This study examines the association between four money scripts (i.e., avoidance, worship, status, and vigilance) use of investment advice trust in that from a variety sources family friends, financial software, professionals, one’s own research). Using primary data, we found avoidance was negatively associated with professional advice. Money worship is positively receiving software doing resear...

A lot of plumbings exist in factories and so on. It is difficult for humans to inspect them directly. Therefore, automated inspection by robots is desirable. However, many of existing inspection robots have to rotate the camera because a conventional camera can see only one direction while a piping has a cylindrical geometry. The use of an omni-directional camera is effective for the solution o...

background central dialysate fluid delivery systems (cdds) are used by dialysis centers in japan, and although these systems are effective at delivering dialysate, they have a complex piping network with numerous sites where contamination can develop. in japan, cleaning disinfectants have been clinically evaluated based on endotoxin levels and bacterial counts, but there have been no published ...

nearly 80% of young people today will never be able to retire. why? because they lack the personal finance training that leads to long-term planning and future security. connecting the dots between kids and money management skills prepares them for the financial realities the world will face over the next century. pocket money is one of the first ways for children to learn the basics of managin...

This paper evaluates the influence of several parameters on the potential of using increased thermal capacitance (ITC) as a passive energy management technique to decrease a building’s cooling load. ITC is implemented by circulating water from a storage tank through a piping system located in the building’s ceiling. The cooling load of the ITC enhanced building is compared to the cooling load o...

This paper discusses the experimental set-up and procedures for the seismic testing and evaluation of a sprinkler system in hospital model. Concrete compression tests are ran to ensure compliance with ACI 355.2 anchor testing qualifications. Maximum shear strength of the anchor is found to include within the piping system model. Frame and piping system within the model is tested under input mot...

A method for measuring the real-time corrosion rates for Alloy 718, stainless steels (SS) 304L and 316L nuclear grade (NG), aluminum alloys 5052 (Al5052) and 6061 (Al6061), copper (Cu), tantalum (Ta), and tungsten (W) in two separate water systems that were irradiated by 800 MeV protons is presented. The ®rst water system was fabricated entirely of 304 SS, thoroughly cleaned before operation, a...