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A quantum leap in informal benchmarking : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Organisational Excellence at Massey University, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2017
Despite the paucity of available literature on informal benchmarking and the consequential lack of its understanding, informal benchmarking has outranked established benchmarking (formal), placing 4th out of 20 of the most used business improvement ...
Samuel, Alan
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Ascorbic Acid Modulates Collagen Properties in Glucocorticoid‐Induced Osteoporotic Bone: Insights into Chemical, Mechanical, and Biological Regulation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Osteoporosis from long‐term glucocorticoid (GIOP) use elevates susceptibility to fracture. This study shows GCs impair ascorbic acid (AA) metabolism in osteoblasts, collagen synthesis and extracellular matrix integrity. AA enhanced collagen biochemical and mechanical properties and restored osteoblast and endothelial function. These findings underscore
Micaila DE Curtis, Yoontae Kim, Rahul Patil, Xinran Zhang, Meth Jayatilake, Orelle Bulgin, Peter Lialios, Sana Surrency, Soraya Tarrah, Argyris K. Lazaris, Alison Grafton, James Williams IV, Seyedeh Boshra Nouraie, Maria Bizaki, Penelope Xeron, Edward Van Keuren, Jonathan E. Seppala, Evagelia C. Laiakis, Joanna B. Kitlinska, Stella Alimperti   +19 more
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Commercial aircraft performance improvement using winglets [PDF]

FME Transactions, 2015
Aerodynamic drag force breakdown of a typical transport aircraft shows that lift-induced drag can amount to as much as 40% of total drag at cruise conditions and 80-90% of the total drag in take-off configuration. One way of reducing lift-induced drag is
Gavrilović Nikola N., Rašuo Boško P., Dulikravich George S., Parezanović Vladimir B.   +3 more
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Degradation of xanthate in waters by hydrogen peroxide, fenton and simulated solar photo-fenton processes

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2019
This work reports the findings of a preliminary study of oxidative degradation of ethyl xanthate (EX) in aqueous solutions comparing hydrogen peroxide, the Fenton process, and photo-Fenton process driven by simulated solar radiation.
Bruno García-Leiva, Luiz Alberto Cesar Teixeira, Mauricio Leonardo Torem   +2 more
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On neoclassical impurity transport in stellarator geometry

, 2013
The impurity dynamics in stellarators has become an issue of moderate concern due to the inherent tendency of the impurities to accumulate in the core when the neoclassical ambipolar radial electric field points radially inwards (ion root regime).
Beidler C D, Beidler C D Maaßberg H, C D Beidler, Dobrott D R, H Maaßberg, Helander P, Hirsch M, J M García-Regaña, Kauffmann K, Kornilov V, Maaßberg H, Nakamura Y, P Helander, R Kleiber, Y Turkin   +14 more
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Stability of (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite and the structure of the lowermost mantle [PDF]

, 2008
Thermodynamic analysis shows that (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite is stable throughout the likely pressure, temperature and compositional regime of the Earth's mantle.
Bukowinski, MST, Stixrude, L
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Gentamicin‐Loaded Carbonate Apatite with Dual Antibacterial and Osteogenic Functions for Combating Surgical Site Infections

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A bone substitute with gentamicin physically precipitated onto the surface of carbonate apatite exhibits prompt drug release, high bactericidal activity, and osteogenic capacity. Efficient antibacterial activity mitigates early postoperative neutrophil accumulation, the status of which may serve as a potential parameter for evaluating the antibacterial
Linghao Xiao, Gabriela Laranjeira Abe, Jun‐Ichi Sasaki, Haruaki Kitagawa, Ririko Tsuboi, Tomoki Kohno, Satoshi Imazato   +6 more
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Zinc Binding Properties of Engineered RING Finger Domain of Arkadia E3 Ubiquitin Ligase

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, 2010
Human Arkadia is a nuclear protein consisted of 989 amino acid residues, with a characteristic RING domain in its C-terminus. The RING domain harbours the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity needed by Arkadia to ubiquitinate its substrates such as negative ...
Christos T. Chasapis, Ariadni K. Loutsidou, Malvina G. Orkoula, Georgios A. Spyroulias   +3 more
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Self‐Assembling Peptide Hydrogels Support Stromal Vascular Fraction Viability to Promote In Vivo Nerve Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) may enhance nerve repair, especially when delivered in a self‐assembling peptide hydrogel (SAPH). In vitro, softer SAPH increased neuronal explant outgrowth and supported greater SVF viability and proliferation. In a rat sciatic defect, SVF in an optimized SAPH produced motor and sensory recovery equivalent to autograft ...
Liam A. McMorrow, Steffan Llewellyn, Jared McSweeney, Alessandro Faroni, Aline F. Miller, Alberto Saiani, Adam J. Reid   +6 more
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Scaling and self-averaging in the three-dimensional random-field Ising model

, 2010
We investigate, by means of extensive Monte Carlo simulations, the magnetic critical behavior of the three-dimensional bimodal random-field Ising model at the strong disorder regime. We present results in favor of the two-exponent scaling scenario, $\bar{
A. Aharony, A. Aharony, A. Aharony, A. Aharony, A. Falicov, A. Maiorano, A. Malakis, A. Malakis, A. Malakis, A. Malakis, A. Malakis, A. Malakis, A.A. Middleton, A.B. Harris, A.J. Bray, A.K. Hartmann, A.K. Hartmann, A.K. Hartmann, A.P. Young, C. Monthus, D.S. Fisher, E.T. Seppälä, E.T. Seppälä, F. Pázmándi, F. Wang, F. Wang, G. Parisi, G. Parisi, H. Rieger, H. Rieger, H.G. Ballesteros, I. Dayan, J. Bricmont, J. Villain, J.L. Cardy, K. Binder, K. Eichhorn, L. Hernández, L. Hernández, M. Gofman, M. Schwartz, M. Schwartz, M. Schwartz, M. Schwartz, M. Schwartz, N. G. Fytas, N.G. Fytas, P.E. Berche, R. Brout, R.E. Belardinelli, R.H. Swendsen, S. Fishman, S. Wiseman, S. Wiseman, U. Wolff, Y. Imry, Y. Shapir, Y. Tomita, Y. Wu   +58 more
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