As the operation of an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant depends on temperature gradient between surface and deeper water (SST), a variation in SST can significantly modify produced. The aim this paper is to present comparative analysis three sea-surface databases (World Ocean Atlas (WOA), Satellite Oceanic Monitoring System (SATMO), situ sensor measurements). Simple linear regressio...

Anti-proton annihilation in a nuclear target can test many novel aspects of quantum chromodynamics. In this talk I discuss a number of interesting features of such processes, including (1) the formation of nuclear-bound quarkonium, (2) tests of color transparency in hard, quasi-elastic nuclear reactions, (3) higher-twist, coherent, and formation zone effects in hard inclusive nuclear reactions,...

In the current article, which is first to a two-part study, techno-economic evaluation, viability and optimization of concentrated solar power plants considering design parameters multiple integration thermal energy storage performed. High frequency (10 min), validated ground datasets are used for numerical simulations using System Advisor Model. Techno-economic performance analysis dry wet coo...

INTRODUCTION Environmental Macro-Area Five (EMA-5) is located in Rio de Janeiro. Their municipalities are suffering the consequences of rapid urbanization, especially after the discovery of large reserves of petroleum and natural gas (PNG) in the Campos Basin. OBJECTIVE To describe the socio-economic profile of the region and compare their indicators in space and time. METHODS This is an ec...

BACKGROUND Health care workers have a duty to promote and support breastfeeding among their clients. Although their ability to do this may be influenced by their knowledge and personal experience; little is known about breastfeeding practices and the perceived barriers. The objective of this study was to assess the breastfeeding practices and the associated factors among female nurses and midwi...

This paper demonstrates that the economic surplus which agents produce in bilateral interactions is extractable by an outside party having sufficient initial resources. The third party achieves this outcome using a class of ‘‘exclusive-interaction’’ contracts. A basic extractability result is shown to be robust to several extensions: competition among outside parties, multiplicity of interactin...

This dissertation explores the underlying concepts of enterprise zones, assesses their effectiveness, and seeks to identify conditions under which enterprise zones work. It covers 70 zones in California, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia (roughly one-tenth of the nation's locally administered zones established before 1987). It first reviews previous studies and exposes common method...

To better understand the impacts of infrastructure investment on economic growth and, we used Cobb-Douglas production function model to develop stock public capital into model. It applies spatial panel data effect analysis statistical Yangtze River Economic Zone with 131 cities from 2003 2016 and investigates relationship between different types regional in periods. The empirical results show t...