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Fuel efficiency has become an increasingly important property of heavy mobile working machines. As a result, Hybrid Hydromechanical Transmissions (HMTs) are often considered for the propulsion of these vehicles. The introduction of hybrid HMTs does, however, come with a number of control-related challenges. To date, a great focus in the literature has been on high-level control aspects, concerning optimal utilization of the energy storage medium. In contrast, the main topic of this article is low-level control, with the focus on dynamic response and the ability to realize requested power flows accurately. A static decoupled Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) control strategy, based on a linear model of a general hybrid HMT, is proposed. The strategy is compared to a baseline approach in Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) simulations of a reference wheel loader for two drive cycles. It was found that an important benefit of the decoupled control approach is that the static error caused by the system's cross-couplings is minimized without introducing integrating elements. This feature, combined with the strategy's general nature, motivates its use for multiple-mode transmissions in which the transmission configuration changes between the modes.
Funding agencies: Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) [P39367-2]
Simulation-based optimization is a useful tool in the design of complex engineering products. Simulation models are used to capture numerous aspects of the design problem for the objective function. Optimization results obtained can be assessed from various perspectives. In this study, component and control optimization of a series hydraulic hybrid vehicle is used as an application, and different robustness and performance aspects are evaluated. Owing to relatively high computational loads, efficient optimization algorithms are important to provide sufficient quality of results at reasonable computational costs. To estimate problem complexity and evaluate optimization algorithm performance, the definitions for information entropy and the related performance index are extended. The insights gained from various simulation-based optimization experiments and their subsequent analysis help characterize the efficiency of the optimization problem formulation and parameterization, as well as optimization algorithm selection with respect to parallel computation capabilities for further development of the model and optimization framework.
Hybridisation of hydraulic drivetrains offers the potential of efficiency improvement for on – and off-road applications. To realise the advantages, a carefully designed system and corresponding control strategy are required, which are commonly obtained through a sequential design process. Addressing component selection and control parameterisation simultaneously through simulation-based optimisation allows for exploration of a large design space as well as design relations and trade-offs, and their evaluation in dynamic conditions which exist in real driving scenarios. In this paper, the optimisation framework for a hydraulic hybrid vehicle is introduced, including the simulation model for a series hybrid architecture and component scaling considerations impacting the system's performance. A number of optimisation experiments for an on-road light-duty vehicle, focused on standard-drive-cycle-performance, illustrate the impact of the problem formulation on the final design and thus the complexity of the design problem. The designs found demonstrate both the potential of energy storage in series hybrids, via an energy balance diagram, as well as some challenges. The framework presented here provides a base for systematic evaluation of design alternatives and problem formulation aspects.
Digital hydraulic piston pumps that use electrically controlled on/off valves to individually control the flow from each piston is a promising technique as these pumps are highly efficient at part displacement and respond quickly. However, digital pumps can still use check valves on the inlet, a fact that makes analysing wobble plate pumps (WPP) and their check valves interesting. Here, we measured the cylinder pressures of a WPP and compared these results with results from a simulation model we developed. In addition, we used linear analysis to investigate how different design parameters affect the valve's behaviour. From the measurements we found that the cylinder pressure is clearly affected the flow from other pistons and also that the system is not as stiff as expected. From the linear analysis, a criterion of how to design the valve to avoid instability was derived.
This is the proceedings of the 15th Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power held at Linköping University in Sweden on 7-9 June 2017. The theme of the conference was "Fluid Power in the Digital Age". The contributions are well aligned with this theme, and are indeed reflecting the great developments. We are very grateful to the effort put in by the authors to produce such high quality papers, and also to those taking time to review papers to further enhance the quality. The contributions clearly shows that the fluid power industry, and academia, have both challenges as well as opportunities in keeping up with the evolving capabilities provided by the digitalization. It was with great joy to see old and new colleagues and friends attending our conference and the division of Fluid and mechatronic systems, at Linköping University. The conference is a bi-annual event, with alternating localization between Linköping in Sweden and Tampere in Finland. The process of hosting such an event is a great effort for our organization and I would like to thank all those involved in organizing this conference, and wish good luck with the next one to our Finnish colleagues. Thank you!
Prof. Petter Krus
Head of Division
Fluid and Mechatronic Systems
Review Process
Each author attending the conference days had the opportunity to select from three different ways of presenting their contribution. Firstly, a reviewed process with at least two international reviewers of each contribution. The process resulted in most cases with feedback from the reviewers with comments spanning everything between diagram legends to scientific methods. Some proposed papers where rejected upon recommendations from reviewers. Secondly contributions where also presented in industry sessions where the review process where internal only by the staff of the division. A third extended abstract presentation format where also presented during the conference.
This proceedings contain all presented contributions from the reviewed papers in the first section and thereafter the non-reviewed papers in second section. All reviewed papers are marked in the footer by the acceptance date.
Hybridization of a vehicle's drivetrain can in principle help to improve its energy efficiency by allowing for recuperation of kinetic energy and modulating the engine's load. How well this can be realized depends on appropriate sizing and control of the additional components. The system is typically designed sequentially, with the hardware setup preceding the development and tuning of advanced controller architectures. Taking an alternative approach, component sizing and controller tuning can be addressed simultaneously through simulation-based optimization.
