Strain-stress study of AlxGa1-xN/AlN heterostructures on c-plane sapphire and related optical properties [PDF]
This work presents a systematic study of stress and strain of AlxGa1-xN/AlN with composition ranging from GaN to AlN, grown on a c-plane sapphire by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, using synchrotron radiation high-resolution X-ray diffraction ...
Chung, T. F. +7 more
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Technology Integration Framework for Fast and Low Cost Handovers—Case Study: WiFi-WiMAX Network
The Next Generation Wireless Networks (NGWNs) are seemed to be heterogeneous networks based on the integration of several wireless technologies. These networks are required to achieve performances equivalent to classic wireless networks by ensuring the ...
Mohamed Kassab +2 more
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Testimonianze sulla prostituzione a Sparta. La bella aulonita e l’etèra Cottina
Review of the ancient evidences about the practice of prostitution in Sparta from the archaic till the Hellenistic time. The paper discusses the testimonies offered by Plutarch and Clement, concerning the organization of prostitution in Spartan law, and ...
Roberto Capel Badino
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Enhanced Expression of Recombinant Activin A in Escherichia coli by Optimization of Induction Parameters [PDF]
Activin A is a member of the transforming growth factor β super family. Because of its extensive clinical usages, its recombinant production is beneficial. In this study, activin A was expressed in E. coli using the pET 21a expression vector.
Z. Hajihassan, N. Biroonro
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I am in full agreement with Dr Walker.1 While the change from Proceedings of the RSM to JRSM was probably necessary I was opposed and, therefore, somewhat unpopular, at the time. In any case, it was never intended that there should be a complete cessation of reports from Sections or, better, of papers derived from Section proceedings.
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Efficient Learning for Undirected Topic Models [PDF]
Replicated Softmax model, a well-known undirected topic model, is powerful in extracting semantic representations of documents. Traditional learning strategies such as Contrastive Divergence are very inefficient.
Gu, Jiatao, Li, Victor O. K.
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Introduction The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising steeply. National Health Service England (NHSE) is exploring the potential of a digital diabetes prevention programme (DDPP) and has commissioned a pilot with embedded evaluation.Methods and ...
William Henley +5 more
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BIODESULFURIZATION OF SIMULATED LIGHT FUEL OIL BY A NATIVE ISOLATED BACTERIA BACILLUS CEREUS HN [PDF]
In the present paper, the biodesulfurization of simulated light fuel oil (i.e., dibenzothiophene (DBT) in dodecane) and untreated kerosene with a high total sulfur content has been studied by a native isolated bacterium named Bacillus cereus HN.
Asghar Molaee Dehkordi +3 more
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Linking HRM Practices and Institutional Setting to Collective Turnover: An Empirical Exploration
The present study addresses the relationship between human resources management (HRM) practices and employee turnover by taking into account the influence of socioeconomic environment.
Dirk Van Dierendonck +3 more
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Detecting Differential Item and Step Functioning with Rating Scale and Partial Credit Trees [PDF]
Several statistical procedures have been suggested for detecting differential item functioning (DIF) and differential step functioning (DSF) in polytomous items.
Abou El-Komboz, Basil +2 more
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