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Journal articles on the topic "Common heather"
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M.S., Kuznetsova, and Vakulenko T.B. "Features of the pubescence of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull plants and its cultivars." Plant Introduction 76 (December 1, 2017): 50–55. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2331054.
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<strong>Objective</strong> – to study the trichomes of the stem and leaves of the common heather (<em>C. vulgaris</em> (L.) Hull) and its cultivars belonging to different cultivars groups. <strong>Material and methods.</strong> Annual shoots of heather and its cultivars were examined under light microscopes Stemi-2000-C and MBS-3, increasing by 40, 50 and 100 times. <strong>Results. </strong>There are two types of trichomes on the leaves of the heather of ordinary and investigated cultivars – simple and glandular. Simple trichomes are most often located on the stem and along the edge of the leaf blade and groove, which opens the stomata. <strong>Conclusions.</strong> Length, density of location on the surface of the leaf and stem and the direction of growth of trichomes in heather and its cultivars differ. Simple trichomes on the stem are located more densely than on the leaf. The longest trichomes of the leaf and stem are on plants of the cultivar 'H.E. Beale', the shortest – on plants of the cultivar 'Golden Carpet'. Simple trichomes are located the most densely on the cultivar 'Silver Knight'. The trichomes of the leaf are directed acroscopically on the heather and its cultivars, the trichomes of the stem are chaotic on 6 cultivars. They are directed basically on the common heather and on cultivar 'Mullion', acroscopically — on two cultivars and almost horizontally — on the 'Golden Carpet'.
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N.M., Smilyanets, and Kuznetsova M.S. "The history of introduction of the genus Calluna Salisb. in M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine." Plant Introduction 72 (December 1, 2016): 22–27. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2457269.
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The article contains results of research of the archival documents of M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden (NBG) of the NAS of Ukraine, relating to the introduction of common heather (<em>Calluna vulgaris </em>(L.) Hull), since 1938. It was found that in the NBG for the first time heather plants were obtained in 1946 from Germany, but in the subsequent inventory documents they are not mentioned. Further, data on the presence of heather in the collections are fixed periodically in inventory registers, the last reference dates back to 1974. After 1979 inventory data were not submitted to the archive, that is why we were not able to trace the presence of common heather in them. Targeted collection of heather varieties began in 2006, "Heather garden" was opened in 2012, where common heather is growing. Also here is the largest in Ukraine collection of varieties of common heather (54 varieties). In "Heather garden" the other plants of the such families as <em>Ericaceae </em>Juss, <em>Magnoliaceae </em>Juss. and <em>Pinaceae </em>Spreng. ex F. Rudolphi are growing. The history of the introduction of heather <em>C. vulgaris</em> in the NBG can be divided into four phases, the last of which (from 2006) is the most productive.
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Eva V., Razhina, Smirnova Ekaterina S., Sharaviev Pavel V., Neverova Olga P., and Galushina Polina S. "DEVELOPMENT OF A RECIPE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BREAD USING AN INFUSION OF COMMON HEATHER AND PUMPKIN PUREE." Vestnik of the Bashkir State Agrarian University 72, no. 4 (2024): 164–68. https://doi.org/10.31563/1684-7628-2024-72-4-164-168.
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Currently, the use of vegetable components in the production of bread is an urgent direction. The purpose of the work was to make a recipe and carry out high-quality bread with the introduction of pumpkin puree and infusion of common heather. The research was carried out in the laboratories of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Ural State Agrarian University". The infusion of common heather was obtained by adding 10 g of dry stems and inflorescences to 200 ml of boiling water. The infusion was used in the manufacture of samples No. 3 and No. 4. Bread production consisted of the following stages: preparation of ingredients, dough kneading, fermentation, kneading, forming, proofing, baking and cooling. The quality control of bread samples was carried out according to organoleptic and physico-chemical characteristics. The results of the organoleptic analysis allow us to identify the best of the enriched samples – No. 4, produced with the introduction of 80 g of pumpkin puree and 70 g of common heather infusion into the recipe. It had a pleasant, slightly spicy taste, a dark yellow color, and a smell peculiar to wheat bread. The results of determining the physico-chemical parameters of bread samples indicated a decrease in acidity as the volume of infusion increased and the moisture content of the crumb increased. The additives did not have a special effect on the porosity of the crumb. Based on the results of the conducted research, we recommend making 80 g of pumpkin puree and 70 ml of common heather infusion in the production of wheat bread.
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Pakhomova, A. I. "Collection of representatives of the Ericaceae family in the botanical garden of the Kuzbass Humanitarian Pedagogical Institute." Проблемы ботаники Южной Сибири и Монголии 22, no. 2 (2023): 251–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.14258/pbssm.2023136.
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Representatives of the heather family are distributed in the temperate climate zone almost throughout the globe and are of great economic importance. The collection of representatives of the Ericaceae family in the Botanical Garden of the Kuzbass Humanitarian Pedagogical Institute of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Kemerovo State University” consists of 12 species and 28 varieties belonging to 7 genera. Representatives of the genus Rhododendron are represented by 10 species and 7 hybrid varieties. These are predominantly evergreen, semi-deciduous or deciduous shrubs. The collection also includes 11 varieties of common heather with a wide range of flower and leaf colors. Also, in the conditions of the Botanical Garden of KSPI, the varieties Erica carnea L. (ruddy or herbaceous Erica) performed well. Among other representatives of the Heather family, the collection includes 3 species of Kalmia, 2 varieties of Empetrum nigrum L., 2 varieties of Andromeda polifolia L. and Vaccinium myrtillus L. (common blueberry). The experience of relatively successful cultivation of representatives of the heather family allows us to hope for expanding the taxonomic and quantitative composition of the collection, which is actively used for scientific and educational purposes.
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Escuredo, Olga, Flores Shantal Rodríguez, Rodriguez Ana Seijo, and M. Carmen Seijo. "Characterization of the honey produced in heather communities (NW Spain)." Journal of Apicultural Research 58, no. 1 (2024): 84–91. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1495417.
