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Ionic composition of aerosols at Northwestern Turkey
In this study, ionic compositions of 350 aerosol samples collected between April 2006 and May 2008 in a rural area at Northwestern Turkey (Black Sea coast of Turkey) were discussed. Ions accounted for approximately 30% of PM mass. Contributions of ...
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Influence of thermal and alkali pretreatment to solubilisation and biomethane production of garden waste
The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of pretreatment to the garden wastes under thermal and alkali conditions and to evaluate biochemical methane potential. In thermal pretreatment different temperatures and application times ...
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Removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to reduce global warming: a modelling study
We propose non–linear models to study the feasibility of removing CO2 from the atmosphere by introducing some external species such as liquid droplets and particulate matters in the atmosphere, which may react with this gas and get it removed by ...
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Experimental determination of dose uniformity in the CDTN gamma irradiator
This paper describes an experimental study of dose uniformity within a container used for products irradiation, in the gamma irradiation facility at Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN). The CDTN is a research institute of the National ...
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The combined effect of changes in the condenser cooling seawater temperature, fouling and salinity on the thermal performance of a pressurised water reactor nuclear power plant
This study presents the effect of temperature, fouling factor and salinity of the condenser cooling seawater and adverse effect on the thermal performance of a nuclear power plant. These are the most important factors affecting the condenser ...
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Systematic study of the subshell effect at Z = 64 and the neutron discontinuity at N = 88–90
A new expression in the form of product rule with two known parameters (R4/2 * B(E2)↑) is proposed. The correspondence of the absolute B(E2)↑ values, energy ratio R4/2 and their product (R4/2 * B(E2)↑) versus the proton number Z is illustrated. It ...
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Fuzzy finite element analysis of multi–group neutron diffusion equation with imprecise parameters
In this paper, multi–group neutron diffusion equation with imprecise parameters has been solved using proposed fuzzy finite element method. The proposed method is demonstrated by investigating the neutron fluxes viz. thermal and fast group fluxes of ...
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Study on hydrodynamics and heat transfer of solitary wave on film flow with CFD method
In this paper, a capacitance probe and high speed camera are adopted to study the solitary wave of falling film on large flat plate experimentally. Two types of solitary wave are studied with a Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) method based on the ...
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Environmental valuation and environmetrics for sustainability in Malaysia
Environmental valuation is used to monetise non–priced green goods and services. This paper argues that this pricing exercise is a useful tool to reflect such relative values to inform and facilitate sustainable policies and green economies. The ...
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Reframing economic policy towards sustainability
Over the last quarter century, since the Brundtland Commission proposed their definition of 'sustainable development', the dialogue about sustainability has failed to reduce the threat that human activities pose to the global ecosystem. The time has ...
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Modelling consumers' environmental responsibility and understanding of eco–labels: a conceptual framework for empirical research in Malaysia
This paper aims to develop and propose an all–inclusive framework for assessing consumers' environmental responsibility and understanding of eco–labels. One of the preparatory issues regarding green marketing is to understand consumers' ...
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A theoretical framework for mentor–protégé matchmaking: the role of mentoring in entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial mentoring may not only help entrepreneurs to survive, but can also help them to avoid having to compromise their own responsibilities in a better and more sustainable environment, rather than simply pursuing a quest for profit. New ...
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Food security in Ethiopia: climate–resilient pathways, quantified benefits and farmer perspectives
This paper summarises a study of a project in Ethiopia, then discusses its findings. The project aimed to address acute hunger facing small–scale farmers while also fostering longer–term food security. It was found to be highly successful, as ...
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Corporate social responsibility towards the community: evidence from Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia
Social responsibility towards the community is one aspect of the social obligations that an Islamic organisation is expected to fulfil. This study aims to investigate the social responsibility towards the community by Islamic financial institutions. ...
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Impacts of climatic variability on rainwater tank outcomes for an inland city, Canberra
A daily water balance model is used for the performance analysis and design optimisation of household rainwater tank for an inland Australian city, Canberra. To investigate the climatic variabilities of rainwater tank outcomes nine representative ...
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Numerical simulation of drainage scenarios for lowering groundwater rise due to construction of a new barrage on the Nile River
The government of Egypt constructed a New Naga Hammadi Barrage (NNHB) 3.6 km downstream of the Old Naga Hammadi Barrage (ONHB). Upon construction, the water level raised by about 0.5 and 4 m upstream and within the river reach between ONHB and NNHB ...
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Quantitative assessment and prediction of drought under climate change impact in Birjand region, Iran
Drought as a natural hazard causes high amount of damages to farmers, government and different people in societies. Protecting against this phenomena can lead to decline the damage. In order to reach this aim, in the present study, A1 emission ...
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Spatial mapping of pan evaporation using linear genetic programming
Daily pan evaporation is of utmost importance in planning and managing water resources. The present paper involves estimation of daily pan evaporation at a particular climatic station using daily pan evaporations of surrounding ten climatic stations ...
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Universal system for forecasting changes in PM10 and PM2.5 particulate matter air pollution concentration
We present a system for forecasting the changes in PM 10 and PM 2.5 particulate matter air pollution concentration. The system is based on immissions data from automatic measurement stations of the Voivodship (Regional) Inspectorate ...
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Mitigation of road transport carbon emissions in Argentina
This study describes a model to calculate energy consumption and CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by the road transport sector in Argentina from 1960 to 2050. The model analyses different mitigation scenarios to determine effective options to ...