(FBRs). The factors influencing fatigue lifetime in sodium compared with that in air were investigated by observation of surface cracks in 316FR steel. Furthermore, the effects of sodium environment on fatigue were investigated based on examining the results of thermal striping tests, etc., obtained up to now. The results of the fatigue tests show that many micro cracks in the shearing directio...

Silicone rubber insulators are replacing the conventional ceramic and porcelain insulators rapidly in power transmission and distribution industry. Very limited field knowledge is available about the performance of silicone rubber insulators in polluted and contaminated environments and therefore need further investigation. A comprehensive analysis of silicone rubber sheets (intended for coatin...

Virtual audit (using tools such as Google Street View) can help assess multiple characteristics of the physical environment. This exposure assessment can then be associated with health outcomes such as obesity. Strengths of virtual audit include collection of large amount of data, from various geographical contexts, following standard protocols. Using data from a virtual audit of obesity-relate...

Lithium-ion technology has been demonstrated to have high specific energy, high energy density, and relatively long life. In addition, lithium-ion technology is especially attractive since it has the potential to operate over a very wide temperature range, which is particular important for a number of applications. This potential derives from the fact that lithium-ion cells possess organic solv...

Tropical bird assemblages display patterns of high alpha and beta diversity and, as tropical birds exhibit strong habitat specificity, their spatial distributions are generally assumed to be driven primarily by environmental heterogeneity and interspecific interactions. However, spatial distributions of some Amazonian forest birds are also often restricted by large rivers and other large-scale ...

Purpose. This article examines characteristics of the external environment of library and information centres of Islamic Azad University in Iran, focusing on perceived environmental uncertainty and perceived source accessibility and quality, and their impacts on the amount of scanning and the frequency of information source use. Methods This research surveyed the library managers of ninety-four...

Background Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare but extremely aggressive cancer of the thyroid, contributing up to 30-40% of thyroid cancer-specific mortality. We analyzed ATC characteristics and survival rates in Sicily to evaluate the possible influence of environmental factors. With this aim, data regarding ATC incidences in urban/rural and industrial, iodine-deficient, and volcanic vs ...

Abstract The present work aims to analyze the various aspects relating olive-vegetative waters (OVW) with particular reference environmental problems. As is known, olive-vegetation are one of most polluting by-products oil industry. They produced in large quantities and have a potential. For this reason, an in-depth detailed analysis production chain reported up correct lawful disposal waters. ...

Following the paradigm shift of company performance, from merely financial aspects to balance between economics and environmental aspects, a study that explores drivers performance is indispensable. This aims empirically examine role CEO characteristics in determining CEO's gender, age, expertise, international experience Indonesian banks. We use secondary data banks' annual sustainability repo...