Query relaxation across heterogeneous data sources
The fundamental assumption for query rewriting in heterogeneous environments is that the mappings used for the rewriting are complete, i.e., every relation and attribute mentioned in the query is...
View ArticleUnderstanding and analysing novice programmer interactions in a mobile social...
This paper presents an analysis of first year programming student (novice programmer) messages posted on a Facebook Programming Group created to support the learning of programming by increasing novice...
View ArticleFamily firms, firm performance and political connections: Evidence from...
We investigate the role of political connections in the performance of family firms. We do so in the setting of Bangladesh, an emerging economy in which family firms are dominant and a weak regulatory...
View ArticleUse of nonfatal force on and by persons with apparent mental disorder in...
Although a number of factors have been examined in relation to their effect on the prevalence and characteristics of police use of force, studies examining whether the person appeared to be mentally...
View ArticleImproving the concentration ratio of parabolic troughs using a second-stage...
Increasing the concentration ratio of parabolic troughs is one of the challenges to make this technology economically competitive against fossil fuels. Parabolic troughs with large concentration ratios...
View ArticleSelf-initiated expatriate academics (SIEAs) in the Malaysian higher education...
In Malaysia's quest to become the international hub of education in Asia, more expatriate academics are working in the country's higher education institutions. The high demand for an international...
View ArticleUsing force: Australian newspaper depictions of contacts between the police...
The media creates and sustains knowledge about socially relevant issues such as crime, mental illness, and policing. Past research suggests that while the media portrayal of the police is undoubtedly...
View ArticlePolice encounters with people with intellectual disability: Prevalence,...
Background This study investigated the experiences and perceptions of operational members of Victoria Police in relation to their contacts with people with intellectual disability (ID). Key interests...
View ArticleThe predictive validity of the short-term assessment of risk and treatability...
There has been an increased interest among researchers and clinicians to understand the violence risk factors that are important in inpatient psychiatric settings, as well as to improve the accuracy of...
View ArticleFasciola gigantica cathepsin B5 is an acidic endo- and exopeptidase of the...
Cysteine proteases of the liver fluke Fasciola have been described as essential molecules in the infection process of the mammalian host. Destinct cathepsin Bs, which are already expressed in the...
View ArticleCauses of infertility in the endangered Australian endemic plant Borya...
Borya mirabilis Churchill (Boryaceae, Asparagales) is a herbaceous perennial and one of Australia's most endangered plants. Only one population of four colonies remains, on a rock ledge in the...
View ArticleElastic buckling and static bending of shear deformable functionally graded...
This paper presents the elastic buckling and static bending analysis of shear deformable functionally graded (FG) porous beams based on the Timoshenko beam theory. The elasticity moduli and mass...
View ArticleEffect of modification of cyclic butylene terephthalate on crystallinity and...
Ring-opening polymerisation of the macro-cyclic oligomer of butylene terephthalate at elevated temperatures was found to produce high molecular weight polybutylene terephthalate that was both highly...
View ArticleA comparison and extensions of algorithms for quantitative imaging of laminar...
Real-time structural health monitoring (SHM) and safety prognostics require quantitative and continuously updated information on damage size and severity. A unified theoretical solution is presented...
View ArticleComputationally efficient reduction of modal data from finite element models...
This paper introduces a novel methodology for the reduction of modal data from complex finite element (FE) models, resulting in a highly accurate and computationally efficient model termed B-SAFE...
View ArticleRelationships between self-reported lifetime physical activity, estimates of...
Summary Osteoporosis is common, and physical activity is important in its prevention and treatment. Of the categories of historical physical activity (PA) examined, we found that weight-bearing and...
View ArticleMidinfrared supercontinuum generation from 2 to 6 mu-m in a silicon nanowire
Silicon has attracted great interest as a platform for both linear and nonlinear integrated photonics for over 15 years. While its primary applications have been in the telecom window (near 1.5 mu-m),...
View ArticleAn improved theoretical model of canopy gap probability for Leaf Area Index...
This study presents an improved theoretical formulation of the gap probability (Pgap) model, typically applied to indirectly estimate LAI in woody ecosystems. Specifically, we present the woody element...
View ArticleAbsolute configuration assignment of an unusual homoisoflavanone from...
The absolute configuration of the homoisoflavanone 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(9-hydroxy-phenylmethyl)-chroman-4-one (1), found in Polygonum species, has been determined as 3R,9R by using a combination...
View ArticleFormation, characterization and stability of oil nanodroplets on immersed...
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Nanoscale oil droplets locating at solid-liquid interfaces significantly impact the interfacial properties, which are concerned in both industry applications...
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