Would Turkey ever go to war against Israel, or vice versa?

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Am I uploading or downloading?

Until very recently, I "uploaded" items FROM my computer to the net. I "downloaded" things TO my computer from the net. Recently, I have seen these terms used the other way around! What's correct?

07 August 2018 8,560 0 View

Does criticism of the policies and activities of the Israeli government constitute anti-Semitism?

I am NOT questioning the right of Israel to exist. Rather, I just wonder if reasonable criticisms of the policies and actions of the Israeli government constitute anti-Semitism. Some Israeli...

06 July 2018 3,921 2 View

Are human beings able to contemplate their own nothingness?

Many people seem able to accept that they came from nothing. Most seem happy with the notion that they express their being during the time that they are alive. But very, very few are willing to...

06 July 2018 4,180 7 View

The greater your ability to reason, the less facts you need?

Some minds seem to demand endless factual, or definitional input to provide a decision or an explanation. These outcomes often seem less convincing than those provided by high quality reasoning...

06 July 2018 6,108 17 View

How do they calculate RG scores?

It's a mystery to me! Multiple author work seems to give each author the same value as a single author piece. Some people with few contributions get far higher scores than regular publishers. Some...

06 July 2018 1,948 30 View

For health reasons, should government set a minimum price for alcohol and junk foods?

In many countries--especially in the developed world--people harm their own health with too much alcohol and/or too much junk food. Does the government have a duty to lower consumption of these...

05 June 2018 8,096 14 View

Do we get our political beliefs from the media we watch and read, or do we watch and read media that supports our existing views?

A question I was asked decades ago. Still not sure of the correct answer!

05 June 2018 5,782 7 View

Apparently Google AI can predict when you will die, if death is of natural causes. Would you want to know?

Don't ask me how they do it, but they do!

05 June 2018 4,152 2 View

Does it really matter if young children play with toy guns?

In my childhood all us good "cowboys" carried toy guns. Twenty years ago, the next generation did exactly the same. None us have turned into mass killers, or any type of killer at all. Prince...

05 June 2018 875 0 View

What does this tell us about life today in the developed world?

The "i'" newspaper reports that at a primary school (for the youngest children), near Cardiff in Wales, there recently a sports day for the children aged 5+ As is usual, parents were invited to...

05 June 2018 304 0 View

Research on Supply Chain Management in Indian context?

Hi, I am planning to apply for the PhD degree in the Supply Chain Mgt. with specific area of "Cold Storage warehouses" during Pandemics and wars. Where lock downs and shut downs are frequent....

02 March 2021 285 2 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

What is recommended for solid domain in ANSYS FLUENT?

Should I mesh the solid domain ? or should I use wall thickness? or Shell conduction? for Heat Transfer between two fluids of a Heat Exchanger. what is recommended?

01 March 2021 9,785 3 View

Heat exchanger with liquid Nitrogen as coolant?

I want to cool Natural Gas from 195 Kelvin to 138 Klevin in a heat exchanger by using liquid nitrogen as the coolant medium. When entering the heat exchanger, the liquid nitrogen will have a...

01 March 2021 6,450 5 View

How can i resolve the "final solutuin is not converged" error in Comsol for my heat transfer simulation??

I have been trying to simulate heat transfer problem in Comsol 5.5 for long time but it always throw an error stating: "Failed to find a solution. Maximum number of Newton iterations...

28 February 2021 8,626 3 View

Exit velocity of natural gas from pressurized tank?

Hi Guys. I'm a mechanical engineer and have a bit trouble, would be very glad if you could help me with my questions. I have a pressurized tank which contains Natural Gas at 200 Bar and 293...

26 February 2021 6,253 3 View

Anyone that can help with Maxquant TMT16plex which is missing?

Hi I am very new to proteomics analysis. I have got raw files from core facility running thermofisher TMT 16plex 4 hours. I cannot find on maxquant the option TMT16Plex there is only up to 11...

25 February 2021 1,675 3 View

How to properly calculate the fluid solid heat transfer between polypropylene matrix and glass fiber in a porous medium?

I'm building a cfx model of thermoplastic pultrusion process on ansys and i have a doubt on how is the proper way to set this parameter in a porous medium

24 February 2021 1,915 1 View

How to properly calculate Interfacial area density in a porous domain?which are possible value for glass fiber?

I'm doing a cfx simulation of a multiphase flow in pultrusion and i set the Interfacial Area density in the heat exchange of a porous medium in this way IAD=Total fiber lateral surface of fiber...

23 February 2021 6,043 1 View

Model Volume fraction and magnetic field applications of nanofluids in ANSYS?

Hi I am working recently on a project where I have to study how the thermal properties or heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids as the volume fraction changes, or if a magnetic field is applied...

22 February 2021 961 2 View