The Maximum-Level Vertex in an Arrangement of Lines

This paper will discuss about the immaterial costs and production yields at one of the refined sugar factory companies in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The theory is based on the fact that Immaterial is a cost that is almsgiving, meaning costs that are outside of the basic costs of the company in producing production, so this research aims to find out: (1) what is the production cost needed to produce this production, (2) the maximum level of production at company from 2013 to 2017. This type of research is a quantitative study because it uses a questionnaire in the form of values that are processed using the marginal cost approach formula. The results of the analysis show that (1) the maximum level of production costs occurred in 2016 amounting to 6,912 with an Immaterial cost of Rp. 2,481,796,800 and the total production produced is 359,077.3 tons (2) The required workforce with the total production produced is 359,077.3 tones of 180 people including the maximum production point which means that the lowest value is achieved (optimal).

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IMPORTANCE OF MOTIVATION IN TOLERABILITY OF INCREASED BREATHING RESISTANCE

Ulyanovsk Medico-biological Journal ◽

10.34014/2227-1848-2019-3-72-79 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 72-79

Author(s):

Yu.Yu. Byalovskiy ◽

I.S. Rakitina

Keyword(s):

Functional State ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Technological Environment ◽

Breathing Control ◽

Aerodynamic Loads ◽

Breathing Resistance ◽

Resistive Breathing ◽

Resistive Loads ◽

Intraoral Pressure

Cortical mechanisms play an important role in breathing control under increased breathing resistance (resistive loads). Cortical mechanisms determine the level of voluntary motivation, which significantly affects the tolerance of resistive breathing loads. The purpose of the paper is to determine the effect of voluntary motivation on the tolerance of additional breathing resistance. Materials and Methods. The authors formed procedural motivation by means of moral encouragement or financial rewards of the subjects. Simulation of increased breathing resistance was performed using in-creasing values of thresholdless inspiratory aerodynamic loads: 40, 60, 70, and 80 % from the maximum intraoral pressure. Results. The maximum level of tolerance of additional breathing resistance was observed in volunteers with a material and subsidiary procedural motivation of activity. Under respiratory loads, these subjects demonstrated the greatest deviations of the functional state indicators. Undefined motivation based on the mobilization of goal-oriented resources with moral stimulation showed less efficiency. Lack of specially formed procedural motivation led to minimal tolerance of resistive loads. Conclusion. Procedural motivation, aimed at overcoming additional breathing resistance, significantly increases the tolerance of individual protective means of respiratory organs, which maintains health of workers in a polluted technological environment. Keywords: motivation, tolerance, increased breathing resistance. Большую роль в регуляции дыхания при увеличенном сопротивлении дыханию (резистивных нагрузках) играют кортикальные механизмы. Корковые механизмы определяют уровень произвольной мотивации, которая существенно влияет на переносимость резистивных дыхательных нагрузок. Цель исследования – определение влияния произвольной мотивации на переносимость дополнительного респираторного сопротивления. Материалы и методы. Процессуальную мотивацию формировали методом морального или материального поощрения испытуемых. Моделирование увеличенного сопротивления дыханию проводили с помощью предъявления возрастающих значений беспороговых инспираторных аэродинамических нагрузок: 40, 60, 70 и 80 % от максимального внутриротового давления. Результаты. Максимальный уровень переносимости дополнительного респираторного сопротивления наблюдался у добровольцев, у которых была сформирована материально-субсидивная процессуальная мотивация деятельности; у этой категории испытуемых во время действия дыхательных нагрузок отмечались наибольшие отклонения показателей функционального состояния. Произвольная мотивация на основе мобилизации волевых ресурсов при моральном стимулировании характеризовалась меньшей эффективностью, а отсутствие специально сформированной процессуальной мотивации сопровождалось минимальной переносимостью резистивных нагрузок. Выводы. Процессуальная мотивация, сформированная для преодоления дополнительного респираторного сопротивления, существенно повышает переносимость средств индивидуальной защиты органов дыхания, что имеет большое значение для сохранения здоровья работающих в условиях загрязненной производственной среды. Ключевые слова: мотивация, переносимость, увеличенное сопротивление дыханию.

