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A Universal Calibration Device for an Air Flow Sensor of the VAV Terminal Unit

Sensors, 2022
In this paper, a new calibration device for an air flow sensor of the VAV terminal unit is designed. Multi-aperture air outlets are designed to meet the calibration requirements of the air flow sensor in a variety of measurement range.
Heng Zhang, Hui Cai, Xin Zhang, Wenjian Cai, Zhaoqin Yin   +4 more
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Terminal Care and the Value of Life Near its End [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010
Medical care at the end of life, estimated to contribute up to a quarter of US health care spending, often encounters skepticism from payers and policy makers who question its high cost and often minimal health benefits. It seems generally agreed upon that medical resources are being wasted on excessive care for end-of-life treatments that often only ...
Tomas J. Philipson, Gary Becker, Dana Goldman, Kevin M. Murphy   +3 more
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Particularities of Integration of the Migrants of the North Caucasus Republics in Local Host Environments

Социологическая наука и социальная практика, 2018
The article discusses the particularities of the integration of internal migrants from North Caucasus republics in the host environments of Russian regions, differing in the level of economic development and the historically established ethnosocial ...
Igor M. Kuznetsov
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THE INTERRELATION OF SOCIAL MATURITY AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY IN YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD [PDF]

Psihologie
In this study we aim to theoretically and applicatively elucidate two fundamental concepts: the concept of „professional identity” and the notion of „social maturity”.
POPOVICI Adriana
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Self-actualisation and life-purpose orientations of students with different hierarchy of values

Вестник университета
The article presents the results of exploring value and life-purpose orientations along with self-actualisation of studying youth. Two groups of students were identified according to the hierarchical structure of value orientations that have different ...
I. A. Bakushkin, I. M. Ilicheva
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VALUE ORIENTATIONS OF THE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS (the example of Border, Police and Customs services staff)

Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2016
The study found that the group of dominating terminal values of the employees of Border, Police and Customs Services comprised the following values: health, happy family life, love. The group of dominating instrumental values included parenting, honesty,
D. S. Lyukshina
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Psychometric evaluation of the Values Inventory: structural validity, internal consistency, and the integration with sleep value in a U.S. adult online sample

Frontiers in Sleep
Personal values shape health behaviors, yet the role of sleep value within broader value systems remains unknown. This study aimed to validate the Values Inventory, a novel measure assessing individual life values, and examine how sleep value fits into ...
Dustin Sherriff, Abby Woolley, Abby Woolley, Brandon Pattillo, Chongming Yang, Kara M. Duraccio, Daniel B. Kay   +6 more
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Determinação da força de arrasto e da velocidade terminal de frutos de café pela técnica de elementos finitos Determination of drag force and terminal velocity of coffee fruits using finite element technique

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2004
Este trabalho apresenta um método alternativo para a determinação de velocidades terminais e de forças de arrasto em frutos de café, ao se variar o teor de umidade do produto e sua configuração geométrica (esférica e elíptica).
Sandra M. Couto, Ana E. O. dos Santos, Stella M. J. Vieira, Danilo J. P. da Silva   +3 more
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Mathematical Modeling of Particle Terminal Velocity for Improved Design of Clarifiers, Thickeners and Flotation Devices for Wastewater Treatment

Clean Technologies, 2023
The prediction of the terminal velocity of a single spherical particle is essential to realize mathematical modeling useful for the design and adjustment of separators used in wastewater treatment.
Dario Friso
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Determining the Relative Efficiency of Container Terminals in Turkey Using Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin, 2020
In this study, fuzzy data envelopment analysis (FDEA) was conducted to determine the relative efficiency of the container terminals operating in Turkey.
Ercan Yüksekyıldız, Ahmet Lutfi Tunçel   +1 more
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