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Market disruptive pin technology for improving heavy machinery operations and safety

BT produces patented customised pivot pins for uniting the joints of articulated heavy industrial machinery. BTPin expands to fill the joint bore and leaves no tolerance space for play or vibration.
Zero tolerance space in the joint means BTPin suffers from no pin breaks, no mechanical jams, no ‘ovalling’ damage and no wear to the joint surface. It can function for at least a decade in heavy machinery and needs only occasional checks for tightness. Standard pivot pins last three years on average before breaking. BTPin can be scaled to fit a joint with diameters from 10mm to 500mm.
End users benefit from mechanical reliability, zero pivot pin replacement costs, zero repair costs to ovalled joints, zero machine downtime caused by joint breaks, and lower risk of injury to personnel.
In cash terms, BTPin costs €888 to purchase, install and maintain over a 12-year period. A comparable pivot pin in the same machinery over the same period costs €16,062.
BTPin is compatible with all types of articulated heavy machinery, either in its manufacture or in retrofit upgrades. We have been commercialising our pivot pins to the offshore sector since the early 1990s. This Phase II allows us adapt, test and validate BTPin for onshore applications in mining quarrying, port cranes and construction. 
Our Phase I project (GA #774553) verified the market potential of BT for onshore applications, and a complete lack of competitors. Machine manufacturers could save €504,000 in OPEX costs, depending on the scale of their business. Port crane operators could save €31,500 per crane per day, mines €162,300 per day, and constructors €16,000 per site per day by using BTPin and avoiding downtime losses. 
BTPin belongs to the industrial fasteners market worth €68.1bn in 2017 and growing by 5% CAGR. BTPin will make €82.1m in revenues in year 5 after launch, €49.7m in accumulated profits and will create at least 37 full time jobs.
Augmented analysis for yield and some yield components in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

A preliminary yield trial involving 30 exotic selections in comparison to three check varieties viz. Nagina, Riogrande and Roma of tomato was conducted according to augmented design at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan during 2009-10. The analysis of variance indicated non-significant differences among blocks for yield per plant, days to maturity, number of fruit per plant and single fruit weight whereas significant differences were among all checks for yield per plant, single fruit weight and number of fruit per plant except days to maturity. None of the selections except ‘Mission 102’ had significantly higher yield (2.48 kg plant -1 ) than that of high yielding check, Riogrande (2.00 kg plant -1 ). Most of the selections proved to be low performer for yield and its components in prevailing environmental conditions.
A Novel SAT-Based Approach to the Task Graph Cost-Optimal Scheduling Problem

The task graph cost-optimal scheduling problem consists in scheduling a certain number of interdependent tasks onto a set of heterogeneous processors (characterized by idle and running rates per time unit), minimizing the cost of the entire process. This paper provides a novel formulation for this scheduling puzzle, in which an optimal solution is computed through a sequence of binate covering problems, hinged within a bounded model checking paradigm. In this approach, each covering instance, providing a min-cost trace for a given schedule depth, can be solved with several strategies, resorting to minimum-cost satisfiability solvers or pseudo-Boolean optimization tools. Unfortunately, all direct resolution methods show very low efficiency and scalability. As a consequence, we introduce a specialized method to solve the same sequence of problems, based on a traditional all-solution SAT solver. This approach follows the “circuit cofactoring” strategy, as it exploits a powerful technique to capture a large set of solutions for any new SAT counter-example. The overall method is completed with a branch-and-bound heuristic which evaluates lower and upper bounds of the schedule length, to reduce the state space that has to be visited. Our results show that the proposed strategy significantly improves the blind binate covering schema, and it outperforms general purpose state-of-the-art tools.
Combined Effects from γ Radiation and Fluoranthene Exposure on Carbon Transfer from Phytoplankton to Zooplankton

Risk assessment does not usually take into account mixtures of contaminants, thus potentially under- or overestimating environmental effects. We investigated how the transfer of carbon between a primary producer, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, and a consumer, Daphnia magna, is affected by acute exposure of γ radiation (GR) in combination with the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon fluoranthene (FA). We exposed D. magna to five concentrations of FA and five acute doses of GR as single contaminants and in nine binary combinations. We compared the observed data for three end points (incorporation of carbon by D. magna, D. magna ingestion rates, and growth) to the predicted joint effects of the mixed stressors based on the independent action (IA) concept. There were deviations from the IA predictions, especially for ingestion rates and carbon incorporation by D. magna, where antagonistic effects were observed at the lower doses, while synergism was seen at the highest doses. Our results highlight the importance of investigating the effects of exposure to GR in a multistressor context. In mixtures of GR and FA, the IA-predicted effects seem to be conservative as antagonism between the two stressors was the dominant pattern, possibly due to stimulation of cellular antioxidative stress mechanisms.
The Steady-state of Consumption Rate,Evolution and Reality Choice of China's Sustained and Balanced Economic Growth——Based on the Analytical Framework of R-C-K Model