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The heathers communities constitute a very interesting habitat for the conservation of the biodiversity and even forhoney production. This honey is very appreciated for its sensory qualities and for coming from a natural barely intervened habitat. This article provides information about the characteristics of 40 honey samples obtained in two subtypesof European dry heaths of the NW of the Iberian Peninsula (Mediterranean and Atlantic heaths). Melissopalynologicaland physicochemical parameters including moisture, pH, hydroxymethylfurfural, diastase activity, color, phenols and flavonoids content, antioxidant activity, mineral (K, Ca, Fe, Mg, Na, P, Zn, and Cu), and sugar (fructose, glucose, sucrose,melezitose, trehalose, and maltose) composition were studied. The samples had a common fingerprint as their Erica pollen content, high electrical conductivity, high mineral content, high phenol content, and the amber to dark amber color,but some significant differences were found between samples produced in Mediterranean dry heaths in relation to thoseproduced in Atlantic heaths
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Bernstein, Justin M., Harold K. Voris, Bryan L. Stuart, et al. "Undescribed Diversity in a Widespread, Common Group of Asian Mud Snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae: Hypsiscopus)." Ichthyology & Herpetology 110, no. 3 (2022): 560–74. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2022015.
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Bernstein, Justin M., Voris, Harold K., Stuart, Bryan L., Phimmachak, Somphouthone, Seateun, Sengvilay, Sivongxay, Niane, Neang, Thy, Karns, Daryl R., Andrews, Heather L., Osterhage, Jennifer, Phipps, Elizabeth A., Ruane, Sara (2022): Undescribed Diversity in a Widespread, Common Group of Asian Mud Snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae: Hypsiscopus). Ichthyology & Herpetology 110 (3): 560-574, DOI: 10.1643/h2022015, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/h2022015
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Kochubey, Alena, Olga Cherepanova, and Irina Petrova. "Daily and season transpiration intensive of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hill in the trans-Ural south area." Forestry Engineering Journal 13, no. 4 (2024): 209–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.34220/issn.2222-7962/2023.4/13.
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The Trans-Ural region is the southern point of the common heather (C. vulgaris) range. Field ecophysiological
 study of C. vulgaris plants transpiration intensity (IT) was carried out in connection with the problem of marginal populations adaptation to arid climate. The research was carried out in the forest-steppe of the Trans-Ural region (Kurgan
 region), where an abundant population of heather grows. The dailyvariation of IT was studied taking into account a set
 of recorded ecoclimate limiting factors (wind speed, illumination, dynamics of air temperature and humidity, soil temperature) during one growing season (from April to September 2016) under the canopy of a pine forest and in the adjacent
 clearing. To study IT, annual apical shoots of plants 4 cm long were used in triplicate for each time period. The total
 sample size on one day of measurements ranged from 30-35 shoots. The transpiration rate was determined by the rapid
 weighing method, which takes into account the water lost by the shoot over a certain time period. When processing the
 data, we used correlation analysis (Pearson's correlation coefficient r), which made it possible to clarify the strength and
 direction of two continuous (metric) variables interaction. Differences in IT daily changes were revealed in plants growing
 under the forest canopy and in the open areas. Under conditions of long-term atmospheric and soil drought, which is
 common for the region, in 2016 a sharp decrease in heather water content was observed, starting from 10 a.m. throughout
 the entire growing season, with the exception of April, when the moisture deficit in the soil and heather tissues was still
 minimal. In May, maximum IT values in the clearing were noted at 14:00 (8.5 mg/h×10 –4) whereas under the canopy of
 the tree stand, peak IT values begin at 10 a.m. (12.7 mg/h×10 –4). Daytime summer transpiration in common heather (C.
 vulgaris) is even less intense than spring transpiration ((3–5 mg/h×10–4).It was revealed that meteorological factors play
 a decisive role in IT in various types of forest. In open felled areas, the determining factor is PAR (0.81, p < 0.05) and, to
 a lesser extent, atmospheric temperature (0.69, p < 0.05), and under the canopy - only PAR (0.96, p <0.05). A decrease
 in IT and, accordingly, photosynthesis leads to a decrease in the population’s vitality and non-ripening of seeds, which is
 an ecophysiological factor of the heather absence south of Kurgan city.
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Rosnes, Magne, Ellen Synnøve Skilbred, Edvard Aamodt, Ivar Ståle Ertesvåg, and Ragni Fjellgaard Mikalsen. "Study of fire characteristics of forest vegetation in the Atlantic coastal region of Norway." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2885, no. 1 (2024): 012066. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2885/1/012066.
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Abstract Understanding of wildfire risk requires an understanding of the natural species’ fire dynamics. This study investigates fire characteristics of common wildland species in Norwegian forests – stair-step moss, lingonberry shrub, juniper, bilberry, and heather. Cone calorimetry experiments were conducted after conditioning samples to similar moisture content. Stair-step moss and bilberry stems exhibited longer burning times and lower peak heat release rates, suggesting a slower, more sustained combustion. Heather, despite age differences, showed similar fire behaviours, indicating moisture content’s role in wildfire risk. Evergreens displayed the most intense fire development, with juniper potentially acting as a ladder species for vertical fire spread.
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Karpiński, Tomasz M., Joanna Karpińska, and Marcin Ożarowski. "Polish honeys exhibit activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from wounds." Leczenie Ran 21, no. 1 (2024): 3–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.60075/lr.v21i1.60.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is recognized as an opportunistic pathogen and a common contributor to wound infections. This study focused on evaluating the antibacterial activity of selected Polish honeys against P. aeruginosa. Six bacterial strains isolated from wounds and four types of honeys (multifloral, linden, buckwheat, and heather) were utilized. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined through the micro-dilution method employing 96-well plates, while antibiofilm activity was assessed using fluorescence microscopy after a 4-hour incubation period with the honeys. Results indicated diverse antibacterial efficacy among honeys, with linden and heather honeys demonstrating the most potent activity. Linden honey displayed an average MIC of 20.8%, while heather honey exhibited an MIC of 25%. Both honeys significantly reduced biofilm formation, with linden honey achieving a reduction of 54-67% and heather honey of 45-58%. Buckwheat and multifloral honeys exhibited lower activity, demonstrating average MIC levels of 37.5% and 41.7%, respectively, and a biofilm reduction below 20%. Conclusively, Polish honeys exhibited promising activity against both planktonic and biofilm forms of P. aeruginosa. These findings suggest potential applications in wound healing treatments, emphasizing the need for further research in this area. The study contributes valuable insights to the limited literature on the antibacterial activity of Polish honeys.
