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Cougar: Concept and new approach to service management by using simulation
No full textThis paper proposes the challenges introduced by the development of a simulation based DSS (Decision Support System) for maintenance of complex systems such as helicopters, trains, power plants. The paper proposes the simulation architecture devoted to face this level of complexity and the critical issue analysis related to its development
Influence of Winter Pruning on Ornamental Plants Grown in Two Kinds of Container
No full textPruning is an operation that assures adequate functional and aesthetic
attributes to ornamental plants. A regular development of roots is essential for the
plants grown in pot, because the root deformations can slow down plants establishment
and compromise the stability of trees. The aim of this research was to
investigate the performances in the nursery of Elaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight',
Ligustrum lucidum 'Excelsum Superbum' and Malus 'Profusion' grown in two
different containers (a traditional and a modified container for “air pruning” effect
on roots) and pruned with increasing intensity (light, moderate and severe)
compared with unpruned plants. Some differences among treatments were observed
in all species. In Elaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight' unpruned plants had the lowest
score and the best results were obtained with pruning from moderate to severe
intensity because they guaranteed a regular plant architecture. In Ligustrum lucidum
'Excelsum Superbum' the unpruned control had the worst results because the plant
had a weeping aspect while an uniform and round shape was obtained with light
pruning. In Malus 'Profusion', unpruned plants had a worst blooming whereas
severe pruning gave more vigorous and flowering shoots. In all species the modified
container did not reduced root weight while it prevented roots spiraling
Influence of cyclodextrins on in vitro human skin absorption of the sunscreen, butyl-methoxydibenzoylmethane
No full textThe effects of hydroxypropyl- b-cyclodextrin (HP- b-CD) and sulfobutylether- b-CD (SBE7- b-CD) on in vitro human skin penetration and retention of the sunscreen agent butyl-methoxydibenzoylmethane (BM-DBM) were investigated. The interaction between the UV filter and the cyclodextrins was studied in water by phase-solubility analysis. Solid complexes were prepared by the co-evaporation method and characterized by NMR spectroscopy, thermal analysis and powder X-ray diffraction. Solutions containing BM-DBM free or complexed with cyclodextrins were applied to excised human skin in Franz diffusion cells and the amount of sunscreen permeated after 6 h into the stratum corneum, viable epidermis, dermis and receptor fluid was assessed by HPLC. As much as 14.10–16.78% of the applied dose of BM-DBM penetrated within the skin tissue. No sunscreen was detected in the dermis and in the receiver phase. The greater proportion (84.6–95.5%) of the absorbed UV filter was localized in the stratum corneum with no significant differences between uncomplexed or complexed BM-DBM. Notable levels (2.29% of the applied dose) of the sunscreen agent accumulated in the epidermis from the preparation containing free BM-DBM. The epidermal concentration of the UV filter was markedly reduced (0.66% of the applied dose) by complexation with SBE7- b-CD, whereas HP- b-CD had no effect. The decreased BM-DBM retention in the epidermal region achieved by SBE7- b-CD limits direct contact of the sunscreen and of its reactive photolytic products with the skin viable tissues
Industrial maintenance metrics based on simulation and fuzzy logic
No full textThis paper is focused on the development of a model for applying Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) on complex system by integrating simulation and artificial intelligence (AI); the application is related to maintenance planning of groups of gas turbine power plants. This paper will explain the reasons, the criticalities and the lessons learned during the development of the research, leading to the realisation of a Fuzzy Logic Schedule Evaluator (FUSE)
Intelligent Management of a Logistics Platform for Fresh Goods
No full textThe paper proposes the design of new platform for fresh
food logistics; this design is devoted to be implemented
and integrated in company ERP and represent a good
example of logistics developments in this area; in effect
ad hoc logistics ERP implementations represent a
challenge due to the specific process complexity and
infrastructure requirements
Coseano. Il tumulo di Barazzetto come segno di continuità tra protostoria e storia, in: “Di terra e di ghiaia. La protostoria del Medio Friuli tra Europa e Adriatico.
No full textNel territorio di Coseano, che è
stato profondamente trasformato
dai riordini fondiari, l’unica
testimonianza generalmente
considerata riconducibile ad epoca
protostorica è il tumulo artificiale,
molto rimaneggiato, su cui sorge
la chiesetta di S. Giovanni. Che il
rialzo noto agli archeologi come
“tumulo di Barazzetto” fosse in
origine un monumento funerario
dell’età del bronzo è ovviamente
solo un’ipotesi, peraltro accreditata
dall’autorità di Lodovico Quarina e
dall’uso dei microtoponimi Tùmbare
e Mùtare per designare il sito.
Poiché la presenza del piccolo
edificio di culto rende estremamente
arduo condurre scavi all’interno
del monumento (sarebbe questa
l’unica forma veramente risolutiva
di accertamento archeologico), per
ottenere informazioni sul probabile
tumulo senza alterarne l’aspetto il
gruppo di ricerche protostoriche
dell’Università di Udine ha inserito
questa struttura tra un piccolo
numero di tumuli che ha ritenuto
opportuno sottoporre ad una serie
di prospezioni geofisiche. L’indagine
è stata affidata dal gruppo di
esplorazione geofisica dell’Università
di Trieste coordinato dal prof.
Michele Pipan e condotta dal dott.
Emanuele Forte coadiuvato dai
collaboratori dott. Gianluca Foti e
dott. Alessandro Pavan
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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