Analysis of experimental interlocking blocks of concrete with addition of residues of process the tires retreading production

Analysis of experimental interlocking blocks of concrete with addition of residues of process the tires retreading production. With the population growth in recent years, industry in general has adjusted itself to resulting demand. the industry of tire retreading generates residues that have been discarded without any control. this adds to environmental pollution and promotes the proliferation of vectors harmful to health, aiming to find an application for this type of residues, this study presents experimental results to interlocking concrete block pavements, with addition of residues tires, interlocking blocks were built up and we determined, through laboratory tests, the need to set the mark that provide greater return regarding analyzed characteristics, there are four types of dosage of concrete with residues tires. We accomplished tests of compression strength, water absorption and resistance to impact. Through the preliminary results, we verified that are satisfactory, confirming the possibility of applying this type of interlocking block in environments with low demand, which would bring the economy of natural sources of aggregates, beyond ecological benefits through the reuse of residues from retreading of tires.

Assessment of branch outage contingencies using the continuation method

This paper provides a contribution to the contingency analysis of electric power systems under steady state conditions. An alternative methodology is presented for static contingency analyses that only use continuation methods and thus provides an accurate determination of the loading margin. Rather than starting from the base case operating point, the proposed continuation power flow obtains the post-contingency loading margins starting from the maximum loading and using a bus voltage magnitude as a parameter. The branch selected for the contingency evaluation is parameterised using a scaling factor, which allows its gradual removal and assures the continuation power flow convergence for the cases where the method would diverge for the complete transmission line or transformer removal. The applicability and effectiveness of the proposed methodology have been investigated on IEEE test systems (14, 57 and 118 buses) and compared with the continuation power flow, which obtains the post-contingency loading margin starting from the base case solution. In general, for most of the analysed contingencies, few iterations are necessary to determine the post-contingency maximum loading point. Thus, a significant reduction in the global number of iterations is achieved. Therefore, the proposed methodology can be used as an alternative technique to verify and even to obtain the list of critical contingencies supplied by the electric power systems security analysis function. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Efeitos de contingências de suporte e de metacontingências sobre a seleção de contingências comportamentais entrelaçadas

Metacontigências consistem de relações funcionais entre contingências comportamentais entrelaçadas (CCEs) e um produto agregado, que seleciona não o comportamento individual, mas o próprio entrelaçamento. Entrelaçamentos podem também ser mantidos por contingências de suporte, que, nesse caso, operam sobre contingências individuais que participam do entrelaçamento, sendo geralmente dispostas por outro indivíduo, grupo ou agência. Esta é uma proposição teórica veiculada na literatura analítico-comportamental, mas com respeito à qual inexistem evidências empíricas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito de contingências de suporte e metacontingências na instalação e manutenção de CCEs. Participaram do estudo doze estudantes universitários, divididos igualmente em quatro grupos experimentais. Os grupos 1 e 2 integraram o Experimento 1, e os grupos 3 e 4, o Experimento 2. Cada grupo foi exposto a um jogo de apostas e ganhos, no qual cada ficha valia 0,10 centavos. Para os grupos 1 e 2 foram utilizadas fichas plásticas, nas cores amarelo, laranja e marrom, para os grupos 3 e 4, foram utilizadas fichas nas cores amarelo, laranja, marrom, lilás e rosa. As sessões foram compostas por 30 rodadas, cada uma formada pela jogada dos três participantes, os quais revezavam a jogada inicial da rodada. Os grupos 1 e 2 foram expostos à condições de contingências de suporte (condição A) e de metacontingências (condição B) e o grupo 2 apenas à condição B. Em ambos os grupos houve a seleção do entrelaçamento, não tendo sido verificadas diferenças expressivas de desempenho. No Experimento 2, foi aumentada a complexidade do entrelaçamento, a fim de se verificar diferenças nos efeitos de metacontingências e contingências de suporte na seleção de CCEs. Os grupos 3 e 4 foram expostos às condições A’ e B’, que eram idênticas às condições do Experimento 1, exceto no que se refere às cores de fichas utilizadas e à complexidade do entrelaçamento. O Grupo 3 foi exposto a duas fases, nas quais vigoraram ambas as condições. O Grupo 4 foi exposto apenas à condição B’. Em ambos os grupos não houve a seleção do entrelaçamento. Os resultados indicaram que não houve diferença notável entre o desempenho dos grupos em que vigoravam condições de metacontingências e condições de contingências de suporte. No Experimento 1, nos grupos 1 e 2 houve a seleção do entrelaçamento, com desempenhos semelhantes. O Experimento 2 manipulou a complexidade do entrelaçamento, aumentando-o. Os resultados demonstraram que não houve a seleção do entrelaçamento para ambos os grupos. Sugerem-se estudos futuros que repliquem este delineamento, manipulando o entrelaçamento de modo a torná-lo medianamente complexo, a fim de avaliar se contingências de suporte e metacontingências podem exercer papéis diferentes sobre a seleção de CCEs.

