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Lundkvist, Robert. "Expanding the use of contract inspections in construction : An approach to inter-project knowledge diffusion?" Licentiate thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Byggkonstruktion och -produktion, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-26285.
Full textDen här licentiatavhandlingen presenterar ett taxonomiskt upplägg för att klassificera informationen om de fel som uppkommer i byggprojekt. Tre forskningsfrågor formulerades:FF I: Hur används informationen i besiktningsutlåtandena i nuläget?FF II: Hur kan användningen av informationen i besiktningsutlåtandenavidareutvecklas?FF III: Hur bör informationen från utlåtandena struktureras och kodifieras, för att tillåta lagring samt framtida dataanalys, till hjälp för Ständiga förbättringar?Kvalitativ, såväl som kvantitativ, data har samlats in över tre olika studier. I den första tillfrågades Sveriges byggentreprenörer genom en enkät hur de använder olika typer av föreslagna erfarenhetsåterföringsaktiviteter, t.ex. entreprenadbesiktningar. I den andra studien intervjuades övriga projektroller om hur de använder besiktningsinformationen, samt hur det nuvarande användandet kan utökas till andra områden. I den tredje studien, en singel-fallstudie över besiktningsaktiviteterna i ett större byggprojekt, analyserades och klassificerades informationen om felen från projektets besiktningsutlåtanden utifrån det svenska klassificeringssystemet för byggbranschen, BSAB 96.Resultaten visar att alla tillfrågade projektroller idag har den syn på besiktningar som de är tänkta från början, som de presenteras i AB 04, d.v.s. som en aktivitet som dokumenterar de fel som finns i ett projekt och som entreprenören måste åtgärda innan besiktningen blir godkänd. Ett flertal företag har dock börjat spara de färdiga besiktningsutlåtandena på projektportaler, en rutin som torde öka möjligheten till spridning av besiktningsinformationen något. Några respondenter har även börjat med att sammanställa enklare statistik över fel inom produktionen i företaget. Baserat på de analyserade besiktningsutlåtandena och litteraturen om taxonomier så föreslås även 15 olika klassificeringsbegrepp, med syftet att förädla informationen om felen i utlåtandena: Unikt Projekt-ID, Unikt Fel-ID, Besiktnings-ID, Ansvar, Löpnummer fel, Våning, BSAB 96 Utrymme-kod, BSAB element/objekt-kod, Feltyp, Felbeskrivning, Åtgärd, Flagga för säkerhetsproblem, Orsak (förslagsvis grundorsaksanalys), datumloggning och foton.Förutom att kunna automatisera statistikframställning, så ger en systemlösning för att hantera besiktningsinformation möjligheter till att kunna sprida informationen om tidigare producerade fel. Systemet antas kunna förse en process för Ständiga förbättringar med input för att kunna identifiera systematiskt återkommande fel och därav problemområden för förbättringsorganisation att arbeta med.Baserat på idéerna om Ständiga förbättringar, prestationsmätningar och Knowledge Management utvecklades en modell för hur arbetet med entreprenad-besiktningar kan utvecklas till att kunna hjälpa vid med kunskapsspridning mellan projekt samt Ständiga förbättringar. Framtida forskning bör framförallt fokusera på att validera den föreslagna modellen och systemet, förslagsvis genom fallstudier.
Godkänd; 2011; 20111115 (roblun); LICENTIATSEMINARIUM Ämnesområde: Byggproduktion/Construction Engineering Examinator: Professor Thomas Olofsson, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, Luleå tekniska universitet Diskutant: Filosofie doktor Kajsa Simu, NCC Construction, Luleå Tid: Fredag den 16 december 2011 kl 10.00 Plats: E246, Luleå tekniska universitet
Ratute, Ashley. "Expanding social justice knowledge with sweatshop history." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2010. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1476340.
Full textGriffith, Alan. "Expanding knowledge and practice of construction management systems and procedures." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2006. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20163/.
Full textGarza, Moreno Laura. "Expanding knowledge on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae gilt acclimation, vaccination and genetic variability." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667223.
