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Patrício, Rita Sofia Diniz. "Behavioural assessment impacts on the performance results." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/10310.
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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsThis study examines the relationship between the behaviours assessed in a performance management system and the performed results achieved by the employees. It also studies the interdependency among the different behaviours assessed to the workers. The quantitative research used statistical methods such as: correlation matrix, factorial analysis, and multiple and simple regression methodologies. A sample of N=129, was collected from the data base of a bank institution's commercial department in order to acquire the results of the performance assessment. The results were quite enlightening as they show a strong relationship among the competences assessed. It also shows that only few of them are related with the performance results. The factorial analysis output shows an unique factor which explains more than 73% of the different competences' total variances assessed by the performance management. The performance results do not demonstrate a relation with all the assessed behaviours. Even though, some of them jointly, generate an impact on the performance results, which is demonstrated by a multiple regression analysis.
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Chellino, Susan N. "Improving organizational results through human performance technology." Thesis, Boston University, 1988. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/38018.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
This study investigated the effects of a performance improvement program on operational results in a business setting. The purpose of the study was to determine if the intervention influenced results the corporation used to measure its success. The intervention involved setting goals, which would its success. The intervention involved setgiving feedback and developing remediation overcome difficulties if goals were not achieved. Goal-setting and feedback were done at regularly scheduled intervals. Two work groups within the organization were studied: one which applied the program and one which did not. The effect of the intervention was evaluated using a 2 x 2 design. Two factors represented the pre-program versus post-program time periods; the other two factors represented the experimental conditions: treatment and control. The effect of the program was quantified in terms of five measures of organizational success. These measures were: attendance, safety, quality, maintenance efficiency and installation efficiency.
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CALAND, VERONICA DE SOUZA. "EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF FRACTURE PARAMETERS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2001. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=1995@1.
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COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIORA utilização mais freqüente dos concretos de alto desempenho na Construção Civil exige um melhor conhecimento sobre o comportamento deste material e a verificação de possíveis modificações no dimensionamento de elementos estruturais, como a consideração do efeito de escala. Recentemente, os conceitos da teoria da mecânica da fratura para a análise do comportamento das estruturas começaram a ser utilizados. A energia de fraturamento passa a ser uma propriedade intrínseca do material, fundamental no controle da resistência à flexão e ao cisalhamento Os principais objetivos desta dissertação são: obter experimentalmente os parâmetros de fraturamento para concretos de alto desempenho através da realização de ensaios estáveis e comparar estes resultados com resultados numéricos e experimentais encontrados na literatura. A metodologia utilizada para a determinação destes parâmetros é apresentada no trabalho. Foram executados ensaios estáveis à flexão em três pontos em vigas de concreto simples com entalhe, de acordo com as especificações elaboradas pela recomendação do comitê RILEM 50-FMC. As vigas foram moldadas no Laboratório de Estruturas da PUC- Rio e os ensaios realizados no Instituto de Tecnologia (ITUC) desta Universidade. Os ensaios foram realizados com controle de deslocamento da abertura do entalhe em uma máquina servo-hidráulica Instron modelo 8502. Foram ensaiadas 75 vigas, em quatro tamanhos diferentes, com alturas variando de 38 mm a 304 mm. A espessura das vigas foi mantida constante e igual a 38 mm. Os concretos utilizados apresentaram fator água/cimento entre 0,25 e 0,37 e resistência à compressão entre 70 MPa e 90 MPa.
The increasing use of high performance concrete in civil construction demands better knowledge of the behavior of this material and the review of possible changes in the design of structural elements, like the size effect. The concepts of the theory of fracture mechanics for the analysis of structures started to be used in recent days. The fracture energy became an inherent property of the material, and it is basic for the control of the nominal flexural strength and the modulus of rupture. The main purposes of this dissertation are to achieve experimentally the fracture parameters for high performance concrete by performing stable tests, and to carry out a comparison with numerical and experimental results found in literature. The methodology used for determining of these parameters is introduced in the work.Stable three-point bend tests were conducted in notched beams made with unreinforced concrete. These tests comply with the specifications given by the RILEM 50- FMC committee. The beams were cast at PUC-Rio Structural Laboratory and the tests were conducted at the Technology Institute (ITUC) of this University. The tests were performed using crack mouth opening displacement control in a closed-loop servohydraulic Instron machine model 8502. The experiments involved the testing of 75 singlenotched beams with four different sizes with depths varying from 38 mm to 304 mm. The thickness of the beams was kept constant and equal to 38 mm. The concrete had a watercement ratio varying from 0.37 to 0.25 and compressive strength between 70 MPa and 90 MPa.
La utilización más frecuente de los concretos de alto desempeño en la Construción Civil exige un mejor conocimiento sobre el comportamiento de este material y la verificación de posibles modificaciones en el dimensionamiento de elementos extructurales, como la consideración de la escala. Recientemente, los conceptos de la teoría de la mecánica de la fractura para el análisis del comportamiento de las extructuras comezaron a ser utilizados. La energía de fractura pasa a ser una propriedad intrínseca del material, fundamental en el control de la resistencia a la flexión y al cisallamento Los principales objetivos de esta disertación son: obtener experimentalmente los parámetros de fractura para concretos de alto desempeño a través de la realización de ensayos estables y comparar estos resultados con los resultados numéricos y experimentales encontrados en la literatura. LA metodología utilizada para la determinación de estos parámetros se presenta en el trabajo. Se ejecutaron ensayos estables a la flexión en tres puntos en vigas de concreto simple con entalle, de acuerdo con las especificaciones elaboradas por la recomendación del comité RILEM 50 FMC. Las vigas fueron moldadas en el Laboratorio de Extructuras de la PUC Rio y los ensayos realizados en el Instituto de Tecnología (ITUC) de esta Universidad. Los ensayos fueron realizados con control de desplazamiento de la abertura del entalle en una máquina servo hidráulica Instron modelo 8502. Fueron utilizadas 75 vigas, en cuatro tamaños diferentes, con alturas variando de 38 mm la 304 mm. Se mantuvo la espesura de las vigas constante e igual la 38 mm. Los concretos utilizados presentaran factor agua/cemento entre 0,25 y 0,37 y resistencia a la compresión entre 70 MPa y 90 MPa.
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Caravello, Halina E. "The Role of Leadership in Safety Performance and Results." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/862.
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Employee injury rates in U.S. land-based operations in the energy industry are 2 to 3 times higher relative to other regions in the world. Although a rich literature exists on drivers of safety performance, no previous studies investigated factors influencing this elevated rate. Leadership has been identified as a key contributor to safety outcomes and this grounded theory study drew upon the full range leadership model, situational leadership, and leader-member exchange theories for the conceptual framework. Leadership aspects influencing safety performance were investigated through guided interviews of 27 study participants; data analyses included open and axial coding, and constant comparisons identified higher-level categories. Selective coding integrated categories into the theoretical framework that developed the idealized, transformational leader traits motivating safe behaviors of leading by example, expressing care and concern for employees' well-being, celebrating successes, and communicating the importance of safety (other elements included visibility and commitment). Employee and supervisor participants reported similar views on the idealized leader traits, but low levels of these qualities may be driving elevated injury rates. Identifying these key elements provides the foundation to creating strategies and action plans enabling energy sector companies to prevent employee injuries and fatalities in an industry where tens of thousands of employees are subjected to significant hazards and elevated risks. Creating safer workplaces for U.S. employees by enhancing leaders' skills, building knowledge, and improving behaviors will improve the employees' and their families' lives by reducing the pain and suffering resulting from injuries and fatalities.
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Wang, Songquan. "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NTPEP PAVEMENT MARKING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RESULTS." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1271369205.
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Geoghegan, Mark. "IMPLEMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR TRELLIS DETECTION OF SOQPSK." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/607607.
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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 22-25, 2001 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, NevadaShaped Offset QPSK (SOQPSK), as proposed and analyzed by Terrance Hill, is a family of constant envelope waveforms that is non-proprietary and exhibits excellent spectral containment and detection efficiency. Results using a conventional coherent OQPSK demodulator without any special pulse shaping to recover the SOQPSK signal have been previously presented. This paper describes a trellis detector for SOQPSK-A and SOQPSK-B that provides superior detection performance, as compared to a traditional OQPSK detector, by accounting for the pulse shaping. Analytical error performance bounds, implementation of the trellis demodulator, and computer simulation results are presented.
