documentation application and utilisation of clay minerals in kaduna state nigeria

Grain coalescence and modeling of nanosized zirconia in solid state sintering

Grain coalescence and modeling of nanosized zirconia in solid state sintering

... Injection Molding (µPIM) .6 1.3 Solid -State Sintering II Grain Coalescence and Modeling of Nanosized Zirconia in Solid -State Sintering 1.3.1 Understanding in Solid -State Sintering ... from mixing of fine powder with binder to injection molding, debinding and sintering in order to obtain the final part 1.2.2 Micro Powder Injection Molding (µPIM) Micro powder injection molding, ... neighboring grains thus results in the shrinkage of fine grains being consumed by coarse grains The existing understanding of the sintering and grain growth have been developed with the use of conventional...

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CLAY MINERALS IN NATURE – THEIR CHARACTERIZATION, MODIFICATION AND APPLICATION pdf

CLAY MINERALS IN NATURE – THEIR CHARACTERIZATION, MODIFICATION AND APPLICATION pdf

... Akure in Ondo State, Rop in Plateau state, Kagoro in Kaduna State and Afikpo in Ebonyi state proved that as far back as the late stone Documentation, Application and Utilisation of Clay Minerals in ... Documentation, Application and Utilisation of Clay Minerals in Kaduna State (Nigeria) decomposed Clays vary in plasticity, all being more or less malleable and capable of being molded into any form ... Republic XI Section Clay Minerals in Deposits Chapter Documentation, Application and Utilisation of Clay Minerals in Kaduna State (Nigeria) Oluwafemi Samuel Adelabu Additional information is available...

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Application and Comparison of Two Biotic Ligand Models Predicting Copper Toxicity and Accumulation in Heavy Metal Tolerant Moss

Application and Comparison of Two Biotic Ligand Models Predicting Copper Toxicity and Accumulation in Heavy Metal Tolerant Moss

... by binding to a binding site other than BL In addition, changes in the conformation of BL caused by this binding of proton result in decreases in the number of BL The conformation change of BL ... (2007) investigated the effects of pH on short-term uptake of manganese and cadmium into Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and they concluded that the increase in proton concentration inhibits the metal internalization ... while taking the metal speciation and the effects of competing cations into consideration, fCu was calculated using eq and copper accumulation can also be predicted by employing eq (Cheng and Allen,...

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báo cáo hóa học: " Identifying type and determinants of missing items in quality of life questionnaires: Application to the SF-36 French version of the 2003 Decennial Health Survey" pot

báo cáo hóa học: " Identifying type and determinants of missing items in quality of life questionnaires: Application to the SF-36 French version of the 2003 Decennial Health Survey" pot

... short and quick to administer (5-10 min) and welladapted for studies in general populations Strategy for identification of type and determinants of missingness The type of missingness was defined ... Number of missing data for other items, RP score MNAR MNAR MAR BP (Bodily pain) BP1 Intensity of bodily pain 2.4% Number of missing data for other items, PF and BP scores BP2 Extent pain interfered ... Little and Rubin to characterize missing data processes operating during administration of this questionnaire In this large representative sample of the French population the proportion of missing...

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Báo cáo y học: "A survey of accessibility and utilisation of chiropractic services for wheelchair-users in the United Kingdom: What are the issues" pps

Báo cáo y học: "A survey of accessibility and utilisation of chiropractic services for wheelchair-users in the United Kingdom: What are the issues" pps

... (42%) Managing increased physical load and manual handling (7%) Relief of symptoms associated with wheelchair use 24 (29%) Fitting treatment into standard appointment time (5%) Resolution of muscular ... however the source of pain was not identified in this study The main motivations for wheelchair-users seeking care and their key expectations of treatment are outlined in Tables and respectively ... Manoeuvring a patient on and off the treatment bench presented a challenge for a substantial proportion of the chiropractors in the current study Manual handling tasks are physically demanding, often...

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Báo cáo y học: " Application and comparison of scoring indices to predict outcomes in patients with healthcareassociated pneumonia" pptx

Báo cáo y học: " Application and comparison of scoring indices to predict outcomes in patients with healthcareassociated pneumonia" pptx

... 112, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan Division of Critical Care & Respiratory Therapy, Department of Internal ... having pneumonia and any of the following historical features: (1) hospitalization for two or more days in an acute care facility within 90 days of infection, (2) being a resident of a nursing ... Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Sheng Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan 7Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China...