The paper builds a steady - state consumption rate model on the R - C - K analysis framework,and then analyzes the evolution of the process of consumption rate and its relationship with economic growth in China.The main conclusions are:(1) the steady - state consumption rate on the balanced growth path is optimal consumption rate discounted, and decided by the subjective time rate coefficient of relative risk aversion,capital - output elasticity,the rate of technological progress,the depreciation rate and labor growth;(2) advancing with the process of industrialization,the steady -state consumption rate shows a smaller larger U - type curve evolution trend,the real consumption rate fluctuates around a steadystate consumption rate;(3) since 1978,China's economic growth showed better performance,and the evolution of the consumption rate showed no abnormality.But after 2001,the consumption rate decreased rapidly and significantly deviated from the steady - state consumption rate,which reduced the endogeneity of economic growth,thereby affecting the sustained and stable growth of the Chinese economy.It is urgent to advocate reindustrialization and moderately industrialization according to the general laws of economic development,encourage the development of modern service industry and improve the social security system,and narrow the income gap means to expand consumer demand urgent contribution to economic growth.
Sequence Characteristics and Phylogenetic Implications of the nrDNA Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) in Protospecies and Landraces of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)

Internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) cistrons were studied in 19 protospecies and 11 landraces of Saccharum spp. The purpose of the present study was to investigate genetic variability and genetic divergence among the 30 genotypes of Saccharum officinarum L. for exploitation of potential parent resources in sugarcane breeding. ITS region analysis revealed the length of the ITS sequences from 589 to 590 bp, G+C content from 64.01 to 65.03 % (ITS1: 207 bp, G+C: 62.8–65.22 %; ITS2: 218–219 bp, G+C: 69.27–70.78 %; and 5.8S: 164 bp, G+C: 57.32–57.93 %). The ITS1 and ITS2 regions showed variable sequence lengths and G+C content. The 5.8S region was found to be more conserved (99.39 %). ITS1 recorded highest percentage of variation sites (90.48 %), high number of transitions and transversions. The neighbor-joining (NJ) method was used to assess the phylogenetic relationship based on the combined nucleotide sequence data of ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2, and the 30 accessions were divided into two clades. Clade I included all the 11 S. spontaneum accessions, and clade II consisted of S. officinarum, S. barberi, S. sinense, S. robustum and endemic species. Eleven accessions of S. spontaneum were clustered into several subclasses, indicating that the genetic diversity of S. spontaneum genotypes is abundant. Six landraces namely Hongpi S17, Tuojianghong, Loethers, Guzhizhe, Mango, Guilin Zhuzhe in the present study were closely related to S. spontaneum species, which may be used as available resources. This study validates the utility of rDNA-ITS region as a reliable indicator of phylogenetic relationships, especially ITS1 as probable DNA barcode at higher levels and can serve as an additional approach for studying genetic diversity in sugarcane and related relatives. The analysis on ITS sequences could provide a reference for exploitation of potential parent resources in sugarcane breeding.
Campo Marzio - Draga Sant'Elia bicycle-pedestrian route. Completion work

The project entails the completion of the Campo Marzio - Draga Sant’Elia bicyclepedestrian route, which develops along the old railway line, which connected the Trieste- Campo Marzio railway station with that of Hrpelje-Kozina along the Istrian Pula-Divača railway line. The interested territory encompasses the municipalities of Trieste and S. Dorligo della Valle – Dolina for an overall 12 km up to the State border. The first stage was financed under Community Initiative Programme INTERREG IIA / Phare- CBC Italy-Slovenia and envisaged the extraordinary maintenance of the track, including aspects concerning safety, and the partial paving of the track. The second stage was financed by autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia and consisted in new construction work to ensure the use of the entire track, from via Orlandini to the border. This project is part of the third stage of the works and aims at making the track smoother as regards road crossings, thanks to the construction of a subway where the track crosses Provincial road n. 11 of Prebenico, at San Giuseppe della Chiusa. Furthermore this stage envisages the provision of logistic support to the track users, by means of parking areas and a service centre (information centre - bar and restaurant) at the beginning of the route in the district of San Giacomo in Trieste, next to via Orlandini. Properly completed and equipped with urban furniture and signs, as well as rest areas, the route becomes particularly appealing with a strong visual effect, thus turning into a major resource to receive large tourist flows.
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM WITH WIND SPEED ACCELERATOR AND WIND CATCHER

