Journal articles: 'Test Management Tool'

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Chu, Hyun-Ji, Inhae Song, and Byoungju Choi. "A Decentralized Test Management Tool Based on Blockchain Technique." KIISE Transactions on Computing Practices 25, no. 7 (July 31, 2019): 321–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5626/ktcp.2019.25.7.321.

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Ibrahim, Walid. "A Novel EDA Tool for VLSI Test Vectors Management." Journal of Electronic Testing 23, no. 5 (September 21, 2007): 421–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10836-007-5002-x.

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Vakil, Nimish. "Endoscopy in GERD: Boondoggle, Diagnostic Test, or Risk Management Tool?" American Journal of Gastroenterology 103, no. 2 (February 2008): 276–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01654.x.

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Armstrong, Natalie, and John Powell. "Preliminary test of an Internet-based diabetes self-management tool." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 14, no. 3 (March 2008): 114–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2008.003002.

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Lebesi, Dimitra, Charikleia Dimakou, Anton J. Alldrick, and Vassiliki Oreopoulou. "Rapid test methods: a versatile tool to assist food-safety management." Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods 2, no. 4 (October 28, 2010): 173–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1757-837x.2010.00080.x.

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Brunette, Marielle, Philippe Delacote, Serge Garcia, and Jean-Marc Rousselle. "Commons as a Risk-Management Tool: Theoretical Predictions and an Experimental Test." Revue d'économie politique Vol. 130, no. 3 (July 10, 2020): 405–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/redp.303.0405.

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Barambones, Carlos, Laura García, Jose M. Jimenez, and Jaime Lloret. "A New Tool to Test the IP Network Performance." Network Protocols and Algorithms 8, no. 2 (July 21, 2016): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/npa.v8i2.9673.

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One of the main necessities in IP networks is the lack of tools to test the performance of the network when it is already implemented. Network management tools are generally used when it is required to test what happens in the network after a failure and when the administrators need to measure the amount of time it takes to recover from unexpected events. But, this solution does not allow testing the traffic that is being distributed inside of the network or to measure the exact time the network takes to recover from a failure. In this paper, we present a new tool to carry out network performance tests when it is already implemented. The displayed parameters are jitter, delay, received messages, lost messages, % of lost messages, and bandwidth. In order to test its effectiveness, we conduct a series of measurements on a real network.

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Röschinger, M., O. Kipouridis, and W. A. Prof Günthner. "Unternehmensübergreifendes Werkzeugmanagement*/Collaborative tool management - Cloud services for digitalizing the tool supply chain." wt Werkstattstechnik online 106, no. 07-08 (2016): 494–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2016-07-08-28.

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Der Fachbeitrag stellt eine Cloud-Lösung vor, die im Verbundprojekt „ToolCloud“ entwickelt wird und die unternehmensübergreifende digitale Zusammenarbeit im Bereich des Werkzeugmanagements erlaubt. Dabei wird einerseits auf das Konzept und dessen Elemente eingegangen. Andererseits werden auch Funktionen und Erkenntnisse aus einer demonstratorischen Umsetzung präsentiert. Abschließend werden die Potentiale für alle Unternehmen der Werkzeug Supply Chain sowie alle Phasen des Werkzeuglebenszyklus verdeutlicht.   In this article a cloud solution for the digital collaboration within the area of machining tool management is presented. For this, the concept and its components, developed in the ToolCloud project, are discussed. Moreover, the realization of the concept in a test environment is described with regard to provided services and findings concerning the operational capability. Finally, the potentials for the whole tool supply chain as well as for all stages of a tool´s lifecycle are clarified.

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Isaksen, Morten, Heidi Vebø, Monika Sekelja, Knut Rudi, and Morten Vatn. "GA-map™ IBD Test - Potential New Tool for IBD Prediction and Management." Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 18 (December 2012): S56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00054725-201212001-00138.

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Wolter, Peter T., Elizabeth A. Berkley, Scott D. Peckham, and Aditya Singh. "Satellite-Based Management Tool for Oak Savanna Ecosystem Restoration." Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 5, no. 2 (August 1, 2014): 252–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3996/022013-jfwm-010.

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Abstract The structure and function of oak Quercus spp. savanna ecosystems in the North American Midwest were originally maintained by an active disturbance regime (often fire). Subsequent reductions in the frequency of disturbance after European settlement have facilitated rapid, regional conversion of these ecosystems to more closed-canopy forest. Hence, regional-scale management strategies are now needed to restore critical spatial gradients of light, temperature, soil moisture, and soil organic matter for recovery and sustenance of the unique mosaic of understory grass and forb species assemblages that define oak savannas. Tree species composition, distribution, mortality, basal area, and canopy cover are important forest structural parameters that are intrinsically linked to oak savanna restoration ecology. In this benchmark study, we seek to determine whether Landsat-based monitoring protocols can be developed as a tool to guide and monitor regional-scale restoration and management efforts. Using the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in central Minnesota as a test case, ground-based forest-structure data were collected and used with multitemporal Landsat sensor data and iterative exclusion partial least-squares regression to calibrate six predictive overstory structure models. Model calibrations produced moderate- to high-accuracy results with respective adjusted coefficient of determination and root mean-squared error values as follows: 0.859, 9.3% (canopy cover); 0.855, 2.95 m2 ha−1 (total basal area); 0.741, 11.6% (red oaks relative basal area); 0.781, 11.9% (bur oak relative basal area); 0.861, 3.20 m2 ha−1 (living oak basal area); and 0.833, 9.1% (dead oak relative basal area). We used the resulting structure models for the Sherburne test site to demonstrate how these data could be applied to help managers prioritize areas within management zones for restorative treatments. Although our Sherburne oak savanna test ecosystem is small (12,424 ha) compared with the size of a full Landsat scene (3.4 million ha), resulting structure models can be extended to the whole Landsat scene, which demonstrates how such modeling protocols can be used for repeated (e.g., annual to decadal), regional-scale analysis and assessment to improve management, planning, and implementation of oak savanna restoration efforts elsewhere.

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Santos, Bruno Bernardo dos, Frederico Fábio Mauad, Renato Billia de Miranda, Teodorico Alves Sobrinho, and Paulo Tarso Sanches de Oliveira. "A computational tool for hydrosedimentological and statistical calculations." Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental 26, no. 3 (June 2021): 545–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1413-415220200093.

