A tank experiment using a flexible multi-column floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) model in regular waves was carried out to clarify Pullon the floater elastic response and its influence on the floater motion.The model motion response from the experiment was compared with the numerical simulations by NK-UTWind and WAMIT codes.The dynamic elastic
(1) Background: Let the continuous parameter X be a proxy variable for the outcome of an intervention R.Quasi-experimental studies are designed to evaluate the effect of R over X when forming a randomized control group (without the intervention) is impractical or/and unethical.The most popular quasi-experimental design, the difference-in-difference
The objective of this paper is to analyze the relation between a Calvinist religion orientation and the economic impact in Los Altos, Chiapas.The religious diversity is the result of the anticlerical fight in the XIX century and the decision to abandon the state religion.The opening in the religious market is also due to socioeconomicl factors and
In this paper, we describe the evolution of Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (TCSCA) regulated by Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration during the past two decades.The TCSCA was originally drafted for the management of utilization and operation of toxic chemical substances from cradle to grave.Following the 921 earthquake in central T