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Fluorescence for high school students
In a not obligatory series of lessons for high school students in the
Netherlands we discuss the fluorescence aspects of anthracene. These lessons
were developed because HiSPARC (High school Project on Astrophysics Research
with Cosmics) detection of cosmic rays are available for different secondary
schools. With the help of special designed scintillator detection stations,
containing anthracene, cosmic rays can be detected. Fluorescence of anthracene
is one of the topics discussed in these series of extra curricular lessons
aimed at excellent pupils working on cosmic radiation within the HiSPARC -
project.Comment: 14 pages, 13 figures, 5 reference
Techniques of flow-charting
Automation of libraries must come about through close cooperation
between librarians and "machine people." Each must understand
something of the other's specialty. For a starter, a good common
language is provided by flow charts, which are simple work- flow
charts written in yes -no terms. They can be quickly understood by
the "machine people," and the technique of making them can be
learned by a librarian in a very short time.published or submitted for publicatio
Stochastic model of dispersive multi-step polarization switching in ferroelectrics due to spatial electric field distribution
A stochastic model for polarization switching in tetragonal ferroelectric
ceramics is introduced, which includes sequential 90{\deg}- and parallel
180{\deg}-switching processes and accounts for the dispersion of characteristic
switching times due to a nonuniform spatial distribution of the applied field.
It presents merging of the recent multistep stochastic mechanism (MSM) with the
earlier nucleation limited switching (NLS) and inhomogeneous field mechanism
(IFM) models. The new model provides a much better description of simultaneous
polarization and strain responses over a wide time window and a deeper insight
into the microscopic switching mechanisms, as is exemplarily shown by
comparison with measurements on lead zirconate titanate.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
âEntertainment for Retirement?â: Silvergamers and the Internet
In recent years, Internet video gaming has grown exponentially amongst a non-traditional and non-targeted group of gamers: those over 50 years of age. In the United States alone, elderly gamers have grown from nine percent of all gamers in 1999 to over 25 percent of all gamers as of 2009. The current study specifically examines elderly peoplesâ usage behaviors with Internet-based video games. Such participation has been aided by the fact that games are social in nature and are accessible in terms ownership and operation. The process of becoming an Internet gamer therefore requires little more than a simple computer, an Internet connection, and a desire to be entertained. Results show that so-called âsilvergamersâ prefer casual games as opposed to more complex and persistent games. In addition, this paper raises further insights into their behaviour as users, including usage time and expenses for game usage, and situates them within the context of elderly gamers as an economic potential group to be targeted more
Exploring and Implementing Evidence-Based Educational Approaches in an Entry-Level Doctoral Occupational Therapy Program
As occupational therapy programs begin to shift from entry-level Masterâs to Doctorate curriculum, progressing the rigor accordingly while holding true to the fieldâs occupational roots remains a crucial consideration. At a private university in the Midwest, faculty were working against time constraints while building an entry-level doctoral occupational therapy program from the ground up and sought to establish a healthy, professional culture between faculty and students. This capstone experience and project addressed these goals by exploring the role and expectations of working as an educator in the program. Learning experiences were centered upon developing content related to pediatric and adolescent mental health. In tandem, a community-based learning opportunity for the occupational therapy students was developed and executed. This project helped ensure that students were receiving an integrated and informed education that encompasses emerging areas of practice, including mental health. Progressing the field of academia is critical to in turn progress the field of occupational therapy as a whole. This project granted the university time and labor to research and develop effective approaches to educate occupational therapy students in order to best serve future patients
Energetische upgrading van Nederlandse Wederopbouw flats
Problem definition
According to the European Union, the future (2050) will be completely energy neutral and circular. Renovation concepts are needed for making existing homes more sustainable, taking into account the housing qualities of the existing stock, changed requirements and housing requirements, accessibility of the concepts on a large scale and simultaneous technical, social, energetic and circular renovation. For terraced houses, many energy concepts and strategies are available for the energy transition in the direction of energy neutral, while for high-rise houses, little knowledge is available. In the area of renovation to circular, as far as feasible, little knowledge is available. The research, therefore, focuses on high-rise system houses from the Reconstruction period 1950-1975, with a focus on the energetic spatial part of the renovation concept.
Aim
The research aims to develop possible strategies for energetically upgrading existing Dutch high-rise system houses from the Reconstruction period to energy-neutral for large-scale application with a view to circularity. This objective has practical relevance: society benefits from large-scale upgrades to achieve European climate objectives. Corporations, which primarily own the Reconstruction high-rise flats for social rental, ownersâ associations and residents, benefit from new insights that can contribute to the circular energy upgrade of this stock. The theoretical relevance is to increase scientific knowledge in the field of energetic and circular upgrading.
Research methods
The existing high-rise housing stock from the Reconstruction Period (Flat 1.0) is mapped based on literature research and case studies to provide an answer to possible strategies for energy upgrading. The theoretical framework studies general system theory and various layers approaches to support the research. The essential concepts are defined using literature research. Flat 2.0 categories energetic adjustments focused on âcomfort upgradingâ. The focus of a new generation of adaptations of Reconstruction of high-rise flats (Flat 3.0) is on spatial energy upgrading to energy-neutral apartments and on which design principles and technical and energetic principles they are based.
Conclusions
The system theory provides tools for determining the choice of modular or integral upgrading. The scale-up of upgrades requires a modular approach because of a few relationships beyond a specific system boundary of upgrade elements. Accessibility and a layered approach are essential conditions.
The simultaneity of the necessary technical, social, energetic and circular renovation, with the approximately 650,000 porch houses and 250,000 gallery houses that have to be renovated in a short time, provides an entirely different approach to the Flat 3.0 upgrade concept. This forces a radical approach in which an incremental approach is no longer sufficient. Scaling requires industrially oriented, innovative ideas.
Flat 3.0 describes five possible strategies in the form of positions relative to the thermal shell, and combinations between them, to limit heat loss.
Eliminating structural and building physical defects of the existing stock (Flat 1.0) is an opportunity for functional upgrading in the field of accessibility and social safety. Comfort upgrading (Flat 2.0) is the starting point. The technical upgrading of the shell of the building can take place in several ways: adapt the existing shell or place a new shell for the current shell. Both whether or not in combination with an extension or with gallery/balcony replacement due to thermal bridges or poor technical condition. Sixteen strategies are described for this. A simple building model shows the relationship between energy ambition and the amount of self-generated energy on or on the building. The building model shows that with a closedness of at least 40 % of the sun-oriented facade, 40 % of the access facade and 100 % of both end facades and roof, the generation of standardized building-related and user-related energy can be met on an annual basis. The possible closedness of the facade consists of 5 principal variants. The design of the upgrade depends on the construction method within which a construction system has been applied. A unique way is an entirely new circular âovercladdingâ around the existing building envelope. The new industrial overcladding repairs defects in the old building envelope. Functionally, this means better wheelchair accessibility, better separation between public and private and more spacious balconies for increased living comfort. The roof zone and the front wall zone can serve as a place for additional housing for small families in the form of stacked and connected tiny active flat house modules. These modules designed for circularity simultaneously provide thermal upgrading of the relevant existing facade surfaces. To become energy-neutral or even energy-supplying, and thus also to meet the userrelated energy demand, the façade and roof area sustainable can generate energy. Enlargement of these energy-generating surfaces is an essential condition for a lower closedness of the residential facade.
Recommendations
The indicated directions for the upgrade of high-rise flats can be converted into specific elaborations for specific high-rise flats in particular contexts with particular clients. The detailing and materialization in support of the modular circular upgrade principle are central to this. Besides, financial feasibility based on circular business models and multiple value creation needs additional research
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