The proposed siting of new chemical Hazardous Installations, modifications to existing Hazardous Installations, and proposals for development within the vicinity of these installations, are assessed by the Hazardous Installations Directorate (HID) of the Health & Safety Executive. Numerical risk assessment methodology is utilised to enable advice to be given to Local Planning Authorities. The u...

North-western Arabia is marked by thousands of prehistoric stone structures. Of these, the monumental, rectilinear type known as mustatils has received only limited attention. Recent fieldwork in AlUla and Khaybar Counties, Saudi Arabia, demonstrates that these monuments are architecturally more complex than previously supposed, featuring chambers, entranceways orthostats. These structures can ...

The difficulties in sectioning frozen biological objects for electron microscopic investigations are overcome by Steere's freezing-etching method. In order to test this method and to open up a wide field of application, the new freezing-ultramicrotome has been designed. The apparatus consists of the combination of an ultramicrotome with freezing-drying and shadow-casting installations in the sa...

The use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for agronomic purposes is traditionally associated with installations of conventional monolithic Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS). In these cases all data are stored in a single office computer, which is a bad pre-condition for Cloud Computing as well as low bit rates in many rural regions. Nevertheless there are already good technical...

Abstract This paper relates cultural distance and governance structures. We suggest a model of evolution that captures the idiosyncratic socialization dynamics taking place in groups communicating interacting agents. Based on these processes, within between or organizational units develops. Transaction cost theorists associate higher with transaction costs. Therefore, one problem economic organ...

Abstract Mathematical model of the complex interaction composite structures elements is developed. A half-strip composed two various materials considered as a case structure. For each layer dynamic equations theory elasticity are used. An impact-impulse load applied at end During interaction, conjugation layers carried out by conditions that ensure joint deformation, slipping (with friction) or...

This paper is concerned with the coordination of inventory control in divergent multiechelon inventory systems under periodic review and decentralized control. All the installations track echelon inventories. Under decentralized control the installations will decide upon replenishment policies that minimize their individual inventory costs. In general these policies do not coincide with the opt...