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The Effect of Plasticizers on Mechanical Properties and Water Vapor Permeability of Gelatin-Based Edible Films Containing Clay Nanoparticles
(Scientific Research, 2015-12)The effects of glycerol and sorbitol as two plasticizers on mechanical properties, water vapor permeability, thermal properties, color and capability of heat sealing of gelatin films (of phytophagous fish, bovine gelatin ... -
Nanoscale Stiffness Distribution in Bone Metastasis
(Scientific Research, 2015-12)Nanomechanical heterogeneity is expected to have an effect on elasticity, injury and bone remodelling. In normal bone, we have two types of cells (osteoclasts and osteoblasts) working together to maintain existing bone. ... -
The Dilemma of Incumbents in Sustainability Transitions: A Narrative Approach
(MDPI AG - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2015-12)In the context of the larger sustainability discourse, “sufficiency” is beginning to emerge as a new value throughout Western societies, and the question asked in this article is: Can we observe and conceptually identify ... -
A Comparative Evaluation of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Composted Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia L.) with Pine Bark Growing Media in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabucum L.) Seedling Production
(Hindawi, 2015-12)In the search for alternatives to sawdust as growing media in commercialmushroomcultivation, three organic substrates obtainable as crop residue, maize husk, maize cob, and maize stalk, with each being supplemented with ... -
Effect of Curvature of Tip and Convexity of Electrode on Localization of Particles
(Scientific Research, 2015-12)We investigate the effect of curvature of the tip and the convexity of an electrode on the localization of suspended particles under the combined effect of dielectrophoresis and AC electroosmosis through simulations using ... -
Integration by parts identities in integer numbers of dimensions. A criterion for decoupling systems of differential equations
(Elsevier, 2015-12)Integration by parts identities (IBPs) can be used to express large numbers of apparently different d-dimensional Feynman Integrals in terms of a small subset of so-called master integrals (MIs). Using the IBPs one can ... -
Effects of Arsenic on Nutrient Accumulation and Distribution in Selected Ornamental Plants
(Scientific Research, 2015-12)In Miami, Florida, 95% of residential and 33% commercial soils exceed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection goals for cleanup of arsenic contamination. Ornamental plants have not been fully investigated as ... -
Combined Effect of Magnetic Field and Compressibility on Rayleigh Taylor Instability
(Scientific Research, 2015-12)The nonlinear analysis of the combined effect of magnetic field and compressibility on the growth rate of Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) instability has been investigated for inviscid two fluid interface. We have considered an ... -
Decisive Parameters for Backwater Effects Caused by Floating Debris Jams
(Scientific Research, 2015-12)The dimensional analysis of the backwater effect caused by debris jams results in the Froude number of the approach flow in the initial situation prior to debris jam formation and the debris density as decisive parameters. ... -
Diving Deep in Employee Training to Understand Employee Engagement
(OMICS Group, 2015-12)Human resource practices have prominently influenced employee behaviors and outcomes at work. This conceptual paper proposes motivations to explore employee training in depth to understand how its key component including need ... -
Enhancing Performance of Multi-Rate WLANs: Ant Colony Approach
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-12)The trade-off between users’ fairness and network throughput may be unacceptable in a multi-rate 802.11 WLAN environment. In this paper, we will design a new intuitive simplified mathematical model called simplified ... -
Long-term weight gain and economic impact in pigs castrated under local anaesthesia
(Elsevier, 2016)Castration is a controversial practice in swine production because in some countries is still performed without anaesthesia, and therefore causes intense suffering and stress to animals. This study investigated the effect ... -
The potential of blue lupins as a protein source, in the diets of laying hens
(Elsevier, 2016)Layers diets typically contain 15–20% soya due to its high crude protein content (ca. 36%). Reliance on soya for protein can result in large increases in cost of feed due to the law of supply and demand as a global ... -
Food coping strategies in northern Ghana. A socio‑spatial analysis along the urban–rural continuum
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Food insecurity is a worrying challenge worldwide, with sub-Sahara Africa most affected. Literature reveals that in developing countries, food insecurity is a largely ‘‘managed process’’, meaning people are ... -
Access to livelihood capitals and propensity for entrepreneurship amongst rice farmers in Ghana
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: This paper examines rice farmers’ access to livelihood capitals (natural, financial, physical, social and human) and the relationship and propensity for entrepreneurship capacities amongst rice farmers in the ... -
The effect of weakened resilience on food insecurity in protracted crisis: the case of South Sudan
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: This study aims to determine predictors of food insecurity in a typical setting where resilience of population is weakened as a result of protracted crises. South Sudan is used as a case study. The rationale ... -
Economics of beekeeping as pollination management practices adopted by farmers in Chitwan district of Nepal
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: When the natural pollinator’s declines, beekeeping can contribute to the pollination services, assuring crop yields, and can also be used to strengthen the livelihoods through commercialization to increase ... -
Nurse Staffing and Workload Drivers in Small Rural Hospitals: An Imperative for Evidence
(2016)Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore staffing issues and the workload drivers influencing nursing activities in designated small rural hospitals of Western Australia. A problem for small rural hospitals is an ... -
The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development in Saudi Arabia
(OMICS Group, 2016)One of the key objectives of modern economics is to determine factors that influence the economic development. This paper, therefore, seeks to discuss entrepreneurship as one of the factors that influence the economy of ... -
Analyses of word-of-mouth communication and Its effect on students’ university preferences
(Elsevier, 2016-01)Word-of-mouth is totally formed by satisfaction of customer and transparent communication based methods. The power and meaning of word-of-mouth is relevant to speaker’s relationship with the product or service, satisfaction ...