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Wu, Kan. "New results in factory physics." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31650.
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Thesis (Ph.D)--Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.Committee Chair: Leon McGinnis; Committee Co-Chair: Bert Zwart; Committee Member: Antonius Dieker; Committee Member: Craig Tovey; Committee Member: Hayriye Ayhan; Committee Member: Mark Ferguson. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Gibson, John H. "Performance v results : a critique of values in contemporary sport /." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487598748016594.
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Ingels, Frank, Glenn Parker, and Lee Ann Thomas. "Simulated Performance Results of the OMV Video Compression Telemetry System." International Foundation for Telemetering, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/614678.
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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 30-November 02, 1989 / Town & Country Hotel & Convention Center, San Diego, CaliforniaThe Orbital Maneuverable Vehicle (OMV) will use a man-in-the-loop round trip space-to-earth communication link for remote control and docking with an orbiting spacecraft. The control system uses range/range rate radar, a forward command link, and a compressed video return link. Figure 1 illustrates the overall compressed video coding techniques. Analog RS-170 compatible video is available from any one of eight or, at a lower resolution, simultaneously from any two television cameras. The video data is digitized and then compressed by sampling every sixth frame of data. A rate of five frames per second is adequate for the OMV docking speeds. Further compression, at the expense of spatial resolution, is obtained by averaging adjacent pixels. The remaining compression is achieved using differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) and Huffman run length encoding. To protect this compressed video data stream from Space to TDRSS channel errors, a concatenated error correction coding system will be used. This concatenated coding is achieved by encoding with a helical interleaved (depth 8) Reed-Solomon (255,239) block code and then encoding with a rate 112 convolution code (constraint length 7) followed by a periodic convolution interleaver (30,116). Thus, we see that four stages of compression, two types of error correction encoding and two levels of interleaving are utilized in this fairly sophisticated data transmission system. A detailed system description and simulated system performance results are presented in this paper.
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Azevedo, Rita Ramos. "Critical analysis: portuguese 9th grade exam results and socioeconomic factors." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/10051.
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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsThe typical indicator used to assess school performance is average test score results. Literature has pointed out serious weaknesses of this measure as a school performance indicator. The strongest criticism resides in the bias that may exist in socially disadvantaged schools. In fact, this measure does not take into account socioeconomic and other variables which are relevant in determining student‟s school performance and out of the scope of school control. Using school level cross-section data from Portugal for 9th grade exams between 2005 and 2010, I have explicitly calculated the impact of these variables on school achievement as regards exams. I found an important causal effect between socioeconomic variables and school achievement. This implies that average test scores are an intrinsically flawed instrument. For this reason, this study proposes an adjusted measure of school performance. This measure consists of a ratio between current average school scores and expected average school scores, taking into account the reference variables by municipality.
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Tabikh, Mohamad. "Downtime cost and Reduction analysis: Survey results." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Innovation och produktrealisering, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-26154.
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The purpose of this paper is to present a sample of how Swedish manufacturing companies deal with equipment downtime cost, and further how they analyze its reduction. The study was performed by conducting a web-based survey within Swedish firms that have at least 200 employees. The main results obtained from the investigation show that the estimated downtime cost constitute about 23.9 % from the total manufacturing cost ratio, and 13.3 % from planned production time. Additionally, the hourly cost of downtime, whether planned or unplanned, is relatively high. However, there is a shortage of systematic models that capable to trace the individual cost imposed by downtime events. This lack was shown apparently whilst 83 % of surveyed companies they do not have any complete model adapted for quantifying their downtime costs. Moreover, only few companies develop their cost accounting methods such as, activity-based costing (ABC) and resource consumption accounting (RCA) to assimilate and reveal the real costs that associated with planned and unplanned stoppages. Still, the general pattern of downtime cost calculation allocated to direct labor and lost capacity cost. On the other hand, the attempts of decreasing downtime events and thus costs were based on schedule maintenance tactics that supported by overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) tool, as an indicator for affirming improvements. Nonetheless, the analysis indicates the need for optimized maintenance tactics by incorporating reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and total productive maintenance (TPM) into companies’ maintenance systems. The maintenance role of reducing downtime impacts not highly recognized. Furthermore, the same analysis shows the requirement for better results of performance measurement systems is by implementing total equipment effectiveness performance tool (TEEP). The advantage of such tool is to provide the impact index of planned stoppages in equipment utilization factor. Finally, the lack of fully integrated models for assessing the downtime costs and frameworks for distinguishing the difference between planned and unplanned stoppages are the main reasons behind the continuation of cost in ascending form. Due to that, the improvements will emphasize on areas with less cost saving opportunities. As a result, this will affect the production efficiency and effectiveness which in return has its influence on costs and thereby profits margin.
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Orvinder, Marielle, and Malin Lindström. "Att prioritera i nöd : - En fallstudie på Rädda Barnen och Svenska Röda Korset." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-54123.
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Bakgrund: Förvirringen kring hur den ideella sektorn och dess mångfald ska benämnas försvårar situationen gällande hur forskning om sektorn utvecklas. Fokus i denna studie är därför enbart på välgörenhetsorganisationer, som en del av den ideella sektorn. Antalet välgörenhetsorganisationer tycks ständigt öka och som följd har en slags konkurrenssituation utvecklats, vilket har ökat organisationernas medvetenhet kring styrning. Givare och allmänhet förväntar sig allt mer tydlighet och transparens vad gäller information om organisationernas prestationer och resultat. Problemdiskussion: Välgörenhetsorganisationer står inför ett antal utmaningar vad gäller deras styrning. Utmaningarna tycks bero på att beslutsfattandet uppfattas som diffust och otydligt samt att det saknas definitioner och mått av väsentliga begrepp så som prestationer och resultat. Funderingar har väckts kring hur organisationernas beslut om resursprioriteringar görs och vilken roll och påverkan ekonomistyrning har vid dessa situationer. Vidare har funderingar även väckts angående prestationsoch resultatbegreppets innebörd i välgörenhetsorganisationers specifika kontext. Syfte: Studiens första syfte är att kartlägga välgörenhetsorganisationernas beslutsprocess för att identifiera och förklara hur beslut om resursprioriteringar görs och vilken roll ekonomistyrningen har vid dessa beslutssituationer. Vidare syftar studien även till att definiera prestationsbegreppet och hur detta kan mätas samt utreda vad resultatbegreppet innebär för välgörenhetsorganisationer. Studien ska resultera i en referensram för att öka kunskapen om ekonomistyrningens roll i välgörenhetsorganisationers beslutsprocess. Metod: Forskningen antar en fallstudie med två välgörenhetsorganisationer där semi-strukturerade intervjuer och granskning av dokument har legat till grund för insamling av empiriskt material. Resultat och analys: Ekonomistyrningen tycks inte ha den roll eller det genomslag i de studerade organisationerna som den beskrivs kan eller till och med borde ha, detta tycks vidare kunna bero på ett antal identifierade gap. Besluten i organisationerna tycks istället påverkas och styras av en rad andra faktorer, där medlemmarnas tolkning av dessa faktorer uppfattas som utbredd. I dagsläget använder sig organisationerna inte av begreppet prestation utan talar istället i andra termer när de syftar på vad de utför. Resultatbegreppet tycks vidare ha två innebörder beroende på situationen. Slutsats: Utifrån studien som genomförts kan det konstateras att ekonomistyrningen inte har en speciellt utbredd roll i välgörenhetsorganisationernas verksamhet och inte heller i deras beslutsprocess. Besluten tenderar istället att baseras på medlemmarnas känslor, interna diskussioner, extern information, tillströmningen av medel och vad som är publikt för tillfället. Organisationerna talar i termer av output, aktivitet och verksamhet när de syftar till begreppet prestation. Vidare innebär prestationsbegreppet att något utförts, vanligen gentemot mottagaren i utsatthet. Det har dock uppdagats att organisationerna utför prestationer av både social och ekonomisk karaktär. Resultatbegreppet tycks vidare avgöra värdeaspekten i det som organisationerna utför. Resultatbegreppet i organisationerna syftar därmed som följd både till ekonomiska och sociala resultat.Background: The confusion around how the nonprofit sector and its diversity will be named complicates the situation regarding how research about the sector develops. Focus of this study is therefore solely on charities, as a part of the nonprofit sector. The amounts of charities are constantly increasing and as a consequence a competitive situation has occurred, which has increased the organizations awareness about management control. Donors and the public are expecting even more clarity and transparency regarding information about the organizations performance and results. Problem discussion: Charities face a number of challenges regarding their management control. The challenges seem to be related to the fact that the decision-making is perceived as diffuse and unclear. Also lacks of definitions and measures around significant concepts like performance and results. Concerns have been raised about how the organizations' decisions on resource prioritizations are done and what role and impact management control has in these situations. Furthermore, concerns have also been raised regarding the concepts of performance and results and their signification in the charities specific context. Purpose: The first objective of the study is to map the charitable organization's decision-making process. This in order to identify and explain how decisions about resource priorities are made and what role the management control has on these decision-making situations. Secondly, the study aims to define the concept of performance and how the concept of performance can be measured and also examine what the concept of result means for charities. The study will result in a framework for increasing knowledge about the role of management control in the decision-making process of charities. Method: This research adopts a case study methodology with two charities in which semi-structured interviews and reviews of documents have been the basis for collecting empirical data. Results and analysis: The management control does not appear to have the role or the impact of the studied organizations that it is described can or even should have, which seem to depend on a number of identified gaps. The decisions of the organizations seem rather to be influenced and controlled by a number of other factors, where the members' interpretation of these factors is perceived as widespread. In the current situation the organisations are not using the concept of performance, instead they are talking in other terms when they refer to what they do. The concept of result seems furthermore have two meanings depending on the situation. Conclusion: Based on the study conducted, it can be stated that the management control does not have a particularly prevalent role in the charitable organizations and not either in their decision-making process. Instead, the decisions tend to depend on the members' feelings, internal discussions, external information, the inflow of funds and what is currently of public interest. The organizations are talking in terms of output, activity, and operation when they refer to the concept of performance. Furthermore, the concept of performance means that something has been done, usually against the receiver in distress. However, it has been revealed that the organizations are undertaking performance of both social and economic character. The concept of result also seems to determine the value of what the organizations accomplish. The concept of result, as a consequence, therefore aims both to economic and social results.
