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Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

CODEX-B4C Experiment: Cored Degradation Test With Boron Carbide Control Rod KFKI-2003-01/G (2003) [PDF]

, 2003
The CODEX-B4C bundle test has been successfully performed on 25th May 2001 in the framework of the COLOSS project of the EU 5th FWP. The high temperature degradation of a VVER-1000 type bundle with B4C control rod was investigated with electrically ...
Balaskó, Márton, Czitrovszky, Aladár, Gyenes, Gy., Horváth, M., Hózer, Zoltán, Jani, Péter, Matus, L., Nagy, Attila, Nagy, I., Pintér, A., Prokopiev, O., Windberg, P.   +11 more
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A Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

JSI TRIGA fuel rod reactivity worth experiments for validation of Serpent-2 and RAPID fuel burnup calculations

Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Reactivity worth of fuel rods at the JSI TRIGA research reactor was measured. Differently burned fuel rods were chosen to validate fuel burnup calculations.
Anže Pungerčič, Alireza Haghighat, Luka Snoj   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insulation bonding test system [PDF]

, 1984
A method and a system for testing the bonding of foam insulation attached to metal is described. The system involves the use of an impacter which has a calibrated load cell mounted on a plunger and a hammer head mounted on the end of the plunger.
Beggs, J. M., Coleman, A. D., Johnston, G. D., Porter, A. C., Portwood, J. N., Redmon, J. W., Saunders, J. M.   +6 more
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Design‐for‐Benchmarking in Soft Robotics: Navigating Component‐System Dichotomy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Soft robotics faces a profound evaluation challenge: the Component‐System Dichotomy, where isolated component tests fail to predict integrated performance. This article presents a systematic survey of critical reporting gaps across actuation, sensing, and control.
Matteo Lo Preti, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Josh Pinskier, David Howard, Cecilia Laschi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Radiation Heat Dissipation Characteristics of Helium-xenon Gas Cooled Small Reactor Fuel Rod

Yuanzineng kexue jishu
Space power nuclear systems require reactors to have characteristics such as compactness, miniaturization and efficiency. The combination of helium xenon mixture gas and the Brayton cycle is a good choice.
WANG Xianbo1,2, ZHAO Fulong1,2, XIE Lin1,2, TIAN Youyou1,2, BAO Hui3, TIAN Ruifeng1,2, TAN Sichao1,2
doaj   +1 more source

Simplified beam model of high burnup spent fuel rod under lateral load considering pellet-clad interfacial bonding influence

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2019
An integrated approach of model simplification for high burnup spent nuclear fuel is proposed based on material calibration using optimization. The spent fuel rods are simplified into a beam with a homogenous isotropic material.
Sanghoon Lee, Seyeon Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐Responsive Bowl‐Shaped Janus Nanomotors Based on Polyitaconic acid/Polypyrrole on the Surface of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Chemical, Electrical, and Magnetic Field Actuation for Targeted Drug Delivery Applications

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Bowl‐shaped Janus nanomotors with platinum, iron oxide, and polypyrrole integrate catalytic, magnetic, and electric propulsion for targeted drug delivery. They demonstrate controlled, directional motion under varying pH and hydrogen peroxide conditions, with optimal performance in neutral media.
Kimia Tavakoli Dehaghi, Sepideh Khoee, Shima Tavakoli, Oommen P. Varghese   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modernization of uranium-zirconium fuel rod of IVG.1M research reactor [PDF]

Nuclear Energy and Technology
This paper describes the development of a dispersion-type uranium-zirconium fuel rod. Uranium is distributed in the zirconium matrix material in the form of axis-oriented fibers. The fuel rod is designed for the conversion of the IVG.1M research reactor (
Vladimir A. Solntsev, Dmitry M. Soldatkin, Vladimir N. Nuzhin   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources