MARAQA, M. A., ALI, A. and KHAN, N., 2007. Modelling Selected Water Quality Parameters at Jebel Ali Harbour, Dubai-UAE. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50 (Proceedings of the 9th International Coastal Symposium), 794 – 799. Gold Coast, Australia, ISSN 0749.0208 Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai has the largest man-made harbour in the world. Several factors may affect water quality in the harbour, in...

The performance of an iris recognition system can be undermined by poor quality images and result in high false reject rates (FRR) and failure to enrol (FTE) rates. In this article, a signal to noise ratio (SNR), Grey scale Density, Contrast between sclera and Iris, contrast between iris and pupil quality measure for iris images is proposed. The merit of this approach lies in its ability to dif...

BACKGROUND The aim of this systematic review is to determine whether ginseng is effective in improving sperm quality. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Twelve databases will be searched from their inception to the present date: PubMed, EMBASE, AMED, the Cochrane Library, 5 Korean medical databases (KoreaMed, DBpia, OASIS, the Research Information Service System [RISS], and the Korean Studies Information S...

INTRODUCTION Psychological factors are believed to play an important role in infertility and its treatment Psychological problems may be considered to be risk factors and the cause of reduced infertility, as well as contribute to an unsuccessful outcome of infertility treatment. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between semen parameters and quality of life in ...

BACKGROUND The verbalisation of quality standards and parameters by medical societies are relevant for qualitative improvement but may also be an instrument to demand more resources for health care or be a unique characteristic. Within the health care system 3 different quality levels can be defined: structure, process and result quality. METHODS The current S2k guideline of the German Societ...

This paper presents a new methodology to estimate harmonic sources in a distribution network, based on measurements of limited number of given buses. The algorithm utilizes independent component analysis (ICA), a method of solving blind source separation theory. In this method, pseudo impedance matrix of distribution network is estimated. The location of harmonic sources will be identified by e...

Image quality evaluation plays an important role in the design of many Hewlett Packard products, including imaging peripherals such as digital cameras, scanners, printers and displays. This chapter describes some of the engineering tools my colleagues and I are developing at Hewlett Packard Laboratories to help us evaluate how our customers perceive the image quality of our products. The engine...

water quality is a worldwide problem which affects human beings lives fundamentally. water scarcity is intensified in result of quality deterioration. different factors such as population increase, economic development and water pollution could be considered as the origins of the problem. the study and forecasting of water quality is necessary to prevent serious water quality deteriorations in ...