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Lan, Hubiao. "Development of a real-time kinematic GPS system, design, performance and results." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/mq20873.pdf.
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Simpson, Angela Gumede. "Aptitude, school grades, Cambridge examination results and university performance : the Swaziland case." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720159.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among locality of school, type of school, gender of student, school GPA (GPA), aptitude (MEANAPT), Cambridge English Language (CAMENG), Cambridge class (CAMCLASS), and Cambridge aggregate (CAMAGGR). A second purpose of this research was to determine the relationship among GPA, MEANAPT, CAMENG, CAMCLASS, CAMAGGR, university registration status (STATUS), and average university grade (UNIMEAN) after 2 years at the University of Swaziland (UNISWA). The study was divided into two parts. In the first part, locality of school, type of school, and gender of student were the independent variables; GPA, MEANAPT, CAMENG, CAMCLASS, and CAMAGGR were the dependent variables. In the second part, performance at UNISWA, as measured by either STATUS or UNIMEAN, was the dependent variable; CAMENG, CAMCLASS, CAMAGGR, GPA, and MEANAPT were the independent variables.Answers to questions on Part 1 of the study were determined by computing means, standard deviations, and F-tests for differences between means for GPA, MEANAPT, CAMENG, CAMCLASS, and CAMAGGR for each of the general questions. Data were analyzed using Pearson r and multiple regression to answer Part 2 questions.The results of this study indicate that students enrolled in rural and government schools were outperformed by those attending urban and government-aided schools on all the measures. Although males outperformed females on the local Swaziland measures, school GPA and aptitude, there were no significant differences between males and females when the Cambridge examination scores were considered. The Cambridge examination appears to be neither efficient nor economical when used to identify the successful African student once he or she has been admitted to a local university. The same is true for the measures designed and currently used by local Swaziland educators. Swaziland officials may have to look elsewhere for predictors of university performance.Department of Educational Psychology
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Rarig, Karl. "An historical analysis of the government performance and results act of 1993." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1999. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1999.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2958. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as preliminary leaves ii-iii. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-65).
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Martins, Ana Isabel Isento. "A importância da certificação pela ISO 9000 na performance das empresas do sector farmacêutico." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/10121.
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Mestrado em Gestão e Estratégia IndustrialNas últimas décadas a gestão da qualidade tornou-se uma ferramenta essencial para as empresas que procuram ganhar uma vantagem competitiva e assim sobreviver a um mercado cada vez mais concorrencial. As farmácias portuguesas não foram excepção e definiram mecanismos capazes de impulsionar os seus resultados financeiros e operacionais. Este trabalho visa o estudo da relação entre as farmácias certificadas pela ISO 9000 no ano de 2009 em Portugal e o impacto que essa certificação causou nos resultados financeiros apresentados por estas empresas nesse mesmo ano. Neste estudo, procurou-se analisar através de um teste econométrico de Mann-Whitney a relação existente entre alguns rácios financeiros das farmácias portuguesas (Rendibilidade dos Capitais Próprios, Rendibilidade dos Capitais Utilizados, Margem de Lucro, Rácio de Solvabilidade e Rácio de Liquidez) comparando os resultados com uma amostra de farmácias que não obtiveram a certificação pela ISO 9000. Com base neste estudo conclui-se qual o impacto da existência de um Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade nos resultados financeiros, obtendo assim uma maior compreensão da importância da ISO nas farmácias portuguesas.
In the recent decades quality management has become an essential tool for companies seeking to gain a competitive advantage and with survive in a increasingly competitive market. Portuguese Pharmacies were no exception and defined mechanisms to boost their financial and operating results. This propose of this work is a study about the relationship between the pharmacies certified by ISO 9000 in 2009 in Portugal and the impact that this certification cause in financial results presented by these companies. In this study, we tried to analyze through an econometric test of Mann-Whitney test the relationship between certain financial ratios of pharmacies Portuguese (Return on Equity, Return on Capital Employed, Profit Margin, Solvency Ratio and Liquidity Ratio) comparing the results with a sample of pharmacies who did not obtain ISO 9000 certification. Based on the results the conclusion pretend to show what impact has the existence of a quality management system in the financial results and obtaining an understanding of the importance of ISO pharmacies in Portugal.
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Siraj, Tazeen. "Event Rate as a Moderator Variable for Vigilance: Implications for Performance-Feedback and Stress." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1191856419.
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Shaw, Iain Joseph. "Assessing the effect of OFSTED inspections on GCSE school performance data from 1992 to 1997." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313276.
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Morello, Gabriela Munhoz. "INFLUENCE OF FAN OPERATION ON FAN ASSESSMENT NUMERATION SYSTEM (FANS) TEST RESULTS." UKnowledge, 2011. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/153.
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The use of velocity traverses to measure in-situ air flow rate of ventilation fans can be subject to significant errors. The Fan Assessment Numeration System (FANS) was developed by the USD-ARS Southern Poultry Research Laboratory and refined at the University of Kentucky to measure air flow of fans in-situ. The procedures for using the FANS unit to test fans in-situ are not completely standardized. This study evaluated the effect of operating fan positions relative to the FANS unit for ten 1.22 m diameter fans in two types of poultry barns, with fans placed immediately next to each other and 1.6 m apart. Fans were tested with the FANS unit placed near both the intake and discharge sides of the tested fans. Data were analyzed as two Generalized Randomized Complete Block designs (GRCB), with a 2 (FANS inside or outside) x 6 (operating fan combinations) factorial arrangement of treatments. Results showed significant differences as much as 12.6 ± 4.4% between air flow values obtained under conditions of different operating fan combinations. Placing the FANS unit outside provided valid fan test results. A standardized procedure for using the FANS unit to test fans in-situ was elaborated and presented in this work.
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Wang, Li. "Value-added as a performance indicator of teaching in higher education in the UK." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2000. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/5444/.
