Preparation of Certified Reference Materials of Sillimanite for Chemical Composition Analysis
With an increasing utilization of sillimanite, some reference materials of sillimanite for chemical composition have been developed in countries such as the UK, South Africa and Japan.
XU Chun-xue +5 more
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The certification of the absorbed energy (30 J nominal) of Charpy V-notch reference test pieces: ERM®-FA013bj [PDF]
This certification report describes the processing and characterisation of ERM®-FA013bj, a batch of Charpy V-notch certified reference test pieces certified for the absorbed energy (KV).
DEAN Alan +2 more
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Certification of Charpy V-Notch Reference Test Pieces of 30 J Nominal Absorbed Energy - Certified Reference Material ERM®-FA013bf [PDF]
This certification report describes the processing and characterisation of ERM®-FA013bf, a batch of Charpy V-notch certified reference test pieces. Sets of five of these test pieces are used for the verification of pendulum impact test machines according
LAMBERTY MARIE ANDREE +2 more
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Preparation of Reference Materials GBW10010a for Rice Component and Data Characteristics
BACKGROUND With the increased attention paid for the construction of ecological civilization, a comprehensive survey of natural resources is imperative, and new requirements for biological reference materials have also been put forward.
YANG Rong +4 more
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Quality certification, firm performance and organizational structre in spanish hotel industry
Purpose: Quality certification helps companies to improve efficiency and performance. The aim of this study is to analyze the differences between certified and non-certified hotels regarding the implementation of quality management practices, the ...
Eva María Pertusa Ortega +4 more
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The certification of the absorbed energy (120 J nominal) of Charpy V-notch reference test pieces for tests at 20 °C: ERM®-FA016bg [PDF]
This certification report describes the processing and characterisation of ERM®-FA016bg, a batch of Charpy V-notch certified reference test pieces certified for the absorbed energy KV (= energy required to break a V-notched test piece using a pendulum ...
DEAN Alan +2 more
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Introduction. The results of development of a certified reference material (CRM) of mineral composition of natural water are presented. A solution prepared from the material of the CRM specimen imitates mineral composition of natural surface water.
Liudmila I. Gorjaeva, Elena L. Lebedeva
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Awareness, Access and Utilization of Certified Seeds by Rice Farmers in Ebonyi State
The study assessed the awareness, access and utilization of certified seeds by rice farmers in Ebonyi State. One hundred and Twenty respondents were selected for the study using a multi-stage random sampling procedure.
Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu +8 more
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De-commoditizing Ethiopian coffees after the establishment of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange : an empirical investigation of smallholder coffee producers in Ethiopia [PDF]
The repercussions of reforming an agricultural market are mainly observed at the most vulnerable segment of the value chain, namely, the producers. In the current commodity market created with trade through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), coffee ...
D'Haese, Marijke +3 more
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Approximability and proof complexity
This work is concerned with the proof-complexity of certifying that optimization problems do \emph{not} have good solutions. Specifically we consider bounded-degree "Sum of Squares" (SOS) proofs, a powerful algebraic proof system introduced in 1999 by ...
O'Donnell, Ryan, Zhou, Yuan
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