... pre-exponential factor of component j, Ej is the activation energy of component j, g expresses the effect of ambient gas composition and f describes the change of surface reactivity as a function of ... destruction of poultry derived wastes for energy recovery in Australia Waste Management 2009, 29, 1399-1408 Chyang C., Han Y., Wu L., Wan H., Lee H., Chang Y An investigation on pollutant emissions ... International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 4, Issue 2, 2013, pp.191-198 Li S., Wu A., Deng S., Pan W Effect of co-combustion of chicken litter and coal on emissions in a laboratory-scale...
... ingredient of our proof is the following result of Stiebitz Lemma ([5]) Let G be a k-critical graph containing at least one vertex of degree k − Then the number of connected components of its high-vertex ... Colour-critical graphs with vertices of low valency, Annals of Discrete Math 41 (1989), 371–396 [5] M Stiebitz, Proof of a conjecture of T Gallai concerning connectivity properties of colour-critical graphs, ... does not exceed the number of connected components of its low-vertex subgraph L(G) Proof of Theorem Let L(G) and H(G) be the low-vertex and the high-vertex subgraphs of G, respectively Denote...
... the teeth to answer questions about human and nonhuman primate evolution The goals of studies focusing on fossil humans are similar to those of recent humans noted above In addition, of particular ... subSaharan Africans and the origins of modern humans Journal ofHuman Evolution 34, 81–98 Irish, J.D., Guatelli-Steinberg, D., 2003 Ancient teeth and modern human origins: an expanded comparison of ... between east and west African gorillas, lowland and mountain gorillas, west African chimpanzees and central and east African chimpanzees, and Bornean and Sumatran orangutans Strong correlations with...
... six dimensions of DeLone and McLean’s model encompass only the system aspect of IS success and overlook the human one Seddon and Kiew (1996) suggested that system importance is an important factor ... consequent usage of KMS (KanKanhalli and Tan, 2004) But these studies only focus on user involvement and lack an integrated view to provide an in-depth analysis of KMS success Jennex and Olfman ... out of nine papers refer to, and make use of, the DeLone and McLean’s model As KMS continue to grow in volume and importance to organizations, the need for KMS success measurement and evaluation...
... Distribution of offspring’s attendance of religious services 15 05 Probability Density 25 Distribution of Offspring's Attendance of Religious Services 20 40 60 80 100 Offspring's attendance of religious ... religion plays an important role in the lives of many Americans Over two-thirds of Americans belong to a religious organization, and this has risen substantially over time 95% of Americans profess ... and consequence of religious human capital accumulation Religious participation is the most important means of augmenting one's stock of religious human capital Conversely, religious human capital...
... of new and handoff services and forced termination probability of handoff services The packet level QoS parameters consist of average delays and packet loss rates Furthermore, a call admission ... web-browsing and data, respectively in the channel ton Length of the on period of a non-real-time service in the source ton,c Length of the on period of a non-real-time service in the channel tonk , ... function and the mean of toff are given by g3 ( t ) = c3 ,off a3,off c3 ,off − c3 ,off −1 t , t ≥ a3,off , (2.7) where c3,off is the shape parameter and a3,off is the location parameter, and E[toff...
... Adaptation and Development The application adaptation refers to the reaction of the application to the changes of user contexts or events The reaction can be autonomous without human intervention or ... discovery of services, they have seldom considered their application to mobile services For instance, conventional P2P approaches typically require the maintenance of O(logN ) connections among peer ... software development framework consisting these two layers for the provision, discovery, and development ofubiquitousservices and applications As a proof of concept, we demonstrate the use of...
... However, the visual and therefore subjective evaluationof cell-based IIF assays complicates the standardized and reproducible evaluationof HEp-2 cell assays Interpretation of immunofluorescence patterns ... TB, RK, and BL Automated interpretation of HEp-2 cell assay data The concept of the automated interpretation system AKLIDES® for evaluationof ANAs including pattern recognition is based on IIF ... L, Veys EM, De Keyser F: Detection and identification of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a large and consecutive cohort of serum samples referred for ANA testing Ann Rheum Dis 2001, 60:1131-1136...
... collection of all nonempty subsets of M, C M a collection of all nonempty closed subsets of M and K M a collection of all nonempty sequentially compact subsets of M An element x ∈ M is said to be an ... same as the proof of Theorem 2.5 References L.-G Huang and X Zhang, “Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings,” Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol 332, ... renorming the E we can suppose P is a normal cone with constant one Fixed Point Theory and Applications Remark 2.12 Let M, d be a cone metric space, P a normal cone with constant one, T : M → C M...
