The thermal conductivity κ and heat capacity per unit volume ρCp of triphenyl phosphite (TPP) were measured under different pressure and temperature conditions, and with time during the sluggish liquid to glacial state transformation at temperatures about 15 K above the glass transition temperature. As the transformation slowly proceeds during several hours, ρCp decreases monotonically from tha...

The rapid increase in home prices over the past several years has raised concerns about the existence of a speculative bubble in this asset market. A closely related concern—irrespective of any existing bubble—is whether home prices are susceptible to a steep decline that could have a severe impact on the broader economy. Indeed, home prices have been rising rapidly. Since 1995, real home price...

Grapes and grape-derived products have worldwide importance due to its consumption by human, however, they may also be used for ruminant feeding when their price or quality is low. The objectives of current study were to determine the nutritive value, in terms of chemical composition, in vitro rumen gas production kinetics and predicted nutrient supply, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic ...

Problematic fermentations are common in the wine industry. Assimilable nitrogen deficiency is the most prevalent cause of sluggish fermentations and can reduce fermentation rates significantly. A lack of nitrogen diminishes a yeast's metabolic activity, as well as the biomass yield, although it has not been clear which of these two interdependent factors is more significant in sluggish fermenta...

Distribution operations in most companies are facing enormous pressure. With a sluggish economy and brutal price competition, most logistics organizations are being asked to achieve year-over-year cost reductions on an annual basis. At the same time, customer service requirements continue to accelerate, with shorter cycle times and more challenging value-added service requirements. The emerging...

Maximizing economic earnings is the most common goal in cut-off grade optimization of open-pit mining operations. When this is the case, the price of the product has a critical effect on optimum value of cut-off grade. This paper investigates the relationship between optimum cut-off grade and price to maximize total cash flow and net percent value (NPV) of operation. In order to visualize this ...

When a new firm enters a market and starts selling a spatially-differentiated product, the prices of existing products may rise due to a better match between consumers and products. Entry may have three unusual effects. First, the new price is above the monopoly price if the two firms collude and may be above the monopoly price even if the firms play Bertrand. Second, the Bertrand and collusive...

The S-opponent pathway has a reputation for being sluggish relative to the L/M-opponent pathway. Cottaris and De Valois [Nature 395 (1998) 896] claim that S-opponent signals are available in Macaque V1 only after 96-135 ms whereas L/M-opponent signals are available after 68-95 ms. Our experiments tested whether this large latency difference could be observed psychophysically. We measured reacti...