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ABSTRACT This paper presents a new computational tool called NH SEDIMENT AND STATISTIC which performs hydrosedimentological and statistical calculations using Visual Basic. This computational tool was developed for studies related to calculations of sediment transport in rivers. The tool includes hydrosedimentological methods for calculating suspension loads, bed loads, and total solid discharge. In addition, it provides the user with the possibility of performing statistical tests such as the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test, F test and χ2 test of variance, Student's t-test, non-parametric Wilcoxon test, and statistical parameter calculations. The NH SEDIMENT AND STATISTIC automatically calculates and provides the main results for each of the methods, allowing the user to draw their own conclusions. This proposed computational tool supports hydrosedimentological studies, and is reliable and easy to use, contributing to the reduction of sediment-related problems in the areas of hydraulic engineering, geology, and soil and water conservation. Furthermore, this tool may be used in transdisciplinary scientific areas for complete planning and management of water resources.

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Pryse-Phillips, William. "Evaluating Migraine Disability: The Headache Impact Test Instrument in Context." Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 29, S2 (2002): S11—S15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100001888.

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Migraine impairs physical, social and emotional functioning but the diagnosis is not always made despite the availability of helpful tools. Poor patient-physician communication is one reason cited for this. It is arguable that if the impact that headaches are having on a person's life can be communicated adequately to the physician, the likelihood of appropriate management will increase. The tools currently employed for assessing headache impact are reviewed briefly and the Headache Impact Test (HIT) and HIT-6 described as validated and reliable measures of the effect that headaches are having on patients. The availability of the standard test on the internet, with feedback provided, indicates that this is a potentially useful tool enabling headache sufferers to realize the extent of the burden of migraine and empowering them to seek appropriate management strategies.

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Giannitsi, Sophia, Mara Bougiakli, Aris Bechlioulis, Anna Kotsia, Lampros K. Michalis, and Katerina K. Naka. "6-minute walking test: a useful tool in the management of heart failure patients." Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease 13 (January 2019): 175394471987008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753944719870084.

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Reduced functional ability and exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure (HF) are associated with poor quality of life and a worse prognosis. The 6-minute walking test (6MWT) is a widely available and well-tolerated test for the assessment of the functional capacity of patients with HF. Although the cardiopulmonary exercise test (a maximal exercise test) remains the gold standard for the evaluation of exercise capacity in patients with HF, the 6MWT (submaximal exercise test) may provide reliable information about the patient’s daily activity. The current review summarizes the value of 6MWT in patients with HF and identifies its usefulness and limitations in everyday clinical practice in populations of HF. We aimed to investigate potential associations of 6MWD with other measures of functional status and determinants of 6MWD in patients with HF as well as to review its prognostic role and changes to various interventions in these patients.

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Della, Lindsay J., David M. DeJoy, Shannon Gwin Mitchell, Ron Z. Goetzel, Enid Chung Roemer, and Mark G. Wilson. "Management Support of Workplace Health Promotion: Field Test of the Leading by Example Tool." American Journal of Health Promotion 25, no. 2 (November 2010): 138–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.080930-quan-225.

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Signorelli, Heather, Joely A. Straseski, Jonathan R. Genzen, Brandon S. Walker, Brian R. Jackson, and Robert L. Schmidt. "Benchmarking to Identify Practice Variation in Test Ordering: A Potential Tool for Utilization Management." Laboratory Medicine 46, no. 4 (November 1, 2015): 356–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1309/lm2jvtwx8tkcurmf.

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Isgro, Frank, Erik Rehn, Arndt-H. Kiessling, Kai-U. Kretz, Wolfgang Kilian, and W. Saggau. "Platelet function test HemoSTATUS 2: tool or toy for an optimized management of hemostasis?" Perfusion 17, no. 1 (January 2002): 27–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0267659102pf533oa.

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Background: Bleeding after open heart surgery is a common but unintended problem, which is unequivocally related to platelet function. The target of our study was to correlate platelet activation levels and postoperative blood loss as well as the predictive power of measurements focusing on postoperative hemostasis. Materials and methods: The prospective trial comprised 100 patients (mean age: 64.3 years, 68% male) undergoing cardiac surgery. Platelet activation was measured by the new and modified HemoSTATUS™ test. Blood samples were drawn pre-, intra- and postoperatively. Standard hemostasis tests, including activated clotting time (ACT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), hemoglobin, platelet count, antithrombin III (AT III) and fibrinogen, were measured according to the clinical routine. Blood loss and consumed blood products were documented up to the 24th hour after the operation. Results: Platelet activation showed a typical change, with lowest levels after the end of extracorporeal circulation and a restitution to preoperative levels after 24 h. Mean blood loss was 461 ml. Statistical analysis showed neither a correlation to the platelet activation measurements nor to low pre-, intra- or postoperative levels. Conclusion: The HemoSTATUS platelet function test is not suitable for a reliable monitoring of platelet pathophysiology and patient outcome after extracorporeal circulation. Furthermore, no correlation of preoperative platelet activation and blood loss could be shown.

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Gallo, P., B. Balogova, L. Tomcikova, and J. Nemec. "The impact of the innovative Total Quality Management tool in small and medium-sized enterprises." Marketing and Management of Innovations, no. 4 (2019): 22–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2019.4-02.

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he present paper falling into the field of innovative management tools explores using the Total Quality Management (TQM) tool in the SME sector in Slovakia, attempting to identify barriers to the use of this tool in the given segment. TQM can be ranked among the innovative management tools that are under investigation and in our contribution, we want to bring a new overview of the use of this tool. Our research was based on foreign research in which the TQM management tool is at the forefront of use. On the other hand, we know from the research conducted so far on management tools in our business environment that the use of innovative tools is relatively low. The present research is based on the formulated hypotheses verified using statistical methods, namely the chi-square test of independence. In this research, we worked with hypotheses arguing that there are statistically significant relationships between the lack of personnel and financial resources on the one hand and the use of the innovative TQM management tool on the other hand. These relationships were statistically proved because in both examined hypotheses the expected value of p was lower than 0.05. We can, therefore, conclude that the lack of financial resources and the lack of skilled labour are among the important barriers to the use of TQM. In the determination of the third hypothesis, we assumed that managers could not agree on the establishment of TQM. This fact can, therefore, contribute to its relatively low use in our business environment. We also consider the incongruity of managers´ ideas as a barrier that may have an impact on the use of TQM, and these dependencies were examined by the Chi-square independence test. In verifying this hypothesis, the p-value was calculated to be p˃0.05 proving that this factor has no effect on the use of TQM and there is no dependency between these variables. In the present paper, we also focus on juxtaposing the present investigation with the research conducted to date in the field of innovative management tools. The present research is aimed at identifying barriers to the use of this management tool in an SME environment and at presenting TQM as a modern innovative instrument to be used by companies to manage and measure their performance. By using TQM, the company can align the financial and non-financial factors together and thus increase its competitiveness and meet the expectations of investors and other stakeholders. Keywords: Total Quality Management, innovative management tools, small and medium enterprises, performance.

