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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Oil industries"”.
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Finding patterns in timed data with spike timing dependent plasticity
… banking, information technology, healthcare, and oil industries. The relationships are almost exclusively coincidental, rather than causal.
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Stratigraphic sedimentary inversion using paths in graphs
… This is a central problem in geology and oil exploration. Attempts to solve this problem were driven in the optics of optimisation techniques and trial-and-error approaches. We present a forward depositional simulation algorithm used in oil industries and a new counterpart inversion …
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An investigation into the bioremediation of black olive brine wastewater
… Wastewaters, from both the table olive and olive oil industries, are toxic and this toxicity can be attributed to the phenolic compounds present. These compounds are known to have antimicrobial and phytotoxic effects. Aerobic biological treatments have been extensively investigated in order to …
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The degree of JIT in mineral oil and asphalt industries in Libya
… Just-in-time system implementation in mineral oil and asphalt manufacturing industries in Libya and to evaluate the availability of its elements, which are management support, human, inventory management, total quality management and their relationship with the cost and competitiveness. Also, …
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From Stockyards to Defense Plants, the Transformation of a City: Fort Worth, Texas, and World War II
… revolved around cattle, food-processing, and oil, industries that depended largely on an unskilled labor force. The Fort Worth Stockyards laid claim to the single largest workforce in the city, while manufacturing lagged far behind. After an aggressive campaign waged by city civic and business …
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Modified palm oil fuel ash (pofa) as quartz replacement for the production of porcelain
Utilization of silica rich ash such as palm oil fuel ash (POFA) in the ceramic industry due to the increasing demand for porcelain with improved performance is inevitable. Wastes are produced from the industry in form of empty fruits bunches, kernel and fibers. Palm oil industries burned the waste …
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Enviro-Mechanical Durability of Graphite/Epoxy Composite Materials
… by the infrastructure, marine, and offshore oil industries due to the need for superior performance capabilities. Such applications generally involve subjecting materials to harsh temperature and moisture conditions. The objective of this study was to provide a greater understanding of how …
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Treatment of Oil-Sands Produced Water by Electrocoagulation
In Alberta, the oil-sands industry plays an important role in the local economy. However, the industry consumes a large amount of water, which is not economical. Significant capital and operating costs have been invested by the oil industries in the treatment of this contaminated water every year. …
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The production of oilseeds in Ethiopia: value chain analysis and the benefit that accrue to the primary producers
Oilseed is the third most important export item in Ethiopian foreign trade. It has registered a high export growth rate over recent years both in terms of volume and value. Besides its growing share in export, it is widely used for the extraction of edible oil and oilcake that is supplied to the …
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Sustaining oil exploration and exploitation in the emerging context of sustainable development : the case of the Niger Delta
Sustaining oil exploration and exploitation in Nigeria’s Niger-delta in harmony with sustainable development forms the topic and core of this thesis. This research considers a beleaguered Nigerian oil industry and the pervasive contemporary struggles to sustain lucrative oil production in the …
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Design and operation of Low Frequency AC (LFAC) transmission system for connecting offshore wind farms
… and its previous application in the rail and oil industries, there is no prior operational experience in similar type and scale networks, increasing the uncertainty for investors regarding the LFAC compliance capability and technology readiness level for offshore transmission purposes.;The aim …
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Prurient Nature: Sex Work and Ethics at the Margins of Finance
… emergent alliance between pornography, guns, and oil industries in the fight for ‘fair banking legislation.’ Focusing on fieldwork from a lobbying trip to DC, the conclusion reframes the element of surprise in the term “unlikely bedfellows” to one of empirical analysis, offering an interpretative …