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Impacts of urbanization on the distribution of heavy metals in soils along the Huangpu River, the drinking water source for Shanghai
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
, 2015 , Article)
We investigated the horizontal and vertical distribution of heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, As, Ni, and Cr) in soils in the water source protection zone for Shanghai to study the origins of these metals, their connections ...
Overcome of carbon catabolite repression of bioinsecticides production by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis through adequate fermentation technology
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2014 , Article)
The overcoming of catabolite repression, in bioinsecticides production by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensisstrain S22 was investigated
into fully controlled 3 L fermenter, using glucose based medium. When applying adequate ...
Biocontrol activity of four non- and low-fermenting yeast strains against Aspergillus carbonarius and their ability to remove ochratoxin A from grape juice
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Aspergillus spp. infection of grape may lead to ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination in processed beverages such as wine and grape juice. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the biocontrol potential of two non-fermenting ...
Constructivist Multi-Access Lab Approach in Teaching FPGA Systems Design with LabVIEW
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International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) in cooperation with Kassel University Press GmbH
, 2013 , Article)
Embedded systems play vital role in modern
applications [1]. They can be found in autos, washing
machines, electrical appliances and even in toys. FPGAs are
the most recent computing technology that is used in ...
Open Educational Resources (OER) for Control Systems Engineering: Development Case with LabVIEW, Simulink, and Camtasia
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International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) in cooperation with Kassel University Press GmbH
, 2012 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to report on the development
of control systems open educational resources. The
paper reports on two control systems education software: 1-
A LabVIEW based Control Systems Analysis Toolkit
(CSAT) ...
Detecting Fetal Movements Using Non-Invasive Accelerometers: A Preliminary Analysis
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IEEE
, 2010 , Article)
Monitoring fetal movement is important to assess fetal health. Standard clinical fetal monitoring technologies include ultrasound imaging and cardiotocography. Both have limited prognostic value and require significant ...
Estimating the number of components of a multicomponent nonstationary signal using the short-term time-frequency Rényi entropy
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Springer
, 2011 , Article)
The time-frequency Rényi entropy provides a measure of complexity of a nonstationary multicomponent signal in the time-frequency plane. When the complexity of a signal corresponds to the number of its components, then this ...
USE OF EPORTFOLIOS IN K-12 TEACHER HIRING IN NORTH CAROLINA: PERSPECTIVES OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
, 2012 , Article)
This study explored the perceptions of principals involved in the hiring process of K–12 teachers in 11 counties in southeastern North Carolina. Forty-nine principals responded to a survey on ePortfolio use in the hiring ...
ASSESSMENT AND ASSURANCE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE IN QATAR
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Qatar University
, 2014 , Article)
The purpose of this study was quality assessment and quality assurance in pediatric
services of public and private hospitals in Qatar. The purpose of quality assessment
was to identify gaps in the delivered services; ...
Accounting for Interaction and Individual Specific Effects in an Analysis of International Air Traveler Preferences
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Qatar University
, 2014 , Article)
selection decision based on contingency theory. Previous work has focused on main
effects without eploring the significance of interaction or individual heterogeneity
effects. Contingency theory suggests contextual and ...