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Strange Creatures of Chu: A Regional Approach to Antlered Tomb Sculptures

open access: yesArts, 2022
Lacquered wooden sculptures of fantastic hybrid beasts adorned with real deer antlers are among the most extraordinary examples of sculpture found in Chu tombs dated from the sixth through the third centuries BCE.
Cortney E. Chaffin
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Three Shaft Industrial Gas Turbine Transient Performance Analysis

open access: yesSensors, 2023
The power demand from gas turbines in electrical grids is becoming more dynamic due to the rising demand for power generation from renewable energy sources.
Waleligne Molla Salilew   +4 more
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Predicting the Performance Deterioration of a Three-Shaft Industrial Gas Turbine

open access: yesEntropy, 2022
The gas turbine was one of the most important technological developments of the early 20th century, and it has had a significant impact on our lives. Although some researchers have worked on predicting the performance of three-shaft gas turbines, the ...
Waleligne Molla Salilew   +4 more
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The Cybersecurity Awareness INventory (CAIN): Early Phases of Development of a Tool for Assessing Cybersecurity Knowledge Based on the ISO/IEC 27032

open access: yesJournal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, 2023
Knowledge of possible cyber threats as well as awareness of appropriate security measures plays a crucial role in the ability of individuals to not only discriminate between an innocuous versus a dangerous cyber event, but more importantly to initiate ...
Giorgia Tempestini   +3 more
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Load and resistance factors for prestressed concrete girder bridges

open access: yesBudownictwo i Architektura, 2020
There has been a considerable progress in the reliability-based code development procedures. The load and resistance factors in the AASHTO bridge design code were determined using the statistical parameters from the 1970's  and early 1980’s.
Andrzej S. Nowak, Olga Iatsko
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Using experience-based co-design (EBCD) to develop high-level design principles for a visual identification system for people with dementia in acute hospital ward settings

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives We tested a modified co-design process to develop a set of high-level design principles for visual identification systems (VIS) for hospitalised people with dementia.Design We designed and ran remote workshops in three phases with carers of ...
Alastair Macdonald   +3 more
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Probability calculation of building structures considering asymmetry of random values and functions distribution

open access: yesВестник СибАДИ, 2020
Introduction. The calculation of structures by the semi-probability method of limit states does not answer the question how reliable the construction is.
Yu. V. Krasnoshchekov
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Influence of blade camber of straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine on flow and aerodynamic performance

open access: yesNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2017
The straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine is one of the promising candidates for next-generation power sources because of its high efficiency, quiet operation and structural simplicity.
Eiji EJIRI, Tomoya IWADATE
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Complex relationship between seasonal streamflow forecast skill and value in reservoir operations [PDF]

open access: yesHydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2017
Considerable research effort has recently been directed at improving and operationalising ensemble seasonal streamflow forecasts. Whilst this creates new opportunities for improving the performance of water resources systems, there may also be ...
S. W. D. Turner   +5 more
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Materials Testing - Digital Ecology

open access: yesEnquiry: The ARCC Journal of Architectural Research, 2013
Access to credible building product performance information throughout the design and construction process is critical to enable project development, vet product selections, ensure as-built quality, and successfully complete construction.
Seth Wiley
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