Hybrid Emerging and Destructive Technologies with Implications on National and European Security and Sovereignty

Although they are part of the common lexical background of all languages, the notions of technique and technology are very difficult to define or separate exactly. However, science and technology are considered as two parallel flows of knowledge that have interdependencies and mutual relations; they support each other in the processes of creation and innovation. From other perspectives, technology is defined as the practical application of knowledge, especially in a particular field; a way of performing a task, in particular using technical processes, methods or technical knowledge; a system of specialized aspects of a particular field of activity (e.g. communication technology, educational technology, medical technology, competitive technology, etc.). Management consulting firm Arthur D. Little (USA) proposed a classification of technologies into four classes, depending on the competitive impact, as follows: core technologies, key technologies, emerging technologies and embryonic technologies. Hybrid destructive emerging technologies is a phrase that suggests a range of new technologies, some with some continuity, with hybrid use, but whose applicability is mainly aimed at destructuring organizational and state systems and subsystems, in order to make them dysfunctional and enslaved. The phrase also suggests the knowledge and means necessary for the application of emerging technologies, as a systematized set of knowledge about human activities, which make use of scientific research results, experiments, calculations and projects, as well as appropriate tools for conducting research. Technological knowledge is built using scientific methods with wide applicability, but focused in the direction of dissolving, destructuring, blocking, threatening and subjugating the will of organizations considered hostile. Emerging destructive actions on the European Union are materialized, among other aspects, by the increasingly obvious manifestations in the European democratic climate, such as: ignoring and circumventing the constitutive acts, the lack of unanimity on migration issues, cultivating media uncertainty about the future of the European Union, intensifying steps specific toopen societies and the proselytism of civic forums. These are, in our view, not only forms of democratic slippage, but also directions of hybrid destructuring, both at Community and national level, as certain hybrid destructuring issues stem from anti-democratic slippages at Community level which canbe seen more clearly at national level.

Analysis of Energy Efficient Scheduling of the Manufacturing Line with Finite Buffer Capacity and Machine Setup and Shutdown Times

The aim of this paper is to present a model of energy efficient scheduling for series production systems during operation, including setup and shutdown activities. The flow shop system together with setup, shutdown times and energy consumption are considered. Production tasks enter the system with exponentially distributed interarrival times and are carried out according to the times assumed as predefined. Tasks arriving from one waiting queue are handled in the order set by the Multi Objective Immune Algorithm. Tasks are stored in a finite-capacity buffer if machines are busy, or setup activities are being performed. Whenever a production system is idle, machines are stopped according to shutdown times in order to save energy. A machine requires setup time before executing the first batch of jobs after the idle time. Scientists agree that turning off an idle machine is a common measure that is appropriate for all types of workshops, but usually requires more steps, such as setup and shutdown. Literature analysis shows that there is a research gap regarding multi-objective algorithms, as minimizing energy consumption is not the only factor affecting the total manufacturing cost—there are other factors, such as late delivery cost or early delivery cost with additional storage cost, which make the optimization of the total cost of the production process more complicated. Another goal is to develop previous scheduling algorithms and research framework for energy efficient scheduling. The impact of the input data on the production system performance and energy consumption for series production is investigated in serial, parallel or serial–parallel flows. Parallel flow of upcoming tasks achieves minimum values of makespan criterion. Serial and serial–parallel flows of arriving tasks ensure minimum cost of energy consumption. Parallel flow of arriving tasks ensures minimum values of the costs of tardiness or premature execution. Parallel flow or serial–parallel flow of incoming tasks allows one to implement schedules with tasks that are not delayed.

CALCULATION OF THROTTLEMENT PARAMETERS IN PARALLEL CHANNELS OF DRILLING PIPERS FOR DEEP HOLE

The article presents a method for calculating the characteristics of the throttling elements of the lubricating-cooling technical medium (COTS) Yu used in deforming piercing. A feature of the proposed technique is the method of supplying cutting fluids under pressure through the grooves made on the outer surface of the mandrel teeth, when the pressure of the working medium and its flow rate are divided into parallel flows, one of which provides pressure on the piercing when the hole is mandrelled with a normalized speed in its axial movement the second provides the calculated parameters of throttling between the surface of the grooves on the mandrel teeth and the machined surface, where they create "damping cushions", improving the mandrel process and reducing wear of the piercing [3]. The presented calculation of the characteristics (coolant pressure, flow rate, etc.) with the location of the conditional chambers formed by the grooves of the punching teeth and the processed surface confirms the possibility of using throttles to implement the conditions for using throttling elements during cutting-deforming piercing of deep holes in long tube blanks and increasing by this basis of its effectiveness.

