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Evaluation of The Hydraulic and Field Performance of Center Pivot Irrigation Systems in a Semi-Arid Climate

open access: yesActa Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus
Aim of the study: This study aims to evaluate the hydraulic and field performance of center irrigation systems in a semi-arid climate to determine their efficiency and effectiveness in optimizing water use and crop yield in such conditions.
Zechariah Jeremaiho Othong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computer-Automated Approach for Scoring Short Essays in an Introductory Statistics Course

open access: yesJournal of Statistics Education, 2018
Over two semesters short essay prompts were developed for use with the Graphical Interface for Knowledge Structure (GIKS), an automated essay scoring system. Participants were students in an undergraduate-level online introductory statistics course.
Whitney Alicia Zimmerman   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of Creatine Supplementation in Active Adolescents and Youth: A Brief Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2018
Creatine has been extensively researched and is well-supported as one of the most effective dietary supplements available. There is overwhelming support within the literature regarding the ability of creatine to augment performance following short term ...
Andrew R. Jagim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence-based guidelines for the ultrasonic dispersion of cellulose nanocrystals

open access: yesUltrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021
Nanoparticles possess unique, size-driven properties. However, they can be challenging to use as they easily agglomerate - their high surface area-to-volume ratio induces strong interparticle forces, generating agglomerates that are difficult to break ...
Mélanie Girard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computer program determines performance efficiency of remote measuring systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 1966
Computer programs control and evaluate instrumentation system performance for numerous rocket engine test facilities and prescribe calibration and maintenance techniques to maintain the systems within process specifications.
Merewether, E. K.
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Performance of the MIMO CS-PRP-OFDM Systems with Complementary Codes [PDF]

open access: yes
Proposed new scheme for ST-BC MIMO-OFDM systems,[[abstract]]This paper presents a new transceiver framework of the MIMO-OFDM systems, with the space-time block code (STBC).
Chern, Shiunn-jang
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Advancing aerogel recyclability through polyhexahydrotriazine reactivity

open access: yesNature Communications
Organic aerogels have emerged as promising materials for advanced thermal insulation. However, their chemically robust covalent networks pose a major barrier for effective recycling.
Chang-Lin Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sub-chronic dermal exposure to aircraft engine oils impacts the reproductive organ weights and alters hematological profiles of Sprague Dawley rats

open access: yesCurrent Research in Toxicology, 2020
There is little data available for the toxicity of used aircraft engine oils relative to their unused (new) versions. This study was conducted to determine if grade 3 (G3) and 4 (G4) aircraft engine oils in their new states (G3-N and G4-N) and their used
Isaie Sibomana, David R. Mattie
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing AI-based pan-European groundwater monitoring

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2022
The main challenge of pan-European groundwater (GW) monitoring is the sparsity of collated water table depth ( wtd ) observations. The wtd anomaly ( wtd _a ) is a measure of the increased wtd due to droughts.
Yueling Ma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A call for conceptual clarity: a soft systems view of performance measurement in public service delivery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Performance measurement systems and the publication of performance data are fundamental to the New Public Management, with its emphasis on decentralised service provision through a variety of agencies.
Pidd, M
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