In addition to patch-level attributes (i.e., area and isolation), the nature of land cover between habitat patches (the matrix) may drive colonization and extinction dynamics in fragmented landscapes. Despite a long-standing recognition of matrix effects in fragmented systems, an understanding of the relative impacts of different types of land cover on patterns and dynamics of species occurrenc...

Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Mansoor Iqbal, Abdul Aziz*, Muhammad Shafiq Muhammad Sajid and Bashir Mohammad Department of Mining University of Engineering and Technology Lahore. Central Analytical Facility Division, PINSTECH, Islamabad Pakistan. Department of Construction Environment Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology, 305-350, Daejeon, Korea. College of Chemistry, Beijing Norm...

BACKGROUND The diversity of the Swedish population has increased substantially over the past three decades. The aim of this study was to assess whether living in an ethnic enclave is associated with risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) among first and second-generation immigrants and native Swedes. METHODS Cumulative incidence of DM in three urban municipalities was assessed from 2006-2010 by linki...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of knowledge management infrastructure (KMI) on the development of product and process innovation of Iraqi textile industry and exploring. Literature suggests that organizations must choose the best way to implement knowledge management. However, there has been a lack of an integrated implementation framework for knowledge management infras...

PURPOSE To compare physical activity measures and their associations with insulin sensitivity, β-cell function and body mass index (BMI) between Iraqi immigrants and native Swedes. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 493 Iraqis (58% men) and 469 Swedes (54% men) aged 30 to 75 years living in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Accelerometry was used for physical activity measures (sedentary time, break...

A reliability analysis of a dumper machine is performed using the neural network model. A metaheuristic algorithm is applied for proper parameter selection for the neural network. A time series approach is applied in the reliability analysis to forecast the dumper’s future failure time. The time series analysis is performed using the neural network model, where the numbers of input variables fo...

This paper describes progress toward developing a set of collaborative authoring tools that support the rapid construction and adaptation of game-based courses for learning foreign language and culture. Earlier versions of these tools were used to create Tactical Iraqi, a highly successful serious game for learning Iraqi Arabic language and culture, which is being used by tens of thousands of t...

The current study involved conducting a pilot test of a culturally sensitive support group program developed to assist Iraqi women in the year following the birth of their baby (CSSG-B) in Perth, Western Australia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the social validity of the program. It was hypothesized that women involved in the program would find the program to be socially valid and cultu...

The chemical and mineral compositions of bauxite recovered from the Severoonezhsk Bauxite Mine (Arkhangelsk region, Russia) were studied by XRD, ICP-OES, TG/DSC, SEM, TEM, Mössbauer spectroscopy. iron-containing minerals bauxites found to comprise alumogoethite (α-Fe1–xAlxOOH), alumohematite (α-(Fe1–xAlx)2O3), alumoakaganeite (β-Fe1–xAlxO(OH,Cl)), chromite (FeCr2O4). efficiency Fe extraction HC...