the resistance of a mineral to being scratched

... from the table dt The DataTable to convert to the array rowCount The number of rows to export to the array startRow The row number of the first row to export fields A string array containing the ... Object[][] tableArray = GetRows(DataTable dt, Integer rowCount, Integer startRow, String[] colName); Parameters tableArray Returns an array of field values corresponding to the values in the columns and ... = Math.Min(nRows, rowCount); // Create an object array to hold the data in the table Array a = Array.CreateInstance(typeof(object), nRows, nCols); // Iterate over the collection of rows in the...

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 10:20

... successful frame delivery in a link The path cost is the sum of the link costs of the path The metric takes into consideration the quality of all the links of a path Note that LETX has the same aim as ... Experimental Characterization In this section we present an experimental study of the use of the LQI as an estimator of the LDR, to identify the potential advantageous and adverse characteristics of the ... enable the calculation of the cost of a path, based on the LQI values of all links Therefore, we chose to evaluate the performance of these LQI-based routing metrics for NST-AODV Note that the PATH-DR...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 11:20

... multiplicative constant Let σ be the smallest nonzero eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix Note that k − σ is the second largest eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix Let Rmax denote the largest resistance between ... (2000) Distance-Regular Graphs of Valency and a1 = 1, Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics, v.11 n.2, p.101-134 [10] Jafarizadeh, M A. , Sufiani, R., Jafarizadeh, S (2009) Recursive calculation of effective ... only constant which gives φD = 0, and therefore is the constant dictated by the requirement that f be harmonic and attain the boundary values of (n − 1) and −(n − 1) at u and v The resistance between...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 12:22

... sharpness of abrasion on sanding paper is smaller after one or several periods of monitoring, then the replacement of the sanding paper subject to the irregular course of abrasion has to be carried ... Material and methods Several standards deal with testing the abrasion resistance of wood-based materials The particular methods differ because they examine various types of surfaces Thus, there arise ... onto a carrier is worn by the effect of loaded cylindrical abrasive disks with stuck strips of sanding paper The disks are placed in such a way their cylindrical areas will be at the same distance...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 10:21

... non-parametric correlations A P value of less than 0.05 was regarded as significant Software package STATA 9.0 (USA) was used for the analysis Materials and Methods Results Hospital setting and antibiotic ... financial cost and resistance patterns of leading nosocomial pathogens (gram) and number of boxes were calculated from two databases, 1) Hospital pharmacy computer databases, and 2) International ... finding has revealed that restricted antimicrobials has been started to be utilized more rationale after the initiation of NARP Also carbapenem 342 resistance rates of Pseudomonas spp and Acinetobacter...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:00

... distinguishes the two very different views of the goal of language teaching, the goal of the native speaker and the goal of a proficiency level "A second language learner may attain native 39 speaker ... language activities are often exerted because the use of language activities is a way for the teacher to improve the students’ ability to use the language meaningfully Also, they can alter the ... enables the research to collect data from a great number of participants The data themselves were more amenable to qualification as well as qualification 44 Finally, the study method of class...

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:03

... have the help of sophisticated information systems and data warehouses been able to manage a great deal of data The challenge is to capture and measure soft and qualitative information For example, ... Skandia Navigator (Edvinsson and Malone, 1997) Value Chain Scoreboard (Lev, 2002) Description of measure Sets of human capital indicators are collected and bench-marked against a database Similar to ... predominantly classical ones We can find the explanation for this behaviour in the fact that these indicators are much easier to measure In addition, conventional methods have the advantage of being investment...

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 17:15

... can be measured via these same factors, even if the individual case is a strategy for which new tools are used The analysis revealed that one of the essential organizational factors, because of ... with their work The results are valued on a Likert scale of to for the different items Over the last few years, the average satisfaction index—calculated as the average of the values given to each ... leadership, and the adoption of a radical change model First, Irizar’s strategy was oriented towards To know, serve and add value for the customer’ For adaptation to the customer’s requirements, the...

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 00:20

... was improved by con˚ sidering only pairs of Ca atoms < 2.5 A apart Because of the different length of a helix A, the Ca atoms N-terminal to or inside helix A are separated by large distances The ... more rapid turnover The kcat ⁄ Km values increase from G1P over PhyK to AppA by a factor of  2200 The conformational changes of AppA upon substrate binding facilitate a faster turnover of phytate ... Approximately 70% of the model was built automatically After extending the Mse data to a resolution of ˚ 2.04 A, resolve built 76% of the protein model automatically The Mse–PhyK structure was...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 09:20

