The use of a nursing informatics system as an exemplar to investigate...
Researchers and decision makers in healthcare are taking great interest in clinical practices where there is a high potential to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce costs by incorporating a myriad...
View ArticleManufacturers' channel competition with retailer demand-enhancing service
Manufacturers' channel competition with service is examined in this paper. Specifically, the authors consider channel competition within a supply chain comprising two manufacturers and one single...
View ArticleInduction of crossover by introduction of aro554:Tn10 into Salmonella chromosome
One of the ancient methods for the generation of bacterial mutants was to insert the composite transposable elements (e.g. Tn10) flanked by desired gene sequences, into the bacterial chromosome. This...
View ArticleNonlocal response functions for predicting shear flow of strongly...
We present theoretical expressions for the density, strain rate, and shear pressure profiles in strongly inhomogeneous fluids undergoing steady shear flow with periodic boundary conditions. The...
View ArticleComparisons between biological filtration and coagulation processes for the...
Effects of biological aerated filter (BAF), sand filter (SF), biological activated carbon (BAC), alum coagulation, and Moringa oleifera coagulation on the removal of DOC and DON from reservoir water...
View ArticleFrom neoliberalism to neocommunitarianism: opposing justifications in a...
It is becoming increasingly clear that neoliberal ideological efforts to depoliticize politics have come to incorporate arguments once associated with radical communitarian, localist and existential...
View ArticleFirst direct observation of stable internally ordered Janus nanoparticles...
We present the first observation of Janus nanoparticles consisting of stable, coexisting ordered mesophases in discrete particles created by lipid self-assembly. Cryo-TEM images provided Visual...
View ArticleInfluence of Rare Earth (La, Pr, Nd, Gd, and Sm) Metals on the Methane...
Rare earth (RE = La, Pr, Nd, Gd and Sm) metal-doped Ni-Al (Ni-RE-Al) hydrotalcite precursors were obtained by coprecipitation and calcined to form mixed oxide catalysts. The physicochemical...
View ArticleStructure and Absolute Configuration of Diterpenoids from Hymenaea stigonocarpa
Chemical investigations of the ethanolic extracts from the flowers and leaves of Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne afforded one new ent-halimane diterpenoid,...
View ArticleClosure measurement and analysis for small cracks from natural...
Some materials such as 7050-T7451 and beta-annealed Ti-6Al-4V exhibit very rough fatigue crack surfaces which suggests that roughness induced crack closure might be a significant issue. The present...
View ArticleFormation of nanocrystalline structure in metastable beta Ti alloy during...
High pressure torsion was conducted to obtain nano-sized beta grains in a metastable Ti-5553 alloy. Much finer grains of <50 nm were achieved, compared to >100 nm in a stable Ti-20 wt.% Mo alloy....
View ArticleThrough-space transfer of chiral information mediated by a plasmonic...
The ability to detect chirality gives stereochemically attuned nanosensors the potential to revolutionize the study of biomolecular processes. Such devices may structurally characterize the mechanisms...
View ArticleNumerical investigation of dual fuel diesel-CNG combustion on engine...
With the purpose of reducing emission level while maintaining the high torque character of diesel engine, various solutions have been proposed by researchers over the world. One of the most attractive...
View ArticleMaking something out of mathematics: Using advanced technology to interest...
Australia is in the bottom third of all OECD nations in the proportion of girls studying mathematics and technology at undergraduate level. The representation of girls entering technology-related study...
View ArticleVideo narratives to assess student teachers' competence as new teachers
In teacher education programmes, written portfolios or text-based self-evaluations are generally used to document the development of student teachers' competence. However, such approaches do no justice...
View ArticleThe effect of structural modifications on the solution and interfacial...
The effect of structural modifications, such as branching of the hydrocarbon chain on the solution and interfacial properties of short-chain aliphatic alcohols has been investigated. Surface tension...
View ArticleLifetime reduction and enhanced emission of single photon color centers in...
The negatively-charged nitrogen vacancy (NV-) center in diamond is of great interest for quantum information processing and quantum key distribution applications due to its highly desirable long...
View ArticleMainstreaming the responsibility to protect in peace operations
The 'Responsibility to Protect' (RtoP) principle represents a commitment to prevent and halt mass atrocity crimes. However, in his 2009 report on implementing the RtoP, the UN Secretary-General noted...
View ArticleTwenty-first century UN peace operations: Protection, force and the changing...
United Nations peace operations are deployed in greater numbers to more difficult operating theatres in response to more complex conflict situations than ever before. More than 100,000 UN peacekeepers...
View ArticleTeacher professional development focusing on pedagogical content knowledge
Because pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) includes teachers' understanding of how students learn, or fail to learn, specific subject matter, the development of PCK is an important goal to focus on in...
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