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Trace Metal Soil Quality Criteria to Protect Ground Water

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1992.0728 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 26 (9-11) ◽

pp. 2327-2329

Author(s):

J. Lee ◽

B. Chen ◽

H. E. Allen ◽

C. P. Huang ◽

D. L. Sparks ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Inorganic Materials ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Water Quality Standards ◽

Solution Ph ◽

Drinking Water Standard ◽

Cadmium And Lead ◽

Adsorption Desorption

A major problem in site remediation is frequently the lack of appropriate standards for pollutants in soil. Lack of standards for an exposure route can result in subjective judgments regarding the extent of remediation needed. These problems are particularly important when considering the potential for groundwater contamination by inorganic materials. The partitioning of trace metals is highly dependent on the nature of the soil and on the solution pH. The maximum level of metal in soil for which the equilibrium soluble metal does not exceed the drinking water standard can be computed, at any pH, from the measured partition coefficient for any metal and soil. The sorption of cadmium and lead onto major types of New Jersey soil has been determined as a function of pH. As the pH decreased, the amount of adsorbed metal decreased. As is conventionally done, we have transformed these data into sorption coefficients (Kd) which are a function of pH. To apply such data in the decision making process, it is necessary to use the Kd and appropriate conditions of soil/groundwater in the environment. The calculation determines the maximum concentration of metal which will not result in exceedence of water quality standards. Thesecriteria can be used as a soil standard which will be protective of groundwater quality. We developed adsorption/desorption relationships in the form of a mathematical model and computed the maximum level of metal in soil for which the equilibrium soluble metal will not exceed the drinking water standards.

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Green Innovation in Environmental Complexity: The Implication of Open Innovation

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity ◽

10.3390/joitmc7020107 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 107

Author(s):

Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene ◽

Şemsettin Çiğdem ◽

Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas ◽

Bülent Yıldız

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Environmental Uncertainty ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Survey Method ◽

Green Innovation ◽

Environmental Complexity ◽

Data Set ◽

Innovation Activities

People have become more conscientious about the environment in recent years. Increasing environmental awareness drives customers to be more selective about environmentally friendly products and forces governments to adopt environmentally friendly policies. As a result, competition in the market becomes more challenging. Thus, companies cannot remain indifferent to adopting environmentally friendly strategies to be sustainable. In this regard, this study investigates the effect of green innovation on firm performance. We also examined whether the environmental uncertainty moderates the investigated effect. For this purpose, first, data were collected from the first 1000 exporting firms declared in 2019 by the Turkey Exporters Assembly using a survey method. Secondly, factor analyses and regression analyses were performed with the data set obtained from 136 companies. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that green innovation increases both environmental performance and economic performance. It also was found that green innovation positively affects firm performance, but environmental uncertainty reduces this effect. According to these results, it was offered that firms should increase their green innovation activities to achieve better outputs and seek ways to reduce environmental uncertainty to keep these outputs at the maximum level. Finally, the research includes some considerations on the positive implications and potential of green innovation in an open-innovation context.

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Serum alanine aminotransferase activity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a Caucasian population: the Tromsø study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders ◽

10.1186/s12872-020-01826-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Svein Ivar Bekkelund

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Alanine Aminotransferase ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Glycated Haemoglobin ◽

Caucasian Population ◽

Cvd Risk Factors ◽

Cvd Risk ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Serum Alanine Aminotransferase

Abstract Background High and low levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are both associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risks especially in elderly, but the mechanisms are less known. This study investigated associations between ALT and CVD risk factors including effects of sex and age in a Caucasian population. Methods Cross-sectional data were analysed sex-stratified in 2555 men (mean age 60.4 years) and 2858 women (mean age 60.0 years) from the population study Tromsø 6. Associations were assessed by variance analysis and multivariable logistic regression of odds to have abnormal ALT. Risk factors included body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip-ratio, blood pressure, lipids, glucose, glycated haemoglobin and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP). Results Abnormal elevated ALT was detected in 113 men (4.4%) and 188 women (6.6%). Most CVD risk factors associated positively with ALT in both sexes except systolic blood pressure and CRP (women only), while ALT was positively associated with age in men when adjusted for CVD risk factors, P < 0.001. BMI predicted ALT in men (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.88–1.00, P = 0.047) and women (OR 0.90; 95% CI 0.86–0.95, P < 0.001). A linear inversed association between age and ALT in men and a non-linear inversed U-trend in women with maximum level between 60 and 64 years were found. Conclusion This study confirms a positive relationship between ALT and CVD risk factors, particularly BMI. Age is not a major confounder in the ALT-CVD relationship, but separate sex-analyses is recommended in such studies.