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This research explores the issue of the development of a value-added performance indicator of teaching in higher education in the UK. The empirical work of this research is based on the data on university student entry qualifications and degree results from two new universities and the interviews with 18 members of academic staff from a new university. This research contains two main parts both aimed at the question of the feasibility of constructing and using value-added as a performance indicator. The first part of this research developed a method of calculating value-added in higher education in the UK, and this method was used to measure value-added at the two institutions at course, school/departmental, and institutional (cohort) level. This was intended to discover the feasibility of developing a method to quantify the relationship between entry qualifications and degree results. The second part of the study used the value-added results obtained from the first part of the study to interview (semi-structured interview) academic staff to investigate their views on whether these value-added results can be used to indicate quality of teaching. In this case the question addressed was the perceived utility of the measure and its acceptability. The first part of the study found that the method of calculating value-added developed can be used to identify variations in value-added at course (course with large number of students), school/departmental, and institutional (cohort) level, and this method has advantages over the main existing value-added measurements, Index methods and the Comparative method. The second part of the study suggested that academics found it acceptable if the value-added results were used to identify problems, nevertheless, they argued that the value-added results can not directly indicate quality of teaching. The difficulties with directly using value-added results to indicate quality of teaching are summarised into the following aspects: the concept of value-added, comparability, factors which have impact on student academic achievements, factors which have impact on how accurately degree results can reflect students' true achievements. It is concluded that the method of calculating value-added developed in this research can be used to identify problems in higher education in the UK, but it can not be used directly to indicate quality of teaching. The findings of this research imply that a value-added performance indicator would derive its significance from the link between value-added results and specific processes of teaching and learning.
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Brennan, Timothy J. "Aligning Investigative and Enforcement Services (IES) with the Government Performance and Results Act." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1999. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1999.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2934. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 preliminary leaves. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-66).
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Geoghegan, Mark. "DESCRIPTION AND PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE ADVANCED RANGE TELEMETRY (ARTM) TIER II WAVEFORM." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/606485.
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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 23-26, 2000 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, CaliforniaThe Advanced Range Telemetry (ARTM) program is a tri-service telemetry modernization project whose goal is to assure that all Department of Defense (DoD) test and training ranges are able to use telemetry as necessary to carry out their respective missions. Multi-h Continuous Phase Modulation (CPM) has been selected by the ARTM JPO as the Tier II ARTM waveform, because it offers significant improvements over both legacy telemetry waveforms (PCM/FM) and the newly-introduced Tier I waveform (Feher-patented FQPSK) in terms of spectral containment and detection efficiency, while retaining a constant envelope characteristic. The paper describes the theoretical and measured performance of the ARTM Tier II multi-h CPM waveform, and the implementation of the trellis demodulator being developed for it.
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Karaca, Mehmet. "Overal Performance Prediction Of Turbo Rotary Compound (turc) Engine Using Simulation Results Of Engine Components." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12606491/index.pdf.
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The thesis proposes an overall performance estimation procedure for a new turbo-rotary compound engine (TURC) and an associated novel thermodynamic cycle. In this engine, two or multiple spools are lined up in series within the engine. In the front spool, positive displacement rotary vane type turbines drive axial compressor the performance of which were estimated using stage stacking calculations. In the back spool, axial turbine stages drive positive displacement rotary vane type compressors, the performance of axial turbine was predicted by series matching of turbine stages. Two air streams feed separately the customary turbo components and the rotary vane components, respectively. Accordingly, the primary high mass flow through the axial compressors and turbines undergoes Bryton cycle, where as the secondary, low mass flow through the positive displacement rotary components is mainly undergoes Akmandor cycle, which is a novel thermodynamic cycle. The energy consumed internally by the engine is minimized because less input shaft power is needed for the rotary vane compressors and higher inlet temperatures and less cooling can be tolerated by the intermittent combustion rotary vane turbines. The result is a radical improvement in both efficiency and net power output. But this result can be estimated, since the novel engine is the combination of a high efficiency internal combustion engine and high performance gas turbine engine. Aerothermodynamics and spool matching calculations comparing a T56-A14 core with a TURC of similar size and compression ratio show that the new engine provides superior performance characteristics by increasing the net output work by 100% and decreasing the specific fuel consumption by 20%.
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Saraiva, Diogo Serrano Dias Plantier. "A relevância do financiamento na performance do atletismo." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/19947.
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Mestrado em Ciências EmpresariaisAtravés de projetos divididos por Ciclos Olímpicos, os governos fazem investimentos nas federações desportivas com vista a obtenção de resultados desportivos nas principais competições das diferentes modalidades. Este estudo foca-se exclusivamente na modalidade de atletismo. Este estudo desenvolve-se no âmbito de dois tópicos de investigação, o financiamento e os resultados desportivos, tendo como objetivo avaliar qual o impacto do financiamento na obtenção de resultados desportivos, através de um estudo comparado entre a Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo, Real Federación Española de Atletismo e United Kingdom Athletics. Esta pesquisa foi elaborada através da recolha de dados financeiros(financiamento do estado, recursos próprios e financiamento do estado por atleta de atletismo) e desportivos das diferentes federações (Jogos Olímpicos, Campeonatos de Mundo e da Europa de Seniores, Sub-23, Juniores e Juvenis) desde 2005 a 2016. Através de uma análise de dados multivariada, mais concretamente de uma regressão, os resultados obtidos demonstram que em Portugal e no Reino Unido o financiamento não tem impacto nos resultados desportivos, enquanto para Espanha o resultado foi o oposto. A realização de matrizes de avaliação do impacto do financiamento nos resultados desportivos poderá ser uma estratégia para avaliação dos mesmos e para uma melhor gestão de recursos e sustentabilidade das próprias organizações.
Through projects organized by Olympic Cycles, governments make investments in sports federations in order to obtain sports results in the main competitions of the different modalities. This work focuses exclusively on athletics. This study is developed under two research topics - financing and sports results - with the objective of evaluating the impact of financing on obtaining sports results, through a comparative study between the Portuguese Federation of Athletics, Real Federation Spanish Athletics and United Kingdom Athletics. This research was elaborated through the collection of financial data (from state funding, state resources and state funding by athletics athlete) and sports of the different federations (Olympic, World and European Championships of Seniors, Under-23s, Juniors and From 2005 to 2016. Through an analysis of multiple data, more specifically a regression, the results show that for countries like Portugal and the United Kingdom financing has no impact on sporting results, whereas for countries like Spain the result was the opposite. The realization of matrices for evaluating the impact of funding on sports results may be a strategy for evaluating them and for better management of resources and sustainability of the organizations themselves.
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Wolfgang, Donald W. "Implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act at DLA : a case study analysis /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA300719.
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Civek, Ezgi. "Comparison Of Kinematic Results Between Metu-kiss &." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607947/index.pdf.
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KISS (Kinematic Support System) is a locally developed gait analysis system at Middle East Technical University (METU), and the performance of the system was evaluated before as a whole. However, such evaluations do not differentiate between the efficacy of the data acquisition system and the model-based gait analysis methodology. In this thesis, kinematic results of the KISS system will be compared with those of the Ankara University based commercial VICON (Oxford Metrics Ltd., Oxford, UK) system, in view of evaluating the performance of data acquisition system and the gait analysis methodology separately. This study is expected to provide guidelines for future developments on the KISS system.
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Silva, Neto Luiz Vieira da 1987. "Efeito residual no triathlon : como nadar influência nas etapas seguintes." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/275116.