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Báo cáo sinh học: "A comparison between Poisson and zero-inflated Poisson regression models with an application to number of black spots in Corriedale sheep" doc

Báo cáo sinh học: "A comparison between Poisson and zero-inflated Poisson regression models with an application to number of black spots in Corriedale sheep" doc

... illustrated in Figure A path between two models involves fixing or adding a single parameter Preliminary analysis indicated that flock and year effects (and their interaction) had minor importance, ... scenario and model, the burn -in period was determined from preliminary runs, based on four chains, starting at different points Final runs were performed with two chains each The burn -in period was of ... right model only in 172 out of 400 comparisons (43% of the time) Poisson and ZIP models for spots in sheep 387 Table IV Mean and standard deviation (in 100 runs) of the harmonic mean of sampled log-likelihoods...

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Application and perspectives of non invasive urinary biomarker measurements in epidemiological research on child nutrition hydration and iodine status, two health relevant examples

Application and perspectives of non invasive urinary biomarker measurements in epidemiological research on child nutrition hydration and iodine status, two health relevant examples

... proxy for iodine intake under defined circumstances, the quantification of iodine content in table salt is in general not sufficient in assessing iodine intake as the main source of salt (and therefore ... food intake and decreased iodine intake in adults (99–101) Currently, dietary guidelines for healthy eating advise to increase consumption of plant-based foods and limiting intake of salt (in its ... Status XII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS I-CR Iodine-Creatinine Ratio IDDs Iodine Deficiency Disorders IL-18 Interleukin 18 IOM Institute of Medicine KiGGS German Health Interview and Examination Survey...

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Báo cáo y học: "Refractive Status and Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Suburban School-age Children"

Báo cáo y học: "Refractive Status and Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Suburban School-age Children"

... accounting for 71% of the area in mainland China), and includes eleven provinces and one municipality, but the population is relatively sparse (360 million, accounting for only 28% of the total China ... results of epidemiological studies from China [8, 9, 10] and the prevalence of myopia is higher in China, indicating that differences in ethnicity, regional and economical differences and development ... gender and school type affecting the prevalence of refractive errors Quality Assurance All investigators and staff involved in this research participated in an intensive two-day training Demographic...

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Status and changes of mangrove forest in Mekong Delta: Case study in Tra Vinh, Vietnam

Status and changes of mangrove forest in Mekong Delta: Case study in Tra Vinh, Vietnam

... ven bi^n t ınh Tra Vinh _ _ (Final report in 1999 and developing plans in 2000 of aquaculture in marsh areas of coastal zone in Tra Vinh province) Department of Fishery, Tra Vinh 20 pp unpublished ... Assessment of mangrove forest deterioration in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, using Landsat MSS data In: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment Macintosh, ... mangrove distribution in Tra Vinh indicate significant changes in mangrove forest coverage in Tra Vinh (Fig and Tables and 3) In 1965 rice paddy was the most use of land in Tra Vinh The mangrove forests...

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Salts Transport in Alkali Soil Reclamation by Gypsum and Prediction of Na Leaching in Field in China

Salts Transport in Alkali Soil Reclamation by Gypsum and Prediction of Na Leaching in Field in China

... the beginning of leaching, decreased after a peak, and then increased and decreased again This behavior indicates that the initial leaching is like Na+ leaching, and the surplus Ca2+ is drained ... Salinity Laboratory Staff (1954) Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkali soils USDA Handbook 60 US Government Printing Office Washington, DC Wang C et al (2009) Study on application of ... runoff rate of salts The four-electrode sensor consisted of four stainless steel rods inserted in parallel into an acrylic column with an inner diameter of 50 mm, outer diameter of 60 mm, and...

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Numerical simulation and optimization of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers for enhanced storage capacity and secured sequestration

Numerical simulation and optimization of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers for enhanced storage capacity and secured sequestration

... conducting several benchmark studies [3, 4] In this paper, we consider the optimization of two engineering techniques to increase the sequestration efficiency and safety of GCS in saline aquifers In ... migration of CO2 [7], and (3) injection of brine into the aquifer with or after CO2 injection can accelerate the dissolution of CO2 and enhance its residual trapping by the enhanced convective mixing ... will increase in a semi-exponential fashion Therefore, during intermediate and late stage of CO2 injection, it is expected that CO2 injectivity should greatly improve, resulting in low injection...