... 139:1103-1110 Dianzani C, Parrini M, Ferrara C, Fantozzi R: Effect of 4-hydroxynonenal on superoxide anion production from primed human neutrophils Cell Biochem Funct 1996, 14:193-200 Dianzani C, Brunelleschi ... than the inhibition of cyclooxigenase activity, typical of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and thus devoid of irritant effects on the gastric mucosa and suitable for use in chronic ... The mechanisms of inhibitory actions of gliclazide on neutrophils-endothelial cells adhesion and surface expression of endothelial adhesion molecules mediated by a high glucose concentration J Diabetes...
... Patterns of resource consumption in medical intensive care Chest 1991, 99:685-689 51 Golestanian E, Scruggs JE, Gangnon RE, Mak RP, Wood KE: Effect of interhospital transfer on resource utilization and ... ICU on the day of the analysis Clinical and resource use data were collected on a cross-sectional (one-day) basis by analysing the patient records and by interviewing the nurses and physicians ... effectiveness cannot be estimated since important information on the course of ICU therapy is lacking In our study we only included patients with an ICU LOS longer than 24 hours In Germany, an ICU's...
... ANEVALUATIONOF THE EFFECTS OF STIFFNESS OF POLYCAPROLACTONE MEMBRANE ON CELL PROLIFERATION TAN PUAY SIANG (B.ENG, National University of Singapore) A THESIS SUBMMITED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER ... well-established role onAnEvaluationof the Effects of Stiffness of PCL Membrane on Cell Proliferation 12 Chapter Literature Review rigid substrates in adhesion and cytoskeletal organization [ChrzanowskaWodnicka, ... effects of the mechanical properties of such AnEvaluationof the Effects of Stiffness of PCL Membrane on Cell Proliferation 19 Chapter Literature Review substrates has on cell migration, growth and...
... Emotional content ofservice During the 1980’s, the concept of hedonic consumption arose, acknowledging the importance of emotions within the service consumption Hedonic consumption (Holbrook and ... performance and expectations as one of the antecedents of satisfaction Satisfaction as an affective process In contrast, Halstead, Hartman, and Schmidt (1994) define consumer satisfaction as an affective ... and influence the evaluationof behaviour exhibited during a service encounter After an extensive review of literature on mood effects on the one hand and onservice encounter on the other hand,...
... relevant to the topic in question General definitions of key concepts have been presented, followed by types of e-learning evaluation and models ofevaluation It can be concluded from the review of ... the value ofan e-learning course or project Horton also emphasizes that only evaluation can measure the success of a firm Horton (2001) gives some particular reasons for anevaluationof e-learning ... motivational and promoted 1.4.2 Types ofevaluation There are two types of evaluation: formative and summative evaluation The former focuses information on program improvement The latter, on the...
... micro evaluation may be more manageable than a macro -evaluation, but it is time-consuming 1.2.6.2 Evaluation Model by McDonough and Shaw (A Combination of Macro- and Micro -Evaluation) McDonough and ... ones suggested by Hutchinson and Waters (1993), McDonough and Shaw (1993) and Ellis (1997) 1.2.6.1 Evaluation Model by Ellis (A Micro - Evaluation) A micro - evaluation is the evaluationof one ... decision can be achieved only by the means of a comprehensive evaluation The next part of this chapter is the review of reasons for materials evaluation, definitions, types of materials evaluation, ...
... Implementation of a new emergency medical communication centre organization in Finland - an evaluation, with performance indicators Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency ... organization was poorly designed and implemented There was no organized collection of data that could allow for a structured evaluationof the organizational changes It is evident that a well-planned evaluation ... regular evaluation and standardization of protocols in the new EMCC organization Author details Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education and Section of Emergency Medicine...
... nasal decongestants and is not a constituent of C aurantium Because of the known cardiovascular effects of nor-epinephrine and ephedrine, it has generally been assumed that consumption of p-synephrine ... (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) The non-protein respiratory exchange ratio (RER) value was calculated from VO2 and VCO2 The RER was used as an index of fat and carbohydrate oxidation ... ingestion Three analyses of the data were performed using x analysis of variance (ANOVA) For the first data analysis, treatment and time were the independent factors using all 23 subjects The second...