China: "A Bee Has a Stripy Back, but No One Can Call It a Tiger"

2003 ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
V. Guelbras
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
International Demand ◽  
Real Size ◽  
Rates Of Growth

The article is devoted to verification of the Chinese GDP data. The author compares the rates of GDP growth with the rates of growth of energy consumption, transport turnover of goods, and numbers of projected and constructed objects in 1980-2000. The former was significantly lower during that period. He also analyses the level of using productive capacities and the quality of production. About 25-30% of industrial productive capacities are not used because there is neither national nor international demand for their low quality goods. The main conclusion of the article is that the Chinese GDP real size is about 20-30% less than official releases.

Evaluation of Drying Performance, Energy Consumption, and Quality of Two-Stage Dried Maize Grain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Akhtaruzzaman ◽  
Md. Hasan Tarek Mondal ◽  
Mrityunjoy Biswas ◽  
Md. Abdul Momin Sheikh ◽  
Anwara Akter Khatun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Maize Grain

Effect of intermittent drying on the energy consumption and physiological quality of soybean seeds

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Andressa Bissaro ◽  
Rafael Oliveira Defendi ◽  
Lucas Caiubi Pereira ◽  
Alessandro Lucca Braccini ◽  
Diogo Francisco Rossoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Soybean Seeds ◽  
Physiological Quality

A Novel QoS Aware Shortest Path Algorithm for VSDN

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Amandeep Kaur Sandhu ◽  
Jyoteesh Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Shortest Path ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Level Agreement ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Software Defined Networks ◽  
Shortest Path Algorithm ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Decrease Energy Consumption

This article describes how a rapid increase in usage of internet has emerged from last few years. This high usage of internet has occurred due to increase in popularity of multimedia applications. However, there is no guarantee of Quality of Service to the users. To fulfill the desired requirements, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) establish a service level agreement (SLA) with clients including specific parameters like bandwidth, reliability, cost, power consumption, etc. ISPs make maximum SLAs and decrease energy consumption to raise their profit. As a result, users do not get the desired services for which they pay. Virtual Software Defined Networks are flexible and manageable networks which can be used to achieve these goals. This article presents shortest path algorithm which improves the matrices like energy consumption, bandwidth usage, successful allocation of nodes in the network using VSDN approach. The results show a 40% increase in the performance of proposed algorithms with a respect to existing algorithms.

scholarly journals Assessment of vehicle brake control functional stability

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Volkov ◽  
◽  
Igor Gritsuk ◽  
Tetiana Volkova ◽  
Volodymyr Kuzhel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Passenger Vehicles ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Braking Control ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Friction Surfaces

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of the brake control elements of passenger vehicles on the stability of their braking properties. The analysis of the influence of uneven braking forces on the wheels of one axle of vehicles on the deviation of the distribution of braking forces between the axles from its calculated value is carried out. When assessing the error in regulating the distribution of braking forces between the axles of vehicles, three components were taken into account: the theoretical error due to the imperfection of the selected control method (the difference between the actual calculated control characteristic from the ideal), the error created due to the instability of the ratio of the braking forces on the front and rear wheels, an additional error caused by the unevenness of the braking forces on the wheels of individual axles, since the fulfillment of the most stringent requirements of international and national standards for the efficiency of braking of vehicles and is inextricably linked with the need to increase the energy consumption of brake mechanisms. The energy consumption of braking mechanisms is understood as the ability of the latter to dissipate the greatest amount of energy of the braking machine without reducing the braking efficiency indicators to the minimum permissible level. Excessive heating of the braking mechanisms leads to a decrease in the friction coefficient μ of the friction surfaces and increased wear of the friction linings, and the brakes are the most unstable element of the braking control, which ensures the absorption and dissipation of the vehicle's energy during braking. The instability of the braking torques on the front and rear wheels, caused by a change in the coefficients of friction of friction pairs, leads not only to a change in the distribution of braking forces between the axles and individual wheels, but also to a decrease in the braking efficiency of vehicles under operating conditions. A method is proposed that makes it possible to assess the quality of regulation of the distribution of braking forces between the axles of a car, taking into account the instability of the braking forces on the wheels.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF EARTH AND STRAW MIXTURES IN MODERN BUILDING