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Hayat, Abdul, Nur Azizah, and Amalia Nur Rizqi. "Application of Learning Management Test Instruments To Identify Questions As Evaluation Tools." Aptisi Transactions on Management (ATM) 2, no. 2 (January 24, 2019): 112–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.33050/atm.v2i2.804.

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In the era of disruptive 4.0, the process of education in management at Higher Education was held in various forms such as formal education and non-formal education. In addition, the application of learning management as an evaluation tool also aims to find and find various factors that lead to the success and failure of students after following the education process, so that a bright spot will be found as a way out for improvement in the implementation of education in the future. This study discusses the notion of tests, the development of tests as an evaluation tool, true-false tests, multiple choice tests, various forms of multiple choice tests, matching tests, matching tests (completion test). ), and short answer questions. Therefore, it isnecessary to conduct an analysis of the instrument for making the items that have been made by management at the University in evaluating their students. With the hope that the question analysis aims to identify the questions that are good, not good, and questions that are not feasible. Given to students.

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Reuter, H., G. Krause, A. Mönig, M. Wulkow, and H. Horn. "RIONET: a water quality management tool for river basins." Water Science and Technology 48, no. 10 (November 1, 2003): 47–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2003.0535.

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The water quality management tool RIONET for river basins has been developed with regard to the EU Water Framework Directive. The management tool can simulate the water quality in catchment basins not only in the dimension of a single river but in whole river networks. A submodel of the IWA River Water Quality Model No. 1 is used in RIONET. The river model is based on the assumption that self purification processes in the river takes place both in the benthic biofilm and the bulk water phase. Laboratory experiments with sediment cores underline the major role of the benthic biofilm. The input parameters of the management tool such as volumetric flow rates from waste water treatment plants and flow velocities and discharge in the main river and its tributaries can be loaded directly from geographic information systems (GIS). The subcatchment basin of the river Bode in Saxon Anhalt was used for test runs of RIONET.

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Siarry, P., and Y. Collette. "A tool to convert continuous multiobjective optimisation test problems into combinatorial ones." International Journal of Operational Research 3, no. 3 (2008): 281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijor.2008.017533.

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Wirtz, John J., Joseph L. Schofer, and David F. Schulz. "Using Simulation to Test Traffic Incident Management Strategies." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1923, no. 1 (January 2005): 82–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198105192300109.

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This study tested a dynamic traffic assignment model as a tool for preplanning strategies for managing major freeway incidents. Incidents of various scales and durations were modeled in the northern Chicago, Illinois, highway network, and the impacts of incidents and response actions were measured in lane mile hours of highway links at Level of Service F and spread of congestion to alternate routes around the incident. It was found that the best response action to a given incident scenario was not necessarily intuitive and that implementing the wrong response could worsen congestion on the directly impacted freeway and its surrounding highway network. The simulation model showed that a full closure of the freeway caused congestion to spread to alternate parallel routes around the simulated incident. An event of this scale constitutes a major disruption that may warrant handing off traffic control authority from first responders to a corridor or regional traffic management center. Major arterials accessible from the impacted freeway sometimes need increased capacity to provide access to less congested parallel alternate routes during incidents. The simulation model showed that congestion increases with delayed response, underscoring the benefits of preplanning to speed the implementation of effective incident response actions. Regression analysis using data generated by the simulation demonstrates that incident scale and duration are statistically significant predictors of lane mile hours of congestion in the zone near the incident and on the expressway.

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Tucker, S. P., C. Cox, and J. Steaffens. "A flu optical immunoassay (ThermoBioStar'sFLU OIA): a diagnostic tool for improved influenza management." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 356, no. 1416 (December 29, 2001): 1915–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2001.1005.

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ThermoBioStar'sand Biota'sflu optical immunoassay (FLU OIA) is a rapid test designed to diagnose influenza A and B infection using a variety of specimen types. The assay uses highly sensitive thin–film detection methods, coupled with specific monoclonal antibodies to the nucleoprotein. The test is simple to perform, requires no instrumentation and is intended to provide a result within 15min of test initiation in the ‘point–of–care’ environment. In initial clinical studies, the assay was demonstrated to be equivalent to culture in identifying infected individuals. Subsequent independent studies using a variety of sample types have demonstrated sensitivity ranging from 48 to 100% and specificities ranging from 93 to 97%. In addition to detecting human strains, this assay has been demonstrated to be capable of detecting a variety of avian and non–human mammalian influenza viruses. The FLU OIA test has been used in large–scale surveillance schemes intended to provide rapid epidemiological data during normal influenza seasons and has demonstrated the potential for fulfilling a similar role for multispecies surveillance in, for example, conditions that offer challenges for conventional virus isolation methods. Conceivably, such use should facilitate the timely recognition of influenza outbreaks and prioritization of positive specimens for more conventional, laboratory characterization, leading to improved interpandemic surveillance and rapid reaction in the face of the next pandemic.

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Palocsay, Susan W., Scott P. Stevens, and Luis J. Novoa. "STRATA: A Spreadsheet Tool for Multidimensional Analysis of Operations Research/Management Science Assessment Test Data." INFORMS Transactions on Education 21, no. 1 (September 2020): 41–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.2019.0229.

