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Krauss, Judith. "Cocoa sustainability initiatives and the environment : mapping stakeholder priorities and representations." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/cocoa-sustainability-initiatives-and-the-environment-mapping-stakeholder-priorities-and-representations(cf6db173-5a55-4049-8b7a-ae045aeef971).html.

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Given growing concerns regarding the chocolate sector's long-term future, ever more private-sector, public-sector and civil-society stakeholders have become involved in initiatives aiming to make cocoa production more 'sustainable'. However, despite the omnipresent term, stakeholders' understandings of associated environmental, commercial and socio-economic priorities diverge: while transforming cocoa into a more attractive livelihood for farmers is paramount for some, others prioritise links to global environmental challenges. A third dimension encompasses commercial concerns related to securing supply, an increasing qualm given projected cocoa shortages and ever-rising concentration in the marketplace. This research argues there are considerable tensions between different stakeholders' commercial, socio-economic and environmental priorities in cocoa sustainability initiatives especially in light of the sector's intensifying challenges. Further tensions emerge between underlying drivers and representations, as public-facing communication continues to emphasise altruism rather than commercial necessity, locating engagements in 'nice-to-have' rather than 'business imperative' territory. Based on documentary analysis, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation, this thesis aims to capture how cocoa-sector changes have driven shifts in stakeholder priorities and representations, incorporating voices from across the initiatives ranging from cocoa producers to chocolate consumers. Utilising a modified global production networks lens to represent the full spectrum of stakeholders involved, the research maps three cocoa sustainability initiatives incorporating conservation or carbon measures in terms of power and embeddedness, stakeholder drivers and representations. While identifying tensions, it also argues that acknowledging divergent understandings of the polysemic 'sustainability' concept constitutes an opportunity for a much-needed redressing of power and embeddedness asymmetries to address systemic issues threatening the sector's future. However, the thesis also observes that despite protestations of partnership, few actors are willing to contemplate the systemic changes in favour of more equitable treatment and power distribution which would be required to safeguard the sector's long-term viability. This thesis's contributions include its unprecedented critical exploration of the diverging socio-economic, commercial and environmental drivers which diverse stakeholders associate with cocoa sustainability, the meanings they create towards the public, and the link to underlying power and embeddedness structures. These analytical foci have proved instrumental in unpacking emerging tensions, which are likely to grow more marked as cocoa shortages become more acute and understandings of sustainability continue to diverge.
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End, Michelle Jane. "A study of the photo-thermal environment on fruit and seed growth and development in Theobroma cacao L." Thesis, University of Reading, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.253464.

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Okamoto, Sohei. "WIDE web interface development environment /." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2005. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1433350.

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Zhao, Weiwei. "Development and application of immersive virtual environment for assembly tasks." Diss., Wichita State University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3643.

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This research is aimed at the development and application of an immersive virtual reality environment (IVE) for performing assembly and maintenance simulations using the Jack® software package. The Flock of Birds™ motion tracking system is used to capture body postures of an immersed human and reproduce it in real-time in the virtual environment. The Cyberglove™ is used to capture finger movements in real-time for realistic grasp interaction. A comprehensive set of voice commands has been developed to provide significant functionality to allow one person to control the virtual environment while immersed in the environment, thereby improving ease of use and productivity. One of the most important applications is a method by which the immersed human can walk and fly through the virtual environment, thereby greatly expanding the envelope of the virtual environment navigable under the constraints imposed by the limited tracking volume. These capabilities have been used to investigate assembly simulation of the windshield deicer of a Cessna aircraft. After accomplishing successful improvement in fine tuning of the capabilities developed for VR, we aimed at employing the applicability of VR in field of ergonomics. Improvements include improving the ease of use of the capabilities developed so far as well as implementing new types of grasping, etc. One topic of research is the fidelity of the virtual environment in capturing and mapping immersed user postures on to digital humanoids. Different sensor configurations were being analyzed and multiple operators were used to arrive at the general conclusions and recommendations to maximize the accuracy of the postures. We are also implementing certain developments to enable an immersed user to experience the reach, visibility and ergonomics that are experienced by operators of different sizes for any given design of tooling and operations. The motions performed by the immersed operator were mapped to humanoids representing standard operators such as 5th, 50th or 95th percentile males and the postures adopted are subjected to ergonomic analysis.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Craven, Stephen Douglas. "Structured Approach to Dynamic Computing Application Development." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27730.

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The ability of some configurable logic devices to modify their hardware during operation has long held great potential to increase performance and reduce device cost. However, despite many research projects and a decade of research, the dynamic reconfiguration of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) is still very much an art practiced by few. Previous attempts to automate the many low-level details that complicate Run-Time Reconfigurable (RTR) application development suffer severe limitations. This dissertation describes a comprehensive approach to dynamic hardware development, providing a designer with appropriate models for computation, communication, and reconfiguration integrated with a high-level design environment. In this way, many manual and time consuming tasks associated with partial reconfiguration are hidden, permitting a designer to focus instead on a design's behavior. This design and implementation environment has been validated on a variety of relevant applications, quantifying the effects of high-level design.
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Risco, Silviu. "Supporting the learning of rapid application development in a database environment." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2012. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54678/1/Silviu_Risco_Thesis.pdf.

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) are computer systems designed to provide individualised help to students, learning in a problem solving context. The difference between an ITS and a Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) system is that an ITS has a Student Model which allows it to provide a better educational environment. The Student Model contains information on what the student knows, and does not know, about the domain being learnt, as well as other personal characteristics such as preferred learning style. This research has resulted in the design and development of a new ITS: Personal Access Tutor (PAT). PAT is an ITS that helps students to learn Rapid Application Development in a database environment. More specifically, PAT focuses on helping students to learn how to create forms and reports in Microsoft Access. To provide an augmented learning environment, PAT’s architecture is different to most other ITSs. Instead of having a simulation, PAT uses a widelyused database development environment (Microsoft Access). This enables the students to ask for help, while developing real applications using real database software. As part of this research, I designed and created the knowledge base required for PAT. This contains four models: the domain, student, tutoring and exercises models. The Instructional Expert I created for PAT provides individualised help to the students to help them correctly finish each exercise, and also proposes the next exercise that a student should work on. PAT was evaluated by students enrolled in the Databases subject at QUT, and by staff members involved in teaching the subject. The results of the evaluation were positive and are discussed in the thesis.
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Liawatimena, Suryadiputra. "The development, validation and application of an electronics laboratory environment inventory in Indonesia." Thesis, Curtin University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2334.

