Recovery on non-ferrous metallic values from metallurgical wastes

WITH the increased tempo of industrial expansion and ever-increasing consumption of common nonferrous metals like Al, Cu, Pb, Zn, Sri in India, conservation, substitution and reclamation from waste products and substandard raw materials are of paramount importance for the country, not only to tide over the present crisis but also in the larger interests of economic growth and self-sufficiency. Self-sufficiency can be attained by developing processes for the utilization of low grade and complex ores,recovery of metals from waste products, like slags, ashes, drosses, apart from conservation of the non-ferrous metals not available in the country, by their judicious use and also by substitution wherever possible

Recovery of Non-ferrous Metallic Values from Metallurgical Wastes

With the increased industrial expansion and ever incre-asing consumption of non-ferrous metals in India, utili-sation of low grade and complex ores, recovery of metals from waste products like slag, ashes and dross, apart from conservation of the non-ferrous metals not available in the country, by their judicious uses and by substitution, wherever possible, is a matter of great importance

Superradiant scattering from a hydrodynamic vortex

We show that sound waves scattered from a hydrodynamic vortex may be amplified. Such superradiant scattering follows from the physical analogy between spinning black holes and hydrodynamic vortices. However a sonic horizon analogous to the black hole event horizon does not exist unless the vortex possesses a central drain, which is challenging to produce experimentally. In the astrophysical domain, superradiance can occur even in the absence of an event horizon: we show that in the hydrodynamic analogue, a drain is not required and a vortex scatters sound superradiantly. Possible experimental realization in dilute gas Bose-Einstein condensates is discussed.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figur

Optimal consumption and investment with bounded downside risk for power utility functions

We investigate optimal consumption and investment problems for a Black-Scholes market under uniform restrictions on Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall. We formulate various utility maximization problems, which can be solved explicitly. We compare the optimal solutions in form of optimal value, optimal control and optimal wealth to analogous problems under additional uniform risk bounds. Our proofs are partly based on solutions to Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations, and we prove a corresponding verification theorem. This work was supported by the European Science Foundation through the AMaMeF programme.Comment: 36 page

Non-fusion joining of aluminium

JOINING of aluminium is now a well established techn-ology. Successful joining can be done by TIG and MIG welding, pressure welding processes, brazing and solde-ring processes. Conventional fusion processes of joining aluminium are well known and are widely used in India by all major fabricators. On the other hand, though non-fusion joining processes like soldering, brazing and pressure welding have wide field of applications the correct process and material required are not very well known ; as such there is a specific need in India, at present, to disseminate the knowledge on joining of aluminium especially by these processes which a small fabricator can handle

Relative Value Iteration for Stochastic Differential Games

We study zero-sum stochastic differential games with player dynamics governed by a nondegenerate controlled diffusion process. Under the assumption of uniform stability, we establish the existence of a solution to the Isaac's equation for the ergodic game and characterize the optimal stationary strategies. The data is not assumed to be bounded, nor do we assume geometric ergodicity. Thus our results extend previous work in the literature. We also study a relative value iteration scheme that takes the form of a parabolic Isaac's equation. Under the hypothesis of geometric ergodicity we show that the relative value iteration converges to the elliptic Isaac's equation as time goes to infinity. We use these results to establish convergence of the relative value iteration for risk-sensitive control problems under an asymptotic flatness assumption

Exploration of Health Technology Nonuse: The Case of Online Medical Records

Online Medical Records (OMR) platforms remain a key enabler to health management. Yet, how beliefs toward OMR and its subsequent nonuse are related is not understood. Applying the status quo bias (SQB) theory and the privacy paradox paradigm the study examines OMR nonusers and contributes to the health technology use literature. Using the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) iteration 5, Cycle 1 and 3 data, mediation analysis reveals that inertia expressed as preference for speaking directly with healthcare providers predicts perceived need for OMR and partially mediates the relationship between perceived privacy concerns and need; having a chronic disease partially moderates such relationships. Thus, not all nonusers are created equal. Attaining benefits that come with capabilities and functionalities of OMR necessitates meaningful use of OMR by individuals. Healthcare providers or policymakers should intervene to dispel inertia or patient concerns to expand OMR use to facilitate healthcare decision making