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In the software Industry Android applications are the most demanded software it is possibly because of the advancement of society and technology. The Technological development of society and the dependence of the people getting bigger day by day on the android application from alarms to fitness routines, or some industrial software development management application tool depends on these Applications. Considering the growing prevalence of smartphones while travelling with an incorporated map application in it, the information related to weather report with respect to a location can be represented through an android application. The purpose of this research paper is to study all software requirements, technologies and the development process involved in development of an android application using kotlin programming language which implements functionalities like location access of the user, current weather report, date etc. Analyzing the technologies involved in development and also why such an android application is important for the people? This paper discusses all assessed features and enhancements of kotlin language according to its implementation in app development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The need of improvement in the Russian Federation electronic industry enterprise competitiveness presents qualitatively new requirements to the instrumental means of economic analysis. To a certain extent, this applies to the problems of factor analysis. The paper suggests a method of using a Box-Jenkins model for possible production factor increment values forecasting. The paper contains interpretation of the results obtained. The proposed instrument of predictive factor analysis can be used in practice to support management decisions dealing with strategic development of industrial enterprises and increasing their economic efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recent technological progress experience has shown that the main element is innovation in nanotechnology and nanoscience. Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary field that pacts with various fields of science including physics as well as chemistry, the study of constituents, as well as other advanced technologies. Nanotechnology submissions spread in virtually every branch of science as well as expertise. The current overview paper illustrated the forms of nano-sized scale particles as well as their process of synthesis, the methods of characterization. Several methods as well as applications that have been published over the past six years, but in this paper we have targeted mainly on the usual preparation methods as well as nanomaterials applications to provide the young researchers with a common idea. Nanomaterials (NMs) have gained popularity in technological developments with improved efficiency over their bulk counterparts due to their tunable physical, chemical, and biological properties. The NMs are classified by scale, structure, shape and origin. The ability to forecast the particular properties of NMs enhances each classification's value. Issues related to toxicity are unavoidable due to the increased development of NMs and their industrial applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Active urbanisation and industrialisation in Malaysia causing massive waste generation. Depleting of landfills is pushing for a new effective approach to solid waste management which is equally important in ensuring the environment is taken care of and free from pollution. Recently the Malaysian government decides to step up in a new holistic approach to a better waste management system where the new implementation of sorting and separation of waste according to a waste composition such as recyclable waste, residual waste and bulky/garden waste at source. This implementation in which requires people to separate their waste and sort the recyclable waste according to categories such as plastic, metal, paper and others. The idea to design and build an automatic waste sorting recycle bin is to support the initiative to separate different kind of trash according to specific categories at the early stage which is at domestic user such as at home and office. This paper discuss the current problem of waste management and how a prototype of smart sorting recycle bin is being developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The security challenges are more in the area of Cloud computing platform. The On-demand service of Cloud Computing secures a vital role in the industrial development and other IT sectors. This paper will try to provide the information based on the current threats and attacks on Cloud Computing and the solution to those attacks. Cloud Computing provides various set of service models like Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) respectively. The cloud security measures are still a challenging task for organizations and other IT Sectors to handle the external attacks. Concluding that this survey will leads to give an overview of threats, attacks and vulnerabilities in the era of Cloud platform as well as some of the countermeasures to protect the cloud. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present world scenario, environmental problem is a very serious problem due to the industrialization and urbanization development results in air, water and soil pollutions. Water is the main consuming sources in the many of the industries and results in waste industrial effluents discharge into the environment. Their impacts are directly and indirectly affect our living organism and vegetation. The present review paper describes about the dyes effluents removal using low- cost natural adsorbents. Generally, dyes are Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and toxic to life. Adsorption technique is an effective method for the removal of dye. Recently, many of the scientists working on natural adsorbents, since the removal efficiency is significant in case of natural absorbents compared with synthetic adsorbents. Since, the synthetic adsorbents are very expensive in production process. This review is mainly focused