Seaport terminals recognise the need to change current practices in order to improve regional air quality while enhancing their terminals’ competitiveness. One area that terminals can do better at is to improve their yard crane operations and in turn reduce the trucks in-terminal delay. This study examines various container rehandling strategies by the yard cranes with the goal of improving the...

To the Editor: A recent important study1 addressing the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a rural African population, reports that ‘... most participants followed a physically inactive lifestyle’. The validity of their findings is difficult to evaluate as the study provides little information regarding the physical activity questionnaire that was used. Questionnaire validity is relev...

The interaction of the dye YD2 with a cluster of (anatase-phase) TiO2 (which is utilized in dye-sensitized solar cells, DSSCs) and electron injection by the dye into the cluster were studied by performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP, PBE, and TPSS levels of theory, including dispersion effects. We studied and quantified the interaction of the metallomacrocycle with...

This paper describes an integrated approach for crane automation at the Kwangyang steel works, POSCO. Unmanned cranes are composed of several technologies,which include anti-sway control, precision position control, optimal trajectory computation, and coil shape recognition. Crane position while traveling and the traverse axis are controlled by PID position controllers. In order to prevent sway...

Container ports have been faced under increasing development during last 10 years. In such systems, the container transportation system has the most important effect on the total system. Therefore, there is a continuous need for the optimal use of equipment and facilities in the ports. Regarding the several complicated structure and activities in container ports, this paper evaluates and compar...

soil is well known to support the transient or ongoing existence of kerathophilic fungi and potential sources of infection for humans and animals. fifty soil samples were collected from various areas of forests and farmyards at golestan province in the north part of iran to determine the prevalence of keratinophilic fungi and dominant species. a total of 357 fungal colonies including 13 genera ...

Bu makalede, Türkiye’de yoksullukla mücadeleye yönelik sosyal politikalarda uygulanan yard?mlar ele al?nm??t?r. Yoksullukla mücadele politikalar? kapsam?nda öncelikle kavramsal anlamda yoksulluk ve türlerine yer verilmi?tir. politikalar yard?mlara ili?kin tarihsel sürece de?inilmi?tir. Makalede kapsam?ndaki yard?mlardaki hedef kitle, yard?mlarda kullan?lan kaynaklar?n da??l?m?, yard?m programla...