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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"conversion factors"”.
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Calculation of nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors for food products
… the Gln and Asn contents. Nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors ( N:P factors ) were calculated from these AA plus amide N data. Variability in AA content within the animal and grain products were not extensive, except for the total basic AA's (BAA's) plus amides, Pro, Cys, and Leu. The fresh …
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Calculation of Neutron Fluence-to-Dose Index Conversion Factors for the Standard Icru Tissue Phantom by the Monte Carlo Method
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Examination of secondary electrons generated by encapsulated gamma sources to improve contact dosimetry estimates
… (NCRP) Report - 40 contains contact dose rate conversion factors for encapsulated gamma sources, along with recommended secondary electron correction factors. However, the secondary electron correction factors were based on experiments done in the 1930s and 1940s with encapsulated radium …
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Encapsulated source contact dose estimates incorporating secondary electron emission
… of cancer Brachytherapy, and develop dose conversion factors from that data. Data was obtained by utilizing a comparative stochastic analysis, conducted with the Monte Carlo radiation transport code MCNPX. Emission intensities were measured at the surface of source encapsulation and at …
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Chinese private education reform through the lens of the capability approach
… education market conditions. Three actor-based conversion factors are distinguished, which are parental demand, local policy priorities and school leadership synergy. The interactions among them are explored to argue that the alignment or misalignment of these conversion factors could promote or …
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Epilepsija sergančių suaugusių asmenų gyvenimo kokybė /
… unambiguously and poor knowledge of their QOL factors is noticed. Based on Amartya Sen’s capability approach, the dissertation carry out a complex research on the QOL in people with epilepsy and its factors. The research in the dissertation reveal that people with epilepsy worst function in the …
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Quality of life of adult persons with epilepsy /
… unambiguously and poor knowledge of their QOL factors is noticed. Based on Amartya Sen’s capability approach, the dissertation carry out a complex research on the QOL in people with epilepsy and its factors. The research in the dissertation reveal that people with epilepsy worst function in the …
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Stereological Interpretation of Rock Fracture Traces on Borehole Walls and Other Cylindrical Surfaces
… studied. The analytical results show that the conversion factor between the three-dimension fracture intensity measure and the two-dimension intensity measure on borehole surface is not dependent on fracture size, shape or circular cylinder radius, but is related to the orientation of the …
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Perpetuating Precarity in Theory and in Practice: A Case Study of Work-integrated Learning in the Non-profit Sector in Northern Canada
… regulatory bodies, and unions) were examined as conversion factors. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with twelve non-profit staff and volunteers, ten faculty and administrators, and institutional document analysis. Content analysis was implemented by organization to identify …
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Development and Application of a Portable System to Reliably Measure Grip Forces Using Thin-Film Force Sensors
… varying numbers of sensors to map the hand, a conversion factor was determined to calculate the actual grip force represented by the waveforms of the thin-film sensors. The observed results of this experiment indicated that the use of eight to four thin-film force sensors yield conversion …
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Tomosynthesis in pulmonary cystic fibrosis
… to design a scoring system for tomosynthesis. Conversion factors for paediatric chest tomosynthesis were determined by Monte Carlo simulations and used to estimate the effective dose from the registered dose-area-product from the patient examinations included in the study. The typical imaging …
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Development of a Hybrid Alanine-calorimetry Absorbed-dose Standard for Linac Electron Beams
… in electron beams yield results for beam quality conversion factors that are in good agreement (within 0.68% uncertainty) with literature data for the five ionization chambers investigated in this work.
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Quantitative analysis of 200 meter track times
… identifying potential performance-influencing factors on athletes can be made more easily. To come to these conclusions, 200-meter race times were normalized using seasonal athlete improvement factors and wind data to identify at which facilities athletes tended to run faster times and what …
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Peak load estimation using load research data
… Load research data is used to develop KWHr-to-KW conversion factors, diversity factors, and average time-varying load data as a function of customer class, month, and type of day. Load research data is used to derive monthly load shapes by customer class. These profiles are used to apportion …
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Optimization of material flow in the nuclear fuel cycle using a cyclic multi-stage production-to-inventory model
… flow (feedback) of materials, material flow conversion factors at each stage, production lag times at each stage, and for escalating costs of uranium ore. It does not allow shortages to occur in inventories. The model is optimized by the application of the calculus of variations and …
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A thermodynamic simulation model for storage of corn
… Maxwell, and geometric mean). Five phase conversion factors(0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.0) were utilized to evaluate the five mixing models. Three laboratory storage bins, and eight grain sample columns were designed and constructed. Three experiments were conducted to enable the …
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Non-Negative Least Square Optimization Model for Industrial Peak Load Estimation
… are used to calculate the load research factors like kWHr-to-peak kW conversion factors, diversity factors and 24 hour average consumption as a function of class, month and day type. These factors are applied to the commonly available monthly billing kW data to estimate load on the …
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Feeding of Black Bullheads Ictalurus Melas (Rafinesque) in Experimental Cages
… Kg and were fed 1550.8 Kg of food, for a food conversion of 6.60. Fish in smaller cages gained 133.5 Kg and were fed 924.5 Kg of food with a resultant food conversion factor of 6.92. Over 75 percent of total gain occurred while water temperatures were between 23º and 24º C. More desirable food …
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Studies on fungal biomass and activity associated with the decomposition of plant litter in freshwater
… was developed using ergosterol as a marker. Conversion factors for ergosterol and biovolume to fungal biomass were shown to vary with fungal species, age and growth conditions, but no single parameter was found which could adequately explain this. In field studies on flooded gravel pits …
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The impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) education in Zambia
… choices and personal, social, and environmental conversion factors impact student capabilities and functionings enabled by ERP education. The Zambian context which restricts higher salaries and employment prospects is evident. Study 2 inductively investigated the course outcomes of ERP education …
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