on removal of dye using low cost natural adsorbent materials. This review paper clearly brief about the treatment method for the removal of dye using low cost natural adsorbents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the results of studies to determine the optimal conditions for the hydrochlorination reaction of piperylene with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The experiment procedure is described, graphs of piperylene conversion versus reaction time and molar ratio of C5H8:HCl are given. As a result of the studies carried out, optimal conditions for the process were established, as well as technological methods were identified that made it possible to achieve almost complete conversion of piperylene, while minimizing the amount of waste generated. Based on experimental data, a flowchart of the production of 4-chloro-2-pentene was compiled. The proposed flowchart and the results of studies to determine the optimal process parameters can be used as a basis for the development of industrial technology to produce 4-chloro-2-pentene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The implementation of the tender raises different chances of failure for several participating companies. If a company participates in a tender, there will be risks that it can fail to win the bid. The best bidder is greatly influenced by how the bidding process is handled. In the process of bidding activities carried out by the contractor is to make an estimation of the cost of carrying out the work by taking into account the cost of all the necessary resources such as labor, materials, equipment, and finance along with the cost of the work being subcontracted, overhead and profits. Technological developments in the industrial era 4.0 has risen to a new method for the accuracy of the cost estimation process at the tender stage, namely BIM 5D. The application of BIM 5D in construction projects is believed to provide benefits to the cost performance of construction projects. However, every technology and method used has risks that may occur. The purpose of this paper is to identify what risks occur when using BIM 5D. This study uses survey methods, literature studies, and case studies, and then data analysis uses the Delphi method. The results of the study show that there are 8 highest risks in using BIM 5D; Scope of work is not available in a complete and clear manner, Incomplete project information, Error in making work breakdown structure, There is no standardized BIM Deliverable, Lack of collaborative work processes and modeling standards, The use of BIM-based software that is not integrated with each other, Lack of compatibility of the software used, and Inaccuracy in inputting sizes and specifications from 2D images to 5D BIM-based software. If considering the results of these risks, it is hoped that the use of BIM 5D can improve the accuracy of cost estimation calculations at the project tender stage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bangladesh is a middle income, Southeast Asian developing country, facing an energy crisis, over population of 166 million, environmental pollution etc. that hinders her industrial as well as socio-economic development. Rajshahi is the 4th most populous city in the country having a population over 0.7 million faces the complexity of municipal solid waste (MSW) management issues. The conventional ways of treating them are landfilling and incineration in open airs that create shortage of land, water contamination, respiratory diseases, skin diseases and irritation of several organs etc. Proper use of these wastes towards power generation will not only solve the electricity scarcity of the country but also reduce the environmental pollution. The daily generation of MSW is estimated as 420 tons consisting of organic matter, paper, plastic, leather & rubber, glass, textile & wood and others. The present study represents a quantitative & comprehensive analysis of electrical power as well as biogas production from MSW for Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC). From this study, it is observed that about 10.2 MW electrical power or 45300 m3 biogas or equivalent to 11.4 kiloton of LPG gas or 22650 L fuel oil could be extracted from MSW which will contribute to fulfill the increasing energy demand in RCC industrial development, making city more clean & green. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Energy demand has increased due to the development of industrialization and urbanization. As a result, renewable energy sources satisfy the energy demand of human, social and economic development since fossil fuels are limited in natural resources and causing global warming in the environment. In current scenarios, scientists worldwide focus on renewable energy sources like solar, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal, etc. Consequently, developing countries are run-down in conventional fossil fuel resources and import them from other countries. A decentralized stand-alone solar system installed in rural areas is a technically feasible solution to overcome the issues. Solar energy system offers many merits in producing electricity since it has zero fuel cost and zero-emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) - greenhouse gas (GHG) into the atmosphere. Solar thermal energy is used for drying, cooking, heating, and electricity generation. Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells are the preferred method for electricity production in the past decades. Choosing the suitable photovoltaic cell for a specific application needs proper knowledge of their basic mechanisms and functions. This paper has reviewed the broad-minded expansion of solar PV technologies from the first generation to current configurations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the wake of recent developments, technology has played an imperative role in transforming the Indian economy. However, rural India is still facing severe technology deficits as it is already struggling to fulfill the basic infrastructural necessities such as provision of power, water, resilient healthcare facilities, roads, education system etc. To cover up these gaps, government of India is actively taking initiatives to bring sophisticated technology for rural development. Agricultural activities have always been the center of rural development in pre-independent era for Indian economy, but in the modern times there has been a paradigm shift towards the industrial sector development at rural level. Therefore, a comprehensive approach has been adopted by government of India targeting at overall development of rural sector by bringing technological revolutions in the areas of education, health care, agriculture, village, and cottage industries etc., all operating at local level. The technological transformations are not only restricted to urban areas, they have gained momentum in rural sector development as well. This is evident from use of HYV (High Yielding Varieties) seeds in agricultural activities, introduction to the concept of organic farming, digitalization of education in primary and secondary schools in rural areas, sophisticated technologies encouraging digital financial transactions, technological skill development for artisans, traders etc., for enhancing productivity of village and cottage industries, technological upgradation for establishing strong infrastructure at rural level etc. This chapter aims to highlight the enabling trends and challenges in providing technology education for rural development in India. The purpose of this chapter is to understand the various government initiatives and schemes concentrating on bringing the technological advancements in all spheres of rural India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Project success is a foundation for project owner to manage and control not only for the current project but also for future potential projects in construction companies. However, identifying the key success criteria for evaluating a particular project in real practice is a challenging task. Normally, it depends on a lot of factors, such as the expectation of the project owner and stakeholders, triple constraints of the project (cost, time, quality), and company's mission, vision, and objectives. Traditional decision-making methods for measuring the project success are usually based on subjective opinions of panel experts, resulting in irrational and inappropriate decisions. Therefore, this paper introduces a multiattribute decision analysis method (MADAM) for weighting project success criteria by using fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process approach. It is found that this method is useful when dealing with imprecise and uncertain human judgments in evaluating project success criteria. Moreover, this research also suggests that although cost, time, and quality are three project success criteria projects, the satisfaction of project owner and acceptance of project stakeholders with the completed project criteria is the most important criteria for project success evaluation in Vietnam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, lean manufacturing strategy is very much used to eliminate waste on the manufacturing shop floor. Lean manufacturing has been formulated in response to the fluctuating and competitive business environment. Although it first started in the automotive industry, many organizations in different sectors are enthusiastic to adopt it in order to improve their performance in this competitive globalized market. The aim of this paper is to review the current level of implementation of lean manufacturing practices and the affects of these practices on organizational performances in a multitude of sectors in Malaysian industries. The study is carried out through a thorough review of the literature. It is observed that lean manufacturing is increasingly getting the appropriate attention in Malaysian industries. There are also many challenges in the way, of which numerous attempts are undertaken to overcome them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Along with industrial development especially in oil and gas sector, growth of gas flaring as a side effect of the process is also increased, this has led to problems to global climate changes due to CO2 emissions. The reduction of associated gas flaring should be done because it still has added value by applying the right technology. The paper presents a techno-economic assessment of small-scale associated gas flaring on a flow station platform to find the best recovery option. The proposed recovery options are power generation, mini LNG and mini GTL. An assessment is carried out by process simulation of the options and cash flow method. The results show that first option provides 13 million kWh/year of electricity and second option gives 20 tpd of LNG, last option produces 80 bpd of synthetic crude. Power generation requires lowest CAPEX and provides highest IRR 30.12% with NPV 4.2 million USD. Power generation option becomes the best recovery option for the small-scale associated gas flaring utilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

India being the youngest nation in terms of human resources is still grappling with the challenge of skilling 109 million across 24 sectors by 2022. Only 4.69 % have undergone formal training. The present capacity to train stands at 3.4 million people per year while over 12 million people join the workforce annually. A little over 92 per cent of our workforce is engaged in unorganized labour. The beginnings are made but there are inadequacies and gaps existing in the Skilling implementation process which hamper the speed and impact of skilling mechanism in the Country and consequently the low industrial growth. The current paper is a case study of Sikkim which attempts to examine the differences in the perceptions of various stakeholders against a few glaring inadequacies and gaps in the execution of skilling mechanism in the State. These inadequacies are-inadequate information on availability of skill courses to the trainees, lack of clarity on eligibility criteria, employment avenues and training centers, absence of documentation information and other formalities. These were highlighted in a focus group discussion which was conducted in 2016 in the Directorate of Capacity