A Multi-Stage Stochastic Non-Linear Model for Reactive Power Planning Under Contingencies

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Contingencies for Intercultural Dialogue in Virtual Space: An Empirical Research on the Role of Internet in Fostering Intercultural Competences from the Perspective of Migrant Youth

Against the background of the emerging multicultural migration society, acquisition of intercultural competences is getting vitally important for youngsters to actively and effectively engage with intercultural dialogue in a co-existent life context. Contingencies for such intercultural dialogue and to foster intercultural competences of youngsters are opened in virtual space when youth with different ethnic, social and cultural background go online. However, differences in Internet use and competences acquisition as “digital inequality” also exist among youth with different socio-cultural background. This article reports on a quantitative survey of 300 Turkish migrant youth in Germany as empirical sample about how Internet use generally fosters their intercultural competences, what differences exist among them and which indicators can explain the differences. Preliminary findings show that the contingencies of Internet in fostering intercultural competences are still not much employed and realised by Turkish migrant youth. Four online groups connected with bonding, bridging, both (bonding and bridging) and none socio-cultural networks are found out based on the cluster analysis with SPSS. These different networks, from the perspective of social cultural capital, can explain the differences concerning development of intercultural competences among them. It is indicated in this research that many Turkish migrant youth still lack recognition and capabilities to construct their intercultural social networks or relations through using Internet and further to employ the relations as intercultural social capital or social support in their life context. This therefore poses a critical implication for youth work to help migrant youth construct and reconstruct their socio-cultural networks through using Internet so as to extend social support for competences acquisition.

Distal interlocking screw placement in the femur: free-hand versus electromagnetic assisted technique (sureshot).

OBJECTIVES To compare the free-hand (FH) technique of placing interlocking screws to a commercially available electromagnetic (EM) targeting system in terms of operating time, radiation dose, and accuracy of screw placement. METHODS Between September 2011 and July 2012, we prospectively randomized 100 consecutive femur shaft fractures in 99 patients requiring intramedullary nails to either FH using fluoroscopy (n = 43) or EM targeting (n = 38; Sureshot). SETTING Single Level 1 University Hospital Trauma Center. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS The 2 groups were assessed for distal locking with respect to time, radiation, and accuracy. RESULTS Eight-one fractures had data accurately recorded (38 EM/43 FH). The average total operative time was 50 minutes (range, 25-88 minutes; SD, 13.9 minutes) for the FH group and 57 minutes (range, 40-103 minutes; SD, 16.12 minutes) for the EM group. The average time for distal locking was 10 minutes (range, 4-16 minutes; SD, 3.56 minutes) with FH and 11 minutes (range, 6-28 minutes; SD, 10.24 minutes) with EM. Average radiation dose for distal locking was significantly less (P < 0.0001) for EM at 230.54 μGy (range, 51-660 μGy; SD, 0.17 μGy) compared with 690.27 μGy (range, 200-2310 μGy; SD, 0.52 μGy) for FH. There were 2 misplaced drill bits in FH and 3 in EM. This was not statistically significant (P = 0.888). CONCLUSIONS The electromagnetic targeting device (Sureshot) significantly reduced radiation exposure during placement of distal interlocking screws, without sacrificing operative time, and was equivalent in accuracy when compared with the FH technique. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic level II.

Factory management course : A series of interlocking text books written for the Industrial extension institute /

Mode of access: Internet.

Joint committee report: signaling, interlocking.

"Statement of the actions of the Signal committee of the Presidents' conference committee, and the Division of valuation of the interstate commerce commission, in respect to the organisation of the Joint committee for the consideration and determination of prices, weights, and cost of signaling and interlocking apparatus": p. i-iii., v. 1.

Factory management course and service : a series of interlocking text books written for the Industrial extension institute by factory managers and consulting engineers.

v. 1. The factory buildings / W. L. Case -- v. 8. The power plant / D. M. Myers. [c1920] -- v. 9. The mechanical equipment / J. W. Roe. [c1922]

Performance of Arkansas workers : metalworking plants ; productivity, trainability, turnover and absenteeism work contingencies. /

Mode of access: Internet.

An essay on probabilities : and their application to life contingencies and insurance offices /

Mode of access: Internet.

U.S. ground forces : design and cost alternatives for NATO and non-NATO contingencies /

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U.S. airlift forces : enhancement alternatives for NATO and non-NATO contingencies /

Includes bibliographical references.