Full textThe present PhD Thesis consisted of three studies. The first study sought to identify the current gilt acclimation strategies against M. hyopneumoniae performed in European pig farms. To reach that goal, a questionnaire focused on different features of the recipient herd, incoming replacements and acclimation process, was designed. Obtained results indicated that the most common strategy used for M. hyopneumoniae gilt acclimation was vaccination based on multiple doses programs. However, the effect of such process was unknown. In order to know the effect of vaccination against M. hyopneumoniae during the acclimation period in gilts and their piglets, different gilt vaccination schedules were evaluated in the second study of this Thesis. One hundred-eighty gilts were distributed according to the vaccination program into three groups: (A) four doses of a commercial vaccine against M. hyopneumoniae at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks post entry (wpe) into acclimation unit, (B) two vaccine doses at 2 and 6, and two doses of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 4 and 8 wpe, and (C) four doses of PBS at the same time points. Vaccinated groups (A and B) showed significantly lower proportion of shedding gilts and higher levels of antibodies compared to the non-vaccinated group after acclimation. However, no significant differences in terms of shedding or levels of antibodies were found between vaccination programs with four or two doses. Sampled piglets at weaning were M. hyopneumoniae negative by real time PCR (rt-PCR) independently of gilt vaccination program administered. In contrast, the proportion of seropositive piglets and levels of antibodies were higher in those coming from vaccinated groups. The present work represents the first attempt to demonstrate that gilt vaccination against M. hyopneumoniae can be an effective tool to reduce the infectious pressure and bacterium variability into replacement batches, as well as provide a long-term humoral immunity to gilts and their offspring. The third study aimed to evaluate the M. hyopneumoniae genetic variability in non-vaccinated and vaccinated pigs showing M. hyopneumoniae-like lung lesions at slaughterhouses, as well as in the vaccines used in each vaccinated farm. To achieve this objective, ten vaccinated and ten non-vaccinated fattening farms positive to M. hyopneumoniae were selected. At slaughterhouse, M. hyopneumoniae-like lung lesions from one batch were scored and three lungs showing the most extensive lesion were collected per batch. Positive samples were genotyped by counting the variable number of tandem repeats of two (P97, P146) or four loci (P97, P146, H1 and H5), and a M. hyopneumoniae typing profile (TP) was assigned. High inter- and limited intra-farm M. hyopneumoniae genetic variability among non-vaccinated and vaccinated fattening farms in Spain using two and four loci. Interestingly, the higher the number of tested loci, the higher the variability. Despite this, only one TP was detected per sample and the TPs detected in pigs from vaccinated farms were different from the strain of the corresponding vaccine used. Furthermore, this study provides novel and interesting data for future discussion regarding the influence of the number of loci tested on the M. hyopneumoniae genetic variability.
Bourget, Marc A. (Marc Anthony) 1979. "Expanding the wireless communication paradigm." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/87185.
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by Marc A. Bourget.
M.Eng.
Music, Craig 1978. "Expanding the wireless communication paradigm." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8077.
Full textBörjesson, Alexandra, and Mattias Askerson. "Suitability Analysis for Expanding Companies." Thesis, KTH, Geoinformatik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-210892.
Full textSharpe, Jeremy Edward. "Expanding the synthesis of distributed memory implementations." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106006.
Full textThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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In this thesis, I expanded the programming model implemented by the Sketch language to supplement its distributed memory parallelism with shared memory parallelism that uses the popular fork-join model. The primary contribution of this thesis is the means by which the code is assured to be free of race conditions. Sketch uses constraint satisfaction analysis to ensure it synthesizes code the functions properly for all inputs, and I demonstrate how assertions can be generated and inserted into the analysis to guarantee freedom from race conditions. This expanded programming model is then evaluated using test cases to ensure correct operation and benchmarks to examine overall performance.
by Jeremy Edward Sharpe.
M. Eng.
Örnberg, Oscar, and Jonas Nylund. "Incrementally Expanding Environment in Deep Reinforcement Learning." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-230754.
