Bibliography of the computer codes literature examined by the Radiation Shielding Information Center

Bibliography of computer codes on radiation and nuclear shieldin

Which Fuel?

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Tractor Fuel Costs

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Technology evaluation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning for MIUS application

Potential ways of providing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning for a building complex serviced by a modular integrated utility system (MIUS) are examined. Literature surveys were conducted to investigate both conventional and unusual systems to serve this purpose. The advantages and disadvantages of the systems most compatible with MIUS are discussed

A geometric proof of the Kochen-Specker no-go theorem

We give a short geometric proof of the Kochen-Specker no-go theorem for non-contextual hidden variables models. Note added to this version: I understand from Jan-Aake Larsson that the construction we give here actually contains the original Kochen-Specker construction as well as many others (Bell, Conway and Kochen, Schuette, perhaps also Peres).Comment: This paper appeared some years ago, before the author was aware of quant-ph. It is relevant to recent developments concerning Kochen-Specker theorem

Economic losses occurring due to brucellosis in Indian livestock populations.

Brucellosis is a serious public health issue in India. Estimation of economic losses occurring due to brucellosis is required to help formulate prevention and control strategies, but has not been done in India. We estimated economic losses due to brucellosis by sourcing prevalence data from epidemiological surveys conducted in India. Data for livestock populations were obtained from official records. Probability distributions were used for many of the input parameters to account for uncertainty and variability. The analysis revealed that brucellosis in livestock is responsible for a median loss of US $3.4 billion (5th–95th percentile 2.8–4.2 billion). The disease in cattle and buffalo accounted for 95.6$ 6.8 per cattle, US$18.2 per buffalo, US$ 0.7 per sheep, US$0.5 per goat and US$ 0.6 per pig. These losses are additional to the economic and social consequences of the disease in humans. The results suggest that the disease causes significant economic losses in the country and should be controlled on a priority basis. Keywords: bovine brucellosis; ovine brucellosis; porcine brucellosis; economic loss; India; developing countries; zoonoses; partial budgeting Highlights • This is the first systematic analysis of the economic losses occurring due to brucellosis in livestock populations in India. • The analysis revealed that brucellosis in livestock is responsible for a median loss of US $ 3.4 billion (5th–95th percentile 2.8–4.2 billion). • There is urgent need to formulate intervention policies for prevention and control of this disease in India