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This study investigates and describes the development of an instrument named the Electronics Laboratory Environment Inventory (ELEI), which is used to measure students' perceptions of the electronics laboratory class as a learning environment. The sample consisted of 353 of 708 Computer Engineering active students from eight classes in Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia. Bina Nusantara University which has the largest number of computer engineering students in Indonesia. Students' learning outcomes were measured using z-scores in electronics subjects and students' attitudes in laboratory classes were measured by using the Attitude Towards Electronics Questionnaire (ATEQ). Directed by the research questions, numerous statistical analyses were performed. These included item analysis, inter-item correlation analysis, one-way analysis of variance for establishing reliability and validity of the laboratory class environment instruments in the present study; descriptive statistics for investigating the nature of the learning environment in electronics subjects; simple and multiple correlation analyses for investigating associations between laboratory class environment and students' outcomes. In all cases, electronics laboratory classes have played a major role. The scales measured Student Cohesiveness, Open-endedness, Integration, Technology Adequacy, and Laboratory Availability. The results showed that all five scales have a reasonable alpha reliability with low mean correlations.The study discovered that, generally, students perceived their electronics class learning environments as favourable. It was found that students' perceptions of electronics laboratory class environment were associated with students' learning outcomes. The results of this study make important and unique contributions to students' learning outcomes, suggesting that the instruments are useful for assessing laboratory class environment in the other studies.
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Jones, K. D. "The application of a formal development method to a parallel machine environment." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376136.

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Brown, Margaret M. "Application of genomic techniques to development of biomarkers for the aquatic environment." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443169.

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Liawatimena, Suryadiputra. "The development, validation and application of an electronics laboratory environment inventory in Indonesia." Curtin University of Technology, Science and Mathematics Education Centre, 2004. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=16024.

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This study investigates and describes the development of an instrument named the Electronics Laboratory Environment Inventory (ELEI), which is used to measure students' perceptions of the electronics laboratory class as a learning environment. The sample consisted of 353 of 708 Computer Engineering active students from eight classes in Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia. Bina Nusantara University which has the largest number of computer engineering students in Indonesia. Students' learning outcomes were measured using z-scores in electronics subjects and students' attitudes in laboratory classes were measured by using the Attitude Towards Electronics Questionnaire (ATEQ). Directed by the research questions, numerous statistical analyses were performed. These included item analysis, inter-item correlation analysis, one-way analysis of variance for establishing reliability and validity of the laboratory class environment instruments in the present study; descriptive statistics for investigating the nature of the learning environment in electronics subjects; simple and multiple correlation analyses for investigating associations between laboratory class environment and students' outcomes. In all cases, electronics laboratory classes have played a major role. The scales measured Student Cohesiveness, Open-endedness, Integration, Technology Adequacy, and Laboratory Availability. The results showed that all five scales have a reasonable alpha reliability with low mean correlations.
The study discovered that, generally, students perceived their electronics class learning environments as favourable. It was found that students' perceptions of electronics laboratory class environment were associated with students' learning outcomes. The results of this study make important and unique contributions to students' learning outcomes, suggesting that the instruments are useful for assessing laboratory class environment in the other studies.
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Herndon, Nic. "ATTITUDE a tidy touchscreen interface to a UML development environment /." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2008. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1456410.

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Lilley, Mariana. "The development and application of computer-adaptive testing in a higher education environment." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/1165.

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The research reported in this thesis investigated issues relating to the use of computer-assisted assessment in Higher Education through the design, implementation and evaluation of a computer-adaptive test (CAT) for the assessment of and provision of feedback to Computer Science undergraduates. The CAT developed for this research unobtrusively monitors the performance of students during a test, and then employs this information to adapt the sequence and level of difficulty of the questions to individual students. The information about each student performance obtained through the CAT is subsequently employed for the automated generation of feedback that is tailored to each individual student. In the first phase of the research, a total of twelve empirical studies were carried out in order to investigate issues related to the adaptive algorithm, stakeholders’ attitude, and validity and reliability of the approach. The CAT approach was found to be valid and reliable, and also effective at tailoring the level of difficulty of the test to the ability of individual students. The two main groups of stakeholders, students and academic staff, both exhibited a positive attitude towards the CAT approach and the user interface. The second phase of the research was concerned with the design, implementation and evaluation of an automated feedback prototype based on the CAT approach. Five empirical studies were conducted in order to assess stakeholders’ attitude towards the automated feedback, and its effectiveness at providing feedback on performance. It was found that both groups of stakeholders exhibited a positive attitude towards the feedback approach. Furthermore, it was found that the approach was effective at identifying the strengths and weaknesses of individual students, and at supporting the adaptive selection of learning resources that meet their educational needs. This work discusses the implications of the use of the CAT approach in Higher Education assessment. In addition, it demonstrates the ways in which the adaptive test generated by the CAT approach can be used to provide students with tailored feedback that is timely and useful.
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Sheng, Xiangyu. "Towards sustainable development : application and validation of air dispersion model in urban environment." Thesis, De Montfort University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4780.

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Moffatt, James. "The development and application of chemometrics to process analysis in an industrial environment." Thesis, University of Hull, 1999. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3963.

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This thesis describes two main sections of work, an examination of a commercial product, Intrasite Gel, and the development of an algorithm for variable selection using projected latent structures.Following on from the successful development of a variable selection procedure for multivariate linear regression this work looks at transferring this idea for use with projected latent structures. The first part of this thesis will show how the variable selection algorithm was developed and used with three different data sets. The algorithm will be shown to be superior to standard projected latent structures, for linear multi-component data. Although the final algorithm developed requires considerable computing resources to carry out this is compensated for by significantly improved model predictions and robustness. The final algorithm developed is written to run using MATLAB on any computer platform that supports this application, though the principles of operation could be transferred to another method of execution, for example custom code written in C or Pascal. The approach used in the development of this method is that the ability of the model to predict unknownsamples is of far greater importance than the internal performance of the model. All the assessments of the procedures developed are based on the ability of the model to predict accurately and precisely samples that were not presented to the model during the training stage.The second section of this thesis is concerned with the study of Intrasite Gel, produced by Smith & Nephew Ltd. Hull. The material in question is a medical device intended to assist in the treatment and healing of wounds that are necrotic, sloughy or granulating. The product is characterised by its ability to maintain moisture equilibrium in a wound environment and to provide a suitable medium to encourage the growth of new cell tissue. Medical devices require registration, and as part of that registration a number of tests are made on samples to ensure that the material meets the required specifications. There was some concern at Smith & Nephew that the tests they were required to carry out as part of the device registration were not providing appropriate information about the product. Of particular interest was the fluid absorption property as it was suspected that the test has a large amount of random error associated with it and an investigation was required to examine this test and to provide an alternative procedure should the fluid absorption test prove inadequate. Also of interest to Smith & Nephew was the issue of sampling frequency, as it was felt that this should also be examined to determine whether the correct rate of sampling to ensure product quality was being carried out. The work reported here shows that the fluid absorption test as it stands is insufficient to the task of monitoring this property of Intrasite gel and that an alternative test should be considered. This work also showed that current sampling rate was too high and that the high sampling rate may in fact cause misleading assumptions as to the stability and quality of the product.
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Hlavatý, Radovan. "Návrh a vývoj aplikace pro platformu iOS." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224887.

