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Online self-assessment materials: do these make a difference to student learning? [PDF]

open access: yesResearch in Learning Technology, 2000
In our changing world where university students are demanding a greater say in their tertiary education, and in particular are demanding a greater flexibility in the way they receive their instruction, it is imperative that we investigate and experiment ...
Mary Peat
doaj   +4 more sources

Assessment of the effect of drainage on the accumulation of Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd in bog plants: a case study of two raised bogs in Western Siberia [PDF]

open access: yesMires and Peat, 2021
The lowering of water level caused by bog drainage increases the exposure of the upper layers of peat deposits to oxygen, which leads to an increase in the degree of peat decomposition.
Lyudmila P. Gashkova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of high density polyethylene plastic bag performance towards edge and point stresses using taguchi method [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Plastic bag are widely used due to it is low cost and convenience for packaging items. The problem with the strength of the plastic bag tends to tear easily and perforated.
Ng, Si Jin, Yong, Tze Mi
core   +1 more source

Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data

open access: yesNature Geoscience, 2022
The world’s largest tropical peatland complex is found in the central Congo Basin. However, there is a lack of in situ measurements to understand the peatland’s distribution and the amount of carbon stored in it.
Bart Crezee   +26 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Linking prokaryotic community composition to carbon biogeochemical cycling across a tropical peat dome in Sarawak, Malaysia

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Tropical peat swamp forest is a global store of carbon in a water-saturated, anoxic and acidic environment. This ecosystem holds diverse prokaryotic communities that play a major role in nutrient cycling. A study was conducted in which a total of 24 peat
Simon Peter Dom   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of Organic Compounds, Fulvic Acid, Humic Acid, and Humin in Peat and Sapropel Alkaline Extracts

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Black, brown, and light peat and sapropel were analyzed as natural sources of organic and humic substances. These specific substances are applicable in industry, agriculture, the environment, and biomedicine with well-known and novel approaches. Analysis
Laurynas Jarukas   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanical properties of concrete containing palm oil fuel ash and modified expanded polystyrene beads as replacement materials using finite element method [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Nowadays, so much waste material was dumped and produced by the industrial sector. In this research, the Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) and Modified Expanded Polystyrene beads (EPS) were used as replacement material.
A Rahman, Noor Khazanah   +6 more
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Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from conversion of peat swamp forest to oil palm plantation

open access: yesNature Communications, 2020
Conversion of tropical peat swamp forest to drainage-based agriculture alters greenhouse gas (GHG) production, but the magnitude of these changes remains highly uncertain.
H. Cooper   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

De toekomst van het accountantsberoep: bedreigingen en kansen [PDF]

open access: yesMAB, 2018
Op basis van verschillende wetenschappelijke bronnen ontstaat de impressie dat de toekomst van het accountantsberoep onzeker is. Zo zouden technologische ontwikkelingen het beroep overbodig kunnen maken.
Ada Sneekes
doaj   +3 more sources

Chemical and biological reactions of solidification of peat using ordinary portland cement (OPC) and coal ashes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Construction over peat area have often posed a challenge to geotechnical engineers. After decades of study on peat stabilisation techniques, there are still no absolute formulation or guideline that have been established to handle this issue.
Abdul Rahman, Junita
core   +1 more source

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