in the open-pit mining, one of the first decisions that must be made in production planning stage, after completing the design of final pit limits, is determining of the processing plant cut-off grade. since this grade has an essential effect on operations, choosing the optimum cut-off grade is of considerable importance. different goals may be used for determining optimum cut-off grade. one of...

Median thinkers are able to consider things from different perspectives and integrate information efficiently for situationally appropriate decisions. Previous research has found that high median thinkers tend to adopt a global and flexible processing strategy compared to low median thinkers, but less is known about how one’s processing capacity is related to his/her median thinking style. Proc...

this study intended to assess the utilization of information technology services by employees in public sector through taking geita district council, tanzania as a case study. the study aimed at examining the utilization of it services as a tool to generate efficiency of work in order to find out it services utilized by employees in the organization; it also investigates the role of it sectors ...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to measure the level of lighting in nursing homes in a variety of areas to determine its adequacy in meeting the visual needs of elderly residents. DESIGN Observational study PARTICIPANTS Eight nursing homes cooperating in an intervention study designed to prevent accidental falls. MEASUREMENTS The amount of light was measured in eight nursing ho...

Articular cartilage is a low-friction white connective tissue. The only cell type in articular are chondrocytes. They permit smooth articulation cartilage. have insufficient regenerative capacity. Response surface methodology very useful tool for the modelling of any processes using polynomials. This study investigated depth-dependent chondrocyte area from bovine Confocal microscope was utilize...

Microwave heating has excellent potential for applications in wastewater treatment. This study proposes a highly efficient continuous liquid-phase microwave system to overcome the problems of low treatment capacity, dynamic range loads, and insufficient uniformity existing equipment. First, quarter-wavelength impedance-matching layer improves efficiency, been enhanced by horn antennas. Second, ...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate the constrains related to production of flowers and ornamental plants in viewpoint of floriculturists in mahalat county. the statistical population of study consisted of all the floriculturist (n= 420) working in mahalat county a sample of 100 floriculturists was selected by use of cochran formula and random sampling technique. a questionnaire w...