... ultimately an act of humanity (Abrahamsen 1973) We wish to avoid that which is potentially a part of all of us Both the glamorization and the demonization of violence, strategies which are familiar ... of the ‘self as agent’ has been relatively neglected, in part because of the dominance of the Cartesian assumption that the agentive self emerges automatically from the sensation of the mental ... developmental path of psychopathology is characterized by a disavowal of attachment-related experiences and of the capacity to think about them, in partial response to severe childhood trauma The impairment...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 22:20

... that a SAM is meant to fit into the existing national statistical and planning infrastructure That is to say that, first, a SAM is typically built on the basis of data which are already available ... consider the totals (e.g from the national accounts) as sacrosanct and break these down Since national accounts have to become available soon after the end of the year to which they refer, they are ... accounts totals Finally, a SAM always has a matrix format 72 because of its emphasis on the identification of source and use of all transactions Summarizing, a SAM in our view serves as an alternative...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 21:20

... stalled at R-factors of 26 and 30% This may be due to real disorder in the crystal as the mean B-factor from the refinement was rather high ˚ ˚ (78.5 A2 ) – as was the Wilson B-factor (77 A2 ) It should ... Fcalc|)/( |Fobs|), where Fobs and Fcalc are observed and calculated structure factor amplitudes, respectively Rfree is an R-factor for an unrefined subset of the data (5% of the data) a the metal ... an artifact, it is apparently strong enough to appear in the crystal and adjust the enzyme in an induced-fit-like manner: the conformation of the flap domain changes, M3 metal is introduced and Arg13...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 09:20

... daily, and vendors frequently make new signatures available, so antivirus software will be most effective if the signatures are up to date Many antivirus and antispyware programs offer automatic ... automatic updating Enable that feature so your software always has the most current signatures If automatic updates aren’t offered, be sure to install the software from a reputable source, like the vendor’s ... sure to research these features before disabling or modifying them The AutoRun feature in Microsoft Windows systems was a default feature at the time of the Conficker malware and was one of the...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 22:20

... existing data management offices and databases that could support ocean acidification observational and research data The FOARAM Act also calls for an “Ocean Acidification Information Exchange” that ... surface waters has already been observed in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean (Bates et al., 2009; Yamamoto-Kawai et al., 2009) Persistent undersaturation of surface waters with respect to aragonite ... delineates ambitious priorities and goals for the National Ocean Acidification Program The FOARAM Act calls for the development of a detailed, 10-year strategic plan for the National Ocean Acidification...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 15:20

... ocular assurance of the horrors of the war and of the barbarities practised by the Spanish troops He was a spectator of the humiliation of the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, at Halle, and to his narrative ... generation to generation the autograph of the saintly man to whom the whole world owes gratitude and affection Together with this letter, and as a proof of the wise outlay of the paternal allowance, ... consequence of the absence of his witness he claimed a delay of a twelvemonth and a day, which was accorded to him; after which my father appealed to the council of Stralsund and afterwards to that of...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 05:20

... (Iwatani, Fukuoka, Japan) All other chemicals used were of analytical grade Formation of a- hydroxyhaem-rHO-1 complex Scheme The resonance structure of a- hydroxyhaem Unless otherwise stated, the ... out as follows; a portion of the rHO-1 solution was transferred to a custom-made anaerobic titrator [24], that contained % mL of the buffer Then a- hydroxyhaemin dissolved in a small amount of ... NaOH saturated with argon was added, with the molar ratio to rHO-1 being % 0.9 The final concentration of rHO-1 was % 70 lM The amounts of a- hydroxyhaem added were determined as the pyridine haemochrome...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 21:20

... reported that they preferred a female doctor to take their Pap smear, 48% that they preferred a woman for their breast exam and 36% that they preferred a woman to take a sample of vaginal fluid ... and contingency tables were formed on the questioned variables The x2 test was used on the qualitative variables and the t-test on the quantitative variables From the total of the examined variables, ... presence of the female researchers, to whom the participants could ask explanatory questions The questionnaire was created The preference of a Female Greek island population in regard to the gender of...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... Financial Malpractices: An Analytical Appraisal.’ African Journal of Management, 1(1), pp11-20 Ajisebutu, A (2006), “Financial Statement Fraud: What Auditors should know”, The Nigerian Accountant, ... Reviewing of the relevant documentation to form an initial assessment of the case in an identified area of loss Examination for discovering, including the formulation of the act regarding the financial ... sample For the purpose of this hypothesis, population mean is taken as the average of equal responses to the options, which is equal to (3) since the related data were gathered in a Likert scale...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 14:20

... public A story is told that once he was to play his C major Concerto at a concert When he arrived at the hall he found the piano was tuned so low that he had to play the Concerto in C# major You ... expense to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other form Any alternate format ... of certain implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the law of the state applicable to...

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