210 research outputs found
ESHG warns against misuses of genetic tests and biobanks for discrimination purposes
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Energy recovery through natural gas turboexpander and solar collectors: Modelling and thermoeconomic optimization
No full textThis paper presents a novel dynamic simulation model for the analysis of a hybrid turboexpander systemcoupled with innovative high-vacuum solar thermal collectors. The model is developed in MatLab and itis able to dynamically calculate the energy, exergy, environmental, and economic performances of theinvestigated system, by taking into account the hourlyfluctuation of thermodynamic and economicparameters (e.g. electricity cost, natural gas temperature, andflow rates, etc.). In addition, a computer-based Design of Experiment (DoE) approach was implemented for achieving the optimal design of theproposed system.A suitable case study is presented in order to show the capabilities of the developed simulation tool.Conventional and non-conventional decompression systems located in the weather zone of Messina(South-Italy) are investigated with the aim of assessing the optimal system configuration. By means ofthe computer-based DoE analysis, the optimal values of several design parameters (such as the numberof solar thermal collectors, the volume of the hot water storage tank, and the size of the water looppump) are calculated. Numerical results show significant primary energy savings (1.36 TWh/year) andavoided carbon dioxide emissions (348 tCO2/year). From the economic point of view, a feasible simplepay-back period of 4.51 years is achieved. The destroyed exergy of the system components are calculated,obtaining the highest value for the turbo-expander, equal to 12.0 TWh/year
New ventilation design criteria for energy sustainability and indoor air quality in a post Covid-19 scenario
No full textThe Covid-19 outbreak raised great attention to the importance of indoor air quality in buildings. Even if the Covid-19 epidemic is nearing an end, all stakeholders agree that increasing outside air flow rates is beneficial for decreasing the likelihood of contagion, lowering the risk of future pandemics, and enhancing the general safety of the interior environment. Indeed, diverse concerns raised about whether the ventilation standards in place are still adequate. In this context, this research intends to assess the suitability of current ventilation standards in addressing the current pandemic scenario and to offer novel criteria and guidelines for the design and operation of HVAC systems, as well as useful guidance for the creation of future ventilation standards in a post-Covid-19 scenario. To that end, a comprehensive analysis of the ANSI/ASHRAE 62.1 is carried out, with an emphasis on its effectiveness in reducing the risk of infection. Furthermore, the efficacy of various ventil..
Regulating the communication of genetic risk information: the Italian legal approach to questions of confidentiality and disclosure.
No full textCommunication of genetic risk is a complex process in which the rights of the individual and those of relatives may conflict with regard to the information revealed by DNA testing. If patients who participate in clinical genetic testing refuse to share their genetic information with at-risk relatives, healthcare professionals need to reach a proper ethical balance between the right of individual patients regarding the confidentiality of their genetic test result and the right of families to be informed about their genetic risk. Rules and legislation in most countries generally protect the confidentiality of medical information but allow limited disclosure of genetic test results without the patient's consent in specific cases when certain conditions are met. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to how Italian policymakers have attempted to balance protection of autonomy and confidentiality, and protection of health by means of a hybrid instrument. Furthermore, we show that some of the requirements of that instrument depart from the most widely recognized standards for non-consensual disclosure of genetic risk information, while at the same time allowing an unusually high level of discretion to healthcare professionals involved in genetic counseling and testing
Building to vehicle to building concept toward a novel zero energy paradigm: Modelling and case studies
No full textThis paper proposes and analyses a novel energy management system for buildings connected in a micro-grid, by considering electric vehicles as active components of such energy scheme. Renewable energy sources, PV, energy storage systems and bidirectional electricity exchange with the buildings and the grid are taken into account. The considered energy scheme, Building to Vehicle to Building, is analysed by including both buildings and mobility consumptions in the energy balance. Three different management system scenarios, designed to analyse the role of electric vehicles as electricity vector among buildings integrating PV panels and electrical storages, are analysed through a case study analysis. To this aim, a dynamic simulation model, implemented in MatLab, is suitably developed for the assessment of the energy demands and loads of the building, as a function of the considered electric vehicles energy use patterns. Simulation results show that the proposed energy management systems improves the building grid reliance and the grid electricity consumption is remarkably reduced up to 45% and 77% depending on the proposed scenarios. Their energy exchange options also enhanced the energy-matching indexes. The economic analysis highlights the economic viability of the system, as well as the need of suitable funding policies to support the development of such micro-grid systems
Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
No full textBestselling statistics author, Fredrick J. Gravetter [College at Brockport emeritus], and co-author Lori-Ann B. Forzano [College at Brockport faculty member] have written a text for research methods that helps you see how interesting and exciting experimental and non-experimental research can be. Inviting and conversational, RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Third Edition, leads you through the research process from start to finish. The text opens with tips and strategies for generating research ideas, moves to selecting measures and participants, and then offers an examination of research strategy and design. This step-by-step approach emphasizes the decisions researchers must make at each stage of the process. The authors avoid a cookbook approach to the facts by linking terminology with applied concepts; their lecture in a book style emphasizes discussion and explanation of topics. Each chapter ends with a set of exercises and activities.https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/bookshelf/1042/thumbnail.jp
Il Tabarro; Sor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi
No full textDe cada obra s'ha digitalitzat un programa sencer. De la resta s'han digitalitzat les parts que són diferents.Empresa José F. ArquerEmpresa: Juan Mestres CalvetIl tabarro : òpera de Giacomo Puccini i llibret de Giuseppe Adami, basada en l'obra de Didier Gold; Sor Angelica : òpera de Giacomo Puccini i llibret de Giovacchino Forzano; Gianni Schicchi : òpera de Giacomo Puccini i llibret de Giovacchino ForzanoOrquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Lice
Kinematic and electromyographic assessment of manual handling on a supermarket green grocery shelf
No full textCaratterizzazione di una famiglia italiana affetta da artrogriposi distale di tipo 2B e mutazione ricorrente p.R63H nel gene TNNT3.
No full textUtilizzo della sEMG per la valutazione del rischio da sovraccarico biomeccanico dell'arto superiore nell'attività di mungitura
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