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Orientador: Orival Andries JúniorDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Física
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Resumo: O Triathlon é uma modalidade esportiva composta por três etapas, que são nadar, pedalar e correr. Diversos estudos vem investigando como nadar influencia etapas seguintes, mas os resultados ainda são controversos em alguns aspectos. Existem estudos, que falam da importância de nadar para o desempenho geral da prova, pois à medida em que às distâncias das provas variam, a correlação com o resultado final varia. Com isso o objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar como nadar 375 metros pode influenciar durante o pedalar e o correr, além do resultado geral em uma prova simulada de triathlon super sprint (nadar 375m- pedalar 10Km-correr 2.5Km). Foram avaliados 8 triatletas amadores, (27 ± 4 anos; 75 ± 6 kg; 179 ± 7 cm), que assinaram o termo de consentimento livre e esclarecido (TCLE), que foi aprovado junto ao projeto de pesquisa pelo comitê de ética em pesquisa da Unicamp com o Nº8999/2012. Foram realizados três protocolos de avaliação: 1º Triathlon (Tri) que consistia em nadar 375m, pedalar 10Km e correr 2.5Km, no 2º Pedalar e Correr (PC) onde o voluntário deveria pedalar 10Km e correr 2.5Km e no 3º Correr (C) e último o voluntário teve de correr 2.5Km. Todas as coletas foram randomizadas e obedeceram um intervalo que tinha o mínimo de 48 horas. Os dados foram analisados através de estatística descritiva, a normalidade foi testada através do teste de Shapiro-Wilk e após a normalidade dos dados aceita, foi usado o teste "t" pareado para se comparar duas situações e a correlação de Pearson de um momento com o outro, os resultados da presente pesquisa foram expostos em dois artigos. No primeiro estudo, nadar reduziu o desempenho do pedalar (-8,4%) e o tempo total (pedalar + correr; -5,4%) quando comparados à realização das mesmas sem a presença prévia do nadar, todas as etapas analisadas, com exceção do correr em PC, houveram correlações significativas com o tempo total de prova. No segundo estudo, houve diferença significativa nas variáveis, potência média e máxima, potência relativa média e máxima, além de velocidade média e máxima, entre os protocolos Tri e PC. Com base nos achados da presente pesquisa, concluímos que nadar previamente, reduz o desempenho do pedalar, mas não influencia no desempenho do correr, mesmo dessa forma o tempo total de prova foi influenciado, pelo nadar previamente
Abstract: Triathlon is a sport consisting of three stages, which are swimming, biking and running. Several studies have been investigating how swimming may influence on biking and how biking may influence on running, but the results still controversial in some aspects. There are studies that pointed out the importance of swimming for the overall performance in the competition. As the shorter the competition, the bigger the correlation with the final result were found. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze how to swim 375 meters may influence biking and running and the overall outcome in a simulated competition of super sprint triathlon (375m swim, 10km cycle, run 2,5 Km). Eight amateur triathletes (27 ± 4 years, 75 ± 6 kg, 179 ± 7 cm), who signed the consent form which was approved by UNICAMP research and ethics committee with number 8999/2012. Three protocols of evaluation were performed: 1st Tri which consisted of swimming 375m, cycling 10km and running 2.5 km; in the 2nd CR the volunteer should cycle 10km and run 2.5 km and in the 3rd R and the last one, the volunteer had to run 2, 5km. All samples were randomized and they had a minimum of 48 hours rest. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Normality was tested by the Shapiro-Wilk. "t" paired test was used to compare the situations and the correlation of Pearson of one moment with other. In the first study, swimming reduced biking performance (-8.4%) and the total time (cycling + running; -5.4%) when compared to the performance of biking and running without the prior presence of swimming. All stages analyzed, with exception of running on BR had significant correlations with the total time of the competition. In the second study, there were significant differences in the variables, average power, maximum power and maximum average relative, and average and maximum speed between the Tri and BR protocols. Based on the results of this research, we concluded that to perform swimming first reduces cycling performance, but does not influence the performance of the run. Finally the total time of the competition was influenced by the pre-swim
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Nixon, Jodi L. "Cognitive performance in TBI children: : examining the relationship between lesion volume and psychometric testing results." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1213152.
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The relationship between lesion volume in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and IQ scores was investigated in this study. Participants included eight children between the ages of 8-12 years with primarily right hemisphere TBIs and 16 normals who were matched based on age and gender. Archival data employing the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - III (WISC-III) scores was the source of Verbal IQ (VIQ), Performance IQ (PIQ), and Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) scores. Severity of injury was determined using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) which was contained in the same archival database. Lesion volume was determined utilizing National Institute of Health (NIH) Image (Version 1.76) and magnetic resonance imaging scans of the injured children. The area of the lesion was outlined, using the freehand line tool, on successive slices, summed, and multiplied by the corresponding acquisition slice gap to obtain a measure of total volume. Results indicated that lesion volume does not explain a significant portion of the variance associated with TBI. Severely injured children had lower IQs than children with mild or no injury. Additionally, children with right hemisphere injuries had significantly lower VIQ, PIQ, and FSIQ scores than normals. Qualitative analyses revealed that lesion volume appears to be related to the change in IQ scores during recovery. Typically, children with larger lesions (e.g., more severe injury) had greater functional losses and had greater gains to make; therefore, they demonstrated greater changes in IQ score as compared to less severely injured children. Predicting the area of deficit based upon lesion location yielded results congruent with chance. Results appear to reinforce the complexity of TBI; no single piece of data explains a significant portion of the variance associated with this phenomenon. Future research should strive toExamine and control for the numerous factors associated with TBI (e.g., age, lesion location, lesion volume, premorbid abilities, parental education, GCS score, gender, use of standard test battery, and many others) within a single study. Efforts to provide optimal treatment and recovery of TBI patients could be informed by such research.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Oberhardt, Marilyn Rose. "An examination of plasma contactor performance through a comparison of theory, numerical results, and data." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39028.
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Watson, Yvonne M. "Federal Managers' Use of Evidence (Performance Measurement Data and Evaluation Results)| Are We There Yet?" Thesis, The George Washington University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13423761.
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Understanding federal managers’ use of evidence (performance measurement data and evaluation results) to inform decision-making is an important step to develop concrete strategies to remove barriers to use and increase use. The goals of this research are to: 1) explain the extent to which senior level managers and executives in federal agencies use performance measurement data and evaluation findings and results to inform decision-making; 2) understand the factors that influence use of evidence to inform decision-making; and 3) explore strategies to enhance the use of evidence.
The study employs a case study approach focusing on four federal agencies whose managers’ exhibit varying degrees of success in utilizing evidence (e.g., performance measurement data and program evaluation results). The four case study agencies that are the subject of the study are: United States Agency for International Development (AID), Department of Treasury (Treasury), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and Department of Transportation (DOT). The study relied on publicly available secondary data sources that were supplemented by document reviews and interviews with a small number of key informants.
The findings indicate that performance measurement use occurs within the four case study agencies, however, it’s use declined from 2007 to 2017 for SBA, DOT and Treasury. Although a decline in use for some categories was evident in AID, other types of use increased. The results indicate that nearly 40% or more of respondents for the case study agencies use performance measurement data to inform decisions related to program strategy, problem identification and improvements and personnel performance related issues.
The data also suggest an important distinction and nuance associated with different levels of management who use performance information, as well as specific types of use. For example, the agency’s top leaders and first line supervisors are more likely to use performance measurement data. However, an organization’s middle management tends to be less likely to use data to inform decisions regarding changes to the program.
The most common factors that influence performance information use across the four case study agencies include: manager perceptions about who pays attention to performance information, the lack of incentives and the perceived authority (or lack of) to make changes to improve the program. In addition, access to timely and readily available data, information technology and or systems capable of providing the needed data, access to training, and staff knowledge and expertise to develop performance measures and conduct evaluations were found to influence the use of performance measurement.
In general, there is an overall decline in the percentage of managers who report an evaluation of their program was conducted from 2013 to 2017 in all four case study agencies. Despite this decline, over 50% of AID managers were aware of an evaluation that was conducted within the past five years. The lower responses reported by DOT (28%), SBA (32%) and Treasury (34%) is consistent with the absence of robust program evaluation efforts. In 2017, managers at AID, SBA and Treasury report using program evaluation results to implement changes to improve program management or performance, while AID, DOT and Treasury managers report using program evaluation to assess program effectiveness, value or worth.
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Garrott, Susie. "Assessing Critical Thinking Processes in the Gifted: Predicting GRE Analytical Performance from Watson-Glaser Results." TopSCHOLAR®, 1985. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2389.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the constructs measured by the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal and the Graduate Record Examination Analytical Scale in "gifted" adolescents 15 to 17 years of age. There were three hypotheses addressed in this study: 1) "gifted" adolescents would be able to think critically as measured by college level norms when measured by the Watson-Glaser and the GRE-Analytical; 2) significant differences would exist between different levels of gifted populations; and 3) a factor or group of factors of the Watson-Glaser subscales would significantly predict performance on the GRE-Analytical Scale.
The Watson-Glaser and the GRE-Analytical were administered to 104 high school students, most of whom were seniors in high school or in the summer preceeding their senior year. The subject pool labeled "national gifted" consisted of 50 students in summer programs for academically gifted sudents at the University of Indiana and Western Kentucky University. The "local gifted" group consisted of 54 students in secondary schools in western Kentucky and northern middle Tennessee.
Analysis of Watson-Glaser total scores indicated that the national group mean was at the 60th percentile and the local group mean was at the 30th percentile when compared to college senior women. GRE-Analytical total raw scores converted to scaled scores were 580 for the national group and 440 for the local group. Statistical analysis confirmed the significantly superior performance of the national group over the local group on both instruments.