The present invention is related generally to power generation, and more particularly, to an apparatus for generating power from wind energy by accelerating winds captured by a wind catcher module. According to a first aspect, a wind energy system comprises a wind turbine and a wind catch opening, in which there is a pressure-gradient force that accelerates the movement of air into the wind catch opening and onto the wind turbine. According to another aspect, a wind energy system comprises a wind turbine and a wind catch module that redirects wind from outside the wind energy system to the wind turbine in a direction substantially perpendicular to the wind turbine. According to yet another aspect, a wind energy system comprises a wind turbine, where the moving parts of the wind turbine are not exposed to humans, birds or other similar sized wildlife during normal operation.
Linguistic explanation and domain specialization: a case study in bound variable anaphora

The core question behind this Frontiers research topic is whether explaining linguistic phenomena requires appeal to properties of human cognition that are specialized to language. We argue here that investigating this issue requires taking linguistic research results seriously, and evaluating these for domain-specificity. We present a particular empirical phenomenon, bound variable interpretations of pronouns dependent on a quantifier phrase, and argue for a particular theory of this empirical domain that is couched at a level of theoretical depth which allows its principles to be evaluated for domain-specialization. We argue that the relevant principles are specialized when they apply in the domain of language, even if analogs of them are plausibly at work elsewhere in cognition or the natural world more generally. So certain principles may be specialized to language, though not, ultimately, unique to it. Such specialization is underpinned by ultimately biological factors, hence part of UG.
Sauberere Materialien

Das Projekt More Clean Materials zielt darauf ab, die Produktionskapazität zu erhöhen und Bedingungen im Produktionsprozess zu schaffen, um bei der Zerlegung der Materialien, die die Reifen bilden, dem wichtigsten Rohstoff von Biosafe, beispiellose Reinheit zu erreichen.
Inscripciones sobre vidrio. Una nueva marca griega sobre fondo de botella hallada en la ciudad romana de Los Bañales de Uncastillo

de Uncastillo (Zaragoza, Spain)
Service Oriented Context-Aware Software Agents for Greater Efficiency

AbstractConvergence of web service technology with intelligent and mobile agent technology, enhanced with context awareness, can produce a new software paradigm that will enable more efficient and effective mobile services. Traditionally, an agent has been a passive service requestor with the service processing happening at the provider’s site. We propose that in some situations it would be beneficial if the agent could acquire the ability to execute the functionality provided by the service and run it locally instead of simply using the service. To this end, we build an analytical model which compares time consumption of traditional service access with that of component use. Such a model would allow an agent to dynamically select the more efficient approach. We describe experiments which compare the two approaches and discuss the results and lessons learnt.KeywordsMobile agentsService Oriented ComputingPerformance
Engineering biohybrid microrobots from magnetic swimmers and s-layers

Biohybrid MicroRobots (BMRs) are conceptual microscopic robotic devices that combine synthetic and biological components and can be remote controlled to a specific destination, attach to a target and perform a bespoke biochemical operation at nanoscale precision. Within the 5-year Microrobots project, I intend to develop innovative BMRs by combining magnetic swimmers (MSs) with prokaryotic S-layers (SLs). MSs are microscopic devices that consist of two flexibly linked metallic beads with different magnetic properties and can be remote controlled through liquid media, simply by applying oscillating magnetic fields. SLs are highly stable 2-dimensional protein arrays that form resilient cell wall components in archaea and bacteria and can be genetically modified and reassembled on inorganic surfaces. I will introduce affinity tags into selected archaeal and bacterial SLs and reassemble them on the surfaces of MSs. This will coat MSs with unique affinity matrices, on which bioactive molecules can be conjugated at regular arrays, high density and defined distance. Through this strategy, I will generate BMRs that can be equipped with any bioactive functionality provided by nature, such as adhesive filaments, enzymes, antibodies, reporters, drug cargo or any other thinkable functional molecule. The BMRs that I will develop will elegantly miniaturise robotics and enable us to deliver bioactivity at nanometre precision. This will provide a revolutionary platform technology that will be applicable in a plethora of fields, such as medicine, nanotechnology, environmental engineering or scientific exploration and generate a real step change in the ways in which we build new materials, engineer our environment, fight disease and explore the universe in the 21st century.
Climate Change and its Impact on Tourism in the Alpine Space

The project aims at dealing with the internationally recognized issue of the effects of climate change on alpine tourism, with reference both to winter tourism and sports and to alpine all-seasons tourism. The issue of providing appropriate strategies to ensure a balanced development of alpine tourism, the preparation of appropriate adaptation policies at the national, regional and local level and the assessment of the economic and social effects of climate change on tourism was a central issue in several studies. Alpine tourism needs to be rethinked and both public institutions and private stakeholders have to meet the challenge of a new idea of tourism which goes beyond the traditional vision of winter sports and other typical alpine tourism activities. This project addresses the need to provide both a sound knowledge of the different aspects of the impact of climate change on alpine tourism and concrete adaptation strategies to apply in selected areas.
Effects of wastewater sludge, urea and charcoal on greenhouse gas emissions in pots planted with wheat

