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Opportunities for Sustainable Industrial Development in Turkey: Eco-Industrial Parks

Industrialization has an important role within the attempts for development. Against the fact that it is indispensable, industrialization causes significant environmental problems. This progress, which is in disfavor of the natural areas and resources, can not be controlled with the existing industrial and environmental policies, and thus new approaches are needed. The concept of Eco-Industrial Parks is developed in line with this approach. It is accepted widely and there exist many examples in several countries. Unfortunately they are not known sufficiently in Turkey yet, and such applications don’t exist. The purpose of this study is to identify the application potential of Eco-Industrial Parks in Turkey. In this study, Organized Industrial Zones located in Kocaeli shall be investigated in respect to their similarities to Eco-Industrial Parks, the potential for establishment of Eco-Industrial Parks in Turkey shall be assessed, and some proposals for more sustainable cities shall be developed. Key Words : industrial ecology, eco-industrial park, Kocaeli,  Organized Industrial Zones.
Implementation of a new technology for the production of compressors and sealants for motor vehicles

The applicant of the project is AIRCOM Automotive limited liability limited partnership. The subject of the project is the implementation of a new technology for the production of compressors and sealants for motor vehicles, through the creation and commissioning of 2 innovative technological lines, resulting from their own work and research by the Applicant’s R & D department, in the form of industrial property rights. As a result of the project, 2 new products will be placed on the market, i.e.: • a new generation sealant with packaging, • new generation piston air compressors for seat cushion (SKG). The next generation sealants and packaging will be used for motor vehicle tyres. In turn the new generation piston air compressors (SKG) will be designed for pneumatic cushioning of seats in motor vehicles. The Applicant’s project will consist of the creation, completion and commissioning of 2 innovative technological lines – one technology line will be designed for the production of a new generation of sealants with packaging and the other for the production of a new generation of piston air compressors for seat absorption (SKG). The project will be implemented between 15.08.2016 and 31.08.2018. The project was preceded by an analysis of market demand and alternative solutions and is fully technically feasible, organizationally and financially feasible. To sum up, the result of the implementation of this project, directly resulting from the implementation of the new technology, is to obtain the technical, legal and organizational capacity to produce 2 new products in relation to so far manufactured in the world and in Poland.
Innovative automatic battery powered washing robot for the aviation industry – aerowash ii

Nordic Ground Support Equipment AB (NGSE) plans to install 5 to 10 demonstration units of the world´s first fully automatic, battery powered aircraft washing robot, at 3 to 5 different airports within the EU (i.e. operational environment). Compared to state of the art, the robot will decrease washing time by approx. 40-60%. The robot will also decrease water and chemical consumption by approx. 20-30%. This will have a positive impact on EU aviation industry since it will allow them to lower the down time of airplanes and decrease congestion at the airports. 

The core objective of the feasibility study (“phase 1”) is to select three to five airport locations in the EU, (e.g. main hubs like Charles De Gaulle Paris France, Heathrow London UK, Frankfurt Airport German, Madrid-Barajas Madrid Spain and Kastrup Copenhagen Denmark) to analyse the pre-requisites/conditions for a successful implementation of the automatic washing robot on the European market. The feasibility study will include both technical/practical and commercial aspects in order to secure a successful deployment and implementation of the innovative washing system.  

By implementing NGSE´s fully automatic airplane washing robot a normal airline can save around 37 000 man-hours annually and 5-7 million litres of water. In addition the robot is battery powered (compared to state of the art, semi-automatic systems which are in general diesel powered) which means it can be used at any airport location, indoors or outdoors, hence it is much safer, greener and more user-friendly than any other alternative available today.

The expected growth in passenger aircrafts globally requires aircraft maintenance routines to become more efficient, as airports are constantly getting more and more overcrowded.  With a global market size of several thousand of the world´s first fully automatic washing robot, with a total value of approx. 1-1.5 Billion EUR, the potential business opportunity for NGSE is clear.
Designing and Incorporating Green Chemistry Courses at a Liberal Arts College To Increase Students’ Awareness and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Work

Two green chemistry courses have been introduced into the liberal arts curriculum at Susquehanna University. Green chemistry was integrated into an existing course, Chemical Concepts, and offered as Green Chemical Concepts for nonscience majors. This course is designed to instill an appreciation for green chemistry in a large and diverse group of students. The course follows a separate interactive lecture and laboratory format, consists of an atom economy workshop, and ends with students’ collaborative group presentations on “life cycle assessment of a greener product”. A chemistry elective, Green Chemistry, was also developed and offered to science majors. It is important that students from various areas of science be exposed to green chemistry, as many innovative science discoveries are made today through interdisciplinary collaborative work. This course follows a unique workshop style, integrating lectures with laboratory activities, and ends with student proposal presentations on “designing a greener ...
Payment cost minimization with transmission capacity constraints and losses using the objective switching method

