this paper, an enhanced Varied Support Frequent Itemset (VSFIM) algorithm is proposed which is an enhancement of FPGrowth algo-rithm. Unique minimum support for each item in the transaction is provided and then mining is done in the proposed approach. The performance of the proposed algorithm is tested with existing algorithms. It is found that VSFIM outperformed the existing algorithms in both processing time and space utilization.
Complexity of Culture and Challenges to Learning: A Case Study of Eastern European Perspectives on Learning

this qualitative pilot study will add to the adult learning and development literature by unfolding the complexities of Eastern European culture and migration, challenges to learning, and the importance of narrative to immigrant adult learning and development. Purpose of the Study The purpose of this pilot study was to gain in-depth understanding of how culture influences one’s learning journey and identity perspectives. I examined how social, cultural, professional, spiritual and political environments shaped the identity of two participants, a Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant teacher of Russian and myself, a Ukrainian international student in education. By using a narrative approach to understanding our own learning journeys, I describe the parallel lives of both of participants, which eventually resulted in different identity construction and learning outcomes. Perspective or Theoretical Framework including Relevant Literature This study is based on a narrative theory of adult learning and development. Narrative, according to Clark (2010), is a sense-making act; it is how we give meaning to our experiences. It is also about how we craft our sense of selves, and our identities (Clark & Rossiter, 2008). Narrative learning extends the experiential learning tradition by connecting learning to prior experiences at a more complex and greatly human level. Rossiter (1999) adds that a narrative approach is important to development of adults across the lifespan since it describes the progress of individuals from the inside, that is, how it was experienced and not observed. Learning through stories is a multifaceted process which “involves stories heard, stories told, and stories recognized” (Clark & Rossiter, 2008, p. 65). Recognizing that adult learning is a multidimensional phenomenon and that it takes place in various contexts including formal, nonformal and informal settings (Merriam, 2008), my aim in this study was to identify the ways in which Eastern European culture and upbringing shaped our understandings of ourselves and our learning, and then to compare our experiences with Western adult education learning theories of today. Research Design As a qualitative pilot study, I researched “how meaning is constructed, how people make sense of their lives and their worlds” (Merriam, 2009, p. 24). This narrative study is conducted from a constructivist perspective. Data were collected through two interviews which allowed me “to enter into the other person's perspective” (Patton, 2002, p. 342) and to respond to the emerging worldview of the respondent (Merriam, 2009). ). During the first face­to­face interview, which lasted for two hours, the interviewee shared with me her stories of cultural, educational and professional experiences. The interview was conducted in Russian for the convenience of the
Healthy Living in Late Renaissance Italy

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Illustrations List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Print and a Culture of Prevention 2. Practices of Healthy Living: the Sources 3. Worrying About the Air 4. A Good Night's Sleep 5. Gentle Exercise and Genteel Living 6. The Well-Tempered Man 7. 'Salute' (Cheers)! Drinking to Your Health 8. Excretions as Excrements: the Hygiene of the Body Conclusions Bibliography
The Expectation of Perceived Benefit of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): A Case in Malaysia

The current research had explored the perceived benefits of adopting the advanced reporting technology program known as eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The current research is a continuous research on the awareness of XBRL in Malaysia that focuses on various stakeholders from a financial reporting perspective. This research is considered significant and important to Malaysia’s future development of reporting technology, which emphasizes on the expectation of perceived benefits, compatibility and perceived difficulty. The findings of this research have suggested that a few future adopters understand the positive impact of XBRL adoption by the organization pertaining to matters such as financial reporting, audits, users, corporation and compliance. Furthermore, few future adopters had perceived XBRL to be compatible with the current systems. In terms of complexity, a few of future adopters had agreed with the difficulty posed by XBRL adoption. The understanding of perceived benefits from a technological aspect can be improved if the regulators play their role by creating more awareness on XBRL adoption based on various success stories.
Mg-Smectite Authigenesis in a Marine Evaporative Environment, Salina Ometepec, Baja California

