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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"set time"”.
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Ultrafiltering Acid Whey for Incorporation into Probiotic Yogurt
… (4.5%) in yogurts manufactured using long set (ABT-1) and short set (ABT-4) starter culture. Yogurts were analyzed for pH, titratable acidity and viable counts (yogurt and probiotic) during manufacture and during storage on 10, 20, 30 and 40 d. Yogurt samples were also analyzed for …
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Dispute resolution under Section 54 of the MPRDA: An Imbalance of Conflicting Interests of the Landowner and the Right Holder
… recommends a compensation agreement with set time limits for negotiation and dispute resolution between landowners and applicants for prospecting rights. This recommendation offers a nuanced and timebound solution for fair enforcement and better balancing of conflicting interests under the …
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Real-Time Motion Prediction for Efficient Human-Robot Collaboration
… (GPR) model to predict human motion over a set time horizon. This formulation is combined with an online context-aware constraints model to leverage task-dependent motions. It is tested on a human arm kinematic model and implemented on a human-robot collaborative setup with a UR5 robot arm …
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Development of Optimization Models for the Set Behavior and Compressive Strength of Sodium Activated Geopolymer Pastes
… and how these interrelationships impact the set behavior and compressive strength are not well understood. A third complicating factor with designing geopolymer mixes is that the role of calcium in these systems is not well understood.</p><p>In order to overcome these barriers, this study …
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Modeling inundation impacts on transportation network performance : a GIS and four-step transportation modeling analysis
… the availability and quality of network assets (i.e. Transportation Supply) and inhabitable land, which produces and attracts transportation users (i.e. Demand). In this thesis, I apply an altered four-step transportation modeling method to allow for the analysis of impacts in a single set …
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Photoelastic analysis of thermal stresses
… The thermocouples here, are for the first time, mounted outside the sandwiched polariscope in a separate sensor block where they do not disturb the photoelastic fringe pattern of the thermally induced stresses. The stress fringe patterns are observed continuously and photographed according …
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Evaluation of a colored background on printed nutrition education material
… to measure various subscales. A minimum time period of 10 calendar days was allowed to elapse prior to the administration of the second part of this project. The same participants (N=286) were randomly assigned to one of four color treatment groups. All the groups were exposed to written …
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Revolutionary women in Russia, 1870-1917: a prosopographical study
… women as well as individual case studies in the set time periods. The concluding chapter asssesses the study's findings and compares them to those of Barbara Evans Clements' Bolshevik Women and Beatte Fieseler's Frauen auf dem Weg in die russische Sozial-Demokratie, both published in 1995. It …
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Pharmacokinetics of Inhaled Clofazimine in Mice
… dose inhaled CFZ. Animals were euthanized at set time points and blood and tissues were collected for quantification of CFZ in biological matrices using a LC-MS method. Pharmacokinetic evaluation of CFZ in plasma and tissues after single and multiple inhaled doses was performed using …
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Professional Practice Competencies of Social Workers Employed in Mental Health and Addiction Settings within Saskatchewan: A Phenomenological Inquiry
… skills and abilities but also includes a set of higher-level competencies or meta-competencies such as self-reflection, professional judgement, and self-confidence. The most critical component of meta-competencies is self-reflection. However, there are gaps in research related to holistic …
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Pattern formation and hydrogen production in suspensions of swimming green algae
… to optimize the yield of hydrogen gas over a set time is presented, with the aim of improving the commercial and economic viability of algal hydrogen production. One such continuous sulphur input function is found to significantly increase the yield of hydrogen gas compared to using the …
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Factors affecting grade 8 learners’ performance in reading in english at a Cape Flats Secondary School
… teaching methods in her class. The teacher also set time aside everyday to assess and mark the learners books, she then clarified issues that learners’ might encounter in the course of the reading lesson.However, there are some factors that could be addressed to improve reading abilities. The …
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Good governance in the provision of municipal services: a case of Vhembe District Municipality
… in its jurisdiction. Prolonged waiting time for municipal services to be delivered to local communities is one of the major challenges faced by the municipality. The study found that raising awareness on the importance of good governance, community participation and training officials on …
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The design and evaluation of the P₀.₁ method of assessing ventilatory drive
… the occlusion of the inspiratory airway for a set time after the onset of inspiration of a particular breathing cycle. The pressure (P 0.1) at this time, generated by the isometric contraction of the respiratory muscles, is recorded together with the end tidal P C02 . The valve is occluded …
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Behavioural tracking and the effects of responsible gaming tools and personalized feedback in online gambling
… online gambling to become a more popular leisure time activity over the last decade. Alongside this development, new forms of Responsible Gaming tools such as voluntary limit setting and personalized feedback have been introduced. These interventions require a gambling environment with identified …
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Setting and nanostructure of slag-fly ash binders
… binders that have high strength, reasonable setting time, and lower carbon footprint when compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The precursors for SFB are industrial byproducts, namely slag and fly ash. The inexpensive nature of the precursors offer SFB a cost-competitive edge over OPC …
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Noncontact sensing systems and autonomous decision-making for early-age concrete
… distress development. In order to better time sawcutting and curing activities, an improved method to spatially monitor the setting time of concrete is required. Likewise, rapid evaluation of the joint quality after sawing is also necessary to provide feedback to adjust the timing. While …
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Evaluation of immunomodulatory mediators in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease
… fatty acids and are released at different times during the course of inflammation resolution. Of these SPM families, Resolvin D1 has been most extensively investigated in COPD pathogenesis and is thought to be dysregulated in COPD. Resolvin D1 levels were measured using enzyme linked …
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Economic Growth and Public Debt: Beyond Debt-Thresholds. Theoretical and Empirical Issues.
… of critical debt-to-GDP ratios under various time and space observational fields, but results of these researches are inconclusive or controversial, as discussed in Chapter 2. Country-specific characteristics and contingencies play in fact a prominent role, thus prompting a branch of …