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Electrical thermal energy transfer and energy conversion in semiconductor nanowires
... of Thermoelectric Figure of Merit ZT 1.3 1.3.1 Reduction of Thermal Conductivity 1.3.2 Improvement of Thermal Power Factor 11 Thermoelectric Figure of Merit ZT ... found In the following, we will give a detailed introduction of these two methods Chapter Introduction 1.3 Methods to Improve The Thermoelectric Figure of Merit ZT 1.3.1 Reduction of Thermal Conductivity ... required to prevent the back-flow of heat from the hot end to the cool end Therefore, the reduction of thermal conductivity is crucial in thermoelectric applications Due to the size effects and the...
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System dynamics applied to project management: a survey, assessment, and directions for future research potx
... to have applied system dynamics to over 100 projects Together with the efforts of other organizations, therefore, the total number of such applications most likely exceeds 200 and continues to ... models differ in their level of detail with regard to the phases of work represented, the complexity of the rework cycle, and the feedback effects that are represented, formulations of these processes ... projects These changes and delays from the contracted scope of work are often referred to as the “direct impact” of client (or contractor) actions on the project These direct impacts often trigger...
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Introduction to Market Research
... Define Your Target Customers Your "target customers" are those who are most likely to buy from you Resist the temptation to be too general in the hopes of getting a larger slice of the market That's ... discussion lists on the Internet debate every imaginable topic Chances are, some of them partially match your customer profile They may be talking about the type of product or service you offer—or can ... charges, preparation of the questionnaire, cost of researcher time, and the analysis and presentation of the results of the questioning Personal interviews Costs include the printing of questionnaires...
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Listening to Patients A Phenomenological Approach to Nursing Research and Practice
... initially clear was to be understood on the basis of one of four strategies: literally; on the basis of an allusion to a different section of the Bible; on the basis of a story created to capture its ... of the conversation This process of grasping the core topic allows both of us to be taken over by it and thereby to come to see the world from the developing and joint perspective of the other ... according to the possibilities of the situation, the person, the event, and/or the researcher To the question of whether there is a significant role for behavior in a phenomenological understanding of...
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography Basics to Future Edited by Wael Shabana potx
... classified to time of flight (TOF) and phase contrast MRA [5] In TOF MRA the blood flow is assumed to be perpendicular to the plane of acquisition For repetition time (TR) shorter than the longitudinal ... to Future will move the spins from outside of the slice into the imaging plane; these spins have not been subjected to the spatially selective RF pulse These unsaturated spins upon entering the ... Acknowledgment The authors wish to thank the technologist, staff, and referring physicians of The Massachusetts General Hospital for their continued dedication to excellence in the care of patients and the...
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PEOPLE AND WORK IN EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS: A Research Perspective
... question about their perception of the contribution of these students to the organization Responses are illustrative of the preconceptions of hosts and of the value they place on a range of qualities ... and the role of professional associations The state of professionalism in the Hungarian events sector is examined in relation to Greenwood’s five attributes of a profession They conclude that the ... motivations to attend these different types of events is invaluable to the organizers in trying to maximize attendance Events can be fun in themselves, but they also add to the richness of the lives of...
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Informing future research and programme implementation potx
... provider behaviours: the proportion of women with the freedom to choose which type of contraception to use; and the proportion of women with the legal right to decide whether to bear children.105 ... tailoring services to meet clients’ changing needs Measurement is the cornerstone of quality management To assess the impact of these kinds of interventions, regular monitoring of providers’ actual ... individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual...
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Large-Scale Biomedical Science: Exploring Strategies for Future Research pdf
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government...
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Internal audit independence and objectivity: a review of current literature and opportunities for future research ppt
... auditors’ ability to maintain their independence: the position in which they establish their own role and duties; the role of professional status; and the nature of the communications in which they ... auditors are expected to uphold, together with rules of conduct which describe the norms of behaviour expected of internal auditors The principle relating to objectivity requires internal auditors ... influence of the source of the internal audit function, whether in-house or external, on both the internal and external auditors' evaluation of the quality of the internal audit function Examines the...
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BIO2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists docx
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has ... Education The Institute will bring teams of faculty from research universities together to present them with proven ways to improve student learning, as well as to allow them to share their own...