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Schellenberg, Jenny, and Erwin Bergmeier. "The Calluna life cycle concept revisited: implications for heathland management." Biodiversity and Conservation 31, no. 1 (2021): 119–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02325-1.
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AbstractHeather, Calluna vulgaris, is a key species of European dry heath and central determinant of its conservation status. The established Calluna life cycle concept describes four phases—pioneer, building, mature, and degeneration—distinguishable by growth and vitality characteristics of undisturbed plants grown from seeds. However, little is known about the life cycle and ageing of plants subjected to severe disturbance, although measures to this effect (burning, mowing) are common in heathland management. We studied the vitality of over 400 heather plants by examining multiple morphological (plant height, long shoot and inflorescence lengths, flowering activity), anatomical (growth rings) and environmental (management, nitrogen deposition, climate) attributes. We found Calluna vitality to be mainly determined by the aboveground stem age, and that severe disturbances promote vigorous vegetative regeneration. Ageing-related shifts in the habit and vitality of plants resprouting from stem-base buds is similar to that of seed-based plants, but the former revealed higher vitality when young, at the cost of a shorter life span. In contrast, plants originating from decumbent stems resemble building-stage plants but apparently lack the capacity to re-enter a cycle including stages other than degeneration-type. As a consequence, we supplemented the established heather life cycle concept with a post-disturbance regeneration cycle of plants derived from resprouting. We conclude that management of dry lowland heathlands should include rotational small-scale severe disturbance to support both seed germination and seedling establishment as well as vegetative regeneration chiefly of young heather plants capable of resprouting from buds near rootstock.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Common heather"
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Breen, Mark Allan. "Theoretcial [i.e., theoretical] modeling approach for a common residential electrically heated oven and proposed oven design modification." MSSTATE, 2004. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-11092004-092207/.
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Current research has developed a fully predictive model of an electrically heated common residential oven. This system was modeled using a fully explicit approach and, where applicable, considered natural convective correlations, various radiation networks, and conduction relations. Two oven configurations were modeled, a conventional (unmodified) residential oven and a modified design. By comparing the theoretical results obtained through modeling with experimental results, verification of the modeling assumptions and results has been achieved. This research has produced an analytical design tool for predictive modeling of time dependant surface temperatures, maximum expected temperatures, and the baking performance of various oven designs. Thus this software package can be used to predict the overall feasibility of an oven design prior to fabrication.
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Martins, Márcia Maria de Medeiros Travassos Saeger. "A política do cartão nacional de saúde sob a ótica dos usuários do SUS na região metropolitana de João Pessoa e Recife." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2009. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/3871.
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Previous issue date: 2009-09-18<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES<br>Throughout its history, Brazil has been finding many difficulties in education, economy,
security, politics and health. The poor sections of the population - which is a large majority of
people in relation to the ones who have more conditions - depend on governmental actions
to make use of education and good health care among other services. One of the ways used
to find solution to improve public health care services in the country was to create the Unique
Health Care System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS), which aims at altering inequality in
health care assistance to the population, imposing public attendance to any citizen, being
prohibited the charge of money under any circumstances. With the increase in advances in
technology around the world, public administration has been inserting in its practice devices
that information technology (IT) disposes. In the public health care field, besides the
Information systems in health, the national health card -or SUS card - represents one of the
biggest projects developed by the government, using information systems that integrate all
governmental spheres, providing a bigger financial control of the Ministry of health. The SUS
card makes the access of registered patients to the SUS services possible, but at the same
time it should not obstacle the access of the ones who do not have the card yet. According to
the Health Ministry, one of the objectives of SUS card is to raise quality and efficiency in
access to public health services. Ahead of the investments carried through in technology, an
increase productivity is waited, that reflects in benefits to the population. This research aims
at bringing to the reader the way as the users of SUS perceives the politics of SUS Card.
Therefore public hospital patients in the metropolitans regions of João Pessoa and Recife
were interviewed and the evaluation results proceeded from content analysis, proposed by
Gläser and Laudel, with variables and dimensions established from the SERVQUAL model,
scientifically validated. It was verified, to the end of the analysis, that the users of SUS do not
feel themselves benefited with the implantation of SUS Card, what it makes possible the
conclusion of that the high expenses of the Government with SUS Card had not been
reverted in benefits to the population.<br>O Brasil tem encontrado grandes dificuldades, ao longo de sua história, na educação,
economia, segurança, política e saúde. A população carente, que ocupa uma fatia enorme
em relação àqueles que têm mais recursos depende das ações do Governo para que possa
usufruir de educação e saúde de qualidade, além de outros serviços. Uma das formas
adotadas na busca de soluções de otimização dos serviços de saúde pública no país foi a
criação do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), que tem a finalidade de alterar a situação de
desigualdade na assistência à saúde da população, tornando obrigatório o atendimento
público a qualquer cidadão. Com os crescentes avanços tecnológicos por que vem
passando o mundo, a administração pública vem inserindo em suas práticas ferramentas
que a Tecnologia da Informação (TI) disponibiliza. No campo da saúde pública, além dos
Sistemas de Informação em Saúde, o Cartão Nacional de Saúde, ou Cartão SUS representa
um dos maiores projetos criados pelo governo, utilizando sistemas de informação que
integram todas as esferas de Governo, propiciando assim maior controle financeiro do
Ministério da Saúde. O Cartão SUS possibilita o acesso de pacientes cadastrados aos
serviços prestados pelo SUS. De acordo com o Ministério da Saúde, um dos objetivos do
Cartão SUS é aumentar a eficiência e a qualidade do acesso aos serviços públicos de
saúde. Diante dos investimentos realizados em tecnologia é esperado um aumento de
produtividade, que reflete em benefícios à população. Esta pesquisa objetiva trazer ao leitor,
o modo como os usuários do SUS percebem a política do Cartão SUS. Para tanto, foram
entrevistados pacientes de hospitais públicos das regiões metropolitanas de João Pessoa e
Recife e os resultados da avaliação foram provenientes de uma análise de conteúdo,
proposta por Gläser e Laudel, com dimensões e variáveis estabelecidas a partir do modelo
SERVQUAL, validado cientificamente. Verificou-se, ao final da análise, que os usuários do
SUS não se sentem beneficiados com a implantação do Cartão SUS, o que possibilita a
conclusão de que os altos gastos do Governo com o Cartão SUS não foram revertidos em
benefícios à população.
