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This paper presents a systematic literature review on both the risks affecting wood supply security and risk mitigation strategies by quantitative and qualitative data analysis. It describes wood-specific supply chain risks, thereupon resulting impacts and counteracting strategies to ensure supply. Risks, impacts, and strategies are documented as basis for a comparative analysis, discussion of results, challenges and research gaps. Finally, the suitability and the limitations of the chosen methodology and the achieved results are discussed. Scanning wood supply chain risks and supply strategies, most of the reviewed papers focus on wood supply for bioenergy generation and only a few studies investigate wood supply chain risk issues for the sawing, wood panel, pulp and paper industries, or biorefineries.
This review differs significantly from other reviews in this field as it considers the entire wood value chain including recent studies on new chemical wood-based products and thus provides a more complete picture of the wood-based bioeconomy. Consequently, it contributes to the literature by providing an overarching investigation of the risks affecting wood supply security and possible side effects of a growing wood-based bioeconomy. It was found that comprehensive value chain analyses considering established wood products, large-volume bioenergy products, as well as established and new chemical wood-based products in the context of wood supply security are missing. Studies that map the entire wood value chain with its multilevel interdependences and integrating cascading use of wood are lacking.
Ausgehend von der herkömmlichen Pin-on-Disc-Prüfmethodik wurde ein Tribologieprüfstand hinsichtlich seiner Leistungsfähigkeit zur Fasercharakterisierung optimiert und angepasst. Die Methodik wird erläutert und erste Anwendungen im Bereich der tribologischen Charakterisierung von Einzelfasern werden vorgestellt. Der Prüfungsablauf zur Untersuchung der Polymerfasern, deren Durchmesser nur einige 100 µm betragen, ist so generiert, dass eine Erfassung der Daten als Funktion der Zeit im Bereich von einigen 10 µm bis zu einigen 100 µm Faserverschleiß kontinuierlich während der Messung bereits in den ersten Minuten erfolgen kann. Der Prüfmodus startet hierbei mit Linienlast und entwickelt sich dynamisch zur Flächenlast durch Änderung der Auflagefläche der Faser während der Messung. Es wird gezeigt, dass Einzelfasern hinsichtlich ihrer Reibungs- und Verschleißeigenschaften in unterschiedlichen tribologischen Systemen charakterisiert werden können. Die Abhängigkeit der Verschleißraten von Fasermaterial, Oberflächenrauheit der Gegenkörper und Schmiermittelraten wird dargestellt.
We employed the well-established Horton-Strahler, hierarchical, stream-order (ω) scheme to investigate scaling of nutrient loads (P and N) from ~845 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) distributed along the river network in urbanized Weser River, the largest national basin in Germany (~46K km2; ~8.4 million population). We estimated hydrologic and water quality impacts at the reach- and basin-scales, at two steady river discharge conditions (median flow, QR50; low-flow, QR90). Of the five WWTPs class-sizes (1 ≤ k ≤ 5), ~68% discharge to small low-order streams (ω < 3). We found large variations in capacity to dilute WWTP nutrient loads because of variability in (1) treated wastewater discharge (QU) within and among different class-sizes, and (2) river discharge (QR) within low-order streams (ω < 3) resulting from differences in drainage areas. For QR50, reach-scale water quality impairment assessed by nutrient concentration was likely at 136 (~16%) locations for P and 15 locations (~2%) for N. About 90% of these locations were lower-order streams (ω < 3). At QR50 and only with dilution, basin-scale cumulative nutrient loads from multiple upstream WWTPs increase impaired locations to 266 (~32% of total) for P. Considering in-stream uptake decreased P-impaired streams to 225 (~27%), suggesting the dominant role of dilution in the Weser River basin. Role of in-stream uptake diminished along the flow paths, while dilution in larger streams (4 ≤ ω ≤ 7) minimizes the impact of WWTP loads. Under QR90 conditions [(QR50/QR90) ~ 2.5], water quality impaired locations will likely double for the basin-scale analyses. Long-term water quality data suggested that diffuse sources are the primary contributors for water quality impairments in large streams. Our data-modeling synthesis approach is transferable to other urbanized river basins and extends understanding of point source impacts on water quality across spatial scales.
1. Understanding and explaining the structure of communities in response to environmental gradients is a central goal in ecology. Trait‐based approaches are promising but yet rarely applied to understand community dynamics in response to changing environmental conditions.
2. Here, we investigate seasonal succession patterns of functional traits in phytoplankton communities and how nutrient reductions (oligotrophication) alter these patterns. We used phytoplankton data from 40 years of observation from the Rappbode Reservoir (Germany), which underwent a strong shift in trophic conditions, and translated taxonomic composition into functional traits by assigning trait values compiled from the literature.
