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Self-generation and outage losses: A firm-level analysis for emerging and developing Asian countries
(2024-02-26)
Access to reliable and affordable electricity is critical to economic development in emerging and developing Asia. However, many firms in these regions face challenges in obtaining consistent and affordable electricity from the grid, leading them to invest in self-generation technologies. This paper examines the strategic decision of firms to self-generate electricity and the economic losses incurred during power outages. Using survey data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) of 5639 manufacturing firms in ...
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Simultaneous impact modified and chain extended glass fiber reinforced poly(lactic acid) composites: Mechanical, thermal, crystallization, and dynamic mechanical performance
(2021-02-05)
Herein, glass fiber (GF) reinforced binary, ternary, and quaternary poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites were prepared. Toughening, and chain extension of PLA was achieved through the incorporation of impact modifier and chain extender and their concurrent effects on the spectroscopic, crystallization, mechanical, thermal, and thermomechanical properties of the composites were investigated. High mechanical properties of GF influenced the mechanical performance of the composites. However, GF alone could not restrict the ...
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Effect of full-sib and S2-selection on a sweet corn population (Zea mays convar. saccharata)
(2024-04-26)
Sweet corn breeding goals differ from grain or silage corn. Sweet corn goals focus on marketable yield including several quality traits. This study explores the effect of a single cycle of full-sib selection and S2 selection on improving the marketable yield of an open-pollinated sweet corn population. The selected populations were subsequently compared in four environments for several plant-, yield- and quality traits relative to the original population. Analysis of variance was used to detect selection progress and ...
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Fluoropyrimidines trigger decay of hypomodified tRNA in yeast
(2024-06-10)
Therapeutic fluoropyrimidines 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) are in long use for treatment of human cancers and severe invasive fungal infections, respectively. 5-Fluorouridine triphosphate represents a bioactive metabolite of both drugs and is incorporated into target cells’ RNA. Here we use the model fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae to define fluorinated tRNA as a key mediator of 5-FU and 5-FC cytotoxicity when specific tRNA methylations are absent. tRNA methylation deficiency caused by loss of ...
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Optimal photoelectron circular dichroism of a model chiral system
(2024-06-03)
We optimize the internuclear geometry and electronic structure of a model chiral system to achieve a maximal photoelectron circular dichroism (PECD) in its one-photon ionization by circularly polarized light. The electronic structure calculations are performed by the single center method, while the optimization is done using quantum alchemy employing a Taylor series expansion. Thereby, the effect of bond lengths and uncompensated charge distributions on the chiral response of the model is investigated theoretically ...
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At the limits of bisphosphonio-substituted stannylenes
(2023-12-13)
Donor stabilization of Sn(II) and Pb(II) halides with 1,1’-ferrocenylene bridged bisphosphanes has been explored for Fe(C₅H₄P(C6H₅)₂)₂ (dppf), and Fe(C₅H₄PH(C₄H9))₂. These bisphosphanes are reacted with SnBr₂ and PbCl₂ with and without additional Lewis acid (AlCl₃) forming acyclic and cyclic donor adducts from which the latter represent bisphosphoniotetrylenes. Since dynamic exchange in solution is observed, characterization includes solution and solid-state NMR in addition to SC-XRD, amended by DFT calculations.
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The efficacy of spatio-temporal predictors in forecasting the risk of Cydia nigricana infestation
(2024-03-15)
The ability to estimate the risk of pest infestation can help farmers to reduce pesticide application and provide guidance that would result in better management decisions. This study tested whether different combinations of spatial and temporal risk factors may be used to predict the damage potential of pea moth, Cydia nigricana Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a major pest in field pea (Pisum sativum L., Fabaceae). Over four consecutive years, the abundance of pea moth was monitored by placing pheromone traps ...
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Enabling magnetic pulse welding for dissimilar tubular arrester cable joints
(2024-04-08)
Climate change exacerbates the need for resource-efficient and cost-effective production processes across manifold industries, including the field of electrical connections. This specific field is characterized by a conflict of objectives, i.e., weight reductions while maintaining joint strength and electrical conductivity. From a material point of view, the use of aluminum as a conductor material is suitable for this application, as it is lighter than copper, a classical conductor material. Electrical conductors are ...
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The relevance of proximity and work-related experience for the individual support for the expansion of power plants: An empirical analysis of wind, coal, and nuclear energy
(2024-06-14)
This paper empirically examines whether proximity to power plants and work-related experience in the wind, coal, and nuclear energy sectors are correlated with the individual support for the expansion of corresponding regional power plants. The data for this analysis stem from a large-scale computer-based survey among more than 3700 citizens in Germany. The econometric analysis with binary and ordered probit models reveals significantly positive correlations between work-related experience in a specific energy sector ...
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The role of prior knowledge and need for cognition for the effectiveness of interleaved and blocked practice
(2023-07-11)
Interleaved practice combined with comparison prompts can better foster students’ adaptive use of subtraction strategies compared to blocked practice. It has not been previously investigated whether all students benefit equally from these teaching approaches. While interleaving subtraction tasks prompts students’ attention to the different task characteristics triggering the use of specific subtraction strategies, blocked practice does not support students in detecting these differences. Thus, low-prior-knowledge ...