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Accrediting organizations in higher education have shifted emphasis from indirect measures such as student course evaluations, focus-group interviews, and employer surveys to direct measurement of student performance using appropriate assessment instruments. In response, we developed a spreadsheet tool for reports and analysis of test assessments (STRATA) to document and evaluate quantitative data from test questions linked to learning objectives in an introductory undergraduate management science (MS) course. STRATA automatically generates a variety of tables and charts that allow us to examine our students’ achievement at three different levels: individual question item, MS topic (subsets of items), and total score. It also tracks test results over time and produces summary reports. In this paper, we discuss STRATA’s features, its usefulness in meeting accreditation requirements, and how it can provide faculty with valuable feedback in ways that encourage meaningful conversations about course content and pedagogy.

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Prashant Kewle, Dr, and Dr Amrapali Keny-Pawar. "Skin Prick Test - A Useful Tool in Diagnosis of Unexpected Triggers and Management of Allergy." Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 3, no. 5 (March 26, 2021): 83–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.31080/asol.2021.03.0226.

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Kamble, Namita Mohan*, and Ramakanth Kumar P*. "Scriptless GUI Automation Testing Tool for Web Applications." International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering 10, no. 1 (May 30, 2021): 216–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijrte.a5849.0510121.

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Software tests must be repeated frequently throughout development cycles to attain certain quality. Every time program code is changed software assessments need to be repeated. Once created, automated tests may be run repeatedly at no extra value and they may be tons quicker than manually conducted test and free from human errors. Automated software program testing can lessen the time to run repetitive tests from days to hours. Test automation can easily run thousands of different complex test cases in each test run, so there is no manual testing involved. But Automation testing has its own disadvantages one of it is that the testers should come from a programming background. To eliminate this dependency over programmers Scriptless automation testing tools are emerging. There are many Scriptless GUI automation testing tools in the market that use various methods to achieve the goal, this paper proposes a new record and playback method to achieve the same using Selenium framework and JavaScript for web application.

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Dahn, Ingo, and Sascha Zimmermann. "Application Profiles and Tailor-Made Conformance Test Systems." International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research 8, no. 2 (July 2010): 60–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jitsr.2010070105.

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This article examines the potential of application profiles and domain profiles as means to adapt technical specifications of data structures to particular needs. The authors argue that application profiling is better suited to increase the use of formal specifications than the creation of new specifications. The authors also describe a method to generate specific conformance test systems for machine-readable application profiles. The authors describe the respective tool set of the SchemaProf Application Profiling Tool and the Generic Test System and report on the experience of their usage in developing and introducing the IMS Common Cartridge domain profile.

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Nooriafshar, Mehryar. "The Effectiveness of a Lifecycle Approach to Learning Project Management." European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences 4, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 130–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.2013.1.15.

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This paper is based on an ongoing research project. Its main purpose is to demonstrate the effectiveness of adopting the project lifecycle approach to learning Project Management through an interactive multimedia system. This multimedia system, referred to as the interactive tool (or the tool) in the paper, is a flash based environment. It can be accessed from either the local storage device of a computer or the Internet under both Microsoft and Apple based operating systems. The tool follows the standard lifecycle phases of a project in teaching fundamentals of Project Management at the undergraduate level. In order to demonstrate its learning effectiveness, the tool was put to the test at three different universities in Australia, Japan and Canada. All the participants were taking Project Management as part of their studies. This combination provided the opportunity of studying participants from different learning, linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The test consisted of a specially designed workshop with customisations for each country. The main objective was to measure and gauge the learning outcome in each case. The findings confirmed that all the participants from every group achieved two main goals of learning the field; and enjoying the learning process.

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Sanni*, Rachana R., and H. S. Guruprasad. "Hospital Management using OAM [Operation Administration & Maintenance] Tool." International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 10, no. 10 (August 30, 2021): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.j9391.08101021.

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This paper proposes a software tool to monitor the system configuration for Hospital Management System. The OAM tool monitors the system configurations after the user installs it into the system. The aim of this software is to monitor the system about its configurations and install the required softwares to the respective system. There are four tools in this application, Fintal, Piston, Naavi and Mapel. To install these, a technique of single file installation using batch scripting is used. Batch scripting is used to execute the installation files of softwares and the softwares are installed. These installation files of softwares will be embedded as execution commands in a single file called “windows batch file”, which should be saved with the extension as “.bat”. The installation that starts will be displayed in the command prompt to know whether the softwares are getting installed correctly. After each installation, the configuration and initialization of installed softwares will be displayed. The required softwares are to be installed. Each of these performs particular tasks that are required for the management of Hospitals. Fintal is used for overall management of Hospital. This is the most user-friendly part of OAM Tool. This handles overall administrative part of Hospitals. Piston is used for storing patient’s details. This stores the patients’ reports in detailed manner of each test the patient has undergone. Naavi is used for storing Laboratory details. The tests of each patient are stored here. And the last one, i.e., Mapel which is used for storing pharmaceuticals details (Medicines). It stores the details of medicines such as from which pharmaceuticals the medicines are purchased. The license of the hospital is also stored in this part of OAM Tool. All these together form an OAM Tool. This tool also manages other required softwares like, MySQL, ODBC drivers, etc. The management of Hospitals is very important as there is a need to maintain the patient details. This technique of installation is proposed in this paper to make the installation from hardware to remote installation such as, giving the access to the system in which the tool needs to be installed and to save the time of installation process.

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Davies, Deborah. "Primary Sense: a new population health management tool for general practice." Australian Journal of Primary Health 26, no. 3 (2020): 212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py19205.

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Primary Sense is a new data extraction, analysis and reporting tool that the Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) has developed to enable practical and effective population health management in general practice and also on a regional level. Once installed, the tool de-identifies data within the practice before running it through various clinical risk algorithms to create practical information that can easily be actioned within the general practice business model in at least two ways. The first is to generate up-to-date reports of patients who are most likely to benefit from specific interventions or occasions of service. The second is to identify potentially serious medication safety issues, alerting clinicians in real time at point of prescribing. Formal live testing of the system was completed in nine practices where 22 managers and nurses and 42 GPs used the tool over a 5-month period in 2019. The live test monitored the use of reports and alerts, and regular feedback from users enabled small but important improvements to the tool. Practice teams successfully used the reports to target specific groups of patients with outstanding care needs or who were at greatest risk of adverse health outcomes. The results of the live test showed that users found Primary Sense to be easy to use and beneficial to general practice. The next phase of this project is now underway to further trial the scalability and change management requirements for full implementation of Primary Sense. As more and more practices adopt the tool, the aggregated data will increasingly help to support population health planning, commissioning of local services, active health surveillance and other related activities.