The results of such optimizations, especially with standard algorithms with continuous design variable ranges, can however be difficult to realize, considering for example limitations in available components. Furthermore, drive-cycle based optimizations are prone to cycle-beating. This paper examines the results of such simulation-based optimization for a series hydraulic hybrid vehicle in terms of sensitivity to variations in design parameters, system parameters and drive cycle variations. Additional relevant aspects concerning the definition of the optimization problem are pointed out.
A major concern in the forest industry is impact on the soil caused by forest machines during harvesting. A six-wheel pendulum arm forwarder is being developed. The new forwarder aims at reducing soil damage by an even pressure distribution and smooth torque control and thereby also improving the working environment. The suspension contains pendulum arms on each wheel controlled by a hydraulic load sensing system in combination with accumulator.
A natural approach is to model each part of a system in the bestsuited software. In this case, the hydraulic system is modelled in the Hopsan simulation tool, while the vehicle mechanics is modelled in Adams. To understand the whole system it is necessary to simulate all subsystems together. An open standard for this is the Functional Mock-up Interface. This makes it possible to investigate the interaction between the hydraulic system and the multi-body mechanic model.
This paper describes how different simulation tools can be combined to support the development process. The technique is applied to the forwarder's pendulum suspension. Controllers for height and soil force are optimized to minimize soil damage and maximize comfort for the operator.
Hydraulic hybrid drives are one potential way of improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles, including the possi-bility of recuperating braking energy in a hydraulic accumulator. The high power density of fluid power is mainly advantageous for heavy vehicles, or duty cycles characterized with frequent braking and acceleration. For smaller vehicles, hydraulic hybrid drives are thus most interesting under urban and suburban driving conditions. Amongst the existing architectures, the series hydraulic hybrid offers the advantage of operating the internal combustion engine independently of the vehicle speed, at the cost of a less efficient transmission path than a purely mechanical one. Previously, a series hydraulics hybrid light-duty vehicle was modelled in the transmission-line modelling (TLM)-based simulation software Hopsan from the division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems (Flumes) at Linköping University. This paper studies through simulation-based optimi-zation how the fuel-optimal vehicle design is affected by various mixes of urban and suburban driving requirements. Both the system's hardware and the parameters of a basic control strategy are considered. The results show quite similar designs for most performance requirements combinations, and can be the base for further studies addressing additional requirements, conditions and objectives.
One of the major concerns in the forest industry is the impact on the soil caused by the forest machines duringharvesting, where damages can have a negative impact on e.g. further growth. One of the main reasons is wheel slip.Another concern is the working environment of the operator due to the harsh ground in the forest. Both these issueshave a negative impact on productivity. An attempt to overcome these challenges is made within a collaborative researchproject, which among others also includes Linköping University, where a new six-wheel pendulum arm forwarder isbeing developed. The new forwarder aims at reducing the soil damage by an even pressure distribution and smooth torquecontrol, as well as increased damping of the complete chassis, and thereby improving the working environment. This ispossible since each wheel, driven by its own hydraulic motor, is attached to a pendulum arm allowing to control the heightof each wheel independently of each other. The forwarder has a total maximum weight of 31 tonnes, including 14 tonnesmaximum load. It consists of two steerable joints and is driven by a 360 bhp diesel engine. The transmission consists oftwo hydraulic pumps and six hydraulic motors.This paper deals with the development of the driveline and presents the first experimental tests of the implementedcontrol strategies, where a secondary control approach is chosen for its ability to individually control the torque on eachwheel. The control strategies, presented in the paper, include pressure control, velocity control of the vehicle and ananti-slip controller. To support the development of the control strategies, models of the vehicle and hydraulic subsystemsare derived. The aim with this paper is to verify the concepts on the actual vehicle. The initial results are promising,indicating that the suggested concept is feasible.
One of the major concerns in the forest industry is the impact on the soil caused by the forest machines during harvesting, where damage can have a negative impact on growth at replanting for example. Another concern is the working environment of the operator. Both these issues have a negative impact on productivity. A new six-wheel pendulum arm forwarder is being developed within a collaborative research project. The new forwarder aims to reduce soil damage by means of an even pressure distribution and smooth torque control. This paper presents the first step in the development of the driveline, where a secondary control approach is chosen for its ability to control the motion of each wheel individually. Simulation models of both vehicle and driveline have been constructed developed, partly for the development of the control strategy, and partly for evaluation. A speed control concept and a torque control concept have both been evaluated for different scenarios with regard to their ability to reduce wheel slip. Results have shown that a velocity control approach is more sensitive to kinematic model accuracy while wheel slip is handled automatically. A torque control approach is more robust towards model accuracy while the reduction of slip is dependent on an accurate model.


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Release Date: 2018-12-24
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what the hell is going on! the famous line within transmigration novels, MC-sama died in a very pathetic way (He tripped and impaled himself on a broken metal street sign... like i said pathetic) in accordance to the rules of the afterlife when one dies depending on his/her karma he/she built up during his/her life would decide their fate in their next life, For Example if one had good karma then one could choose their reincarnation or if one had a neutral karma then they wouldn't get as many choices and be rushed along but not overlooked and finally if one had bad karma depending on the level they would be either sent to eternal torture or moved along as they may have just been dealt a bad hand in life. our MC was one with very high karma from being a strong willed, kind person who didn't give up and worked hard to the world a better place. Now here he is after choosing his new life through an all powerful siri or automaton of reincarnation.
