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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Novel Prototype of a Small-Scale Solar Power Plant: dynamic Simulation and Thermoeconomic AnalysisAnnamaria Buonomano, Francesco Calise, Maria VicidominiThe paper presents an innovative prototype of a solar power plant, purposely designed for small-scale applications such as residential and/or small commercial buildings. The system consists of 10 kWe Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plant and innovative solar thermal collectors. In particular, 235 m2 of flat-plate evacuated solar collectors are designed to heat diathermic oil up to 180°C. A variable volume … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 8 Feb 2016 · 8,061 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimal Ordering Policy with Stock-Dependent Demand Rate Under Retailer’s Two Stages Trade Credit Financing Using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) ApproachRakesh Prakash Tripathi, Harendra Singh, Neha SangMany researchers have assumed one stage trade credit financing. In this study, we considered two levels of trade credit policy using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach. Demand rate is considered to be stock-dependent for the first level (credit demand) and constant for second level (cash demand). Mathematical models are derived under two different circumstances i.e., case I: The permissible delay … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 18 Nov 2015 · 7,080 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffect of Exhaust Gas Temperature on the Performance of Automobile Adsorption Air-ConditionerAbdul Hadi N. Khalifa, Ali H. Jabbar, Jamal A. MuhsinAn adsorption air conditioning unit of two beds was designed and built. Each bed was constructed from two concentric copper pipes sets, the length of the pipes in each set was 1500 mm pipe. The inner pipe was 50 mm in diameter while the outer pipe was of 100 mm diameter. The inside surface of the outer pipe and the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 13 Oct 2015 · 8,083 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLife Cycle Flow (LCF) Application to Evaluate the Real Estate Investment in Residential Buildings with Tax Benefit Incentives in Cases of Positive ExternalitiesMattia Iotti, Giuseppe BonazziInvesting in the main home is an important form of investment for families and represented one of the main family assets in Italy in the second half of the 20th century. The evaluation of the convenience of the house purchase needs to consider that technologies in construction have undergone a rapid change in recent times that proposes an approach to … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 5 · 28 Sep 2015 · 7,309 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProfitability and Financial Sustainability Analysis in Italian Aquaculture Firms by Application of Economic and Financial MarginsMattia Iotti, Giuseppe BonazziAgricultural Firms operating in the aquaculture sector in Italy are often characterized by high investment and high capital intensity. In fact, these companies need to develop structures and breeding systems to generate adequate cash flow to repay their investment in fixed assets. In addition, the biological cycle of breeding further extends the need for capital, in this case to finance … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 2 Apr 2015 · 8,436 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic and Financial Flow Generation in Tomato Industry in ItalyGiuseppe Bonazzi, Mattia IottiIn many Italian regions, firms operating in tomato industry have made significant investments in plants and machinery and often sell products to large food retail chains that require large stocks of inventory and have an average time of over 150 days for the payment of receivables. These management characteristics amplify capital requirements, in large part financed, increasing debt levels. Also, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 25 Mar 2015 · 7,118 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReliability and Economic Analysis of a Power Generating System Comprising One Gas and One Steam Turbine with Random InspectionDalip Singh, Gulshan TanejaReliability and economic analysis for a power generating system comprising one gas and one steam turbine has been done wherein the inspection for doing one of the three types of maintenance (Minor, Path or Major) is carried out randomly. Initially, both the units i.e., the gas turbine as well as the steam turbine are operating. On failure of the gas … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 1 Jan 2015 · 8,429 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractINTEREST COVERAGE RATIOS (ICRs) AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY: APPLICATION TO FIRMS WITH BOVINE DAIRY LIVESTOCKGiuseppe Bonazzi, Mattia IottiAgricultural firms with bovine dairy livestock are characterized by high investments in capital equipment and this is determined by the biological cycle of production, which requires large investments in land, facilities and bovine herd. These large investments require funding from equity capital or debt capital, which generates financial costs. Therefore, it is necessary to assess not only the profitability of … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 15 Oct 2014 · 7,652 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAutomatic Detection of the End-Diastolic and End-Systolic from 4D Echocardiographic ImagesAnas A. Abboud, Rahmita Wirza Rahmat, Suhaini Bin Kadiman et al.Accurate detection of the End-Diastolic (ED) and End-Systolic (ES) frames of a cardiac cycle are significant factors that may affect the accuracy of abnormality assessment of a ventricle. This process is a routine step of the ventricle assessment procedure as most of the time in clinical reports many parameters are measured in these two frames to help in diagnosing and … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 25 Aug 2014 · 8,500 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReaction Kinetics of Versatile Peroxidase for the Degradation of Lignin CompoundsN. Busse, D. Wagner, M. Kraume, P. CzermakThe H2O2-dependent degradation of adlerol by a crude versatile peroxidase from Bjerkandera adusta, a new ligninolytic enzyme, was investigated. Adlerol (1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,3-propanediol)) is a non phenolic β-O-4 dimer whose structural architecture represents the most abundant unit (50-65%) of the valuable renewable biopolymer lignin. Lignin removel plays a key role in utilizing lignocellulosic biomass in biorefineries. Steady state analyses in the µL … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 20 Dec 2013 · 9,263 accessesView PDFCite