thermoelectric figure of merit zt in nanostructured systems
Electrical thermal energy transfer and energy conversion in semiconductor nanowires
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10/09/2015, 08:24
... work focusing on the thermoelectric properties of NWs Vo et al investigated the effects of the growth direction and doping on the thermoelectric figure of merit ZT in thin Si NW by using ab initio ... Thermoelectric Properties of Silicon Nanowires 40 3.4 Large Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Si1−x Gex Nanowires 49 3.5 Impacts of Phase Transition on Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in ... conductivity σ can be increased independently in those materials Chapter Introduction Figure 1.2: History of the improvement of thermoelectric figure of merit, ZT , at 300K (from Ref [6]) During a very long...
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System dynamics applied to project management: a survey, assessment, and directions for future research potx
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30/03/2014, 01:20
... the work remaining than the time remaining to the project deadline, initiates hiring, overtime (which increases effort via more hours per worker), higher intensity of work (which increases productivity; ... (i.e., the work remaining seems doable in less than the time remaining), work intensity is often reduced, thereby creating the “Slacking Off” variation on the “Work Faster” loop—work intensity and ... rework cycle Project control: Modeling, analyzing, and improving the control of dynamic systems is the objective of applying system dynamics in many domains Since project managers seek to deliver...
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Introduction to Market Research
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08/11/2012, 09:25
... In to 12 months More than 24 months from now In the last 12 months, have you been directly involved in initiating, recommending, ordering or approving the purchase of any of the following ... Home Office Computing Inc Independent Business MacCentral Macworld Online PC Magazine PC Novice PC World None of these As a small-business owner, please check those of the following topics ... the interviewer, depending on how the interview goes When considering which type of survey to use, keep the following cost factors in mind: • • • • Mail Most of the costs here concern the printing...
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Listening to Patients A Phenomenological Approach to Nursing Research and Practice
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16/10/2013, 11:15
... conducting interviews in the hospital setting, enlist staff cooperation in minimizing interruptions by placing a "Do not disturb" sign on the door and taking the telephone off the hook If interviewing ... science with the kind of truth evident in painting, with its "innocent" immediacy of vision that seizes objects in the primordial world, frequently referring in his writings to the work of Cezanne and ... meaning of human existence No wonder they were intensely seeking the meaning of being; it was a frightening time in which nothingness—which Sartre felt "lies coiled at the heart of human being...
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography Basics to Future Edited by Wael Shabana potx
Ngày tải lên :
07/03/2014, 23:20
... kinetics are indistinguishable from those of Gd-DTPA and other non-specific gadolinium-based contrast agents in demonstrating complete elimination within days of administration The results of these ... benefiticial in brain perfusion imaging than gadopentetate dimeglumine (Figure courtesy) [23] Fig Intraaxial tumor: T1-weighted image (A) with Gd-DTPA showing a brain tumor in the frontal lobe of the ... two approaches in clinical settings: 1) breath holding and 2) free-breathing navigator gating During navigator gating approach, the position of the right hemi-diaphragm is deduced in real time...
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PEOPLE AND WORK IN EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS: A Research Perspective
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11/03/2014, 18:05
... is increasing recognition of event management as a profession, thanks largely to the numbers of educational institutions offering courses in event management, and the corresponding increase in ... training to work in cultural events or an educator designing curricula, the findings of the study are considered in relation to notions of employability The study involved conducting in- depth interviews ... education and training themes in the context of events have attracted the recent interest of researchers because of the particular dynamics of work in the sector, coalescing mainstream ‘conventional’...
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Informing future research and programme implementation potx
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14/03/2014, 14:20
... to the projects examined in the preparation of this chapter Current innovations in SRH financing fall broadly into four sometimesoverlapping categories: targeting, financing of government provided ... a starting point for policy-makers, programme managers, and researchers in the process of examining equity issues and developing plans for addressing the social determinants of health In the ... review of the literature Studies in Family Planning 2006; 37: 87-98 19 Mensch B, Arends-Kuenning M, Jain A The impact of the quality of family planning services use in Peru Studies in Family Planning...
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Large-Scale Biomedical Science: Exploring Strategies for Future Research pdf
Ngày tải lên :
15/03/2014, 15:20
... president of the National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions ... challenges involved in organizing and managing a large-scale science project include questions of staffing and the training of junior scientists working on the project As mentioned above, much of the ... establishing, maintaining, using, and analyzing large sets of data or biological information Thus, bioinformatics may constitute one key component of a large-scale research project aimed at generating...
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Internal audit independence and objectivity: a review of current literature and opportunities for future research ppt
Ngày tải lên :
15/03/2014, 23:20
... on s tudies involving internal auditors that have been undertaken since the Institute of Internal Auditors’ revised definition of internal audit in 1999 The topics we examine are the internal auditor’s ... Framework for Internal Auditors The Institute of Internal Auditors: Altamonte Springs, FL 25 Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Belgium 2006 Internal audit in Belgium: The Shaping of Internal Audit ... Facilitating identification and evaluation of risks • Coaching management in responding to risks • Coordinating ERM activities • Consolidating the reporting on risks • Maintaining and developing the...
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BIO2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists docx
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29/03/2014, 13:20
... president of the National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions ... topics, including “Workshop on the Interface of Engineering and Biology: Catalyzing the Future; Bioinformatics: Converting Data to Knowledge.” “Dynamical Modeling of Complex Biomedical Systems ... centers of teaching excellence Inquiry-Based Learning An increasing number of today’s college faculty recognize the significance of the research findings discussed in How People Learn and incorporate...