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Martin, Lynne, Kimberly Jobe, Faisal Omar, Cesar Ramirez, and Jeffrey Homola. "Usability Test of a Prototype Uas Awareness Interface for Public Users." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 63, no. 1 (November 2019): 101–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181319631233.

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A tool to give the public a window into Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) operations was created from an existing data collection tool. The interface included a map and a table showing details about UAS operations that could be queried in a number of ways. Eleven participants attended the study, successfully completing a 19-item task set in about 30 minutes. They correctly found information for 87% of the non-subjective tasks at a rate of around a minute per task and rated the usability of the tool at the end of the session above the industry benchmark. Participants gave favorable reviews of the “public portal tool”, even reporting that they would be satisfied with less information than it presented. There were one or two elements of the display that users found distracting and some navigation functions that need improvement but, on balance, the public representatives liked the features they saw in, and had few criticisms of, the public portal tool. One important issue for the small Unmanned Aerial System community to resolve will be how much or how little information should be available about UTM operations to members of the public.

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Donevant, Sara B., Erik R. Svendsen, Jane V. Richter, Abbas S. Tavakoli, Jean B. r. Craig, Nicholas D. Boltin, Homayoun Valafar, Salvatore Robert DiNardi, and Joan M. Culley. "Designing and executing a functional exercise to test a novel informatics tool for mass casualty triage." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 26, no. 10 (June 27, 2019): 1091–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocz087.

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Abstract Objective The testing of informatics tools designed for use during mass casualty incidents presents a unique problem as there is no readily available population of victims or identical exposure setting. The purpose of this article is to describe the process of designing, planning, and executing a functional exercise to accomplish the research objective of validating an informatics tool specifically designed to identify and triage victims of irritant gas syndrome agents. Materials and Methods During a 3-year time frame, the research team and partners developed the Emergency Department Informatics Computational Tool and planned a functional exercise to test it using medical records data from 298 patients seen in 1 emergency department following a chlorine gas exposure in 2005. Results The research team learned valuable lessons throughout the planning process that will assist future researchers with developing a functional exercise to test informatics tools. Key considerations for a functional exercise include contributors, venue, and information technology needs (ie, hardware, software, and data collection methods). Discussion Due to the nature of mass casualty incidents, testing informatics tools and technology for these incidents is challenging. Previous studies have shown a functional exercise as a viable option to test informatics tools developed for use during mass casualty incidents. Conclusion Utilizing a functional exercise to test new mass casualty management technology and informatics tools involves a painstaking and complex planning process; however, it does allow researchers to address issues inherent in studying informatics tools for mas casualty incidents.

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Holmes, Stephen B., Lisa A. Venier, Brian J. Naylor, and J. Ryan Zimmerling. "A test of Ontario's Habitat Suitability Matrix as a forest management planning tool for forest birds." Forestry Chronicle 83, no. 4 (August 1, 2007): 570–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc83570-4.

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We used point-count data collected as part of Bird Studies Canada's Boreal Forest Bird Program to validate habitat suitability models for 22 forest bird species in Ontario's Habitat Suitability Matrix. We found that many of the species'models performed relatively poorly in discriminating between occupied and unoccupied sites, primarily due to the high error of commission rates (false positive predictions). Since species presence and abundance were assessed by single, five minute point counts, insufficient sampling was at least partly responsible for some of the observed over-prediction. Results suggested that model parameters for at least nine of the species tested (hairy woodpecker [Picoides villosus], blueheaded vireo [Vireo solitarius], red-eyed vireo [Vireo olivaceus], red-breasted nuthatch [Sitta canadensis], Swainson's thrush [Catharus ustulatus], hermit thrush [Catharus guttatus], Tennessee warbler [Vermivora peregrina], Blackburnian warbler [Dendroica fusca] and dark-eyed junco [Junco hyemalis]) should be reviewed to improve the predictive capability of the models and to ensure appropriate consideration of the habitat needs of these species during forest management planning. Key words: boreal forest, forest birds, discrimination capacity, habitat models, habitat suitability matrix, model accuracy, model validation, relative operating characteristic curve, ROC

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Sáez, A., A. di Virgilio, F. Tiribelli, and B. Geslin. "Simulation models to predict pollination success in apple orchards: a useful tool to test management practices." Apidologie 49, no. 5 (July 19, 2018): 551–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-018-0582-2.

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SPAGNOLI, PAOLA, SUSANA C. SANTOS, and ANTONIO CAETANO. "ADAPTATION OF THE ATTITUDE TOWARD ENTERPRISE TEST IN THE ITALIAN HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY CONTEXTS." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 22, no. 01 (March 2017): 1750005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946717500054.

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The development of sound evidence-based entrepreneurial potential assessment tools is particularly recommended to foster entrepreneurship and to evaluate specific entrepreneurial training initiatives in schools and universities. The present study is aimed at examining construct, convergent and discriminant validity of the Attitude Toward Enterprise test (ATE test) in Italy. Configural and measurement invariance were conducted for testing construct validity using Structural Equation Modeling on three groups of students: high school; university undergraduate; and university postgraduate. Correlational and reliability analyses were conducted to test convergent, discriminant and consistency of the scale. Results show that the Italian version of the scale is a valuable tool for research and practical purposes in Italy. Limitations and suggestions for further research are also discussed.

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Bruno, D., C. Gutiérrez-Cánovas, J. Velasco, and D. Sánchez-Fernández. "Functional redundancy as a tool for bioassessment: A test using riparian vegetation." Science of The Total Environment 566-567 (October 2016): 1268–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.186.

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Pope, Carrie, Eric Marks, Edward Back, Tim Leopard, and Thomas Love. "Renovation versus New Construction and Building Decision Tool for Educational Facilities." Journal of Construction Engineering 2016 (June 28, 2016): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5737160.

