Why Not Oxford?

The first undergraduate economics programme was created in Cambridge, but before his appointment Alfred Marshall was employed as a tutor by Balliol College Oxford. This chapter explains why, if Marshall had remained in Oxford, and even if he had succeeded the incumbent Professor of Political Economy, he would not have been able to achieve in Oxford what he did in Cambridge, after his appointment there in late 1884. The reason for this lies in the curricular differences between Oxford and Cambridge—in Oxford, Classics was the primary degree for much of the nineteenth century, with a minor Mathematics path—and also the relationship between college and university. In Cambridge, lecturing on the various Triposes was organised at the level of the university, by Special Boards of Study; arguments could therefore be made in university debates that could then result in university-wide changes. In Oxford, by contrast, lecturing was organised directly by colleges among themselves, cutting out the prospect of discussion at the level of the university itself. This and other differences between Oxford and Cambridge militated against the kind of innovations possible in Cambridge, with for example the establishment of the Natural Sciences Tripos in the 1870s.

Cutting out Cholecystectomy on Index Hospitalization Leads to Increased Readmission Rates, Morbidity, Mortality and Cost

Biliary tract diseases that are not adequately treated on index hospitalization are linked to worse outcomes, including high readmission rates. Delays in care for conditions such as choledocholithiasis, gallstone pancreatitis, and cholecystitis often occur due to multiple reasons, and this delay is under-appreciated as a source of morbidity and mortality. Our study is based on the latest Nationwide Readmissions Database review and evaluated the effects of postponing definitive management to a subsequent visit. The study shows a higher 30-day readmission rate in addition to increased mortality rate, intubation rate, vasopressor use in this patient population and significantly added financial burden.

ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNICAL MEANS FOR SOWING FOREST SEEDS IN NURSERIES

The analysis of sowing methods and existing types of seeders, which are used in forestry and agrotechnical complexes, as well as patent materials, is given. Analysis of domestic designs of SLP-M, SLU-5-20 and "Litva-25" seeders, intended for sowing small forest seeds in nurseries and open ground, showed that they are energy-intensive and do not always ensure the embedding of seeds in moist soil. The perspective directions of resource conservation in agriculture have been considered: sowing using "no-till" or "mini-do" technology, ensuring sowing of seeds in untreated and minimally cultivated soil. The combined seeder AGRATORDK is equipped with a disc cultivator and a seeder with gouters. The RAPIDRDA-450S seeder from VADERSTAD has spherical discs that cultivate soil in one pass. The presented methods of sowing and seeding devices have a significant drawback - the necessity of additional working bodies with a high probability of getting into the grooves of dry soil, moving the top layer of soil "back and forth." A gouter which can change the angle of entering the soil and planting depths of small forest seeds was developed. Preliminary laboratory studies have shown the operability of gouter mock-up specimen and the ability to cut the seed furrow by cutting out a layer of soil with void formation above the bottom of the seed furrow, into which seeds were fed through tubes from funnels. The seeds were embedded with a layer of soil under the influence of its own gravity

Innovative UAV LiDAR Generated Point-Cloud Processing Algorithm in Python for Unsupervised Detection and Analysis of Agricultural Field-Plots

The estimation of plant growth is a challenging but key issue that may help us to understand crop vs. environment interactions. To perform precise and high-throughput analysis of plant growth in field conditions, remote sensing using LiDAR and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has been developed, in addition to other approaches. Although there are software tools for the processing of LiDAR data in general, there are no specialized tools for the automatic extraction of experimental field blocks with crops that represent specific “points of interest”. Our tool aims to detect precisely individual field plots, small experimental plots (in our case 10 m2) which in agricultural research represent the treatment of a single plant or one genotype in a breeding trial. Cutting out points belonging to the specific field plots allows the user to measure automatically their growth characteristics, such as plant height or plot biomass. For this purpose, new method of edge detection was combined with Fourier transformation to find individual field plots. In our case study with winter wheat, two UAV flight levels (20 and 40 m above ground) and two canopy surface modelling methods (raw points and B-spline) were tested. At a flight level of 20 m, our algorithm reached a 0.78 to 0.79 correlation with LiDAR measurement with manual validation (RMSE = 0.19) for both methods. The algorithm, in the Python 3 programming language, is designed as open-source and is freely available publicly, including the latest updates.

