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Confidence intervals for the quantiles of the Weibull distribution based on record values
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Nova Science Publishers Inc
, 2008 , Article)
We consider likelihood-based and bootstrap confidence intervals for the quantiles based on record values from the Weibull distribution. We developed also intervals for the difference of quantiles based on two independent ...
The determinants of capital structure: The case of long-term debt constraint for Jordanian firms
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Virtus Interpress
, 2008 , Article)
This paper contributes to the capital structure literature by investigating the determinants of capital structure of Jordanian companies with the constraint of inadequate long-term debt as their source of financing and ...
Poisonous plants contaminating edible ones and toxic substances in plant foods IV. Phytochemistry and toxicity of lolium temulentum
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Taylor & Francis
, 2008 , Article)
Different procedures were carried out for the preparation and separation of the total alkaloids of Lolium temulentum. Loline has been identified as the major pyrrolizidine alkaloid of the seeds. The toxicity of the alcoholic ...
Novel thorium membrane sensors with anionic response based on trioctylphosphine oxide and toluate ionophores
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2008 , Article)
Two novel potentiometric polymeric membrane sensors for rapid and accurate determination of thorium are described. These are based on the use of trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) and thorium toluate (Th-TA) as ionophores ...
Impact of MD5 authentication on routing traffic for the case of: EIGRP, RIPv2 and OSPF
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Science Publications
, 2008 , Article)
Problem Statement: With the free flow of routing data and the high availability of computer resources, possible threats to the networks can result in loss of privacy and in malicious use of information or resources that ...
Economical study by determining the optimum thickness of insulation of some heaters utilized in Qatar refinery
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International Information and Engineering Technology Association
, 2008 , Article)
Some furnaces and heaters utilized in the industry in Qatar (such as Qatar Refinery) are analyzed economically by the determination of the optimum thickness of insulation for each of these equipments. Different common ...
Formation of a cold antihydrogen beam in AEGIS for gravity measurements
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AIP Publishing
, 2008 , Article)
The formation of the antihydrogen beam in the AEGIS experiment through the use of inhomogeneous electric fields is discussed and simulation results including the geometry of the apparatus and realistic hypothesis about the ...
The cycle-complete graph Ramsey number r(C6,K8)≤38
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Tokyo University of Science
, 2008 , Article)
The cycle-complete graph Ramsey number
r
(
C
m
,
K
n
)
is the smallest integer
N
such that every graph
G
of order
N
contains a cycle
C
m
on m vertices or has independent number
α
(
G
)
≥
n
. ...
Hypoadiponectinemia in obese and diabetic subjects in the State of Qatar
(
Karger
, 2008 , Article)
Background: Obesity is commonly associated with insulin resistance (IR), and is a common cause of type 2 diabetes. Adiponectin is an adipose tissue protein that enhances insulin sensitivity and has anti-atherogenic properties. ...