The lack of access to modern energy services, sometimes also referred to as energy poverty, is a significant global development challenge. This paper provides an analysis of energy access in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), sheds light on current challenges and provides insights on opportunities to improve access to modern...
The bedrock of Thetis, Kuper, and seven adjacent islands and
islets of British Columbia's Gulf Islands consists of four Late Cretaceous
(Campanian) formations of the Nanaimo Group. The four, from
oldest to youngest, are the Cedar District, De Courcy, Northumberland,
and Geoffrey Formations.
The formations vary greatly in thickness but...
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access to most of the coastal area. Kuper Island has
no facilities for offloading vehicles from the
Nanoparticles (NPs), defined by their size (1-100 nm), are increasingly incorporated into commercial and industrial products due to their high surface area and unique properties. They can be designed for specific applications by manipulating composition, size, shape, and surface functionalization. As NP production and complexity increases, there is a need...
A program of research has been established at Oregon State
University to study wood residue combustion using an experimental
spreader-stoker combustor. This research was conducted to increase
the understanding of combustion occurring in wood fired boilers.
Using Douglas Fir screened to 3/8-3/4 inches, two 4x4 factorial
experiments were conducted varying...
Verticillium wilt of 'Willamette' hops (Humulus
lupulus) was investigated to identifY the causal organism,
to determine the incidence of the disease, and to explore
the possibility of interactions with soil fertility and/or
nematodes. In the first year of a three year study,
sampling of yards followed a "searching for extremes...
Steel Slit Panel Frames (SSPFs) are an innovative and resilient lateral force resisting system. Steel Slit Panels (SSPs) are bolted to the beams and act as replaceable seismic fuses, dissipating energy through flexural yielding in links between vertical rows of slits. SSPFs have shown promise as a lateral force resisting...
Na-ion batteries are emerging as one of the most promising energy storage technologies, particularly for grid-level applications. Among anode candidate materials, hard carbon is very attractive due to its high capacity and low cost. However, hard carbon anodes often suffer a low first-cycle Coulombic efficiency and fast capacity fading. In...
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As the western United States continues to experience prolonged drought that is extending water deficits and threatening ecosystem resilience and socioeconomic systems, it will be vital to understand the relationship between water use and transport for proper water resource management. This is especially important to the agricultural areas of the...
Given the abundance of images related to operations that are being captured and stored, it behooves firms to innovate systems using image processing to improve operational performance that refers to any activity that can save labor cost. In this paper, we use deep learning techniques, combined with classic image/signal processing...