Full textThe very long times required to converge to optimal policies is a problem affecting machine learning and reinforcement learning in particular. Real-time solution on complex learning problems are necessary to expand the field into new domains where machine learning has previously been unfeasible. In this paper we introduce a novel method for training deep q-learning agents in an environment where the size can be dynamically scaled, in order to improve learning time. In this framework the agent starts in a very small environment where it can quickly experience different situations in a small scale and learn to handle them properly. As the agent learns the environment enough to reach certain predefined performance goals, the environment is expanded to increase complexity. The agent should then not have to relearn the environment completely, but simply adapt to the larger environment. This Incrementally Expanding Environment (IEE) method was compared to the conventional, deep q-learning method of training the agent on the full environment size from the beginning. Results showed that in some situations the methods performed identically, where in some situations the IEE method performed better. Particularly in scenarios with higher learning rates our framework improved its policy noticeably faster than the conventional method. The conventional method also notably never performed better than the IEE method. We thus conclude that the proposed framework is superior the the conventional one, being more robust to parameter choice and performing as well or better in all observed cases.
Minervini, Leo Fulvio. "Essays on optimal spectrum management for expanding wireless communications." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/49061/.
Full textWisnewski, Michael Giles. "Impulsive fluidization of bi-disperse mixture in an expanding volume." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37711.
Full textLagoudas, Georgia Kerasia. "Expanding the limits of Scale and sensitivity in microbial genomics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119970.
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Sequencing of microbial genomes has enabled new understanding of human health and disease. Certain microbes can support human health through the microbiota, helping to train our immune system or supply essential nutrients. In other cases, microbes may be pathogenic, overwhelming the immune system and causing infection. Low-cost and accessible DNA sequencing has allowed us to learn important information about microbial systems - we can identify what microbes are members of our microbiota and how they change with disease, as well as how pathogenic microbes evolve and acquire resistance to antibiotics. While the cost of sequencing has decreased and allowed for widespread use, studies are now limited by sample acquisition and preparation. In particular, microbial sample preparation has challenges at the limits of sensitivity (low signal to noise ratio) and at the limits of scale (large sample size). In this thesis, I developed methods to address both of these challenges and applied the techniques to study questions in basic biology and in clinical medicine. First, I developed a procedure to sample and sequence the lung microbiome in mouse models, where high background of mammalian DNA in lung samples poses a serious challenge for sequencing preparation. Along with my collaborator, I used this procedure to investigate the microbiome in a murine model of lung cancer. Second, I developed a platform for high-throughput sequencing preparation of bacteria at the scale of thousands of samples, with a 100-fold less cost per sample. I prepared and sequenced 3000 antibiotic-resistance bacteria from a clinical trial studying the role of decolonization procedures. This work provides new insights about microbes in the context of health and disease, and the methods developed here can make samples newly accessible for sequencing at the limits of scale or sensitivity.
MIT Presidential Fellowship MIT Hugh Hampton Young Fellowship NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
by Georgia Kerasia Lagoudas.
Ph. D.
Gutin, Sarah Anne. "Expanding contraceptive options in South Africa : knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding the intrauterine device (IUD)." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25805.
Full textAsadollahi, Mohammad Saeid. "Biomechanical Evaluation of Novel Expanding Pedicle Screws Suitable for OsteoporoticLumbar Spine." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1449711700.
Full textJohnson, Abayomi Oluwanbe. "Expanding molecular tools for the metabolic engineering of Ralstonia eutropha H16." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2019. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/22792/.
Full textLoving, James Howard. "Enabling malware remediation in expanding home networks." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108839.
Full textThesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017.