Building Skill State Department with representatives of the various stakeholders before undertaking a conclusive study to highlight differences across stake-holders in priority of identified inadequacies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Low-carbon economy is an inevitable trend of global industrial development. Low-carbon development of sports industry is an inevitable choice for China's sports industry development strategy. Based on the linear interpolation method, this paper realizes the illumination control of stadiums and designs the intelligent power monitoring system of the stadium. The experiment verified the effective performance of the intelligent power monitoring system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of particle accelerators worldwide increases in the order of above 10,000 units every decade, while only very small numbers have been built in Indonesia. This fact spurs a need of a comprehensive analysis of the cause. A review is urgently required to obtain the right direction of the research & development (R&D) program policy which should be in line with the world development trend and the user demand. The program should also produce outcomes and impacts which capable to spread and increase the accelerator applications with high local content. This paper describes a brief analysis of the R&D program policy of particle accelerator in Indonesia. The gaps between the world development and the research, development, and application of accelerators in Indonesia are reviewed. The capacity of an institution responsible for accelerator R&D is evaluated. Three indicators, namely sourcing and absorptive capacity, R&D capacity, and disseminating capacity are used as the evaluation parameters. The review results indicate that Indonesia was failed to anticipate the increased demand for medical accelerators and there was budgeting inconsistency in supporting the development of industrial accelerators. Moreover, the evaluation results of the three indicators come to suggestions that Indonesia still needs to strengthen the sourcing & absorptive capacity as well as the R&D capacity, and to improve the disseminating capacity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

River pollution is one the most common hazard in many countries in the world, which includes Malaysia. Many rivers have been polluted because of the rapid growth in industrialization to support the country's growing population and economy. Domestic and industrial sewage, agricultural wastes have polluted the rivers and will affect the water quality. Based on the Malaysia Environment Quality Report 2007, the Department of Environment (DOE) has described that one of the major pollutants is Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). Data from DOE in 2004, based on BOD, 18 river basins were classified polluted, 37 river basins were slightly polluted and 65 river basins were in clean condition. In this paper, two models are fitted the data of rivers in Johor state namely Streeter-Phelps model and nonlinear regression (NLR) model. The BOD concentration data for the two rivers in Johor state from year 1981 to year 1990 is analyzed. To estimate the parameters for the Streeter-Phelps model and NLR model, this study focuses on the weighted least squares and Gauss-Newton method respectively. Based on the value of Mean Square Error, NLR model is a better model compared to Streeter-Phelps model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Industrialization is an improvement of existing manufacturing processes through invention or the creation of new technologies to make activities easier for human to execute. The fourth industrial revolution has several technical factors that needs to be studied properly to ensure it safety and feasibility, however the inclusion of the human component as the central and main focus in this revolution is rarely mentioned. This overview critically examines roles and challenges encountered by man in the new industrial revolution. The collaboration of human-machine component and their performance was also in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Obesity is defined as a condition in which an individual has an excess of body fat and it is accumulated to the extent that it can lead to numerous health problems and decreases the quality and length of life. Overall, the contributing factor to obesity varies. Lack of physical activity and increased sedentary behaviour has been identified as the causes of weight gain and various health implications including obesity. Rapid development in industrialization and urbanization has brought Malaysia to be the next millennium country in the world, and this causes changes in the country's socioeconomic, especially the lifestyles of Malaysians. In conjunction with this, the aim of this paper is to simulate the changes in physical activities and to highlight its implication on body weight and prevalence of overweight and obesity in a Malaysian adult population. This study combines different strands of knowledge consisting of nutrition, physical activity and body metabolism, and these elements have been synthesised into a system dynamics model called SIMULObese. The development of this model has considered the interrelations between those various strands in one multifaceted human weight regulation system. Findings from this study revealed that Malaysian adults perform less physical activity and this has resulted in weight gain and increase in prevalence of overweight and obesity. Therefore, findings from this study bring the important message to various parties such as practitioners, researchers, educators and publics about the importance of focusing on combinations of intensity, frequency and duration of moderate-vigorous activity for adult obesity control in Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