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This master’s thesis is focused on design and development of an application for iOS platform following the requirements of the company, operating in Finland in the field of development of information systems for bioenergy industry. The application should serve as a supplement to an online wood and biomass trading portal.
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Lingfors, David. "Solar Variability Assessment in the Built Environment : Model Development and Application to Grid Integration." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Fasta tillståndets fysik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-332714.

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During the 21st century there has been a rapid increase in grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) capacity globally, due to falling system component prices and introduction of various economic incentives. To a large extent, PV systems are installed on buildings, which means they are widely distributed and located close to the power consumer, in contrast to conventional power plants. The intermittency of solar irradiance poses challenges to the integration of PV, which may be mitigated if properly assessing the solar resource. In this thesis, methods have been developed for solar variability and resource assessment in the built environment on both national and local level, and have been applied to grid integration studies. On national level, a method based on building statistics was developed that reproduces the hourly PV power generation in Sweden with high accuracy; correlation between simulated and real power generation for 2012 and 2013 were 0.97 and 0.99, respectively. The model was applied in scenarios of high penetration of intermittent renewable energy (IRE) in the Nordic synchronous power system, in combination with similar models for wind, wave and tidal power. A mix of the IRE resources was sought to minimise the variability in net load (i.e., load minus IRE, nuclear and thermal power). The study showed that a fully renewable Nordic power system is possible if hydropower operation is properly planned for. However, the contribution from PV power would only be 2-3% of the total power demand, due to strong diurnal and seasonal variability. On local level, a model-driven solar resource assessment method was developed based on low-resolution LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data. It was shown to improve the representation of buildings, i.e., roof shape, tilt and azimuth, over raster-based methods, i.e., digital surface models (DSM), which use the same LiDAR data. Furthermore, the new method can provide time-resolved data in contrast to traditional solar maps, and can thus be used as a powerful tool when studying the integration of high penetrations of PV in the distribution grid. In conclusion, the developed methods fill important gaps in our ability to plan for a fully renewable power system.
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Singh, Maninder S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Application of product family research and development metrics in a power systems manufacturing environment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106266.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016.
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Without objectively measuring the process of innovation, one cannot ensure whether the research and development expenses serve the right benefit. In order to be successful in generating revenue it is imperative for research and development functions to assume a broader view in developing technology for new products. Planning for the right product platform and family should not be limited to only market application for derivative products but also planning for successive generations of product platforms and derivative products. This topic explores a method documented in literature from a variety of industries ranging from power tools to medical devices by using the correct metrics to make the right level of business and product architecture decisions. The method includes defining metrics for Effectiveness, which is a measure of product success in the market place, and Efficiency, a measure of successful utilization of the corporation's product development resources. The utilization of the proposed method was applied to four product families, which include twelve different products over two release cycles in the Diesel Power Systems industry. The metrics were analyzed in combination and further guidance on the usage of metrics was developed. When applied appropriately, the metrics can help product planners and product line architects to manage and assess the right level of technology integration from past and present product platforms. The use of Efficiency and Effectiveness metrics allows business leaders to better assess their product planning strategies on a continuous basis. It also allows for a better understanding of how historical decisions impacted the outcome of past product architecture with clarity. However, having measures in place isn't sufficient, this work explores the need for a better communication and alignment of business process between Research and Engineering and sub-business units to better develop the right technology integration and maturation of future products.
by Maninder Singh.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Nazir, Muhammad Abid. "Study of Development of Java Applications in Eclipse Environment and Development of Java Based Calendar Application with Email Notifications." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4039.

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Eclipse is one of the mostly used software in professional development of programming applications and software solutions. It is open source software and provides extensive availability of free libraries. In this thesis work, Eclipse was studied for Java applications development. To enhance the study and to get hands on experience over Eclipse IDE, an application was developed using Java programming language. The proposed application is a desktop application that can be used on all modern operating systems. Application was developed using Java SE (standard edition) version 1.7, which is the latest version available from Oracle Corporation. Java Swing API has been used for building GUI (graphical user interface) of the application. Database for event credentials was developed by MySQL database management system. The connection between application and database has been done through Java database connectivity JDBC. Some additional Java APIs were loaded to Eclipse project work space, and a comprehensive explanation has been provided on how to use external libraries in Eclipse environment.
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Wright, Adele Hart. "Design, development, and application of an automated precision scanning microscope stage with a controlled environment." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16409.

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Francis-Obika, Chinny Obiamaka. "Development and application of techniques to monitor natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2004. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU193357.

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The works carried out in this thesis exploited the application of nutrients and microbial additions to environments to enhance natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminant. These sites include former historically site contaminated with solvents [benzene, toluene, ethylbenze, xylene (BTEX)], an intertidal location at the Aberdeen Harbour polluted with diesel, a location at the periphery of the Burgan oil field in Kuwaiti desert contaminated with crude oil, and drill cuttings from the North Sea that was contaminated with paraffin and diesel. The effect of the treatments on the parameters tested was used to determine the performance of natural attenuation in studied environments. The parameters tested include respiration (carbon dioxide production), microbial dehydrogenase activity, microbial population and biomass, bioavailability of contaminants and toxicity testing. In addition, results from gas chromatography (GC-FID) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) complemented biological tests. The treatments resulted in significant changes in the parameters tested and by correlating the observations to the reduction of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in the environments studied, the success of natural attenuation and bioremediation was confirmed. Techniques were manipulated to suit individual case studies. In response to nutrient and oxygen enhancement of the BTEX contaminated soil, the biomass of degradative microbial population was significantly stimulated. Results of significant increases in respiration and dehydrogenase activity coincided with completed biodegradation of BTEX in the soil. Oxygen that was released from hydrogen peroxide was found to be very effective in achieving significant biodegradation of benzene and toluene when combined with nitrogen and phosphorus. This could have implications for bioremediation of these compounds as the cost of oxygen supply becomes expensive. The bioavailability of BTEX compounds in the soil studied was successfully demonstrated by the used of Pseudomonas putida TVA8 biosensor, a sensor specific to these target molecules. It was observed that concentrations of BTEX that were not detected by HPLC were sensed by the biosensor. The bioremediation of North Sea drill cuttings contaminated with paraffin and diesel was achieved by nutrient additions and inoculation with soil microorganisms. Pre-treatment with steam was observed to be most effective in enhancing the biodegradation of paraffin oil contaminated drill cuttings, while pre-treatment with combined steam and ozone was most effective for enhancing biodegradation of paraffin and diesel contaminated drill cuttings. The metabolic biosensor Saccharomyces cerevisiae W303-1B (lucD) was more sensitive to water extracts of the drill cuttings than Escherichia coli HB101 (pUCD607), suggesting the use of the yeast biosensor in toxicity testing in cases requiring stricter treatment regime.
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Arowolo, Toyin A. "Development and application of automated methods for determination of selected sulphur species in the environment." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1992. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU602269.