Deregulated electricity markets in the U.S. currently minimize total bid costs to select bids and their generation levels but determine payments based on market clearing prices. The inconsistency between auction and settlement mechanisms can lead to a significantly higher consumer payment. This gives rise to the “payment cost minimization,” an alternative auction mechanism that minimizes consumer payments directly. This paper formulates payment cost minimization problems with transmission capacity constraints and losses. DC power flow is used to model the transmitted power. The locational marginal prices are defined by “economic dispatch” and characterized by using the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions. The formulation is converted to linear to be solved by the branch-and-cut method in standard commercial solver CPLEX's MIP. Specific methods for the linear conversion are highlighted. The efficiency for solving this linear payment cost minimization model in CPLEX's MIP is still low. The difficulties are studied by comparing the convex hulls of the two auction problems. To overcome the difficulties and improve the efficiency, the new “objective switching method” is developed which can be also used for solving other NP hard problems. Performance cuts are first generated to reduce the feasible region. The infeasibilities of originally discrete variables are then minimized within the reduced region to find one of many feasible near-optimal solutions with quantifiable quality. Numerical testing results of small examples and IEEE Reliability Test System demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the model and the method.
Travelling ceramic technologies as markers of human mobility in the aegean

The main aim of TRACT is to demonstrate that the informed and interdisciplinary study of ancient pottery can shed new light on past human mobility. Based on the premise that the spread of technology involved in pottery making requires the physical movement of people, the project will adopt an inter-disciplinary methodology designed to investigate instances of technological transfer and hence mobility of potters. The methodology comprises macroscopic study of the vessel-forming methods in combination with petrographic and chemical analysis of pottery and raw material samples. An important addition is the study of modern instances of potters’ mobility in the Aegean. Altogether, this represents a novel approach, which  will be employed to a specific study focused on potters from the island of Aegina during the Late Bronze Age. TRACT will investigate the spread of a particular pottery tradition developed on the island of Aegina along the Euboean Gulf, an important corridor that facilitated movement  of goods and people. Furthermore, the chosen case study will aim to shed light on the underpinnings of such movement, its duration, scale, as well as interaction of potters with new landscapes and receiving communities. Therefore, TRACT will contribute to the current debate on mobility by presenting thoroughly researched case study of craftsmen mobility, and elaborate a coherent methodology that can be universally applied. The choice of the Fitch Laboratory of the British School at Athens as a hosting institution will not only enable a high-level training through research but also, due to the supervisor’s interest in mobility of potters’ mobility and previous research on pottery production on the island of Aegina, it constitutes a perfect match that will provide a substantial boost to career opportunities for the experienced researcher and strengthen the position of the Laboratory as a centre of excellence for the study of craftspeople mobility.
Case-Based Policy and Goal Recognition

We present the Policy and Goal Recognizer (PaGR), a case-based system for multiagent keyhole recognition. PaGR is a knowledge recognition component within a decision-making agent that controls simulated unmanned air vehicles in Beyond Visual Range combat. PaGR stores in a case the goal, observations, and policy of a hostile aircraft, and uses cases to recognize the policies and goals of newly-observed hostile aircraft. In our empirical study of PaGR’s performance, we report evidence that knowledge of an adversary’s goal improves policy recognition. We also show that PaGR can recognize when its assumptions about the hostile agent’s goal are incorrect, and can often correct these assumptions. We show that this ability improves PaGR’s policy recognition performance in comparison to a baseline algorithm.
Using frequency-dependent AVO inversion to predict the “sweet spots” of shale gas reservoirs

Abstract Shale gas is an unconventional hydrocarbon resource with huge potential. Using geophysical methods to predict “sweet spots” is the key to commercial exploration of shale gas. At present AVO technology is one of most widely used geophysical techniques to find shale gas reservoirs with high abundance. However, the effects of the dispersion of actual mediums are neglected by conventional AVO inversion. Recent experiments have shown that in gas-bearing strata, the dispersion may be rather remarkable. In this paper, we develop a frequency-dependent AVO inversion scheme, which includes seismic dispersion in real rock medium, to predict the “sweet spots” of shale gas reservoirs. Application of the inversion has been made to the shale gas in the south of Jiaoshiba area to test the validity. Comparing the results of the frequency-dependent AVO inversion and well production, we find that regions with high dispersion gradients correlate well with places with high production of shale gas. Therefore we conclude that the frequency-dependent AVO may be a workable approach to detect the “sweet spots” of shale gas reservoirs.
CONTROLLED RELEASE DISPENSING DEVICE

