The theoretical expectations before and after this conference are contrasted. The unique theoretical opportunities for deciphering what sort of wind flows from pulsars in this system are outlined. We suggest that this system may provide evidence for fan beams, which should be clearer after a few years of spin-precession. There is also a reasonable expectation of a partially linearly polarized x...

Improving material efficiency is widely accepted as one of the key challenges facing manufacturers in the future. Increasing material consumption is having detrimental impacts on the environment as a result of their extraction, processing and disposal. It is clear that radical improvements in material efficiency are required to avoid further environmental damage and sustain the manufacturing se...

It is well known that the strongest and most frequent bora over the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea is found in the region of Senj (Figure 1) (e.g., Yoshino, 1976; Makjani}, 1978; Vu~eti}, 1991; Orli} et al., 1994; Penzar et al., 2001; Grubi{i}, 2004:, Dorman et al., 2006). According to field measurements (Yoshino, 1976), the strongest winds appear in the mountainous areas northeast of Senj,...

The relationship between free trade and the environment is one of the main issues of contention between environmental and ecological economics. Environmental economics assumes a positive relationship between free trade, economic growth and environmental policies. Environmental externalities may cause important damage. However, trade is not to be blamed for this. Instead, the fault lies with pol...

Understanding the hydrodynamics of Lake Champlain is a basic requirement for developing forecasting tools to address the lake’s environmental issues. In 2003 through 2005, surface drifting buoys were used to help characterize the circulation of the main body and northeast region (Inland Sea) of the lake. Progressive vector diagrams of over-lake winds when compared to drifter trajectories sugges...

Decision making in natural resource management requires that all stakeholders share a consistent and clear understanding of the system in question. Whilst this requirement seems logical enough, gaining consensus across scientists, resource managers from multiple levels of governance and landowners represents one of the greatest challenges in participatory modelling. One approach that has been w...

This study investigates the mode identifiability of a multi-span cable-stayed bridge in terms of a benchmark study utilizing stabilization diagrams of system model identified by means of the stochastic subspace identification (SSI). The cumulative contribution ratios (CCR) estimated from singular values of system model was also considered. Observations demonstrated that wind speed might influen...

The variation of refrigerant mass in the cylinder of refrigerator compressor has a great influence on the compressor’s thermodynamic process. In this paper, the m-θ diagram, which represents the variation of refrigerant mass in compressor cylinder (m) and the crank angle (θ), is proposed to investigate the thermodynamic process of the refrigerator compressor. Comparing with the traditional pres...

Statistical Quality Control (SQC) is a branch of Total Quality Management (TQM) that defines a quality philosophy and set the guiding principles that represent the foundation for a continuously improving organisation. Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Acceptance Sampling are the two major parts of SQC. SPC is an effective tool that aims to get and keep processes under control and ensure tha...