... ABSTRACT THE MALLEABILITY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR – EXPERIMENTALSTUDIESOF PRESENTATION FORMATS ON CONSUMER CHOICE AND PERCEPTION One of the significant contributions to the field of behavioral decision ... indicator of the privacy concern of consumers 41 Second, our study reiterates the importance of identifying the correct category of framing effects in prediction of consumer behavior The typology of ... employ their knowledge of the merits of the issue to ascertain the validity of an advocacy During the integration of message-relevant information, negative information often receives greater...
... measurement of thermal conductivity of nanofluids [14] removal capabilities Since most of the cooling methods used involve forced circulation of the coolant, modification of properties of fluids ... Page 14 of 21 Natural convection loops using nanofluids Many of the investigations on natural convection phenomena in nanofluids deal with stagnant columns of the liquid, and in these studies, ... values of nanofluids reported in literature [3,4,15-22] is shown in Table Page of 21 Forced convection in nanofluids Forced convection heat transfer is one of the most widely investigated thermal phenomena...
... reproducibility of short-term experimentalstudies in patients receiving MV for days or weeks [55] References Conclusion On the basis of our review of the literature on experimental and clinical studies, ... lungs does not lead to release of significant amounts of inflammatory cytokines by the lung in the absence of lipopolysaccharide challenge Likewise, in experimentalstudies other investigators have ... coworkers [33] Other studies emphasize the importance of body posture (supine or prone) on regional distribution of intrapulmonary ventilation and perfusion, and the beneficial effects of prone position...
... 2.2.3 Initial Studiesof GAMOI Photonic Transistor Performance… 43 2.3 Conclusion 46 CHAPTER III THEORETICAL STUDIESOF EUPT PART I: Static Switching Studies and Development of an Efficient ... THEORETICAL STUDIESOF EUPT PART III: Performance Study and Optimization of EUPT 5.1 Analytical Analysis of Switching Gain in EUPT 95 5.2 Switching Speed and Figure of Merit of EUPT .98 ... power of output signal at switch-on state : Optical power of output signal at switch-off state : Optical power of input signal at switch-on state : Optical power of input signal at switch-off state...
... 118 Figure 5.2 Effect of boron promotion on the TPR profile of 20 wt% Co/γAl2O3 catalyst 126 Figure 5.3 Effect of boron promotion on the CO DRIFT spectra after exposure of 20 wt% Co/γ-Al2O3 catalyst ... deactivation of Co catalyst under realistic FTS condition is studied using a combination of DFT calculations and experimental methods In chapter 5, the effect of boron promotion on the stability of Co ... of CH4 from hydrogenation of surface carbon As a result of their study, hydrogenation of bulk metal carbide as a precursor to FT intermediate was rejected (Davis, 2001) Nevertheless, recent experimental...
... with the increase of the relative pressure because of pore filling Adsorption of bromine on silica gel is an example of this type of isotherm The Type IV isotherm behaves like that of Type II at ... Figure 5.40 Temperature profiles of major components of the waste-heat driven pressurized adsorption chiller with input heat flux of 2.75 W cm-2 147 Figure 5.41 Effects of operation time on chiller ... is therefore the focus of the present review The extent of adsorption of an adsorbate onto an adsorbent surface achieved under a set of conditions, which is characteristic of the adsorbent-adsorbate...
... WMA of the OP 70 Figure 4.24 Measured axial force at SG1 of blow 10 of the OP 71 Figure 4.25 Results of the final WMA of the OP for the axial forces 71 Figure 4.26 Displacements of ... forces 98 Figure 5.18 Results of the final wave matching analysis of EOD test of the TSC1 100 Figure 5.19 Results of the final wave matching analysis of BOR test of the TSC1 100 Figure 5.20 ... result of SLT of the TSP1 113 ix Figure 5.34 Comparison of the static load displacement curves of the TSC2 114 Figure 5.35 Comparison of the static load displacement curves of the TSP2...
... other studies [4-6] because of activity against key pathogens Consideration of the influence of appropriateness of empiric therapy against subsequently identified pathogens was beyond the scope of ... Discussion The results of this pooled analysis of two phase III studies indicated that initial use of doripenem in patients with VAP was associated with shorter durations of mechanical ventilation ... cost of hospitalization as demonstrated in a recent economic analysis ofstudies and [29] Using discrete event simulation, Kongnakorn and colleagues [29] estimated that use of doripenem instead of...
... in compliance with the guide for the care and use of laboratory animals from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China Instruments HIFU ablation was performed with ... diameter of 0.5 mm was used to map the acoustic pressure field of the focused transducer at focal peak intensities of 200~300 W/cm2 [2] The focal region was cigar shaped, with dimensions of 9.8 ... body (for treatment of tumors of the liver, kidney, breast, uterus, pancreas and bone) or in the rectum (for treatment of the prostate), and are designed to enable rapid heating of a target tissue...
