Diagnosis of functioning incidences from judicial claims in building installations in Spain

Building facilities are an important part of construction, given that they interact with the rest of the building and may generate complaints from and dissatisfaction among the users, with subsequent litigation in courts. Expert reports used during judicial processes resulting from user complaints constitute an original source of knowledge on incidences in facilities. This article analyses the anomalies detected in 15 different types of installations from a total of 496 buildings under study, in which judicial claims were filed between 2008 and 2010, in Spain. In total, 854 incidences were found. The material damages and causes and consequences were analysed. These incidences were categorised qualitatively and quantitatively, and the most recurrent situations were studied. Through statistical analysis, the building typology, climate and location with the greatest likelihood of manifesting problems in each facility were determined, as well as the complaint risk factor per facility. It was also detected that most of the incidences (41.34%) were caused by lack of water-tightness in the facilities. With this information, technicians will be able to detect the most conflicting points and reduce failures in the execution of their projects, thus improving building construction quality.

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Modeling a multi-layered blockchain framework for digital services that governments can implement

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems ◽

10.3233/jifs-219244 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Fernando Rebollar ◽

Rocío Aldeco-Perez ◽

Marco A. Ramos

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

General Population ◽

Information Security ◽

High Rate ◽

The Internet ◽

Sufficient Information ◽

Electronic Network ◽

Digital Services ◽

Different Types ◽

Cryptographic Techniques

The general population increasingly uses digital services, meaning services which are delivered over the internet or an electronic network, and events such as pandemics have accelerated the need of using new digital services. Governments have also increased their number of digital services, however, these digital services still lack of sufficient information security, particularly integrity. Blockchain uses cryptographic techniques that allow decentralization and increase the integrity of the information it handles, but it still has disadvantages in terms of efficiency, making it incapable of implementing some digital services where a high rate of transactions are required. In order to increase its efficient, a multi-layer proposal based on blockchain is presented. It has four layers, where each layer specializes in a different type of information and uses properties of public blockchain and private blockchain. An statistical analysis is performed and the proposal is modeled showing that it maintains and even increases the integrity of the information while preserving the efficiency of transactions. Besides, the proposal can be flexible and adapt to different types of digital services. It also considers that voluntary nodes participate in the decentralization of information making it more secure, verifiable, transparent and reliable.

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Who Wins and Who Loses in the Provincial Courts of Appeal? A Statistical Analysis, 1920–1990

Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société ◽

10.1017/s0829320100003641 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 21-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter McCormick

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Great Britain ◽

Data Base ◽

The United States ◽

Different Types ◽

Party Capability ◽

Time Periods ◽

Appeal Courts ◽

Different Levels

AbstractGiven the visibility and obvious importance of judicial power in the age of the Charter, it is important to develop the conceptual vocabulary for desribing and assessing this power. One such concept that has been applied to the study of appeal courts in the United States and Great Britain is “party capability”, a theory which suggests that different types of litigant will enjoy different levels of success as both appellant and respondent. Using a data base derived from the reported decisions of the provincial courts of appeal for the second and seventh year of each decade since the 1920s, this article applies party capability theory to the performance of the highest courts of the ten provinces; comparisons are attempted across regions and across time periods, as well as with the findings of similar studies of American and British courts.

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Comparative Cellular Localization of Sugar Residues in Bull (Bos taurus) and Donkey (Equus asinus) Testes Using Lectin Histochemistry

Microscopy and Microanalysis ◽

10.1017/s1431927621012939 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Mahmoud S. Gewaily ◽

Mohamed Kassab ◽

Asmaa Aboelnour ◽

Essam A. Almadaly ◽

Ahmed E. Noreldin

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Cellular Localization ◽

Bos Taurus ◽

Lectin Histochemistry ◽

Cell Type ◽

Equus Asinus ◽

Different Types ◽

Cellular Components

Lectins are glycoproteins of a non-immune origin often used as histochemical reagents to study the distribution of glycoconjugates in different types of tissues. In this study, we performed a comparative cellular localization of sugar residues in bull and donkey testes using immunofluorescent lectin histochemistry. We inspected the cellular localization of the glycoconjugates within the testes using 11 biotin-labeled lectins (LCA, ConA, PNA, WGA, DBA, SBA, ECA, BPL, PTL-II, UEA-1, and PHA-E4) classified under six groups. Although the basic testicular structure in both species was similar, the cellular components showed different lectin localization patterns. The statistical analysis revealed no significant association between the intensity of labeling and different variables, including group and type of lectin and type of cell examined, at p < 0.05. However, a stronger response tended to occur in the donkey than in the bull testes (odds ratio: 1.3). These findings may be associated with the different cellular compositions of the glycoproteins and modification changes during spermatogenesis. Moreover, glycoconjugate profiling through lectin histochemistry can characterize some cell-type selective markers that will be helpful in studying bull and donkey spermatogenesis.

