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A Review of the Oxford Chichewa-English/English-Chichewa Dictionary by Steven Paas
This article reviews the Oxford Chichewa-English/English-Chichewa Dictionary compiled by Steven Paas, published in 2016 by Oxford University Press in Cape Town. Upon a review of the dictionary, a number of issues arise. The...
Published by: IGI Global
Direct observation of a superconducting vortex diode.
Alon Gutfreund, Hisakazu Matsuki, Vadim Plastovets, Avia Noah, Laura Gorzawski, Nofar Fridman, Guang Yang, Alexander Buzdin, Oded Millo, Jason W A Robinson, Yonathan Anahory
Apr 17, 2023
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
A Context-Independent Ontological Linked Data Alignment Approach to Instance Matching
Linking data by finding matching instances in different datasets requires considering many characteristics, such as structural heterogeneity, implicit knowledge, and URI (Uniform Resource Identifier)-oriented identification. The...
Published by: IGI Global
Usable-Security Assessment of Healthcare Software System Through Fuzzy ANP-TOPSIS Method
Adil Seh, Masood Ahmad, Mohd Nadeem, Abhishek Pandey, Alka Agrawal, Rajeev Kumar, Raees Khan
Oct 01, 2021
To address this research possibility, the present empirical study undertakes the assessment of usable-security of healthcare software system. The attributes considered for the assessment are: four factors at first level;...
Published by: IGI Global
Predicting Estimated Blood Loss and Transfusions in Gynecologic Surgery Using Artificial Neural Networks
This chapter explores valuating the efficacy of using artificial neural networks (ANNs) for predicting the estimated blood loss (EBL) and also transfusion requirements of myomectomy patients. All 146 myomectomy surgeries...
Medical, Healthcare, and Life Sciences Medical Diagnosis and Practice Sexual, Reproductive, & Maternal Health Social Sciences and Humanities Government and Law
Published by: IGI Global
Sensitivity Analysis of GFRP Composite Drilling Parameters and Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimisation
In this article, a genetic algorithm (GA) is used for optimizing a metamodel of surface roughness (R_a ) in drilling glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) composites. A response surface methodology (RSM) based three levels (-1...
Published by: IGI Global
Development of Innovative Business of Telecommunication Operator
Mobile operators globally are endeavoring to expand beyond legacy communications/media business to create new growth engine based on information and communication technology (ICT). This research studies the case of KT to see how...
Published by: IGI Global
The Tidal Current Turbine Energy Project in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
Erika Lee Brown
Apr 09, 2013
There is a predicted potential of 42 000MW stored in tidal energy off the coast of Canada which remains widely untapped by the energy industries.Although there has been significant research and development done in the tidal...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Analyzing the Evolution of Interdisciplinary Areas
Won Lee
Jan 01, 2022
Recently, various new areas of research have been of great interest to researchers. As these areas are highly based on academic and industrial needs, it is necessary to examine the change and evolution in research. This study...
Published by: IGI Global
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...
Antigen discrimination by T cells relies on size-constrained microvillar contact.
Edward Jenkins, Markus Körbel, Caitlin O'Brien-Ball, James McColl, Kevin Y Chen, Mateusz Kotowski, Jane Humphrey, Anna H Lippert, Heather Brouwer, Ana Mafalda Santos, Steven F Lee, Simon J Davis, David Klenerman
Apr 17, 2023
T cells use finger-like protrusions called 'microvilli' to interrogate their targets, but why they do so is unknown. To form contacts, T cells must overcome the highly charged, barrier-like layer of large molecules forming a...
T-Lymphocytes microvilli Receptors Antigen T-Cell Antigens Lymphocyte Activation Signal Transduction
Published by: Nature Communications
An Ensemble Random Forest Algorithm for Privacy Preserving Distributed Medical Data Mining
As the voluminous amount of data is generated because of inexorably widespread proliferation of electronic data maintained using the Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Medical health facilities have great potential to discern the...
Published by: IGI Global
Demystifying the Communication-Driven Usefulness Hypothesis
Healthcare insurance applications are increasingly vital to and have gained popularity with consumers. Previous information systems research featured perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness as key independent variables to...
Published by: IGI Global
Predicting Estimated Blood Loss and Transfusions in Gynecologic Surgery Using Artificial Neural Networks
This chapter explores valuating the efficacy of using artificial neural networks (ANNs) for predicting the estimated blood loss (EBL) and also transfusion requirements of myomectomy patients. All 146 myomectomy surgeries...
Published by: IGI Global
Promoting Mobile Health Adoption to Hospital Patients Through Social Influencers
Mobile health (mHealth) plays a key role in improving healthcare interventions by engaging patients in healthcare management. Still, there is a paucity of empirical studies on the extent to which mHealth adoption could be...
Published by: IGI Global
A Dynamic Performance Evaluation Model for SMEs Based on Fuzzy DEMATEL and Fuzzy ANP
Performance evaluation is a systematic way for companies to analyze their current status and progress to reach their goals. Companies constantly evaluate their processes in research and development, purchasing, production, sales...
Published by: IGI Global
Restoration of the Barataria Basin Barrier Islands
Steven Thomas Kent
Apr 09, 2013
Barataria Bay is located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, immediately south of New Orleans,
LA. The southern half of the basin consists of approximately 1,900km2 of marshland and 600km2 of
swampland. These wetlands are all...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Modelling the Effects of Chemical Dispersant on the Fate of Spilled Oil
The proposed Energy East pipeline project has raised concerns about potential oil spills in Saint John, New Brunswick, due to increased tanker traffic. While environmental conditions such as strong tide and current could pose...
A Case Study on Integrating a Facebook Group Into a Computer Programming Course
The researchers conducted a study in a ‘Computer Programming’ course of three engineering departments (Civil, Industrial and Mechatronics) in a Turkish private university (n=240). A closed Facebook group was set up for serving...
Published by: IGI Global
The Impact of Human Resource Planning (HRP) in Achieving the Strategic Goal of the Firm With the Moderating Role of Organizational Innovation
Jehad Hani
Oct 01, 2021
The aim of this study is to ex amine the impact of human resource planning (HRP) in achieving strategic goal of the firm and organizational productivity. Structural equation modeling (SEM) approach is used to investigate causal...
Published by: IGI Global
Using Computer Cognitive Atlas to Improve Students' Divergent Thinking Ability
Human society has entered the era of intelligence. Social development in the era of intelligence has spawned a large number of intelligent applications. Intelligent applications have put forward unprecedented requirements on the...
Published by: IGI Global
Particle Swarm Optimization for Punjabi Text Summarization
Particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is proposed to deal with text summarization for the Punjabi language. PSO is based on intelligence that predicts among a given set of solutions which is the best solution. The search...
Published by: IGI Global
Are You Hooked on Paid Music Streaming?
The proliferation of free on-demand music streaming services (e.g., Spotify) is offsetting the traditional revenue sources (e.g., purchases of downloads or CDs) of the music industry. In order to increase revenue and sustain...
Published by: IGI Global
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