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Most manufacturing shops in practice have limited physical space in front of each workstation, due, for example, to physical, economical or operational constraints. As a result, a job may cause blocking because it has to remain at a given station after an operation has been completed until space in front of the next station in its routing becomes available. Despite this practical reality, the Workload Control literature typically assumes infinite buffer limits and therefore neglects the impact of blocking. Using simulation, we highlight the direct, detrimental impact of blocking in both the pure and general flow shop. Workload Control order release dampens the effect of blocking and improves overall performance. This makes Workload Control order release even more important in the context of shops with blocking or physical space constraints. Further analysis reveals that the impact of blocking is less pronounced in the pure flow shop given its directed routing. Finally, most of the blocking that occurs is because jobs cannot enter the shop, i.e. there is no space in front of the gateway station. This re-emphasises the close relationship between blocking and release methods that limit the workload, and it highlights the importance of workload balancing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most shops in practice are constrained by more than one resource. Consequently, a large body of literature on dual resource constrained shops has emerged. This research typically focuses on worker assignment rules, with attention being on when and where to move workers. In contrast, the decision concerning who to reallocate to a station has received limited attention. The limited prior work assumes workers are assigned to a new station as soon as they become available or seeks to minimise the risk of worker idleness. Using simulation, we question this assumption and show that it can be beneficial to introduce additional worker idleness to ensure workers only work at their most efficient station(s). In general, it is less likely that there are several workers available for one station than it is for there to be multiple stations available for one worker. Consequently, the Who Rule is used less frequently than the Where rule and has less of an impact on performance. Finally, considering the criticality of work orders as part of the Where Rule is important in assembly shops; but if labour is heterogeneous then the focus should be on efficiency. The findings have important implications for research and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the pivotal role of design as a decision-making tool within multi-stakeholder collaborations, focusing on the early phases of the Rotterdam Central Railway Station and its surroundings project. Spanning from 1996, when it gained National Key Project status, to 2007, when construction commenced, this period precedes the preliminary design, during which the design process becomes the primary method of collaboration among multiple stakeholders, including designers and clients involved in the station area's development. After introducing the post-war reconstruction of the station area and the 'Platform Zero' experiment, this article defines three key stages of design in the initial phase, each of which left a distinct mark on the station project. These stages are: - From 1996 to 2001: Design for political communication. - From 2002 to 2004: Parallel design. - From 2004 to 2007: Design co-creation and integration. To provide a comprehensive view of the design's development, this article includes insights from conversations with architects and planners engaged in the process. In a dynamic exchange between various stakeholders and designers, the evolution of Rotterdam Central Station's design reveals how political decisions have been informed by thorough design studies, offering a platform for robust discourse on critical issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Crime is among the major problems negatively impacting the effective operation of the rail transportation system in Nigeria. Although considerable scholarly attention has been devoted to criminality in public transit stations, there is a paucity of empirical data on the occurrence of the problem within train station facilities. Thus, using routine activity theory as a guide, this study investigated criminality and crime control measures in selected train stations in Lagos, Nigeria. In-depth interview and key informant interview methods were primarily deployed to gather data from 20 train station officials and eight locomotive drivers selected using purposive sampling technique. Results showed that vandalism, pilfering of train station equipment, rooftop riding and ticket evasion were the most commonly recorded forms of crime in train stations in Lagos. Multiple situational and environmental factors, including the presence of abandoned equipment, lax security systems, the construction of train stations in residential neighbourhoods, and poorly illuminated environments were making train stations vulnerable to criminality. It is imperative for the Nigeria Railway Corporation to strengthen existing security architecture at train stations to effectively deter motivated offenders from viewing the public transportation hub as suitable sites for crime perpetration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Asian cities have increasingly been promoting the creation of walkable built environments as a catalyst for local economic development in global competition. However, the economic influences of pedestrianization are still debatable without sufficient quantitative assessments in Asia's commercialized cityscape along with mega-rail projects, high-rise buildings, and traffic-choked streets. This research examines the net capitalization effects of skywalk network and pedestrian zone schemes on office towers and retail streets using the case of Hong Kong. The sets of hedonic regression models in a quasi-experimental research framework show mixed results. The expansion of skywalk networks produced positive capitalization effects on podium-level office units connected by footbridges near metro rail exits, while having insignificant impacts on street-level retail units. The models also reveal