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A study on cultural obstacles to the teaching and learning of speaking skills in the classroom of grade 10 at nguyen tat thanh high school

A study on cultural obstacles to the teaching and learning of speaking skills in the classroom of grade 10 at nguyen tat thanh high school

... contribution of other factors involved in speaking 1.3 Cultural factors in the teaching and learning of speaking skills in classrooms 1.3.1 What cultural factors influence on the teaching and the learning ... pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both.” Skills can be classified in two main types: domain-general and domain-specific For example, in the domain of studying, ... group; it is that part of learned behavior shared with others The concept include a group’s way of thinking, feeling, and acting, and fixed patterns for doing certain things According to Thompson (1990:132),...

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Tài liệu Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S pptx

Tài liệu Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S pptx

... National Bridge Inventory Following the tragic collapse of the Sliver Bridge in December 1967, Congress passed legislation that required each state to inspect and maintain an inventory of all bridges ... any • Condition and appraisal ratings of structure • Traffic data Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S The coding guide assists bridge inspectors in preparing data for identification ... that of Reference The main purpose for creating and maintaining the NBI is to monitor the condition of bridges carrying public highways Therefore, for funding and reporting purposes, the FHWA...

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Tài liệu Why Should I Stay?...or How to Engage Hearts and Minds of our People in this Chaotic Period pptx

Tài liệu Why Should I Stay?...or How to Engage Hearts and Minds of our People in this Chaotic Period pptx

... working this, who is he involving?) In customer teams, roles of CBD people in consumer and customer and centre of expertise teams and to a lesser extent role of marketing people in consumer and ... explicit It is working in Asda and in Boots In net, We want to have people excited about winning and delighted about what is in it for them They will then believe they should stay working for P&G because ... Have a training programme This is often why people joined P&G in the first place and this is currently perceived as missing Have a plan for each team and each function focused towards building capability...

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Tài liệu Risk Characterization, Assessment, and Management of Organic Pollutants in Beneficially Used Residual Products pdf

Tài liệu Risk Characterization, Assessment, and Management of Organic Pollutants in Beneficially Used Residual Products pdf

... used in the model, the more representative the model output can be of land application at field scales The intent of introducing this approach is to encourage all involved in sustainable land application ... typically in the range of one in ten thousand to one in one million additional cases A case study from the State of Wisconsin illustrates the effect of multiple conservative assumptions in a deterministic ... In 1998, the State of Wisconsin began developing baseline PCB soil criteria protective of human and ecological health that could translate into regulations for the land application of materials...

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Tài liệu CONSUMER PREFERENCE AND CONSUMPTION OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA docx

Tài liệu CONSUMER PREFERENCE AND CONSUMPTION OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA docx

... group of people as part of its ways, aids in the cohesion of this group, helps that particular group maintain its identity in the face of others, and therefore creates a feeling of "belonging" ... considered important and understanding the age dynamics and consumption of organics will go a long way in influencing the target market and marketing approach to drive the demand of organics The second ... While most sales are in North America and Europe, production is global with developing countries producing and exporting ever-increasing shares Due to expanding markets and attractive price premiums,...

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Tài liệu BEST PRACTICES for: Monitoring, Verifi cation, and Accounting of CO2 Stored in Deep Geologic Formations doc

Tài liệu BEST PRACTICES for: Monitoring, Verifi cation, and Accounting of CO2 Stored in Deep Geologic Formations doc

... monitoring and measurement technologies that are focused on increasing the understanding of subsurface transport of CO2 in saline formations In particular, the application of surface and wellbore ... Addressing the Objectives and Goals of Monitoring 5.0 Addressing the Objectives and Goals of Monitoring The principal goal of DOE’s Carbon Sequestration Program is to gain scientific understanding of ... understanding of CO2 reaction products in the sandstone reservoir Understanding the kinetics of reaction with certain mineral formations (Dawsonite) is critical for sequestration in sandstone...

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Tài liệu Global action plan to control the spread and impact of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrho pdf

Tài liệu Global action plan to control the spread and impact of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrho pdf

... (for instance swabs, transport media and candle jars) • training laboratory technicians and building capacity for performing culture and AMR testing • increasing the availability of routine laboratory ... providers and laboratory technicians • producing and disseminating standards for performing N. gonorrhoeae culture and AMR testing • working with WHO collaborating centres and other international and ... outlines the policies and principles for the prevention and care of STIs, to offer guidance to ministry of health officials who have the responsibility of developing and implementing interventions for...

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