... variation types Despite a relatively recent growth of interest in N2b characterization, a number ofstudies have probed the effect of stimulus and experimental condition variations on this N200 sub-component ... underlying state of CNS dis-inhibition involved in the pathophysiology of the condition [93] Genetic linkage studies involving families with a history of alcoholism show involvement of chromosomes ... notable that the detection of a frontal N2 is associated only with instances of a NOGO response Thus, the P300 appears to be inhibited by the appearance of the N2b in tasks of motor activity suppression...
... dehumidification of the membrane may occur, resulting in deterioration of protonic conductivity In the extreme case of complete drying, local burnout of the membrane can result Figure shows profiles for ... model is capable of identifying important parameters for the wetting behaviour of the gas diffusion layers and can be used to identify conditions that might lead to the onset of pore plugging, ... the magnitude of phase change inside the GDL, expressions are required to relate the level of over- and undersaturation as well as the amount of liquid water present to the amount of water undergoing...
... coming out of the nozzle In this case study of rime ice generation was increased linearly with the spraying of water content Thickness of the ice averaged from values was 2.8cm Plots of dielectric ... Proof of concept Renewable Energy, 2012 50: p 196-205 [6] Kuroiwa, D., The Dielectric Property of Snow Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan [7] Basic of Measuring ... the exit of tunnel; (g) Total view of cold room with equipment’s Figure Capacitance values through LCR meter 4.1 Dielectric constant of glaze ice To study the dielectric properties of wet glaze...
... inclined rib with relative gap position of 0.25 and relative roughness pitch of 8.0, with an angle of attack of 60º and with relative roughness height of 0.037 performers better then the other ... sheet arrangement for PIV measurement of single rib Results and discussion The results ofexperimental investigation of heat transfer and flow characteristics of the roughened ducts are presented ... release of main and secondary flow through the gap Further presence of some of the high velocity vectors just behind the rib confirm the enerzization of retarded main flow due to release of secondary...
... respectively He is a professor of School of Energy and Environment, Hebei University of Technology Since from 2005, he has taken as the dean of School of Energy and Environment of HBUT His work focus ... for the optimal design of similar TEDs Experimental system and procedure 2.1 Experimental setup Figure shows the experimental setup of a small-scale TED It mainly consisted of a closed cabinet, ... surfaces of the cold-side fin heat exchanger (ii) There exists a peak during the variation of the COP as a function of the input power of the thermoelectric module Under the present experimental...
... pressure of bar and output work of 1.2 kW Figure 10 shows the effect of output work on the percentage of irreversibility in the boiler regions As it can be seen from Figure 10, the percentage ratio of ... mainly because of heat transfer and temperature difference between two hot and cold resources For instance, at the boiler pressure of bar and output work of 1.2 kW, the percentage ratio of irreversibility ... Percentage ratio of irreversibility in the boiler regions at the boiler pressure of bar and output work of 1.2 kW %I.R 6% %I.R.1 38% %I.R.1 %I.R.2 %I.R.3 %I.R 56% Figure Percentage ratio of irreversibility...
... India Furthermore the use of non-edible vegetable oils like Jatropha oil is of importance because of the great need for edible oil as food The main objective of this experimental study is to determine ... supply large volume of biodiesel, in fact, nearly half a dozen states of India have reserve a total of 1.72 million hectares of land for Jatropha cultivation and small quantities of Jatropha biodiesel ... International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 3, Issue 6, 2012, pp.915-926 917 Figure Jatropha plant in energy park of R.G.P.V Experimental 2.1 Production of Jatropha oil methyl...
... inclusion of PCMs depend on the melting temperature of the PCM, the type of PCM, the percentage of PCM used inside the conventional material, the climate, design and orientation of construction of the ... Professor at the Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar college of Engineering, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India Her field of research is Thermal Performance Evaluation of residential buildings of ... inches of annual precipitation” and either has 3,000 or more hours of 67˚F temperature or 1,500 or more hours of 73 ˚F temperature during the warmest six months of the year In this type of climate,...
... productivity and quality of the developed software The outcome of several of these improvement initiatives was summed up in an article in Communications of the ACM [10] Claims of order of magnitude improvements ... Problems with software development Software development can often be challenging There are many examples of software projects that have failed The much-cited Standish report on software projects ... we ask: Does the introduction of a knowledge management system: Improve the quality of software? Lower the cost of developing software? Improve the work situation of employees in an organisation?...