A boy without purpose finds himself Enchanted by music, then he begins his journey to learn music of all sorts to feel the spirit behind it. then one day he was struck by Lightning and he died near instantly. RIP Jay Ren 2020 - 2030 "you will be missed" "YOU WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING! SEEK GREATNESS!" What greatness could he acquire? None! What could he change? Nothing! He had only started on his path toward music! Despite being only ten he was already a world-renowned Musical Genius! but now that ended. J could only scream, a cry, a shout of anger, depression, a Love Lost, an empty feeling that could no longer be filled and came out in a form of a great world-shaking scream even in the afterlife the world shook under the density of emotions in this roar of emotional pain and tore at everyone's heart causing them to feel the full amount of endless pain and longing. Then he fell, Screaming an endless pain endlessly for centuries his Voice tore at all, At everyone in ALL worlds unable to escape the horrible ache that this boy caused inside their heart of hearts, That is until the GODS could take it no more! and Sent the boy to the one place where his Dreams and hopes lay he had sent the boy to both the most beautiful and yet the cruelest place he had ever made he had sent the boy to the first Earth and the Origin of Everything. And the Screaming Stopped, But he wasn't alone because now every GOD and Divine being that had heard his cry, His plea had wanted to see him achieve happiness, And they WOULD, see him Smile once more as he did in the beginning when he first met music. But ONE more than any other the one being who loved him with his Entirety, with his everything the one who had Felt the boys pain the most Apollo, The god of music, truth, and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and He would never EVER leave this boy's side. [ALRIGHT, GUYS, THIS IS A PASSION WRITTEN NOVEL OF BL AN YAOI ROMANCE STYLE I AM WRITING IT WITH MANY EMOTIONS SO TRY TO OPEN YOURSELVES UP WHEN READING THIS FOR THE COMPLETE EFFECT OF THIS WRITING.]
A man dreamed of dragons and magic a world were he stood above them all with the power of the gods at his feet this man was Reem he had no last name, in fact, he gave himself the name Reem to remind himself who he was and who he will be. Dreams are a powerful thing if used by the right person, Powerful enough to create and destroy worlds, Realities were molded by the dreams of the mortals whose dreams were powerful enough to do such things, And this is the story of such a person. -------------TAGS------------- System, Magic, Gore, War, Rags to Riches, etc.
The story begins before time, before calendar years at least when the celestials mingled with the mortals. The Celestial Beings bore children with the mortals. Unknown of the curse done by the primordial beings even beyond them, For the children they bore, Were neither human nor celestial, Neither mortal nor celestial, But something altogether different something far purer. The Vampire as they would later be named cursed by the primordial beings for the power they were born with they must drink the blood of the mortals to survive. -----This book was inspired by "The Blood Curse series by Tessa Dawn" you can find her on Amazon if you like this sort of thing-----
They call me Daoist Dragon Heart but before that, I was known as Orion Farewell my parents were Astrologists and named me after their favorite Constellation. We Lived happily for twelve years until we got into a car accident that killed both of them and nearly killing me, However, I managed to live through the injuries. Unfortunately, I was bedridden for the rest of my rather short life, My Grandparents took me in and cared for me. The Accident from when I was twelve haunted my nights until one day when I was 18 I died of a heart attack that seemed to have stemmed from the stress of my parent's death. Then I woke up standing on a calm endless ocean with the sun setting in the distance it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, Then broken out of my trance a voice spoke to me and the one that spoke was God.
a man dies in an accident, God shows up and offers him three wishes, what does the man wish for other than the opportunity.
MC is born ugly and dies ugly, MC is Reborn the Most Beautiful Mortal Being, Mind you not mortal for long... He chose to reincarnate to take Gods Throne as his Successor when he reaches Godhood, until then he is Song Shuhangs Older Brother Song Feng! Lookout CCG your New God is here and he will Live ow he pleases With is Omnipotent System! Watch as he gains fame, Wealth, and Women!!
Relatively cliche death ending up in front of an all-powerful, Being granted 3 wishes, Our Mc wishes for................ Also inspired by Author Poeticjustice Find him where he left a five star in the review, Please note if the review is not 5 stars the likelyhood of the profile being authentic is nil...
Stiles Stilinski was a kid with ADHD or so it seemed but the truth was his mind was moving so fast he himself had a hard time keeping up, Through the Supernatural Trials he had after his best friend Scott was bitten by a werewolf, Full moons, Hunters, Dark druids, Crazed Alphas, More Hunters, More Alphas, Crazy Supernatural Doctors, The list went on and on until one day they faced a threat they weren't prepared for, A force so powerful they had no chance of survival, In a single night, they were all wiped out... Except for Stiles, Stiles who they couldn't kill even after decapitating him he somehow survived, Stiles Stilinski had awakened his Source, His power, He was a...
[Cliche, Warning... Due to my love of cliche's that is] Sypnosis: Christian Roal a man with impossible dreams, on earth, there are many who like novels and manga and anime, However none more than him, His favorite... Doulou Dulo AKA Soul Land, He loved everything about it! and he couldn't get enough! One day Christian Died from lightning that was actually Gold in color, Meeting a ROB (Random Omnipotent Being) He was given a few wishes and reincarnation or transmigration as an apology, Enjoy!