3E (Energy, Economics and Education) are three concepts of community development, and 3E concepts are interlinked between each other. 3E concept is divided into three levels of regions, remote area or villages, small towns and metropolitan cities, and there are different problems of each region. This paper analyzes the relations between energy, economics and education in the metropolitan and industrial city. Especially the influence of nuclear energy concerning at cost production of the industrial and the contribution of education and research for nuclear energy innovation. This relation can be explained using 'S-curve'. The results of this study is the comparison between the product involves the use of nuclear energy or not in the production process are explained using 'S-curve' and its effect on the global economics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

III-V Multi-junction solar cells provide today's highest photovoltaic conversion efficiencies and have entered the terrestrial market giving new drive to the concept of concentrator photovoltaics (CPV). Together with Fraunhofer ISE, AZUR SPACE has carried out intensive research regarding device architectures, material studies and processing. Continuous improvement of production processes at AZUR SPACE and the incorporation of a high bandgap top cell have recently led to concentrator cells with an average efficiency of 39.1% (500×AM1.5d). The target for this structure is to achieve close to 40% efficiency after further optimization. Metamorphic cell structures will increase efficiencies to values above 40%. This paper summarizes the current production status of the 3C35 solar cell with efficiencies above 35% as well as the status of the 3C38 design with a lean production process and an average efficienciy of 38%. Furthermore the development of the 3C40 cell structure with high-bandgap top cell is introduced and first results on the transfer of the metamorphic cell design from Fraunhofer ISE to AZUR SPACE are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shelf zones of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea become quickly major areas of industrial and technological development owing to growing population in these regions and vast natural resources available in these areas. Understanding and assessment of risks of natural and human-made hazards in these areas contributes to strengthening the scientific and technological basis of a number of industries. Results of numerical modeling of the pollution transport and dispersal in the Caspian Sea are reported in this paper. Also we discuss applications of the observation system designed on drilling platforms to monitor coastal zone geophysical and ecological hazards. Our modeling and monitoring system can provide a reliable control of ecological situation in coastal zones of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and forecast possible hazardous changes. © 2006 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technology has radically changed the global landscape as it affects the way people communicate, learn, and think. At the onset of the fourth industrial revolution, many are inspired to find the formula in becoming a global player in this revolution. Hence, this study was intended to explore the explanatory and prediction factors for global players in the fourth industrial revolution. The main data set used was the PISA 2018 results of the seventy-seven (77) participating countries along with the Reading, Mathematics, and Science areas. Binary logistic regression analysis and discriminant analysis were utilized. Results revealed that the global players of the fourth industrial revolution are generally performing above the average in Reading, Mathematics, and Science as opposed to the non-global players, the odds of a country becoming a global player in the industrial revolution are higher than those who are performing well in the three PISA areas, and the country can be predicted to become a global player if they are highly inclined in Science but less in Reading. The study concluded that the global players in the current industrial revolution considered reading, mathematical, and scientific literacies dire important. But they treated reading as essential and fundamental literacy for them to develop other literacies most especially scientific literacy. Scientific literate citizens drive the whole country to scientific discoveries and technological glories, which make them stand apart from the rest of the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Halal industry is no longer solely a religious concern; rather, it is a lucrative business with a comprehensive framework to capture billions of Muslim markets worldwide. The development of Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) has made better governance for Halal quality assurance. This includes the Halal supply chain, with the adoption of technology such as blockchain, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (Ai) in the Halal industry structure. However, the Halal supply chain is tarnished with controversial issues that shocked the Muslim community in Malaysia. As a result, academicians and industry players were brought forward for better traceability in the Halal supply chain and assurance pipeline. This rapid scoping review attempts to grasp the state-of-the-art blockchain adoption in the Halal supply chain. The rapid scoping review systems rely on Arksey and O'Malley's work [1]. The findings suggest that blockchain research and development in the Halal supply chain are still in their infancy. The issues like traceability, capability and company capacity, awareness, the readiness of the companies, and the government support are among the themes that emerge in the data charting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Architectural design towards sustainable development is currently a global trend and enclosure design of industrial buildings is a part of that. The purpose of the study is to find out design solutions for industrial building enclosure towards sustainability with specific features in Vietnam. Research methods include conducting a survey, data analysis and synthesis for in-depth assessment. The implementation process includes researching the relevant studies on the topic, proposing factors affecting designs and solutions for industrial building enclosure towards sustainable development, preparing questionnaire form for experts, conducting a survey to evaluate the importance of those