BACKGROUND Construction of high quality cDNA libraries from the usually low amounts of eukaryotic mRNA extracted from environmental samples is essential in functional metatranscriptomics for the selection of functional, full-length genes encoding proteins of interest. Many of the inserts in libraries constructed by standard methods are represented by truncated cDNAs due to premature stoppage of...

In this world of globalization, organizational are competing globally. Resource utilization has increased and their supply is limited. All this along with other universal factors is contributing towards increase in cost of production. To remain competitive organizations are trying to control their cost. Means include stoppage of new hiring that ultimately putting existing employee under additio...

This paper deals with the resolution of combinatorial optimization problems, particularly those concerning the maritime transport scheduling. We are interested in the management platforms in a river port and more specifically in container organisation operations with a view to minimizing the number of container rehandlings. Subsequently, we rmeet customers’ delivery deadlines and we reduce ship...

Monitoring a process that suffers from data contamination using a traditional multivariate T 2 chart can lead to an excessive number of false alarms. This paper extends the diagnostic statistic technique of Davis and Adams [1] to the multivariate case. A traditional T 2 control chart augmented by a diagnostic statistic improves the work stoppage rates for contaminated multivariate data and main...

Ore passes are often the main part of sublevel caving transportation systems, and they use gravity to move material lower levels in mine. During operations, ore pass structures exposed risk stoppage failure, leading a long-term reduction operational capacity affecting productivity. The failed can be restored or rehabilitated, but rehabilitation cost is normally high time restore usually long. T...

PURPOSE To examine the activity profiles of elite male competitors during international Taekwondo competition in relation to fin, feather, and heavy weight categories. METHODS Twelve male Taekwondo competitors equally representing fin, feather, and heavy weight divisions were studied during the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships using a time-motion system developed to analyze the activities a...