MC - Dies and Reincarnates as the son of Napoleon Mondragon one of the Original Vampires the first of the twins. When Mc (now known as Valerian Mondragon) realizes he is actually in the world born from his favorite book series.
[I'm bored and I decided to make a Gender Swap Novel] Main Points - - Transmigrator receives 3 wishes from the System that helps souls transmigrate, Put in place by God after he grew tired of guiding souls. - Decides to Transmigrate as a Female after living as a male. - Transmigrates to the world of 'Decent of the Phoenix' which is a manga made by "Yi Shi Feng Liu" a wonderful story btw. - As He who is now a She Transmigrates, due to being unable to choose her backstory she Is now a Slave, After becoming a Slave the story protag purchases her. - A Slave for a worlds Protag doesn't seem so bad and with her wishes, she could leave whenever she wishes - This Novel was Inspired by another's but I forget which one, If and when I remember I will post it! If the Author of the series that I'm talking about reads this just remind me and I'll put a link to your series! ;)
Joshua Sheppard Is 24 years old this Thursday, Deciding to activate his new revolutionary Neural Interface that would allow complete access to the human brain. Which in theory, One could look through memories of their own birth or even separate their consciousness from their body and enter a VR body, The possibilities were endless. Joshua had decided to be the first one to test it, All was going well until Joshua's Body seemingly rejected it, Causing his brain to rupture and spasm until the procedure was canceled, Unfortunately, However, Joshua was no more. Joshua had Emerged in the void realm and was welcomed by a transparent screen, "You have three wishes remaining"
AN - So I am one of the many that grew up with this series and still read the spin off's because of that, I wanted to do my own fanfic of it with a small time system that can only keep track of your abilities and make it so you can't just unlearn things over time or damage your foundation over time, keep track of skills and their capabilities and masteries, That's all I wanted to say here's the Sypnosis. Daniel Sheppard was 19 when he was in the accident when he opened his eyes he was surrounded by darkness with a small screen illuminated in front of him, On the screen was the line. "You have 3 wishes left, And your Reincarnation and body creation are complementary"
[AN- A Story where everything that happens is decided by a roll of the dice, at least by the author, anyway here's what I have so far.] Sypnosis: Daniel Sheppard had done almost everything the world had to offer and repeated many of them, He grew bored of a life with nothing new he had tried all the food, and been to all the places the world had to offer. One day on the bridge of thoughts a large bridge in eastern side of Hawaii, the bridge was something that was Naturally made over the years and many people said at night the stars seem to drift down around you and a peaceful scene causes your thoughts to slow down a little. Daniel had decided to jump that night but as he fell he could fell a large hand grab ahold of him and pull him away at a speed fast enough to faint, when Daniel came to he found himself in front of a table with freshly poured tea and some sugar cubes and tea cakes to the side. "I saved you from death to offer you something new, don't ask why I'm just bored okay. Any way the world you go to is random even I can't choose it, however every last one of them is a world of fictions that were in your books specifically supernatural types, you can choose 3 wishes on top of your complementary Body customization and modification, the wishes may have imposed limitations or not, but once you wish for something it can't be taken back.
Samuel Sheppard or Sheppard as he prefers was a Clear Genius, He has Several PHD'S In Various areas some in history some in mechanics some in medicine some in Design, All of this before the age of 15. But before he could do something with himself he was stabbed fatally during a mugging gone wrong. After what felt like a long time Samuel woke up in a dense darkness with one thing in front of him... a screen, the screen read "You have 3 wishes left"
vastoking: i was right tho.Chunibyo's Fanfic. · C19
vastoking: It's not Isse it's IsseiChunibyo's Fanfic. · C19
Holy Akashic Conqueror
ValyrianDragonLord: This lucifer Morningstar?
Nigh-Omnipotence: Unlike regular Fallen Angels, Lucifer retained his holy and nigh omnipotent powers, instead of them being faded away completely. Lucifer is able to manipulate any external force for any effect he desires. He cannot, however, create something out of nothing; for this he needs the Demiurgic force of his brother Michael, and later his niece Elaine. Together, Michael and Lucifer are capable of creating anything from living beings to entire multiverses. His most common use of power is calling forth the fire of the various suns he used to birth and burning his opponents to ashes. Lucifer is even stronger than the Endless and the only known beings able to rival and surpass his power are Michaeland the Presence.
Cosmic Awareness[1]
Energy Projection
Enhanced Intellect
Flight: Through the use of his large, angelic wings, Lucifer is able to fly.
Immortality: Lucifer will never grow physically old and can live forever. He is billions of years old. Only the Presence is said to have the ability to destroy him.
Magic: Lucifer was able to cast a spell on a door, so that if a person opened it, it would unmake the rest of creation.
Matter Absorption
Necromancy: As a psychopomp, Lucifer can choose the soul's destination if he kills a person or supernatural being (as a demon). He killed Musubi by her own will; she allowed it to free herself from Izanami's service.
Pyrokinesis: Lucifer is able to generate and manipulate holy fire.
Thermal-Blast: Lucifer can generate blasts of flames at will.
