background and objectives: nowadays corn flakes are the most common form of breakfast cereals however, their vitamins are declined during the baking process. in this research, production of fortified corn flakes by lactobacillus plantarum and l. reuteri, as well as incorporation of oat and malt fiber as prebiotics have been studied. materials and methods: plackett-burman statistical design was ...

This article describes a SAS macro to assess model fit of structural equation models by employing a test of the model-implied vanishing tetrads. Use of this test has been limited in the past, in part due to the lack of software that fully automates the test in a user-friendly way. The current SAS macro provides a straightforward method for researchers touse thevanishing tetrads impliedbymodels ...

We propose a decision procedure, i.e. an inference system for clauses containing rigid and flexible variables. Rigid variables are only allowed to have one instantiation, whereas flexible variables are allowed as many instantiations as desired. We assume a set of clauses containing only rigid variables together with a set of clauses containing only flexible variables. When the flexible clauses ...

The mechanical properties of polymer impregnated concrete containing polypropylene fiber were statistically and experimentally examined in this study. Taguchi L9 (33) was used variables for experiments selected as the ratio (0%, 1% 2%), cement dosage (300, 350 400 kg/m3) curing time (7, 14 28 days). After specimens cured at specified times, they dried 105 ±5 °C. Then, monomer to 24 hours under ...

Without shared understanding, hardly any group learning takes place. Though much has been written about the essence of shared understanding, less is known about how to assess the process of reaching shared understanding. Therefore, the study focuses on ways of assessing shared understanding. A conceptual framework is described that makes a distinction between the process of reaching shared unde...

In the effort to develop critical cyberphysical systems, existing computing formalisms are extended to include continuous behaviour. This may happen in a way that neglects elements necessary for correct continuous properties and correct physical properties. A simple language is taken to illustrate this. Issues and risks latent in this kind of approach are identified and discussed under the umbr...

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