Socio-economic Factors for the Perception of Outdoor Thermal Environments:...
recent decades a number of parameters have influenced outdoor thermal conditions in cities worldwide. These influential parameters should be investigated to identify the consequences of such changes in...
View ArticleSynthesis of 2-anilinopyridyl-triazole conjugates as antimitotic agents
A series of 2-anilinopyridyl-triazole conjugates (6a-t) were prepared and evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against a panel of three human cancer cell lines. Among them compounds 6q, 6r and 6s...
View ArticleA unique in vivo approach for investigating antimicrobial materials utilizing...
Unique in vivo tests were conducted through the use of a fistulated ruminant, providing an ideal environment with a diverse and vibrant microbial community. Utilizing such a procedure can be especially...
View ArticleA multi-functional bubble-based microfluidic system
Recently, the bubble-based systems have offered a new paradigm in microfluidics. Gas bubbles are highly flexible, controllable and barely mix with liquids, and thus can be used for the creation of...
View ArticleA brief review of exercise, bipolar disorder, and mechanistic pathways
Despite evidence that exercise has been found to be effective in the treatment of depression, it is unclear whether these data can be extrapolated to bipolar disorder. Available evidence for bipolar...
View ArticleConsensus of multi-agent systems in the cooperation-competition network with...
In this paper, the consensus problem is investigated for a group of first-order agents in the cooperation-competition network, where agents can cooperate or even compete with each other, i.e., the...
View ArticleFirm characteristics, board diversity and corporate social responsibility...
Purpose - This study aims to purport to investigate the relationship between firm size, profitability, board diversity (namely, director gender and nationality) and the extent of corporate social...
View ArticleSelfies beyond self-representation: the (theoretical) f(r)ictions of a practice
Drawing on a wide corpus of ethnographic research projects, including on photography practices, young filmmakers and writers, and current research with young unemployed people, we argue that...
View Article(In Press) On modeling coverage and rate of random cellular networks under...
In this paper we provide an analytic framework for computing the expected downlink coverage probability, and the associated rate of cellular networks, where base stations are distributed in a random...
View ArticleLarge-scale Acquisitions: The Story of Ian McLaren's Collection
This article uses the case of the McLaren Collection at the University of Melbourne Baillieu Library Special Collections as a starting point to examine the issue of large-scale acquisitions in...
View ArticleVolatility behaviour of stock index futures in China: A bivariate GARCH approach
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the volatility transmission and dynamics in China Securities Index (CSI) 300 index futures market. Design/methodology/approach: This paper applies the bivariate...
View ArticleAn analytical method for determining the crack extension resistance curve of...
Owing to its importance in evaluating the fracture behaviour of concrete, crack extension resistance has been studied based mainly on experimental results. In this paper, an analytical method is...
View ArticleSynthesis and biological evaluation of 5, 10-Dihydro-11H-dibenzo [b, e][1, 4]...
A series of thirteen 5H-dibenzo [b,e][1,4]diazepin-11(10H)-one structural derivatives has been synthesized and evaluated for anti-proliferative activity against five human cancer cell lines. Compound...
View ArticleDe Beers, Anglo American and Optima Magazine
We consider in this article how the largest corporations in Apartheid South Africa used an in-house magazine to manipulate their shareholders' perceptions of the current political scenario. We argue...
View ArticleLeadership as relational process
Various scholars defend the idea that leadership is something accomplished between the leader and the led, rather than something that coincides with the role of an individual manager. Even so, we argue...
View ArticleProtein ingestion increases myofibrillar protein synthesis after concurrent...
Purpose: We determined the effect of protein supplementation on anabolic signaling and rates of myofibrillar and mitochondrial protein synthesis after a single bout of concurrent training. Methods:...
View ArticlePrescription medication use in a chiropractic training clinic: Cause for...
Purpose The concurrent use of CAM therapies with traditional allopathic medical practice is increasing. This study investigates the concurrent use of prescription medication in patients attending a...
View ArticleComparison of various 1D, 2D and 3D FE models for the analysis of thin-walled...
This paper evaluates various Finite Element (FE) models for the static and dynamic analyses of single- and multi-bay metallic box structures. Load factors are considered in the static response, whereas...
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