An Innovative Concept of the Sodium-Cooled Reactor to Pursue High Economic Competitiveness

2002 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshio Shimakawa ◽  
Shigeo Kasai ◽  
Mamoru Konomura ◽  
Mikio Toda
Keyword(s):  
Economic Competitiveness ◽  
Innovative Concept

Incremental Roller-Flanging of Thick Metal Sheets

2021 ◽  
Vol 883 ◽  
pp. 209-216
Author(s):  
Andrea Ghiotti ◽  
Benvenuto Mattia del Tito ◽  
Enrico Simonetto ◽  
Stefania Bruschi ◽  
Stefano Filippi
Keyword(s):  
Metal Forming ◽  
Incremental Forming ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Metal Sheet ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Economic Competitiveness ◽  
Sheet Surface ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Metal Sheets ◽  
Innovative Concept

Metal forming industry is frequently characterized by the demand of small-batch productions to manufacture highly customized products. Apart from the accuracy that is mandatory in high-tech applications, one of the main requirements remains the economic competitiveness that becomes critical in the case of the deformation of thick metal sheets due to the relevant forming loads and the large size of the machines that are required to perform such processes. These problems are partially solved by using incremental forming approaches, in which the deformation is gradually performed by the use of one (single point) or two (double-sided) tools that are usually made to slide on the metal sheet surface while they impose the desired deformation. The paper aims at introducing an innovative concept of incremental forming machine to perform double-sided incremental bends, specifically developed for thick metal sheets. The increased flexibility and the possibility to manufacture sound parts with reduced bending forces are shown and discussed.

How does market size affect Kosovo economic competitiveness?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armend Muja ◽  
Zef Dedaj ◽  
Kaltrina Bunjaku
Keyword(s):  
Market Size ◽  
Economic Competitiveness

Innovative concept of tourist-excursion education

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 163-168
Author(s):  
Ol’ga Alekseevna Dofel’d ◽  
◽  
Aleksandr Svyatoslavovich Leskov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Innovative Concept

Depressed filtration ripening enhances removal of Cryptosporidium parvum

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Gitis ◽  
R.C. Haught ◽  
R.M. Clark ◽  
E. Radha Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Cryptosporidium Parvum ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Kaolin Clay ◽  
Clay Particles ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Cryptosporidium Parvum Oocysts ◽  
Granular Filtration ◽  
Electrostatic Adhesion ◽  
Innovative Concept

Pilot-scale experiments were conducted to investigate removal of Cryptosporidium parvum by contact granular filtration. The research demonstrated enhanced removal of Cryptosporidium parvum in the presence of kaolin particles. This is believed to be due electrostatic adhesion of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts to the kaolin clay particles. The elementary physico-chemical interactions between filter granules and suspension particles will be discussed. This innovative concept was successfully implemented to reduce the ripening sequence of subsequent filtration experimental test runs by the addition of large surface area particles to slurry of kaolin and Cryptosporidium parvum in surface water.

scholarly journals Comparative Study on Relative Fossil Energy Carrying Capacity in China and the United States

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2972
Author(s):  
Zhili Zuo ◽  
Jinhua Cheng ◽  
Haixiang Guo ◽  
Yonglin Li
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Reference Area ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Population And Environment ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Innovative Concept

Based on resource carrying capacity, this study used the revised theory of relative resource carrying capacity (RRCC) and introduced an innovative concept of relative fossil energy carrying capacity (RFECC), which evaluates the degree of fossil energy sustainability based on the relationship between economy, population, and environment. This study took China and the United States as the study objects, took the whole country as the reference area, and calculated the RFECC of population, economic, and environmental resources from 2000 to 2018. Therefore, based on the comparative analysis, the following conclusions were drawn: (i) there is a big difference in the RFECC between China and the United States, which is manifested in the inverted U-shaped trend in China and the U-shaped trend in the United States; (ii) the relative fossil energy carrying states in China and the United States are different, mainly reflected in the economy and environment; (iii) the gap in RFECC between China and the United States has gradually widened; in general, China’s economic RFECC is better than that of the United States, while environmental RFECC and population RFECC in the United States is better than that of China; and (iv) coal and oil should be used as a breakthrough point for the sustainable fossil energy and sustainable development for China and the United States, respectively.

scholarly journals Transcending borders in higher education: Internationalisation policies in Sweden

2021 ◽  
pp. 147490412098838
Author(s):  
Nafsika Alexiadou ◽  
Linda Rönnberg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
European Policy ◽  
Policy Objective ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Economic Competitiveness ◽  
Policy Ideas ◽  
The World ◽  
Internationalisation Strategy ◽  
Internationalisation Strategies

This article examines the national and European policy contexts that shaped the Swedish internationalisation agenda in higher education since 2000, the policy ideas that were mobilised to promote it, and the national priorities that steered higher education debates. The analysis highlights how domestic and European policy priorities, as well as discourses around increasing global economic reach and building solidarity across the world, have produced an internationalisation strategy that is distinctly ‘national’. Drawing on the analysis of the most recent internationalisation strategies we argue that the particular Swedish approach to internationalisation has its ideational foundations in viewing higher education as a political instrument to promote social mobility and justice, as well as a means to develop economic competitiveness and employability capacity. In addition, internationalisation has been used to legitimise national reform goals, but also as a policy objective on its own with the ambition to position Sweden as a competitive knowledge nation in a global context.

scholarly journals Telemedical consultation for remote islands

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-15
Author(s):  
Lukas Dölger ◽  
Robert Wendlandt ◽  
Jan-Thorsten Gräsner ◽  
Niels Renzing
Keyword(s):  
Conventional Approach ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Medical Expertise ◽  
Term Evaluation ◽  
Remote Islands ◽  
Innovative Concept

AbstractThe following work gives an overview of telemedical consultation in emergencies based on a research project. A telemedical centre located at a university hospital offers medical expertise for rural islands independent from place, time and urgency. Medical employees on the islands were relieved in matters of responsibilities and received medical support whenever it is necessary. Results from the projects mid-term evaluation compare the innovative concept with the conventional approach.

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