178 research outputs found
Synthesis of Organic–Inorganic Nanohybrids-Based Polymeric Nanocomposites
No full textOrganic–inorganic nanohybrids-based polymer nanocomposites are made up of two different components, and these hybrids attained great attention over last decades due to their diversified framework and fascinating features. These nanohybrids possess synergistic characteristics of both organic and inorganic substances. Different synthetic routes are used to synthesize these materials with enhanced morphology, tunable features, and fine nanostructures. This chapter focuses on various synthetic routes for fabrication of organic–inorganic-based nanopolymeric composites. Synthetic strategies and protocols of different routes have been described in details. We have also discussed the advantages and limitations of all synthetic methods in details.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Aerospace Manufacturing Technologie
Comparison of direct–indirect emissions of conventional and advanced technologies in European aviation
No full textThis research aims to investigate and compare new and existing technologies and their impact on overall emissions during climb, cruise, and descent (CCD). The data is obtained from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Environmental Agency related to fuel flow rates, types of aircraft and engines, and emission factors. Based on the data obtained, the nitrogen oxide (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions of each aircraft are carefully analyzed to estimate accurately their impact on the environment. The developed fuel flow model considers various factors to estimate the fuel consumption of selected aircraft and provide a comprehensive understanding of the environmental influence of each aircraft. The findings of the study reveal that in scope 1, traditional aircraft generate 27% higher emissions than biofuel-powered (100% blend with Jet-A1 fuel) aircraft, and this disparity increases to 31.4% when compared to hybrid electric aircraft. The analysis shows that electric aircraft emissions are 85.1% lower than conventional aircraft. Furthermore, it is estimated that in the majority of instances involving the chosen aircraft, the levels of NOx emissions are consistently greater in comparison to HC. Further, this study offers valuable insights to policymakers and regulators in their efforts to develop more effective emission regulations and incentives for the aviation industry, particularly concerning CCD emissions. It also provides a comparison of the top 10 European airports that are responsible for the highest emissions in Europe based on the data provided by OAG. In general, the results of this study possess the capacity to stimulate innovation and facilitate the advancement of environmentally friendly aircraft technology within Europe. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2025
A review on the generation, determination and mitigation of Urban Heat Island
No full textabstract: Urban Heat Island (UHI) is considered as one of the major problems in the 21st century posed to human beings as a result of urbanization and industrialization of human civilization. The large amount of heat generated from urban structures, as they consume and re-radiate solar radiations, and from the anthropogenic heat sources are the main causes of UHI. The two heat sources increase the temperatures of an urban area as compared to its surroundings, which is known as Urban Heat Island Intensity (UHII). The problem is even worse in cities or metropolises with large population and extensive economic activities. The estimated three billion people living in the urban areas in the world are directly exposed to the problem, which will be increased significantly in the near future. Due to the severity of the problem, vast research effort has been dedicated and a wide range of literature is available for the subject. The literature available in this area includes the latest research approaches, concepts, methodologies, latest investigation tools and mitigation measures. This study was carried out to review and summarize this research area through an investigation of the most important feature of UHI. It was concluded that the heat re-radiated by the urban structures plays the most important role which should be investigated in details to study urban heating especially the UHI. It was also concluded that the future research should be focused on design and planning parameters for reducing the effects of urban heat island and ultimately living in a better environment.Corresponding Author:
Ahmed Memon Rizwan
University of Hong Kong
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Potential fluoride toxicity from oral medicaments: A review
No full textThe beneficial effects of fluoride on human oral health are well studied. There are numerous studies demonstrating that a small amount of fluoride delivered to the oral cavity decreases the prevalence of dental decay and results in stronger teeth and bones. However, ingestion of fluoride more than the recommended limit leads to toxicity and adverse effects. In order to update our understanding of fluoride and its potential toxicity, we have described the mechanisms of fluoride metabolism, toxic effects, and management of fluoride toxicity. The main aim of this review is to highlight the potential adverse effects of fluoride overdose and poorly understood toxicity. In addition, the related clinical significance of fluoride overdose and toxicity has been discussed
