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...development, by raising the abstraction level and introducing more automation in the process. The promises are many; among them improved software quality by increased traceability between artifacts, early defect detection, reducing manual and error-prone work and including knowledge in generators. However...

...grants and on developing optimisation engines for software vendors or for end-users. I will talk about our experience in customer contacts, business models, intellectual property, contract negotiation, expectation management, and different kinds of support. There are compromises to be made and various...

In amine based post-combustion CO₂ capture and storage, solvent degradation and corrosion of steel materials are the main operational challenges. In this paper the focus was on minimizing degradation and corrosion by addition of inhibitors. The tested amine solution was 30 wt% of the benchmark solvent...

...ultrasound transducer elements is demonstrated. The PZT film is deposited by chemical solution deposition on SOI wafers, and standard MEMS processes are utilized to make cantilevers, bridges and membranes. The PZT film of ~50% of the devices exposed to thermal aging were found to fail at 85°C – 85%RH (relative...

...to solid tumors and across the blood–brain barrier. Efficient drug delivery requires both high cellular uptake of the nanoparticles and release of the drug from the nanoparticles. Release of hydrophobic drugs from PACA nanoparticles is primarily governed by nanoparticle degradation, and this process has...

...petroleum wells must be logged to determine the bonding and hydraulic isolation properties of the sealing material and to determine the structural integrity status. Although ultrasonic pitch-catch logging in single-casing geometries has been widely studied and is commercially available, this is not the case...

... This study investigates that reflective facades reduce thermal movement loading to sealant joints due to less fluctuations of surface temperature, and therefore lower fatigue damage of sealant joints. Cumulative fatigue damage was calculated to less than 1.6% in the first year. This damage considering...

...in the silicon alloy production industry. Small-scale experiments and industrial measurements have been carried out in order to understand the mechanisms and kinetics of liquid silicon oxidation. Key questions as to the main factors and conditions determining the rate of fume formation in the industry...