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Renovation of an existing building is an accomplished stem of the construction industry because it supplies financial diversification for construction stakeholders. Although several construction planning tools and stakeholder alignment exercises have been developed, no tool exists to assist project owners to decide between renovating an existing building and new construction with a comprehensive decision criteria. The objective of this research is to create and test a renovation versus new building support decision tool for construction project stakeholders. The renovation versus new building support decision tool was created based on an extensive review of existing support tools and construction industry needs. The created tool was implemented to evaluate decisions of educational facilities by university officials experienced in project management. Results show the tool was effective in identifying relevant topics for discussion and guiding a group of stakeholders through an exercise in decision-making. Specifically, the tool was implemented by construction management personnel for university facilities currently under construction to evaluate the decision to renovate an existing building or new construction. The main contribution of this research is a framework and support decision tool readily implementable for construction project stakeholders desiring to determine if renovation or new construction is the optimal path for their specific objectives.

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Darmawan, I. Putu Edi, Sutrisno T, and Endang Mardiati. "Accrual Earnings Management and Real Earnings Management: Increase or Destroy Firm Value?" International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding 6, no. 2 (April 8, 2019): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.18415/ijmmu.v6i2.551.

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This study aims to investigate empirically the effect of accrual earnings management and real earnings management on firm value. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. The research samples were manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period of 2013 to 2017. The analysis tool used is Multiple Linear Regression. The test results showed that accrual earnings management measured by discretionary accruals did not affect on value of the firm. Real earnings management was found to have a negative effect on firm value.

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Colpaert, Alfred, Jouko Kumpula, and Mauri Nieminen. "Remote sensing, a tool for reindeer range land management." Polar Record 31, no. 177 (April 1995): 235–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400013735.

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AbstractThe Finnish reindeer-herding area lies in the northern boreal forest zone. The herding area is divided into 57 reindeer management districts with a total area of 114,355 km2 (excluding water areas). The official number of reindeer in the year 1992 was 263,789, or 2.3 reindeer per square kilometre. In 1946 the density was only about one reindeer per square kilometre. The increased pressure on the mid-winter lichen pastures has reduced the volume of lichen. Also the decreased area of old coniferous forests with arboreal lichens has diminished the supply of food during the late-winter months. The lack of suitable winter pastures has led to the need for supplementary feeding with hay.The intention of this study was to develop and test methods for cost-effective reindeer range land inventory and to assess the present state of pastures in seven districts. Use was made of Landsat 5 TM satellite imagery that was processed with remote sensing and GIS software. The analysis of well-known field sites proved the image classification to be between 80 and 90% accurate. By comparing field data and classification results, estimates can be made on the available fodder reserves in the different pasture types. The results show that mid-winter pastures are both scarce and degraded in six of the seven areas investigated. Only one area (Muotkatunturi) has mid-winter pastures in reasonably good condition. Late-winter pastures with arboreal lichens are more widespread than mid-winter pastures and determine the amount of additional winter feeding required. Summer pastures are abundant in all seven reindeer-herding districts and are therefore not a limiting factor. The method used is objective, inexpensive, and fast when compared to conventional methods. Information can be produced on the quantity and quality of reindeer pastures. This knowledge can be used to make better estimates of the natural grazing capacity of reindeer districts in Finland.

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MORA, MANUEL, RORY V. O'CONNOR, MAHESH RAISINGHANI, and OVSEI GELMAN. "DESIGN, BUILD AND EVALUATION OF AN ONTOLOGY-BASED KMS FOR SUPPORTING CMMI-DEV UNDERSTANDING: BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS." International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering 23, no. 07 (September 2013): 999–1032. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218194013500290.

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The design, build and evaluation of an ontology-based knowledge management system prototype tool — entitled CMMIoKMS — for supporting the consultation and understanding of CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) is reported. Ontology-based tools have been proposed for improving such complex cognitive tasks realized by Software Engineering practitioners involved in CMMI implementations. The design of the CMMI-oKMS prototype tool is based on four proprietary ontologies (of things, of systems, of business, and of CMMI models) and built with Protégé tool. The result from a pilot empirical test, is reported as being satisfactory — compared with the extant reported systems — on the metric of perceived value (with statistical significance) and over usefulness, compatibility, and test score constructs (with practical significance), while that no gain was found in ease of use. Hence, given the limited number of similar KMS tools reported in the current literature, this research contributes to our body of knowledge in Software Engineering by providing useful design, building and evaluation insights for improving these knowledge support systems.

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Zubrilin, A. A., and V. A. Rybkina. "Moodle e-course management system as a tool for holding distance Olympiads at university." Informatics and education, no. 1 (March 21, 2021): 9–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.32517/0234-0453-2021-36-1-9-19.

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The article reveals the functionality of the e-courses management system Moodle as a tool for holding Olympiads in a distance format. The technology of development of tasks for the Olympiad is described, taking into account their implementation in Moodle, and two ways of presenting tasks are shown: 1) as a single test with a given number of questions and with different forms of test questions; 2) in the form of several separate tests, distributed over course modules. It is substantiated that the choice of the way of presenting tasks depends on the specifics of the Olympiad and on the presence/absence of the need to divide tasks into thematic modules. A description of the types of test questions that can be used for the tasks of the Olympiad is given: open form, closed form, multiple choice, essays, etc. As an example, the stages of developing an Olympiad in information security for students of pedagogical university are described. The system of tasks of the Olympiad is given and it is shown how to present these tasks in Moodle for automatic and manual checking. The technology described in the article allows the development of distance Olympiads for both students and schoolchildren. Students of pedagogical university were selected as the target audience. The procedure for evaluating the Olympiad tasks completed by students in manual and automated form is demonstrated with specific examples.

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Paoin, Wansa, Maliwan Yuenyongsuwan, Yukiko Yokobori, Hiroyoshi Endo, and Sukil Kim. "Development of the ICD-10 simplified version and field test." Health Information Management Journal 47, no. 2 (April 6, 2017): 77–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1833358317701277.