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Hegediš ◽  
Neđo Đurić ◽  
Arpad Čeh ◽  
Golub Karaman ◽  
Danilo Vunjak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Wooden Frame ◽  
Energy Consumption Reduction ◽  
Consumption Reduction ◽  
Modern Building

Building with earth is widespread and still mostly based on traditional experiences. Increasing demandsin energy consumption reduction during the construction and exploitation of buildings put more andmore in the focus the good features of houses built with earth.Testing of earth mixtures with othernatural materials showed that it can get even a quality of bricks, which indicates the lack of appropriatestandards for this type of construction.Testing are performed with mixes of earth and straw intended forrammed earth and adobe construction.This method of preparation and construction applies in alternate construction with straw bales and it isalso used in the construction of prefabricated panels with wooden frame filled with a mixture earth andstraw where it is possible to build prefabricated structures or as a filling of wall screens in skeletalstructural system of larger dimensions and number of floors.Laboratory tests have shown that the mechanical and thermal properties of this material fulfilled thehigh demands for the construction of modern buildings. Based on the presented results it can proceedthe development and testing of structural elements for that kind of building.Also, based on results, in the article the authors presented possibilities of architectural design ofvarious building possibilities of objects, as practical examples of prefabrication applied in somecountries.

scholarly journals Analysis on the Effects of Quality of Financial Statements, Over GDP Forecasting Models. An Empirical Cross-Country Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-260
Author(s):  
Burca Valentin ◽  
Mates Dorel ◽  
Bogdan Oana
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Causal Relation ◽  
Forecast Error ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Under increasing macroeconomic uncertainty, governments base their economic policies on high-precision GDP estimates. The models considered based on building-up government budgets incorporate main drivers of economic growth, identified along a large range of empirical studies, mostly focused on economic productivity, factor accumulation, human capital, innovation and transfer of technology, structural changes, or institutional framework. However, there is little evidence related to the impact of accounting and assurance regulation on economic growth. Our study attempts to assess the significance of causal relation between forecasting error on GDP growth and quality of accounting standards, respectively quality of financial statements. The study analyzes the causal relation between country level measures of quality of financial reporting, synthetized by Isidro et. al. (2019), and the measure of GDP growth estimate mean error. Our results confirm a significant impact of quality of the output of financial reporting practice, related to disclosure quality and asymmetric timeliness. The results remain similar, even after controlling for accounting convergence influence. Checking for robustness of the model, we observe the main drivers of one year ahead GDP forecast error are related to institutional framework to issue high quality standards and enforce them properly. The results emphasize once again the role of economic development and corresponding complexity of economic activities and political framework impact on accounting regulation and subsequently on macroeconomic measures.

The Role of Bionic Modifications in Reducing Adhesion and Draft of Agricultural and Earthmoving Machinery

2013 ◽  
Vol 461 ◽  
pp. 553-561
Author(s):  
Rashid Qaisrani ◽  
Jian Qiao Li ◽  
Mohammad Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Force Analysis ◽  
Lubrication Mechanism ◽  
Limited Application ◽  
Practical Field ◽  
Adhesion Friction

Soil adheres to the surfaces of soil engaging components of earthmoving machinery and equipment. It has been pbserved that up to 50% of energy may be consumed in overcoming adhesion and friction of soil to the surfaces of soil engaging components of agricultural and earthmoving machinery. Surface morphology, chemical composition, elasticity, lubrication mechanism and electric osmosis play significant roles in reducing adhesion, friction and energy consumption of various equipment. Some of these techniques have very limited application in the practical field conditions because of the time and amount of fluid required to achieve the desired results. Whereas other techniques are effective in reducing adhesion and friction and improving work quality of these machines and equipment. This paper analyses the forces including the drafts of conventional and bionic bulldozing blades operating under identical conditions using mathematical modelling. The force analysis showed that both adhesion and friction play major role in reducing drafts of earrthmoving machinery. It is also worth stating that both the surface morphology and the construction materials play important role in reducing adhesion and friction of ground eganging components of earthmoving machinery.

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