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An automated Gas Phase Molecular Absorption Spectrometry (GPMAS) method for the determination of sulphide in solution has been developed. Sulphide ions react with 3M hydrochloric acid and the released hydrogen sulphide is swept into a gas-liquid separator by an air-stream. The absorbance was measured at 200 nm using a deuterium hollow cathode lamp. The method is relatively free from interference with a detection limit of 0.06 ug ml-1 of sulphide and relative standard deviations of 1.4-3.3% for repeated analyses. The calibration graph is linear up to 100 g ml-1 of sulphide and twenty samples can be analysed in one hour. The method has been applied to the determination of sulphate sulphur in plants. An automated procedure for determination of sulphite in aqueous solution by GPMAS was also developed. Using the optimised conditions obtained in this investigation, the method has a detection limit of 0.20 g ml-1 and relative standard deviations of 2.3% and 1.8% for 20 g ml-1 and 10 g ml-1 of sulphite respectively. The calibration graph is linear up to 120 g ml-1 and samples can be analysed at the rate of 20 per hour. The method has been applied to the determination of sulphur dioxide in synthetic samples and in white wines. The gas phase sampling introduction technique was also utilized in emission spectrometry. A sensitive and selective cool flame emission spectrometric method for the determination of sulphide in environmental solution samples was developed. The technique is based on passing the hydrogen sulphide liberated on acidification of samples with 3M hydrochloric acid into a cool, nitrogen-hydrogen diffusion flame and the resulting S2 molecular emission is measured at 384 nm. The method, which is automated, has a detection limit of 0.026 ng ml-1 for sulphide and relative standard deviations of 0.8- 2.5% for repeated analyses. Under the optimised conditions, the proposed method is applicable over the concentration range 0.1 - 8.0 g ml-1 of sulphide. Twenty samples can be analysed in 1 hour and the method has been applied to the determination of sulphide in waste water samples. The conversion of sulphite and sulphur dioxide [fixed as disulphitomercurate (II)] to hydrogen sulphide by reduction with sodium tetrahydroborate (III) has been used to provide a much improved sensitive, cool flame emission spectrometric method for the determination of sulphur dioxide and sulphite. The sample is mixed with NaBH4, acidified with 6M hydrochloric acid, and carried by a continuous-flow stream into a gas-liquid separator where the evolved hydrogen sulphide is swept by nitrogen into a cool, hydrogen- nitrogen-entrained air flame. The intensity of the blue S2 emission generated is measured at 384 nm. The proposed method has a detection limit for sulphite of 0.029 g ml-1 and relative standard deviations of 1.2 and 1.5% for 1 and 5 g ml-1 respectively. The calibration graph is linear up to 24 g m-l of sulphite and samples can be analysed at a rate of about 40 per hour. The method has been applied to the determination of sulphur dioxide in air and sulphite in wines. The proposed method, which is more sensitive than many earlier methods, is simple, versatile and capable of good precision. It is also rapid and convenient. Interferences are known but their effects may be minimized. The method is relatively free from nitrogen dioxide interference. Forty samples can be analysed in 1 hour and the results obtained by the proposed method correlate well with those obtained using an official method. The contribution of dissolved sulphate to total dissolved sulphur in a range of environmental samples was also studied. The results confirmed the importance of non-sulphate sulphur in a range of environmental samples. The importance of sample preparation in soil analysis was also demonstrated because of the effect of drying on sulphur constituents of soils.
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Prapamontol, Tippawan. "The development, validation and application of chromatographic methods to study organochlorine pesticides in milk and water." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1991. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/2713/.

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DeLong, David Blane. "A web-based, database bound, WYSIWYG development environment for web applications." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2580.

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This project, WebAppDesigner, combines a "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSISYG) web page designer, database table designer, query tool, and an automatic deployment process into a single easy to use solution for small businesses and individuals.
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Apraiz, Larrucea Itxaso. "Development and application of a proteomic approach to the assessment of pollution in the marine environment." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för biokemi och biofysik, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-26150.

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Today, assessment of the health of coastal waters is recognized as being important for both the conservation of nature and well-being of humans. Anthropogenic pollution has been the focus of extensive research for some time and a variety of programs for the monitoring and assessment of environmental pollution have been developed. Determination of the levels of pollution in sensitive ‘sentinels’ such as mussels, allows monitoring of these levels in a given area over a prolonged period of time. Furthermore, the biological effects of pollution are reflected in a series of biomarkers, none of which provides a general picture of the sentinel’s state of health and all of which are individually specific for certain pollutants and influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors. In an attempt to improve biomonitoring of marine pollution, we have developed two proteomic approaches here. In the first portion of the thesis, a proteomic analysis was performed on peroxisomes isolated from mussels exposed either to one of three model anthropogenic pollutants, or two different types of crude oil, or from mussels exposed to the Prestige oil spill. Application of two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) provided protein expression signatures (PES) for exposure to these different pollutants.Furthermore, several individual protein components of these PES could be putatively identified. In the second portion of this work, such analysis of subproteomes was developed further in order to improve the applicability of this approach to biomonitoring. A simple fractionation procedure in combination with liquid chromatography and 2-DE provided samples from mussels residing in different regions of a pollution gradient around the harbor of Gothenburg, as well as from mussels exposed to two types of fuel oil similar to that of the Prestige that were suitable for environmental proteomics. In addition, we constructed a model for this approach that can be cross-validated in the future and applied to assess sources of fuel oil pollution in connection with biomonitoring programs.
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McKenney, Kevin (Kevin Bryan) 1977. "Development and application of management tools within a high-mix, low-volume lean aerospace manufacturing environment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34825.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105).
The design and implementation of a lean production system is a complex task requiring an intimate understanding of the fundamental lean principles. Much of the published lean literature is written at a high level of abstraction and contains very basic examples. When lean tools are applied blindly to complex, highly constrained systems, lean implementation becomes challenging and often ineffective. This thesis develops a set of management tools that emphasize the fundamental lean principles and the importance of an overarching value stream level management perspective in an effort to drive appropriate system design decisions and management behavior in such an environment. This thesis proposes the design of a high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) lean production system for implementation at Hamilton Sundstrand, a global supplier of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products. The system establishes a series of mixed model flow lines based upon the principles of cellular manufacturing. The flow lines operate in a true pull fashion with an optimally sized finished goods supermarket and a strategic, continuous review incoming material ordering policy. In addition, a capacity planning tool, a long term resource cross-training planning tool, and a series of leading metrics and management levers are developed in order to help steer management decisions.
by Kevin McKenney.
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SASAKI, Kiichiro, Takami YASUDA, and Shigeki YOKOI. "DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORK BOOT THIN CLIENT TYPE SERVER APPLICATION LEARN ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM BASED ON HTTP-FUSE-KNOPPIX." INTELLIGENT MEDIA INTEGRATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY / COE, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/10439.

