On one hand, an all-electric ship may take over and support operator tasks in order to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency on board of a ship. At the other hand, information processing demands seem to increase substantially for the operators in such a ship. Recently, a Cognitive Task Load analysis method was developed for the design of operator tasks and computer support, aimin...

SHIP-1 is an inositol phosphatase predominantly expressed in hematopoietic cells. Over the ten past years, SHIP-1 has been described as an important regulator of immune functions. Here, we characterize a new inhibitory function for SHIP-1 in NOD2 signaling. NOD2 is a crucial cytoplasmic bacterial sensor that activates proinflammatory and antimicrobial responses upon bacterial invasion. We obser...

this work focuses on modelling, optimal control and numerical simulation of the ship electric propulsion system provided by a double star synchronous machine. The in-depth analysis of the operation of the propulsion system of the vessel allowed us to model elements of the propulsion system. Thus, a non-linear global model was obtained describing the operation of the entire propulsion system. Th...

This paper presents a novel and feasible prediction procedure for ship motion in the presence of uncertain tendency of ship motion dynamic variations and stochastic sea state disturbances. An appropriate model aiming to feature the characteristics of the dynamic relationship between an observer and a ship deck is constructed, from which an initial algorithm is implemented. The optimal system or...

In large distribution systems, distribution centers (DC) deliver some merchandize to their retail stores in size-specific packages, also called ship-packs. These ship-packs include cases (e.g., cartons containing 24 or 48 units), inners (packages of 6 or 8 units) or eaches (individual units). For each Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), a retailer can decide which of these ship-pack options to use when r...

Naval ship design can be understood to be a networked System-ofSystems (SoS) multidisciplinary process whereby a decision on one aspect of the design may have simultaneous, multiple order effects on other aspects of the design. Modern naval ship design should therefore consider the systems of interest as components subsumed by a holistic environment encompassing assets and capabilities inorgani...

pollution of water and soils by heavy metals is an emerging problem in industrialized countries.the present study was conducted to investigate the heavy metals concentration in water and sedimentsamples from ship breaking sites of sitakunda to assess the potential ecological risk posed by heavy metalusing different methods. heavy metals concentration was analyzed by atomic absorption spectrosco...

We present a top-down ship NOx emission inventory for the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea based on satellite-observed tropospheric NO2 columns of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) for 2005–2006. We improved the representation of ship emissions in the GEOS-Chem chemistry transport model, and compared simulated NO2 columns to consistent satellite observa...

Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most significant bacterial pathogens in the human population mostly causing superficial and uncomplicated infections (pharyngitis and impetigo) but also invasive and life-threatening disease. We have previously identified a virulence determinant, protein sHIP, which is secreted at higher levels by an invasive compared to a non-invasive strain of S. pyogenes....

SHIP is an inositol 5' phosphatase that hydrolyzes the PI3'K product PI(3,4,5)P3. We show that SHIP-deficient mice exhibit dramatic chronic hyperplasia of myeloid cells resulting in splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and myeloid infiltration of vital organs. Neutrophils and bone marrow-derived mast cells from SHIP-/- mice are less susceptible to programmed cell death induced by various apoptotic st...