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Solution NMR of Battery Electrolytes
NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool that is commonly used to assess the degradation of lithium-ion battery electrolyte solutions. However, dissolution of paramagnetic Ni2+ and Mn2+ ions from cathode...
Petrobras P-36 Accident
Sara Whelan
Apr 09, 2013
Petrobas P-36 was a floating offshore production unit operating in the Roncador Field, off the coast of Brazil, commencing operations May 2000. This structure was originally designed as a floating drilling unit and was modified...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
A Grey-TOPSIS Approach to Minimize COVID-19 Transmission for the Betterment of Public-Health in the Indian Context
In view of diminishing the transmission of the pandemic “Coronavirus (COVID-19)” in the community, an essential intervention strategy has been the consideration of public-health measures. However, at the present scenario these...
Published by: IGI Global
Influence of Soil Drought Stress on C, N and P Stoichiometry of Tamarix Chinensis Lour. in Yellow River Delta, China
Qiangqiang Rong, Jingtao Liu, Yanpeng Cai, Zhaohua Lu, Zhenzhen Zhao, Wencong Yue, Jiangbao Xia
Aug 04, 2014
Taking the one-year-old T. chinensis (Tamarix chinensis Lour.) in Yellow River Delta as the study object, the variations of C, N and P stoichiometry in T. chinensis under drought stress was studied using pot experiments. The...
Opposition-Based Multi-Tiered Grey Wolf Optimizer for Stochastic Global Optimization Paradigms
Researchers are increasingly using algorithms that are influenced by nature because of its ease and versatility, the key components of nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms are investigated, involving divergence and adoption...
Published by: IGI Global
Software Vulnerability Prediction Using Grey Wolf-Optimized Random Forest on the Unbalanced Data Sets
Wasiur Rhmann
Jan 01, 2022
Any vulnerability in the software creates a software security threat and helps hackers to gain unauthorized access to resources. Vulnerability prediction models help software engineers to effectively allocate their resources to...
Published by: IGI Global
Insights into the Origin of High Activity of Ni<sub>5</sub>P<sub>4</sub>(0001) for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.
Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is directly relevant to green hydrogen production from water splitting. Recently, a low-cost Ni5P4 material has been demonstrated experimentally and theoretically to...
PSK Method for Solving Mixed and Type-4 Intuitionistic Fuzzy Solid Transportation Problems
P. Kumar
Apr 01, 2019
In this article, the author categorises the solid transportation problem (STP) under uncertain environments. He formulates the mixed and fully intuitionistic fuzzy solid transportation problems (FIFSTPs) and utilizes the...
Published by: IGI Global
Mental Risk Faced During Lockdown in COVID-19
Suchismita Satapathy
Jan 01, 2022
Indian Govt has taken broad step and declared lock down to reduce the community-transmission of the novel “Coronavirus”.Many people tried to utilize this period by doing online work and household work simulateneouly. Many...
Published by: IGI Global
Co-Surveillance of Rotaviruses in Humans and Domestic Animals in Central Uganda Reveals Circulation of Wide Genotype Diversity in the Animals.
Josephine Bwogi, Charles Karamagi, Denis Karuhize Byarugaba, Phionah Tushabe, Sarah Kiguli, Prossy Namuwulya, Samuel S Malamba, Khuzwayo C Jere, Ulrich Desselberger, Miren Iturriza-Gomara
Apr 17, 2023
Rotavirus genotypes are species specific. However, interspecies transmission is reported to result in the emergence of new genotypes. A cross-sectional study of 242 households with 281 cattle, 418 goats, 438 pigs, and 258 humans...
domestic animals genotyping Rotavirus EPIDEMIOLOGY Uganda co-surveillance inter-host species transmission Feces Animals Animals Domestic Cattle Goats Swine Humans Rotavirus Infections Capsid Proteins Antigens Viral Cross-Sectional Studies Phylogeny Genotype
Published by: Viruses
Motivations and Social Media Influencing Online Purchase Intention in India
The purpose of the study is to examine the influence of hedonic and utilitarian motivation on Indian consumer's online purchase intention. Second, this study tried to explore if social media mediates the influence of hedonic and...
Published by: IGI Global
Is information provided within chronic subdural haematoma education resources adequate? A scoping review.
Conor S Gillespie, Samuel Khanna, Mark E Vivian, Samuel McKoy, Alvaro Yanez Touzet, Ellie Edlmann, Daniel J Stubbs, Benjamin M Davies
Apr 17, 2023
Background
Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is becoming increasingly prevalent, due to an aging population with increasing risk factors. Due to its variable disease course and high morbidity, patient centred care and...
