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The use of in-vehicle technologies, such as mobile phones, while driving has proliferated in recent years. Most notably, drivers are using mobile phones to send and receive text messages while operating a vehicle with increasing frequency. The act...
2015-03-20 (iso8601)
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Developing new wastewater treatment technologies which will off-set the high-energy cost associated with treatment is necessary to maintain both water and energy security. Microbial fuel cell technology represents one such option. However, there...
2015-03-27 (iso8601)
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This study examines the association of household characteristics with forest product
consumption and other benefits derived from community forest in Nepal. The analysis is
based on random sample data of 80 households from a Community Forest User...
2015-03-17 (iso8601)
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This dataset includes comma-separated text files with tabular data from survey responses and the R code used to visualize them. The following abstract describes the research study. See the README file for a more thorough description of the data....
2015-04-10 (iso8601)
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The objective of the work reported herein is to explore the impact of decreasing channel thickness on radio-frequency (RF) sputtered amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) electrical performance through the...
2015-03-12 (iso8601)
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Despite software history being indispensable for developers, there is little empirical knowledge about how they examine software history. Without such knowledge, researchers and tool builders are in danger of making wrong assumptions and building...
2015-04 (iso8601)
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In recent work, Andrews, Chan, and Kim extend a result of Garvan about even rank
and crank moments of partitions to positive moments. In a similar fashion we extend a
result of Mao about even rank moments of overpartitions. We investigate positive...
2014-12 (iso8601)
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Smart meters are being installed in consumers’ homes as both Europe and the United States move to the smart grid of intelligent energy networks. Yet not all homeowners are willing recipients and some demand to “opt out”. When balancing consumer...
2014-10 (iso8601)
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Post-tsunami field surveys in the Minami-Soma exclusion zone in the Fukushima Prefecture were delayed for 15 months after the 2011 Tohoku tsunami. The area was subject to access restrictions until June 2012 due to high radiation levels caused by...
2014-12 (iso8601)
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Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] seed stored in triple layer Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) bags for eight months retained germination and seed integrity significantly better than seed stored in traditional gunny bags. PICS bags...
2014-07 (iso8601)
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The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program encourages the preservation of exceptional examples of the nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or...
2014 (iso8601)
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The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program encourages the preservation of exceptional examples of the Nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or...
2010-06 (iso8601)
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The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program encourages the preservation of exceptional examples of the Nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or...
2011-02-20 (iso8601)
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exceptional examples of the Nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for
NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or biological
feature within a biophysiographic province. Zumwalt Prairie represents a...
2012-06 (iso8601)
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Operations management researchers have frequently suggested that autonomy can motivate
teams to actively and flexibly adapt to fast-changing environments, fostering innovation and
creative problem solving. However, empirical studies have not...
2015-01 (iso8601)
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In emerging markets, technology ventures increasingly rely on new product development (NPD) teams to generate creative ideas, and to mold these innovative ideas into streams of new products or services. However, little is known about how...
2015-01 (iso8601)
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Since Ranked Set Sampling (RSS) was proposed in 1952 by G.A. McIntyre, it has been the subject of many statistical investigations and a large number of field studies. Throughout these studies RSS has been proven to provide a better estimate of...
2015-03-19 (iso8601)
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Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(aspartate-hydrazide) (PEG-p(Asp-Hyd)) was modified using either levulinic acid (LEV) or 4-acetyl benzoic acid (4AB) attached via hydrazone bonds. Paclitaxel (PTX) conjugated to the linkers formed...
2010-03 (iso8601)
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Sarah Harvey has developed an important model called creative synthesis for the use of
dialectical reasoning in creative endeavors. This model is put in direct opposition to the
evolutionary model called random variation, which, according to...
2015 (iso8601)
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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States, 2013) recommend
that science courses engage communities of students in scientific practices
that include building accurate conceptual models of phenomena central to the
understanding of...
2015-02 (iso8601)
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The recent multistate outbreak of
a multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Heidelberg
strain from commercial poultry production highlights
the need to better understand the reservoirs of these
zoonotic pathogens within the commercial poultry...
2015-03 (iso8601)
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OBJECTIVE: In this study, we examined how effectively
people can monitor new stimuli on a peripheral display
while carrying out judgments on an adjacent central display.
BACKGROUND: Improved situation awareness is critical
for improved operator...
2015-03 (iso8601)
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Lespedeza has been used for the management of diabetes in folklore medicine. The purpose of this study is to investigate the
protective effects of the methanol extract of Lespedeza davurica (LD) on cytokine-induced 𝛽-cell damage and...
2015 (iso8601)
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Autoinduction (AI), the response to self-produced chemical signals,
is widespread in the bacterial world. This process controls
vastly different target functions, such as luminescence, nutrient
acquisition, and biofilm formation, in different ways...
2015-03 (iso8601)
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One approach to conserving endangered species is to purchase and protect a set of land parcels in a way that maximizes the expected future population spread. Unfortunately, an ideal set of parcels may have a cost that is beyond the immediate...
2015 (iso8601)
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