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Rucker-Guitelmacher, Katrin. "Le triangle Paris-Bonn-Londres et le processus d'adhésion britannique au marché commun, 1969-1973 : quel rôle pour le trilatéral au sein du multilatéral ?" Paris, Institut d'études politiques, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009IEPP0020.
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Le cadre chronologique va de l’affaire Soames via le sommet européen de la Haye de 1969, en passant par la réouverture officielle des négociations à l’adhésion et la CEE le 30 juin 1970, à l’adhésion définitive des candidats le 1er janvier 1973. Notre travail s’appuie sur des sources d’archives allemandes, britanniques, françaises et communautaires. La 1e partie traite de la route du triangle Paris-Bonn-Londres vers l’élargissement dans les années 1960. La RFA remplit une fonction de médiateur entre les 2 protagonistes hostiles, la France et la Grande-Bretagne. La 2e partie se focalise sur la diplomatie britannique et des négociations qui se jouent sur plusieurs registres. L’absence de secret à Bruxelles dévalorise par moment le multilatéral et facilite des stratégies de négociations bi- ou trilatérales, qui nécessitent parfois des cartes cachées. Dans la 3e partie, il est question de la préparation minimale des négociations par Bonn et par Paris. Ensuite, entre 1970 et 1972, le couple franco-allemand semble bien en crise, malgré des stratégies de négociation parfois peu claires. La 4e partie essaie d’expliquer la réussite des négociations grâce à l’entente franco-britannique, en particulier le sommet Pompidou-Heath de mai 1971. Une stratégie du secret et de la centralisation des contacts bilatéraux, en contournant le Ministère des affaires étrangères français, s’impose. Mais cette entente est relative, car la renégociation des accords d’adhésion britannique se prépare déjà au sein du gouvernement Heath. Pour conclure, le triangle participe certainement à la réussite des pourparlers, mais celle-ci n’était pas acquise d’avance<br>The chronological frame goes from the Soames affair in 1969, via the European summit of The Hague of 1969, and via the official reopening of the EEC enlargement negotiations on June 30th, 1970, to the definitive accession of Great-Britain to the common market on January 1st, 1973. Our work leans on sources of German, British, French and European Community archives. The 1st part tackles the road of the triangle Paris-Bonn-London towards the widening of the EEC, already starting in the 1960s. The FRG filled a function of mediating between 2 hostile protagonists, France and Great Britain. The 2nd part focuses on the British diplomacy during the negotiations. The lack of secret in Brussels may depreciate the multilateral and facilitate strategies of bi-or trilateral negotiations, which requires hidden cards. In the 3rd part, it is question of the minimal preparation of the negotiations by Bonn and Paris. Then, between 1970 and 1972, the French-German couple seems in a huge crisis, even if their strategies of negotiation are not extremely clear. The 4th part tries to explain the success of the negotiations thanks to the French-British entente, in particular during the Pompidou-Heath summit of May 1971. A strategy of secret diplomacy and of centralization of the bilateral contacts, by by-passing the French Foreign office, seems imperative. But this French-British entente is relative, because the renegotiation of the British membership treaties already gets ready within the Heath government. To conclude, the triangle certainly participates in the success of the negotiations. Nevertheless, its success was not acquired beforehand.
Books on the topic "Common heather"
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Committee, London Corporation Policy and Resources. Report on Hampstead Heath: To be presented (to Common Council) ... 12thMarch 1987. The Corporation), 1987.
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London. Corporation. Policy and Resources Committee. Report on Hampstead Heath: To be presented (to Common Council) ... 12thMarch 1987. The Corporation, 1987.
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London. Corporation. Policy and Resources Committee. Report as to the future management of Hampstead Heath: To be presented(to Common Council) ... 2nd May 1985. The Corporation, 1985.
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(Editor), Tony Drakeford, Una Sutcliffe (Editor), and Christiana Gilbert (Illustrator), eds. Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath. Wimbledon & Putney Commons Conservators, 2000.
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Altman, Michael J. Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190654924.001.0001.
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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Americans did not write about Hinduism. They did write a lot about India, however. In their representations of India, American writers described “heathens,” “Hindoos,” and, eventually, “Hindus.” Before Americans wrote about “Hinduism,” they wrote about “heathenism,” “the religion of the Hindoos,” and “Brahmanism.” This book argues that Americans debated the nature of religion, sought alternatives to American Protestantism, and hailed the supremacy of white Protestant American identity through their representations of religion in India. Representations of India reflected debates about America. Americans used the heathen, Hindoo, and Hindu Other as a foil for representing themselves. Americans of all sorts imagined India for their own purposes. Cotton Mather, Hannah Adams, and Joseph Priestley engaged the larger European Enlightenment project of classifying and comparing religion in India. Evangelical missionaries used images of “Hindoo heathenism” to raise support at home. Unitarian Protestants found a kindred spirit in the writings of Bengali reformer Rammohun Roy. Popular magazines and common schoolbooks used the image of dark, heathen, despotic India to buttress Protestant, white, democratic American identity. Transcendentalists and Theosophists imagined the contemplative and esoteric religion of India as an alternative to materialist American Protestantism. Hindu delegates and American speakers at the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions engaged in a protracted debate about the definition of religion in the industrializing United States. The questions of American identity, classification, representation, and the definition of “religion” that animated descriptions of heathens, Hindoos, and Hindus in the past still animate American debates today.
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McKillop, Heather. The Ancient Maya. ABC-CLIO, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400612800.
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Thanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of historical research, we now have a picture of everyday life in the Mayan empire that turns the long-accepted conventional wisdom on its head. Ranging from the end of the Ice Age to the flourishing of Mayan culture in the first millennium to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century,The Ancient Mayatakes a fresh look at a culture that has long held the public's imagination. Originally thought to be peaceful and spiritual, the Mayans are now also known to have been worldly, bureaucratic, and violent. Debates and unanswered questions linger. Mayan expert Heather McKillop shows our current understanding of the Maya, explaining how interpretations of "dirt archaeology," hieroglyphic inscriptions, and pictorial pottery are used to reconstruct the lives of royalty, artisans, priests, and common folk. She also describes the innovative focus on the interplay of the people with their environments that has helped further unravel the mystery of the Mayans' rise and fall.
