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Rheoforging of thin case for IT devices with optimal process parameters and new type die design (2013)
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The latest trend in the cell phone component industry to use aluminium and magnesium alloys has resulted in the advanced processing technologies. Semi-solid forming process that is advantageous for the mass production of thin parts with complex shape... Read More about Rheoforging of thin case for IT devices with optimal process parameters and new type die design.

A novel algorithm for fuzzy rule induction in data mining (2013)
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Rule induction as a method of constructing classifiers is of particular interest to data mining because it generates models in the form of If-Then rules which are more expressive and easier for humans to comprehend and check. Several induction algori... Read More about A novel algorithm for fuzzy rule induction in data mining.

The effect of cross-cultural uncertainty and complexity within multicultural construction teams (2013)
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine challenges faced by senior construction managers in managing cross-cultural complexity and uncertainty. The rationale was to identify the key strategies that are considered essential for managing cros... Read More about The effect of cross-cultural uncertainty and complexity within multicultural construction teams.

Ecology of reproduction in Sanje mangabeys (Cercocebus sanjei): Dietary strategies and energetic condition during a high fruit period (2013)
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The ability to increase energy storage when food is abundant for later use during late gestation and early lactation is often considered the primary benefit of the capital breeding strategy (clustering conceptions during high food periods, HFP) that... Read More about Ecology of reproduction in Sanje mangabeys (Cercocebus sanjei): Dietary strategies and energetic condition during a high fruit period.

Differential effects of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of Alentejana purebred and Large White ×â Landrace ×â Pietrain crossbred pigs (2013)
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The present study assessed the effect of pig genotype (fatty v. lean) and dietary protein and lysine (Lys) levels (normal v. reduced) on intramuscular fat (IMF) content, subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) deposition, fatty acid composition and mRNA le... Read More about Differential effects of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of Alentejana purebred and Large White ×â Landrace ×â Pietrain crossbred pigs.

Automated generation of structural solutions based on spatial designs (2013)
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To aid in the understanding of design processes and to support the involved actors, a Research Engine (RE) is under development. The RE is a set of automated computational processes that simulate a spatial-structural design process. The first develop... Read More about Automated generation of structural solutions based on spatial designs.

Safeguarding the provision of ecosystem services in catchment systems (2013)
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A narrow technocentric focus on a few favored ecosystem services (generally provisioning services) has led to ecosystem degradation globally, including catchment systems and their capacities to support human well-being. Increasing recognition of the... Read More about Safeguarding the provision of ecosystem services in catchment systems.

Underpotential deposition of lead at silver electrodes manufactured from compact discs and its determination in environmental water samples (2013)
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The present paper describes the facile manufacture of silver electrodes from compact discs for the anodic stripping voltammetric determination of lead. The voltammetric behaviour of Pb in 0.1 M HCl was examined by cyclic voltammetry. Using a starting... Read More about Underpotential deposition of lead at silver electrodes manufactured from compact discs and its determination in environmental water samples.

Gaussian lower bounds on the Dirichlet heat kernel and non-existence of local solutions for semilinear heat equations of Osgood type (2013)
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We give a simple proof of a lower bound for the Dirichlet heat kernel in terms of the Gaussian heat kernel. Using this we establish a non-existence result for semilinear heat equations with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions and initial data in $L^q... Read More about Gaussian lower bounds on the Dirichlet heat kernel and non-existence of local solutions for semilinear heat equations of Osgood type.

Assessment of empty container repositioning policies in maritime transport (2013)
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Purpose - Empty container repositioning is an important issue in the liner shipping industry. Generally stated, two groups of mathematical models have been proposed to tackle this issue. The first group aims to derive time-dependent origin-destinatio... Read More about Assessment of empty container repositioning policies in maritime transport.

Articulating global prescriptions for health with local conceptions of well-being and risk: The case of physical activity and the world health organisation (2013)
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If there is one thing that policy makers at the World Health Organisation and residents of the South African township of Langa are likely to agree on, it is that 'just sitting' is not good for you. The positions from which they approach this conclusi... Read More about Articulating global prescriptions for health with local conceptions of well-being and risk: The case of physical activity and the world health organisation.

A preprocessing optimization applied to the cell suppression problem in statistical disclosure control (2013)
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As organizations start to publish the data that they collect, either internally or externally, in the form of statistical tables they need to consider the protection of the confidential information held in those tables. The algorithms used to protect... Read More about A preprocessing optimization applied to the cell suppression problem in statistical disclosure control.

What goes without saying: Husserl's concept of style (2013)
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The idea of "style" emerges at several important points throughout Husserl's oeuvre: in the second part of the Crisis of the European Sciences, the lectures on intersubjectivity published in Husserliana XV, and in the analyses of transcendental chara... Read More about What goes without saying: Husserl's concept of style.

Use of an in vitro flat-bed biofilm model to measure biologically active anti-odour compounds (2013)
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The objective of this study was to demonstrate the utility of a modified flat-bed perfusion biofilm matrix system for testing toothpaste formulations directly, without dilution, as a layer in direct contact with the biofilm matrix surface. Final biof... Read More about Use of an in vitro flat-bed biofilm model to measure biologically active anti-odour compounds.

Trpm8 agonists modulate contraction of the pig urinary bladder (2013)
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The transient receptor potential melastin-8 (TRPM8) channel is activated by the "cooling" compounds menthol and icilin. Pathophysiologically, it is implicated in the overactive bladder and bladder cooling reflex, but the activity of TRPM8 in normal b... Read More about Trpm8 agonists modulate contraction of the pig urinary bladder.

An examination of consumers' resistance to computer-based technologies (2013)
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Purpose: This paper aims to provide a better understanding of non-adoption of technological interfaces. The majority of diffusion research on technological innovations does not distinguish clearly between non-adoption and resistance behavior and assu... Read More about An examination of consumers' resistance to computer-based technologies.

Enterprise Zones and Zones Franches Urbaines: A critique of area-based fiscal incentives and regeneration in England and France (2013)
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This paper provides a critical commentary on area-based fiscal incentives and regeneration in Europe, focusing on Enterprise Zones (EZs) in Britain and zones franches urbaines (ZFUs) in France. It, thus, counters the trans-Atlantic comparative bias o... Read More about Enterprise Zones and Zones Franches Urbaines: A critique of area-based fiscal incentives and regeneration in England and France.

Wie viel Gewicht liegt im Gesicht?: Wahrnehmungsschwellen für körpergewichtsassoziierte Veränderungen der dreidimensionalen Gesichtsform (2013)
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Facial shape is a reliable correlate of body mass index (BMI) and facial correlates of weight predict both actual and perceived health. Previous studies have found that facial shape cues to weight are strongly related to attractiveness independent of... Read More about Wie viel Gewicht liegt im Gesicht?: Wahrnehmungsschwellen für körpergewichtsassoziierte Veränderungen der dreidimensionalen Gesichtsform.

Overcoming the Original Sin of the "Original Condition": How reparations may contribute to emancipatory peacebuilding (2013)
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This short article explores the relationship between transitional justice mechanisms and peacebuilding by analysing the role that reparations may play in transforming or deepening conflict. Research seeks to identify potential components of an emanci... Read More about Overcoming the Original Sin of the "Original Condition": How reparations may contribute to emancipatory peacebuilding.

Fuzzy graphs: Algebraic structure and syntactic recognition (2013)
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013. Directed fuzzy hypergraphs are introduced as a generalization of both crisp directed hypergraphs and directed fuzzy graphs. It is proved that the set of all directed fuzzy hypergraphs can be structure... Read More about Fuzzy graphs: Algebraic structure and syntactic recognition.