In a market economy, the aggregate production level depends not only on the aggregate variables but also on the distribution of individual characteristics (e.g., productivity, credit limit, ...). We point out that, due to financial frictions the equilibrium aggregate production may be non-monotonic in both individual productivity and credit limit. ...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Sediment erosion in hydraulic turbines are severe in case of hydropower plants operating in Himalayan Rivers of Nepal. Francis turbine components are heavily eroded while hard particles as quartz flow along with water through the water conduit in power plant. In Francis turbines, the runner blades where significant portion of hydraulic energy conve...
Published in Drug delivery and translational research
Chemical penetration enhancer (CPE) is a preferred approach to improve drug permeability through the skin, due to its unique advantages of simple use and high compatibility. However, CPEs efficiency and safety problems frequently arise, which greatly restrains the further application in transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS). To get access to the...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
The manufacturing of micro-hydro turbines, especially Cross-Flow, Pelton, Propeller turbine, has been carried for more than 50 years in Nepal. A prominent opportunity in the manufacturing of Francis turbines has been perceived in recent years as the requirements of turbines for future installations falls on the Francis turbine range and are above 6...
One of the major problems in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is the use of machine learning model as a black box, even though it might be helpful in a few cases but understanding the internal structure and the operating mechanism will assist the user to tweak the variables in a more efficient and productive manner. In this paper, we have ...
The world is moving towards sustainability and there is immense pressure on Aerospace Industry to reduce its emissions to contribute to a carbon-neutral world. However, maturing gas turbine technology is a big bottleneck towards this goal and hence, this project focuses on the technical and economic feasibility of a new type of propulsion system, c...
Published in Arthroplasty Today
Background When performing a total hip arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach (DAA), many orthopedic surgeons utilize an orthopedic traction table. This technique requires an expensive table, time for positioning, staff to operate the table, and time-consuming transitions when preparing the femur. Some surgeons advocate for an “off-table” te...
This paper presents a planar multi-circular loop antenna with wide impedance bandwidth for next generation mm-wave systems. The proposed antenna comprises three circular rings with a partial ground plane having a square slot. The resonating structure is designed on a 0.254 mm thin RO5880 substrate with a relative permittivity of 2.3. The single ele...
Published in Journal of Shipping and Trade
The COVID-19 pandemic has augmented pre-existing digitalization and environmental trends. In the maritime industry, one of the marked impacts of the pandemic is how the regard for technology has changed. There is now greater appetite and acceptance of digital solutions across the industry. This study investigates the ways the adoption of a series o...
Published in Human Resources for Health
The organisation of the 24-h day for hospital nurses in two 12-h shifts has been introduced with value propositions of reduced staffing costs, better quality of care, more efficient work organisation, and increased nurse recruitment and retention. While existing reviews consider the impact of 12-h shifts on nurses’ wellbeing and performance, this d...
