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Flocculation and viscoelastic behavior of industrial papermaking suspensions
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Springer New York LLC
, 2016 , Article)
The effects of the surface charge type and density C496, C492 and A130LMW polyacrylamides (PAMs) on the rheological behavior of real industrial papermaking suspensions were quantitatively related to the degree of flocculation ...
On the coexistence of a primary user with an energy harvesting secondary user: A case of cognitive cooperation
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
In this paper, we consider a cognitive scenario where an energy harvesting secondary user shares the spectrum with a primary user. The secondary source helps the primary source in delivering its undelivered packets during ...
Self-organization in ionic liquids: From bulk to interfaces and films
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Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica
, 2016 , Article)
In this contribution we present an overview on the relation between the complex structure of ionic liquids (ILs) and its impact in the field of surface science. The results herein described result mainly from modeling and ...
Influence of changing casing groove parameters on the performance of centrifugal compressors near stall condition
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2016 , Article)
The casing treatment is an effective method for increasing the stall margin of compressors and enhancing the flow distribution at the blades tip. The present numerical study focuses on making an optimization of the casing ...
Comparisons of standby and parallel systems in reliability, replacement, scheduling and application
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
This paper compares the standby and parallel systems through the following analyses: reliability measures such as reliabilities, mean times to failure, and failure rates are first compared. These comparisons are reconsidered ...
Assessment of supply chain risks susceptibility in SMEs using digraph and matrix methods
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
Risk management in a supply chain context has emerged as a big challenge for the organisations. Supply chain risks are so varied in nature that it is impossible to completely eliminate them. Further, these risks are ...
The mediating role of total quality management between the entrepreneurial orientation and the organizational performance
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the joint effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and total quality management (TQM) on the organizational performance. In addition, this study aimed to examine the ability ...
Gender and age differences in life satisfaction within a sex-segregated society: Sampling youth in Qatar
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
Recent decades have witnessed a surge of interest in the measures of subjective well-being, including mental and physical health, happiness and life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are ...
The Arab spring: A fourth wave of democratization?
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2016 , Article)
Between 1974 and 1990, over 30 countries in southern Europe, Latin America, some parts of Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa made transitions to democracy, nearly doubling the number of democratic governments in the world. ...
Controlled Prelithiation of Silicon Monoxide for High Performance Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Full Cells
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American Chemical Society
, 2016 , Article)
Despite the recent considerable progress, the reversibility and cycle life of silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries are yet to be improved further to meet the commercial standards. The current major industry, instead, ...