The highest mountain range in the world is much more than the physical mass that most of the world recognizes. Stretching in an immense arc of 2500 kms in length, along the boundaries and covering parts of 5 Asian countries, the rugged terrain of the Himalaya range is broken intermittently by valleys and plateaux that have allowed habitation. Although a tremendously difficult terrain, the Himal...

• Maximum speed in a seaway: 'involuntary' speed reduction due to added resistance in waves and 'voluntary' speed reduction to avoid excessive motions, loads etc. • Route optimization (routing) to minimize, e.g., transport time, fuel consumption, or total cost. • Structural design of the ship with respect to loads in seaways. • Habitation comfort and safety of people on board: motion sickness, ...

1.1. A Disappearance of the City? The technological revolution is characterized by improvements in transportation and communication systems that reduce the limitations of space. As a result, the social and economic activities that are the defining features of an urban society are no longer restricted to the physical boundaries of the city itself at least theoretically. It seems reasonable to pr...

Under the background of current national "ecological livable" Rural Revitalization Strategy, based on division historical development stages rural human settlements in Chongqing, this paper combs time law ecological adaptability and wisdom traditional construction. By using methods architecture typology, aiming at three main " ancient times: simple habitation adaptation", feudal period: harmoni...

According to the fear module theory, humans are evolutionarily predisposed to perceive snakes as prioritized stimuli and exhibit a fast emotional and behavioral response toward them. In Europe, highly dangerous snake species are distributed almost exclusively in the Mediterranean and Caspian areas. While the risk of a snakebite is relatively low in Central Europe, Azerbaijan, on the other hand,...

PURPOSE To assess longitudinal changes in parapapillary atrophy in the adult population of Greater Beijing. METHODS The population-based Beijing Eye Study 2006 included 3251 subjects who had participated in the Beijing Eye Study 2001 and returned for re-examination. The mean age was 60.4 ± 10.1 years. Using optic disc photographs, we measured parapapillary atrophy which was divided into alpha...

The "Variable Vector Countermeasure Suit (V2Suit) for Space Habitation and Exploration" is a novel system concept that provides a platform for integrating sensors and actuators with daily astronaut intravehicular activities to improve health and performance, while reducing the mass and volume of the physiologic adaptation countermeasure systems, as well as the required exercise time during long...