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this paper presents an approach to the fabrication flux lines specific to series fabrication, from the perspective of their equilibration. It often happens that the durations of the technological operations are quite different from each other, and these situations may lead to bottlenecks and significant waiting times, which have an adverse impact on the productivity. This paper describes how to use the computer application TECNOMATIX PLANT SIMULATION in order to reveal the dysfunctionalities that may occur during the operation of the fabrication system. Also, the solutions for balancing the fabrication lines can be found. One fabrication line for the production of an axle is analyzed. The software application TECNOMATIX PLANT SIMULATION yields a lot of useful information for the decisional factors in the management of the fabrication process.

The conveyors are used to transport various products in successive steps until they reach their destination and to ensure cargo volumes to balance the flow buffer. The conveyors monorail type are used for the transfer of the products, piece by piece and they can be suspended and can operate at heights and different tasks. In this paper is presented a method for the design of the drive shaft of a monorail conveyor, by using CAD-CAE applications.

The paper presents how the critical path method is applied to the management of the unique items production. The case of a complex product was taken into consideration: equipment for detergent automatic wrapping. The first step was the signing of the contract with the beneficiary. Then all the activities which lead to the equipment finalization were taken into account: design, supply, execution, assembly, testing and delivery. All these were implemented in the Microsoft Project® software application, which yielded important information for the project manager: critical path, critical activities, finalization deadline and related costs. According to the data of the first version, supplementary resources were added for some critical activities, which yielded the reduction of the project execution duration.

Reverse engineering represents a method to retrieve information from an existing product, information which are then used for designing a new product or to reproduce it in order to make spare parts. In this paper is presented a case study on making a spare part of complex shape from a worn part. There are presented the stages of acquisition of data by scanning, the use of reverse engineering for the realization of the 3D model, the virtual manufacturing and then the machining of the workpiece CNC machine tools.

This paper presents the, prototyping, and assembly process of a novel Heat Recovery Ventilation System (HRVS) in order to increase the indoor air quality (IAQ) without consumption energy. This HRVS plays the role of heat transfer between hot and cold air with high efficiency confirming thermal comfort. Out of careful prototyping and assembly techniques, an efficient HRVS unit have developed that can be introduced in residential buildings in a compact size. This paper discusses the 3D printing of the components, including heat exchangers and air distributer with PLA material. In addition, installing the fans and the control system to achieve comfort behaviour ventilation without energy cost. Moreover, the performance of the HRVS will be tested in order to assess the real-world environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines comparatively the potential feminist work done by two recent films, Promising Young Woman (2020) and Barbie (2023). By employing the concepts of (male) entitlement and patriarchy, we argue that pushing the concept of patriarchy to the center of a discourse propagated by means of commercial success can have the effect of strengthening rather than undermining it. At the same time, this apparent acceptance of patriarchy as a debate topic is accompanied by continued reluctance to address entitlement.

In this paper, a low-cost IoT device using the DS18B20 temperature sensor is proposed. This IoT device has been designed in such a way that it can be used in the development of a predictive maintenance system intended for fire prevention in production halls or other types of buildings. Thus, the sensor must be configurable to be able to acquire temperature values at certain time intervals, and in case of detecting that a certain pre-set value of the acquired temperature is exceeded, to connect via HTTPS protocol to an API endpoint of a software solution allowing an automatic recording of a maintenance task. This maintenance task will allow the maintenance team to be informed and manage the incident with traceability. In the practical experiment validating the functioning of the IoT device, it was connected to an existing task management software solution on the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reverse engineering represents a method to retrieve information from an existing product, information which are then used for designing a new product or to reproduce it in order to make spare parts. In this paper is presented a case study on making a spare part of complex shape from a worn part. There are presented the stages of acquisition of data by scanning, the use of reverse engineering for the realization of the 3D model, the virtual manufacturing and then the machining of the workpiece CNC machine tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rapid prototyping technology allows to obtain the physical models of the products in a short time and with minimum costs, which allows the study of the designed product characteristics, before the product to be launched in the execution. Checking the products with complex shape is difficult or even impossible to achieve them with conventional methods. By development of the digital technologies, the 3D scanning becomes more and more performant and more accessible to companies. By the 3D scan may be carrying out checks for complex surfaces with appropriate accuracy in a short time. In this paper the authors present how to obtain a complex part through rapid prototyping using Fused Deposition Modelling technology and verification by 3D scanning technique. It presents a case study for a pump impeller. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The conveyors are used to transport various products in successive steps until they reach their destination and to ensure cargo volumes to balance the flow buffer. The conveyors monorail type are used for the transfer of the products, piece by piece and they can be suspended and can operate at heights and different tasks. In this paper is presented a method for the design of the drive shaft of a monorail conveyor, by using CAD-CAE applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents an approach to the fabrication flux lines specific to series fabrication, from the perspective of their equilibration. It often happens that the durations of the technological operations are quite different from each other, and these situations may lead to bottlenecks and significant waiting times, which have an adverse impact on the productivity. This paper describes how to use the computer application TECNOMATIX PLANT SIMULATION in order to reveal the dysfunctionalities that may occur during the operation of the fabrication system. Also, the solutions for balancing the fabrication lines can be found. One fabrication line for the production of an axle is analyzed. The software application TECNOMATIX PLANT SIMULATION yields a lot of useful information for the decisional factors in the management of the fabrication process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the students in today's secondary education, digital technology is part of their everyday life, which is why their generation has been named by researchers digital natives, Net-generation, Millennials, etc. These students access online information, generally based on visuals, play, communicate and collaborate in various virtual communities, they are involved in and expect immediate feedback / rewards. All these features could be valued in school as well. Thus, in the school environment, the infusion of technology should be sustained with adequate training of teachers / future teachers, especially for its effective integration into the teaching activity. In this respect, in the last years, various pedagogical models have been developed in the world, the two most well-known being the Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge Model (TPACK) and the Substitution-Augmentation-Modification-Redefinition Model (SAMR) to highlight and explain how technology supports and / or transforms teaching-learningevaluation activities in the increasingly complex ecosystem of the class. In this paper, we present some of the trends in the integration of ICT in language learning, exemplifying learning activities based on ICT collaborative applications, proposed, realized and evaluated by the Faculty of Letters students, the field of Philology from UVT, within the offered teacher training program by the above-mentioned institution. Activities are analysed within TPACK and SAMR, identifying types of applications that are useful in language classes and concrete ways of integrating online and / or collaborative applications, especially using mobile technology