Incineration: Lucifer can incinerate beings with his flames.
Dimensional Travel: By projecting flames from his hands, Lucifer is able to create portals to hell.
Reality Alteration: Lucifer is capable of altering reality at will.
Superhuman Stamina: Lucifer is able to function without rest or sleep.
Superhuman Strength: Lucifer is strong enough to throw a person into orbit.
Superhuman Speed: Lucifer has been said to be able to circle the planet before his image leaves your eye.
Telekinesis: Lucifer was capable of telekinetically flinging knives at goons, and slicing them into chunks.
Wings: As a fallen angel, Lucifer possesses large angelic wingsMarvel Reborn · C1
My_tea_is_cold: How do you all like the story so far??The Grimoire Chronicles- A Harry Potter Fic. · C3
Espectador: Não li o primeiro capitulo ainda, mas depois de ler a sinopse, estou meio ansioso para o que está por vir, porquê finalmente encontro algo que parece bom.RE: Percy Jackson World
MisaqTheFallen: Good story I love it, too bad the author knowledge of Percy Jackson world is based on the 2 films of PJ and not on the fantastic book else it would be awesome.
The original world is much better, I hope the author know at last the final plot and prophecy inherent the destruction of Olympus at the sixteenth birthday of Demi god son of one the 3 big pieces.
if I turn a blind eye is not bad for now.
5 star for encouragementRE: Percy Jackson World
thewayofKABOOMMMMM: Isn't that a bit too op for a rank 1 pill...
Bone shrinking pill and Xiao can change his body size whenever he wants ....
Though birds bones are hollow and stuff but stillRebirth: Battle Through The Heavens · C20
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Lord_of_Winter: NO!!! FUCK HIS PARENTS!!!I Hacked Everything · C35
Symbiote: still waiting for the possible NTR scenario. praying for it not to come.I Can Turn into a Fish · C28
String_Of_Fate: I get the feeling that the NTR scene will waltz its way in soon...I Can Turn into a Fish · C28
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dragonfall: When are finishing you bookBecoming Immortal · C9
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Elsontiger987: Please continue blood curse its a good novel.just my opinion.Death with benefits · C20
Lucanel: I'd love to tbh all that sand in mah boots is making me wah. But Wakanda's a pretty big country fam and I ain't never said anything about panthersDeath with benefits · C20
Lucanel: Fam Wakanda got some wacky warlords. Whence you think "African warlords" you usually don't instantly jump to lightsaber wielding neon genesis evangelion style mechs or frikin star trek enterprise looking ships for space battles. Fam let's meet up sometime I'll upgrade the heck out of your gear and you can give me some tips on fightingDeath with benefits · C20
Lucanel: Huh? So you got an abnormal back story too? My parents were captured by cannibal warlords in africa, sor I've been roaming the Sahara with my brother trying to stay on top of my uni studies on mechanical engineering. My studies are going great since I can use the Internet mid desert. Good luck on bopping that mob boss dudeDeath with benefits · C20
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yearsafter: I love yaoi, I hope this is yaoi, but it also ok if it not yaoi. I gladly read it as long as the MC not BRAINLESS WHEN HE MET FEMALES, AND STUPID ROLE OF HAREM!
Anyway, thank for the chapter.
Ps* let me dream of this as yaoi xD.Dragon God System · C5
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Matt Burke has been named senior vice president, chief financial officer and bank treasurer of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank.
Burke had been vice president and director of accounting and finance for the bank, which he joined in 2012.
Before joining Cape Cod Five, Burke was the controller for a community bank and the audit supervisor for a Boston-based firm. For eight years, Burke was a field artillery sergeant for the Massachusetts Army National Guard and the United States Army.
He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a master of science in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Maria Cashdollar, director of education at the Riverview School in Sandwich, has been named "Educator of the Year" by Arc of Cape Cod.
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Riverview School is a boarding and day school for students with language, learning and cognitive disabilities.
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Transformation collectively refers to those processes in which molecular rearrangements occur, that is, reactions. Once a cell adsorbs to a surface or becomes embedded within an existing biofilm, it will continue its metabolic processes in response to its immediate environment. Three fundamental rate processes can be identified: (1) alginate or exopolymer secretion, (2) cellular growth and replication, and (3) cell death and lysis. Prior to the mid-1990s; it was often easier to measure "per reactor area" performance using observed rates determined from bulk liquid parameters (e.g., electron donor removal rate or electron acceptor uptake rate) than to directly measure growth, replication, and death of cells in a biofilm. This experimental limitation led to the development of a number of unstructured mathematical models that were useful in estimating the flux of growth-rate-limiting substrate into a biofilm of fixed thickness, density, and reactivity, taking into account both external and internal molecular diffusion and biological reaction. It was not until the advent of various molecular methods and advances in computer-aided microscopy that it was possible to determine various biofilm processes directly within the biofilm.
Adhesion-Induced Alginate Synthesis. Reporter gene technology has been used to observe the regulation of the alginate biosynthesis gene, algC, in a mucoid strain of P. aeruginosa in developing and mature biofilms (58). In vivo detection of algC up-expression in developing biofilms was performed with a fluorogenic substrate for the plasmid-borne lacZ gene product (S-galactosidase) using microscopy coupled with image analysis. By this technique, cells were tracked over time and analyzed for algC activity. During the initial stages of biofilm development, cells attached to a glass surface for at least 15 min exhibited up-expression of algC, detectable as the development of whole-cell fluorescence. However, initial cell attachment to the substratum appeared to be independent of algC promoter activity. Furthermore, cells not exhibiting algC up-expression were shown to be less capable of remaining at a glass surface under flowing conditions than were cells in which algC up-expression was detected.
