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Showing 1 to 20 of 105 for “"Specific area"”.
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Unified framework to design efficient membrane distillation for brine concentration
… as a function of the relative cost of membrane area compared to thermal energy. At small system size, increasing area per unit feed flow rate (specific area) leads to better GOR at the expense of lower flux. Beyond a critical specific area, both flux and GOR start to decline. At high feed …
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Desenvolvimento de suportes enzimáticos por polimerização simultânea em suspensão e emulsão
… strategies were adopted in order to increase the specific area and porosity of the produced particles. Thus, it was observed that, by reducing the duration of the suspension step, core-shell particles of P(S-co-DVB) exhibiting high specific area (up to 50 m²/g) could be produced. The mechanical …
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A Comparison of the Scott-Foresman Measured Reading Achievement of the Three High and Low Socioeconomic Elementary Schools in Vancouver, Washington
… student would be substantiated in the specific area of Vancouver, Washington.
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Christianity, the Duty to Assist Others, and Supererogation
… for Christian ethicists to search out in each specific area what in fact is a <em>duty</em> and what actions are <em>supererogatory</em>. The specific area chosen is the opportunity that American Christians of relative affluence have to give aid to rescue lives overseas.</p>
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External Financing of Economic Development in Africa
… from this, however, that all partial analyses of specific development problems in the poor countries are futile. On the contrary, much advance has been made in certain areas that allow appreciation of the causes for the lag in economic progress in these countries. One specific area is the limit on …
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An experimental study to determine the effectiveness of functional music with blind children
… as an educative and therapeutic medium in the specific area of childhood blindness.</p><p>Some general characteristics of childhood blindness are summarized. Indications for musical experiences, as related to the total educational scheme, are based upon the described characteristics. The case …
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The role and function of e-mail as a form of computer mediated communication for research purposes : a comparative study
… Disadvantaged Institutions (HDl's) within the specific area of the Eastern Cape, is on a par with that at Historically Advantaged Institutions (HDI's) in the same region. The University of Fort Hare represents a typical HDI and the University of Port Elizabeth a HAL
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To Study the Effect of Catalyst on the Physical Parameters of Carbon Spheres
… Carbon nanoparticles have a large surface area and demonstrate good conductivity. Their unique properties has gained attention in many areas such as water filtration, hydrogen storage and battery electrodes. In this research, carbon spheres with high specific area and uniformity were grown …
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Experiences of successful returner nursing students
… of postsecondary nursing students is one specific area that is very important for the health of the nation. This study utilized a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of success in nursing school within one specific population of nursing students that were …
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“Buoyancy – bifo and afta” : a climate change vulnerability / resilience framework for tourism – the case study of Vanuatu dive tourism
… tourism, using the dive tourism sub-sector in a specific area of Vanuatu as a case study.
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Performance Analysis of Sampled Values-Based Protection in IEC 61850 Process Bus Networks
… can be implemented on a widespread basis. One specific area of interest is the performance of protection systems that utilize voltage and current samples digitized directly at their source. This research presents a complete test bench for evaluating sampled values-based protection schemes and …
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COMPARATIVE BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL FIXATION TECHNIQUES WITHIN THE PROXIMAL TIBIA AND FUSION TECHNIQUES WITHIN THE LUMBAR SPINE
… expand the current body of knowledge in its own specific area of application and suggests improvements to accepted standards of care. The knowledge garnered by research in these areas may lead to improvements in time management during surgery, cost effectiveness, and flexibility and ease of …
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The Social Life of Privately-Owned Public Spaces: Investigating the history and social outcomes of POPS—one of the most powerful tools for creating public space in modern American cities.
The following thesis focuses on a very specific area of cities: privately-owned public spaces (POPS). The tools that cities and real estate developers employ to build these spaces are some of the most effective for creating public spaces in urban environments. But while the quantity of POPS has …
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Intrusion Detection In Wireless Sensor Networks
… be used to monitor and detect any intruder in a specific area from a remote location.
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Photophysics of hexanuclear [Re₆Q₈]²⁺ cluster compounds
… an integral part of numerous industries. In the specific area of airflows, the development of pressure sensitive probes (PSP), molecules sensitive to the pressure of air at a surface, has drawn much attention and is an important area of research and development. Molecules that are currently used …
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Application of user equilibrium traffic assignment in evacuation modelling
… analysis and evaluation of evacuation plan in a specific area facing natural disasters. It was later applied to deal with the problems of evacuation around nuclear power stations (MASSVAC 3.0). The purpose of this model is to simulate the network clearance time and evacuation routes. In the …
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The Effects of Youth Organizations on High School Graduation
… school. Previous research is lacking in this specific area, though there is research that addresses other positive aspects, and some negative, of these organizations. The hypothesis of this study is that youth who participate in extracurricular activities or youth organizations have a greater …
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The effect of making the issue of 'violence against women' salient on the gender identity of women from the Western Cape : an experiment study
… in the identity of South Mrican women. A specific area of interest was which part of South Mrican women's identity was more salient- race or gender. Another specific area of interest, based on the proposition of social identity theory that different aspects of identity could be salient …
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An investigation into the histories of theories and treatment of vocal registers in training the singing and speaking voice in relation to the recently published theories of Douglas Stanley
… might well influence his choice of a specific area in the field of vocal research: (1) Is there a point upon which there exist confusion or, at least doubt, in the mind of the investigator? (2) Is the clearing up of this point of doubt or confusion sufficiently important to the …
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Wal-Mart, Magazine Street, and Retail Competition
… of a mega-store on the existing businesses in a specific area--Magazine Street in New Orleans. The potential mega-store is a 200,000 square foot Wal-Mart Supercenter that is part of the retail component of the St. Thomas housing re-development. The focus of this project is the retail competition …
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