In a context where post-colonial translation has emerged as a strong interface between post-colonial studies and translation studies, the present paper examines the case of Salman Rushdie as a post-colonial translator. Drawing on concepts and ideas put forth by the two above-mentioned paradigms, the paper will argue that the strategies used by Rushdie in his attempts to write about the importance of redressing the balance of power and of resisting Orientalising practices are similar to those used by translators of post-colonial literature. The writing of post-colonial literature becomes an act of (re)translation, while translating post-colonial literature should aim at resisting domestication and at creating a target text that remains ‘foreign’ enough for the reader. While there is no doubt that through its post-colonial and global concerns Rushdie’s entire work fits this frame, the analysis will focus only on two works, Midnight’s Children and Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, since they seem to bracket Rushdie’s efforts in this respect.

A large number of business leaders, as well as ordinary people, do not make a clear distinction between ethical norms and legal regulations; consequently, they expect morality would solve the legal issues, but confuse moral behaviour with mere compliance to the law. This study attempts to clarify this matter, discussing several matters: What is a norm in general; the necessary relationship between norms and freedom; the structure of norms; the normative statements; the distinctions between moral norms and legal regulations. Illustrated by a few case studies, the conclusion of this paper claims that too often mere legality does not insure the morality of business decisions and practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At first glance, game theory could support with logical, ideologically neutral arguments, the rationale of acting ethically in business. Apparently, this is what we learn from the Prisoner's Dilemma, the Peasant's Dilemma, Tit for Tat, and other strategic games, suggesting that the winning business strategies combine the competitive aggressiveness and a disposition for cooperation with other players of the economic game. Consequently, it is only rational to adopt an ethical behaviour in business activities, respecting the legitimate rights and interests of different categories of stakeholders. Nevertheless, this view is arguable, since game theory is grounded on the obsolete concept of homo economicus and ultimately suggests that the best strategy in business is the cooperation of the competitors. On the other hand, except utilitarianism, the rest of the major ethical theories deny the moral character of those actions that are motivated by self-interest. This study concludes that game theory cannot offer a solid ground for business ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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We performed a bioinformatics study to predict and compare the structural and functional properties of human caveolins: caveolin-1, -2 and -3. The computed local physico-chemical properties, predictions of their secondary structure elements and interacting partners of caveolin-2 and -3 are compared to experimentally proved structural and functional properties of caveolin-1. These data combined with the sequences alignment of the three caveolins, allowed predicting and characterizing the functional domains of caveolin-2 and -3. The hydrophobic regions of these proteins are highly similar in sequences and physicochemical properties and it is in good agreement with their known membrane locations and functions. The most divergent in sequences and properties are the C-terminal regions of caveolins suggesting that they might be responsible for their distinct predicted interactions, with direct consequences on signalling processes.

Quadcopter frame modeling is useful to analyze the reliability of body frame part and to help determine the type of rotor and propeller in order to assure the necessary flight acceleration. Quadcopter flight stability is influenced by the resulting thrust, by the distance between each rotor propeller and also by the frame rigidity; the frame has been designed to be as light as possible, meanwhile maintaining the strength to carry the load. Solidworks software has been used to design and analyze using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) method the quadcopter frame - having folded size of 560 (mm) square - also a 406x127 (mm) propeller and rotor's angular velocity and air flow produced around the propeller. The FEA method showed that the presence of rotational velocities in each propeller flow field will significantly affect the thrust efficiency which can cause flight instability or body frame vibration.

The results presented here suggest the existence of correlations in the sequence data of proteins. 32 proteins, both globular and fibrous, both monomeric and polymeric, were analyzed. The primary structures of these proteins were treated as time series. Three spatial series of data for each sequence of a protein were generated from numerical correspondences between each amino acid and a physical property associated with it, i.e., its electric charge, its polar character and its dipole moment. For each series, the spectral coefficient, the scaling exponent and the Hurst coefficient were determined. The values obtained for these coefficients revealed non-randomness in the series of data. .

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