Cell Growth and Replication. The major transformation carried out by cells in the biofilm is the metabolism of both an electron donor and a terminal electron acceptor to produce soluble by-products, extracellular polymers, carbon dioxide, and water. Depending on the microbial population in question and the ambient concentration of electron donor and acceptor, a biofilm can be either aerobic, anoxic (denitrifying), anaerobic (sulfate-reducing bacteria, methane formers), or fermentative. Analysis of biofilm bacterial metabolic rates are frequently complicated by the effects of significant mass transfer resistances in both the liquid phase and within the developing biofilm. steady-state mathematical models (59,60) were derived in the late 1970s to estimate the observed flux of growth-rate-limiting substrate into a biofilm of fixed thickness, density, and reactivity. These steady-state biofilm models are based on assumptions of a constant biofilm concentration (tacitly implying a spatially uniform reactivity) and a constant diffusion path (biofilm thickness). such models allow one to predict (1) the concentration profile of limiting substrate (and, by stoichiometry, all other nutrients) with biofilm depth, and (2) the maximum substrate uptake or flux to the biofilm.
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Adaptations to and consequences of an herbivorous diet in grouse and waterfowl
Authors: J. S. Sedinger
Date: 1997
Journal: The Condor
Volume: 99
Number: 2
Pages: 314-326
Summary of Methods: This review looks at diet selection in grouse and waterfowl in the context of their herbivorous diets and discusses adaptations to herbivory in these groups. Grouse eat plant foods containing lower concentrations of protein than foods of waterfowl, especially during the breeding season. Several species of grouse and small waterfowl (ducks) eat invertebrates during periods of high protein requirement, such as growth or egg production. Grouse and waterfowl differ little from each other in the morphology of digestive structures. The principal exception is the ceca, which are 5 times as long in grouse as in comparably sized waterfowl. Enlarged ceca are associated with improved nitrogen economy in grouse; evolution of these structures in geese may have been precluded by energetic costs of carrying enlarged ceca during migration.
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As I understand, the rules of UA disallow linking to external files or pages dedicated to downloadable files, and discussions of the subject point out that exceptions would nullify the rule.
Would this exception be possible nonetheless: Former members' sites which have disappeared after the member has passed on, but which are still accessible on the Internet Archive.
These 'sites' are truly exceptional in that they have now become static content. I feel strongly that these corpus' are worth preserving.
The ban on outlinked files appears to be a safety issue. For static content, is it not possible to guarantee safety by virus testing any downloadable files?
Maybe the content could be housed within UA somewhere.
I haven't delved deeply, and there might not even be any downloadable files on the Internet Archive.
Take Glenn Lloyd's site http://officetipsandmethods.com/. It is down, but a good deal of knowledge is still available (rather slowly) on the Internet Archive.
Am I allowed to post a link to it, and if so, where is the appropriate place? In my opinion, the ideal place would be on 'Visit my site' on Glenn's profile, but of course I can't do that.
Is anyone aware of a site outside UA belonging to Dennis Kuhn? There may once have been a link to one on his profile.
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ORGANISERS of major cycling event have urged business and residents who may be affected by the ride to "help us help you".
Durham County Council and CSM Sport & Entertainment were responding to continued anger over the disruption Vélo North is expected to cause, as well as the lack of consultation ahead of the route going public.
The ride which is predicted to attract up to 15,000 amateur athletes is expected to see roads closed for up to 10 hours on some parts of the county on Sunday, September 1.
Nigel Dodds, the council's strategic manager for culture and sport, said: "On the question of consultation, when planning an event with a route of 100 miles and 50 miles and closing roads we need to sit down and look at wider network and how that effects transport across the county.
"We need to find a route that is practical and satisfies the demands of emergency services. We need to come up with that and share that and then invite feedback."
Mr Dodds said since the initial letter-drop about the route, some changes had been made in road closure times in Teesdale.
He added, businesses would not be compensated for losses, adding: "We would rather work with businesses to mitigate the losses."
Matthew Brooke, head of operations at CSM said: "Our message is help us to help you.
"If we understand the concerns we than can help facilitate that, make plans and to try ensure it is business as usual, or as close as usual. We want to work together to maximise the benefit of that day for everyone. For some we are reaching out to talk about community-based events."
Tyrone Robson of the Golden Lion at St John's Chapel, Weardale, said: "I am not happy with the situation. It is going to impact on our Sunday lunch trade.
"We haven't had any consultation at all. All I received was a poster with the road closure and the times. I didn't know anything about it before that."
Brian Irwin of the Cross Keys, in nearby Eastgate, said: "I wasn't consulted about it from a start. The road closure shuts between 30 and 60 lunches down pretty much straight away.
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Colin Stubbs from the Hare and Hounds, in neighbouring Westgate, added: "It is going to affect a lot of businesses. The Sunday lunch trade is the busiest trade of the week."
