Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework of the potential benefits of asset visibility in the context of returnable transport items (RTI), and uses the framework to examine the effect of asset visibility on the management of RTI systems. Design/methodology/approach – A combined case study and simulation approach was used. A case study was performed to identify and understand

Defect reactions associated with the elimination of divacancies (V-2) have been studied in n-type Czochralski (Cz) grown and float-zone (FZ) grown Si crystals by means of conventional deep-level transient spectroscopy and high-resolution Laplace deep-level transient spectroscopy (LDLTS). Divacancies were introduced into the crystals by irradiation with 4 MeV electrons. Temperature ranges of the di

Background: Termites of the subfamily Macrotermitinae live in a mutualistic symbiosis with basidiomycete fungi of the genus Termitomyces. Here, we explored interaction specificity in fungus-growing termites using samples from 101 colonies in South-Africa and Senegal, belonging to eight species divided over three genera. Knowledge of interaction specificity is important to test the hypothesis that

The effect of formally next-to-leading contributions to the CCFM evolution equation are discussed.

Objective. Insulin resistance is associated with progression of atherosclerosis. We assessed the effect of 12 months of treatment with rosiglitazone (RSG) on the progression of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS). Design. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Setting. Malmo University Hospital, M

In an effort to increase our knowledge of the optimal use of serum cystatin C and creatinine as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) markers, these variables, as well as lean tissue mass and GFR, were determined in a population of 42 healthy young adults (men and women with normal GFR). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and measurement of the plasma clearance of iohexol were used to measure lean tissue

A common methodology for analyzing metalworking fluid (MWF) aerosols in workplace air is based on gravimetry before and after organic solvent extraction of the MWFs from a suitable collection filter: Because MWFs have different chemical and physical properties, various mixtures of organic solvents have been used to extract the MWFs from their collection device. An alternative to organic solvents,

Mathematical models are frequently used in control engineering for analysis, simulation, and design of control systems. Many of these models are accurate but may for some tasks be too complex. In such situations the model needs to be simplified to a suitable level of accuracy and complexity. There are many simplification methods available for models with known parameters and dynamics. However, for

Mechanised production of peat for fuel consumption is associated with high concentrations of organic dust, which is inhaled by the peat workers. In the present study 17 workers at two peat bogs in northern Sweden were examined. Personal sampling of total dust and the respirable fraction was performed during several workshifts. Dynamic spirometry was carried out before and at the end of shifts. Bro

Age-dependent associations between type 1 diabetes risk genes HLA, INS VNTR, and CTLA-4 and autoantibodies to GAD65 (GADAs), ICA512/IA-2, insulin, and islet cells were determined by logistic regression analysis in 971 incident patients with type 1 diabetes and 702 control subjects aged 0-34 years. GADAs were associated with HLA-DQ2 in young but not in older patients (P = 0.009). Autoantibodies to

The topic of this thesis is the study of finite volume methods for hyperbolic conservation laws on non-uniform meshes. A high-order hyperbolic reconstruction method is presented. The method is constructed for quadrilateral meshes, since more realistic hyperbolic problems involve more complicated problem domains than the standard rectangular ones. The method is an extension of the well known

The processing advantage for words in the right visual field (RVF) has often been assigned to parallel orthographic analysis by the left hemisphere and sequential by the right. The authors investigated this notion using the Reicher–Wheeler task to suppress influences of guesswork and an eye-tracker to ensure central fixation. RVF advantages obtained for all serial positions and identical U-shaped

Selected papers from the 2002 Conference in the Pepperdine University lecture hall facilities in Heidelberg.

Flint has a limited distribution in the Scandinavian area, natural sources being largely confined to the southern regions. Here, the use of flint for making daggers and polished axes during the Neolithic is widespread and extensive. There is also evidence for mining of flint at Södra Sallerup in southern Sweden and on several sites in Denmark, but flint is available in till deposits as well. The

In this paper an approximate expression for the first inverse moment sf(1 - lambda) Sigma(k=1)(t) lambda(t-k)phi(k)phi(k)(T) + lambda(t) (1 - lambda)P-0(i-1), where phi(k) is a Gaussian stationary vector process is derived. This generalized quadratic form is the estimate of the information matrix when using the Recursive Least Squares (RLS) algorithm with forgetting factor. This estimator is commo