Formation of authigenic trioctahedral Mg-rich smectite is common in evaporative lake sediments, but was not described previously in modern marine evaporative environments. This study documents formation of authigenic K-rich, Mg-smectite during very early diagenesis in the dominantly sili-ciclastic Salina Ometepec (Baja California), a large supratidal evaporative sabkha complex near the mouth of the Colorado River. Here, sediment pore waters are exceptionally Mg2+-rich relative to other marine evaporative environments due to suppressed sulfate reduction which limits production of carbonate alkalinity and, hence, carbonate (particularly dolomite) precipitation. Sediment cores were obtained along a five km transect seaward across the hypersaline mud flat to evaluate how these atypical geochemical conditions would affect the clay mineral compositions.Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) observations show that the smectite from the marine Inlet, near the sediment source, consists of grains of irregular shape that give selected area diffraction (SAED) patterns reflecting dominant turbostratic stacking. Analytical electron microscopy (AEM) analyses indicate that K+ is the dominant interlayer cation; the mean composition is approximately K0.7(Al3.3Fe(III)0.3Mg0. 5)(Al0.5Si7.5)O20(OH)4. Such smectite is implied to be detrital in part because it is similar to smectite known to be deposited by the Colorado River.Smectite from the hypersaline mud flat occurs as aggregates of small subhedral pseudohexagonal plate or lath-shaped crystals ≤250 nm in diameter, with thicknesses varying between three and ten layers. The SAED patterns reflect substantial turbostratic stacking, but with a greater frequency of interlayer coherency as compared with detrital smectite. Crystals from greater sediment depths are larger and more nearly euhedral. This smectite is dominantly trioctahedral, with mean composition approximately K0.7(Al0.7Fe(III)0.5Mg4. 45)(Al1.2Si6.8)O20(OH)4 (saponitic). This smectite is inferred to be dominantly authigenic in origin.The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and STEM/AEM data collectively imply that detrital aluminous diocta-hedral smectite reacts to form authigenic Mg-rich trioctahedral smectite, driven in part by the high Mg2+/ Ca2+ ratio of pore waters. Such early-formed Mg-rich smectite may be the precursor for the trioctahedral mixed-layer smectite, corrensite, and chlorite assemblages found in ancient marine evaporative sequences. These results also add to the accumulating evidence that interlayer K+ in marine smectite is fixed during the earliest stages of marine diagenesis near the sediment water interface.
The role of gut symbionts from termites: a unique hidden player from yeasts

The capability to degrade lignocellulose in a variety of termite species is important for global carbon recycling on lignocellulosic biomass. This unique capability from termites relies on their special 'gut digestome' such as bacterial, archaeal, yeast, or other eukaryotic symbionts. However, to date, their highly specialized gut systems of such insects are not yet fully understood regarding their unique symbiont functions and their potential values applied in biotechnology or other relevant fields, particularly for the group of various yeast symbionts. In recent years, there is a growing evidence to demonstrate the symbiotic yeast importance and their widespread distributions in various termite digestive systems, as well as their unique functions played in termite-symbiont interactions. Along with more yeast species to be identified from insect gut systems in the past two decades, their potential functions and relevant mechanisms interacted with host insects and other gut symbionts have been reported, which may be related to host nutrition, essential enzymes for biomass processing, intermediate chemical compounds, suppressing external pathogens, even colony outbreeding, etc. This review paper would mainly focus on the recent research work on yeast symbionts identified from termite gut and their potential values and functions applied in different fields.
The effect of temperature on the strength of two different granites

The paper provides information on the mechanical properties of granitic rocks that were subjected to heat. Two types of granitic rocks were tested under laboratory conditions at temperatures of 23 °C, 300 °C and 600 °C. The granitic rock from Bataapati (Moragy Granite) is a pinkish leucocratic monzogranitic type while the second type is grey granite from Mauthausen (Austria). The samples were placed in furnace and temperature raised to 300 °C. Other set of samples were heated to 600 °C. Mechanical tests were performed on non-heated and heated samples and the test results were compared. Heating to 300 °C caused a slight increase in the uniaxial compressive strength and in indirect tensile strength, with reference to the samples kept at 23 °C. A drastic drop in both values was observed when samples were heated to 600 °C. The density of the samples did not show a major change up to 300 °C. On the contrary, a decrease in ultrasonic pulse velocity was observed, with an additional significant loss when samples .
Volatile oil composition and antimicrobial activity of Curcuma aromatica Salisb. rhizomes

