This paper describes the integration of a knowledge-based system (KBS) within a very large COBOL/DB2-based offender management system. The knowledge-based application, developed for the purpose of offender sentence calculation, is shown to provide several benefits including a shortened development cycle, simplified maintenance, and improved accuracy over a previous COBOL-based application.

A presentation of the design of the Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) with heat regeneration and superheating processes is a subject of this paper. The maximum temperature level in the ORC is considered to be 110°C and the maximum pressure varies up to 2.5MPa. The selection process of the appropriate working fluids, thermal design and calculation of the cycle and its components are described. With re...

This study determined the effect of temperature on the gonotrophic cycle of Culiseta melanura and developed a thermal heat summation model to calculate its duration under field conditions. A colony of Cs. melanura was used from New Jersey (F13-F17 generation) and the length of the gonotrophic cycle was observed at 2, 10, 16, 22, 28, 32 and 34 degrees C. None of the mosquitos survived at 2 degre...

The whole life cycle carbon emission of buildings was calculated in this paper. Based on the evaluation theory, a calculation model established by using single urban building as an example. includes five stages: planning and design, materials preparation, construction, operational maintenance, well dismantlement. It provides reference for standardizing process emissions analyzed composition cha...

We use classical electron ensembles and the aligned-electron approximation to examine the effect of laser pulse duration on the dynamics of strong-field double ionization. We cover the range of intensities 10(14)-10(16) W/cm2 for the laser wavelength 780 nm. The classical scenario suggests that the highest rate of recollision occurs early in the pulse and promotes double-ionization production i...