Waste heat recovery has been considered as an attractive technique to improve the overall energy utilization efficiency of internal combustion (IC) engines. In this paper, distinct from most past research work, a thermally driven refrigeration system based on combined organic Rankine and vapour compression cycles is proposed recover IC engines’ waste contained in cooling water. Based concept, l...

The simultaneous control of the hindlimb paw-shake response and hindlimb walking at slow treadmill speeds (0.2-0.4 m/s) was examined in adult cats spinalized at the T12 level, 3-6 mo earlier. Paw shaking was elicited by either 1) application of adhesive tape or 2) water to the right hindpaw. To assess intralimb and interlimb coordination of the combined behaviors, activity from selected flexor ...

For a random permutation π on {1, 2, . . . , n} for fixed n, and forM ⊆ {1, 2, . . . , n}, we analyse the distribution of the combined length L = L(π,M) of all cycles of π that contain at least one element of M . We give a simple, explicit formula for the probability of every possible value for L (backed by three proofs of distinct flavours), as well as closed-form formulae for its expectation ...

A mismatch between the fuel combustion temperature 2250 K (adiabatic) and the high pressure steam temperature up to 900 K, results in a large amount of thermodynamic losses in steam turbine (ST) cycles. A solid-state thermoelectric (TE) placed on top of a ST cycle will produce additional electrical power. By selecting the right materials for the TE generator for high temperature operation, the ...

IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle) technology is being developed to enable electricity to be generated at high efficiency and low emissions. Continuous improvement is essential to make IGCC reliable and costeffective. As environmental concerns over carbon emissions escalate, development of a practical carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology has become an important issue. Combinin...

BACKGROUND Clomiphene citrate (CC) an agonist and antagonist of estrogen, is the first line treatment in ovarian stimulation. Anti-estrogenic effect of CC in endometrial thickness and cervical mucus has negative effect on pregnancy rate. Letrozole is an Aromatase Inhibitor has been seen that has acceptable pregnancy rate compared to CC. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the effic...

The effect of artificial oocyte activation (AOA) with a calcium ionophore on intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI) was examined in patients with histories of repeated failed implantation attempts. Four singleton pregnancies and one twin pregnancy were obtained after embryos transfer (5/14, 35.7%). Therefore, AOA combined with IMSI can be considered an option for cycle...

Bacteria regulate chromosome replication and segregation tightly with cell division to ensure faithful segregation of DNA to daughter generations. The underlying mechanisms have been addressed in several model species. It became apparent that bacteria have evolved quite different strategies to regulate DNA segregation and chromosomal organization. We have investigated here how the actinobacteri...

Dish concentrators permit the collection of very high-temperature heat, at temperatures limited only by the properties of the containment vessel material. Using this heat efficiently is a major challenge in the design of energy conversion systems for dish concentrators: the heat must be used either immediately on the dish, or else transported, with losses, to a remote energy conversion device. ...