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Marks, Benjamin John. "Composing the Environment: The Development and Application of Transferable Principles in the Creation of Outdoor Musical Works." Thesis, Griffith University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/381364.

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As the global population grows, there is a pressure to maintain growth and productivity while encouraging society toward efficiency-driven and 'simulated bubbles' of existence. Jean Baudrillard’s vision of an inescapable hyper-reality denies any experience of ‘the real’ and appears ever more pertinent. However, a profound moment in this author’s life as a music composer suggests that experiences of reality are indeed possible. These experiences arise not from a turning inward or away, but from an engagement with the objective world: a realisation that the subject is locatable in the object. In this doctoral dissertation, based on my creative work, original music compositions are located as outdoor events and as a framework though which to address the central research question of how such works might reframe personal understandings leading to an experience of ‘the real’. The idea of noise as a contemporary city-based cultural artefact is central to this project where perceptive barriers are removed and the world may be seen and heard as complete. To this end the relevant literature is examined; this includes the music of Edgard Varèse, Iannis Xenakis, John Cage, Richard Barrett and Brian Ferneyhough; the art works of Johannes Vermeer, Domenico de Clario and Mario Merz; and the philosophies of Jacques Ranciere and Giles Deleuze – all of which are utilised to offer insights into a rethinking of the compositional process. This leads to the examination of arguments for seven methodological principles: 1) Space and Time; 2) Mapping the Soundscape; 3) Instrumentation; 4) Layering; 5) Pathways; 6) Personal Elements, and 7) Silence. These principles are applied in the creation of three large scale outdoor musical works: The Circular Ruins 1, The Circular Ruins 2 and The Circular Ruins 3. Jorge Luis Borges’s story The Circular Ruins serves as a guiding metaphor to understand these events as a bringing to life of the soundscape. Each of these three projects are examined both in text and in an accompanying digital book on iPad in order to offer alternate readings via video, image and recorded sound. The digital material aims to allow the viewer /listener opportunities to more fully interact with the creative viewpoints and, when combined with a reading of the dissertation, this collectively provides a deeper interrogation of the research project. While very different from the live events, the digital materials in conjunction with the dissertation directly address and exemplify the author’s aims, questions and conclusions.
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Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Queensland Conservatorium
Arts, Education and Law
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Calmez, Conrad, Hubert Hesse, Benjamin Siegmund, Sebastian Stamm, Astrid Thomschke, Robert Hirschfeld, Dan Ingalls, and Jens Lincke. "Explorative authoring of Active Web content in a mobile environment." Universität Potsdam, 2013. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2013/6405/.

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Developing rich Web applications can be a complex job - especially when it comes to mobile device support. Web-based environments such as Lively Webwerkstatt can help developers implement such applications by making the development process more direct and interactive. Further the process of developing software is collaborative which creates the need that the development environment offers collaboration facilities. This report describes extensions of the webbased development environment Lively Webwerkstatt such that it can be used in a mobile environment. The extensions are collaboration mechanisms, user interface adaptations but as well event processing and performance measuring on mobile devices.
Vielseitige Webanwendungen zu entwickeln kann eine komplexe Aufgabe sein - besonders wenn es die Unterstützung mobiler Geräte betrifft. Webbasierte Umgebungen wie Lively Kernel können Entwicklern helfen Webanwendungen zu entwickeln, indem sie den Entwicklungsprozess direkter und interaktiver gestalten. Zudem sind Entwicklungsprozesse von Software kollaborativ, d.h. Enwicklungsumgebungen müssen so gestaltet sein, dass sie mit kollaborativen Elementen zu unterstützen. Diese Arbeit beschreibt die Erweiterungen der webbasierten Entwicklungsumgebung Lively Webwerkstatt, so dass diese in einer mobilen Umgebung genutzt werden kann. Die Reichweite dieser Erweiterungen erstreckt sich von Kollaborationsmechanismen und Benutzerschnittstellen bis hin zu Eventbehandlung und Performanzmessungen auf mobilen Geräten.
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Gavin, Victor S. "Evaluation of cost estimating methods for military software application in a COTS environment." Master's thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02232010-020031/.

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Wong, L., M. Lewis, N. Sabbaghi, F. Kronberg, D. Meriwether, K. Chu, E. Olson, T. Morgan, and R. F. Malina. "Development of an EUVE Virtual Environment (EVE) System for Satellite Anomaly Resolution and Science Planning in Operations." International Foundation for Telemetering, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/611420.

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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 28-31, 1996 / Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California
This paper discusses the design and development of the EUVE Virtual Environment (EVE) system. The EVE system is being developed as an interactive virtual reality (VR) viewing tool for NASA's Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) satellite. EVE will serve as a predictive tool for forecasting spacecraft constraint violations and will provide a capability for spacecraft problem analysis and resolution in realtime through visualization of the problem components in the spacecraft. EVE will animate, in three-dimensional realtime, the spacecraft dynamics and thermal characteristics of the EUVE spacecraft. EVE will also display the field of view for the science instrument detectors, star trackers, sun sensors, and both the omni and high-gain antennas for NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) and for possible ground station contact. EVE will display other vital spacecraft information to support the routine operations of the EUVE spacecraft. The EVE system will provide three quick-look visualization functions: (1) to model in-orbit data for realtime spacecraft problem analysis and resolution, (2) to playback data for post-pass data analysis, and training exercises, and (3) to simulate data in the science planning process for optimum attitude determination and to predict spacecraft and thermal constraint violations. We present our preliminary design for a telemetry server, providing both realtime and post pass data, that uses standard Unix utilities. We also present possibilities for future integration of the EVE system with other software to automate the science planning and command generation functions of the satellite operations.
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Rajendran, Kaliaperumal. "The development and application of an analytical method for the determination of technetium-99 in the aquatic environment." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321830.