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the relationship between the GRE-Analytical and the Watson-Glaser for both national and local samples. The relationship between the performance on the two instruments was highly significant for both groups.
The local group data were subjected to stepwise regression analysis to determine which individual subscale or group of subscales best predicted GRE-Analytical performance. In the local sample, Subscale 4 clearly emerged as the best single predictor.
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients based on a median-split of data from each test indicated that lower half total (national plus local) and local group scores were slightly more consistent than were the upper halves of these groups.
Implications of these results for expanding the cognitive processes and motivating the gifted student were discussed.
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Bibevski, Steve, Mark Ruzmetov, Randall S. Fortuna, Mark W. Turrentine, John W. Brown, and Richard G. Ohye. "Performance of SynerGraft Decellularized Pulmonary Allografts Compared With Standard Cryopreserved Allografts: Results From Multiinstitutional Data." ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623618.
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Background. Structural deterioration of allografts over time is believed to be at least partly related to an immune response mounted against human leukocyte antigen specific to the transplanted tissue. SynerGraft (SG) processing (CryoLife, Kennesaw, GA) is a technology that decellularizes an allograft leaving only connective tissue, therefore, reducing immunogenicity and potentially increasing durability of the implant. Methods. We performed a retrospective review of 163 SG patients and 124 standard allograft controls from 3 medical centers. Patient demographics were tabulated, and conduit stenosis and insufficiency were measured by echocardiography. Results. There were 28 deaths (15 of 163 [9%] SG patients vs 13 of 124 [11%] standard patients; p = 0.72), but no deaths were attributed to structural failure of the conduit. The actuarial survival for SG vs standard cohorts was not different at 5 and 10 years. Among the 274 hospital survivors, 17% SG vs 42% standard had evidence for significant conduit dysfunction at the most recent followup or before conduit replacement. Freedom from conduit dysfunction was significantly worse at 10 years in the standard group (58%) than in the SGgroup (83%, p < 0.001). Conclusions. This study represents a multiinstitutional retrospective comparison of SG and standard cry-opreserved allografts used in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in a broad range of patient ages. Our results demonstrate that at an intermediate-term to longterm follow-up, conduit dysfunction and pulmonary insufficiency and stenosis are higher among patients receiving standard allografts. We postulate that the improved durability of SG is related to decreased immunogenicity of the SG technology.
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Sundbaum, Niklas. "Automated Verification of Load Test Results in a Continuous Delivery Deployment Pipeline." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-169656.
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Continuous delivery is a software development methodology that aims to reduce development cycle time by putting a strong emphasis on automation, quality and rapid feedback. This thesis develops an automated method for detecting performance regressions as part of a continuous delivery deployment pipeline. The chosen method is based on control charts, a tool commonly used within statistical process control. This method is implemented as part of a continuous delivery deployment pipeline and its ability to detect performance regressions is then evaluated by injecting various performance bottlenecks in a sample application. The results from this thesis show that using a control chart based approach is a viable option when trying to automate verification of load test results in the context of continuous delivery.Kontinuerlig leverans är en utvecklingsmetodik för mjukvara med målet att reducera ledtid genom att fokusera på automatisering, kvalitet och snabb återkoppling. I det här examensarbetet utvecklas en automatiserad metod för att upptäcka försämringar i prestanda i en deployment pipeline för kontinuerlig leverans. Den valda metoden baseras på kontrolldiagram, ett verktyg som ofta används inom statistisk processkontroll. Metoden implementeras som en del av en deployment pipeline för kontinuerlig leverans och dess förmåga att upptäcka prestandaförsämringar utvärderas genom att olika prestandarelaterade flaskhalsar implementeras i en testapplikation. Resultaten från arbetet visar att en metod baserad på kontrolldiagram är ett tänkbart alternativ för att automatisera verifiering lasttestresultat inom kontinuerlig leverans.
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Dixon, Marva T. (Marva Thomas). "Texas Teacher Education Reform of 1992: An Analysis of Events, Processes, and Results." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278094/.
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This was a qualitative study designed to document the historical process which brought about a performance-centered accountability (or results-based) system in educator preparation in Texas as reflected in the documents of the first 17 institutions approved under the new approval process for educator preparation. The study will also serve as a historical record which used the change process in political systems to analyze the adoption of the Accountability System for Educator Preparation (ASEP). Additionally, the study provided a thorough review of the literature on Michael Fullan's Change Process Model and David Easton's Political Systems Model.
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Watson, Myles G. "Does the Halting Necessary for Hardware Trace Collection Inordinately Perturb the Results?" Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2004. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd594.pdf.
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Vitale, Thomas. "WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION AND THE ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN A LOCAL CEN." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2008. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4034.
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There has been much excitement over the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards; especially with regard to improving student achievement. Are Nationally Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) performing better than their non board certified counterparts? Does achieving National Board Certification mean that a teacher is "highly qualified?" What are the tangible effects on the achievement levels of students of Nationally Board Certified teachers? Much research has been conducted in the past few years to try to answer these questions. Currently, the results of much of this research are ambiguous at best. Most studies report little in the way of significant impact on student achievement by NBCTs. However, many studies show teachers self-reporting a strong positive impact on their own teaching and their feelings of efficacy. The state of Florida and the federal government have spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the past decade in pursuit of expanding the NBPTS as a means of ensuring highly qualified teachers for every student. This study aims to discover whether or not there is any definitive association between teachers who attain the national certification and higher student achievement on standardized tests specifically the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in a local central Florida school district. The researcher attempted to determine if students assigned to classrooms of nationally board certified teachers outperformed students of comparable backgrounds that were assigned to classrooms of teachers that were not nationally certified. To accomplish this, the researcher looked at reading and math test scores of third grade students in nationally board certified teachers' classrooms and compared them with those of students assigned to non-nationally board certified teachers to determine if the gains made by one group were statistically significantly different from the other. Recommendations were made for further exploration of the link between NBCTs and student achievement.Ed.D.
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Kjellström, Marie-Louise. "Result-Based Management and Humanitarian Action – Do We Really Want to Go There? : A study on results management and performance monitoring at Sida’s Humanitarian Unit." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-220863.
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Many actors claim results to be at the heart of their operations and to apply the Result-Based Management (RBM) approach in delivering humanitarian assistance, yet few are capable of clearly defining what it means and the long-term effects of this approach. Although seemingly simple from an outsider's perspective, the long-going debate on how to best measure and handle results demonstrate the complexity of the issue. This research examines how the RBM approach can be used by a humanitarian donor and looks specifically at the humanitarian unit (HUM) at Sida's methods for measuring results. It demonstrates that the difficulty in operationalizing ambitious goals and the lack of clarity of objectives hinder HUM from using results management to its full potential, especially when it comes to using the learning component to inform decision-making. The kind of results obtained depended on the reporting mechanisms and the partnership approach used at HUM facilitates the assessment of results; HUM's extensive knowledge of their partner's work is a comparative advantage which is not part of the RBM approach.
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Pobi, Shibendra. "A study of machine learning performance in the prediction of juvenile diabetes from clinical test results." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001671.
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Castelli, Eleonora. "LISA Pathfinder noise performance results: disturbances in the sub-mHz frequency band and projection to LISA." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11572/254388.
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The LISA Pathfinder ESA mission was concluded on July 18th, 2017, after 18 months of operations as one of the most successful ESA missions ever. It was launched on December 3rd, 2015 with the purpose of assessing the feasibility of geodesic motion of two free-falling test masses at the level required by LISA, the first space-based gravitational wave observatory programmed for launch in 2034. This was achieved by measuring the relative acceleration between free-falling test masses with a sensitivity several {orders of magnitude} better than any other present or future mission. In addition to this, LISA Pathfinder constituted an advanced technological test for the flight hardware of the LISA mission.
In this thesis work I will illustrate the detail of the experimental results obtained in the course of the mission, whose best performance was published in February 2018, and discuss their consequences for LISA. I will, in particular, describe in some detail a series of observations for which a definitive physical model is still lacking.
I will then discuss possible explanations with the aim to reduce the number of available interpretations, and in order to lay the basis for a feasible on-ground experimental campaign in view of LISA.