that the implementation of pedestrian zone schemes generated insignificant capitalization effects on street-level retail units regardless of rail proximity. The evidence gives some credence to the notion that the creation of walkable built environments in Asian cities would contribute to capital accumulation through mega-rail plus international office tower projects. However, the findings also infer that pedestrianization initiatives in global competition would lead to neither commercial revitalization nor gentrification on local retail streets around metro rail stations. • The commercial value of pedestrianization in Asian cities is examined • Skywalks generate positive price effects on office towers near rail stations • Both skywalks and zone schemes have no price effects on retail streets • Pedestrinization can contribute to capital accumulation via office towers • Pedestrinization may induce neither retail revitalization nor gentrification [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of wind energy projects (WEP) have been encouraged, since the last decade. Therefore, WEP grows exponentially, which makes wind energy the trend of energy production for many countries. The success of wind energy project relies on the choice of the appropriate site for wind power plant, often decided by the application of Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). The MCDM methodologies for location selection have a range of shortcomings: (1) the incomplete use of knowledge, (2) the lack of evidence in the decision-making process; and (3) the problem of ignoring the interaction between parameters. This paper presents a new framework for the location selection of wind power stations, based on the incorporating of geographic information system (GIS) and analytical network process (ANP) through neutrosophic environment to cover MCDM's shortcoming. First, an assessment model is built for wind farm site selection. Then, in the specialist committee decision, the bipolar neutrosophic set is used to express missing knowledge. In addition, we take the relationship problem into account by collecting the opinions of experts. Finally, the GIS is used to determine the wind farm potential zones. The suggested framework for the identification of wind farm sites is validated by the use of a case study from Egypt. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Integral planning of grid‐shell structures – canopy constructions for the new metro in Riyadh The construction of the metro in Riyadh, consisting of six lines, is one of the largest public infrastructure projects in the world. The route of line 2 runs both above and below ground. This makes two different types necessary for the free‐form roof structures: Fully air‐conditioned entrance pavilions, which offer easy access to the underground platforms of the "Shallow Underground"‐stations and shading structures for the above‐ground "At Grade"‐stations. The subject of the planning were free‐form grid shells for ten identical shallow underground and four different at grade stations with a total facade area of approx. 22 000 m2. In order to meet the high demands of customers in respect to digital planning and the tight time frame for planning, production and assembly, only a fully integral digital planning process came into question. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The proclamation of Rijeka as a free port in 1719, and the construction of the lazaretto (naval quarantine station) of St Charles Borromeo in 1725, initiated the economic and urban development of Rijeka, which grew from a small coastal town into a significant centre of manufacturing and industry. With the lazaretto and the largest factory, a sugar refinery built in 1750, the city's first manufacturing zone was formed. In the second zone, along the Rječina River, in 1821 a paper mill was built, which in 1833 received the first steam engine, with which the industrialisation of the city began. This article describes the materials and structures of the industrial buildings that characterise this period. In proto-industrial and early industrial times, construction consisted mainly of massive stone and brick walls or masonry-vaulted structures. In the 19th century, buildings begin to adapt to the production processes, which influenced the development of a new architectural typology. The internal structures were made of wood, a readily available and inexpensive material, with which the builders already had extensive experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Developed in this work are the principles for creation of a system to control and governing the energy efficiency of solar panels providing power supply for LED luminaires. Realization of these principles allows the most efficient using the electric power generated by solar panels, to save in a real-time scale the data about system functions as well as provide a complex analysis of these data. Optimization of using the electric energy generated by solar panels will enable to determine the maximum possible power in each specific moment and to automatically tune its consumption. The complex data obtained with this system can be further used for not only statistical fixation of the produced and consumed electric energy in fact but also for prediction of the energy amount that will be generated by these solar panels in future. The analysis of results will enable to optimize the area of solar panels and more exactly determine parameters of electronic components both for illumination systems and designing solar photoelectric stations of various purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two groups of hedonic price models were constructed, one for quaint old private home rentals and the other for non‐quaint old private home rentals. In the case of quaint old private home rentals, a higher presence of traditional design corresponded to higher room rates. In the case of non‐quaint old private home rentals, closer distances to a train station and higher roadside land prices corresponded to higher room rates. A potential market was found for private home rentals of homes converted from old houses that had lost their market value as residences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In response to a station blackout accident similar to the Fukushima