factors and effectiveness of proposed solutions. After that, the author synthesizes appropriate solutions for industrial architecture design towards sustainable development and make a case study in renovating a specific factory. This research is a reference for architects to promote design solutions for enclosure of factories in the future. It not only creates benefits for businesses in saving energy, creating a brand of "enterprise for the environment", establishing a comfortable working environment for employees, but also helps reduce the pollution impacts on the ecosystem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of mobile robot cannot be overemphasized as it is seen as essential but extreme technology taking into considerations, recent industrialisation. Automation has become a part of the process in order to obtain pathway of collision. The firefly algorithm has been identified to work on the principles of behaviour simulation. Two algorithms are implemented in this regard: Pseudo code of the basic firefly and Pseudo code of the firefly algorithm method that is proposed. To be considered for integration, the firefly algorithm method proposed is taken into consideration. A run of suggested mobile robot environment have been run. In conclusion, metaheuristic algorithms, is inspired by nature and are known as powerful tools especially in tackling global optimisation problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the last two decades, Europe has been seeking purposefully to improve the business environment in which business organizations operate. One of these opportunities is to promote the creation and development of clusters across the European Union. For Bulgarian enterprises, clusters are an innovative approach for creating and sustaining competitive advantages that lead to high long-term economic results. In this publication, a theoretical analysis of the economic literature dedicated to clusters has been carried out. For the purposes of the study, some competitiveness indicators of industrial enterprises participating in clusters on the territory of Bulgaria have been studied and analyzed. On this basis, the current state of the industrial enterprises is summarized and measures are proposed to increase their competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wireless technologies are increasingly employed in automation in latest research, and they are also diversified in the field of wireless communications. The progress made in wireless technology gives an excellent opportunity in an ideal location in the field of communication. If internet connection is supplied to embedded devices, the demand will increase owing to their remote access capacity. By utilizing the inbuilt Easy IOT server, users may monitor and control remote systems. In our everyday lives, wireless industrial automation is a primary problem. The Wireless Network method has now been standardized for industrial applications. Smart and low-cost automation of industrial processes is essential to enhance process efficiency, provide high-quality products and assure system timeliness and accuracy. Wireless is expected to be one of the fastest growing process automation technology in the field. This work focuses on the design and implementation of Raspberry Pi, a protected ARM embedded IOT server wireless communication system. We employ wireless technology for the efficient design and implementation of a system. Together with the Router, this wireless technology makes this system worldwide accessible. Different Microcontroller Sensors are interfaced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has funded a South African central receiver collector technology development project, called Helio100. The project aims to provide South Africa's first commercially viable heliostat technology, which is both low in cost and offers high local content potential. A top-down approach is employed for heliostat cost reduction. This approach incorporates interlinked tools which move from high level cost analyses based on qualitative data during early stages of conceptual design, to detailed quantitative analyses in the final stages of design. Low cost heliostat designs are realized by the incorporation of both a top-down and bottom-up method. The current H100 design results in heliostat costs of $155/m2 at 20 000 units p.a. while further industrialisation results in heliostat costs of $126/m2 at 20 000 units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over the last few centuries the industrial revolution has increased the number of people with better living standard. Alongside, it has various negative results, especially on the environment. Thus, the second half of the XXth century and the beginning of the XXI century have been marked by shift in the policies towards more environment protection. The new scientific research and the devastating results on nature and human health caused many national, supranational, and international organizations to focus their targets on the protection of the nature. Numerous reasons for such shift can be identified and one of them is believed to be the transformation of the social values. According to various authors, the postmaterialist values are basis for more orientations towards environmental protection on personal level. Thus, the aim of the current research is to identify if the national postmaterialist values are associated with the levels of the countries' environmental performance. The object of the research is a selection of European countries and the focus is the post-materialist index of these countries and its association with the environmental performance index. Sources of data are European Values Study (waves 2 and 5) and Environmental Performance Index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Now it is the moment for CPV to become a reliable solution for large scale electricity generation, because it is one of the technologies with higher efficiency, and moreover, it has still margin for improvement. In order to continue with this development, it is important to introduce, in the design of the installations, all the lessons learned during the operation of pilot