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Yuan, Dekui. "Development of an integrated hydro-environmental model and its application to a macro-tidal estuary." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2007. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54578/.

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Roberts, Julian Peter. "Marine environment protection and biodiversity conservation the application and future development of the IMO's particularly sensitive sea area concept /." Access electronically, 2006. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20061204.153018/index.html.

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Rafieefar, Ali. "Development of a multiscale modeling environment for parameterization of ReaxFF using SCC-DFTB and its application to ZnO structures." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teoretisk kemi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-224229.

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ULPIANI, GIULIA. "Towards energy efficient, comfortable and climate resilient built environment: Development and application of smart, optimized and mitigation-oriented solutions." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/252561.

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Questa tesi riporta una serie di attività di ricerca che indagano, sotto diversi aspetti spaziali e temporali, i temi di efficienza energetica, comfort e resilienza al cambiamento climatico relativi al settore edilizio. Il primo macroblocco tematico è incentrato sul design di logiche di controllo ottimizzate a servizio di svariati componenti edilizi, nella fattispecie: radiatori elettrici (logiche on-off, PID e fuzzy), finestre (algoritmi di comfort adattivi basati su qualità dell’aria e comfort termico), serre solari (ventilazione meccanica controllata a logica termoigrometrica) e ventilconvettori (modelli fuzzy e predittivi per la gestione degli apporti solari). Il secondo macroblocco indaga le ripercussioni del cambiamento climatico sulla performance energetica ed ergonomica dell’ambiente costruito, partendo dal singolo edificio fino a coinvolgere fenomenologie su scala urbana. Vengono dapprima presentati i risultati dello studio di quattro mesi condotto su territorio europeo nell’ambito dell’edizione 2015 del WISBA (Wienerberger Sustainable Building Academy): la resilienza di un edificio low-tech (rappresentato dal Building 2226, Austria) è investigata nel contesto delle condizioni climatiche attese nel 2050 per approdare ad una strategia di redesign anti obsolescenza prematura. In seguito, sono esposti e discussi i risultati di uno dei progetti di mitigazione dell’effetto isola di calore urbana, condotti in collaborazione con la University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia): il caso limite rappresentato da una capitale tropicale (Darwin) è oggetto di monitoraggio, analisi, modellazione e sviluppo di contromisure specifiche. Nel complesso, l’intero percorso di ricerca mira a definire e testare su campo soluzioni ad elevato potenziale di risparmio energetico e comfort (indoor ed outdoor) tramite logiche smart e tecnologie orientate alla mitigazione dei fenomeni di surriscaldamento globale. Comun denominatore è l’inclusione di una robusta fase sperimentale.
This thesis addresses a series of research activities spanning the different spatial and temporal aspects of energy efficiency, comfort and climate change resilience throughout diverse scales of the built environment. The first macro-topic deals with the design of optimized control logics of specific building components, notably: electric radiators (on-off, PID and fuzzy controllers), windows (indoor air quality and thermal comfort driven adaptive comfort algorithm), sunspaces (smartly controlled mechanical ventilation) and fan coil units (fuzzy and model-predictive logics to counteract overabundant solar gains). The second macro-topic focuses on how climate change phenomena impinge on the energetic and ergonomic performance of buildings and cities. Firstly, the outcomes of the four-month experience in Europe, as a member of the 2015 WISBA edition (Wienerberger Sustainable Building Academy), are presented: the low-tech concept of Building 2226 (Austria) was tested in the frame of the actual climatic conditions and in view of the expected climate change to come in 2050. A re-design strategy was developed to enhance its resilience. Secondly, the results of one of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation projects run during the last year in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) are illustrated and discussed: the borderline case of a tropical city (Darwin, Northern Territory) was monitored, analysed, modelled and tackled by developing customized counterbalance measures. Indeed, the overarching aim of the whole research path is to provide and field-test smart, optimized and mitigation-oriented solutions towards more efficient and liveable indoor and outdoor spaces. Special focus was given to the collection of on-site validated data, by planning robust monitoring campaigns and properly selecting the sensor networks.
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Potebenko, Maria, and Alina Shliakhovska. "Secure environment for e-services in Ukraine." Thesis, National Aviation University, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/51120.

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1. Services & Specialties - E-services [Electronic resource]. – Access mode: https://sites.google.com/a/sharadarupasinghe.com/e-services/services 2. Electronic services by categories | Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine (in Ukrainian) [Electronic resource]. – Access mode: https://www.kmu.gov.ua/servicesfilter 3. Current state, problems and prospects for the development of electronic administrative services in Ukraine (in Ukrainian) [Electronic resource]. – Access mode: https://niss.gov.ua/doslidzhennya/politika/suchasniy-stan-problemi-i-perspektivi-rozvitku-vukraini-elektronnikh
The concept of e-service represents one prominent application of utilizing the use of information and communication technologies in different areas. Basically, there are three main components: service provider, service receiver and the channels of service delivery. For example, as concerned to public e-service, public agencies are the service provider and citizens as well as businesses are the service receiver. The channel of service delivery is the third requirement of e-service. Internet is the main channel of e-service delivery while other classic channels are also considered.
Концепція електронного сервісу являє собою одне з видатних застосувань використання інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій у різних сферах. В основному, є три основні компоненти: постачальник послуг, приймач послуг та канали надання послуг. Наприклад, що стосується державної електронної послуги, державні установи є постачальником послуг, а громадяни, а також підприємства - отримувачами послуг. Канал надання послуг є третьою вимогою електронної послуги. Інтернет є основним каналом надання електронних послуг, тоді як інші класичні канали також розглядаються.
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Dreifaldt, Ulrika, and Erik Lövquist. "The construction of a Haptic application in a Virtual Environment as a post-Stroke arm Rehabilitation exercise." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-6155.

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This thesis describes a six-month project based on stroke rehabilitation and involves designing with medical doctors, a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist, prototyping and evaluating with both stroke patients and other users. Our project involves the construction of a rehabilitation exercise system, based on virtual environments (VE) and haptics, designed for stroke patients. Our system uses a commercially available haptic device called the PHANTOM Omni, which has the possibility of being used as a rehabilitation tool to interact with virtual environments. The PHANTOM Omni is used in combination with our own developed software based on the platform H3D API. Our goal is to construct an application which will motivate the stroke patient to start using their arm again.