3. All studied traits (morphological, behavioural and physiological traits) responded to changing environmental conditions and showed consistent, reoccurring seasonal developments. The seasonal succession of phytoplankton communities was shaped by a trade‐off between small‐celled, fast‐growing species that are able to rapidly incorporate existing resources (r ‐strategists) and large‐celled species with more complex and efficient mechanisms to exploit scarce mineral nutrients or acquire previously unexploited nutrient pools (k ‐strategists). In summer, when nutrients were scarce, the k ‐strategy was prevailing (important traits: phosphate affinity, nitrogen fixation, motility and mixotrophy). During the rest of the year, nutrients and turbulence were high and r ‐strategists dominated (important traits: maximum growth rate and light affinity).
4. A comparison between eutrophic and oligotrophic years revealed that the main features of functional trait succession were largely preserved, but intra‐annual fluctuations from spring to summer were stronger during eutrophic years. Nutrient reductions mainly affected functional traits and biomass in spring, while in summer the functional community composition changed little.
5. Synthesis. This study provides for the first time a quantitatively supported functional template for trait‐based succession patterns in lakes under different nutrient conditions. By translating taxonomic composition into trait information, we demonstrate that the quantification of functional characteristics enables ecological interpretation of observed community dynamics and provides not only a testable template but also a powerful tool towards a more mechanistic understanding. The quantification of functional traits further improves the predictability of community shifts in response to changing environmental conditions and thus opens new perspectives for predictive limnology using lake ecosystem models.
Driving forest machines on wet soils causes irreversible soil compaction, often associated with intensive rut formation and inaccessibility of wheeled forest machines for future forest operations. The German forestry equipment manufacturer FHS, Forsttechnik Handel & Service GmbH, engineered a forwarder, the Trac 81/11, equipped with conventional, well-proved bogie-axles embraced by a closed rubber track. At the center of the bogie-axle, four additional supportive rollers are placed to increase the load-carrying section between the tires of the bogie-axle. The study aimed to characterize the principle concept and the trafficability of the forwarder by analyzing the footprint area, the contact pressure, the rut formation on forest sites and the slippage during driving. Therefore, the effective contact area was measured on steel plates and rut formation was analyzed on a case study basis. Results showed that the supportive rollers increase the contact surface area by about 1/3. By this, a decrease of peak loads below the wheels and a more homogenous load distribution were observed. However, the contact surface area is still clearly divided into three parts; the area between the supportive rollers and the wheels does not take any load. Results of the rut formation were diverse: After 20 passes with 26,700 kg total mass, rut depth varied between 12.6 and 212.5 mm. Overall, the new undercarriage concept of FHS demonstrated a generally positive performance. The engineered forwarder contributes to reduce the environmental impact associated with log extraction.
Driving forest machines on wet soils causes irreversible soil compaction, often associated with intensive rut formation and inaccessibility of wheeled forest machines for future forest operations. The German forestry equipment manufacturer FHS, Forsttechnik Handel & Service GmbH, engineered a forwarder, the Trac 81/11, equipped with conventional, well-proved bogie-axles embraced by a closed rubber track. At the center of the bogie-axle, four additional supportive rollers are placed to increase the load-carrying section between the tires of the bogie-axle. The study aimed to characterize the principle concept and the trafficability of the forwarder by analyzing the footprint area, the contact pressure, the rut formation on forest sites and the slippage during driving. Therefore, the effective contact area was measured on steel plates and rut formation was analyzed on a case study basis. Results showed that the supportive rollers increase the contact surface area by about 1/3. By this, a decrease of peak loads below the wheels and a more homogenous load distribution were observed. However, the contact surface area is still clearly divided into three parts; the area between the supportive rollers and the wheels does not take any load. Results of the rut formation were diverse: After 20 passes with 26,700 kg total mass, rut depth varied between 12.6 and 212.5 mm. Overall, the new undercarriage concept of FHS demonstrated a generally positive performance. The engineered forwarder contributes to reduce the environmental impact associated with log extraction.
The bond between polymer fibers and the surrounding cementitious matrix is essential for the development of concrete reinforcement. The single fiber pull-out test (SFPT) is the standard characterization technique for testing the bond strength. However, the different phases of debonding cannot be distinguished by the SFPT. This study investigates the debonding of different polymer fibers from the surrounding cementitious matrix with a modified SFPT and proposes methods to change the SFPT setup to generate more valuable information on the debonding mechanism. The SFPT was equipped with linear variable differential transformers (LVDT), digital image correlation (DIC) and acoustic emission (AE) analysis. The results demonstrate that the modified SFPT allows a better understanding of the different phases of debonding during fiber pull-out. Furthermore, bond strength values calculated by different methods reveal that the chemical bond of the investigated polymers is not different as reported by previous studies. Deformation measurements performed using LVDTs and DIC are suitable measuring techniques to characterize the debonding mechanism in SFPT. A correlation between recorded AE and debonding phases was not found.