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Millimeter (MM) wave and microwave frequency radiation produce deeply penetrating effects: the biology and the physics

Reviews on Environmental Health ◽

10.1515/reveh-2020-0165 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Martin L. Pall

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Fields ◽

Electric Fields ◽

Cardiac Activity ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Voltage Sensor ◽

The Body ◽

Time Varying ◽

The Brain ◽

Mm Waves

Abstract Millimeter wave (MM-wave) electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are predicted to not produce penetrating effects in the body. The electric but not magnetic part of MM-EMFs are almost completely absorbed within the outer 1 mm of the body. Rodents are reported to have penetrating MM-wave impacts on the brain, the myocardium, liver, kidney and bone marrow. MM-waves produce electromagnetic sensitivity-like changes in rodent, frog and skate tissues. In humans, MM-waves have penetrating effects including impacts on the brain, producing EEG changes and other neurological/neuropsychiatric changes, increases in apparent electromagnetic hypersensitivity and produce changes on ulcers and cardiac activity. This review focuses on several issues required to understand penetrating effects of MM-waves and microwaves: 1. Electronically generated EMFs are coherent, producing much higher electrical and magnetic forces then do natural incoherent EMFs. 2. The fixed relationship between electrical and magnetic fields found in EMFs in a vacuum or highly permeable medium such as air, predicted by Maxwell’s equations, breaks down in other materials. Specifically, MM-wave electrical fields are almost completely absorbed in the outer 1 mm of the body due to the high dielectric constant of biological aqueous phases. However, the magnetic fields are very highly penetrating. 3. Time-varying magnetic fields have central roles in producing highly penetrating effects. The primary mechanism of EMF action is voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) activation with the EMFs acting via their forces on the voltage sensor, rather than by depolarization of the plasma membrane. Two distinct mechanisms, an indirect and a direct mechanism, are consistent with and predicted by the physics, to explain penetrating MM-wave VGCC activation via the voltage sensor. Time-varying coherent magnetic fields, as predicted by the Maxwell–Faraday version of Faraday’s law of induction, can put forces on ions dissolved in aqueous phases deep within the body, regenerating coherent electric fields which activate the VGCC voltage sensor. In addition, time-varying magnetic fields can directly put forces on the 20 charges in the VGCC voltage sensor. There are three very important findings here which are rarely recognized in the EMF scientific literature: coherence of electronically generated EMFs; the key role of time-varying magnetic fields in generating highly penetrating effects; the key role of both modulating and pure EMF pulses in greatly increasing very short term high level time-variation of magnetic and electric fields. It is probable that genuine safety guidelines must keep nanosecond timescale-variation of coherent electric and magnetic fields below some maximum level in order to produce genuine safety. These findings have important implications with regard to 5G radiation.

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Development and certification of a reference material for zearalenone in maize germ oil

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ◽

10.1007/s00216-021-03532-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Juliane Riedel ◽

Sebastian Recknagel ◽

Diana Sassenroth ◽

Tatjana Mauch ◽

Sabine Buttler ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Reference Material ◽

Reference Materials ◽

Mass Fraction ◽

High Performance ◽

Certified Reference Materials ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Whole Process ◽

Commission Regulation ◽

Maize Oil ◽

Maize Germ

AbstractZearalenone (ZEN), an estrogenic mycotoxin produced by several species of Fusarium fungi, is a common contaminant of cereal-based food worldwide. Due to frequent occurrences associated with high levels of ZEN, maize oil is a particular source of exposure. Although a European maximum level for ZEN in maize oil exists according to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1126/2007 along with a newly developed international standard method for analysis, certified reference materials (CRM) are still not available. To overcome this lack, the first CRM for the determination of ZEN in contaminated maize germ oil (ERM®-BC715) was developed in the frame of a European Reference Materials (ERM®) project according to the requirements of ISO Guide 35. The whole process of CRM development including preparation, homogeneity and stability studies, and value assignment is presented. The assignment of the certified mass fraction was based upon an in-house study using high-performance liquid chromatography isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry. Simultaneously, to support the in-house certification study, an interlaboratory comparison study was conducted with 13 expert laboratories using different analytical methods. The certified mass fraction and expanded uncertainty (k = 2) of ERM®-BC715 (362 ± 22) μg kg−1 ZEN are traceable to the SI. This reference material is intended for analytical quality control and contributes to the improvement of consumer protection and food safety. Graphical abstract

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In Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant, Thrombolytic, Antimicrobial Activities of Medicinal Plant Pandanus odoratissimus L. Leaves Extract

