A model capable of projecting mineral resources production has been developed. The model includes supply and demand interactions, and has been applied to all coal producing countries. A model of worldwide coal production has been developed for three scenarios. The ultimately recoverable resources (URR) estimates used in the scenarios ranged from 700 Gt to 1243 Gt. The model indicates that world...

The partition function of the two-dimensional Ising model on a square lattice with nearest-neighbour interactions and periodic boundary conditions is investigated. Kaufman [Phys. Rev. 76, 1232–1243 (1949)] gave a solution for this function consisting of four summands. The summands are rewritten as functions of a low-temperature expansion variable, resulting in polynomials with integer coefficie...

Chiral three-dimensional isotropic cubic lattices with rigid cubical nodules and multiple deformable ribs are developed and analyzed via finite element analysis. The lattices exhibit geometry dependent Poisson’s ratio that can be tuned to negative values. Poisson’s ratio decreases from positive to negative values as the number of cells increases. Isotropy is obtained by adjustment of aspect rat...

Abstract This paper uses a sample of 1243 international firms for the period 2013–2017 to analyse effect that greater presence women in management teams has on business behaviour relation labour and human rights, mediating role improved performance these rights corporate transparency. The results show gender diversity is positively associated with such acts as factor by fostering higher disclos...

BACKGROUND Pichia pastoris is one of the most important cell factories for production of industrial enzymes and heterogenous proteins. The genome-scale metabolic model of high quality is crucial for comprehensive understanding of the P. pastoris metabolism. METHODS In this paper, we upgraded P. pastoris genome-scale metabolic model based on the combination of latest genome annotations and lit...