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Buried graphene heterostructures for electrostatic doping of low-dimensional materials.
The fabrication and characterization of steep slope transistor devices based on low-dimensional materials requires precise electrostatic doping profiles with steep spatial gradients in order to maintain maximum control over the...
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Laying the First Transatlantic Cable
Matthew Alexander
Apr 09, 2013
In the early 1800s the electrical telegraph was developed to transmit written messages through a wire. By 1850 there was a submarine telegraph cable laid beneath the English Channel followed by a cable across the Cabot Strait in...
Jack Marsh
May 04, 2009
In this paper, I examine Kearney's call for an ethical imagination from a specifically Levinasian perspective. I begin by reviewing Kearney's proposal, querying the structure of his ethical imagination. I then give a brief...
Mathematical Models of Desire, Need, Attention, and Will Effort
Alexander Ovsich
Jan 25, 2017
According to Spinoza, “Love is nothing else but pleasure accompanied by the idea of an external cause”. Author proposes that desire is nothing else but a change of pleasure accompanied by the idea of its cause, that terms...
Published by: IGI Global
Prevention and Resolution of Labor Disputes
The study covers preventive dispute resolution methods in industrial relations, as well as empirical testing of hypotheses regarding labor disputes in Russia. The hypothesis regarding the impact of the number of laid-off...
Published by: IGI Global
The Role of Business and Engineering Decisions in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
On April 20th, 2010, the semi-submersible oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 crew members and allowing crude oil to spill continuously from the seabed. Despite numerous attempts to cap the leak...
Dynamic Impact of Government Expenditure and Debt Policy Instruments on Agricultural Growth in Nigeria
This research examined the impact of government expenditure and debt policy instruments on agricultural growth in Nigeria for the period 1980-2018. Findings revealed that, for every billion rise in aggregate government...
Published by: IGI Global
Powerpoint Presentation Evaluation Based on Aggregation of Quality Criteria
Today, there is no consensus about proper timing and conditions for integration of PowerPoint presentations into the educational process. But the model-based evaluation can make a decision-making process easier when it comes to...
Published by: IGI Global
Monitoring Practitioner's Skills in Pure-Tone Audiometry
So far, there exists no standard, to evaluate a practitioner's skills in pure-tone audiometry. To narrow the gap, this article presents an artificial patient (AP) emulating various types of hearing impairment. In contrast to...
Published by: IGI Global
Using Digital Technologies to Improve the Efficiency of Discussion Environments for Economics Students During COVID-19
The article is devoted to studying the impact of digital technologies on providing an efficient educational discussion environment against the background of isolation and social distancing caused by COVID-19 preventive measures....
Published by: IGI Global
When Big Data Meets NFT
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets that are based on smart contracts of blockchain technology and traded via cryptocurrencies. They became known to the public in 2021 and kept growing rapidly. Until the second...
Published by: IGI Global
Promoting SMEs in Pacific Island Countries Through Effective Marketing Strategies
This study provides the first systematic review of the different marketing strategies used for promoting SMEs in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Literature published in high-ranked management journals was reviewed in this area...
Published by: IGI Global
Intelligent RFQ Summarization Using Natural Language Processing, Text Mining, and Machine Learning Techniques
Request for quotation (RFQ) is a lengthy document soliciting vendor products and services according to rigid specifications. This research develops an integrated natural language processing (NLP), text mining, and machine...
Published by: IGI Global
Assessment Of The MODU Rowan Gorilla I Capsize And Sinking
Darren Hickey
Apr 09, 2013
The Rowan Gorilla I was a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) fabricated in Mississippi by the Marathon Le Tourneau Shipyard, and completed in 1983. The jack-up spent its first 5 years following completion off the east coast...
The Role of Awareness for Complex Planning Task Performance
This study introduces the concept of microgames to support situated learning in order to foster situational awareness (SA) of planners in seaport container terminals. In today's complex working environments, it is often...
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Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit in Educator Leadership Training in Nunavut
The history of formal K-12 education in Nunavut has been characterized by a gradual shift from "southern" assimilationist models to those more reflective of the language, culture, and aspirations of Nunavummiut (Arnaquq, 2008;...
Label-free cell segmentation of diverse lymphoid tissues in 2D and 3D.
Unlocking and quantifying fundamental biological processes through tissue microscopy requires accurate, in situ segmentation of all cells imaged. Currently, achieving this is complex and requires exogenous fluorescent...
Published by: Cell reports methods
Direct observation of a superconducting vortex diode.
The interplay between magnetism and superconductivity can lead to unconventional proximity and Josephson effects. A related phenomenon that has recently attracted considerable attention is the superconducting diode effect, in...
Published by: Nature Communications

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