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    • Monitoring and Control of Aluminum Salt Concentrations in the Process of Drinking Water Treatment 

      Metahri, M. S.; Boudiaf, M.; Berrouane, N.; Bouzid, M.; Taguemout, Z.; Mazi, D. (2017)
      One of the most recurring causes of the presence of aluminum in drinking water is the addition of aluminum salts as a coagulating agent. The use of this adjuvant requires the installation of the particular pH conditions, ...

    • Morbidity and Mortality after Colorectal Surgery for Cancer 

      Angelucci, Giulio P.; Sinibaldi, Giovanni; Orsaria, Paolo; Arcudi, Claudio; Colizza, Sergio (Scientific Research, 2013-11)
      Colorectal Cancer is the second most common cancer in western countries and, currently, surgical resection is still the principal treatment for this pathology. However, the operation carries significant morbidity and ...

    • Motion Planning System for Bin Picking Using 3-D Point Cloud 

      Hikizu, Masatoshi; Mikami, Shu; Seki, Hiroaki (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-08)
      In this paper, we propose a motion planning system for bin picking using 3-D point cloud. The situation that the objects are put miscellaneously like the inside in a house is assumed. In the home, the equipment which makes ...

    • A multi-criteria decision-making approach for comparing sample preservation and DNA extraction methods from swine feces 

      Pakpour, Sepideh; Milani, Abbas S.; Chénier, Martin R. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-04)
      Molecular microbiological methods, such as competetive PCR, real-time PCR, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and large-scale parallel-pyrosequencing, require the extraction of sufficient quantity of high quality ...

    • A Multi-Level Evaluation of Policy Integration of Human Resource Development in Agriculture Sector 

      Roy, Ranjan; Chan, Ngai Weng (Scientific Research Publishing, 2014-02)
      Human resource development assumes as a golden key for a knowledge- based economy and com- petitiveness. This study evaluates policy integration of human resource development (HRD) in a g- ricultural sector within the ...

    • Multi-Spectral and Fluorescence Imaging in Prevention of Overdose of Herbicides: The Case of Maize 

      Kouakou, Anicet K.; Soro, Adama P.; Taky, Alvarez K.; Zoueu, Jérémie T. (Scientific Research, 2017-04)
      Evaluation of the impact of herbicides on maize was done through multispectral and multi-modal imaging and multi-spectral fluorescence imaging combined with statistical methods. Spectra containing 13 wavelengths ranging from ...

    • Multiscale Modeling of Exocytosis in the Fertilization Process 

      Durán, Aldo Ledesma; HolekI, Santamaría (2014-09)
      We discuss the implementation of a multiscale biophysico-chemical model able to cope with the main mechanisms underlying cumulative exocytosis in cells. The model is based on a diffusion equation in the presence of external ...

    • Music Education and Youth Empowerment: A Conceptual Clarification 

      Abiogu, G. C.; Mbaji, I. N.; Adeogun, A. O. (Scientific Research, 2015-02)
      This paper is a conceptual clarification of the nexus between music education and youth empowerment. It is also an exposition of how music education can be utilized for the empowerment of the Nigerian youths with a brief ...

    • Mutagenic effects of sodium azide on some qualitative traits of maize (Zea mays) 

      Mustapha Babayo, Dahiru; Adamu, Yarima; Aminu Idris, Abubakar; Zainab A, Abubakar (African Science Publications, 2021-01-01)
      This research was conducted to determine the effects of sodium azide on some quantitative traits of maize varieties namely: Hakorin hajiya (local variety) and Sam-15 variety (improve variety). The seeds were presoaked in ...

    • Mutated elements of a complex promoter (Amh) can help to demonstrate the role of certain elements in controlling differential gene expression 

      Dresser, David W. (Springer Science+Business Media, 2012-10)
      Amh is a single copy gene which is expressed in different ways during mammalian development. Several potential promoter elements have been identified using physiological experimentation and on the basis of interspecific ...

    • Nanomaterials for Drugs Delivery 

      Márquez, Francisco; Morant, Carmen (Scientific Research, 2014-07)

    • Nanoscale Stiffness Distribution in Bone Metastasis 

      Richert, Ludovic; Keller, Laetitia; Wagner, Quentin; Bornert, Fabien; Gros, Catherine; Bahi, Sophie; Clauss, François; Bacon, William; Clézardin, Philippe; Benkirane-Jessel, Nadia; Fioretti, Florence (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. ...

    • Natural Bond Orbital Analysis of [Fe(H2O)6]2+/3+ and [Zn(H2O)6 ]H2On2+; N=0-4 

      Pokhrel, Nabaraj; Lamichhane, Hari Prasad (2016-09)
      Nature of delocalization of the electrons from the ligands to metals in the first coordination sphere of the highspin complexes [Fe(H2O)6]2+/3+ and [Zn(H2O)6]2+ are computationally studied using density functional theory. ...

    • The Need for a Family Policy That Fosters Family as an Institution 

      Ruiz, Josu Ahedo (Scientific Research, 2015-01)
      The 20th anniversary of the international year of the family has led to the General Assembly of the United Nations to ask for a review of family policies adopted by each country to achieve three objectives: eradication ...

    • The Negative Effect of Brand Attachment: How Attachment Styles Help Explain Anti-Brand Behavior 

      Yuan, Yuan; Lei, Ming (Scientific Research, 2017-01)
      Enterprises tend to attach importance to consumer brand relationship in the marketing context, especially the establishment and culture of attachment relationship, and they try to maintain brand loyalty through consumers’ ...

    • A New Adaptive EDCA Approach to QoS of Wireless Communications 

      Wang, Huibin; Hu, Yang; Zhang, Lili; Xia, Wei (Scientific Research Publishing, 2010-07)
      Under the background of intelligent transportation application, QoS for various services is different in wireless com-munication. Based on the MAC layer protocol, this paper analyzes the QoS in IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol ...

    • A New Algorithm of Mobile Node Localization Based on RSSI 

      Zhang, Jie; Liu, Hongli; Huang, Bowei (Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-04)
      Position mobile node coordinate is a key component to determine the accuracy and efficiency of positioning in wireless sensor networks. Flexible location algorithm admits to adjust the accuracy and time cost of positioning ...

    • A New Attribute Decision Making Model Based on Attribute Importance 

      Liu, Wei; Zhai, Yuming (Scientific Research, 2013-11)
      In the light of universality of uncertainty, we propose a decision making model in completed information system. Considering the attribute reduction, attribute importance and mismatched information, a multiple attribute ...

    • A New Framework for Online Business Teaching 

      Nistor, Cristina; Nyer, Prashanth (Scientific Research, 2018-07)
      Recently, business education has experienced an expansion of online education programs. In this paper, we propose a framework to improve the effectiveness of student learning in an online lecture format. In particular, ...

    • New Method for Synthesis of Coatings of Molybdenum, Tungsten, Their Carbides and Composites 

      Godbole, Rhushikesh V.; More, Mahendra A.; Gupte, Anil S.; Godbole, Vijay P. (Scientific Research, 2013-04)
      In this paper we report, for the first time, a new approach for synthesis of high quality faceted microcrystalline coatings of molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), their carbides and composites. These studies are carried out ...