The shortage of waste landfill space for waste disposal and the high demand for fill materials for land reclamation projects in Singapore have prompted a study on the feasibility of using spent copper slag as fill material in land reclamation. The physical and geotechnical properties of the spent copper slag were first assessed by laboratory tests, including hydraulic conductivity and shear str...

The annual number of articles reporting on eHealth interventions has increased over the last 10 years. In contrast, the last article in this journal on the definition of eHealth was published in 2006. This leads to the question whether the field itself has reached consensus about the definition and description of eHealth or whether it is in need for a new review of the literature and a new desc...

The transition period occurring 2 wk prepartum through 2 to 4 wk postpartum is the major risk period in the etiology of left displaced abomasum. The prepartum depression of intake and the slow postpartum increase in intake are risk factors causing lower ruminal fill, reduced forage to concentrate ratio, and increased incidence of other postpartum disorders. Uncomplicated ketosis, retained place...

Diese Arbeit behandelt die Klassifizierung des Himmels in Bergbildern. Zu Beginn wird ein Verfahren zur Abschätzung des Himmels in einem Bild vorgestellt. Im Anschluss folgt die Vorstellung eines auf FloodFill-basierenden Klassifikators. Abschließend werden die Ergebnisse verschiedener Klassifikatoren vorgestellt. Eine Klassifizierung des Himmels dient der Vorbereitung für eine spätere Segmenti...

Length and Structure: The ITSEA has two forms: a Parent Form and a Childcare Provider Form. Both forms can be selfadministered or administered as a structured interview. If both parents fill out self-administered questionnaires, it is important that they do so independently. The Parent Form consists of 4 domains with 17 subscales for a total of 166 items. The Childcare Provider Form is the same...

OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY P. O. BOX 11000, FI-00076 AALTO http://www.aalto.fi Author Antti Pohjoranta Name of the dissertation Manuscript submitted October 26, 2009 Manuscript revised February 3, 2010 Date of the defence March 19, 2010 Article dissertation (summary + original articles) Monograph Faculty Department Field of research Opponent(s) Su...