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Geoghegan, Mark, and Robert Schumacher. "PERFORMANCE RESULTS USING DATA QUALITY ENCAPSULATION (DQE) AND BEST SOURCE SELECTION (BSS) IN AERONAUTICAL TELEMETRY ENVIRONMENTS." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/627011.
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Flight test telemetry environments can be particularly challenging due to RF shadowing, interference, multipath propagation, antenna pattern variations, and large operating ranges. In cases where the link quality is unacceptable, applying multiple receiving assets to a single test article can significantly improve the overall link reliability. The process of combining multiple received streams into a single consolidated stream is called Best Source Selection (BSS). Recent developments in BSS technology include a description of the maximum likelihood detection approach for combining multiple bit sources, and an efficient protocol for providing the real-time data quality metrics necessary for optimal BSS performance. This approach is being standardized and will be included in Appendix 2G of IRIG-106-17. This paper describes the application of this technology and presents performance results obtained during flight testing.
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Norrie, James, and not supplied. "Improving results of project portfolio management in the public sector using a balanced strategic scoring model." RMIT University. Property, Construction and Project Management, 2006. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20070208.152804.
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This thesis suggests improvements, from a strategic perspective, to the practice of scoring projects in public sector organisations. It is argues that current approaches, notably project portfolio managing (PPM), are inadequate for many such organisations, and in fact prone to problems and failure. In particular, present scoring/prioritization approaches in such contexts, largely tend to focus on financial risk/return logic. It is argued that the end result of such a ranking approach is often a non-strategic portfolio project. To address these problems, the candidate proposed the refinement of the scoring approach for project portfolios via the incorporation of Kaplan & Norton's ideas in their Balanced Scorecard (BSC). BSC introduces, apart from purely financial considerations, other 'softer' perspectives (customer, internal business processes, learning and growth) which in combination place a more inclusive emphasis on the vision and strategy of the organisation. In this thesis, it is proposed that the combined PPM and BSC scoring approach amounts to more strategic project selection. Several case studies are conducted to illustrate the merits of the combined PPM/BSC logic. These include case studies in both private and public sector organisations.
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Santos, João Miguel da Costa Sobreiro Marques dos. "O intra-empreendedorismo no panorama associativo português: Agora sim, damos a volta a isto!" Master's thesis, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/2562.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicologia Social e das Organizações, apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto UniversitárioA presente investigação trata de averiguar o impacto das atitudes empreendedoras no contexto associativo. O Capital Empreendedor é considerado na literatura como um impulsionador tanto do Desempenho Individual como Organizacional; e como o Desempenho Individual é considerado como um antecedente do Desempenho Organizacional, cria-se assim um triângulo de interacções que até à data ainda não foi estudado; muito menos no contexto associativo, um universo com bastante território fértil para os investigadores na área. Utilizou-se uma abordagem quantitativa, com design correlacional, abrangendo uma amostra de 108 participantes de diversas associações de estudantes do ensino superior. Utilizou-se a técnica de Análise de Equações Estruturais, da qual se criou um modelo de medida com um ajustamento bom, e do qual foi possível verificar que o CE tem um impacto positivo tanto no Desempenho Individual como no Desempenho Organizacional, apesar de não se ter verificado qualquer ligação entre estas duas últimas variáveis. Assim, este estudo apresenta-se com profundas implicações teóricas, visto fazer a ponte entre o universo das empresas e o universo das associações, mas também práticas, ao demonstrar a importância do desenvolvimento e treino de empreendedorismo no mundo associativo.
ABSTRACT: The present investigation aims to investigate the impact of entrepreneurship in the midst of associations. Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE) is considered a catalyst for the development of both Individual and Organizational Performance; and since Individual Performance is considered an antecedent for Organizational Performance, it is possible to draw a triangle of interactions which hasn’t been studied so far – even less so in associations, an universe with much to be explored. A quantitative perspective with correlational design was used, with a sample of 108 subjects from multiple student’s associations. Analysis of Structural Equations was used, from which was created a measurement model with good adjustement. The relationship between CE and both types of Performance was confirmed, even though no significant effect was found for the Individual – Organizational Performance relationship. Therefore, the present study has significant theoretical implications since it bridges the gap between companies and associations, and also practical implications as it reveals the importance of entrepreneurship training and development in associations.
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Ncube, Brighton. "Managing for results: A case study of the Fontana Police Department." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2347.
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The research examined the work of the Fontana Police Department in light of a theoretical framework of managing for results. This study consists of a review of the literature, which provides background and basic knowledge on managing for results, high performing public agencies, strategic planning, outcome measurement, and results-based budgeting along with a policy analysis and an examination of the operations of the Fontana Police Department.
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Sanguinetti, Mahela. "Measuring hearing protection performance results in a MIRE-compliant reverberatory chamber versus a non-MIRE compliant room." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2008. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5564.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2008.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iii, 44 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).
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Andrag, H. W. "The relationship between selection test results and performance of students at the University of Stellenbosch Business School." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80763.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Business schools, businesses and prospective students will benefit from an indication of prospective MBA students’ likelihood of success in their studies. This study examines the relationship between GMAT and SHL selection tests and performance of students at the University of Stellenbosch Business School. The aim is to establish the feasibility of using models derived from the selection tests in order to identify students who are unlikely to succeed. It was found that variables analyzed in GMAT and SHL numeric and verbal tests as well as the SHL OPQ 32-test correlate significantly with weighted average marks on the MBA programme. Significant correlations were also found between GMAT and SHL numeric and verbal tests and the marks obtained in subjects with high failure rates. Different variables correlate significantly with weighted average marks depending on the mode of study. Said correlations were however found to be too weak to build a model to predict, with accuracy, the performance of a student based solely on the results of selection tests. Adding the subject Computer Literacy strengthens the models to the extent that discriminant analysis can identify many of the students whom would be expected to fail. Prediction efficiency of discriminant models is however not high enough to allow its sole use as basis for exclusion of prospective students. Linear models could not predict any of the students who failed to achieve a weighted average mark of 50% or above. Linear regression models could however explain 27.8% to 52.6% of variability in weighted averaged depending on the method of study and selection test taken. Linear regression and discriminant models can thus be used as part of a judgement based selection process or as a basis for the provision of guidance to individuals, it is however not suitable for use as sole measure in admissions decisions.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Besigheidskole, besighede en voornemende studente sal baat vind indien hul ‘n indikasie kan kry van die waarskynlikheid van ‘n voornemende student se sukses. Die studie ondersoek die verhouding tussen GMAT en SHL toetse en prestasie van studente aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch Bestuurskool. Die doel was om vas te stel of dit wesenlik is om modelle, wat van die toelatingstoetse afgelei is, te gebruik om studente wat waarskynlik nie sal slaag nie, te identifiseer. Daar is gevind dat veranderlikes in die GMAT en SHL numeriese en verbale toelatingstoetse sowel as die SHL OPQ32 toets wesenlik korreleer met die geweegde gemiddelde punt vir die MBA program. Wesenlike korrelasies is ook tussen GMAT en SHL numeriese en verbale toelatingstoetse en die punte behaal in vakke met hoeë druipsyfers gevind. Verskillende veranderlikes korreleer op ‘n wesenlike vlak met geweegde gemiddelde punte afhangende van die metode van onderrig. Bogenoemde korrelasies is egter nie sterk genoeg om ‘n model te bou, suiwer gebaseer op toelatingstoetse, wat met akkuraatheid die prestasie van ‘n student kan voorspel nie. Deur die vak Rekenaargeletterdheid by te voeg kan die model sodanig versterk word dat diskriminante analise baie van die studente wat sou druip, kon identifiseer. Die voorspellings effektiwiteit is egter nie hoog genoeg om diskriminante modelle as enigste basis vir die weiering van studente te gebruik nie. Lineêre regressie modelle kon nie enige van die studente wat gedruip het identifiseer nie. 27.8% tot 52.6% van ‘n variansie in geweegde gemiddelde punt kan egter deur lineêre regressie modelle voorspel word, afhangende van die metode van onderrig en toelatingstoets wat geskryf is. Lineêre en diskriminante modelle kan gebruik word as deel van ‘n oordeel gebaseerde keuringsproses of as basis vir die voorsiening van raad aan individue. Dit is egter nie geskik vir gebruik as enigste keuringsmaatstaf nie.
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Moran, Alan P. "Comparison between field and analytical results on the structural performance of deeply buried 30-inch diameter thermoplastic pipes." Ohio : Ohio University, 2001. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1174052234.
