In decision-making models, the compositions (Aitchison, 1986) are employed in various forms. They can represent the normalized weights of criteria in multiple-criteria decision-making models, or the probabilities of states of the world in the models of decision making under risk. The normalized weights express the relative information about the importance of criteria, while the probabilities re...

nutritive value of ephedra (ephedra intermedia) was evaluated through determination of chemical compositions, in situ degradability and in vitro gas production techniques using three permanently fistulated adult baluchi sheep. the samples were harvested during the late spring from rangeland in north of khorasan razavi province. the rate of gas production and degradability characteristics of dry...

the nutritive values of non- processed and processed grape pomace with neurospora sitophila were evaluated. the chemical compositions and physical characteristics of samples were evaluated by laboratory analysis. an in vitro digestibility experiment was done to determine digestibility coefficients of dry matter, organic matter and also digestible organic matter in dry matter (domd) to estimate ...

In 2012, Page presented a sequential combinatorial generation algorithm for generalized types of restricted weak integer compositions called second–order restricted weak integer compositions. Second–order restricted weak integer compositions cover various types of restricted weak integer compositions of n parts such as integer compositions, bounded compositions, and part–wise integer compositio...

The discovery of a phase transition in Mg-silicate perovskite (Pv) to postperovskite (pPv) at lowermost mantle pressure-temperature (P - T) conditions may provide an explanation for the discontinuous increase in shear wave velocity found in some regions at a depth range of 200 to 400 km above the core-mantle boundary, hereafter the D('') discontinuity. However, recent studies on binary and tern...

Oxygen isotopic compositions of silicate inclusions in IVA iron meteorites have been measured with an in situ UV laser microprobe technique. The homogeneity of oxygen isotopic compositions within and among individual mineral grains has also been examined. Oxygen isotope fractionations between coexisting mineral pairs were utilized in oxygen isotope thermometry. Our measured O values, ranging fr...

Tribological coatings of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ), gold, diamond like carbon (DLC) and MoS2 were synthesized using magnetron assisted pulsed laser deposition (MSPLD). The coatings were synthesized in four-component and three-component combinations that included YSZ/Au/DLC/MoS2, YSZ/Au/MoS2, and YSZ/Au/DLC. A range of coating compositions was studied to explore coating optimization for l...

Apatite Sr-Nd and zircon Hf-O isotopes are broadly used to trace magma sources constrain evolution processes, further improving our understanding of the origin granitoids. We present U-Pb ages, whole-rock major elements, Sr-Nd-Hf, Hf-O, apatite isotopic data for coarse-grained quartz monzonite, biotite monzogranite, granite porphyry in Yushulinzi pluton Liaodong Peninsula, eastern North China C...

The lipid and lignin compositions of woods from the eucalypt species Eucalyptus globulus, E. nitens, E. maidenii, E. grandis, and E. dunnii have been characterized. The lipid composition was analyzed by GC and GC/MS using shortand medium-length high-temperature capillary columns, which allowed the detection of intact highmolecular-weight compounds. Similar lipid compositions were observed in al...