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    "Cabinet de Quinsonas (marquise de)", cabinet scientifique 18e siĂšcle,

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    Fille d’une vieille famille de l’aristocratie dauphinoise, la marquise de Quinsonas (1746-1826) fait partiedes neuf souscripteurs Ă  l’origine en 1773 de la crĂ©ation du Cabinet d’histoire naturelle deGrenoble (futur MusĂ©um)

    Transparent government, not transparent citizens: a report on privacy and transparency for the Cabinet Office

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    1. Privacy is extremely important to transparency. The political legitimacy of a transparency programme will depend crucially on its ability to retain public confidence. Privacy protection should therefore be embedded in any transparency programme, rather than bolted on as an afterthought. 2. Privacy and transparency are compatible, as long as the former is carefully protected and considered at every stage. 3. Under the current transparency regime, in which public data is specifically understood not to include personal data, most data releases will not raise privacy concerns. However, some will, especially as we move toward a more demand-driven scheme. 4. Discussion about deanonymisation has been driven largely by legal considerations, with a consequent neglect of the input of the technical community. 5. There are no complete legal or technical fixes to the deanonymisation problem. We should continue to anonymise sensitive data, being initially cautious about releasing such data under the Open Government Licence while we continue to take steps to manage and research the risks of deanonymisation. Further investigation to determine the level of risk would be very welcome. 6. There should be a focus on procedures to output an auditable debate trail. Transparency about transparency – metatransparency – is essential for preserving trust and confidence. Fourteen recommendations are made to address these conclusions

    Effect of Night Blinds on Open Integral Display Cabinets

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    The impact of night blinds on the product temperature performance and electrical energy consumption of an integral open multi-deck cabinet is investigated in this paper. The cabinet was tested at various environmental conditions to establish the impact of ambient temperature on the effectiveness of the blind in reducing the energy consumption of the cabinet during night-time operation. The cabinet was tested over a range of temperatures between 20 °C and 35 °C at a constant moisture content. The results indicate that the use of night blinds could produce energy savings of between 10% and 22% calculated on the basis of a 24 hour period of operation with the blind lowered for 12 hours out of the 24 hours. These energy savings lead to pay-back periods of between 2 and 4 years. The savings reduced with increasing ambient temperature due to the increase in the impact of infiltration and conduction across the blind at higher temperatures

    Life cycle analysis of the environmental impact of different cabinet designs

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    The design of refrigerated display cabinets greatly affects their subsequent environmental impact. To control this impact, a designer must primarily consider the operating efficiency of a cabinet. However, less account is taken of the materials used to make the cabinet, nor the construction techniques used. These both have a significant effect on the environmental impact of different cabinets outside the use phase of their life cycle. Initial construction impact, remanufacturability and recyclability are all affected. Given the ubiquity of the display cabinet in the retail sector, it is important to assess their lifetime impact in toto. This is particularly so with the increasing implementation of the WEEE directive in member states. Three typical refrigerated display cabinets are examined in this paper, all offering the same function, but manufactured with quite different constructions and materials. The mass of materials in each cabinet was determined experimentally and the methods of assembly examined. The stages in the life of each cabinet were then modelled and life cycle analyses performed. To compare the efficiency of the cabinets in terms of their environmental impact, the Eco Indicator Points/litre of refrigerated space/day were determined in each case. When combined with the energy performance (kWh/litre/day) this provides a good measure of the overall environmental impact of a cabinet and a way of choosing between different models that nominally provide the same refrigeration function. Different end of life scenarios, and improvements in the choice of materials, were also investigated depending on the type of construction

    Jasper Skulls and Memento Mori

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    The jasper skulls in this Curiosity Cabinet sit on the scale atop the touch-ables table. Jasper, a type of impure silica usually a reddish color, is commonly carved for small sculptures, as we see in the skulls. The reddish tones of both skulls match the overall tone of the cabinet nicely, as well as complimenting the rich medium blue of the walls. Thematically, skulls perfectly align with other objects in the cabinet. A ubiquitous theme of curiosity cabinets in the 16th and 17th century is the inevitability of death. Symbols of this notion in art work are known as Memento mori or vanitas. Memento mori is derived from Latin, and roughly translates to, “remember you will die.” Vanitas is a related term with similar meaning: all Earthly pursuits are feeble because they are temporary. (excerpt

    Simulation of multi-deck medium temperature display cabinets with the integration of CFD and cooling coil models

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    This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Applied Energy. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. Copyright @ 2010 Elsevier B.V.In this paper, the model for the multi-deck medium temperature display cabinets is developed with the integration of CFD and cooling coil sub-models. The distributed method is used to develop the cooling coil model with the airside inputs from the outputs of the CFD model. Inversely, the airside outputs from the cooling coil model are used to update the boundary conditions of the CFD model. To validate this cabinet model, a multi-deck medium temperature display cabinet refrigerated with a secondary refrigerant cooling coil was selected as a prototype and mounted in an air conditioned chamber. Extensive tests were conducted at constant space air temperature and varied relative humilities. The cabinet model has been validated by comparing with the test results for the parameters of air at different locations of the flow path, and temperatures of refrigerant and food product, etc. The validated model is therefore used to explore and analyse the cabinet performance and control strategies at various operating and design conditions.DEFR

    Journalistic investigations and cabinet crises in the Third Polish Republic (selected examples)

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    This article focuses on the influence of investigative journalism on the system of government, and, in particular, on the functioning and break-up of cabinet coalitions in Poland after 1989. It focuses on the parliamentary-cabinet form of government. The source of conflicts which led to the loss of the necessary trust or accelerated the fall of the government were often crises caused by the work of investigative journalists, in which they disclosed facts uncomfortable for members of the Council of Ministers, related to them either directly, through their own reprehensible activities, or indirectly, through the activities of their closest associates. The aim of this article is to show that the unmasking of scandals involving members of the government, their associates or politicians and officials from their political base is a catalyst that can generate cabinet crises, including the collapse of the government. Analyses show the impact of scandals revealed during the term of office of four governments, that of Waldemar Pawlak, Leszek Miller, JarosƂaw KaczyƄski and Donald Tusk

    The artisan and the artist. Innovation enables transformation

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    Technologies Excellence Group, for theCurriculum for Excellence Group for SG (commissioned by/for Mike Russell-Cabinet Secy on Education

    The Change of Total Anthocyanins in Blueberries and Their Antioxidant Effect After Drying and Freezing

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    This study examined the effects of freezing, storage, and cabinet drying on the anthocyanin content and antioxidant activity of blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L). Fresh samples were stored for two weeks at 5(°)C while frozen samples were kept for up to three months at −20(°)C. There were two drying treatments, one including osmotic pretreatment followed by cabinet drying and the other involving only cabinet drying. Total anthocyanins found in fresh blueberries were 7.2 ± 0.5 mg/g dry matter, expressed as cyanidin 3-rutinoside equivalents. In comparison with fresh samples, total anthocyanins in untreated and pretreated dried blueberries were significantly reduced to 4.3 ± 0.1 mg/g solid content, 41% loss, and 3.7 ± 0.2 mg/g solid content, 49% loss, respectively. Osmotic treatment followed by a thermal treatment had a greater effect on anthocyanin loss than the thermal treatment alone. In contrast, the frozen samples did not show any significant decrease in anthocyanin level during three months of storage. Measurement of the antioxidant activity of anthocyanin extracts from blueberries showed there was no significant difference between fresh, dried, and frozen blueberries

    Parliamentary "Test" for reformed cabinet

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