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As the Internet of Things (IoT) grows, malware will increasingly threaten Internet security and stability. Many actors, from individuals installing antivirus on their personal computers to law enforcement conducting botnet takedowns, have some capability to prevent or remediate malware, but these strategies face technical and economic challenges. These challenges worsen as the IoT expands, due to the high number of IoT devices and other characteristics of the IoT. Fortunately, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are positioned to effectively contribute to malware remediation efforts, through the detection and notification of compromise. However, Network Address Translation (NAT) and IPv6 Privacy Extensions prevent ISPs from identifying the specific compromised device. We refer to this lastmile extension of the IP traceback problem as the residential source identification problem. As the IoT grows, the problem worsens: IoT devices are less capable of self-remediation and expected to soon outnumber traditional devices, thus imposing a significant cost on customers to triangulate and remediate an infection. To address the residential source identification problem, I propose EDICT, an open-source software package for home routers that will enable consumers to identify a specific device, given retrospective notification of the malicious behavior, without compromising the consumer's privacy. EDICT does this by maintaining a mapping of IP flows to devices through a series of scalable Bloom filters, allowing EDICT to operate under the significant memory constraints of home routers. When a customer is informed of compromise, EDICT will query this connection log using a fuzzy check of the timestamp and source port, both provided by the ISP, iterated across a log of identified devices. EDICT will then provide the customer with user-friendly information on the infection's source, enabling remediation.As the Internet of Things (IoT) grows, malware will increasingly threaten Internet security and stability. Many actors, from individuals installing antivirus on their personal computers to law enforcement conducting botnet takedowns, have some capability to prevent or remediate malware, but these strategies face technical and economic challenges. These challenges worsen as the IoT expands, due to the high number of IoT devices and other characteristics of the IoT. Fortunately, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are positioned to effectively contribute to malware remediation efforts, through the detection and notification of compromise. However, Network Address Translation (NAT) and IPv6 Privacy Extensions prevent ISPs from identifying the specific compromised device. We refer to this lastmile extension of the IP traceback problem as the residential source identification problem. As the IoT grows, the problem worsens: IoT devices are less capable of self-remediation and expected to soon outnumber traditional devices, thus imposing a significant cost on customers to triangulate and remediate an infection. To address the residential source identification problem, I propose EDICT, an open-source software package for home routers that will enable consumers to identify a specific device, given retrospective notification of the malicious behavior, without compromising the consumer's privacy. EDICT does this by maintaining a mapping of IP flows to devices through a series of scalable Bloom filters, allowing EDICT to operate under the significant memory constraints of home routers. When a customer is informed of compromise, EDICT will query this connection log using a fuzzy check of the timestamp and source port, both provided by the ISP, iterated across a log of identified devices. EDICT will then provide the customer with user-friendly information on the infection's source, enabling remediation.
by James Howard Loving.
S.M. in Technology and Policy
S.M.
Harrison, Bryant J. "Expanding the capabilities of the ELVIS iLab using component switching." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46125.
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iLabs are online laboratories that allow users to access, control, and perform real experiments remotely through the Internet. Users are able to access laboratory experiments whenever and wherever they want, bypassing the problem of acquiring expensive equipment and waiting in long queues to use the equipment. iLabs allow students to complement their theoretical calculations and results with real data, providing them with a better understanding of engineering concepts. The ELVIS iLab was developed using the National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite, a low cost, all-in-one electronics workstation that can be software controlled. ELVIS iLab is currently in the second version and this thesis explains the modifications made to the first version to add an additional power supply and switching capabilities. These changes increase the quantity, flexibility, and variety of experiments that can be created and provides the possibility of more challenging assignments for students. It also facilitates easier sharing between courses and institutions.
by Bryant J. Harrison.
M.Eng.
Woodroofe, Carolyn C. 1977. "Molecular engineering strategies for expanding the capabilities of fluorescent zinc (II) sensors." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28694.
