The paper shows the results of assessing the possibilities of computational fluid dynamics for predicting the motions of a ship with a moonpool and vertical water motions in a moonpool in regular head waves with a zero ship speed.A moonpool is a well which is used in different types of ships such as cable laying, drill and FPSO, survey, research an
This is a personal essay that attempts (essays) to understand my repeated contemplation of two landscape paintings in the wake of a bereavement.I have gathered together into a fragmented Strainers narrative thoughts and impressions provoked by the paintings and by readings of poetry (Czeslaw Milosz), fiction (Samuel Beckett) and psychoanalysis (Mar
Temporal aspects of Design Thinking (DT) innovation processes have not yet received enough attention.This paper discusses their importance in complex design situations involving non-collocated, multi-disciplinary design teams.We focus on three aspects: 1) awareness of temporal trajectories in the process and how to bring continuity to an otherwise
In this paper, we provide a macro-comparative assessment of welfare state convergence.Using the welfare state regime approach, the paper analyses the development of main welfare state indicators within in the enlarged European Union.In this study we capitalize on descriptive statistics and a single convergence Non Gender Toys analysis based on stan