We give a review of the different aspects of stroke, rehabilitation, VE and haptics and how these have previously been combined. We describe our findings from our literature studies and from informal interviews with medical personnel. From these conclusions we attempt to take the research area further by suggesting and evaluating designs of different games/genres that can be used with the PHANTOM Omni as possible haptic exercises for post-stroke arm rehabilitation. We then present two different implementations to show how haptic games can be constructed. We mainly focus on an application we built, a game, using an iterative design process based on studies conducted during the project, called "The Labyrinth". The game is used to show many of the different aspects that have to be taken into account when designing haptic games for stroke patients. From a study with three stroke patients we have seen that "The Labyrinth" has the potential of being a stimulating, encouraging and fun exercise complement to the traditional rehabilitation. Through the design process and knowledge we acquired during this thesis we have created a set of general design guidelines that we believe can help in the future software development of haptic games for post-stroke arm rehabilitation.

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Coole, Timothy John. "An implementation technique for evaluating the application of rapid prototyping into the new product development environment within the utility ceramics industry." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.265042.

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Osborn, Jonathan Ashley. "Survey of concurrent engineering environments and the application of best practices towards the development of a multiple industry, multiple domain environment." Connect to this title online, 2009.

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Hong, Jun. "The development, implementation, and application of Demand Side Management and control (DSM+c) algorithm for integrating micro-generation system within built environment." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2009. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21993.

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Recent legislation and building regulations aim to reduce the energy demands of buildings and include renewable and low carbon based micro-generation technologies. Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy systems and fluctuating demand profiles at the domestic level, matching the demand with a volatile supply of low operating efficiency, as is the case with some low carbon energy systems, at the local level, becomes a big challenge for the widespread implementation of zero/low carbon energy systems. The research undertaken centres on the potential exploitation of demand side resources to provide the solutions to the issues addressed above. This thesis focuses on the development, implementation, and application of a bottom-up Demand Side Management and control (DSM+c) algorithm to create greater flexibility in demand and better facilitate the integration of renewable and low carbon energy technologies within the built environment, without significantly compromising user satisfaction. This DSM+c algorithm can be applied to both strategic and operational levels. The strategic level DSM+c algorithm is suitable for the development and analysis of DSM approaches. The measures of load shifting and demand side control are available to specify the DSM options upon loads. The results, in terms of demand/supply match, energy export/import, and environmental impact etc., before and after having applied DSM+c algorithm upon loads, are quantified when linked with Renewable (RE) & Low Carbon (LC) energy supply systems. The DSM+c algorithm at strategic level has been embedded within a decision support platform, MERIT. MERIT is a demand-supply matching tool for assessing the feasibility of renewable energy systems. This allows engineers to develop appropriate demand supply control strategies. The operational level DSM+c algorithm is capable of controlling loads based on the available supply at a certain time, through the assistance of information gathered from simulation or via real-time measurement. The control impact of the operational level DSM+c algorithm upon internal environmental parameters can be quantified. A virtual platform for implementing the DSM+c algorithm is established, within which the information of demand, supply, and internal environmental parameters, are obtained through simulation and input to carry out the process of the DSM+c algorithm. Furthermore, an Internet-enabled Energy System (IE-ES) platform for implementing these control actions upon individual loads in a practical environment has been developed. Finally two types of case studies are presented respectively, showing how the DSM+c algorithm plays a key role within the whole decision-making procedure in a project and how it is applied to an individual appliance at operational level. The thesis concludes with recommendations of potential applications for this work and prospective further development.
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Pandey, Rakesh. "Analysis of water resources parameters for model development through application of satellite remote sensing and geographic information system in semi-arid environment." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2002. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/33574.

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This research is aimed at developing a model for estimating peak discharge rates and design flood hydrographs for the Machchan catchment in the semi-arid region of Gujarat, India. For many such catchments flow data are not available or are insufficient to extrapolate for determination of design flows. For such situations some direct approaches are required to give information on peak discharge rates and hydrographs. Several methods have been developed by researchers for the design of peak river flow in ungauged catchments but these different methods are complementary to each other. The Cascaded Reservoir Model developed in this research combines some of these methods namely, SCS method, time–area histogram method and Muskingum flood routing method formulated the model.
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Bauer, Peter F. "The development of a systematic inquiry framework and its application in developing new understanding regarding feedback and communication in a manufacturing environment." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5554.

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Bibliography: leaves 133-134.
The context of this report is a manufacturing concern that supplies accessories to the clothing industry. With the opening up of the South African borders and the removal of inherent restrictions it has become an environment that is very competitive and dynamic.
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Jones, C. "The development and application of an in vivo micronucleus assay to monitor chronic exposure of species to genotoxic chemicals in the aquatic environment." Thesis, Swansea University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.637456.

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The ability of acute tests to reflect damage induced from continuous exposure to low concentrations of xenobiotics for a prominent part of an animals life span is speculative. The assessment of human risk from exposure to genotoxic chemicals in drinking water, of both agricultural and industrial origin, and from water purification processes, is one such example. An in vivo micronucleus assay has been developed for this purpose. The assay involved the exposure of the amphibian Xenopus laevis from embryo to late tadpole stage. Micronuclei frequencies were estimated from the erythrocyte population and mortality, development, growth and behaviour as well as subtle changes in erythrocyte cell cycle kinetics were additionally assessed. For comparative purposes, an in vitro micronucleus assay for a Xenopus kidney epithelial cell line was developed. Both assays were validated with four CEC suspected aneuploidy inducing compounds, namely hydroquinone, benlate, cadmium, chloride and thimerosal. The results compared well to those observed in mammalian micronucleus assays but some discordance was observed between the in vivo and in vitro results; explanations for the variability are provided. Confirmation of the sensitivity of the Xenopus assays was achieved by the investigation of water sampled from a chlorination and ozone treatment plant, from within the Severn Trent Water Authority catchment area. The results were compared to the established Salmonella Plate Incorporation Mutation assay and were highly comparable. In contrast to most assays, the in vivo assay was sufficiently sensitive that concentration of the water samples was not required. The in vivo assay also proved suitable for the detection of teratogens, the application of which was investigated. The in vivo assay presented in this study, therefore, examines a variety of endpoints and is highly superior to the toxicity assays presently used to monitor water quality.
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Weissmann, Gerhard. "An entropy field controls economics and the environment : the application of the concept of increase in entropy (based on an inferred entropy field) to the analysis of human economic behaviour and its environmental impact /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envw433.pdf.