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business data communications and networking a research perspective
... where nij is the number of elements of class i at the node S j with I ∈{c1, c2}; ni is the total number of elements of the class i, n i = ∑ kj =1 n ij; n j the number of elements of the node S ... during the normal operation of the network The other path designated as the secondary path carries all or portion of the commodity traffic in the event of failure of a node or link along the primary ... Figure shows the results of our study It compares the success rates of the most common software on the market today As we can see, the success classification rate can reach 90% for the best of...
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Báo cáo hóa học: "Future research and therapeutic applications of human stem cells: general, regulatory, and bioethical aspects" ppt
... efficacy of the product There is still much to be learned about the procedures to establish the safety and efficacy of cell therapy products The greater the understanding of the biology of stem ... field to benefit of health Legal and regulatory issues of cell therapy Cell therapy is one of the advanced therapy products (ATPs), together with gene therapy and tissue engineering A regulatory ... reported to significantly improve blood flow, probably due to the direct effect of ASCs differentiation into endothelial cells, and to the indirect effect of secretion of growth factors that...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Review Article Color in Image and Video Processing: Most Recent Trends and Future Research Direction" docx
... cinematographic applications the concept of “film look” is very important; this latter depends of the content of the film (e.g., the hue of the skin of actors or the hue of the sky) [27] Most of color ... the fact that they take into account the limits of the technologies used The problem with conventional image processing tools is that in the best case their parameters have to be adapted to the ... known that the chromacity coordinates of primaries, the size of the gamut, and the lightness of the white point have an influence on the rendering of color which depends on the saturation of colors...
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HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND RELATED DISEASES – FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE RESEARCH ASPECTS pdf
... will focus on the genotypes of HPV that infect the epithelial lining of the anogenital tract and other mucosal areas of the body (mucosal HPV) There are over than 40 genotypes of HPV that infect ... Belgium Acknowledgements The editor of this book would like to express sincere thanks to all authors for their high quality contributions The editor expresses the gratefulness to Ms Bojana Zelenika ... and treatment of cervical cancer are included, next to the development of a research tool to investigate the cellular uptake of the HPV virus X Preface This book will be a useful tool for both...
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HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND RELATED DISEASES – FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDEA CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE potx
... infection of stem cells in the basal layer of the epithelium After the entry in the cells, the virus requires the expression of E1 and E2 genes to maintain a low number of copies of genome These ... immortalization is their ability to activate the expression of the catalytic subunit of telomerase (hTERT) Thus, the E6 protein is able to promote the maintanance of the telomere, through the action of telomerase ... variety of cellular proteins The importance of p53 in the orchestration of the cellular response to damage suffered by DNA as a result of exposure to cytotoxic agents becomes quite evident by the...
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ADVANCES IN MALIGNANT MELANOMA – CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ppt
... have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work Any republication, referencing or personal use of the ... lower latitudes, they can get sunburned to initiate CMM and then return to their country above 50°N, where there is more UVA relative to UVB, to promote CMM growth the rest of the year We obtain ... improved appreciation of the roles of both intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors in their contribution to disease This chapter reviews the epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical phenotypes of...
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NEW ADVANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO FORESTRY RESEARCH pdf
... MS At the end of the road layout, the FIT Command of AutoCAD is used to smooth the path of the road (Fig 3-b) Finer modifications are then made regarding the radii of the curves based on the speed ... constitute the nation’s water towers The Mau Forest Complex, the most important of them, is the source of many rivers draining the Kenyan side of the Lake Victoria basin, with other rivers draining into ... add to the body of knowledge in the profession The modification of the curriculum would involve incorporation of two courses in statistics In the last term of the undergraduate program, the students...
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YOUR GUIDE TO MARKET RESEARCH ppsx
... idea of their themes/concepts in their promotion to their customers and to end-users What form your promotion should take Here you have to find out what form of promotion you or your distributor ... already exporting to the EU: you could talk with other exporters, especially those who export to the markets of interest to you What they know that may be valuable to you? Even if they maybe reluctant ... one of the last days of the fair, when people are more relaxed or bored an appointment to let you in the last days are the best The questions Ask a few simple ‘spontaneous’ questions from the top...
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INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS CHAPTER 1 ppsx
... 233 Figures Chart 1.1 Chart 1.2 Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 2.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Figure 4.8 Figure 4.9 Figure 4.10 Figure 4.11 Figure Figure Figure ... carrier 121 Scatterplot for data in Table 6.1 150 FIGURES Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure xii 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 ... 4.10 Figure 4.11 Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Figure 6.1 Reports on Aboriginal youth...
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