nuclear accident, China's Generation III nuclear power HPR1000 designed and developed a passive residual heat removal system connected to the secondary side of the steam generator. Based on the two-phase natural circulation principle, the system is designed to bring out long-term core residual heat after an accident to ensure that the reactor is in a safe state. The steady-state characteristic test and transient start and run test of the PRS were carried out on the integrated experiment bench named ESPRIT. The experiment results show that the PRS can establish natural circulation and discharge residual heat of the first loop. China's Fuqing no. 5 nuclear power plant completed the installation of the PRS in September 2019 and carried out commissioning work in October. This debugging is the first real-world debugging of the new design. This paper introduces the design process of the PRS debugging scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Resuscitation from out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) requires success across the entire chain of survival. Using a large state-wide registry, we characterized variation in clinical outcomes at hospital discharge in Michigan hospitals.Methods: We utilized the Michigan Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) and included adult OHCA subjects with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from 2014 - 2017 that survived to hospital admission. 39 Michigan hospitals were included which managed >30 cases during the study period. Multilevel logistic regression, controlling for both subject characteristics and clustering of subjects within hospitals, assessed variation across hospitals in survival to hospital discharge and survival with cerebral performance category (CPC 1-2).Results: There were 5,486 CARES subjects that survived to hospital admission, and 4,690 met inclusion for analysis. Of 39 included hospitals, median survival to discharge was 31.3% (range 12.5%-46.7%) and median survival to discharge with CPC 1-2 was 25.0% (range 5.2%-42.2%). We identified 12-fold variation in the utilization of TTM by hospital (median 47.9%, range 6.7%-80.0%) for all admitted subjects. Similarly, there was nearly an eight-fold variation in LHC for all post-arrest subjects (median 22.1%, range 5.4%-42.2%). In multivariable analyses, median adjusted survival to discharge was 26.9% (range 18.1%-42.1%) and median adjusted survival to discharge with CPC 1-2 was 21.3% (range 9.6%-32.1%).Conclusion: We observed substantial variation in clinical outcomes at discharge between Michigan hospitals, including a four-fold range of survival and eight-fold range of survival with CPC 1-2. This variation was ameliorated but still persisted in adjusted modeling. Variation in post arrest survival by hospital was not fully explained by available covariates, which suggests the possibility of improving post-arrest clinical outcomes at some hospitals via quality improvement activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the structural design of a toll station building on the highway. The subject building consists of two different types of structures, a reinforced concrete skeleton structure of ground floor with a flat roof and a steel structure of the canopy. Two reinforced concrete columns that support the canopy rise above the flat ground floor building. This is also the connection between the concrete and steel structure. All structural elements are calculated according to the current Eurocode regulations and National Annexes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article looks at the suburban train stations built or rebuilt in the Paris Region during the 1970s. Through the analysis of articles from the railway trade press, it reveals how the railway engineers, mostly operationals seeking primarily to tackle fast-growing traffic volumes, have designed new kinds of sociotechnical objects to deal with metropolisation processes. In particular, it shows how their standardized nature contributes on the one hand to the erasure of the territories they serve, and how, on the other hand, their layout as channelling systems tends to obscure the figure of the user. In doing so, it demonstrates how important it is to take into account both technology and usage when designing transport spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Investment in rapid transit infrastructure brings spatial changes in cities. Urban land uses compete to occupy precious, accessible locations around metro stations. This study explores the land use characteristics and spatial distribution of private development within a 500 m walking catchment of metro stations of Hong Kong between 1981 and 2017. It concludes that, while metro station continued to be a magnet to commercial-office development, especially within and near traditional CBD districts, they have gradually spread to the outer industrial districts. Housing uses were being pushed and pulled out of the urban core. Proximity to a metro station has a strong, positive impact on both Business and Hospitality Land Uses, relative to housing and industrial development. Planning policies have played a strong role in influencing the land use selection of private developers on land within the station catchment areas, leading to a high inter-station differentiation of land use mixes. Relaxation of government regulations, coupled with market circumstances, caused a recent wave of new development of hotels and serviced apartments which out-competed commercial-offices in occupying prime locations near stations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the development of the urban industry in recent years, air pollution in areas such as factories and streets has become more and more serious. Air quality problems directly affect the normal lives of residents. Effectively predicting the future air condition in the area through relevant historical data has high application value for early warning of this area. Through the study of the previous monitoring data, it is found that the pollutant data of adjacent monitoring stations are correlated in more periods. Therefore, this paper proposes a hybrid model based on CNN and Bi-LSTM, using CNN to synthesize multiple adjacent stations with strong correlations to extract spatial features between data, and