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XRF Analysis of Heavy Metals for Surface Soil of Qarun Lake and Wadi El Rayan in Faiyum, Egypt
(Scientific Research, 2013-07)
The environmental pollution with some heavy metals for twenty four surface soil samples collected from Qarun Lake
and Wadi El Rayan region in Faiyum, Egypt utilizing X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy was measured. The ...
Role of Arthropods in Maintaining Soil Fertility
(2013)
In terms of species richness, arthropods may represent as much as 85% of the
soil fauna. They comprise a large proportion of the meso- and macrofauna of the soil.
Within the litter/soil system, five groups are chiefly ...
Adapting Communities That Care in Urban Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia: An Interim Evaluation
(Sociology Mind, 2013-03-02)
A considerable amount of research has been conducted on Aboriginal mental health and health promotion. However, implementation and impacts of culturally relevant health promotion strategies have not been equally addressed. ...
Drilling Operation and Formation Damage
(Scientific Research, 2013-06)
Transport of particle suspensions in oil reservoirs is an essential phenomenon in many oil industry processes. Solid and liquid particles dispersed in the drilling fluid (mud) are trapped by the rock (porous medium) and ...
Intelligent Video Surveillance System for Elderly People Living Alone Based on ODVS
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-04)
Intelligent video surveillance for elderly people living alone using Omni-directional Vision Sensor (ODVS) is an important application in the field of intelligent video surveillance. In this paper, an ODVS is utilized to ...
Interaction between the Wilms tumour factor-1 element in the promoter of Amh and a downstream enhancer is required for a strong expression of the gene in pre-pubertal sertoli cells
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-07)
Amh (anti-Müllerian hormone) is a single copy gene which is expressed strongly in Sertoli cells in the foetal testis and participates in the onset of sexual differentiation. Its promoter driving the expression of a reporter ...
Determination of Accuracy of Nursing Diagnoses Used by Nursing Students in their Nursing Care Plans
(2013)
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate appropriateness of nursing diagnoses with NANDA
taxonomy used by second year nursing students in their nursing care plans.
Methods: Retrospective design.
Findings: ...
Learning Based Falling Detection Using Multiple Doppler Sensors
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-04)
Automated falling detection is one of the important tasks in this ageing society. Such systems are supposed to have little interference on daily life. Doppler sensors have come to the front as useful devices to detect human ...
Electronic Commerce Technology Adoption at the Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-06)
This paper focuses on the level of adoption of E-Commerce Technology at the Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC), a Zimbabwean organization established by an act of parliament, with a mandate ...
Prospects for Mobile Health in Pakistan and Other Developing Countries
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-05)
akistan is a developing country with more than half of its population located in rural areas. These areas neither have sufficient health care facilities nor a strong infrastructure that can address the health needs of the ...