Abstract Agriculture is an important source of greenhouse gases (GHG), mostly carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4). Application of charcoal to agricultural soils is known to reduce GHG emissions while application of fertilizer or wastewater sludge increases them. Therefore, the objective of this work was to study the effect of charcoal application on GHG emissions from soil planted with wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and amended with wastewater sludge or urea, or left unamended. Wheat fertilized with urea or wastewater sludge, at a rate of 150 kg N ha−1, was cultivated in soil amended with or without 2% (w/w) charcoal, a biochar used mostly for heating, in a greenhouse. Emission of CO2, CH4 and N2O, soil characteristics and plant development were monitored. Charcoal had no significant effect on the emission of CO2, CH4 and N2O in wastewater sludge or urea-amended soil. The wheat development and yields, and soil pH and electrolytic conductivity were also not affected by charcoal application. It was found that charcoal did not affect the emissions of the monitored GHG, wheat or soil characteristics.
ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROBE FOR THE SAME

The present invention provides a probe for an ultrasonic imaging apparatus. The probe comprises a bulkhead, a transducer, a contact portion engaging hermetically with the bulkhead to define a sealed space, and a bubble trap device which can be selectively in fluid communication with the sealed space via a passage between the sealed space and the bubble trap device. Both the sealed space and the bubble trap device are completely filled with a liquid medium, and the bubble trap device is configured to allow bubbles in the liquid medium to enter the bubble trap device from the sealed space when the probe is positioned in the downward position but prevent the bubbles from escaping from the bubble trap device when the probe is positioned in the upward position. According to the present invention, the probe performance is not deteriorated by the bubbles and an accurate imaging is achieved.
A Decade of Lean in Healthcare: Current State and Future Directions

Over the last decade, many healthcare organizations have adopted lean thinking to reduce wastages and to improve flow efficiency in the patient flow processes. But there is limited research done on understanding the sequence to be followed by healthcare organizations to implement lean in their different departments, and on the applicability of various lean tools in different healthcare settings. This article aims to bridge this gap, map the current state of lean in healthcare and identify future research directions. Key concepts of lean thinking are introduced, and the current body of knowledge between 2002 and 2014 is explored to answer key research questions on the application of lean in different healthcare settings. Further, this article is one of the first attempts to classify healthcare services according to the service process matrix. Results show that different healthcare services pose unique challenges to lean implementation due to their inherent characteristics of service delivery. Research opportunities exist to determine the appropriate path which a hospital should follow while implementing lean, to identify the most appropriate set of lean tools and for empirically validating the benefits of lean.
Industrial thermal energy recovery conversion and management

Waste heat recovery systems can offer significant energy savings and substantial greenhouse gas emission reductions. The waste heat recovery market is projected to exceed €45,0 billion by 2018, but for this projection to materialise and for the European manufacturing and user industry to benefit from these developments, technological improvements and innovations should take place aimed at improving the energy efficiency of heat recovery equipment and reducing installed costs. The overall aim of the project is to develop and demonstrate technologies and processes for efficient and cost effective heat recovery from industrial facilities in the temperature range 70°C to 1000°C and the optimum integration of these technologies with the existing energy system or for over the fence export of recovered heat and generated electricity if appropriate.  To achieve this challenging aim, and ensure wide application of the technologies and approaches developed, the project brings together a very strong consortium comprising of RTD providers, technology providers and more importantly large and SME users who will provide demonstration sites for the technologies. The project will focus on two-phase innovative heat transfer technologies (heat pipes-HP) for the recovery of heat from medium and low temperature sources and the use of this heat for; a) within the same facility or export over the fence; b) for generation of electrical power; or a combination of (a) and (b) depending on the needs. For power generation the project will develop and demonstrate at industrial sites the Trilateral Flash System (TFC) for low temperature waste heat sources, 70°C to 200°C and the Supercritical Carbon Dioxide System (sCO2) for temperatures above 200°C. It is projected that these technologies used alone or in combination with the HP technologies will lead to energy and GHG emission savings well in excess of 15% and attractive economic performance with payback periods of less than 3,0 years.
TOOLS AND ASSEMBLIES THEREOF FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES

A tool has an outer assembly, which includes a deployment tube, extending around, and moveable with respect to an inner assembly of the tool; the inner assembly includes a single pull wire and a distal member configured to engage an end of an implantable medical device. The deployment tube includes an articulating segment located just proximal to an enlarged distal-most portion, which contains the device and the distal member. Relatively soft and stiff sections of a composite sidewall define the articulating segment and extend alongside one another, such that, when the pull wire is actuated, the composite sidewall causes bending of the segment in two directions. A handle assembly of the tool includes a control member for the pull wire, and may further include a flushing subassembly that has a connector port located at an end of the handle assembly that is opposite a proximal port of the handle.