A dispensing device having a polymer which is combined with a therapeutic agent in the form of a microparticle or nanoparticle which is "hyper-compressed" to form a controlled release dispensing device and methods of locally administering a therapeutic agent using said microparticles.
Community programmes management techniques

The project falls within the framework of the changes linked to the EU enlargement process, to the status of Member State acquired by the Republic of Slovenia as well as to the fall of the border between Italy and Slovenia. In this sense and with reference to the European Cohesion Policy, the project intends to create and train the professional figure of the consultant in the management of EU programmes, who can assist, on the one hand, public administrations in the planning, project design and funding management; and on the other, the enterprises engaged in the internationalisation process. Said professionals must possess the knowledge and skills required to analyse the legislative framework of reference and to identify the best funding opportunities; they must be able to accept a task and to draw up a project; they must manage the operation in all its phases (project-making, management and accounting), coordinating the partnership; they must function as mediators between the final beneficiary and the institutions of reference. The course, consisting of a didactic part in the classroom and of an internship period in financial and consulting firms and public institutions in the cross-border area, aims at training professionals who can be employed in various sectors of the labour market, both public and private.
MULTI-SCHEME PAYMENT MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEM

A mobile electronic device is configured to perform an intended purpose and further configured to effect a financial transaction in addition to the intended purpose. The device includes a first group of electronic circuits configured to facilitate the performing of the intended purpose; and a second group of electronic circuits configured to effect the financial transaction. The first group of electronic circuits is communicatively isolated from the second group of electronic circuits.
Feasibility study on service-based data acquisition for human signal molecule profiling database

A service-based model of human signal-molecule-profiling database (HSMPD) was proposed to prompt data acquisition of medical information from blood tests in traditional healthcare systems and to make the data be naturally converted into Health IT (HIT) services through the translational bioinformatics (TBI) community. A self-motivated mechanism to minimize the project investment was designed. The low-cost tool, called `SMP chip', will be employed in blood tests inside hospitals, which results could be decoded and stored in HSMPD automatically. Successively, HIT services derived from HSMPD will provide a stable income to support the data acquisition processes. To explore the feasibility of the model, a small-scale survey study was performed in a common hospital. The positive results indicated that the cooperation of IT, engineering, healthcare systems and TBI community could provide a self-motivated solution to build the HSMPD platform.
Chitosan in Plant Protection

Chitin and chitosan are naturally-occurring compounds that have potential in agriculture with regard to controlling plant diseases. These molecules were shown to display toxicity and inhibit fungal growth and development. They were reported to be active against viruses, bacteria and other pests. Fragments from chitin and chitosan are known to have eliciting activities leading to a variety of defense responses in host plants in response to microbial infections, including the accumulation of phytoalexins, pathogen-related (PR) proteins and proteinase inhibitors, lignin synthesis, and callose formation. Based on these and other proprieties that help strengthen host plant defenses, interest has been growing in using them in agricultural systems to reduce the negative impact of diseases on yield and quality of crops. This review recapitulates the properties and uses of chitin, chitosan, and their derivatives, and will focus on their applications and mechanisms of action during plant-pathogen interactions.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REFURBISHING A WIND TURBINE

A system (100) for refurbishing an original wind turbine is provided. The system (100) comprises at least one processor (210) configured to: retrieve the average wind speed at the wind turbine site; determine suitable dimensions for a refurbished wind turbine (100) adapted for the wind turbine site; determine which parts of the original wind turbine that could be re-used and still obtain the determined dimensions for the refurbished wind turbine (100); for each part of the original wind turbine that could be re-used, calculate the expected remaining lifetime of said part; if said expected remaining lifetime is above a predetermined minimum lifetime, determine that said part can be re-used in the refurbished wind turbine (100); and select, from a database of replacement wind turbine parts, parts to use instead of the parts needing to be replaced for refurbishing the original wind turbine. Further, a method (400) for refurbishing an original wind turbine is provided.
Improved Approximation Algorithms for Computing k Disjoint Paths Subject to Two Constraints