RBS moment connection analysis using a solid model

The unpredictability of the steel beam welding connection has led to many solutions, including the are of focus for this research Reduced Beam Section ( Moment Connections The RBS in steel moment connection facilitates the calculation and predictability of failure in design The RBS section is created by cutting out part of the flanges in a beam This creates a plastic hinge where the beam will fail first 1 This creates a model of predictability on the durability and strength of the beams Creating a RBS connection increases the overall ductility of the steel frame The RBS section reduces the flange width which causes stress concentration on the reduced section and this then lowers the stress on the welds. The lower stress then prevents unexpected brittle fracture in the welding a predicted plastic deformation of the RBS section during a seismic event 2 3 The research is focused on optimizing the RBS connection Finite models will be created using ANSYS to investigate how different RBS connections react in different situations and what is the most efficient design in terms of safety and cost.

RBS moment connection analysis using a solid model

The unpredictability of the steel beam welding connection has led to many solutions, including the are of focus for this research Reduced Beam Section ( Moment Connections The RBS in steel moment connection facilitates the calculation and predictability of failure in design The RBS section is created by cutting out part of the flanges in a beam This creates a plastic hinge where the beam will fail first 1 This creates a model of predictability on the durability and strength of the beams Creating a RBS connection increases the overall ductility of the steel frame The RBS section reduces the flange width which causes stress concentration on the reduced section and this then lowers the stress on the welds. The lower stress then prevents unexpected brittle fracture in the welding a predicted plastic deformation of the RBS section during a seismic event 2 3 The research is focused on optimizing the RBS connection Finite models will be created using ANSYS to investigate how different RBS connections react in different situations and what is the most efficient design in terms of safety and cost.

Ensuring the strength and stability of the tank wall during repairs by installing rigid frames

Устранение дефектов металла и сварных швов стенок вертикальных цилиндрических резервуаров возможно методом вырезки и замены удаленных фрагментов ремонтными вставками с использованием рам жесткости. При этом в нормативных документах отсутствуют методики расчета таких усиливающих элементов и собственно конструкции стенки резервуара с данными элементами. С целью оценки прочности и устойчивости стенки резервуара и рамы жесткости во время проведения ремонтных работ выполнено компьютерное моделирование и проведены расчеты напряженно-деформированного состояния указанных металлоконструкций. В рамках исследования рассмотрены основные российские и зарубежные нормативные документы, регламентирующие нагрузки и методики расчета устойчивости стенки резервуара, проанализированы публикации, посвященные расчету устойчивости стенки резервуара с применением компьютерного моделирования. Приведены результаты компьютерного моделирования и расчетов на прочность и устойчивость в зависимости от снеговой и ветровой нагрузок. По итогам выполненных работ сделаны следующие выводы: 1) расчеты должны учитывать ветровую нагрузку, действующую под углом 40° к вырезаемому фрагменту; 2) допустимые размеры одной вставки не должны превышать габариты одного листа пояса резервуара; 3) не рекомендуется одновременная вырезка и замена более чем одного фрагмента; 4) при необходимости возможность одновременной вырезки проемов в двух и более местах должна определяться расчетом, учитывающим взаимное влияние количества, расположения и размеров проемов на напряженно-деформированное состояние стенки резервуара и рам жесткости. Elimination of metal defects and welds in the walls of vertical cylindrical tanks is possible by cutting out and replacing the removed fragments with repair inserts using stiffening frames. At the same time, there are no methods for calculating such reinforcing elements and the actual structure of the tank wall with these elements in the regulatory documents. In order to assess the strength and stability of the tank wall and the stiffening frame during the repair work, computer modeling was performed and the stress-strain state of these metal structures was calculated. Within the framework of the research the main Russian and foreign normative documents regulating the loads and methods of tank wall stability calculation are considered; the publications devoted to the tank wall stability calculation by means of computer modeling are analyzed. The results of computer modeling and calculations for strength and stability depending on snow and wind loads are presented. Results of the research performed were used to make the following conclusions: 1) calculations should take into account the wind load, acting at an angle of 40° to the section to be cut out; 2) the allowable dimensions of one insert should not exceed the dimensions of one sheet of the tank ring; 3) simultaneous cutting out and replacement of more than one section is not recommended; 4) if necessary simultaneous cutting of openings in two or more places should be determined by calculation, taking into account the mutual influence of the number, location and sizes of openings on the stress-strain state of the tank wall and stiffening frames.

Technological increase of cutting-out punch life with laser alloying

There are considered engineering methods for cutting-out punch life increase on the basis of laser processing operation surfaces, and also their laser alloying with different materials. The results of experimental investigations are shown which reveal potentialities of the methods under consideration from the point of view of dynamic surface strength and deformation durability increase. Practical recommendations on the introduction of the results obtained are given.