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Protoxylem plays an important role in the hydraulic function of vascular systems of both herbaceous and woody plants, but relatively little is known about the processes underlying the maintenance of...
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Control charts are very popular for monitoring production processes and designed economically to achieve minimum quality costs. This paper focuses on evaluating the performance of genetic algorithm...
View ArticleReceiver shape optimization for maximizing medium temperature CPC collector...
Low optical-concentration solar thermal CPC collectors for process heat at 150-300. °C generally use thermal oil as the collector fluid. Thermal oils have low thermal conductivity and high viscosity,...
View ArticleTowards a praxis of sustainability education in universities
Sustainability education has been advocated as an alternative to traditional approaches in the delivery of education in a university context. Scholars in higher education are aware that a...
View ArticleToward an empirical conceptualisation of resilience in young adult offenders
As the risk assessment field develops, a growing trend to consider protective factors as well as risk factors of individuals involved with the justice system has emerged. Resilience is one purported...
View Article(In Press) Selection system orientations as an explanation for the...
We investigate to what extent individual managers operating in a dual leadership structure have different perceptions of how well his/her organization is performing. Using selection system theory we...
View ArticleDesign and construction of a simple thermoelectric generator heat exchanger...
Solar pond is one source of renewable thermal energy. The solar pond collects and stores thermal energy at the lower zone of the solar pond. The temperature at the lower zone can reach up to 90 °C. The...
View ArticleThe New Public Financial Management (NPFM) and accrual accounting in Sri Lanka
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the reasons why Sri Lanka adopted International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) recently. Many less developed countries (LDCs) have introduced IPSAS...
View ArticleEfficient ab initio free energy calculations by classically assisted...
A method for efficiently performing ab initio free energy calculations based on coupling constant thermodynamic integration is demonstrated. By the use of Boltzmann-weighted sums over states generated...
View ArticleModeling and simulation of polarization in internet group opinions based on...
Hot events on Internet always attract many people who usually form one or several opinion camps through discussion. For the problem of polarization in Internet group opinions, we propose a new model...
View ArticleOptimum solids concentration for solids suspension and solid-liquid mass...
The effect of solids concentration on specific impeller power consumption and solid-liquid mass transfer coefficient was investigated in a 0.2 m diameter baffled agitated vessel with standard...
View ArticleCorporate disclosure in relation to combating corporate bribery: a case study...
This paper investigates the association between global community concerns about bribery activities and anti-bribery disclosure practices by two Chinese telecommunication companies operating...
View Article(In Press) Untargeted metabolic profiling of winery-derived biomass waste...
BACKGROUND: Ascomycetes are capable of considerable lignocellulose degradation. However, there is limited knowledge on the metabolic profile of their biomass degradation. Metabolomic studies are...
View ArticleFactors associated with the course of maternal fatigue across the early...
Background: Relatively little is known about the course and persistence of fatigue across the postpartum period, despite the potentially adverse effects fatigue has on maternal daily functioning,...
View ArticleApplication of 3D laser scanner, optical transducers and digital image...
A physical testing protocol for modelling mining-related problems has been presented. • A new method for monitoring fracture propagation pattern has been introduced. • Laser based and optical devices...
View ArticlePredicting item popularity: Analysing local clustering behaviour of users
Predicting the popularity of items in rating networks is an interesting but challenging problem. This is especially so when an item has first appeared and has received very few ratings. In this paper,...
View ArticleModelling and evaluation of aircraft contrails for 4-dimensional trajectory...
Contrails and aircraft-induced cirrus clouds are reputed being the largest components of aviation-induced global warming, even greater than carbon dioxide (CO2) exhaust emissions by aircraft. This...
View ArticleMedical physics aspects of cancer care in the Asia Pacific region: 2014...
It was the aim of this work to assess and track the workload, working conditions and professional recognition of radiation oncology medical physicists (ROMPs) in the Asia Pacific region over time. In...
View ArticleDe la cultura Kodak a la imagen en red: Una etnografía sobre imagen digital...
De la cultura Kodak a la imagen en red: Una etnografia sobre imagen digital (From Kodak Culture to Networked Image: An Ethnography of Digital Photography Practices) unpacks the concept of the...
View ArticleMemorials as spaces of engagement
In recent decades there has been a dramatic increase in the number and diversity of public memorials built in Europe, the U.S. and around the world. Innovations in design and new ideas about...
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