This Purses research determines which factors most influence the purchase price of bulls in livestock auctions in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil.Hence, 760 beef bulls sold in eleven different auctions between August and November 2013 were analysed.The data consists of: breed, muscularity (MUSC), frame (FRAME), body condition score

Technologies such as Text-To-Speech (TTS) synthesis and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) have become important in providing speech-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions in today’s AI-centric technology sector.Most current research work and solutions focus largely on adult speech compared to child speech.The main reason for this disp

This paper presents a comparison of six plant biofilter designs for urban stormwater quality improvement and reports on their performances.Thirty-six columns were populated with the endemic South African plant Prionium serratum, representing plant biofilter designs that incorporate different pollutant removal mechanisms in the biofiltration process

In this paper, we applied a system identification algorithm and an adaptive controller to a simple kite system model to simulate crosswind flight maneuvers for airborne wind energy harvesting.The purpose of the system identification algorithm was to handle uncertainties related to a fluctuating wind speed and shape deformations of the tethered memb

Today, organizations make significant investments in information technology (IT) as a strategic resource to achieve their goals.If these investments are managed properly, they can create value for the organization.However, companies face problems in evaluating IT investment plans to gain Purses value from them and improve organizational performance