*Correspondence: Bénédicte Madon, Reneco Wildlife Consultants LLC, Al Nahyan Compound Villa 27, Defense Rd., PO Box 61741, Abu Dhabi, UAE e-mail: benedicte.madon@ gmail.com The recent development of tracking tools has improved our nascent knowledge on animal movement. Because of model complexity, unrealistic a priori hypotheses and heavy computational resources, behavioral changes along an anim...

To compare working methodologies between the cost engineering functions in NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and ESA European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), as well as to set-up cost cngi~iccri~~g ciipbiiiiies fur future manned Mars projects and other studies which involve similar subsystem technologies in MSFC and ESTEC, a demonstration cost estimate exercise was organize...

background & aims of the study: because of yoghurt is a particular flavor (caused by diacetyl) and appropriate essential oils (from atanal) as well as enjoy the soft tissue, it is considered as one of the most palatable dairy products. with regards to the yoghurt portion in supplement of protein food needs in our society, it is necessary to ensure its health. in this research the hygienic quali...

Introduction: The evaluation of X-ray and light field coincidence in linear accelerators as a quality control test is often performed subjectively, involving the manual marking of films and their visual inspection following the irradiation. Therefore, the present study aimed to develop an objective method for the performance of this test leading to the increased levels...

Data quality (DQ) has been defined as “fitness for use” of the data (also called Information Quality). A single aspect of data quality is defined as a “dimension” such as “consistency”, “accuracy”, “completeness”, or “timeliness”. In order to assess and improve data quality, “methodologies” have been defined. Data quality methodologies are sets of guidelines and techniques that are designed for...

The value of management decisions, the security of our nation, and the very foundations of our business integrity are all dependent on the quality of data and information. However, the quality of the data and information is dependent on how that data or information will be used. This paper proposes a theory of data quality based on the five principles defined by J. M. Juran for product and serv...

Information quality (IQ) problems can have severe consequences in the health care sector. Since its inception, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has recognized the importance of information quality and has implemented a new method designed to evaluate the data quality of the numerous CIHI data holdings. The goal of evaluation is to identify data quality priorities for the pur...