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Francis E. (Francis Edward) 1 Clark. Great Secret; Heath, Beauty, Happiness, Friendmaking, Common Sense, Success. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2021.
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An act for dividing and inclosing the open and common fields, common lands, common meadows, common pastures, common grounds, heaths, and waste lands ... of Ruiton in the parish of Bulkington. Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010.
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Special Kind of Treachery: 1971, Heath and the Common Market. Independently Published, 2022.
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Contributors, Multiple. Act for Dividing and Inclosing the Open and Common Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pastures, Common Grounds, Heath and Waste Grounds, in the Parish of Moulton, in the County of Northampton. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.
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Rodgers, Christopher, Rachel Hammersley, Alessandro Zambelli, et al. "Mousehold Heath, Norwich." In English Urban Commons. Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003204558-4.
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van den Belt, Henk. "Comment: Evolution 2.0—Rewriting the Biosphere." In The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63523-7_31.
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AbstractThe chapters in this section deal with rather diverse topics like gene drives and de-extinction, the resurrection of the heath hen, cultured meat and the (dis)enhancement of domesticated anmals, but they all explicitly or implicitly engage with ecomodernism. I have chosen the various ways in which the authors confront ecomodernist views as the red thread of my commentary.
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Kitzinger, Uwe. "Extracts from the Statement Made by the Rt. Honourable Edward Heath, M.P., Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the United Kingdom Delegation, at the Meeting in Paris on 10 October 1961, between the Member Governments of the European Economic Community and Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." In The European Common Market and Community. Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032373256-23.
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Su, Chunmeizi. "Regulating Chinese and North American Digital Media in Australia: Facebook and WeChat as Case Studies." In Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95220-4_9.
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AbstractAs the Australian government has legislated for a ‘News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code’ to compel Google and Facebook to pay for news content, platform regulation in Australia has prompted a heated discussion worldwide. Questionable business practices have incited issues such as anti-competition behaviour, online harms, disinformation, algorithmic advertising, trade of data, privacy breaches and so on. Consequently, these technology tycoons are reinscribing industries and societies alike, posing a threat to digital democracy. This chapter examines how Facebook and WeChat are (or should be) regulated in Australia, the current regulatory frameworks, and the overall effectiveness of self-regulation. Through the lenses of comparative research, this study is focused on infrastructuralisation, techno-nationalism (censorship), and civil society (media diversity), to identify distinct features and common themes in platform regulation and explore possible solutions to regulating global platforms in Australia.
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Dodds, Phil. "The Cultural Production of Scalability: Music, Colonialism and the Moravian Missionary Project." In Music and the Cultural Production of Scale. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36283-5_5.
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AbstractAnalysis of the work of the music historian, composer, editor and Moravian missionary administrator Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1756–1836) enables a better understanding of the role of music in colonial expansion in the first half of the nineteenth century. In London, Latrobe received and circulated accounts of the missions’ supposed success in training disciplined and ‘sweet’ choirs of Christian singers from among formerly ‘heathen’ ‘barbarians’, and these accounts were taken to demonstrate the scalability of the ‘civilisation’ project of European colonialism, which suited both antislavery campaigners and colonial state officials. Latrobe sent standardised Christian hymn books, in English and German but also translated into indigenous languages, to mission stations around the world, from Suriname to Jamaica to Labrador to Greenland to Siberia to South Africa. He also sent musical instruments to accompany the hymn-singing, favouring the organ both aesthetically and for its ability to function in different climates. He also circulated specific instructions for training organists, with firm recommendations for a simple accompaniment style and learning hymns by heart. At the different stations, the policy increasingly became to train local members of the congregation according to Latrobe’s advice, so that the instrument, the canon of tunes and the performance conventions were exported uniformly from Europe, embodied in the organ and the organist. Crucially, this uniform and standardised imposition of music—although always resisted and never fully achieved—required the remaking of the cultural landscapes on which they were to be imposed, including through the violent outlawing of existing musical practices and styles. As such, key periods in the history of large-scale musical colonisation can be better understood when framed in terms of the cultural production of scalability, following Anna Tsing, with empirical attention to the efforts involved in musical scale-building projects that make claims about music’s universal qualities and that seek to propagate a standardised, common music around the world.
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Huang, Minchao, Jianjun Wu, Jian Li, and Yuqiang Cheng. "Preface." In Solar Thermal Thruster. Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7490-6_1.
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AbstractThe continuous development of space exploration technology requires more efficient and economical space transport systems, and there is an urgent need for propulsion systems that are more efficient than chemical propulsion. Solar thermal propulsion (STP) systems have a relatively small size and high specific impulse, thus offering performance advantages in specific space missions. An STP system is generally composed of a concentrator, heat exchanger core, nozzle, and propellant supply system. The concentrator typically uses parabolic mirrors to concentrate sunlight to heat the heat exchanger core at a focal point. The propellant is heated when it flows through the heat exchanger core and is finally expanded and accelerated by a Laval nozzle to generate thrust. In this propulsion mode, the propulsion system can generate a Newton-level thrust by using an expandable whirling-membrane concentrator with an area of approximately 10 m2 to collect solar radiation. Because hydrogen has a small molar mass and can generate a high exhaust velocity, it is an ideal propellant for solar thermal thrusters. The theoretical specific impulse of an STP using hydrogen as a propellant can reach 800 s. However, the low molar mass of hydrogen also reduces the thrust that the engine can provide, limiting the STP system to low-thrust space missions. The main applications of STP systems are orbit transfer and interplanetary exploration, which require a thrust level between 0.1 and 40 N. Figure 1.1 compares the thrust ranges and specific impulse ranges of several common propulsion methods. Chemical propulsion has a large thrust and a low specific impulse, and electric propulsion has a high specific impulse but a very small thrust. Within the size range of currently achievable spacecraft platforms, the specific impulse and thrust characteristics of STP systems are very attractive, and their high specific impulse and moderate thrust fill the gap between chemical and electric propulsion systems; as such, they are expected to be used to increase the payload ratio of orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) or orbital maneuvering vehicles (OMVs).
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Jenkins, Philip. "Heathen Darkness." In Dream Catchers. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195161151.003.0002.