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BHUBANESWAR: Stating that lack of required number of railway rake points is a major stumbling block for timely supply of required quantity of fertilisers to farmers, especially during the peak period, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested the Centre to open three new rake points and develop infrastructure in the existing ones for smooth supply of agri-products in the State.
In a letter to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar, the Chief Minister said Odisha required sufficient number of railway rake points to ensure smooth supply of fertilisers to various places in the State.
The State Government has proposed establishment of three new rake points at Bamur in Angul, Rengali in Sambalpur and Dunguripalli in Sonepur and provision of two rake points in six places.
The Chief Minister said the State is facing operational difficulties in the existing 21 rake points due to inadequate infrastructure. "Odisha uses only 60 kg of fertiliser per hectare (ha) agricultural land against national average of 160 kg per ha," he said. A target has been set to increase fertiliser consumption to 90 km per ha during next five years.
Naveen said with coverage under high yielding and hybrid varieties increasing in the State, there is a need for enhancing the consumption level of fertilisers, both chemical and organic, to ensure sustainable crop production and high productivity.
The State Government has taken several steps, including provision of corpus funds for Odisha State Cooperative Marketing Federation (MARKFED) and Odisha Agro Industries Corporation (OAIC) for pre-positioning of fertilisers. Besides, steps have been taken for construction of godowns at primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS) level, he said.
"All such steps will require handling of a huge quantity of different chemical fertilisers at various points in Odisha since these are made available to the State at present from factories located at far off places in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and also through ports, mostly in AP," he added.


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Langdon native Jennifer Jordan, Psy. D., has been hired as a psychology resident by Blooming Prairie Assessment and Therapy Center.
Posted on 10/12/13
By Lee Coleman
Jordan will begin on Oct. 14 and will be working in Langdon and Devil's Lake.
A 2012 graduate of the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Jordan is ready to get going in her new position.
"It is nice to be back in the area and near family," she said. "I'm excited to be working at different sites. It is nice to get a variety."
After receiving their doctorate, psychology residents are required to have one year of supervised work while they apply for their license.
"I want to broaden my skills. I will get a chance to work with a wider range of clients," Jordan said. "I'm looking forward to that and to doing assessments."
Jordan decided on psychology after listening to a professor in a class.
"I took a class in college and the professor was talking about how individuals with mental illness had been treated in the past," she explained. "Past treatments were really awful to be honest. But we've come a long way and I thought it was a field I could be helpful in.
"I was interested in helping others and it is a field that requires a lot of compassion and caring for other people and I thought it would be a good fit."
Helping others and curiosity are the driving forces behind Jordan.
"One thing that drives me is the curiosity about human nature and how we work," she said. "I am amazed how people keep ticking and rolling despite the hard times they have had on their lives.
"People are incredibly resilient and have a lot of strength. That is something that keeps me going in the field."
To make an appointment with Jennifer, call 701-662-8255.


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In pictures: Linfield are all but league champions as Waterworth goal beats Ballymena again
Ballymena United 0-1 Linfield
Andy Waterworth's goal was enough to see Linfield all but secure their 53rd league title by edging out Ballymena United 1-0 at the Showgrounds on Friday evening.
They're now 12 points clear at the top of the table with four games left and with a goal difference 19 better than Ballymena. A draw with Crusaders at Windsor Park next weekend and it will be officially over.
It was a case of de ja vu for the hosts, who once again couldn't make their chances count against the Blues as the visitors showed their clinical edge at the other end.
Waterworth's 17th league goal of the seasson arrived just seconds into the second half as he fired a first-time shot into the bottom corner to punish the Braidmen's missed chances.
Ballymena's Johnny McMurray managed to force the first shot on target just 15 seconds into the game and, while it did little to trouble Gareth Deane, the Linfield man was the first of the goalkeepers breathing a sigh of relief soon after.
That was when McMurray managed to tee up strike partner Adam Lecky, but pressure from Daniel Kearns forced the former Ballinamallard man to blast over.
It had been a positive start from the hosts and that continued after Kofi Balmer did well to put off Linfield's Joel Cooper at the other end.
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Linfield have now kept 25 clean sheets this season but required help from the crossbar when Balmer crashed a half-volley at goal soon after.
Deane was forced into more work of his own when he had to stop Andy McGrory's free-kick finding the top corner.
When you're on top against Linfield, as Ballymena know well from the League Cup final, you had best score.
And the Blues proved why once again through, guess who, Andy Waterworth just 45 seconds into the second half. Cooper found the forward on the right side of the box and, not needing a second invitation, he swivelled and fired a first-time shot across United keeper Ross Glendinning into the bottom corner.
Ballymena got back on the front foot soon after but McGrory was again denied after the midfielder had been teed up by Lecky.
Waterworth tried to add a second in injury-time but even though his volley flew over the bar, it was his night yet again as the goal-scorer extraordinaire delivered another crucial goal for Linfield.
The Blues host Crusaders on Saturday, April 13, when they can officially kick-off their 53rd league title party.
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The year-to-date (67.4%) vehicle lease credit approval rate in 2015 has performed slightly better than same time a year ago when 65.9% of car lease shoppers were gaining approvals. And despite some continued volatility each month, the YTD approvals rate has steadily climbed each month since March when it reached a low of 63.4%.
