In this paper an adjustment factor which reflects the vertical variation of dust storm (earth satellite links) has been derived based on the analysis of the vertical dust storm behavior. The paper has been divided to four parts. First an introduction to the dust storm phenomena and its effect on microwave signal attenuation. Secondly, observations

α-Mangostin is one of the main active constituents that can be isolated from the stem bark of Garcinia malaccensis (GM) and has been documented to exert different cytotoxic activities against many cancerous cell lines. Due to its non selective distribution into the tissue, this study had attempted to encapsulate the α-mangostin into biodegradable

The fact that extensive reading positively contributes to language acquisition has been well documented and generally language instructors acknowledge the important role extensive reading plays in the acquisition of a second language. However, very few language curricular around the world integrate extensive reading as part of a student's langa

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يجد المهتم بالقضايا الاجتماعية ما للمجتمع من مكانة ودور كبير على نواحي الحياة اليومية المتنوعة. ومن هنا لا عجب من أن يلاحظ المتتبع للقرآن الكريم حرصه الشديد على بناء مجتمع قويم، ولفت الأنظار إ

Objective. To assess senior pharmacy students’ knowledge of and perceptions about pharmacovigilance and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) at 5 public universities in Malaysia Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 1, 2010, and January 31, 2010, using a validated self-administered questionnaire delivered to a samp

An experimental investigation has been carried out to evaluate the capabilities of differential spoiler setting (DSS) in modifying the wingspan loading. The particle image velocimetery (PIV) technique was used in a low speed wind tunnel facility to measure wake velocities at four locations downstream of the half model in the near wake field. The mo

Recently, relay agents selection schemes were introduced to support downlink multicasting in WiMAX sin-gle frequency networks. Such schemes were devised to work cooperatively in order to facilitate reliable Mul-ticast Broadcast Multimedia Services (MBMS) traffic delivery over wireless channels without any consid-eration to mobile relay agents’ ba

This paper describes a Statistical Process Control (SPC) for failure crushing time data using competing risks model. The model is based on the widely known proportional hazard regression model for a variety of censoring. A competing risks model identifies the set of possible failed components given the true cause of failure. EM algorithm method is

Educational institutes compete to achieve higher ranking in different world ranking systems. This is because higher ranking gives the institute more recognition worldwide. Webometrics is one of the most famous ranking systems for high learning institutions. The study tries to investigate the relation between Webometrics ranking and WCAG conformance