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Abstract America’s Indian dream began as phantasmagoric nightmare. Through most of Christian history, the most common view of other faiths has been that they are, knowingly or otherwise, serving the devil. During the Middle Ages and the early modern period, this was the standard interpretation of Islam and Judaism, and even rival branches of Christianity freely traded mutual charges of diabolism. If such abuse was so customary within the monotheistic fold, it is not surprising to find it directed against the pagans and animists whom the European colonists first encountered in the New World. The vast majority of European settlers had no sympathy for the religious activities of their new neighbors, while the clergy had little doubt that Natives were worshipping the devil.
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"Commons, Greens and Heaths." In William Faden and Norfolk’s 18th-Century Landscape. Windgather Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv13gvgk8.9.
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"WIMBLEDON COMMON AND PUTNEY HEATH, SURREY." In Common Land in Britain. Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2f1smcz.22.
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"CHAPTER 16 WIMBLEDON COMMON AND PUTNEY HEATH, SURREY." In Common Land in Britain. Boydell and Brewer, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781800106833-020.
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Goldstein, Jeff. "Methods to Assess Carburization Damage and Remaining Life in Fired Heater Tubes." In CONFERENCE 2023. AMPP, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2023-18771.
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Abstract A common damage mechanism for fired heater tubes in a coking service is Carburization, which if not managed, may lead to loss of containment. Inspection for carburization damage is difficult and destructive examination is the most common method. Fitness for service (FFS) assessment practices are also poorly defined and lack rigorous acceptance criteria. This paper will discuss integrity assessment of carburization damage utilizing in-service ultrasonic inspection, operating conditions, and fitness for service practice based upon API 579-1 FFS methods. In-service inspection is used to define the extent of the carburization damage, from which empirically determined end of life criteria are used to assess the fitness for service and plan for the retirement of the tubes.
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Frank, Natalie Hana, Iain Stuart Hall, and Paolo Brunello. "Mitigation of CRU Heater Tube Carburization by Modified High Heat Transfer Ceramic Cladding Materials." In CONFERENCE 2022. AMPP, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2022-17831.
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Abstract Carburization is a failure mechanism common to the petrochemical industry in Catalytic Reforming Units (CRU’s) where atmospheres containing hydrocarbons and/or carbon monoxide are prominent. Elevated fuel prices cause refineries to run with low excess oxygen to generate cost savings. The resulting atmosphere at elevated temperatures creates an environment where carbon is favorably transferred to iron and low alloy steels, forming a hardened layer of carbides that reduce the life of the steel tubing and vessels. Ceramic coatings have previously been applied in CRUs to increase radiant efficiency. A dual functionality was hypothesized for select materials to aid in the prevention of carburization. To evaluate this potential, ceramic coatings were applied to a commonly used low-alloy steel tube material and exposed to a low-oxygen, high-temperature, carbon-rich environment. Chemical etching, optical microscopy, and microhardness evaluations were completed to determine the degree of carburization on the ceramic-coated and uncoated control tube surfaces. Results indicate that some ceramic coating materials are highly effective at the prevention of carburization of the treated tube surface when compared to the uncoated control. The implementation of cladding with this class of materials would be optimal for not just improving heat transfer but additionally extending the serviceable life of CRU units in low excess oxygen environments.
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AlShawaf, Ali H., and Manabendra K. Maity. "High Temperature Alloys Failures in the Petrochemical Furnaces." In CORROSION 2018. NACE International, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2018-10877.
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Abstract High temperature alloys tubes are used in the hottest section in the radiant box of petrochemical furnaces commonly known as ethylene furnaces or fired heaters. Many metallurgical improvements to these alloys are intended so the material can withstand the elevated temperature and aggressive environment to obtain a longer operation time. This paper explains the most common damage mechanisms of these alloys in radiant section such as creep/carburization, thermal fatigue/carburization, and thermal shock. State of the art analytical techniques such as macro-etching of carburization depth, optical microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) were utilized in analyzing these failures. Preventive solutions were recommended to overcome such failures in the future and ultimately increase the operation time and most importantly increase the production rate.
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Al-Buraiki, Iyad, Mohammed Abu Alsaud, and Sadiq Al-Ismail. "Stress Relaxation Cracking of Thin Alloy 800/800H Electric Heater Tubular Heating Elements." In CONFERENCE 2022. AMPP, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2022-17921.
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Abstract Stress relaxation cracking (SRC) is known to occur in austenitic stainless steels and nickel alloys operating between 550°C (1020°F) and 750°C (1380°F). Commonly, failures occur in heavy wall welded components. This paper, however, will discuss two SRC failures that occurred in thin non-welded components. Both of these failures occurred in electric heaters and, specifically, in tubular heating elements made of alloy 800 and 800H. Failure analysis of the components indicated intergranular cracking due to SRC as the cause of these failures. Both failures initiated in areas of relatively high hardness due to cold work. This paper provides details related to manufacturing, environmental conditions, metallurgical analysis and provides recommendations to avoid such failures in the future.
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Paul, Larry, and Gregg Clark. "Coal Ash Corrosion Resistance of New High Chromium and Chromium-Silicon Alloys." In CORROSION 2005. NACE International, 2005. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2005-05453.
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Abstract Coal ash corrosion is a chronic problem in many coal fired boilers. The combination of sulfur and ash produces a corrosive molten alkali iron tri-sulfate that rapidly dissolves protective oxide scales. This can lead to corrosion rates of 50 to 250 mpy (1.27 – 6.35 mm/y), even on 18Cr-8Ni stainless steels (such as 304H). Two new materials have been tested in the laboratory to evaluate their resistance to coal ash corrosion: Alloy 33 (UNS R 20033) and Alloy 45TM (UNS N 06045). Alloy 33 can be applied as a protective weld overlay and Alloy 45TM can be used as a solid tube material. Both of these new alloys offer greatly improved corrosion resistance over the common boiler tube materials (such as T-22, 304H, and 321). In addition, Alloys 33 and 45TM are both more corrosion resistant than Type 310 stainless steel, which is known to have excellent resistance to coal ash corrosion. From these tests, it is expected that major improvements of tubing life can be expected, compared to the traditional boiler tube materials used for super-heater and re-heater tubes.
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Middleton, C. J., and R. D. Townsend. "An Overview of Remaining Life Assessment Methods for High Temperature Components Operating in the Power and Petrochemical Industries." In CORROSION 1998. NACE International, 1998. https://doi.org/10.5006/c1998-98724.
