m o d u l a r i t y , r e l i a b i l i t y , m a i n t a i n a b i l i t y , r e u s a b i l i t y , a n d e x t e n d i b i l i t y , a m o n g o t h e r s . T h i s l i s t g i v e s c r e d e n c e t o t h e c l a i m t h a t t h e d e s i g n o f A d a w a s i n t e n d e d t o s u p p o r t m o d e r n s o f t w a r e e n g i n e e r i n g c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s a s w e u...

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hybrid rice varieties are potentially higher yielding than the best inbred varieties and perform better under adverse conditions of drought and salinity. one of the major impediments for seed production of hybrid rice is incomplete panicle exsertion in the cytoplasmic male sterile lines. the unexserted spikelets which are left inside the flag leaf sheath remain unfertile. this research was focu...

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the district of miyān kūh in the ardal town,chahār mahāl bakhtiari province, because of its high mountains, deep valleys and the fields among small mounts, being placed in the path of the was dering tribes has been the focus of the attention. the rigion has two different viewpoint. one part featuring the mounts chēhēl cheshme and gereh with the altitude of more than 3500 m., has cold winter and...

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I n r e c e n t y e a r s , c o m p a n i e s h a v e i n c r e a s i n g l y s u b c o n t r a c t e d p a r t s o f t h e i r m a n u f a c t u r i n g o p e r a t i o n s t o t h i r d p a r t y m a n u f a c t u r e r s , t h u s l e a d i n g t o a n e n o r m o u s g r o w t h i n t h e n u m b e r o f s u b c o n t r a c t o r p l a n t s . T h e s e a r e s p e c i a l i z e d i n t h e...

f a c t u r e d b y S e n s o r P r o d u c t I n c . ( E a s t H a n o v a , N J , U S A ) , i s o n e o f t h e e m e r g i n g m a t e r i a l s t h a t i s c o n v e n i e n t f o r m e a s u r e m e n t s o f t h e s t r e n g t h o f p r e s s u r e a n d p r e s s u r e d i s t r i b u t i o n p r o f i l e b e t w e e n t w o c o n t a c t i n g s u r f a c e s w i t h o u t a n y i n s...

one of the most important atmospheric systems in the eurasian continent during the northern hemisphere winter season is the siberian high pressure. in this study, using the ncep/ncar reanalysis data for winters of 1948-2008, trend of changes in the intensity of the high system center and its effects on some meteorological fields are investigated. the results show that the 2m height mean tempera...

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