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26 May 2009
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Neuropathic pain and its therapeutic approach

Thesis - 10 pages - Medical studies

The study and treatment of peripheral neuropathies and neuralgia has become an important field of research. The pain associated with these pathological conditions has not yet been fully understood and still have not received the due interest in the common neurological tests. The pain caused by...

26 May 2009
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Voice communication

Presentation - 23 pages - Computer science

VOIP is common term which means voice over internet protocol. Voice communication is the hottest feature now a days. The success of IP in becoming a world standard for data networking has led to its adaption to voice networking. Hardware and software both are required for telephony. Voice over...

22 May 2009
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Aspen: Analysis or simulation

Dissertation - 42 pages - Computer science

A process consists of chemical components being mixed, separated, heated, cooled, and converted by unit operations. These components are transferred from unit to unit through process. Process flow sheet can simply be defined as a blue print of a plant or the language of chemical processes. Like a...

22 May 2009
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A presentation on the hydrodynamic modeling of circulating fluidized bed

Presentation - 42 pages - Physics

Fluidization is an operation through which fine granular solids are transformed into a fluid like state through contact with a gas or liquid. An increase in the gas velocity through a granular solid brings about changes in the mode of gas solid contact in many ways. Among the several flow regimes...

22 May 2009
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Phthalic anhydride

Thesis - 30 pages - Physics

Phthalic Anhydride is an important aromatic di-carboxylic acid anhydride. It is an ortho-derivative of phthalic acid. The raw materials are air and o-xylene. The o-xylene feed, which may be considered pure and at 0.75 atm, is pumped to 3 atm and then vaporized in a fired heater. Air, which may be...

22 May 2009
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Hydrodynamic modeling of circulating fluidized bed

Tutorials/exercises - 89 pages - Physics

Fluidization is an operation through which fine granular solids are transformed into a fluid like state through contact with a gas or liquid. Under the fluidized state the gravitational pull on granular solid particles is offset by the fluid drag on them, thus the particles remain in a semi...

22 May 2009
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Evaluation and application of vat dye on cotton fabrics using hydros with glucose or sucrose as a reducing agent

Thesis - 13 pages - Physics

Although the synthetic fibers have dominated the textile market, consumer has still preference towards cotton. Today cotton can be manufactured but the natural merits obtained in cotton cultivated in different areas of the country cannot be underestimated. A number of research studies are...

22 May 2009
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Dyeing with sulfur dyes

Thesis - 10 pages - Physics

Sulfur dyes are mainly used for dyeing cellulosic fibers for corduroy articles, work wears and men's outer wear (woven and knitted goods) and lcisurewcar. Polyester/cotton blend fabric is another important area of application of sulfur dyes. Silk, paper and leather are also dyed to a limited...

22 May 2009
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Mathematical modeling for axial voidage distribution in CFB

Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Physics

Kwauk proposed that the characteristic fine particle distribution in fast fluidization could not be accounted for by the one-dimensional analysis on accelerative motion of particulate fluidization, and presented a physical model for a gas-solid fast fluidization system. The average solid...

22 May 2009
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Prediction of annual down flow layer thickness in circulating fluidized beds

Thesis - 5 pages - Physics

he solids distribution in circulating fluidized beds (CFB) has been extensively studied because of its importance in design of CFB boilers and reactors. In circulating fluidized bed, normally, the upper region consists of a dilute core surrounded by a relatively dense annulus, with solids down...

22 May 2009
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Axial hydrodynamics

Thesis - 7 pages - Physics

Many studies have appeared in the literature dealing axial solids distribution along CFB risers (e.g. Yerushalmi et al, 1976: Kwauk et al, 1986: Arena et al 1991, Bai et al 1992). It is most often represented as either a plot of the radially averaged solids suspension density or voidage versus...

22 May 2009
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The process of reactive distillation

Tutorials/exercises - 35 pages - Physics

Reactive distillation is the combination of separation and reaction ina single vessel. Today Reactive Distillation is discussed as a part of the broader area of reaction and separation, which comprises of many combination of chemical reaction with separation methods including distillation,...

22 May 2009
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Measurement of pain

Thesis - 9 pages - Medical studies

The pain often makes the patient unfit physically and emotionally by both cluttering and subvert the behavior of the sore subject. The pain prevents you from thinking coherently and induces the patient to seek treatment or relief.According to a reliable model, the pain consists of four...

22 May 2009
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Insecurity and access to care: "Better to be rich and healthy than poor

Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies

In Western Europe, the number of excluded and especially that of illegal aliens continues to grow, along with the globalization of socio-economic and migratory movements. Difficult access to health care for excluded are multi-factorial, they depend on the care system and the patient himself but...

