Effect of temperature on raw whole milk density and its potential impact on milk payment in the dairy industry

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of temperature on whole milk density measured at four different temperatures: 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C. A total of ninety-three individual milk samples were collected from morning milking of thirty-two Holstein Friesian dairy cows, of national average genetic merit, once every two weeks over a period of 4 weeks and were assessed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for milk composition analysis. Density of the milk was evaluated using two different analytical methods: a portable density meter DMA35 and a standard desktop model DMA4500M (Anton Paar GmbH, UK). Milk density was analysed with a linear mixed model with the fixed effects of sampling period, temperature and analysis method; triple interaction of sampling period x analysis method x temperature; and the random effect of cow to account for repeated measures. The effect of temperature on milk density (ρ) was also evaluated including temperature (t) as covariate with linear and quadratic effects within each analytic method. The regression equation describing the curvature and density–temperature relationship for the DMA35 instrument was ρ = 1.0338−0.00017T−0.0000122T² (R² = 0.64), while it was ρ = 1.0334 + 0.000057T−0.00001T² (R² = 0.61) for DMA4500 instrument. The mean density determined with DMA4500 at 5 °C was 1.0334 g cm⁻³, with corresponding figures of 1.0330, 1.0320 and 1.0305 g cm⁻³ at 10, 15 and 20 °C, respectively. The milk density values obtained in this study at specific temperatures will help to address any bias in weight–volume calculations and thus may also improve the financial and operational control for the dairy processors in Ireland and internationally.     

Collective institutional work: the case of Airbnb in Amsterdam,London and New York

ABSTRACT

Given that online platforms disrupt established industries and challenge existing institutions, they can only be successful if their innovation becomes both legal and legitimate. This requires ‘institutional work’ that changes perceptions and regulations within society. Rather than only focussing on the online platform as the sole agent engaging in institutional work, our study analyses institutional work as a collective process. We investigate the case of home-sharing platform Airbnb and the process of institutional change its introduction prompted regarding short-term rental in Amsterdam, London and New York. We find, contrary to the popular view of online platforms as disruptive entrepreneurs, that the platform mainly focusses on creating new institutions rather than disrupting existing ones, and that users and non-users undertake most of the institutional work activities. We also show that different types of actors carry out different types of institutional work suggesting that the process of institutional work is highly distributed.     

基于电子现金的新型支付协议

本文提出了一种基于电子现金的新型支付协议,该协议通过第三方实时核算客户拥有的电子现金,但不进行实时转账。协议模型较好地克服了现有在线支付的交易瓶颈问题以及离线支付中电子现金容易被重用、伪造或篡改的问题,在交易过程中有效地保证了安全性,并且实现了电子现金的原子性、匿名性、可分割性和可验证性。     

工程项目中计量支付工作应注意的几个问题

从工程前期、中期计量支付、责权利协调方面对工程项目中计量支付工作进行了介绍，并对各阶段的工作注意事项作了说明，指出做好计量支付工作是控制工程项目建设的关键环节。     

关于引入劳动力市场价位的思考

引入劳动力市场价位是企业薪酬制度改革的必然趋势。系统研究和分析了劳动力市场价位的基本特征;提出企业在引入劳动力市场价位过程中应该遵循的基本原则。     

开发有线电视收费管理系统需注意的问题

分析有线电视业务及用户管理中出现的问题与解决办法，为系统的开发建立数据模型，以确保有线电视网络公司和用户的利益。     

银行网上支付系统的设计与实现

随着现代网络技术的不断发展,网上购物、网上支付的情况也越来越多,人们也慢慢适应了这种消费和支付形式。进行网上支付是有效开展电子商务的中心环节,也是保障电子商务可以顺利得到开展的基础性条件。网上支付系统的有效设计和实现,可以使我国银行在电子领域的基本配套服务不断得到完善。为了进一步对我国的银行网上支付系统进行研究,探讨了银行网上支付系统的设计与实现。     

实验室网络教学资源与人才培养创新理论的研究

实验室网络教学资源与人才培养创新理论的研究,要灵活多样,寻求多种途径,利用虚拟实验室及网络等现有资源,开展开放式实验实训和校外实训,利用远程教学,将实训教学与职业技能鉴定相结合,以网络资讯平台为基础,通过电视式校园媒体平台,以市场为导向的方针,规划人力资源,以就业为核心的现代化的传输手段,实现适应市场需求的各类人才的培养计划,努力建设一个以高校校园市场为基础的、完善的、能沟通企业、学校和学生的产、教、学信息平台。     

基于贝叶斯网络的移动支付风险评估模型

随着信息技术和网络的迅猛发展,支付业务、技术及工具不断创新,移动支付的发展在逐渐加快。移动支付给人们生活带来方便和快捷的同时,也存在着较高的潜在风险,容易遭受非法入侵和恶意攻击。就移动支付风险的分析及风险值的计算理论方面开展工作,在贝叶斯网络的基础上,针对移动支付的主要组成主体,提出移动支付风险评估模型,通过使用该模型进行移动支付风险评估不仅可以对目前移动支付的风险进行评估,还可以根据风险评估结果引导风险控制,对比风险控制前后的风险值判断风险控制的效果,通过案例分析,提出的移动支付风险评估模型可以很好地完成移动支付的风险评估要求。     

计算机安全技术在电子支付系统中的应用

随着Intemet的飞速发展,互联网电子支付系统伴随着网络的兴起,已经广泛应用于人们的生活和工作中.快速、方便、简捷,已成为电子支付系统最显著的特点,基于这样的背景,计算机安全技术问题也随之逐渐暴露,给人们生活带来了负面影响.本文针对这个问题,探析计算机安全技术在电子支付系统中的现状、安全问题及防范措施.