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RIGHINI, ROBERTA. "Development of an eco-acoustic research protocol and its application for monitoring the acoustic environment in the Integral Nature Reserve of Sasso Fratino (Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Pavia, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11571/1318446.

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The study of target species sounds (Bioacoustics) and as well as of all sounds that constitute the whole acoustic environment of an ecosystem (Ecoacoustics) has proved to be a valid and powerful tool for the monitoring and conservation of biodiversity and the assessment of habitat quality, collecting long-term information on animal distribution and variations in community dynamics, including those driven by anthropogenic activities. Through Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) of a habitat, it is possible to obtain a picture of the Soundscape that consists of three different components: the sounds produced by animals (biophony), the sounds of atmospheric and physical events (geophony) and the noises linked to the presence of man (anthropophony or technophony). But if on the one hand, the PAM allows new research perspectives for the biodiversity monitoring, since it is possible to record continuously and simultaneously different locations, on the other one, it generates a huge quantity of data that needs to be analyzed and interpreted, implying great time and knowledge efforts to get useful information. The new challenge is to draw up an analysis methodology to optimize resources both in the field (saving memory cards and batteries) both in the lab, reducing time and effort of analyses, while maintaining high the accuracy of the information. The aim of this Ph.D. project is to define the methodological and analytical Research Protocol to investigate the Soundscape at multi time and space scales with ecoacoustic analysis procedures. This elaborated protocol is composed of four main sections: 1. selection of surveys sites; 2. data collection (devices programming and sampling methodology); 3. qualitative analysis of acoustic data (generation of compact daily spectrograms); 4. quantitative analysis of acoustics data (bioacoustic analysis and sound identification; ecoacoustic indices and statistical analysis). By the application of this protocol, it is possible to describe the soundscape of a well-protected integral nature reserve internationally known for its conservation and biodiversity. From a five-year SABIOD’s archive of sound recordings, collected in the Integral Natural Reserve of Sasso Fratino and surrounding areas of Casentinesi Forests National Park (Italy), acoustic data are compared with cross-sections (horizontal) and time series (vertical) analyses in order to explore the soundscape’s spatial-temporal dynamics across different scales. All sites are characterized by quiet nights and very acoustically dense daylight hours, with a composite biophony occupying the range 1500 to 9000 Hz. But, although the acoustics indices trends are similar, the statistical Principal Component Analysis shows that the sites inside and outside the reserve are well differentiated and distinctly clustered in distinct sonotopes, and this could be due to biophony's different components and to their ecological and spatial heterogeneity. Besides to be a tool for research and conservation, the soundscape can also be considered as an object of study. Hence, the analysis of the single components of the Soundscape (geophony, biophony and anthropophony) is performed separately. Each of them represents an important and rich source of information in the environmental acoustic recording. Improving the knowledge of geophony allows to better discrimination of recordings according to different weather conditions and this can contribute to reducing analyses time for large size of data (e.g. by discarding rainy days). The monitoring of biophony increases the information about the biodiversity while the analysis of anthropophony aims to estimate the level of disturbance.
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Morphett, Adrian. "Workplace analysis for regional pain syndrome the development and application of posture measurement model and cervical assessement tools for reducing the risk of regional pain syndrome /." Swinburne Research Bank, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/67282.

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Thesis (PhD) - Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, 2009.
A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, 2009. Typescript. "February 2009". Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-313)
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Lechthaler, Simone [Verfasser], Georg [Akademischer Betreuer] Stauch, and Holger [Akademischer Betreuer] Schüttrumpf. "Microplastics in the environment : development of a sample preparation method with further application and evaluation in fluvial and marine compartments / Simone Elisabeth Lechthaler ; Georg Stauch, Holger Schüttrumpf." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1235756939/34.

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Hope, Kevin Walter. "The utilisation of a multi-sensory environment as an adjunct to caring for older people with dementia : an action research study into the development of its clinical application." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2001. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488115.

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Haskins, Bertram Peter. "A feasibility study on the use of agent-based image recognition on a desktop computer for the purpose of quality control in a production environment." Thesis, [Bloemfontein?] : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/66.

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A multi-threaded, multi-agent image recognition software application called RecMaster has been developed specifically for the purpose of quality control in a production environment. This entails using the system as a monitor to identify invalid objects moving on a conveyor belt and to pass on the relevant information to an attached device, such as a robotic arm, which will remove the invalid object. The main purpose of developing this system was to prove that a desktop computer could run an image recognition system efficiently, without the need for high-end, high-cost, specialised computer hardware. The programme operates by assigning each agent a task in the recognition process and then waiting for resources to become available. Tasks related to edge detection, colour inversion, image binarisation and perimeter determination were assigned to individual agents. Each agent is loaded onto its own processing thread, with some of the agents delegating their subtasks to other processing threads. This enables the application to utilise the available system resources more efficiently. The application is very limited in its scope, as it requires a uniform image background as well as little to no variance in camera zoom levels and object to lens distance. This study focused solely on the development of the application software, and not on the setting up of the actual imaging hardware. The imaging device, on which the system was tested, was a web cam capable of a 640 x 480 resolution. As such, all image capture and processing was done on images with a horizontal resolution of 640 pixels and a vertical resolution of 480 pixels, so as not to distort image quality. The application locates objects on an image feed - which can be in the format of a still image, a video file or a camera feed - and compares these objects to a model of the object that was created previously. The coordinates of the object are calculated and translated into coordinates on the conveyor system. These coordinates are then passed on to an external recipient, such as a robotic arm, via a serial link. The system has been applied to the model of a DVD, and tested against a variety of similar and dissimilar objects to determine its accuracy. The tests were run on both an AMD- and Intel-based desktop computer system, with the results indicating that both systems are capable of efficiently running the application. On average, the AMD-based system tended to be 81% faster at matching objects in still images, and 100% faster at matching objects in moving images. The system made matches within an average time frame of 250 ms, making the process fast enough to be used on an actual conveyor system. On still images, the results showed an 87% success rate for the AMD-based system, and 73% for Intel. For moving images, however, both systems showed a 100% success rate.
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BHIRI, MED TAHAR. "Programmation par assemblage de composants logiciels : application a l'enseignement assiste par ordinateur." Nice, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988NICE4251.

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Presentation d'une double evaluation des techniques actuelles employees en eao et genie logiciel susceptibles d'etre utilisees pour developper des logiciels d'enseignement. Dans un deuxieme temps, une architecture modulaire de construction de didacticiels est presentee: amcd, structuree en couches, basee sur les principes les plus modernes de genie logiciel et concue comme une extension a un systeme d'exploitation de type unix
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