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(cont.) affords the two fluorophores, such that excitation of the coumarin at 445 nm and measurement of the emission at 488 nm affords information of the amount of sensor present, while excitation of the fluorescein at 505 nm and measurement of the emission at 535 nm indicates the amount of sensor in the zinc(II)-bound form. This system has been characterized and applied to the study of exogenous zinc(II) fluxes in HeLa cells. Chapter 4: Unimolecular Two-Fluorophore Ratiometric Zn²⁺ Sensing Systems. Dichlorofluorescein compounds covalently bound to zinc(II)-insensitive reporter fluorophores via a rigid cyclohexyl linker have been prepared and characterized. Based on favorable photophysical properties, a Zinpyr-1 species covalently bound to coumarin 343 has been prepared and shown to afford a ratiometric response to excess zinc(II). Chapter 5: ZPI Synthons for Functionalization of Biological Targets. Installation of a functional group prior to Mannich reaction is impractical in many cases. This chapter describes the preparation of reactive ZP1 synthons for direct functionalization of biological targets containing an amine or azide, and reports applications to the synthesis of ZPI conjugates. Appendix 1: Synthetic Approaches to Other Isomerically Pure Functionalizable Fluorophores. Crystallization approaches have been applied to separate fluorescein 5- and 6-sulfonic acid, and subsequent generation of the sulfonyl chlorides is discussed. A dibromofluoran approach to isomerically pure rhodamine carboxylates is based on a similar separation. Basic hydrolysis of the previously described 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein ...
Chapter 1: The Development and Use of Fluorescent Sensors in the Imaging of Physiological Zinc(II): A Review This chapter presents an overview of fluorescent techniques used to image chelatable zinc(II) in vivo. Many intensity-based sensors take advantage of photoinduced electron transfer quenching pathways. Peptide- and protein-based sensors offer excellent selectivity but are poorly suited to intracellular applications. Recently, ratiometric sensors in which the zinc(II) binding event interrupts or alters conjugation within the fluorophore have been described. Chapter 2: Carboxylate-Functionalized Zinpyr-1 Sensors: Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vivo Staining Patterns. A class of Zinpyr-1 sensors containing a carboxylic acid or ester at the 5- or 6-position of the fluorescein has been prepared. These sensors offer decreased background fluorescence and enhanced fluorescence response compared to the parent Zinpyr-1. The acid-functionalized sensors bear a negative charge at physiological pH, rendering them cell-impermeable. The esterified sensors are cell-permeable, but are hydrolyzed in vivo by intracellular esterases, affording a clear delineation of zinc(II)-containing damaged neurons in mechanically-injured or seizure-induced rats, rather than the punctate staining pattern obtained with Zinpyr-1. Chapter 3: Esterase-Dependent Two-Fluorophore Ratiometric Sensing of Zinc(II). This chapter describes a new approach to ratiometric sensing in which a zinc(II)-sensitive fluorescein fluorophore based on Zinpyr-1 is functionalized with a zinc(lI)-insensitive coumarin fluorophore via a flexible ester linker. The flexible linker enables intramolecular quenching of the two fluorophores. Esterase hydrolysis of the linker
by Carolyn C. Woodroofe.
Ph.D.
Johnson, Brittney E. "Inferring final plans : expanding on a generative and logic-based approach." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113141.
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When humans work together to form a plan, they often make mistakes: they misspeak, say things out of order, and negate things they had previously said. We aim to read human team planning conversations and extract the final agreed-upon plan so that a robotic agent may assist in design or execution. Previous work shows that a generative model with logic-based priors is effective when the plan being formed is relatively simple. We present an algorithm that expands on the model by incorporating dialogue acts, which give an indication of how proposed actions are said. We compare our model's performance to humans on the same task. We also validate the model on a toy problem, achieving the desired output 8 times out of 10 (compared to a baseline of 3/10), and run the baseline and our expanded model on a more complex input dialogue. To the best of our knowledge, this is this first work that incorporates dialogue acts into a generative model to perform plan inference.
by Brittney E. Johnson.
M. Eng.
Liu, Tanya X. "TaleBlazer multiplayer : expanding multiplayer functionality for meaningful location-based AR games." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91839.