using Bi-LSTM to extract features in the time dimension to finally achieve pollutant concentration prediction. Using the historical data of 40 monitoring stations in different locations of Fushun city to conduct research. By comparing with the traditional prediction model, the results prove that the model proposed in this paper has higher accuracy and stronger robustness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Underground transportation system plays a vital role in public transportation and exhibits complicated dynamics. The model predictive control approach for underground train dispatching is proposed in this paper. The system modelling technique spatially aggregates trains to generate the traffic flow model in a network of interconnected control units. The state-space model for the underground train traffic of a metro line is investigated. Simulation results are reported to demonstrate the effectiveness of the optimization control model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The White House Station of the Paris metro Line 14 is part of Grand Paris Express, the largest metro project underway in Europe. It includes an underground station, a tunnel built by conventional tunnelling methods and a connection to the existing Paris metro Line 7. This paper describes its structural design, risk and structural analyses, construction and monitoring. The project is located in a dense urban environment with high risks relating to geology (fractured limestone, swelling clay) and sensitive neighbouring structures (high-rise buildings and an existing metro line). Based on past experience and geotechnical analysis of the site investigations results, the design of the station included overcut diaphragm walls (1.5 m wide, 47 m deep), cross-walls (0.63 m wide, 6 m high) and slabs (20 m wide, 120 m long and 1.5 m thick). To understand the soil-structure interaction for the existing and new structures, a three-dimensional finite element model was developed and parametric studies were performed. Owing to planning restrictions, construction works were phased concurrently with a significant amount of demolition. To observe the real-time behaviour of soils and structures, a substantial monitoring system was utilised and continuous geotechnical observations were carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Education of pharmacy students in preparation for their profession is still changing. It is therefore important to improve students' skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical services according to the professional standards. One of the elements of the pharmacy curriculum is to teach and improve student's practical and interpersonal skills e.g. solving drug problems. OSPE (Objective Structured Practical Examination) is one of a broad family of structured and objectified examinations assessing practical, clinical, communication competencies. Purposes: The aim of our study was to prepare a tool to assess the knowledge and skills of 5th-year pharmacy students in the provision of pharmaceutical care services in pharmacies and to check whether the assumed learning outcomes were achieved during studies. Methodology: OSPE was designed and implemented in accordance with the education standards for the field of pharmacy. OSPE performance scores of 5th year pharmacy students at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Poland were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings: OSPE consisted of six stations of which four stations with standardized patient. Standardized patient was used in stations: pharmaceutical interview, advice for selfmedication, education about medicines, medical device education, identification and resolution of drug-related problems. OSPE was implemented in January and February 2019 and lasted 6 days. The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy were assessed in blocks of 2-2.5 hr a total of ten examiners. Conclusion: Objective Structured Practical Examinations can assess practical competence and communication skills. Appropriately designed stations make it possible to perform professional activities that reflect the real situations in pharmacy. Implementation of OSPEs may be an effective tool to assess the objective outcomes pharmacy students. Results can be used as a tool for enhancing lessons and may be considered valuable for further development OSPE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Decentralized power generation efficaciously merges technological advances in a rapidly changing face of power networks introducing new power system components, advanced control, renewable sources, elegant communication, and web technology paving the way for the so called smart grids. Distributed generation technology lies at the intersection point of power systems, power electronics, control engineering, renewable energy, and communication systems which are not mutually exclusive subjects. Key features of renewable integration in a distribution network include loss minimization, voltage stability, power quality improvement, and low-cost consumption resulting from abundant natural resources such as solar or wind energy. In this research work, a case study has been carried out at a 132 kV grid station of Layyah, Pakistan, which has active losses, reactive losses, low power factor, low voltage on the demand side, and overloaded transformers and distribution lines. As a result, power outage issue is frequent on the consumer side. To overcome this issue, a simulation of load flow of this system is performed using the Newton-Raphson method due to its less computational time, fewer iterations, fast convergence, and independence from slack bus selection. It finds the harsh condition in which there were 23 overloaded transformers, 38 overloaded distribution lines, poor voltage profile, and low power factor at the demand side. There is a deficit of 24 MW in the whole system along with 4.58 MW active and 12.30 MVAR reactive power losses. To remove power deficiency, distributed generation using solar plants is introduced to an 11 kV distribution system with a total of 24 units with each unit having a capacity of 1 MW. Consequently, active and reactive power losses are reduced to 0.548 MW and 0.834 MVAR, respectively. Furthermore, the voltage profile improves, the power factor enhances, and the line losses reduce to a great extent. Finally, overloaded transformers and distribution lines also return to normal working conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

