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Trinidad and Tobago is a country with a long history in the hydrocarbon industry. This makes the country one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean region and most poised to be at the edge of innovation and sustainable technology use. However, unsustainable urban development practices have resulted in increasing negative impacts. Governments world-wide have been introducing policies and regulations to
The paper aims at developing set of indicators to evaluate energy efficiency progress in the Arab World considering the current realities of the countries. In particular, the paper explores the current situation of energy efficiency in the region, provides in depths description and analysis of the main drivers and barriers, identifies the essential features of good energy efficiency governance and
The purpose of this study was to analyze selected passages of the short story The South Wind by the Iraqi writer Abd el-Malik Nuri, which was done in order to find out how the description of characters, setting, and events, are related to class. The main research questions dealt with how the use of word choice and imagery are used in connection to the setting and characterization, but also how the
This thesis evaluates the institutional feasibility of the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) policy during its formation, design, and implementation as well as how the related changes in the regulatory framework affected the policy and market behaviour. Using a set of complementary analytical methods, the research investigates the institutional developments and complexities of the NZ ET
Speech recognition is available on ordinary personal computers and is starting to appear in standard software applications. A known problem with speech interfaces is their integration into current graphical user interfaces. This paper reports on a prototype developed for studying integration of speech dialogue into graphical interfaces aimed towards programming of industrial robot arms. The aim of
A need for autonomous electro-mechanical machines performing tasks that can save human efforts and even be deployed in hazardous environments along with the research in the field of human mind and body has led to new fields often called AI Robotics. To provide a mean for stimulating students and researchers around the world for promotion of this new field, an annual world championship, Robocup, ha
Syftet med denna undersökning är att mot bakgrund av nationella handlingsplaner och riktlinjer för funktionsnedsattas inkludering undersöka hur dessa överensstämmer med musik- och kulturskolors verksamhet. Med musik- och kulturskolan i fokus syftar också denna undersökning till att kritiskt granska inkluderingsarbetet i den reguljära verksamheten vid utvalda musik- och kulturskolor. Även musikpedaTitle: Inclusion of pupils with functional deficits in music and cultural schools The major aims of the study are to investigate the extent to which the activities of music and cultural schools that many children in Sweden can attend in their free time are consistent with the plans and guiding principles adopted in Sweden for primary and secondary school education, to examine critically the inclus
The Chinese economy in central and western regions is not as developed as eastern coast. There is a big discrepancy between various regions in economic development. The disparities of Chinese regional economy have become the main problem, since it affects China’s continued economic prosperity, social stability, national unity and it’s attracted by world attentions. This study intends to analysis t
Bus rapid transit (BRT) systems have been recognized around the world by combining the advantages of urban rail transit systems with the flexibility and low cost of conventional bus systems. Although its introduction in different cities has helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, one of the major criticisms for these systems is that buses are usually powered by diesel, w
The Chinese economy in central and western regions is not as developed as eastern coast. There is a big discrepancy between various regions in economic development. The disparities of Chinese regional economy have become the main problem, since it affects China’s continued economic prosperity, social stability, national unity and it’s attracted by world attentions. This study intends to analysis t
Electrochemical reactions like water-splitting or corrosion initiate at electrode-electrolyte interface, and in some cases can also be closely linked. In particular, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in electrolyzers and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells are not only sluggish but can also lead to severe catalyst degradation. A fundamental understanding of these processes is there
Loss of genetic diversity threatens species survival, yet its dynamics and impacts can vary widely across species depending on their evolutionary histories, life-history traits, and demographic trajectories. To investigate these differences, we analyzed the genomes of 3 species that experienced extreme and well-documented population bottlenecks, the Mauritius parakeet, the Mauritius kestrel, and t
Wide-angle neutron scattering analysed using empirical potential structure refinement (EPSR) was used to investigate how aromatic ring structure influences micelle self-assembly in two anionic surfactants: sodium 4-heptylbenzene sulfonate (SHBS) and sodium 5-heptylfuran-2-sulfonate (SHFS). Both surfactants formed globular micelles in aqueous solutions at 0.2 M but differed significantly in micelle
Introduction: Synovial fibroblasts (S-Fib) are recognized as key drivers of joint inflammation in adult arthritis. Moreover, data are limited on the processes driving monocyte activation in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (oJIA). Therefore, we aimed to explore if S-Fib from patients with oJIA induce monocyte activation. Methods: S-Fib were isolated from the synovial fluid (SF) of n =
In recent years, Predictive Digital Twins (PDT) have emerged as a potential tool to monitor and predict the behavior of dynamic systems, including nature-based solutions in natural coastal systems. Here, we test the potential of using a simple, coupled shoreline and beach-dune model as a base for a PDT. The models exchange sediment flux balance information at each time step and recalculate shoreli
OBJECTIVE: To assess structural changes at peripheral entheses and the association with spinal bone formation in patients with long-standing radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) overall and stratified by sex. METHODS: Peripheral entheses were examined cross-sectionally using ultrasound (US) in patients fulfilling the modified New York criteria for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and assessed
In the present study, the novel family genetic risk score (FGRS) method, a reliable quantification of latent genetic risk, was applied to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to examine associations between genetic liability and clinical features of PTSD among 3,097,180 individuals in the Swedish national registries. FGRS was calculated based on lifetime PTSD status for first- through fifth-degree
