MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION APPLIED TO LARGE HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS: TOWARDS A METHODOLOGY ENCOMPASSING REGULATORY ASPECTS

Maintenance Schedule Optimization Applied to Large Hydroelectric Plants: Towards a Methodology Encompassing Regulatory Aspects

The maintenance schedule planning of hydro plant generating units is a subject of great interest to several agents in the energy industry.A correct approach for this problem can prevent the degradation of physical assets and minimize the probability of forced shutdowns of their equipment.In addition to these factors, due particularities of the Braz

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Transmission electron microscopic observations of acrosome and head abnormalities in impala (Aepyceros melampus) sperm from the Kruger National Park

Sperm morphological features play an important role in semen evaluation.Exposure to a variety of chemical compounds, especially environmental endocrine disrupters, elicit Circle Jewelry Dish_FULL abnormalities in sperm of certain species.Baseline data on ultrastructure of normal sperm as well as abnormalities observed concomitantly, are required be

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Role of Receptor-Interacting Protein 140 in human fat cells

Abstract Background Mice lacking Receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) have yellow cable reduced body fat which at least partly is mediated through increased lipid and glucose metabolism in adipose tissue.In humans, RIP140 is lower expressed in visceral white adipose tissue (WAT) of obese versus lean subjects.We investigated the role of RIP140

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The Effect of the Entry of Private Firms in the Upstream of the Industry Chain on the Privatization of State-owned Firms

This article examines the possibility of improved social welfare as a result of the entry of a new private firm, domestic or foreign, into the upstream industry, in a situation where the upstream industry had a monopoly structure with the existence of a single government firm.A public firm can be privately or publicly managed, that is to say that i

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