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Project Newsletter Iowa Public Health Tracking, July 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
The IDPH Public Health Tracking Program is an excellent way to collect data related to various indicators for Iowans, but those looking for national statistics or data from other states may want to check out the Health Indicators Warehouse ...

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Mechanistic Insights in Surface Engineering of Micro‐/Nanocomposite Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Review

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This review examines surface‐engineered phase change material composites as vital solutions for escalating thermal energy storage demands driven by urbanization. It elucidates their enhanced performance through chemical mechanisms, diverse compositions, and preparation strategies, emphasizing the role of carbon‐based additives in improving thermal ...
Laxman Singh, Saravanakumar Balakrishnan, Joseph Johnson William, Sheikdawood Parveen, Ponnachiyur Aruchamy Periasamy, Rajeev Kumar, Anshuman Srivastava, Sunil Kumar, Amit Kumar Shringi, Dimple Kumari, Ambrish Singh, Fei Yan   +11 more
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Extreme Thermal Cycling of Anode‐Supported Microtubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using a Novel Test Setup

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
A novel test setup is developed to perform extreme thermal cycling on microtubular solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The tested microtubular SOFC shows excellent tolerance to over 100 extreme thermal cycles at heating/cooling rates of ≈175/100 °C min−1.
Dhruba Panthi, Yanhai Du, Hai Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring barriers to utilizing local agricultural products in the catering industry

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Both the proportion and expenditure of dining out and takeaway in Taiwan have been increasing year by year. This study investigates the factors influencing the catering service providers (CSPs) procurement of domestically produced or imported food materials.
Wan‐Yu Liu, Hsing‐Wei Lin, Chun‐Cheng Lin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Architecture and Quality in Data Warehouses [PDF]

, 1998
Most database researchers have studied data warehouses (DW) in their role as buffers of materialized views, mediating between updateintensive OLTP systems and query-intensive decision support. This neglects the organizational role of data warehousing as a means of centralized information flow control. As a consequence, a large number of quality aspects
Vassiliadis, P., Jarke, Matthias, Quix, Chistoph, Jeusfeld, C.   +3 more
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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Elaboration d'entrepôts de données complexes [PDF]

, 2000
National audienceIn this paper, we study the data warehouse modelling used in decision support systems. We provide an object-oriented data warehouse model allowing data warehouse description as a central repository of relevant, complex and temporal data.
Teste, Olivier
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Mining Bad Credit Card Accounts from OLAP and OLTP

, 2017
Credit card companies classify accounts as a good or bad based on historical data where a bad account may default on payments in the near future. If an account is classified as a bad account, then further action can be taken to investigate the actual ...
Eberle, William, Ghafoor, Sheikh Khaled, Islam, Sheikh Rabiul   +2 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source