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Abstract The capability to assess the secure remaining life of components operating in the creep range, thereby assuring integrity between inspection intervals, has become a major factor in the economic operation of power and petrochemical plant which has passed the original design life, frequently by a considerable margin. An overview is given of the nature of remaining life assessment and examples given of methods developed for headers, seam-welded pipe and fired heaters. The more common poblems associated with weldments are also reviewed.
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Kiser, Samuel D., Evan B. Hinshaw, and Tino Orsini. "Extending the Life of Fossil Fired Boiler Tubing with Cladding of Nickel Based Alloy Materials." In CORROSION 2006. NACE International, 2006. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2006-06474.
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Abstract Fossil fuel fired boilers and circulating fluidized bed boiler tubing in the power industry are normally protected against corrosion using nickel based clad coatings. Weld overlay is the most common form of cladding that utilizes the pulsed gas metal arc welding process, however thermal spray processes using cored wires, powder, and solid wire nickel based consumables have been used as well. Good bond integrity, heat transfer, corrosion resistance, and cladding density are the essential cladding characteristics that provide optimum life of water wall tubes in the transition areas, air injection ports, super-heater and re-heater areas of a boiler. Increasingly, nickel base alloy cladding is not only used for repair and maintenance purposes, but is also used as a cost-effective and efficient alternative for new boiler installations. This paper describes field experience of nickel based materials of construction and repair, and reports laboratory results of a new, low NOx test method developed to screen various alloys and coatings for the power industry. Case history examples presented include the effective application of nickel alloy claddings for new boiler systems, as well as evaluations of materials that were previously exposed to high temperature and corrosive operating conditions. The inherent corrosion resistance, mechanical and physical properties of NiCr, NiCrMo, NiCrFe and NiCrFeAl qualify them as materials that meet or exceed high temperature corrosion and corrosion-erosion requirements.
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Bell, Matthew. "Sour Corrosion and Cracking in the Oil and Gas Sector." In CONFERENCE 2025. AMPP, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2025-00062.
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Abstract Sour corrosion and cracking damage due to hydrogen sulphide is a common theme across many processes, materials, equipment types, and industries. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) also represents a significant health and safety risk if a failure results in a leak. Sour damage mechanisms can sometimes manifest where they were not expected due to contamination or when process and operating conditions change. This paper presents a variety of sour damage mechanisms, both corrosion and cracking, which resulted in failures of industrial equipment in pipelines, refining, oil and gas, and fertilizer facilities. The information covers natural gas dehydration vessels and piping, thermowell damage, steam boiler tube corrosion, storage tanks, heater coils, and sour gas pipelines. This paper discusses the diagnosis of widespread sour corrosion, the effects of cyclic changing conditions, sulphidation damage, polythionic acid stress corrosion cracking, sulphide stress cracking, and hydrogen induced cracking. Strategies to avoid the damage are included, where applicable.
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Brear, J. M., J. Williamson, and B. J. Cane. "Life Extension of High Temperature Process Equipment." In CORROSION 1990. NACE International, 1990. https://doi.org/10.5006/c1990-90196.
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Abstract Petrochemical plant is commonly operated for periods substantially in excess of the coded design life. Consequently there is an increasing need for a reliable approach to life assessment. This paper reviews the range of methods available, from ‘hands-off’ calculation through non-destructive condition monitoring to the testing of extracted samples. The benefits of applying these methods in a progressive, manner are stressed and this phased approach is illustrated by a series of case studies. These cover remanent life assessments of furnace heater tubes, where life is limited by a combination of creep and oxidation processes. Particular emphasis is placed on a combination of non-destructive condition monitoring with a probabilistic, predictive model.
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O'Malley, Cynthia L., John Simser, and Carly M. Pravlik. "An Ounce of Prevention… the Reliability of Field Methods for Detecting the Presence of Amine Blush on Epoxy Coatings." In Paint and Coatings Expo (PACE) 2005. SSPC, 2005. https://doi.org/10.5006/s2005-00038.
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Shop and field conditions of high humidity and cool temperature during curing of amine-cured epoxy coatings can produce a haze or oily residue on the surface. This is commonly referred to as “amine blush.” The residue is caused by the presence of unreacted amine on the surface of the epoxy coating reacting with carbon dioxide and moisture in the air to form a carbamate. The reaction is propagated by cool temperatures, and is exacerbated by increased film thickness and excess carbon dioxide (e.g., via use of portable gas heaters). If undetected, the presence of an amine blush (in sufficient quantities) can cause intercoat delamination once the “blushed” coating is recoated.
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Barajas and George. PR-015-05600-R01 Assessment of Sampling Systems for Monitoring Water Vapor in Natural Gas Streams. Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0011197.
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Research has been conducted to assess the usefulness of various sampling and delivery methods in transporting a representative sample of a natural gas stream for analysis of moisture content. Three sampling configurations commonly used by the natural gas industry were evaluated, including a sample system with a regulated probe heated above ambient conditions, the same system held at a constant temperature simulating ambient conditions, and a heated sample system incorporating a membrane filter. Each configuration was used to transport samples of distribution-quality natural gas with levels of water vapor within common tariff limits, as well as samples of a water-saturated stream of methane simulating a common dehydration system upset. The time response of samples in each configuration to step changes in water vapor content between these two conditions was also evaluated. Measurements were performed using both manual chilled mirror dew point testers and automated analyzers.
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Petrausch, Julius, Daniel Klein, Johannes Zimmer, and Markus Stommel. On the cryo-molding process and subsequent forming processes of biopolymers with low glass transition temperature. Universidad de los Andes, 2024. https://doi.org/10.51573/andes.pps39.ss.bbb.10.