AbstractFor a given graph G with positive integral cost and delay on edges, distinct vertices s and t, cost bound C ∈ Z + and delay bound D ∈ Z + , the k bi-constraint path (kBCP) problem is to compute k disjoint st-paths subject to C and D. This problem is known NP-hard, even when k = 1 [4]. This paper first gives a simple approximation algorithm with factor-(2,2), i.e. the algorithm computes a solution with delay and cost bounded by 2*D and 2*C respectively. Later, a novel improved approximation algorithm with ratio \((1+\beta,\,\max\{2,\,1+\ln\frac{1}{\beta}\})\) is developed by constructing interesting auxiliary graphs and employing the cycle cancellation method. As a consequence, we can obtain a factor-(1.369, 2) approximation algorithm by setting \(1+\ln\frac{1}{\beta}=2\) and a factor-(1.567, 1.567) algorithm by setting \(1+\beta=1+\ln\frac{1}{\beta}\). Besides, by setting β = 0, an approximation algorithm with ratio (1, O(ln n)), i.e. an algorithm with only a single factor ratio O(ln n) on cost, can be immediately obtained. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first non-trivial approximation algorithm for the kBCP problem that strictly obeys the delay constraint.Keywords k-disjoint bi-constraint pathNP-hardbifactor approximation algorithmauxiliary graphcycle cancellation
LIGHT INDUCED IMMOBILISATION

The present invention involves a method of coupling disulfide bridge containing proteins to a carrier by inducing the formation of thiol groups on a protein with irradiation, and coupling the protein to the carrier. The formation of thiol group(s) in the protein is a consequence of the disruption of disulfide bridges following electronic excitation of aromatic amino acid residues located in close spacial proximity to the disulfide bridge. The light-induced coupling method facilitates the orientated immobilization of a protein on a carrier.
Functionalization of ethereal c-o bonds enabled by metallaphotoredox catalysis

The direct utilization of native functional groups without the need for prefunctionalized holds considerable promise to revolutionize organic synthesis. While significant advances have been realized within the area of C-H activation, the functionalization of inert C-O bonds in aryl ethers is still at its infancy. Prompted by the natural abundance of aryl ethers in Lignin, the second most abundant biopolymer (30% of non-fossil organic carbon on earth), chemists have been challenged to devise, conceptuality and practicality aside, mild, general and widely applicable catalytic technologies for ethereal C-O funcionalization. At present, however, these technologies remain confined to the use of rather activated extended p-systems, stoichiometric metal reagents and, in many instances, harsh conditions. ET-PHOTOX will offer an innovative and challenging approach for functionalizing aryl C-O bonds by merging nickel catalysis and photoredox catalysis via electron donor-acceptor complexation events. Such synergistic catalysis will unlock unconceivable scenarios within the C-O bond-cleavage arena, including the use of non-extended p-systems, non-organometallic based nucleophiles or even carbon dioxide as coupling partner. Therefore, this project holds potential to change concepts in catalysis, allowing new tactics to be implemented in organic synthesis from ubiquitous C-O bonds, thus enhancing the ever-growing quality of the European research. The prospective impact of ET-PHOTOX, together with the new scientific, technical training, competences and transferable skills received will position the candidate with a unique opportunity to start an independent career at a European academic institution after the execution of the project.
Developing Mediterranean-specific protocols to protect biodiversity from litter impact at basin and local MPAs scales

The Mediterranean sea is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots but is also one of the most polluted seas worldwide. Marine litter is a global threat for living marine organisms. Over 260 species have so far been reported to ingest or become entangled in debris such as plastic, monofilament line, rubber and aluminium foil The problem particularly affects fishes, cetaceans and marine turtles, animals in whose digestive tracts commonly appear accidentally-swallowed micro and macro plastic debris._x000D_
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive considers marine litter as one of the most concerning causes of pollution of the sea and states that the Good Environmental State is reached when “properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment”. Similar consideration has been done by the Mediterranean Countries that adopted the Barcelona Convention in which ensuring that marine litter does not affect biodiversity and ecosystem services has been incorporated as a main ecological objective. _x000D_
Although many Mediterranean organisations are working on this issue, there is not any widely-accepted protocols to assess pollution by marine litter. For this reasons, the project proposes to network representative MPAs, scientific organizations and environmental NGOs for developing, testing and delivering efficient, easy to apply and cost-effective protocols to monitor and manage litter impact on biodiversity.
ENERGY GUIDE UNIT

An energy guide unit, with chain sideplates (1, 2), linked together by means of joints, is disclosed, for guiding cables between a fixed connector point and a connector point moveable around a central axis on a curved track. The joint axes of neighbouring chain sideplates (1, 2) are offset by a circumference angle of 90 DEG , to each other, and the chain sideplates (1, 2) may swing around the first joint axis (28), essentially only in the direction of the central axis and back.