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Photoconduction and photocontrolled collective effects in the Peierls conductor TaS
Light illumination of thin crystals of CDW conductor TaS is found to
result in dramatic changes of both linear () and nonlinear conduction. The
increase of is accompanied by suppression of the collective conduction,
growth of the threshold field , and appearance of the switching and
hysteretic behavior in the nonlinear conduction. The effects in the nonlinear
conduction are associated with increase of CDW elasticity due to illumination
that leads in particular to appearance of a relation
expected for the one-dimensional pinning.Comment: RevTeX4, 4 pages, 4 postscript figures. Revised manuscript, new
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Experimental evidence of ageing and slow restoration of the weak-contact configuration in tilted 3D granular packings
Granular packings slowly driven towards their instability threshold are
studied using a digital imaging technique as well as a nonlinear acoustic
method. The former method allows us to study grain rearrangements on the
surface during the tilting and the latter enables to selectively probe the
modifications of the weak-contact fraction in the material bulk. Gradual ageing
of both the surface activity and the weak-contact reconfigurations is observed
as a result of repeated tilt cycles up to a given angle smaller than the angle
of avalanche. For an aged configuration reached after several consecutive tilt
cycles, abrupt resumption of the on-surface activity and of the weak-contact
rearrangements occurs when the packing is subsequently inclined beyond the
previous maximal tilting angle. This behavior is compared with literature
results from numerical simulations of inclined 2D packings. It is also found
that the aged weak-contact configurations exhibit spontaneous restoration
towards the initial state if the packing remains at rest for tens of minutes.
When the packing is titled forth and back between zero and near-critical
angles, instead of ageing, the weak-contact configuration exhibits "internal
weak-contact avalanches" in the vicinity of both the near-critical and zero
angles. By contrast, the stronger-contact skeleton remains stable
Ensuring the child's interests in implementing the requirements of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction
There has been a revision of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction to ensure the immediate return of illegally removed or abandoned children to their state of habitual residence to reduce the detrimental effects of unilateral parental action. In recent years, the methods of child abduction and the legal landscape associated with judicial decision-making have changed dramatically. The authors conclude that on the part of the courts, various circumstances may indicate a "grave risk" of causing "physical or psychological harm" or creating "intolerable conditions" for the child. After analyzing the information received, the authors conclude that jurisprudence in this direction is becoming more and more universal. This is also facilitated by the development of the Guide to Good Practice under the HCCH Convention of October 25, 1980
Огляд ринку сонячної енергетики України: стан та комерційні перспективи
Today, solar energy is called the energy of the future, and many companies make significant investments in the construction of such power plants. The article provides an overview of the commercial perspectives of this market, determines the size of investments and the return on the project. Modern solar panels are able to operate without additional investments for decades and, from the point of view of the authors, in the long term the electricity generated in this way will not only cost-effective, and extremely profitable. The global situation in the energy market and in the field of renewable energy, in particular, is considered. The reasons that triggered the development of renewable energy sources, the key of which are the dangers of nuclear energy and environmental pollution, are explained. Along with this, we consider the structure of the market of renewable energy sources in Ukraine, where the geographic location is favorable for the implementation of solar energy projects. The climate of Ukraine is characterized by a large number of sunny days: in terms of insolation, Ukraine is significantly superior to European leaders in solar energy. This basic factor allows us to talk about the commercial perspectives of solar power generation projects implemented in Ukraine. Against the background of these perspectives is considered the structure of the energy market in Ukraine and the investment attraction of renewable energy projects. Market trends in the development of the solar energy market were discussed, which are expected to contribute to the development of new market niches, such as after-sales services, as well as the transformation of existing business models against the backdrop of the introduction of new facilities.Сьогодні багато хто називає сонячну енергію енергією майбутнього, і багато компаній вкладають значні інвестиції в будівництво таких електростанцій. У статті наведено огляд комерційних перспектив цього ринку, визначені розміри інвестицій і окупність проекту. Сучасні сонячні батареї в змозі працювати без додаткових капіталовкладень десятки років і, з точки зору авторів, в довгостроковій перспективі електроенергія, згенерована таким чином, стане не просто рентабельною, а надприбутковою. У статті розглянута глобальна ситуація в сфері ринку енергетики і в сфері відновлюваних джерел енергії, зокрема. Пояснені причини, які послужили поштовхом у розвитку відновлюваних джерел енергії, ключовими з яких є небезпека атомної енергетики і забруднення навколишнього середовища. На ряду з зазначеним, розглянута структура ринку відновлюваних джерел енергії на Україні, географічне розташування якої сприятливо для реалізації проектів сонячної енергетики. Для клімату України характерна велика кількість сонячних днів: за ступенем інсоляції Україна значно перевершує європейських лідерів в сонячній енергетиці. Зазначене є базовим фактором, що дозволяє говорити про комерційні перспективи проектів сонячної електрогенерації, що реалізуються в Україні. На тлі зазначених перспектив розглянута структура енергетичного ринку на Україні і інвестиційна привабливість проектів відновлюваної енергетики. Обговорено ринкові тенденції розвитку ринку сонячної енергетики, які, як очікується, на тлі введення нових об'єктів сприятимуть розвитку нових ринкових ніш, таких як сервісне обслуговування, а також трансформації існуючих бізнес-моделей
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