Published by: PLOS ONE
Robot-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy in Patients with Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Jeffrey W Chen, Tess ME van Ramshorst, Sanne Lof, Bilal Al-Sarireh, Bergthor Bjornsson, Ugo Boggi, Fernando Burdio, Giovanni Butturini, Riccardo Casadei, Andrea Coratti, Mathieu D'Hondt, Safi Dokmak, Bjørn Edwin, Alessandro Esposito, Jean M Fabre, Giovanni Ferrari, Fadhel S Ftériche, Giuseppe K Fusai, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Thilo Hackert, Asif Jah, Jin-Young Jang, Emanuele F Kauffmann, Tobias Keck, Alberto Manzoni, Marco V Marino, Quintus Molenaar, Elizabeth Pando, Patrick Pessaux, Andrea Pietrabissa, Zahir Soonawalla, Robert P Sutcliffe, Lea Timmermann, Steven White, Vincent S Yip, Alessandro Zerbi, Mohammad Abu Hilal, Marc G Besselink, European Consortium on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery (E-MIPS)
Apr 10, 2023
BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy (RDP) is increasingly used as an alternative to laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer but comparative multicenter studies...
Using Tablets to Collect Breast Cancer Risk Information in an Underserved Population
Arash Naeim, Zhuoer Xie, Liliana Johansen, Neil Wenger, David Elashoff, Antonia Petruse, Guita Rahbar
Oct 01, 2020
The authors tested the use of tablets to collect breast cancer risk data and compared the approach against paper-based scantrons. The goal was to examine the usability of digital technology for data collection in underserved...
Published by: IGI Global
A Technique for Securing Big Data Using K-Anonymization With a Hybrid Optimization Algorithm
The recent techniques built on cloud computing for data processing is scalable and secure, which increasingly attracts the infrastructure to support big data applications. This paper proposes an effective anonymization based...
Published by: IGI Global
CT-guided vs. fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural steroid injections for lumbar radiculopathy
Jozef PM Kamp, Jonathan Bartlett, Amr Fahmy, Kendrick To, Rumana Hossain, Maheswara Akula
Apr 17, 2023
INTRODUCTION: There are no formal guidelines for whether CT-guided or fluoroscopy-guided TFESI should be undertaken for patients with symptoms of lumbar nerve root irritation and corresponding nerve impingement. Here, we sought...
Diabetes Prediction Using Enhanced SVM and Deep Neural Network Learning Techniques: An Algorithmic Approach for Early Screening of Diabetes
Diabetes, caused by the rise in level of glucose in blood, has many latest devices to identify from blood samples. Diabetes, when unnoticed, may bring many serious diseases like heart attack, kidney disease. In this way, there...
Published by: IGI Global
They patronize herbal medicine, coincidence or planned behaviour
Aim: This study assessed, if use of herbal medicine (HM) among hypertensive patients is coincidence or planned. Design: Cross‐sectional survey. Methods: The study used a cross‐sectional survey for collection of data from four...
Applying the Computational Intelligence Paradigm to Nuclear Power Plant Operation
In the guise of artificial neural networks (ANNs), genetic/evolutionary computation algorithms (GAs/ECAs), fuzzy logic (FL) inference systems (FLIS) and their variants as well as combinations, the computational intelligence (CI)...
Published by: IGI Global
Do the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) subject examinations predict success on the Medical Council of Canada qualifying examination (MCCQE) Part 1?
NBME subject examinations are used by many Canadian medical schools to evaluate students during their clerkship rotations. Although studies show strong correlations between NBME scores and the American licensing examination...
Performance Characteristics of Discrete-Time Queue With Variant Working Vacations
This article analyzes an infinite buffer discrete-time single server queueing system with variant working vacations in which customers arrive according to a geometric process. As soon as the system becomes empty, the server...
Published by: IGI Global
Using Tablets to Collect Breast Cancer Risk Information in an Underserved Population
Arash Naeim, Zhuoer Xie, Liliana Johansen, Neil Wenger, David Elashoff, Antonia Petruse, Guita Rahbar
May 06, 2022
The authors tested the use of tablets to collect breast cancer risk data and compared the approach against paper-based scantrons. The goal was to examine the usability of digital technology for data collection in underserved...
Medical, Healthcare, and Life Sciences Medical Diagnosis and Practice Sexual, Reproductive, & Maternal Health Social Sciences and Humanities Government and Law
Published by: IGI Global
Assessing the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Pre-Service Science Teachers at a South African University
The purpose of this study was to investigate preservice science teachers' proficiency levels regarding their practical knowledge of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK-P). A sample of 103 third- and fourth-year...
Published by: IGI Global
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Sexual Offenders With Autism Spectrum Disorders
The vast majority of individuals with autism do not commit sexual offenses. While there has been some suggestion of a tendency towards anti-social or offending behaviors, a propensity for breaking the law by those with a...
Published by: IGI Global
Remembering Philip McShane
Bruce Anderson
Jun 23, 2022
Bruce Anderson’s research and writing has been concerned with legal decision-making, economic theory, and contemporary sculpture. His work draws on the writings of Philip McShane and Bernard Lonergan. It includes ‘Discovery’ in...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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