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Bio-based as well as biodegradable polymers are increasingly finding their way into applications such as food packaging. Here, certain biopolymers with a high degree of crystallinity may be of interest due to their superior barrier properties. Conversely, forming processes including high deformations often require an almost amorphous material state to avoid the brittle behavior associated with crystal structures. For some of those biopolymers, the narrow window in which they can be processed has delayed their potential use for packaging applications. In rigid packaging, two-step processes are commonly used for the production of containers from thermoplastic polymers. These processes, such as thermo forming or injection stretch blow molding, are a combination of a conversion step, e.g. film extrusion or injection molding, and a deformation step. However, to enable a forming process, the material properties after the first (conversion) step need to fulfil the mechanical requirements of the forming process. For semi crystalline polymers, these requirements are closely linked to the morphology of the converted material. A new process is presented to prevent crystallization and allow for a subsequent forming step. The efficiency of this process is evaluated on tailored lab scale equipment. This publication will provide insights into the opportunities as well as potential challenges presented by the “Cryo-Injection-Molding” (CIM) process. The CIM uses a mold that is cooled by liquid nitrogen. This mold is insulated and used in a lab scale injection process. This process is capable of cooling specimens down to their amorphous state (or semi-crystallin state with a very low degree of crystallinity) and allows the mechanical characterization in a softened state at a temperature above glass transition. To prevent unintended changes of the morphology, after the production process, the samples are stored at a temperature below glass transition and later heated using custom convectional heaters in a setup of a tensile testing machine. In this context, PBAT, PBS and PHA biopolymers are tested exemplarily.
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Poverenov, Elena, Tara McHugh, and Victor Rodov. Waste to Worth: Active antimicrobial and health-beneficial food coating from byproducts of mushroom industry. United States Department of Agriculture, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2014.7600015.bard.
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Background. In this proposal we suggest developing a common solution for three seemingly unrelated acute problems: (1) improving sustainability of fast-growing mushroom industry producing worldwide millions of tons of underutilized leftovers; (2) alleviating the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency adversely affecting the public health in both countries and in other regions; (3) reducing spoilage of perishable fruit and vegetable products leading to food wastage. Based on our previous experience we propose utilizing appropriately processed mushroom byproducts as a source of two valuable bioactive materials: antimicrobial and wholesome polysaccharide chitosan and health-strengthening nutrient ergocalciferol⁽ᵛⁱᵗᵃᵐⁱⁿ ᴰ2⁾. ᴬᵈᵈⁱᵗⁱᵒⁿᵃˡ ᵇᵉⁿᵉᶠⁱᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉˢᵉ ᵐᵃᵗᵉʳⁱᵃˡˢ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ᵒʳⁱᵍⁱⁿ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ⁿᵒⁿ⁻ᵃⁿⁱᵐᵃˡ ᶠᵒᵒᵈ⁻ᵍʳᵃᵈᵉ source. We proposed using chitosan and vitamin D as ingredients in active edible coatings on two model foods: highly perishable fresh-cut melon and less perishable health bars. Objectives and work program. The general aim of the project is improving storability, safety and health value of foods by developing and applying a novel active edible coating based on utilization of mushroom industry leftovers. The work plan includes the following tasks: (a) optimizing the UV-B treatment of mushroom leftover stalks to enrich them with vitamin D without compromising chitosan quality - Done; (b) developing effective extraction procedures to yield chitosan and vitamin D from the stalks - Done; (c) utilizing LbL approach to prepare fungal chitosan-based edible coatings with optimal properties - Done; (d) enrichment of the coating matrix with fungal vitamin D utilizing molecular encapsulation and nano-encapsulation approaches - Done, it was found that no encapsulation methods are needed to enrich chitosan matrix with vitamin D; (e) testing the performance of the coating for controlling spoilage of fresh cut melons - Done; (f) testing the performance of the coating for nutritional enhancement and quality preservation of heath bars - Done. Achievements. In this study numerous results were achieved. Mushroom waste, leftover stalks, was treated ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵁⱽ⁻ᴮ ˡⁱᵍʰᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʳᵉᵃᵗᵐᵉⁿᵗ ⁱⁿᵈᵘᶜᵉˢ ᵃ ᵛᵉʳʸ ʰⁱᵍʰ ᵃᶜᶜᵘᵐᵘˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ᵛⁱᵗᵃᵐⁱⁿ ᴰ2, ᶠᵃʳ ᵉˣᶜᵉᵉᵈⁱⁿᵍ any other dietary vitamin D source. The straightforward vitamin D extraction procedure and ᵃ ˢⁱᵐᵖˡⁱᶠⁱᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵃˡʸᵗⁱᶜᵃˡ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵒᶜᵒˡ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ⁻ᵉᶠᶠⁱᶜⁱᵉⁿᵗ ᵈᵉᵗᵉʳᵐⁱⁿᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵛⁱᵗᵃᵐⁱⁿ ᴰ2 ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵉⁿᵗ suitable for routine product quality control were developed. Concerning the fungal chitosan extraction, new freeze-thawing protocol was developed, tested on three different mushroom sources and compared to the classic protocol. The new protocol resulted in up to 2-fold increase in the obtained chitosan yield, up to 3-fold increase in its deacetylation degree, high whitening index and good antimicrobial activity. The fungal chitosan films enriched with Vitamin D were prepared and compared to the films based on animal origin chitosan demonstrating similar density, porosity and water vapor permeability. Layer-by-layer chitosan-alginate electrostatic deposition was used to coat fruit bars. The coatings helped to preserve the quality and increase the shelf-life of fruit bars, delaying degradation of ascorbic acid and antioxidant capacity loss as well as reducing bar softening. Microbiological analyses also showed a delay in yeast and fungal growth when compared with single layer coatings of fungal or animal chitosan or alginate. Edible coatings were also applied on fresh-cut melons and provided significant improvement of physiological quality (firmness, weight ˡᵒˢˢ⁾, ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒᵇⁱᵃˡ ˢᵃᶠᵉᵗʸ ⁽ᵇᵃᶜᵗᵉʳⁱᵃ, ᵐᵒˡᵈ, ʸᵉᵃˢᵗ⁾, ⁿᵒʳᵐᵃˡ ʳᵉˢᵖⁱʳᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵖʳᵒᶜᵉˢˢ ⁽Cᴼ2, ᴼ²⁾ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈⁱᵈ not cause off-flavor (EtOH). It was also found that the performance of edible coating from fungal stalk leftovers does not concede to the chitosan coatings sourced from animal or good quality mushrooms. Implications. The proposal helped attaining triple benefit: valorization of mushroom industry byproducts; improving public health by fortification of food products with vitamin D from natural non-animal source; and reducing food wastage by using shelf- life-extending antimicrobial edible coatings. New observations with scientific impact were found. The program resulted in 5 research papers. Several effective and straightforward procedures that can be adopted by mushroom growers and food industries were developed. BARD Report - Project 4784