Journal of Scientific Research ◽

10.3329/jsr.v12i3.44225 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 379-390

Author(s):

F. I. Penu ◽

S. M. Ivy ◽

F. Ahmed ◽

J. Uddin ◽

M. S. Hossain ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Soluble Fraction ◽

Blood Clot ◽

Folk Medicine ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Antimicrobial Activities ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Thrombolytic Activity ◽

Standard Drug ◽

Pandanus Odoratissimus

The present study was carried out to investigate phytochemical, antioxidant; antimicrobial, thrombolytic activity and estimate total phenolic, total flavonoid content of Pandanus odoratissimus (p.odoratissimus) leaves of methanol extract. In thrombolytic activity, aqueous soluble fraction (AQSF) exhibited highest percentage (46.58 %) of potential to lyse blood clot compared to standard drug streptokinase (69.52 %). In antimicrobial assay, dichloromethane soluble fraction (DCMSF) explored the highest diameter of clear zone of inhibition against both gram positive (19.60 ± 0.12 mm) and gram negative (20.00 ± 0.20 mm) bacteria compared to standard antibiotic, Kanamycin (50.00 ± 0.19). Levels of antioxidant were determined by DPPH assay followed by calculated IC50 values of different Kupchan extracts. The methyl soluble fraction (MSF) showed the lowest level of IC50 value (36.70 ± 0.32 µg/mL) in comparison to ascorbic acid (12.48 ± 0.09 µg/mL) while MSF disclosed the maximum level (62.19 ± 0.26 mg of GAE/g of extract) of total phenolic content in the extracts of P. odoratissimus. This study was conducted to validate the P. odoratissimus leaves used as a folk medicine such as, antioxidant, thrombolytic, and antimicrobial potential.

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How do Optimistic Individuals Affect Insurance Advertisements?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance ◽

10.1515/apjri-2019-0039 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yoichiro Fujii ◽

Michiko Ogaku ◽

Mahito Okura ◽

Yusuke Osaki

Keyword(s):

Maximum Level ◽

Optimal Level ◽

Insurance Premium ◽

Free Rider ◽

Free Rider Problem ◽

Accident Probability ◽

Insurance Firms ◽

The Difference ◽

Accident Probabilities ◽

Equilibrium Number

AbstractSome people have optimistic expectations regarding their accident probability, and thus, refrain from purchasing adequate insurance. This study investigates how insurance firms use advertisements to lower the ratio of optimistic individuals in the market. The main results are as follows: first, the optimal level of advertisements is maximized when the insurance premium is moderate. Second, the maximum level of advertisement varies according to the degree of optimism, which is measured by the difference between accurate and optimistic accident probabilities. Third, the advertisement decision is affected by the free-rider problem, and the equilibrium number of insurance firms with advertisement is always larger than that of firms without advertisement in a competitive insurance market.

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Optimization of Costs and Self-Sufficiency for Roof Integrated Photovoltaic Technologies on Residential Buildings

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14134018 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (13) ◽

pp. 4018

Author(s):

Guglielmina Mutani ◽

Valeria Todeschi

Keyword(s):

Solar Energy ◽

Energy Security ◽

Energy Demand ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Maximum Level ◽

Economic Incentives ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

The South ◽

Self Sufficiency ◽

Photovoltaic Technologies

It is common practice, in the production of photovoltaic energy to only use the south-exposed roof surface of a building, in order to achieve the maximum production of solar energy while lowering the costs of the energy and the solar technologies. However, using the south-exposed surface of a roof only allows a small quota of the energy demand to be covered. Roof surfaces oriented in other directions could also be used to better cover the energy load profile. The aim of this work is to investigate the benefits, in terms of costs, self-sufficiency and self-consumption, of roof integrated photovoltaic technologies on residential buildings with different orientations. A cost-optimal analysis has been carried out taking into account the economic incentives for a collective self-consumer configuration. It has emerged, from this analysis, that the better the orientation is, the higher the energy security and the lower the energy costs and those for the installation of photovoltaic technologies. In general, the use of south-facing and north-facing roof surfaces for solar energy production has both economic and energy benefits. The self-sufficiency index can on average be increased by 8.5% through the use of photovoltaic installations in two directions on gable roofs, and the maximum level that can be achieved was on average 41.8, 41.5 and 35.7% for small, medium and large condominiums, respectively. Therefore, it could be convenient to exploit all the potential orientations of photovoltaic panels in cities to improve energy security and to provide significant economic benefits for the residential users.

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