plants. This paper presents the operation results obtained at the ISFOC pilot plants, during the first three and a half years of operation, and the NACIR project. The CPV technology is not demonstrating signs of degradation which could reduce its high capability of transforming light into electricity. From the operation issues, valuable information is obtained in order to improve the design, turning CPV prototypes into an industrialized product ready to compete with other technologies, making a great effort in the reduction of the installation costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rapid population growth and active industrial development create many toxic wastes that converge in the environment. Some toxic components found in the environment include Cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu), Mercury (Hg), and Lead (Pb). Adsorption application technology has now been developed using biomass from micro-organisms plants that are identified as bio-removal. Bio-removal is one alternative method used as the absorption of heavy metals. The purpose of this study is to adsorb heavy metals based on the bio-removal way. This study test the use of bio-removal method limited to pH variable (pH: 5,7,9). Bio-removal was made from biomass of sago stem waste which prepared in two steps, i.e., carbonation (250-400 ̊C) and activation (700 ̊C). The analysis resulted that the utilization of the bio-removal method as heavy metal adsorption can reduce each intensity of heavy metals in the environment. The optimal absorption result was at pH 5 for each element of heavy metal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the intensive industrial development, there is an increasing need for timely and reliable diagnosis of critical constructions, particularly pipelines. The analysis of the stress-strain state of pipelines, including their welds, is an urgent task, since the existing residual stress gradients in the weld affect sustainably its strength. The object of the study was a welded OCTG pipe made of 13CrVA steel with the increased resistance in corrosive environments. Welded joint was obtained by the induction welding technique, a feature of which is an extremely narrow weld. This circumstance makes it difficult to control residual stresses in such welds by widely used X-ray analysis methods. The method of EBSD analysis was used to qualitatively estimate the residual stresses in individual grains of metal in different zones of the welded pipe. It is shown that there is a qualitative correspondence of the obtained results with a standardized X-ray structural analysis method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Economic, social, cultural, natural and environmental utilization for the current generation without compromising future generation have become core goal of the tourism industry to achieve sustainability. However, achieving sustainability is still a big challenge for the global tourism industry including Indonesia. Information communication technology (ICT) offers innovative approaches in marketing, system and process development toward sustainable tourism. The objective of the research is to investigate the sustainability of the current natural tourism and the effect of ICT implementation toward sustainable tourism. Direct observation was conducted to pines forests in Central Java to determine the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the nature tourism industry. The study uses 25 sustainability tourism indicators to evaluate the sustainability level of the tourism villages. Three strategies including Community empowerment, ICT development and human capacity building have been found to offer potential benefits to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the pines tourism villages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Diesel oil as an energy source is insufficient to meet the present-day energy demands and rapid industrial development. The goal of this work is to experimentally investigate the effects of using CDB (Cashew Nut Shell Oil diesel blends i.e. B20) mixture of 80% diesel by volume with 20% CNSO with different injection pressures (IP) of 200, 220 and 240 bar respectively. In the present scenario, CNSO is one of the superlative substitute sources which are comparably the cheapest non-edible sources in nature. The test was carried out with CDB in a 4-stroke, single cylinder diesel engine, at a rated power of 4.4 kW and constant speed of 1500 rpm. The effect of combustion analysis of test fuels at a net heat release rate, cylinder pressure, brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and cylinder temperature were observed by the performance tests. The experimental results revealed that BTE have improved whereas BSFC of CDB fuelled has been reduced, at 220 bar IP. It is also seen that there is a significant reduction in emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and smoke opacity with 220 bar IP, whereas carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide shows increasing trends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The solution of the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS) remains one of the effective tools for the numerical modeling of turbulent flows, especially in the field of industrial development. To close the equations, a hierarchy of different-level turbulence models is used, including the two-parameter models of shear stress transfer (SST-models) in the versions of 1993 and 2003. Ten years ago, a correction for the curvature of streamlines was suggested for the calculation of detached flows in the framework of the Rodi-Leshziner-Isaev approach. In recent years, it has been systematically verified using multi-unit computing technologies (MCT) in the VP2/3 package (speed-pressure, 2D / 3D). NCT are based on block intersecting grids intended for displaying different-scale structural elements of separated flows of incompressible fluid and viscous gas. Stationary and periodic, two-dimensional and spatial, sub- and supersonic flows in problems of internal and external aerodynamics, as well as convective heat exchange, having experimental analogs are considered as test problems. The