Background
Vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders (VDB) are among the most relevant contributors to the burden of disability among older adults living in the community and associated with immobility, limitations of activities of daily living and decreased participation. The aim of this study was to identify the quality of evidence of physical therapy interventions that address mobility and participation in older patients with VDB and to characterize the used primary and secondary outcomes.
Methods
A systematic search via MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PEDro, forward citation tracing and hand search was conducted initially in 11/2017 and updated in 7/2019. We included individual and cluster-randomized controlled trials and trials with quasi-experimental design, published between 2007 and 2017/2019 and including individuals ≥65 years with VDB. Physical therapy and related interventions were reviewed with no restrictions to outcome measurement. Screening of titles, abstracts and full texts, data extraction and critical appraisal was conducted by two independent researchers. The included studies were heterogeneous in terms of interventions and outcome measures. Therefore, a narrative synthesis was conducted.
Results
A total of 20 randomized and 2 non-randomized controlled trials with 1876 patients met the inclusion criteria. The included studies were heterogeneous in terms of complexity of interventions, outcome measures and methodological quality. Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) was examined in twelve studies, computer-assisted VR (CAVR) in five, Tai Chi as VR (TCVR) in three, canal repositioning manoeuvres (CRM) in one and manual therapy (MT) in one study. Mixed effects were found regarding body structure/function and activities/participation. Quality of life and/or falls were assessed, with no differences between groups. VR is with moderate quality of evidence superior to usual care to improve balance, mobility and symptoms.
Conclusion
To treat older individuals with VDB, VR in any variation and in addition to CRMs seems to be effective. High-quality randomized trials need to be conducted to inform clinical decision making.
Trial registration
PROSPERO 2017 CRD42017080291.
Large-scale, hypogene iron mineralization systems developed recurrently in the São Francisco craton in association with two orogenies. During the ca. 2.1–2.0 Ga Trans-Amazonian orogeny, low-temperature and low-to-moderate-salinity metamorphic fluids resulted in carbonatization-related iron enrichment of the early Paleoproterozoic Cauê Iron Formation (IF) of the Minas Supergroup (MSG) as well as short-distance iron mobilization. Monazite from the iron-oxide veins yielded a SHRIMP 232Th/208Pb date corresponding to fluid circulation coeval with the migmatization of the Archean tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite crust. During the Ediacaran to Cambrian Brasiliano orogeny, when the São Francisco craton was consolidated in its present configuration, hydrothermal fluids repeatedly mineralized the Cauê IF and the younger IFs of the lower Espinhaço Supergroup. Far-field hydrothermal alteration associated with distinct Fe mineralization episodes widely affected Meso- to Neoproterozoic sequences as well as Archean to Paleoproterozoic terranes of the cratonic core. Circulation of hydrothermal fluids during the Brasiliano orogeny caused desilicification, iron mobilization, and widespread alteration of the rocks. The alteration events are dated with monazite and xenotime intergrown with hematite, anatase, and recrystallized rims of detrital zircons from interlayered quartzites and of igneous zircons from pegmatites, granites, acidic volcanic rocks, and orthogneisses, yielding U-Pb dates between 542 and 493 Ma. U-Pb dates point to five Cambrian hydrothermal events from the waning stages to the aftermath of the Brasiliano orogeny. These hydrothermal fluid circulation events correspond to the emplacement ages of four granite suites and pegmatites that lasted from the final stages of the collision to the collapse of the Araçuaí-West Congo orogen. Episodic circulation of fluids continued for approximately 2 billion years after IF deposition on the eastern São Francisco craton with the formation of high-grade iron ore deposits and resetting of the IF trace-element inventory.
A crucial problem in concrete engineering is the corrosion of steel reinforcements. Polymer fibers as alternative reinforcement material can prevent corrosion; however, high adhesion to concrete and good fiber mechanics are necessary for polymers to be considered as an alternative reinforcement. This study tested different thermoplastic polymer materials to evaluate their level of adhesion to concrete. The adhesion properties of different self‐drawn polymer fibers were analyzed by extracting the fibers from concrete using single fiber pull‐out test (SFPT). To determine the adhesion mechanism, different polymer properties were analyzed and correlated to SFPT. Strong evidence was found that the fibers mechanical properties correlate with SFPT. Roughening the fiber surface increases the SFPT results significantly. While highly polar materials can support the adhesion process, a clear correlation could not be found. This study identifies high stiffness and roughness as the crucial properties of polymer fibers used in concrete engineering. If these factors can be engineered into the fiber, polymer fibers can present an alternative to steel in concrete reinforcement.