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Background: The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) has been used in various Asia-Pacific countries for more than 20 years. Although ICD-10 is a powerful tool, clinical coding processes are complex; therefore, many developing countries have not been able to implement ICD-10-based health statistics (WHO-FIC APN, 2007). Objective: This study aimed to simplify ICD-10 clinical coding processes, to modify index terms to facilitate computer searching and to provide a simplified version of ICD-10 for use in developing countries. Method: The World Health Organization Family of International Classifications Asia-Pacific Network (APN) developed a simplified version of the ICD-10 and conducted field testing in Cambodia during February and March 2016. Ten hospitals were selected to participate. Each hospital sent a team to join a training workshop before using the ICD-10 simplified version to code 100 cases. All hospitals subsequently sent their coded records to the researchers. Results: Overall, there were 1038 coded records with a total of 1099 ICD clinical codes assigned. The average accuracy rate was calculated as 80.71% (66.67–93.41%). Three types of clinical coding errors were found. These related to errors relating to the coder (14.56%), those resulting from the physician documentation (1.27%) and those considered system errors (3.46%). Discussion: The field trial results demonstrated that the APN ICD-10 simplified version is feasible for implementation as an effective tool to implement ICD-10 clinical coding for hospitals. Conclusion: Developing countries may consider adopting the APN ICD-10 simplified version for ICD-10 code assignment in hospitals and health care centres. The simplified version can be viewed as an introductory tool which leads to the implementation of the full ICD-10 and may support subsequent ICD-11 adoption.

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Gabrielli, S., J. Karim, B. Torabi, A. Byrne, S. De Schryver, V. Gadoury-Lévesque, R. Alizadehfar, et al. "P095: Bridging knowledge gaps in anaphylaxis management through a video-based educational tool." CJEM 22, S1 (May 2020): S99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cem.2020.301.

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Introduction: Cases of anaphylaxis in children are often not appropriately managed by caregivers. We aimed to develop and to test the effectiveness of an education tool to help pediatric patients and their families better understand anaphylaxis and its management and to improve current knowledge and treatment guidelines adherence. Methods: The GEAR (Guidelines and Educational programs based on an Anaphylaxis Registry) is an initiative that recruits children with food-induced anaphylaxis who have visited the ED at the Montreal Children's Hospital and at The Children's Clinic located in Montreal, Quebec. The patients and parents, together, were asked to complete six questions related to the triggers, recognition and management of anaphylaxis at the time of presentation to the allergy clinic. Participants were automatically shown a 5-minute animated video addressing the main knowledge gaps related to the causes and management of anaphylaxis. At the end of the video, participants were redirected to same 6 questions to respond again. To test long-term knowledge retention, the questionnaire will be presented again in one year's time. A paired t-test was used to compare the difference between the baseline score and the follow-up score based on percentage of correct answers of the questionnaire. Results: From June to November 2019, 95 pediatric patients with diagnosed food-induced anaphylaxis were recruited. The median patient age was 4.5 years (Interquartile Range (IQR): 1.6–7.4) and half were male (51.6%). The mean questionnaire baseline score was 0.77 (77.0%, standard deviation (sd): 0.16) and the mean questionnaire follow-up score was 0.83 (83.0%, sd: 0.17). There was a significant difference between the follow-up score and baseline score (difference: 0.06, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.09). There were no associations of baseline questionnaire scores and change in scores with age and sex. Conclusion: Our video teaching method was successful in educating patients and their families to better understand anaphylaxis. The next step is to acquire long-term follow up scored to determine retention of knowledge.

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Bang, Junho, Namsu Park, Junghan Song, Hong-Gee Kim, Gihyun Bae, and Myoung-Gyu Lee. "Tool Wear Prediction in the Forming of Automotive DP980 Steel Sheet Using Statistical Sensitivity Analysis and Accelerated U-Bending Based Wear Test." Metals 11, no. 2 (February 10, 2021): 306. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met11020306.

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The forming process of ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) may cause premature damage to the tool surface due to the high forming pressure. The damage to and wear of the tool surface increase maintenance costs and deteriorate the surface quality of the sheet products. Hence, a reliable prediction model for tool wear can help in the efficient management of the quality and productivity of formed sheet products of UHSS. In this study, a methodology is proposed for predicting the wear behavior of stamping tools that are used in the forming process of DP980 steel sheet. Pin-on-disk tests were conducted based on the Taguchi method to develop the tool wear prediction model. Using statistical analysis based on the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio and ANOVA result, the contact pressure and the sliding distance were selected as the major contact parameters for tool wear. The Archard wear model has a limitation in predicting the nonlinear behavior of tool wear. Therefore, the power-law nonlinear regression model as a function of the contact pressure and the sliding distance was constructed. To verify the reliability of the constructed tool wear prediction model, the U-draw bending tests were designed. The modified U-draw bending test, which accelerates tool wear, is newly designed to evaluate the tool wear for different contact pressures and sliding distances. The modified die generated a contact pressure four times higher than that of the conventional die from the finite element (FE) simulation results. The tool wear prediction model was validated by comparing the predicted results with the experimental results of DP980 sheets formed using the physical vapor deposition (PVD) CrN-coated STD11 tool steel.

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Milašinović, M., D. Prodanović, and M. Stanić. "Pressure drop test as a hydroinformatic tool for preliminary network topology validation." Water Supply 19, no. 2 (May 11, 2018): 502–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2018.095.

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Abstract Usage of the appropriate model of water distribution systems (WDS) enables easier everyday operations and management decisions. Creating a reliable model of WDS requires a large amount of system response data for different case scenarios. Commonly used software for creating models of WDS is EpaNet. Ongoing processes in WDS, such as pipe bursts, permanently closed valves which are not registered in the data base and other inconsistencies will change WDS network topology, so WDS validation tests are to be applied from time to time. This paper presents the WDS network topology validation test conducted on one district metered area of Belgrade with two inflows. The pressure drop test combined with genetic algorithm and ant colony optimization are simple hydroinformatic tools available for network topology validation. The system's reaction under a pressure change during the isolation test was measured at two observation points. Obtained results are then compared with assumed WDS topology using 55 potential locations of inconsistencies in the EpaNet model. This step is repeated until a good enough match between results from the real system and the created model's version is obtained. Heuristic optimization algorithms are used for speeding up the process of finding a satisfactory match (unknown locations of inconsistencies) by minimizing or maximizing the defined criteria function.

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Taylor, Bruce H., and Samuel G. Charlton. "Adaptive Questionnaires for Operational Test and Evaluation." Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 30, no. 12 (September 1986): 1229–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193128603001221.

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The increasing application of subjective evaluation methods that are repetitive, lengthy, and difficult to analyze has prompted the development of an automated adaptive questionnaire. The adaptive questionnaire (AQ) is a test and evaluation tool designed to simplify the administration and analysis of questionnaires during operational test and evaluation (OT&E). Implemented on a portable microcomputer, AQ employs contingency branching logic to dynamically select and administer questions of maximal relevance to the tester's concerns. Data management is automated to provide easy assembly of questionnaires, quick-look data analysis, long-term storage, and assistance in the planning of post-test interviews.

