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Energy saving in wastewater treatment plants: A plant-generic cooperative decision support system
2017
Abstract In Europe, the analysis of Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs) shows a significant energy efficiency potential (up to 25%). Optimistically, plant managers assess their plant efficiency once or twice per year. Consequently, the time gap between an inefficiency and its detection produces avoidable operational costs. Although the installation of multiple on-line sensors can provide detailed energy information, for a human operator it is unrealistic to analyse the produced data in a satisfactory time-scale. This paper proposes a cooperative tool for energy saving that remotely accesses and evaluates WWTP databases to produce daily energy assessment reports. The novelty of this decisio…
Goal Programming as a Decision Model for Performance-Based Budgeting
2013
Abstract The spreadsheet applications are becoming a widely used tool for processing quantitative data and developing analytical solutions. The ability to build decision support systems (DSS) based on these spreadsheet solutions can facilitate knowledge management and increase information utilization within an organization. The paper describes the use of a spreadsheet solution to partially implement the performance-based budgeting (PB) principles for a public body. The solution builds on the goal programming optimization method and is exemplified for some real data.
Identification of Explanatory Variables in Possession of the Ball in High-Performance Women’s Football
2021
[Abstrac] Women’s football is a phenomenon that is experiencing an unstoppable increase in recent years. The objective of this study was to analyze how ball possessions are performed in highperformance women’s football. For this, the 52 matches played by all the national teams participating in the Women’s World Cup 2015 were analyzed. A total of 3740 ball possessions were examined. Using the “move outcome” variable as a reference criterion, a statistically significant relationship was found between possessions that ended in success and possessions that have failed. Specifically, the successful possessions were those that were made in the offensive zone, with a clear intention to progress to…
Enantiomer separation by chiral-phase liquid chromatography of urethane derivatives of natural diacylglycerols previously fractionated by reversed-ph…
1991
Abstract Enantiomers of diacylglycerols such as 3,5-dinitrophenyl isocyanate (urethane) derivatives previously fractionated by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were separated by HPLC on a chiral phase column [N-( R )-1-(α-naphthyl)ethylamino-carbonyl-( S )-valine chemically bound to γ-aminopropylsilanized silica]. In addition to the separation of commercial monoacid-diacylglycerol isomers, separation of diacid-diacylglycerol isomers obtained from peanut oil and cottonseed oil triacylglycerols by chemical hydrolysis is reported. Hexane-ethylene dichloride-ethanol mixtures were used for elution of the diacylglycerol derivative isomers, which were detected by their …
Analysis and fractionation of natural source diacylglycerols as urethane derivatives by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography
1991
Abstract Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a thermostatted octadecylsilyl column was used to separate and fractionate mixtures of diacylglycerols after derivatization with 3,5-dinitrophenyl isocyanate (urethane derivatives). In addition to the separation of commercial diacylglycerol species, the separation of diacylglycerols obtained from peanut oil and cottonseed oil triacylglycerols by chemical hydrolysis is reported. Acetonitrile-acetone mixtures were used for elution of the diacylglycerol urethane derivatives. Unsaturated and saturated derivatives were detected by their refractive indices. They were then collected and their fatty acids analysed as methyl esters by…
Separation of monoacylglycerols by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography
1992
Abstract Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a thermostated octadecylsilyl column was used to separate complex mixtures of monoacyglycerols formed by chemical deacylation of natural triacyclycerols. Acetonitrile-water mixtures were used for elution of the underivatized monoacylglycerols and a different refractometer was used for their detection. The order of elution of monoacylglycerols in complex mixtures varies as a function of the chain length, unsaturation, positional isomerism, analysis temperature and eluent water concentration. The peak areas were representative of the amounts of monoacylglycerols detected. The method can be applied to compositional analysis and …
Determination of molecular species of oil triacylglycerols by reversed-phase and chiral-phase high-performance liquid chromatography
1991
A method is described for the determination of molecular species of oil triacylglycerols. The method is based on the analytical separation of the enantiomericsn-1,2-andsn-2,3-diacylglycerols, derived from triacylglycerols, by high-performance liquid-chromatography (HPLC) on a chiral column containing N-(R)-1-(α-naphthyl)ethylaminocarbonyl-(S)-valinecarbonyl-(S)-valine as stationary phase. Model triacyl-glycerol molecules comprising three known fatty acids were isolated from peanut oil and cottonseed oil by a combination of argentation-TLC and reversed-phase HPLC and submitted to partial chemical deacylation. The derivedsn-1,2(2,3)-diacylglycerols were analyzed and fractionated as 3,5-dinitr…
An analysis of Italian university students' performance through segmented regression models: gender differences in STEM courses
2021
AbstractThis paper investigates gender differences in university performances in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses in Italy, proposing a novel application through the segmented regression models. The analysis concerns freshmen students enrolled at a 3-year STEM degree in Italian universities in the last decade, with a focus on the relationship between the number of university credits earned during the first year (a good predictor of the regularity of the career) and the probability of getting the bachelor degree within 4 years. Data is provided by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR). Our analysis confirms that first-year performance is strong…
Primary loading of palatal implants for orthodontic anchorage--a pilot animal study.
2006
Summary Objectives This study aimed at evaluating the clinical performance and osseointegration of short orthodontic implants immediately loaded with orthodontic forces. Material and methods The investigation was designed as an experimental animal study. Eight palatal implants of the Ortho-system® were immediately loaded with 100 cN after palatal insertion in 4 female german shepherd dogs. Xylene orange and calcein green were used for polychrome sequential labelling. Histological preparation utilized the cutting and grinding technique. Outcome variables were clinical implant success, histological osseointegration and bone-to-implant contact rates. Results All (8/8) implants were clinically …
Influence of material and diameter of pre-fabricated posts on maxillary central incisors restored with crown.
2009
Summary Numerous research works have studied the effect of post-design parameters on the mechanical behaviour of restored teeth without reaching any clear conclusions. Previous works by the authors ascertained the effect of material and post-dimensions for non-crowned restored teeth. The aim of this work was to study the effect of post-material and diameter for crowned teeth. First, an experimental fracture strength test was performed on eighteen extracted human maxillary central incisors. Teeth were decoronated, treated endodontically and restored (nine with glass fibre posts and nine with stainless steel posts). Several post-diameters were used. The final crown restoration was carried ou…