Quantification of hyperspectral downwelling vertical attenuation coefficient (Kd) and irradiance (Ed) in the euphotic depth (Zeu) in 2005 (falling) and 2006 (rising waters) in Amazonian waters showed that Kd is higher in the blue (5-9 m), decreasing towards the green (4-7 m) and red (3-5 m) part of the spectra. Further, Kds are generally higher in white waters than in black and clear waters. A ...

Construction of optimal (stable and of highest possible accuracy) regression models comprising of linear combination of independent variables and their non-linear functions is considered. It is shown that estimates of the experimental error, which are most often available for engineers and experimental scientists, are useful for identifying the set of variables to be included in an optimal regr...

The extant safety literature suggests that managerial Safety Leadership is vital to the success and maintenance of a behavioral safety process. The current paper explores the role of Managerial Safety Leadership behaviors in the success of a behavioral safety intervention ill the Middle-East with 47,000 workers from multiple nationalities employed by fourteen sub-contractors and one main contra...

Three hundred and five traditional college students and 159 baby boomers (40–55 years old) in China participated in the study with Kogan’s Attitude toward Old People [Kogan (1961) Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 62(1), 44–54] being used. Results from ANOVA showed overall, baby boomers held more positive attitudes toward older people than college students. There was a significant inte...

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