As global trends that affect the shipping industry have changed rapidly in recent years, it remains difficult to predict these trends and the extent to which seasonality will be a factor affecting our results of operations in the future. See "Item 5. - Operating and Financial Review and ...
The subject should maintain the upper part of the body in a horizontal position while the arms are crossed on the chest, and the length of time (in seconds) that the subject can maintain the given position is measured using a stopwatch. The test terminates when the subject can no longer ...
sustainability Review State-of-the-Art Review on Sustainable Design and Construction of Quieter Pavements—Part 2: Factors Affecting Tire-Pavement Noise and Prediction Models Okan Sirin Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar; okansirin@qu.edu...
Macrotexture can change the volume of air cavities thus affecting the air pumping and pipe resonance mechanisms. It can also affect the impact, friction, and adhesion mechanisms. Abo-Quadis [73] performed a series of skid resistance tests by using the British (Pendulum) Skid Resistance Tester (...