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EVALUATION OF RAILWAY BALLAST LAYER CONSOLIDATION AFTER MAINTENANCE WORKS

Acta Polytechnica ◽

10.14311/ap.2019.59.0077 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 77-87 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Mykola Sysyn ◽

Olga Nabochenko ◽

Vitalii Kovalchuk ◽

Ulf Gerber

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Dynamic Analysis ◽

Impulse Response ◽

Complex Dynamic ◽

Railway Ballast ◽

Seismic Method ◽

Automated Evaluation ◽

Dynamic Interpretation ◽

Different Types ◽

Degree Of Consolidation

The results of the study of the ballast layer consolidation after the work of ballast-tamping machines of different types are given in the article. The existing methods of determining the degree of consolidation of the ballast layer are analysed. The seismic method was improved by means of a complex dynamic and kinematic interpretation of the impulse response. For the dynamic interpretation with the use of statistical analysis, the features are selected so that they correspond to the degree of consolidation of the ballast layer. On the basis of researches, a device and software were developed that allow an automated evaluation of the ballast layer consolidation based on the kinematic and dynamic analysis of the measured impulse response. The measurements of the degree of the ballast layer consolidation after an operation of ballast-consolidation machines in different sequences allowed establishing the efficiency of the consolidation and the feasibility of the machines’ application.

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Methods of statistical analysis in collider experiments by incorporating different types of systematic and statistical uncertainties

Physics of Particles and Nuclei ◽

10.1134/s1063779618010288 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 73-74

Author(s):

P. S. Mandrik

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Different Types

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The Application of BIM Technology in Building Construction Quality Management and Talent Training

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education ◽

10.12973/eurasia.2017.00860a ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Run-Run Dong

Keyword(s):

Quality Management ◽

Building Construction ◽

Construction Quality

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Physical, Petrographic, and Mineralogical Properties of Limestone Rocks from the Peninsula of Yucatán

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/opl.2012.295 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1373 ◽

Author(s):

J. May-Crespo ◽

P. Quintana ◽

J. J. Alvarado-Gil ◽

B. A. Juárez de la Rosa ◽

A. May-Pat ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

The State ◽

Building Construction ◽

Science And Engineering ◽

Mineralogical Properties ◽

Different Types ◽

Limestone Rock

ABSTRACTKnowledge of the mechanical and petrographic properties of limestone rocks is an important issue to different areas of science and engineering. Sedimentary limestone rock is one of the most abundant materials in the Peninsula of Yucatán used for decorative and building construction. This work studies the petrographic, mineralogical, and physical properties of three different types of limestone slabs of the state of Yucatán.

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Italian travertine in building heritage

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-10703 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rossana Bellopede ◽

Paola Marini

Keyword(s):

Roman Empire ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Art Museum ◽

Building Construction ◽

Thermal Bath ◽

Petrographic Analysis ◽

Artificial Ageing ◽

Different Types ◽

Ancient Times

Travertine is one of the most common stone for building construction used in many countries starting from ancient times. It was one of the favorite stones of the Roman empire: the main example is&#160; the Colosseum in Rome. All over the world travertine is found in important monuments and in various modern structures: for example, the Conservation Center of the J. Paul Getty museum in Los Angeles and Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum in Nanjing, China and it is very appreciated and requested in the construction of recent thermal bath. In addition to Italian travertine, the other famous types of this stone are known throughout Europe (i.e. Germany, Hungary) and Asia (i.e. Turkey, China, Iran).Travertine is considered a durable stone despite the weathering caused by air pollution. It is observed in urban areas that the facades may be covered with a black crust where gypsum and calcite are the main minerals .Nine different types of travertine coming from Tuscany and Umbria (Italy) have been investigated. Petrographic analysis, physical mechanical and artificial ageing test have been performed.Among the different kind of travertine different texture can be identified as: not laminated, laminated: laminated with sub parallel sheets, laminated with concentric sheets. The various travertine depositional structures have been in compared to the different answer to artificial ageing. Finally, it can be asserted that the durability is not connected only with porosity and the analysis of the complex texture of this kind of stone cannot give a simple solution related to its durability.&#160;

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Etiology analysis and x-ray diagnostics of feline odontoclastic resorbtive lesion

International bulletin of Veterinary Medicine ◽

10.17238/issn2072-2419.2020.1.157 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 157-162

Author(s):

Yu. V. Mukiy ◽

◽

V. A. Nikolaeva ◽

Keyword(s):

Veterinary Medicine ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Reliable Data ◽

Statistical Information ◽

X Rays ◽

X Ray ◽

Different Types

In veterinary medicine, one of the most relevant area is dentistry of small pets. Of all dentistry diseases - 80% of cases are due to Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion (FORL), which is more often diagnosed in cats. 35 cats have been diagnosed with den-tal disorders in vet-clinic "Altervet" for the period from November 2018 to April 2019. The analysis of the statistical information was carried out: 86 % of cats, that is 30 heads, were diagnosed FORL. The assess-ment was carried out according to the degree of tooth damage from x-rays images, and there are 2 types of resorption today: type 1 and type 2. Moreover, one of the examined cats simultaneously detected both types of FORL. Various degrees of tooth damage have been studied. Lesions of various parts of the tooth (crowns, necks, aboral and ros-tral roots of the teeth) were found, which were marked on radiographs. A statistical analysis of the incidence by breed, age, sex of animals and types of feed was conducted. The middle animal age of the disease inci-dence is 10 years. It was found that animals with pathology were nourished different types of food: mixed, dry, wet and natural. However, a greater number of cats with FORL were fed mixed (14 heads) and dry (8 heads) feed, 47 and 27%, respectively. It was found that in male this pathology is di-agnosed more often, in our case it is 73%, than in female- 27%.The disease was more common in mongrel cats – 18 heads, than in thoroughbred animals -12 heads, it turned out 60 and 40% of the number of affected animals. Reliable data on the influence of sex and breed on the occurrence of FORL has not been established.

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