For verification of numeric methods and development of experimental benchmarks for 2D and 3D models of heat and mass transfer in crystal growth, the experimental AHP setup based on a novel AHP crystal growth method is designed to conduct experiments with NaNO3 and ice. It is equipped with PIV and PVT visualizations systems to provide finding of field of flow velocity and temperature distributio...

Whole cell patch and cell-attached recordings were obtained from neurons in intact ganglia of the myenteric plexus of the guinea pig duodenum. Two classes of neuron were identified electrophysiologically: phasically firing AH neurons that had a pronounced slow afterhyperpolarization (AHP) and tonically firing S neurons that lacked a slow AHP. We investigated the properties of the slow AHP and t...

In many industrial engineering applications the final decision is based on the evaluation of a number of alternatives in terms of a number of criteria. This problem may become a very difficult one when the criteria are expressed in different units or the pertinent data are difficult to be quantified. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is an effective approach in dealing with this kind of deci...

In this paper, an intelligent approach is presented to help companies select most suitable computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software among a set of existing alternatives for their current and future needs. For this purpose, a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method integrating the fuzzy logic and AHP methods is used to carry out CAM selection process more effectively, easily and applica...

In this study we apply the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate the service quality of third-party logistics (3PL) service providers. We first conceptualize five dimensions of 3PL service quality (i.e. tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy). We then apply the AHP method to determine the relative weights of the five service quality dimensions and eventually select...

The purpose of this paper is to propose a case of using expert decision-making of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method to finding the best e-commerce platform. This study to finding five important factors are shop fee, annual fee, publication costs, transaction costs and security by vendors, merchants and customers; after using expert questionnaires to choice four shopping platforms (yahoo...

The slow Ca2+-activated K+ current (sI(AHP)) plays a critical role in regulating neuronal excitability, but its modulation during abnormal bursting activity, as in epilepsy, is unknown. Because synaptic transmission is enhanced during epilepsy, we investigated the synaptically mediated regulation of the sI(AHP) and its control of neuronal excitability during epileptiform activity induced by 4-a...

Afterhyperpolarization (AHP) is a principal feedback mechanism in the control of the frequency and patterning of neuronal firing. In principal projection neurons of the olfactory bulb, the mitral cells (MCs), the AHP is produced by three separate components: classical potassium-mediated hyperpolarization, and the excitatory and inhibitory components, which are generated by the recurrent dendrod...

Microfinance in China has entered the phase of rapid development and it has become one of the most important businesses in commercial banks. According to the principals of low carbon economy and the characteristics of farmer microfinance of Chinese commercial bank, this paper designed the performance evaluation system and evaluated the performance of small and micro businesses microfinance. In ...

Based on features of distance education and its disadvantages in terms of learning evaluation, this study uses Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy mathematics theory to study distance education. First, an electric file is generated for each learner. Then a practical multi-hierarchy evaluation model is built based on AHP. Finally, evaluation of on-line education is done based on informati...