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TaleBlazer is a location-based, augmented reality game platform. Its web-based editor provides game designers with a method to create games regardless of programming experience. Users play these games while walking in the real world, using the mobile application as a gateway for interactions with the virtual world. This thesis extends previous work done on the TaleBlazer multiplayer game platform. It details the implementation of new multiplayer functionalities that allow meaningful interactions between players in multiplayer games
by Tanya X. Liu.
M. Eng.
Papageorgiou, Athanasios. "Optimization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles : Expanding the Multidisciplinary Capabilities." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Maskinkonstruktion, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-143672.
Full textKipling, Kathryn. "Knowledge engineering in bioprocesses." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.399002.
Full textGonzález-Tarrío, Carlos. "Expanding the core business : Understanding how to grow in the non-core business." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-277038.
Full textGenom historien har stora företag anpassat sig till nya tider genom att ändra innehållet i deras erbjudande. I de flesta fall har det erbjudande de nu har ingenting att göra med vad de erbjöd initialt. Med andra ord var de tvungna att utvidga sin kärnverksamhet. Det innebär att bytt huvudinkomstkälla. Detta kan t ex göras genom att hitta en annan marknad, skapa nya produkter, och att gå från ett produkt- till ett serviceföretag. Många företag som tidigare ledde marknaden har försvunnit på grund av sin brist på framtidsvision. Efter att ha använt alla dess resurser i sin nuvarande kärnprodukt, glömde de att investera i framtiden. När produkten blev föråldrad misslyckades företaget. Det är inte enkelt att ta hänsyn till framtiden och bestämma vilken riktning erbjudandet ska ta. Det finns heller ingen standard formel för att veta vilken riktning man ska ta för att bli framgångsrik, men det finns några faktorer som kan bidra till att minska risken. Resultaten från denna studie visar att brist på fokus och strategi är de största utmaningarna för företag att utöka kärnan. Slutsatsen är att det inte bara finns ett sätt att utöka kärnan, och varje företag bör anpassa sina strategier efter företagets situation. Fyra huvudrekommendationer ges för att förbättra den faktiska utvidgningsprocessen
Emery, Russell N. "Refining and Expanding the Feature Stamping Process." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1004.pdf.
Full textJohannesson, Emelie. "Video games – A tool for expanding English vocabulary knowledge? : A study of video games potential impact on English vocabulary knowledge in Swedish upper secondary students." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-78802.
Full textDenna studie undersöker videospels möjlighet till att vara ett hjälpmedel när det gäller kunskaper i engelskt ordförråd genom att jämföra ordförrådskunskaperna hos de som spelar videospel med de som inte spelar videospel. Studien fokuserar också på att jämföra de engelska ordförrådskunskaperna hos dem som ofta spelar videospel med de som sällan spelar videospel och diskuterar varför detta kan göra en skillnad. 37 elever ombads att fylla i ett frågeformulär med frågor med fokus på om de spelar videospel eller inte, hur ofta de spelar och vilken typ av spel de spelade. Den andra delen av studien var ett ordförrådstest innehållande 51 ord som kan stötas på i videospel, i detta ordförrådstest ombads eleverna att ge en engelsk synonym och en svensk översättning av dessa ord. Resultaten av studien visade att det fanns skillnader mellan grupperna, eftersom de som spelade videospel fick högre poäng på ordförrådstestet jämfört med de som inte spelade videospel. Det fanns också skillnader prestationsmässigt i ordförrådstestet beroende på hur ofta eleverna spelade videospel.
Kingston, John. "Multi-perspective modelling for knowledge management and knowledge engineering." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/24782.
Full textDiedrich, Andreas. "Engineering knowledge : how engineers and managers practice knowledge management /." Göteborg : BAS publ, 2004. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39983743r.
Full textMukwambo, Muzwangowenyu. "Exploring and expanding situated cognition in teaching science concepts: the nexus of indigenous knowledge and Western modern science." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/8382.
Full textSchesser, Derek G. "Mechanics of Expanding Grout Based Grips for Large Scale Composites Testing." Scholarly Repository, 2011. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/298.
Full textPadgen, Michael R. "Expanding Applications of the Nano Intravital Device as a Platform for Exploring Tumor Microenvironments." Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3620838.
