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While cloud computing has moved to the forefront of strategic IT initiatives in recent years, only a few articles have focused on the basic fundamentals, and none have been written with the practitioner in mind. This article presents a basic, yet comprehensive discussion on what…

 Raw biomass has enormous potential as a feedstock for gasification, but its inherent characteristics limit its wide scale use. Properties such as high moisture content, high O/C ratio, low bulk density, heterogeneous nature, and lower grindability make its handling and gasification difficult. Furthermore, higher tar…

The aim of this paper is to present a methodological framework that will be useful for supporting destinations (managers, policy makers etc) to create their own identity by using largely the new social media tools. The methodology here presented is the result of two local…

In this study ceramic materials with an Al2O3-matrix toughened with different amounts of Ag nanoparticles (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 wt. %) were fabricated. High energy milling was used to mix the materials in a planetary mill type, in which powder particles with sizes…

The purpose of this study is to propose an interpersonal trust (iTrust) model to better understand the online consumer cognitive and affective reactions in a B2C website. This study provides proposition on the influence of culture (Individualistic and Collectivistic) on the relationship between cognitive-based and…

Although there is a plethora of literature that supports the existence of a technological bias in the US and Europe, exploring such a subject in the developing countries is still relevant and very little processed. This article is part of the perspective that involves examining…

A comparative study on the sensing properties of nanoparticles ZnO+ x wt% CeO2 and SnO2+ x wt% CeO2 (x = 0, 2, 4 and 6) sensors sintered at 400 oC toward ethanol gas have been carried out. The crystal structure and the particle size of…

The authors report a case of prostate cancer recurrence in the bladder wall after radical prostatectomy studied by magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced sequences. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and the Time-Intensity (T-I) curves have been used to characterize tumor tissue.Multiparametric…

Tracking the actual course of a project is a difficult managerial task. A simulation offers a transitional phase between a plan and its implementation and offers a better way of testing the viability of the project. It is safe, cheap, efficient and risk-free. The goal…

Biofuels are part of a trend towards increased utilization of local resources for energy generation, especially those with greenhouse gases’ reduction benefits. In this paper, we argue that photosynthesis dependent biofuels — with a practical maximum of 2% energy conversion efficiency — can only satisfy…