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Liu, Xianping, Xiaodong Ju, Wenxiao Qiao, Junqiang Lu, Baiyong Men, and Dong Liu. "Test-bench system for a borehole azimuthal acoustic reflection imaging logging tool." Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 13, no. 3 (April 20, 2016): 295–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-2132/13/3/295.

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Winarno, Winarno, Yudi Muhtadi, and Much Alvin Aldiya. "Application of Learning Management Using Non-test Instrument to Improve the Quality of Education." Aptisi Transactions on Management (ATM) 3, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 46–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.33050/atm.v3i1.831.

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The quality of education is influenced by many factors in it. These factors include students, school managers, educational environment, quality of education, curriculum, learning materials and so on. A good learning system will produce good quality education, then a good assessment system will encourage teachers to determine good teaching strategies and motivate students to learn better. In connection with that, the learning needs of teachers who are not only able to teach well, but also able to evaluate well. Evaluation is not only based on the assessment of learning outcomes, but also an assessment of input, output and the quality of the learning itself. Research instruments can be interpreted as a tool for collecting research data. Basically the research instrument consisted of tests and non-tests. Non-test instruments are testing instruments in addition to learning achievement tests. Assessment tools that can be used include observation or observation sheets (such as diaries, portfolios, life skills), attitude test instruments, interests, interview techniques, questionnaires, sociometry, case studies, and so on. In the development of non-test instruments that need to be considered are the steps to develop the instrument, the preparation of the non-test instrument grid, and the rules for writing instrument items. In this study will be explained in detail about the preparation of non-test instruments, scoring techniques and also the rules of writing a portfolio.

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Saunders, Gabrielle H., Charlotte Morse-Fortier, Daniel J. McDermott, Jay J. Vachhani, Leslie D. Grush, Susan Griest, and M. Samantha Lewis. "Description, Normative Data, and Utility of the Hearing Aid Skills and Knowledge Test." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 29, no. 03 (March 2018): 233–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.16153.

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AbstractThe ability to manage hearing aids is crucial for successful outcomes and for maintaining hearing aid use. It is therefore important to have a tool that can effectively identify which hearing aid management skills are lacking so that the audiologist can provide additional education and training on that skill. Such a tool can also provide useful quantitative data for researchers.To collect normative data (Experiment 1) and assess inter- and intrarater reliability (Experiment 2) for a hearing aid management assessment tool known as the Hearing Aid Skills and Knowledge (HASK) test.Two hundred thirty-six new hearing aid users recruited from the VA Portland Health Care System and 126 experienced hearing aid users recruited from the local Portland community participated in Experiment 1. The veteran participants were taking part in a larger hearing aid study, and the community participants were recruited at community events that took place around Portland, OR. Three clinical audiologists and two AuD students completing their fourth year externship participated in Experiment 2.In Experiment 1, HASK data were collected from the new hearing aid users at 4–8 wk and 6–8 mo after the fitting of their first pair of hearing aids, and from experienced users on a single occasion. In addition, self-reported hearing aid use, benefit, and satisfaction were assessed for all participants. The audiologists/students in Experiment 2 watched and independently scored videos of six individuals completing the HASK. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) across audiologists were computed for HASK scores. Three audiologists/students rated at least one video on two occasions to provide interrater reliability data.Mean performance on the HASK was about 70% for knowledge and 80% for skills for both the new and experienced hearing aid users. Performance did not change among the new users between the 4–8 wk and 6–8 mo administration. The specific skills lacking were associated with advanced management abilities (cleaning and troubleshooting). Experiment 2 revealed ICCs for inter- and intrarater reliability for HASK to range from 0.76 to 0.94, showing acceptable to excellent reliability.The HASK is a quick and easy test with good-to-excellent inter- and intrarater reliability. It can effectively identify which hearing aid management skills are lacking so that the audiologist can provide additional education and training on those skills. Data show performance is ∼70% for knowledge and 80% for skills and this does not change with hearing aid experience. The significant positive correlations between HASK scores and hearing aid use and satisfaction highlight the notion that ability to manage hearing aids successfully is integral to good hearing aid outcome.

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Gotvajn, Andreja Žgajnar, and Jana Zagorc-Koncan. "Whole effluent and single substances approach: a tool for hazardous wastewater management." Water Science and Technology 37, no. 8 (April 1, 1998): 219–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1998.0328.

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Evaluation of toxicity and biodegradability or persistencey of different chemical substances and wastewaters is essential for their hazardous impact and risk assessment. Many various types of toxicity and biodegradation assessment tests are nowadays available for evaluation of the effects of pure substances and with proper combination of the tests, the prediction of the effect on the aquatic recipient is possible. On the other hand, there is a lack of agreed test procedures for estimating biodegradability of complex wastewaters. A methodology for wastewater characterisation employing single substance and whole effluent approach using stabilisation study is presented. The aim of the study was to establish the relationship between toxicity and biodegradability of phenol-formaldehyde industrial wastewater and its main constituents to evaluate presented methodology for hazardous wastewater management.

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Eduardo, Eliete Nazaré, Carlos Rogério de Mello, Marcelo Ribeiro Viola, Phillip Ray Owens, and Nilton Curi. "Hydrological simulation as subside for management of surface water resources at the Mortes River Basin." Ciência e Agrotecnologia 40, no. 4 (August 2016): 390–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-70542016404009516.

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ABSTRACT Hydrological models are tools which describe processes and allow predicting the results of making management decisions, and are an important water resource management tool, especially for small-sized watersheds. This work had as an objective to test different calibration strategies and apply the SWAT model for hydrological simulation of the Mortes River Basin, MG. We evaluated 6 fluviometric stations, with drainage area between 272 and 6070 km² for purposes of water resource management. The evaluation of the model performance was conducted by using Nash-Sutcliffe coefficients (CNS) and percent bias (PBIAS). The results obtained from the statistic indices applied in the analysis of the model performance qualified the SWAT hydrological model as adequate for streamflow simulation in the Mortes River Basin. The adopted strategies attest to the applicability of the model as a management tool for water resources planning for other small-sized watersheds without data, in order to plan for rational water use.

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