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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"PDO"”.
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Control of viruses in drinking water with visible light-activated TiON/PdO photocatalyst: performance dynamics associated with regeneration and activation
… nitrogen-doped titanium oxide (TiON/PdO) photocatalyst against viruses was further characterized. For initial virus concentrations of 108-1011 pfu/ml, TiON/PdO, was able to achieve four-logs of viral surrogate MS2 phage removal, with both dark and photocatalytic effects. Sustained …
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'Giving effect to policy': a legal and empirical investigation of the implementation of European food quality schemes in Poland (PDO, PGI,TSG).
… the laws of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (TSG). The core of the research is an empirical study, using semi-structured interviews with actors at all levels of implementation of these laws in Poland: at the …
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Teleconnective Influences on the Strength of Post-tropical Cyclones
… (AMO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) contribute to the strength of a transitioning post-tropical storm. T-tests performed show strong statistical relationships between an increase (decrease) in post-tropical storm frequency and warm PDO – La Niña (cold PDO – La Niña), cold PDO – …
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Perfil descritivo otimizado: número de julgadores, delineamentos e validação
O Perfil Descritivo Otimizado (PDO) é uma nova metodologia de descrição sensorial que foi proposta recentemente com o objetivo de reduzir o tempo do teste sensorial. No PDO a avaliação dos atributos sensoriais é realizada de forma quantitativa por meio da avaliação de um painel semi-treinado. A …
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Autologous Proliferative and Immunobiological Modelling of Patient-Derived Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Kidney Organoids
… However, patient-derived ccRCC organoids (PDO-ccRCC) proliferate poorly ex vivo and the consequences of expansion on healthy kidney organoid controls (PDO-KO) and autologous T cell expansion are poorly understood. In this dissertation I present systems for autologous preclinical modelling …
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A Study of the Impact of Leadership Development Programme on Transformational Leadership, Innovation Culture and Organisational Performance at an Oil and Gas Company in Oman
… companies. Petroleum Development Oman Company (PDO) invests in the Leadership Essentials Programme (LE) to prepare future leaders as part of leadership development programmes. However, there is no previous research or feedback addressing to what extent the outcome of LE Programme at PDO is …
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Aspen Plus® simulation and techno-economic analysis of condensation and fractional distillation of plastic waste pyrolysis oil for sustainable aviation fuel production
… subsequent fractionation of plastic derived oil (PDO), was investigated. The fractional distillation of a selection of PDOs was simulated in Aspen Plus® V14.0, based on reported chemical compositions, in contrast to the conventional practice of simulating crude oils via pseudo-components. The …
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REGENERATION OF ELECTROSPUN BIORESORBABLE VASCULAR GRAFTS: A PHENOMENON ASSOCIATED WITH VASCULAR GRAFT PROPERTIES AND MACROPHAGE PHENOTYPES (M1/M2)
… mast cells (BMMC) on electrospun polydioxanone (PDO), polycaprolactone (PCL) and silk scaffolds, as well as tissue culture plastic (TCP) has been investigated in the presence or absence of IL-3, SCF, IgE and IgE with a crosslinking antigen, dinitrophenol-conjugated albumin (DNP). It was …
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Parity-based Data Outsourcing: Extension, Implementation, and Evaluation
… has developed a Parity-based Data Outsourcing (PDO) model. This model outsources a set of raw data by associating it with a set of parity data and then distributing both sets of data among a number of cloud servers that are managed independently by different service providers. Users query the …
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Continuous synthesis of metallic and oxidic palladium nanoparticles with tunable sizes for catalytic applications
… flow inverter microreactors are used to obtain PdO and Pd nanoparticles of various sizes and the optimised novel syntheses subsequently constitute the catalyst preparation method of Pd-based cerium dioxide catalysts. The catalysts are evaluated for their catalytic performance under model and …
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Near-Field Electrospinning and Characterization of Biodegradable Small Diameter Vascular Grafts
… as characterized biodegradable polydioxanone (PDO) small-diameter vascular grafts. Chapter 1 introduces the need for off-the-shelf, small-diameter vascular grafts to facilitate in situ regeneration, the process and pore size limitations of TES vascular grafts, and the promising use of NFES to …
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PATIENT-DERIVED ORGANOIDS AND EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES: UNLOCKING NEW FRONTIERS IN BREAST CANCER DRUG TESTING AND BIOMARKER DISCOVERY
… the development of patient-derived organoids (PDOs) has revolutionized 3D culture models in oncology, offering a way to closely mimic the original tumor’s characteristics, including inter- and intra-tumoral heterogeneity. Moreover, their potential as a source of cancer biomarkers is also …
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Leveraging Single Cell Technologies For The Characterization and Treatment of Refractory Pancreatic Cancer
… (PDAC) cell lines, patient-derived organoids (PDOs), and patient tissue samples that contribute to the proliferation of resistant cell phenotypes and, ultimately, treatment failures in the clinic. I then apply single-cell characterization methods to a panel of PDO samples to explore adaptive …
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Parallel design optimization of multi-trailer articulated heavy vehicles with active safety systems
… safety systems. A parallel design optimization (PDO) method is developed and applied to the design of MTAHVs with integrated active safety systems, which involve active trailer steering (ATS) control, anti-roll (AR) control, differential braking (BD) control, and a variety of combinations of …
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Doped Titanium Oxide Photcatalysts: Preparation, Structure and Interaction With Viruses
… and nitrogen/palladium co-doped TiO2 (TiON/PdO) photocatalysts were created and their photocatalytic activity was investigated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) and disinfection of bacteria and viruses under visible light illumination. The sol-gel process was optimized to produce …
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Synthesis, Characterization and Activity of Palladium Catalysts on the Dual Support of Cerium and Aluminum Oxides
… a ‘Carbon Plot’ column. Palladium was present as PdO and PdOx x>2+ and cerium as CeOx (+3 and +4 oxidation states) as per XPS analysis. The activity of the Pd/cerium oxides-alumina500C catalyst was higher than the cerium oxides/Pd-alumina500C catalyst at 250-500 ℃. Similar trends in the activity …
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Personalized absorbable gastrointestinal stents for intestinal fistulae and perforations
… of polycaprolactone-polydioxanone (PCL-PDO) composites for use in a bioresorbable gastrointestinal stent. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) tests were conducted to separately analyze the effects of composition, the filament formation process, and physiological temperature on the PCL-PDO …
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Climatic influences on sagebrush establishment in Arid Rangelands: Applications for rangeland rehabilitation.
… patterns. Monthly Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) index variables were correlated with seedling recruitment in all species studied. This relationship was significant (α=.05) for low sagebrush at and Wyoming big sagebrush at each study site. July PDO was the most significant variable for low …
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Fermentative utilization of glycerol and lignocellulosic sugars and production of ethanol by Paenibacillus macerans
… acetate, succinate, and 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) from glycerol. Use of U-13C glycerol as substrate demonstrated the incorporation of glycerol in the cell biomass. Glycerol fermentation was stimulated in a medium formulation with low concentrations of potassium and phosphate, cultivation at …
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Impact of unrecognized knowledge-gatekeepers and lack of job rotation in product development process of growing organizations
… system of a Product Development Organization (PDO) along with the influence that the organizational structure has in the communication process complexity. I explain how the opportune identification of the key individuals in the communication system that serve as gatekeepers of the technological …
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