flow in channels with square and circular cavities, heat transfer in a channel with a spherical dimple, flow past a plate with a cylindrical well and a rectangular column, a cylinder with a protruding disc, a semicircular profile, heat transfer during the flow of a single cylinder and a cylinder package represent a rather incomplete list of solved problems. Numerical predictions agree with acceptable accuracy with the experimental data obtained in wind tunnels, on the aeroballistic track and thermophysical stands at the Institute of Mechanics of the MV Lomonosov Moscow State University. Lomonosov, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St. Petersburg State University Peter the Great, IT named after S. Kutateladze of the SB RAS, Rostock and Southampton universities, etc. Comparative analysis of the corrected SST-model with similar models showed that the use of the standard SST-model can lead to a significant error in the estimation of the integral power characteristics (up to 30% in the case of two-dimensional periodic flows). The proposed model, corrected for curvature of streamlines, made it possible to obtain a number of breakthrough results in the area of vortex intensification of heat transfer by oval trenches and aerodynamics of thickened bearing surfaces with vortex cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of Industry 4.0 was influenced organisation to deal with digitalisation environment. Supported with the increasing use of WhatsApp tool has received attention as a driver to enhance communication and development of digital value chain between product, environment and business partners. However, lack of research has address WhatsApp in the construction sector. Further, this research aims to investigate the quality of communication practices through WhatsApp tool ability to managing communication processes in the construction project. The approach of the semi-structured interview was conducted to gain in-depth information from 5 project managers as a respondent which experienced in managing Industrialised Building System (IBS) in Malaysian. Our result shows that WhatsApp application tool increased the efficiency of data sharing and increase quality of communication as a mechanism through which this influence exists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

India is facing an acute energy scarcity which is hampering its industrial growth and economic progress. Setting up of new power plants is inevitably dependent on import of highly volatile fossil fuels. Thus, it is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant the renewable energy resources, such as biomass energy, solar energy, wind energy and geothermal energy. India became the world's third largest producer of electricity in the year 2013 and accounts for 4.8% of global share in electricity generation. But its per capita electricity consumption is only 746 kWh, which is lower compared to many countries, though electricity tariff is cheaper in India. Energy is the basic input in all sectors of the nation’s economy, and the standard of living is directly related to per capita energy consumption. As the country is heavily populated, provision of adequate quantities and kinds of energy is a challenge to the government, and the institutions in the country engaged in tasks relating to energy supply and transport. Apart from augmenting the energy supply, renewable resources will help India in mitigating climate change. India is heavily dependent on fossil fuels for its energy needs. There is an urgent need for renewable energy has the potential to create many employment opportunities at all levels, especially in rural areas. An emphasis on presenting the real picture of massive renewable energy potential, it would be possible to attract foreign investments to herald a Green Energy Revolution in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green technology is the development and application of products, equipment and systems used to conserve the environment which minimizes the negative impact from human activities. The technology can be in the form of green buildings or renewable energy such as hydro, solar and biogas. Development in SDC is still at the early stage, hence there is a prospect to plan for proper green concept implementation. With the increasing number of construction projects particularly in the rapid developing city of Kota Kinabalu, green technology as a whole is becoming more significant as it helps to develop effective solutions to encounter global environmental issues. Although there has been lengthy discussion on the green technology, the visibility of the implementation is still yet to be seen widely in Kota Kinabalu. The implementation of green technology in construction will support dynamic growth of economic development activities, while improving the environment. Hence, it is important to develop a strategic plan to promote the use of green technology while the areas are still developing. The focus of this correlative-based approach study is to investigate the perception and implementation of green technology in Kota Kinabalu from the industrial perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The decision to design and build a new aircraft is preceded by years of research and study. Different disciplines work together throughout the lifecycle to ensure not only a complete functional definition of the product, but also a complete industrialization, a marketing plan, a maintenance plan, etc. This case study focuses on the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the design solutions that will meet the functional and industrial requirements are defined, i.e.: the basic requirements of industrialization. During this phase, several alternatives are studied, and the most attractive in terms of performance and cost requirements is selected. As a result of the study of these alternatives, it is possible to define an early conceptual design of the assembly line and its basic parameters. The plant needs, long cycle jigs & tools or industrial means and human resources with the necessary skills can be determined in advance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]