COVID-19 virus has resulted in the lockdown of schools, offices, factories, temples, railway stations, and even the airspace. It is estimated that due to the lockdown, the Indian economy may face prolonged adverse impact. The paper is an attempt to ascertain the impact of lockdown on the Indian economy and explore future perspective. The study has addressed important issues like consumption expenditure, demand & supply, unemployment rate, purchasing power, financial market, etc. Under the given circumstances, the lockdown will cost India around USD 120 bn. The manufacturing and service sector has come to an abrupt stop and interrupted domestic supply chains. If this crisis continuous it will indirectly affect all economic sectors. The study has given suggestions as a learning curve which can be used by different stakeholder to improve the economic situation of the country and minimize negative effect of lockdown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the negative factors affecting operators and passengers of suspended monorails moving to their workplaces are the vibrations that act on the entire human body. These vibrations are related to the design of the suspended monorail and the route on which it moves. Excessive exposure to this negative factor adversely affects the human body. The results of numerical simulations aimed at comparing the vibration level during travelling along a straight section of the route, in which the operator's cabin and passenger cabin were rigidly connected to the trolley and innovative design in which yielding suspension was introduced are presented. Such damping of vibrations acting on passengers significantly improves the safety and comfort of miners in underground mining plants. Application of the computational model presented in the article and the method of analysing the results of the simulation enables optimal selection of materials with appropriate damping characteristics. A properly selected vibration damping system increases the comfort of the operator and transported people, and may become an element of competitive advantage when benchmarking transportation systems with the same operating parameters. The application of the proposed approach allows us to optimise, in terms of costs, the selection process of the optimal damping system, thanks to the possibility of verification of various damping parameters, without the necessity to investing in the real components and performing a real test, but only based on the results of the multibody simulation. The use of these numerical simulations is an example of a modern way of supporting the design and perfecting processes of state-of-the-art machines used in underground coal mines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the considered queueing system, the service is provided at two stations, station 1 and station 2 operating in tandem. Station 1 is a multi-server station with c identical servers working in parallel, and station 2 is equipped with a single server called the specialist server. The service times of each of the servers at station 1 follow an exponential distribution. The specialist server has phase-type distributed service times. Customers arrive at station 1 according to a Markovian arrival process. An arriving customer enters directly into service at station 1 if at least one of the servers is idle, otherwise joins an infinite queue. After receiving service at station 1, customers either proceed to station 2 or can exit the system. There is a finite buffer between two stations. When the buffer is not full, a customer coming out of the station 1 joins the buffer with a probability p or leaves the system with the complementary probability 1 − p. If the buffer is full, then all the customers coming out of station 1 are lost forever. The server at the station 2 will be turned on only if the number of customers in the buffer reaches a threshold. Once the server is turned on, the service will be rendered until the buffer is emptied. A stability condition for this system is established and the stationary distribution is obtained using matrix analytic methods. Various performance measures are also calculated. Our model is motivated by a hospital situation where station 1 represents the causalty clinic and the specialist server represents an expert giving a consultation upon the request of a threshold number of patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mamoru Kawaguchi (1932–2019) was one of the great structural engineers of the late 20th century. He developed his career mostly in Japan and he has also superb works in China, Singapore and Spain. The spectrum of his structures is manifold: he designed shells, space frames, inflatable structures, tension structures, timber–steel hybrid systems and so on. With them, he conceived and provided the bones and muscles of sports halls, exhibition halls, museums, railway stations, towers, bridges and sculptures. Kawaguchi collaborated with some of the best architects of his time: Kenzo Tange, Arata Isozaki and Kazuyo Sejima just to cite some of the internationally most renowned. For his works, he was awarded many times in Japan, as well as internationally (the Architectural Institute of Japan award, the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Torroja Medal, the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering International Award and many others). In this article, I review Mamoru Kawaguchi's main professional and academic achievements, and discuss his design philosophy, sources of inspiration and means to develop his ideas from my own personal experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

. The article explores how to implement the 3-1-1 focusing model for hospital improvement which simplifies the complex hospital environment with its many interactions and shows where to focus attention on improvement through the use of novel and simple managerial tools and methods. It mentions that emergency department (ED), for example, suffers from various uncertainties, such as patient arrival times, duration of treatment and availability of special consultants.