TECHNOLOGICAL SCHEMES FOR THE PROCESSES OF PREPARATION AND MILLING BINARY GRAIN MIXTURES AND BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCED PRODUCTS

A study of the preparation and milling of a grain mixture containing 7% of flax seeds has been carried out in order to obtain a composite wheat-flax flour, in which the entire biopotential of flax seeds was preserved. It was revealed that the preparation of the components of the grain mixture should be carried out independently, in parallel flows. During the wheat grain preparation the cold conditioning was carried out, the modes of which were the following: humidity — 15.5%, dwell time in the water — 24 hours. The optimal conditions for milling the wheat-flax mixture have been determined, which are the following: yield (%) / ash content (%) in 3 break systems (in terms of the 1st break system — grain) for the first break system — 53.5 / 1.00; for the second break system. — 22.2 / 1.11; totally for the first and the second break systems — 75.7 / 1.035; totally for the first, the second and the third break systems — 81.0 / 1.1. The technological schemes have been developed and the new varieties of wheat-flax flour with predetermined technological properties and increased nutritional value have been formed. The approximate indices of yield and quality of the new wheat-flax flour varieties are the following: Flour A — yield 45–50%, lipids 3.6–4.0%, protein 13–13.5%, ash 0.55–0.70%, whiteness — 50 conventional units; Flour B — yield 20–25%, lipids 5.5–6.0%, protein 14–14.5%, ash 0.9–1.25%, whiteness — 22 conventional units; Flour C — yield 70–75%, lipids 4.5–5.0%, protein 13.6–14.0%, ash 0.75–0.90%, whiteness — 36 conventional units. It was indicated that the total lipids content in flour from two-component mixtures increases by about 4 times, and the total protein content in the studied samples increases by 1–2%. The content of linoleic acid (ɷ‑6) in wheat-flax flour samples is 1.6…3.3 times higher than in wheat flour; the content of linolenic acid (ɷ‑3) in wheat-flax flour samples is 36.8…57.2 times higher than in wheat flour (taking into account the total lipids content in the samples). The enrichment of wheat flour due to flax seeds allows to make up the deficiency of PUFA family in the diet of a modern person and to obtain products on a grain basis of a balanced composition.

Transient analysis of combined electroosmotic and pressure driven flow with multi-layer immiscible fluids in a narrow capillary

Because the development of techniques for pumping parallel flows in miniaturized systems are required, in the present investigation, a semi-analytical solution based in the matrix inverse method and by Laplace transform for the transient flow of multi-layer immiscible fluids in a narrow capillary, under electroosmotic and pressure driven effects, is obtained. The dimensionless mathematical model to solve the electric potential distribution and the velocity field in the start-up of flow, consist on the Poisson-Boltzmann and momentum equations, respectively. Here, the transported fluids are considered symmetrical electrolytes and because the interfaces between them are polarizable and impermeable to charged particles, interesting interfacial effects appear on the velocity profiles when an external electric field is applied. The results show graphically the influence of the different dimensionless parameters involved in the dynamics of the fluid flow. This study demonstrates that by considering electrical interfacial effects, produce velocity jumps at liquid-liquid interfaces, whose magnitude and direction depend on the concentration and polarity of electric charges in those regions; finally, it is observed that the time to reach the steady-state regime of the fluid flow is only controlled by the dimensionless viscosity ratios. This investigation is a theoretical contribution to simulate transient multi-layer fluid flows under electric interfacial effects, covering different implications that emerge in the design of small devices into the chemical, biological and clinical areas.

Continuous Production and New Forms of Labour: A Case for Reclaiming Public Time

This article makes two arguments. First, that advanced information and communication technologies (ICTs) have created multiple parallel flows of consumption that allow us to be productive continuously, in the sense of generating value for the economy. Second, the struggle over social time poses emergent challenges for planning and urban design. After introducing the relevant themes, this article explains how value is derived from labour and the process through which time is made economically productive. Next, it is posited that advanced ICTs, especially mobile devices and associated services, create possibilities for multiple flows of time, freeing consumption from territorial and temporal restrictions, and opening up new forms of labour. This discussion elicits some concerns for those interested in communities and urban space. The article concludes with suggestions for adopting a socio-spatial-temporal outlook to urban planning and design, including designing ‘polyrhythmic’ places and planning for public time.