Cross-Genre Author Profile Prediction Using Stylometry-Based Approach Notebook for PAN at CLEF 2016
No full textAbstract.Author profiling task aims to identify different traits of an author by analyzing his/her written text. This study presents a Stylometry-based approach for detection of author traits (gender and age) for cross-genre author profiles. In our proposed approach, we used different types of stylistic features including 7 lexical features, 16 syntactic features, 26 character-based features and 6 vocabulary richness (total 56 stylistic features). On the training corpus, the proposed approach obtained promising results with an accuracy of 0.787 for gender, 0.983 for age and 0.780 for both (jointly detecting age and gender). On the test corpus, proposed system gave an accuracy of 0.576 for gender, 0.371 for age and 0.256 for both
Biomass for renewable energy production in Pakistan: current state and prospects [Latest Articles]
No full textDoubly-Fed Induction Machine for use in Mini-Hydro Power Plants
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Pressure Transient Analysis for Minifracs/DFIT and Waterflood Induced Fractures
No full textTo date no efforts were published to (numerically) compute the pressure transients following shut-in for a fracture that during pumping was propagating at an arbitrary, not necessarily constant velocity; and to use these computations to systematically understand the physics (type curves) of pressure decline after shut-in for both very rapidly growing and very slowly growing fractures during pumping; and to compare this with (existing or new) PTA analysis methods incorporating fracture closure. Paul van den Hoek came up with a new methodology to address the problem. The method enabled to handle the otherwise unaddressed problem of ‘fractured’ injector wells for both end of the fluid leak off spectrum and associated pressure transient analysis – i.e. for DFIT tests done for very low permeability reservoirs to Minifrac (MF) tests for medium to high permeability reservoirs, up until Injection Fall-off (IFO) tests done as part of waterfloods in low to high permeability reservoirs. An easy to use analytical model was formulated by generalization of IFO model developed for fractured waterflood injectors (high leak-off case). This work compares Van den Hoek method against ‘standard method’ which in our report is industry wide used well test program FEKETE for a number of hydraulic frac field cases. To identify each methods short comings and advantages. The identified advantages and disadvantages are highlighted and used as ready made reference for future work on the subject. To serve as easy-to-use overview of commonly used existing approaches of artificial/hydraulically fractured wells for both end of spectrum – (low leak off) Minifrac /DFIT and (high leak-off) Injection Fall Off tests, highlighting the physics involved, fundamental assumptions, and how they differ from each other subtly is covered. Brief summary of Paul's unified method was done. Fracture Compliance Method was shortly discussed for each data set. Lastly, a basic model was developed to identify permeability based on Lamei and Soliman's BCA model. Petroleum Engineering and Geo-science
Second order phase transition in thermodynamic geometry and holographic superconductivity in low-energy stringy black holes
No full textA comparison of geostatistcal interpolation methods for the characterization of background radiation collected on a mobile sensor network in a cloud computing environment
No full textThere is a need to identify illicit radioactive sources in urban environments to prevent potential national security crises. These illicit materials can be the precursors to dirty bombs as well as broader nuclear proliferation. Mobile Sensor Networks deployed in major metropolitan areas have been proposed to address this security and proliferation challenge. However, these networks generate large amounts of data that cannot be processed on stand-alone computers. This volume of data requires the application of novel Big Data Analytics tools and techniques. Additionally, the presence of permanent human-made background radiation sources like buildings and monuments and natural fluctuations in background radiation can make detecting illicit radioactive sources with methods relying on simple radiation thresholds challenging. If the background radiation is well characterized, then more precise thresholds can be implemented to lower the rate of false alarms. The background radiation data is often sparse, and interpolation is needed to arrive at well characterized data. The performance of two methods of geospatial interpolation, Inverse Distance Weighting and Kriging, on background radiation in a cloud computing environment are evaluated in this thesis, and recommendations on data collection and interpolation methods for ideal background characterization are provided.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-12-01The student, Naomi Roth, accepted the attached license on 2019-12-09 at 20:43.The student, Naomi Roth, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-12-09 at 20:50.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-12-11 at 16:05.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14759 on 2020-02-28 at 17:23:57Made available in DSpace on 2020-03-02T22:15:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3
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