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business data communications and networking a research perspective
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01/06/2014, 01:19
... Operationally such self-healing ring networks divert the flow along an alternative path in the ring in case of failure of a node or link For a discussion of the use of rings in telecommunication networks, ... particular aspect of ERP systems, even though there was an increasing realisation about the importance of these types of applications within the overall mix of information systems deployed in medium ... the network to maintain all or part of communication in the event of a cable cut on a link or a node failure SONET networks are being increasingly deployed between central offices of the telecommunication...
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Báo cáo hóa học: "Future research and therapeutic applications of human stem cells: general, regulatory, and bioethical aspects" ppt
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18/06/2014, 16:20
... treated by intravenous injection of ASCs [26-28] This immunosuppressive role of ASCs and their adjuvant effect in healing are also reflected in the encouraging results which are being achieved in various ... obtaining signed informed consent In this regard, risk-benefit assessment in this field is even more necessary in this field than in other areas because of the sometimes high underlying uncertainty ... different items, all of them necessary, including multiple surgical procedures, maintenance of strict aseptic conditions, specific training of technical staff and maintenance of overall technical...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Review Article Color in Image and Video Processing: Most Recent Trends and Future Research Direction" docx
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22/06/2014, 00:20
... digital cinema required the replacement of the analog processing stages in the imaging chain by digital processing modules, opening the way for the introduction to the imaging pipeline of the speed ... predictability of the “digital color proof ” with regard to the final print According to Bochko et al., the design of a system for accurate digital archiving of fine art paintings has awakened increasing interest ... applications of nondestructive quality control for numerous areas including painting, varnishes, and materials in the car industries, aeronautical packaging, or in the control of products in the food industry...
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HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND RELATED DISEASES – FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE RESEARCH ASPECTS pdf
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27/06/2014, 13:20
... For example, in their longitudinal study of the prevalence of HR-HPV in oral and genital mucosa of infants during their first years of life, Rintala et al (2005b) found that 42% of infants (negative ... advanced cervical cancer in Taiwan (15) As shown in Table 4, the frequency of HPV in HSIL, ICC, and CIN3 samples is higher than in ASCUS, LSIL, CIN1, and CIN2 In Beijing, 85.7% of CIN3 patients have ... the incidence of HR-HPV genotypes increased with increasing severity of cervical lesions, such as 50.0% of CIN1, and 74.0% of CIN2 /CIN3 However, the most common types were HPV52, 16, and 18 in...
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HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND RELATED DISEASES – FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDEA CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE potx
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27/06/2014, 15:20
... also interacts with other proteins involved in maintaining chromosomal stability within the HPV-infected cell, for example, the minichromosome maintenance (hMCM7) proteins As MCM7 is involved in ... 1996) E6 protein The HPV E6 protein is formed by approximately 150 amino acids and contains two zinc-like fingers joined by an interdomain linker of 36 amino acids, flanked by short amino (N) and ... Functions of viral proteins E1 Protein The E1 protein represents one of the the most conserved proteins among different HPV types It has DNA-binding functions and a binding site in the origin of replication...
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ADVANCES IN MALIGNANT MELANOMA – CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ppt
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27/06/2014, 19:20
... increase in the incidence of CMM from 1970 to 1985 in different regions of New Zealand by latitude Discussion The incidences of CMM in fair-skinned, indoor-working people have been steadily increasing ... counterintuitive because the amount of UVB present in the terrestrial spectrum decreases with increasing latitude, suggesting something else must be increasing the incidence of CMM with increasing ... in the incidence of CMM with increasing latitude and an exponential increase in the incidence of CMM over time as well CMM Incidence/100K World Population Increasing Incidences of Cutaneous Malignant...
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NEW ADVANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO FORESTRY RESEARCH pdf
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28/06/2014, 11:20
... % of individuals no belonging to the insect orders % midge individuals Ratio of individuals belonging to mayfly, stonefly and caddisfly orders to that of midges % of beetle individuals Value of ... 2009) The macroinvertebrate-based index of biotic integrity developed in this study had previously been used in the basin Thus, the sensitivity of the metrics included in the final index has already ... Shannon diversity index Total number of taxa belonging to pollution intolerant taxa % of individuals in pollution sensitive taxa % of individuals in pollution tolerant taxa Filter fine organic material...
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YOUR GUIDE TO MARKET RESEARCH ppsx
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03/07/2014, 20:20
... find information about market trends in CBI market surveys, in articles in trade magazines or on sector based portals (Appendix 1) You may also find information in part of reports from on-line ... exposed and find out interesting stands and contacts In your approach, you could make a following distinction: • Visiting potential customers ➧ Checking your chances in their market • Visiting competitors ... (Unique Selling Proposition) to clients Instead of spending money on sending samples, he could search on Internet sites of some trading platforms, where he can find buyers who may be interested...
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INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS CHAPTER 1 ppsx
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06/07/2014, 00:20
... Figure 4.8 Figure 4.9 Figure 4.10 Figure 4.11 Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Figure 6.1 ... telecommunications carrier 121 Scatterplot for data in Table 6.1 150 FIGURES Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure xii 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 ... Accounting for Tastes: combined music genre preferences by gender 233 Figures Chart 1.1 Chart 1.2 Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 2.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Figure...
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