On the sustainability of currency boards : evidence from Argentina and Hong Kong : [Version: September 2008]

This paper examines the sustainability of the currency board arrangements in Argentina and Hong Kong. We employ a Markov switching model with two regimes to infer the exchange rate pressure due to economic fundamentals and market expectations. The empirical results suggest that economic fundamentals and expectations are key determinants of a currency board’s sustainability. We also show that the government’s credibility played a more important role in Argentina than in Hong Kong. The trade surplus, real exchange rate and inflation rate were more important drivers of the sustainability of the Hong Kong currency board

DESIGN OF A 2x2 LINEAR MPC SCHEME FOR A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL

Fuel cell is one of the promising energy sources that produce electrical energy with almost zero pollutant. Although fuel cell had been invented for quite some time, it is only recently that fuel cell garners the attention in the energy industry for their clean electricity generation. Among all the available fuel cell, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is one of the most interesting fuel cells types due to high energy efficiency, low emission from the chemical reaction, long-term stability, flexibility in options for fuel and low cost. Since the SOFC is to be used as an electrical source, there is a need to keep the fuel cell in a state of constant power output. Hence, maintaining a fuel cell system in correct operating conditions and a good control system is required. Model Predictive Control (MPC) proves to be an effective control strategy to control the power output of the SOFC. In this paper, the problem statement is defined and an objective is developed. In literature review, the more in depth review will be done on SOFC and MPC. Other than that, literature review also discusses the application of MPC to fuel cell in general, not limiting to Solid Oxide fuel cell. A detailed methodology on how the project will be simulated is included in Chapter 3.. In Chapter 4, the results of the simulation of scenarios will be discussed. Conclusion for the overall activities which have been carried out for this project will be in Chapter 5

トマチナーゼ活性を有する食品微生物の探索およびトマチジン生産への応用について

京都大学新制・課程博士博士(農学)甲第24910号農博第2573号京都大学大学院農学研究科応用生命科学専攻(主査)教授 小川 順, 教授 栗原 達夫, 教授 森 直樹学位規則第4条第1項該当Doctor of Agricultural ScienceKyoto UniversityDFA

A Setup for Testing of Silicon Pixel Modules for the ITk Tracker in the ATLAS Experiment at CERN

New pixel sensors will be installed to the new Inner Tracker upgrade at the ATLAS detector. These sensor will have higher radiation tolerance than the ones currently on the Inner Detector. This thesis will concentrate on development of a test setup dedicated to testing the new pixel sensors. The Peltier Controller Temperature Monitor has been developed for this purpose. IV-curve measurements have also been done on RD53A sensor modules. The Peltier Controller Temperature Monitor has been successfully used in stage 1 qualification test of module testing in the University of Bergen. The Peltier Controller has also been proven to work quite well.Masteroppgave i fysikkPHYS399MAMN-PHY

Must I retire? : Optional retirement as a solution to ageing workforce

Like many developed societies, Hong Kong is suffering from a rapid ageing population, especially when taking into account the imminent retirement tide of the baby-boomers. According to the Census and Statistics Department, the proportion of the ageing population is projected to rise sharply from 13% in 2011 to 30% in 2041, making Hong Kong a Hyper-aged Society. Since most organisations require their older employees to leave the workforce when these employees are reaching retirement age, the experienced, skillful, and still able-to-work manpower will be completely wasted, which severely lower the city\u27s productivity due to a shrinking labour force. In addition, with the group of ageing workforce gradually leaving the market in the future, the demands on social security and other related expenses are expected to increase

退休準備 : 豐儉不由人

退休意味著失去固定工作收入，亦標誌著生活方式的轉變，同時也會衍生出一系列的健康及社交需要。因此，應制訂一個全面的退休計劃，讓退休人士和準退休人士可更好地應對退休帶來的挑戰