22 May 2009
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Caring for patients in alcohol-dependent: Prejudices and attitudes against alcoholic patients

Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies

Alcoholic patients often uncomfortable caregivers in general and doctors in particular. Trigger behavior among health professionals emotional reactions that directly affect the nature of the therapeutic relationship. These reactions, called against-attitudes, are rooted in the relationships that...

21 May 2009
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Using research in midwifery

Thesis - 10 pages - Medical studies

Discuss the importance of research within midwifery, both in terms of appreciating and evaluating available papers and how the evidence is applied to practice. Pressure has increased on health care professionals, via government directives such as the National Health Service Plan (DOH 2002) and...

21 May 2009
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A research on case tools in software development life cycle

Case study - 66 pages - Computer science

Software has become the way we engage the world. And software is ubiquitous. It's everywhere, from the cars we drive (with more software in the average car than in the Apollo spacecraft); to military equipment (today 80% of a fighter jets capability is capability is performed by software,...

20 May 2009
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Communication media

Presentation - 93 pages - Computer science

This presentation deals with transmition media used for communication and also types of cables used.It determines which is the best type of cable to be used for transmition during communication and also deals with different types of transmition media used in networking.Defines the types and usage...

20 May 2009
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Better in the health system to create unity of action between partners

Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies

The pursuit of ambitious goals of quality, equity, relevance and cost-effectiveness in the delivery of health services requires a high degree of coordination between different actors on the board of health. However, the fragmentation of the health system, illustrated by the boundaries between...

20 May 2009
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Information System

Presentation - 37 pages - Computer science

This presentation is about information system. It starts with the definition of information systems, parts of information system and its various types. A pictorial representation of each type is also provided. It then moves on with an explanation about each type of information system beginning...

20 May 2009
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Access to Care The patient from another culture

Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies

The profiles and cultures of migrants are becoming more diverse. Despite a policy of universal insurance for migrant workers and asylum seekers, barriers to access to care persist for these groups. This is mainly due to a lack of health services to meet the specific needs of these...

19 May 2009
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Negative effects of technology on society

Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies

Although technology can be very helpful, as it helps our society advance, there are some damaging side effects. Technology is advancing computers, phones, transportation, medical studies, and many other things, but it also has negative effects. Technology is socially damaging because it is...

19 May 2009
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TCP/IP

Presentation - 28 pages - Computer science

This presentation is based on the internet and in particular TCP/IP. The presentation will start with a definition of what TCP/IP is and then move onto the history and goals of TCP/IP. it will then shift its focus to the four layes that constitute the transmission control protocol/ Internet...

19 May 2009
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Remote Sensing

Presentation - 37 pages - Computer science

This presentation is based on remote sensing, its various types and the methods used in different fields. The presentation begins with the definition of remote sensing, its types including advantages and disadvantages of each type. It then shifts to an explanation of optical and infrared remote...

18 May 2009
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Industrial Toxicology: Proposal and validation of criteria for determining times reentrancy for pesticides used in forest nurseries

Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies

Agricultural farming practices, forestry or horticultural involve the use of many pesticides to deal with problems created by the proliferation of weeds, fungal diseases and insect pests. It is well known that users can be exposed to these pesticides during the preparation or implementation and...

18 May 2009
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Toxicology of urgency: Treatment of poisoning by cyanide

Thesis - 11 pages - Medical studies

The cyanide poisoning has been around for centuries if not millennia since it is likely to occur following the ingestion of certain plants such as the bitter almond, cassava, beans of Java, the core of apricots, plums, cherries. The industrial age has led to a significant increase in the use of...

17 May 2009
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Concentration/evaporation of the juices

Thesis - 10 pages - Physics

The fruit juice processing industry is one of the world's major agro-based businesses. Orange juice dominates in juice trade worldwide. Juice is a liquid that is naturally contained in vegetable or fruit tissue. Juice may be supplied in concentrate form. Generally, concentrates have a noticeably...

17 May 2009
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Why Sunshine Coast residents value conventional medical treatment more than natural therapies

Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies

Great progresses have been made, during the last century in the treatment of diseases. Indeed cure is more effective and quick today. Conventional medicine, drugs and scientific research is used everywhere, but it still varies according to the country. At the same time, we see that natural...

17 May 2009
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A study on tornadoes and their impact

Thesis - 7 pages - Geology

The word tornado derives from the Spanish word “tornado”, meaning "thunderstorm", which in turn was derived from the Latin word “tonare”, meaning, "To thunder". People also refer to tornadoes as twister, and the colloquial term cyclone.A tornado is an atmospheric phenomenon...

13 May 2009
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Discussion about the organ transplantation: An irreconcilable conflict

Thesis - 6 pages - Medical studies

According to the United Kingdom (UK) Transplant website , 9000 people in this country are currently in need of an organ transplant. However less than 3000 transplants are performed each year. What is true at the scale of the UK is also verified worldwide. There is an important lack of organs....