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The Bagelry closed last year and Vassiliadis, who also works as a specialty bread distributor, bought all of its existing equipment, hired its former staff and took a chance at being an entrepreneur. He opened in mid-March."I lived in New Milford for 11 years and used to distribute bread products to (The Bagelry)," he said. "I worked 20 years in retail management. It was getting time to work for myself and I wanted to do something a little different." After The Bagelry closed, Vassiliadis got his opportunity. He now leases the 2,500-square-foot space that is filled with warm smells of fresh-baked goods, coffee and charbroiled burgers sizzling on the grill. There is also a glass case of cookies and pastries from New York, and bins of kettle-boiled and hearth-baked bagels including cinnamon-raisin, blueberry and egg. Before he ever got to the point of starting a business, Vassiliadis had to decide what direction he wanted to go. 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Santa Claus is coming to town-downtown, that is.
In Christmases past, corporations acknowledged the arrival of the winter holidays by installing in their lobbies forgettable fake trees limply festooned with tinsel, garland and a few shiny balls.
Now, companies are becoming more festive and organized than the jolly old elf himself-and may spend more, too.
No more hauling out boxes of decorations in early December: Dedicated decorators start planning their end-of-the-year holiday tributes in February.
Some suburban companies spend $1,000 per tree to put up clear lights throughout their campuses, while property management companies allot $9,000 to $50,000 for lobby decorations in skyscrapers. Shopping malls outspend them all, dropping $100,000 to $500,000 for extravaganzas of animated figures, crisp metallic accents and huge trees.
"It used to be just a few clients who wanted a single evergreen lighted outside their office," says Bruce Church, president of Lombard-based Church Landscape. "Now, it's every tree strung out to every branch."
The explosion in corporate holiday displays even has inspired a book. Chicago graphic designer Mary Edsey wrote and published "The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland," a $21.95 guide, complete with color pictures, to the region's most eye-popping lobbies and yards.
"I was noticing more and more how the Loop was turning red and green," Ms. Edsey explains. "But the lobbies really surprised me."
No trade group keeps track of commercial holiday decorating trends-not even the Morristown, N.J.-based National Ornament and Electric Light Christmas Assn., known as NOEL.
However, seasoned observer Wally Bronner, founder of the 50-year-old Christmas decoration contractor and retailer Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Mich., reports that sales of commercial installations to companies throughout the Midwest have been growing at a steady 10% annual rate this decade.
Landscapers and commercial florists appear to be gathering most of the loot.
For instance, Judy Phillip, vice-president of the commercial displays division at Phillip Flowers Inc. in Westmont, has seen her unit's revenues triple in the past five years to $1 million-largely on the strength of renting, installing and consulting on yearend displays.
Aside from animated displays, which are costly to design, build and maintain ("Their dresses are always getting caught in the motors-it's unbelievable," complains Ms. Phillip), the main expense is labor. Still, if it comes down to trimming trees or costs, the trees usually win.
In the Loop, the Spirit of Christmas Present is quickly evolving into a competitive Spirit of Just Wait Until Christmas Next Year.
Real estate executive Paul Beitler, president of Miglin-Beitler Inc., budgets $20,000 for holiday decorations for each of the 37 buildings his firm manages. He also claims credit for kicking off what is quickly turning into the Loop equivalent of an old-fashioned neighborhood decorations competition.
"Keeping up with the Joneses is great if you're the Jones," says Mr. Beitler with glee.
Since installing a "Babes in Toyland" display in one building in 1983, he's made it a personal challenge to top himself every year.
Just a few days ago, Mr. Beitler took his teen-age children for a ride on the small-scale but fully operational train at 181 W. Madison St.
At 200 W. Madison St., passersby can get free gumballs from a giant gumball machine. At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, an exhibit on "Christmas Around the World" features constantly changing pictures depicting different cultures' celebrations.
Viewing these extravaganzas, managers of other buildings started casting jaded eyes at the staid trees occupying their own lobbies.
Tired of the poinsettias at 525 W. Monroe St., Lisa Schasane of Tishman Speyer replaced them with Norwegian pines. That was three years ago. She then added ornaments. Then tinsel. This year: reindeer.
"Now, nothing's good enough for us," says Ms. Schasane. "Next year, we're changing everything."
Of course, decking the malls is an annual ritual with a specific payback: getting shoppers in a wallet-opening frame of mind.
Every four years, the animated displays at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg are switched to a new theme, but it's "tweaked and fluffed" continually, reports Marketing Director Paula Guiliano.
Once people get started, it's hard to quit, notes Michigan retailer Mr. Bronner. "Nobody says, 'Isn't that a beautiful bow or aren't those lights nicely spaced?' They want a showcase."
Of course, in every Christmas scenario, there must be a Grinch. In the case of holiday decorations, it's the ever-present threat of inadvertently causing offense.
"No stars, angels or religious music," cautions Ms. Phillip. "If there are carolers (in the scene), the music painted on their scrolls can't be religious."
She once sneaked into a display late at night to paint the faces of some elves brown to placate tenants who objected to an apparently all-white North Pole workforce.
The safest route is to focus on toys, animals and winter wonderlands. "If you keep it light and simple," Ms. Phillip advises, "people don't get upset."


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