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Structure-Function Relationship of a Gellan Family of Polysaccharide, S-198 Gum, Produced by Alcaligenes ATCC31853
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-05)The structure-function relationship of a gellan family of polysaccharides, S-198 gum produced by Alcaligenes ATCC31853 was investigated in terms of rheological aspects. The flow curves of S-198 gum showed plastic behavior ... -
Based on Adaptive Backstepping Error Control for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-05)Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) displays chaotic phenomenon when PMSM in power on or power off. At present, there are many methods to control chaos in PMSM. However, there appears oscillation in course of control ... -
An Intelligent Sensor Based System for Real Time Heart Rate Monitoring (HRM)
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-05)A method and apparatus for monitoring heart rate of the heart using a wearable system is designed and implemented in this paper. A heart rate receives from heart beat signals and stores the data to a database and after a ... -
Mathematics teachers’ and students’ perceptions of transmissionist teaching and its association with students’ dispositions
(Advance Access publication, 2016-05)This article builds on previous results of theTransmaths studies concerning transmissionist teaching practicesçand especially adds the significance of students’ perceptions of these practicesçin their association with ... -
Social security reforms in Kenya: Towards a workeristor a citizenship-based system?
(University of Fribourg, Department of Social Sciences, Switzerland, 2016-05)With social security provisions in Kenya remainingunder-reported in the more recent literature, this overviewcovers recent reforms in key areas of the country’ s social secu-rity system. In the health sector and in old-age ... -
A Linguistic Examination of the CapitalCube™ Market Effect Variables
(Sciedu Press, 2016-05)Introduction: Linguistic variables and the nuanced market information they afford are critical to the efficient and effective functioning of market trading platforms. In this research, we report on our investigation of the ... -
Game DesiCombined with Science Workshop for Increasing Motivation in Studying Science in Children
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-05)Many studies have been conducted to discover ways to increase the motivation of students in science classes. The research project discussed here, examines attempt to increase the motivation of elementary school students ... -
The Effect of Queuing Mechanisms First in First out (FIFO), Priority Queuing (PQ) and Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) on Network’s Routers and Applications
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-05)The paper presents the simulation results of the comparison of three Queuing Mechanisms, First in First out (FIFO), Priority Queuing (PQ), and Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ). Depending on their effects on the network’s Routers, ... -
Skills Required for Nursing Career Advancement: A Qualitative Study
(2016-05)Abstract Background: Nurses require certain skills for progression in their field. Identifying these skills can provide the context for nursing career advancement. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the skills ... -
Greed Supports Economic Growth But Might Make Us More Miserable
(Scientific Research, 2016-06)Most economists, who refer to utility as representing wellbeing, do so under the assumption that utility increases with consumption. In contrast, lately researchers have found evidence that individuals' wellbeing is by ... -
An Elementary Proof That Well-Behaved Utility Functions Exist
(Scientific Research, 2016-06)Starting from an intuitive and constructive approach for countable domains, and combining this with elementary measure theory, we obtain an upper semi-continuous utility function based on outer measure. Whenever preferences ... -
Delay and Its Time-Derivative Dependent Stable Criterion for Differential-Algebraic Systems
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-06)In this paper, the stable problem for differential-algebraic systems is investigated by a convex op-timization approach. Based on the Lyapunov functional method and the delay partitioning approach, some delay and its ... -
The Effect of Variations in Ionic Conductance Values on the Suppression of Repetitive Spiking in a Mathematical Model of Type-A Medial Vestibular Nucleus Neurons
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-06)A previous study has proposed a mathematical model of type-A medial vestibular nucleus neurons (mVNn). This model is described by a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, which is based on the Hodgkin-Huxley ... -
Plant Cell Wall, a Challenge for Its Characterisation
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-06)The plant cell wall is a complex 3D network composed of polysaccharides, lignin and proteins. The knowledge of the structure and content of each cell wall polymer is a prerequisite to understand their functions during plant ... -
Antioxidant activities of extracts from five edible mushrooms using different extractants
(2016-06)Extractions were performed of the total phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant properties of five edible mushroom samplesdLentinus edodes, Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus eous, Pleurotus sajor-caju and Auricularia ... -
Spermicidal effects of lemon juice and juices from other natural products
(2016-06)The study of spermicidal effects of lemon juice and juices from other natural products consisting of pineapple juice, apple juice and aloe vera juice, was carried out to develop methods of contraception using natural ... -
Genetic Diversity among Sugarcane Genotypes Based on Qualitative Traits
(Hindawi, 2016-06)The study was conducted during 2012/2013 at Wonji Sugar Estate, Ethiopia, to estimate the extent of morphological diversity among sugarcane germplasm based on 16 qualitative traits. Four hundred sugarcane genotypes grouped ... -
A Grading Method for Mangoes on the Basis of Peel Color Measurement Using a Computer Vision System
(Scientific Research, 2016-06)An objective grading method using a Computer Vision System (CVS) for mangoes is proposed. Red peel was selected using two types of color space values at chroma = 22 and hue angle = 52˚. Eighteen out of 25 fully-ripened ... -
Effect of Nanoparticles Reinforced Adhesive Layers on Microleakage of Tooth Restorations
(Scientific Research, 2016-06)Adhesive layer is an essential part of tooth colored restorations which play an important role in decreasing the microleakage between the tooth and restoration material after polymerization shrinkage. The purpose of this ... -
A Method for Estimating the Participation Rate of Elder Care
(Scientific Research, 2016-06)This paper focused on estimating the participation rate of care giving to elders. We used a theoretical model frame that was in common use for analyzing activity in the labor market and adjusted it for analyzing the care ...