Querying a regulatory model for compliant building design audit

The ingredients for an effective automated audit of a building design include a BIM model containing the design information, an electronic regulatory knowledge model, and a practical method of processing these computerised representations. There have been numerous approaches to computer-aided compliance audit in the AEC/FM domain over the last four decades, but none has yet evolved into a practical solution. One reason is that they have all been isolated attempts that lack any form of standardisation. The current research project therefore focuses on using an open standard regulatory knowledge and BIM representations in conjunction with open standard executable compliant design workflows to automate the compliance audit process. This paper provides an overview of different approaches to access information from a regulatory model representation. The paper then describes the use of a purpose-built high-level domain specific query language to extract regulatory information as part of the effort to automate manual design procedures for compliance audit

MANSION-GS: seMANtics as the n-th dimenSION for Geographic Space

The extended understanding of geographic ecosystems, including the physical and logical description of space with associated data and activities as well as the dynamics inside, poses complex scenarios that cannot be obtained from a simple geographic-oriented data model. The main purpose of this current work is the conceptual integration of a physical space model with dynamic logic support able to describe the relations amongst the different elements composing the space as well as the relations between spaces and external elements. In the context of this work, semantics have the critical and central role of connecting and relating the different dimensions on the space, even though they are mostly a virtual dimension in the overall model

Modelling and accessing regulatory knowledge for computer-assisted compliance audit

The ingredients for an effective automated audit of a building design include a building model containing the design information, a computerised regulatory knowledge model, and a practical method of processing these computable representations. There have been numerous approaches to computer-aided compliance audit in the AEC/FM domain over the last four decades, but none has yet evolved into a practical solution. One reason is that they have all been isolated attempts that lack any form of industry-wide standardisation. The current research project, therefore, focuses on investigating the use of the industry standard building information model and the adoption of open standard legal knowledge interchange and executable workflow models for automating conventional compliant design processes. This paper provides a non-exhaustive overview of common approaches to model and access regulatory knowledge for a compliance audit. The strengths and weaknesses of two comparative open standard knowledge representation approaches are discussed using an example regulatory document

Determination of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Finishing Papers Used for Wood-Based Composite Products

There has been a noticeable trend in the furniture and flooring industries in using finishing products (decorative paper, foil, wood veneer, and so on) of different quality on both surfaces of raw engineered wood-based panels. Under variable temperature and RH conditions, this practice can result in dimensional instability. The objective of this study was to determine the key properties of five finishing papers affecting the hygromechanical behavior of wood-based composite panels. The diffusion coefficients, swelling properties, and tensile modulus of elasticity (MOE) of the finishing papers were determined. The results show that the finishing papers studied are anisotropic in terms of their physicomechanical properties. For papers impregnated with melamine-formaldehyde resin, the tensile MOE decreases with an increase in resin content. Swelling is the most significant dimensional change. The range of variation of the linear expansion coefficients is between 0.03 and 0.17 in the fiber direction and between 0.08 and 0.28 in the transverse direction for raw papers. The linear contraction coefficients vary between 0.05 and 0.31 in the fiber direction and between 0.07 and 0.28 in the transverse direction. The behavior is different during adsorption and desorption. Effective diffusion coefficients of the papers tested vary between 4.5 × 10-12 and 8 × 10-11 m2s-1

Highly Dynamic Interactions Maintain Kinetic Stability of the ClpXP Protease During the ATP-Fueled Mechanical Cycle

The ClpXP protease assembles in a reaction in which an ATP-bound ring hexamer of ClpX binds to one or both heptameric rings of the ClpP peptidase. Contacts between ClpX IGF-loops and clefts on a ClpP ring stabilize the complex. How ClpXP stability is maintained during the ATP-hydrolysis cycle that powers mechanical unfolding and translocation of protein substrates is poorly understood. Here, we use a real-time kinetic assay to monitor the effects of nucleotides on the assembly and disassembly of ClpXP. When ATP is present, complexes containing single-chain ClpX assemble via an intermediate and remain intact until transferred into buffers containing ADP or no nucleotides. ATP binding to high-affinity subunits of the ClpX hexamer prevents rapid dissociation, but additional subunits must be occupied to promote assembly. Small-molecule acyldepsipeptides, which compete with the IGF loops of ClpX for ClpP-cleft binding, cause exceptionally rapid dissociation of otherwise stable ClpXP complexes, suggesting that the IGF-loop interactions with ClpP must be highly dynamic. Our results indicate that the ClpX hexamer spends almost no time in an ATP-free state during the ATPase cycle, allowing highly processive degradation of protein substrates.United States. National Institutes of Health (GM-101988)United States. National Institutes of Health (S10 OD016326

1968: Art and Politics in Chicago

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Lysergol monohydrate

In the title compound [systematic name: (7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexa­hydro­indolo[4,3,2-fg]quinoline-9-yl)methanol monohydrate], C16H18N2O·H2O, the non-aromatic ring (ring C of the ergoline skeleton) directly fused to the aromatic rings is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.659 (3) Å, and shows an envelope conformation. In the crystal, hydrogen bonds between the lysergol and water mol­ecules contribute to the formation of layers parallel to (10)

Seasonal home ranges and habitat selection of three elk (Cervus elaphus) herds in North Dakota

Changes in land use have resulted in range shifts of many wildlife species, including those entering novel environments, resulting in the critical need to understand their spatial ecology to inform ecosystem effects and management decisions. Dispersing elk (Cervus elaphus) were colonizing areas of suitable habitat in the Northern Great Plains, USA, resulting in crop depredation complaints in these areas. Although state resource managers had little information on these elk herds, limited evidence suggested temporal movements into Canada. We collected and analyzed essential information on home range and habitat selection for 3 elk herds residing in North Dakota. We captured 5 adult female elk in each study area, affixed global positioning system collars, and monitored them for 1 year (2016–2017). We estimated diel period, seasonal, and hunting season home ranges using Brownian Bridge Movement Models for each individual. We analyzed habitat selection using multinomial logit models to test for differences in use of land classes, and for departures from proportionate use based on random sampling; our predictor variables included individual elk, diel period, and season. Home ranges differed between the 3 herds, seasons, and diel period; gun and winter season home ranges were both larger than in summer, as was night when compared with day. Female elk generally restricted themselves to cover during the day and entered open areas at night and during winter months. Our results also suggest that elk in our study areas tended to seek more cover, and in the case of our Turtle Mountain study area, some cross into Canada during gun season. Our study provides a better understanding of the spatial ecology of elk in the Northern Great Plains while highlighting the need for enhanced international cooperative management efforts