The article informs that dates of the two branch lines which the Great Western Railway (GWR) built to serve Uxbridge are well documented, and explores detail what should have been a short link between them and describes what remained to be seen in October 2019. It mentions that several independent schemes were floated to join the two branches by a seven mile line to form a through route, with an Uxbridge & Rickmansworth Railway (U&R) Act being passed in May 1896.

The paper aims to present a modern method of topo-cadastral lifting of land surfaces in the forest area, which involves the use of the combined technology of the type of global GPS positioning systems and total stations, to ensure accuracy, efficiency and very high efficiency of the works. Following the study, it was found that the method used is fully applicable and useful to forestry surveys, as relevant and significant results were obtained regarding the accuracy, correctness and speed of execution of the field and office operations (data processing and preparation plan). The obtained documentation fits perfectly with the requirements of the norms and regulations imposed by the legislation in force, in the field of forest cadastre. The precision obtained by the combined method in terms of distances and surfaces is of the order of millimetres, and in terms of angles it is below 5cc. Finally, it was found that the documentation obtained is very good for the proposed purpose, ie the first registration in the Land Book because, subsequently, a verification of the obtained results was carried out, by consulting the cadastral documentation registered with OCPI Dolj with no. 77401/2007 and it was found that there is no overlap, and the surfaces obtained were those registered in the deed of ownership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we present a statistical analysis of the results of monitoring the radon content and meteorological parameters (atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity) in the buildings of three stationary geophysical stations in Azerbaijan (Sheki, Shamakhi, and Kurdemir) from April 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017 and the level of their interrelation. The studied database included 13 152 measurement complexes with an hourly interval. Short-term (intraday) and medium-term (intra-annual) changes in the parameters and the correlation dependence between them are considered. Radon fluctuations at various stations are generally ambiguous due to the different geological conditions at their location and the building construction. The statistical analysis of the data for the entire observation period showed a weak correlation between the radon content and climatic parameters. However, according to the monthly average values for 2017, there is a positive correlation between changes in the radon levels and the humidity in the air at all three stations during the year while, a decrease in atmospheric pressure and an increase in air temperature are accompanied by an increase in the radon concentration in the buildings of the Shamakhi and Sheki stations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Passive energy dissipation devices have been proved to be effective and low-cost means of structural control, and a variety of dampers have been developed over the past decades. Hysteretic dampers with hardening post-yielding stiffness have multiphased energy dissipation characteristics because of their hardening behavior, which can compensate for stiffness loss and postpone the collapse of damaged structures. In this article, a hysteretic model is proposed for hysteretic dampers with hardening post-yielding stiffnesses, and a formula is derived for equivalent yield strength expressed by the additional damping of the structure. A procedure is developed for displacement-based seismic design that transforms the relatively complex damping into an acceptable yield strength. A numerical example is only presented for demonstrating the design process and simply validating the proposed method. The results show that the proposed procedure is easy to implement and could produce adequate hysteretic dampers with hardening post-yielding stiffness hardening behavior. The maximum displacement responses of the existing structure retrofitted using the proposed procedure satisfy the expected performance objective well. Thus, this procedure could be an alternative to seismic retrofitting for structures with energy dissipation systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In regard to e-commerce, this paper adopts the current mainstream framework technology and distribution architecture and proposes a high-performance online mall design. Firstly, the service architecture of the online mall system is introduced in detail. Then, the main functional modules of the system are described, and the business process of the system is analyzed. Finally, the key technologies used in the system are presented. The relevant design schemes proposed in this paper have important reference value for small and medium-sized enterprises to build low-rise stations, and the solution can also guide developers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]