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Thermo elastic analysis of functionally graded rotating disks with temperature-dependent material properties: uniform and variable thickness
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Springer Science+Business Media, B.V.
, 2009 , Article)
A thermo elastic analysis is presented for axisymmetric rotating disks made of functionally graded material (FGM) with variable thickness. Material properties are assumed to be temperature-dependent and graded in the radial ...
Assessing the responsiveness of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire with pharmaceutical care
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Springer Netherlands
, 2007 , Article)
Objective: To assess the responsiveness of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) in the context of pharmaceutical care delivery New Zealand community pharmacy setting. Setting: Community pharmacy practices in ...
ISO 9000:2000 quality management standard: Experience in the state of Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2008 , Article)
The main purpose of this paper is to assess the experience of different organisations in the state of Qatar upon adopting the ISO 9000:2000 quality management standard. It is required to report the available motives, ...
ISO 9000 performance among the Malaysian companies: The effects of motives
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2009 , Article)
This paper presents the results of a study to identify the real motives behind ISO 9000 Certification. Towards this goal, a survey of some 300 ISO 9000 certified companies has been carried out for Malaysian manufacturing ...
Critical success factors of TQM: A UK study
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2008 , Article)
This paper has presented the results of a study on Critical Success Factors for Total Quality Management (TQM) implementation in UK organisations. A survey instrument (10 Success Factors) developed by Yusof and Aspinwall ...
Isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization of 2-chlorophenol-degrading Bacillus isolates
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Academic Journals
, 2007 , Article)
Pure cultures of 2-chlorophenol degrading bacteria were isolated from a natural enrichment that may be adapted to chlorophenols in the industrial zone at Umm-Saied city (Qatar). The bacteria were identified by 16S rDNA ...
Engineering of mutants of Anabaena PCC7120 (cyanobacterium) constructed by DNA-plasmid transfer and UV-radiation resistant to the herbicide Diuron capable of ammonia production
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Elfos Scientiae , Cuba
, 2004 , Article)
Ten mutants of Anabaena PCC7120 were successfully constructed to express two genetic traits, ammonia production and the resistance to the Diuron herbicide, using transposon induced mutagenesis and UV-radiation. The
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