Hydrodistilled volatile oil obtained from the rhizomes of Curcuma aromatica Salisb. (Zingiberaceae) analyzed byGC and GC-MS was composed mainly of ar-turmerone (58.9%) followed by bicyclogermacrene (11.7%), (E)-2-hexenal (5.3%), a-himachalene (4.0 %), its isomer (3.8 %), caryophyllene oxide (3.4 %) and valencene (3.2 %). Among 16 sesquiterpenes consisting 91.6%, the prominent sesquiterpenes were ar-turmerone (58.9 %), bicyclogermacrene (11.7 %) and a- himachalene (4.0 %). Total five monoterpenes (3.3%) were present in the oil including four hydrocarbons (2.3 %) and one alcohol (1.0 %). About 13 components occurred in trace amounts in the oil. The volatile oil and ethanolic extract of the rhizomes showed significant antimicrobial activity.
STUDY ON THE USAGE OF ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING IN THE CURRENT MANUFACTURING SCENARIO

The objective of this study is to determine the factors affecting the adoption decision and implementation of new technology, particularly Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), in discrete manufacturing companies. It aims to answer the question whether or not there is any relationship between production characteristics and the decision to adopt ERP. Using a sample of 30 discrete manufacturing companies, selected from a larger population that have selected from Ministry of Trade and Industry database, the results suggest that that ERP is likely to be adopted if the production characteristics are compatible with the characteristics of the technology. However, statistical analysis shows that the decision-maker's computer knowledge is more important than other factors, including production characteristics. The result of investigation of factors associated with level of implementation is not clearcut. It may be due to the reason that level of implementation is affected by other factors not covered in this study. Contrary to the general expectation, manufacturing method does not appear to be a significant factor in this sample.
Design, Analysis and Experiments of a Novel in situ SEM Indentation Device

Instrumented indentation as a powerful tool to determine mechanical properties of materials has been widely used in fields of materials science, biomechanics, surface engineering, semiconductor, MEMS/NEMS, biomedicine and so on (Fischer-Cripps, 2004) . Up to now, there are some commercially available indentation instruments. However, most of them can only carry out ex-situ indentation tests because of their complex structures and big volumes. In previous literatures, many phenomena such as pile-up and sink-in (Huang et al., 2005; Keryvin et al., 2010), which are difficult to explain but significantly affect the load-depth (P-h) curve and the determination of the contact area are observed. In order to reveal mechanical behavior of materials under the indentation load in detail and explain discontinuities during the initial loading segment better, more direct observation methods during indentation tests should be developed (Ghisleni et al., 2009).
Reply to Reviers ’ comments

Regional heavy pollution events in East China (110E-122E, 28N-40N) are causing serious environmental problems. In this study, the relationship between the degree of regional pollution and the patterns of large scale atmospheric circulation over East China in October is investigated using ten-year (2001-2010) Terra/MODIS aerosol optical depth and NCEP reanalysis data by both case study and composite analysis. Eighteen polluted and ten clean episodes are selected and categorized into six polluted types and three clean types, respectively. Generally speaking, weather patterns such as a uniform surface pressure field in East China or a steady straight westerly in middle troposphere, particularly when being at the rear of anticyclone at 850hPa, are typically responsible for heavy pollution events. Meanwhile, clean episodes occur when strong southeastward cold air advection prevails below the middle troposphere or air masses are transported from sea to land. Uniform descending motion prevails over the study region, trapping pollutants in the lower atmosphere. Therefore, the value of vertical velocity averaged from 1000hPa to 100hPa and divergence of wind field in lower troposphere are used in this study to quantify the diffusion conditions in each circulation type. The results reveal that it is often a clean episode when both the mean downward motion and the divergence of low level winds are strong (large than 2.56×10 Pas and 1.79×10s respectively). Otherwise, it is more likely to be a pollution episode.