Full textThe tumor microenvironment has been demonstrated to be a key determinant in the progression of cancer. Unfortunately, the mechanisms behind the different microenvironments (cytokine gradients, hypoxia, hypoglycemia, etc) have not been fully elucidated. Identifying these mechanisms can lead to targeted, individualized therapy to prevent metastasis. The Nano Intravital Device (NANIVID) is a microfabricated, implantable device designed to initiate specific microenvironments in vivo so that the time course of the effects can be observed. With both spatial and temporal control over the induced environments, the affected regions of the tumor can be compared to the rest of the tumor. The NANIVID was first used to establish cytokine gradients to monitor the migration of invasive cancer cells. The three projects that comprise this work expand the applications of the NANIVID to establish the device as a robust platform for investigating tumor microenvironment interactions. The first project released chemical mimics from the device to induce the cellular hypoxic response in tumors to determine how hypoxia affects the fate of disseminated tumor cells. The second project used the NANIVID in combination with an atomic force microscope to investigate the altered mechanics of migrating invasive cancer cells. The final project was to develop a cell counter to monitor the isolation of the invasive subpopulation of cells that were drawn into the device using a chemoattractant. These three projects demonstrate the potential of the NANIVID as a platform for investigating the tumor microenvironment.
Urwin, Esmond. "Knowledge supported requirement engineering framework." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.408633.
Full textMahmoud, M. A. "Factory building : Design knowledge engineering." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382426.
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Full textDarwish, Ahmed Adel. "Knowledge-based interpretation of satellite images : a knowledge engineering approach." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289488.
Full textPuhl, Aaron A., and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Expanding our knowledge of protein tyrosine phosphatase-like phytases : mechanism, substrate specificity and pathways of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate dephosphorylation." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2006, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/526.
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Full textKjellman, Jacob. "Towards omnimaterial printing : Expanding the material palette of acoustophoretic printing." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-251006.
Full textDroplet generation techniques are essential for industries such as the pharmaceutical, food industry, cosmetic industry, etc. However, traditional droplet generation techniques are limited in the palette of materials that can processed in a droplet form. For example, inkjet which is a well-established technology to generate droplets of high speed (1-10 kHz) and precision (10-20 μm), but can only eject fluids with low viscosities, roughly 10-100 folds the one of water. Acoustophoretic printing aims to overcome this material limitation and have successfully decoupled droplet ejection from ink viscosity. The method harnesses nonlinear acoustic forces to print a wide range of materials on demand, spanning over four orders of magnitudes (0.5 mPa·sto 25,000 mPa·s). However, the ejection is based on the formation of a pendant drop, and in the current prototype, the material palette of acoustophoretic printing is limited by nozzle wetting, limiting the allowable minimum surface tension to about 60 mN/m. In this work, a nozzle coating technique is introduced in order to expand the material window by processing fluid with a surface tension as low as 25 mN/m. By leveraging self-assembling of nanostructures on the nozzle tip, superamphiphobic coating is successfully manufactured by using a candle soot template.A robust manufacturing protocol has been established, and the coating characterized in its physics and performance.
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Full textMurgham, Haithem Abualasaad. "Enhancing and Expanding Conventional Simulation Models of Refrigeration Systems for Improved Correlations." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1544524232130074.
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Full textSchreiber, Raphael, and Moisin Monica Bota. "Rebranding “Made in India” through Cultural Sustainability : Exploring and Expanding Indian Perspectives." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-25395.
Full textLee, You Na. "Expanding understanding of the innovation process: R&D and non-R&D innovation." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53903.
Full textRao, Satyajit 1965. "Knowledge repair." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/13117.
Full textQuintana-Amate, Santiago. "A new knowledge sourcing framework to support knowledge-based engineering development." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2015. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10279.
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Full textMakhaba, Thembile. "Knowledge management strategies in engineering organisations." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3579.
Full textMay, John Hendy Robert. "Knowledge-based systems in engineering safety." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327937.
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