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Hoff, Claudia Hitomi Yokomizo. "Evaluation of the application of the Six Sigma Strategy results in an industrial restaurant." Universidade de Taubaté, 2005. http://www.bdtd.unitau.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=14.
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Implantation of methodologies and tools for the quality and of productivity improvement in industrial and services companies has been growing in order to make possible the
obtaining of products and services every better and cheaper. In this survival effort, a lot of companies have been stimulating the engagement of all the areas in adoption of
varied strategies that can contribute to make a most competitive organization. One of these strategies is named by Six Sigma. In an uncommon application, it was implemented for optimizing the acting of a great chemical company industrial restaurant placed in São José dos Campos in the state of São Paulo. By the use of a group of indicators for the attendance and analysis of the results of Six Sigma, it was possible to verify if there was or no increments in associated results the administration of restaurant businesses, as well as, to evaluate the effectiveness of the used indicators. The results evidenced won with the use of the strategy Six Sigma, especially concerning to the reduction of costs operation in the restaurant, in function of the wastes reduction or elimination.A implantação de metodologias e ferramentas para a melhoria da qualidade e de produtividade em empresas industriais e do segmento de serviços tem crescido na medida em que estas procuram viabilizar a obtenção de produtos cada vez melhores e mais baratos. Neste esforço de sobrevivência e crescimento, muitas empresas têm estimulado o engajamento de todas as áreas na adoção de variadas estratégias que possam contribuir para tornar a organização mais competitiva. Uma destas estratégias é conhecida como Seis Sigma. Em uma aplicação incomum, esta foi implementada como meio de otimizar o desempenho de um restaurante industrial de uma grande empresa do setor químico situada em São José dos Campos no estado de São Paulo. Utilizando-se um conjunto de indicadores para o acompanhamento e análise dos resultados do Seis Sigma, foi possível verificar se houve ou não incrementos nos resultados associados a gestão de negócios do referido restaurante, assim como, avaliar a eficácia dos indicadores utilizados. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram ganhos com a utilização da estratégia Seis Sigma, especialmente no tocante a redução dos custos de operação do restaurante, em função da redução e eliminação de desperdícios.
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Venker, Claire C. "Psychomotor Vigilance Task Performance in Children Ages 6-11: Results From the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193324.
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Although the psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) is commonly used in adult sleep research, normative data for PVT performance in children have not been published and performance in children with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) has not been explored. This report describes PVT performance among children participating in the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea (TuCASA). A community-based sample of 360 Caucasian and Hispanic children completed a standard PVT trial. Participants were 48% female and 36% Hispanic; mean age was 8.9 years. Children with respiratory disturbance index (RDI) >1 event/hour and those with parent-reported sleep problems were excluded from the normative analysis. Among normal sleepers, performance on several measures improved with increasing age and differed between boys and girls. No ethnic differences were detected. Among children with SDB, no differences in performance were identified. Age and gender differences in PVT performance must be considered when the PVT is utilized in pediatric populations.
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Bradshaw, Leigh. "Practices of high school principals regarding open enrollment in advanced placement courses and student performance results in 2009." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4632.
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Open enrollment was significant for the overall populations as well as white and Asian subpopulations. Access/Equity was only significant for white students. Thus, importance was the main cause of the model significance regarding open enrollment in AP courses and the percentage of students enrolled in AP courses. This investigation revealed that as schools increased the access and equity in AP programs that successful student performance percentages increased as did AP course enrollment percentages. Also when the variable of importance by principals was placed on AP programs, it typically had a positive impact on student performance percentages yet sometimes caused a decrease in AP course enrollment. The investigation also revealed and was supported by research that the open enrollment practices of a school may cause a decrease in successful student performance percentages. However, open enrollment practices increase student enrollment in AP courses and student success over time. Educational leaders have the natural responsibility to increase student achievement in schools. There must be appropriate practices and procedures put in place and monitored by principals to meet accountability standards and to increase equity in and access to a rigorous curriculum for all students. Based of educational reform and school accountability demands, balancing the benefits of open enrollment for AP programs, cost effectiveness of AP programs, the allocation of scarce resources, and maintaining course validity and rigor are important issues for educational leaders to consider (College Board, 2004).; The goal of this research was to determine whether or not there was a relationship between principals?' reports of practices regarding open enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and student achievement results on the AP examinations. Because the percentage of the school population enrolled in AP courses and the percentage of students scoring a 3, 4, or 5 on AP examinations were anticipated to impact high school grades in Florida beginning in 2010, research from this study may provide important information to Florida school leaders. Because of school accountability and educational reform initiatives, the study is also important to educational leaders on a national level. Relationships between open enrollment practices shaped by high school principals?' decisions and beliefs and the increased enrollment and student performance on AP exams were examined to allow school districts to make curricular decisions regarding rigorous curricular opportunities based on the importance of designing high school AP programs that provide equity and access for all students. The population for this study included all public high schools and their principals (N=56) in five central Florida school districts that administered AP exams in May 2009 and received a Florida Department of Education assigned school grade during the 2008-2009 school year. A multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationships between the percentage of students from a school who took or passed the AP examination (dependent variable) and three independent variables describing principal?'s attitudes toward the school?'s AP program: (a) access and equity practices, (b) open enrollment practices, and (c) a rating of importance of the AP program.; The goal was to determine if the AP examination passing percentage or enrollment percentage could be predicted by these three principal attitudinal variables. The schools?' percentages of students scoring a 3, 4, 5, on AP examinations or taking AP examinations were gathered from the Florida Department of Education website. Principals?' reports of practices were obtained from self-report on the AP Course Enrollment Survey. When examining to what extent, if any, was there a relationship between the principals' reports of practices regarding open enrollment in AP courses and overall student achievement results on AP examinations in five central Florida counties, there were significant predictors based upon the regression model. In predicting the school?'s percentage of white, Hispanic, and Asian populations passing the AP examinations, only the principal?'s perception of access and equity was a statistically significant factor. There were no statistically significant predictors of a school?'s percentage of African American students passing the AP examinations. Neither principal?'s perception of open enrollment nor importance contributed to the model results regarding open enrollment in AP courses and overall student achievement results on AP examinations. When examining to what extent, if any, was there a relationship between the principals' reports of practices regarding open enrollment in AP courses and the percentage of students enrolled in AP courses in five central Florida counties, there were significant predictors based upon the regression model. In predicting the school?'s percentage of students taking AP examinations, only the principal?'s perception of importance was significant for overall and for all student populations.ID: 028732427; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references.
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Minckler, Tye V. "Improving higher education results through performance-based funding| An anlysis of initial outcomes and leader perceptions of the 2012 Ohio 100 percent performance-based funding policy." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10158529.
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Public universities face significant funding challenges as states continue to look for efficiencies or outright cuts. In addition, the call for accountability in higher education continues to grow as state lawmakers, policy analysts, and researchers voice concern that degree attainment has stagnated, is too low to support economic growth, and takes too long. Business and political leaders are also increasingly interested in developing higher education accountability in response to concerns by students and families over the rising cost of a degree. Together, these themes of accountability and cost control have resulted in dramatically different policy innovations in the form of performance-based funding in a growing number of states. However, these policies have thus far produced scant evidence of success. Furthermore, the potential unintended consequences of these policies seem large, including the risk of increased selectivity resulting in increased class-based inequality and the risk of decreased educational quality. Thus, the shift from basing state support on inputs to outputs could be much more than a simple accounting change. By stressing different priorities, the shift may ultimately alter the historic access mission of public higher education. Ohio created a new policy in 2012 that funds 100 percent of undergraduate higher education state appropriations to public universities on the basis of outcomes, the most aggressive policy of its kind in the nation. This study investigated the perceptions of 24 Ohio higher education leaders regarding this policy innovation and combined those responses with related performance metrics in order to synthesize a more comprehensive understanding of early impacts and implications, particularly as it pertains to outcomes, access, and education quality. The results of the investigation suggest that that retention has improved, access has decreased, and quality has been unaffected. University leaders were largely in favor of the policy and supported increased selectivity even in the face of declining enrollments. Although concerns remain regarding at-risk student support, the study suggests that a 100 percent performance-based policy may have positive benefits and achieve the intended objectives. It may also alter our conception of the broad access mission of higher education as access is traded for student success.