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Molot, Lewis A., P. J. Dillon, and B. D. LaZerte. "Factors Affecting Alkalinity Concentrations of Streamwater during Snowmelt in Central Ontario." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 46, no. 10 (1989): 1658–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f89-211.
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Relative contributions of changes in base cations and acid anions to alkalinity decreases during spring snowmelt in 1984–86 were analyzed for 15 headwater streams and lake outflows in three central Ontario catchments. During episodes, concentration changes in ions which contributed to alkalinity decreases were partially offset by smaller changes in other ions which contributed to alkalinity increases. The major contributor to alkalinity depressions was base cation dilution by snowmelt water. Akalinity depressions were more likely to be dominated by SO42− increases in streams that were more acidic. Neither nitrate nor organic acid anions were significant contributors to alkalinity depressions. Discharge was highly correlated with alkalinity in a circumneutral stream but not in an acidic stream and is consistent with dilution being less important as a cause of alkalinity depressions as streams become more acidic.
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Fyhn, Tonje, Kristin Konglevoll Fjell, and Bjørn Helge Johnsen. "Resilience Factors Among Police Investigators: Hardiness-commitment a Unique Contributor." Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 31, no. 4 (2015): 261–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-015-9181-6.
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Smeraglio, Andrea, Paul A. Heidenreich, Gomathi Krishnan, Joseph Hopkins, Jonathan Chen, and Lisa Shieh. "Patient vs provider perspectives of 30-day hospital readmissions." BMJ Open Quality 8, no. 1 (2019): e000264. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000264.
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ObjectiveTo compare patients’ and providers’ views on contributors to 30-day hospital readmissions.DesignAnalysis of a qualitative interview survey between 18 May–30 June 2015.SettingInterviews were conducted during the 30-day readmission hospitalisation at a single tertiary care academic hospital.ParticipantsWe conducted 178 interviews of readmitted patients.MeasuresWe queried opinions of what factors patients believed contributed to their rehospitalisation and compared this with the perspective of the index admission provider. The primary outcome was the view that the readmission was preventable. A review by a RN (nurse) case manager also provided an assessment based on patient report, provider report and chart review.ResultsPatients were more likely to view a readmission as preventable compared with physicians (p<0.0001). Patients identified system issues (defined as factors controlled by the hospital discharge process) as contributors to their readmission in 58% (103/178) of cases while providers identified system issues as the contributor to a patients’ readmission in 2% (2/101) of cases. Patients with poor functional status were more likely to feel the cause of their readmission was due to system issues than patients with better functional status (p=0.03). A RN case manager review determined that in 48% (86/178) of cases the system had some amount of contribution to a patient’s readmission. There was no significant difference in belief that the readmission was preventable between the RN case manager and the patient (p=0.47).ConclusionsReadmitted patients often feel that the hospital system contributed to their readmission. Providers did not recognise patient and RN case manager identified issues as contributors to hospital readmissions.
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Tang, Julian W., and Tze Ping Loh. "Correlations between climate factors and incidence-a contributor to RSV seasonality." Reviews in Medical Virology 24, no. 1 (2013): 15–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.1771.
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Yasrizal, Yasrizal, Ishak Hasan, and Yusnaidi Yusnaidi. "Reduction of Food Commodities Contributor Inflation on Household Welfare Changes in The Province of Aceh." AFEBI Islamic Finance and Economic Review 2, no. 02 (2018): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.47312/aifer.v2i02.112.
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<p>The relationship of inflation and poverty can be seen from the contribution of the commodity contributor poverty. Increases in the prices of commodities contributor to poverty led to declining real incomes and loss of income(incomeloss)households, causing poverty. Commodities contributor to poverty is dominated by food commodities. Rice and filter cigarettes are commodities contributor to poverty in Aceh most dominant. Model AIDS is a development of the Engel curve and Marshall equations derived from the theory of maximization of satisfaction. These models use a proportion of household expenditure on a commodity selected to represent variable demand. This research is empirical study. The data used are primary and secondary data obtained from field research and literature. Research will be located in Banda Aceh and Aceh Barat. Using the model of demand is almost ideal or model of AIDS will be seen household behavior in response to changes in commodity prices contributor of poverty. From these observations, the inflation rate of food commodities greatly affect the welfare of the people of Aceh province, both for household Banda Aceh and Meulaboh. Inflation of food commodities had a huge influence to reduce household welfare in Banda Aceh. Furthermore, the majority of households Meulaboh work in agriculture and fisheries. So it can meet its own needs and also be produksen. Many factors substitutes (goods substitution) and cultural factors affecting the level of price elasticity of the goods themselves for food commodities, changes in the elasticity of greater food in Banda Aceh than the district of Meulaboh.</p><p><br />Keywords: Elasticity, Food Commodities contributor to poverty, Inflation, Model of AIDS</p>
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Stanciu, Cristina E., M. Katherine Philpott, Eduardo E. Bustamante, Ye Jin Kwon, and Christopher J. Ehrhardt. "Analysis of red autofluorescence (650-670nm) in epidermal cell populations and its potential for distinguishing contributors to 'touch' biological samples." F1000Research 5 (February 16, 2016): 180. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.8036.1.
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Interpretation of touch DNA mixtures poses a significant challenge for forensic caseworking laboratories. Front end techniques that facilitate separation of contributor cell populations before DNA extraction are a way to circumvent this problem. The goal of this study was to survey intrinsic fluorescence of epidermal cells collected from touch surfaces and investigate whether this property could potentially be used to discriminate between contributor cell populations in a biological mixture. Analysis of red autofluorescence (650-670nm) showed that some contributors could be distinguished on this basis. Variation was also observed between autofluorescence profiles of epidermal cell populations from a single contributor sampled on different days. This dataset suggests that red autofluorescence may be a useful marker for identifying distinct cell populations in some mixtures. Future efforts should continue to investigate the extrinsic or intrinsic factors contributing to this signature, and to identify additional biomarkers that could complement this system.
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Gurram, Harini, Yan Li, Jacqueline Zimmerman, Michael Manka, Alexandra Sals, and Rajesh N. Keswani. "Tu1168 MODIFIABLE LOGISTICAL FACTORS ARE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO INPATIENT COLONOSCOPY DELAYS." Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 91, no. 6 (2020): AB575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2020.03.3340.
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Li, Rui, Qiongqiong Wang, Xiao He, et al. "Source apportionment of PM<sub>2.5</sub> in Shanghai based on hourly organic molecular markers and other source tracers." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20, no. 20 (2020): 12047–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12047-2020.
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Abstract. Identification of various emission sources and quantification of their contributions comprise an essential step in formulating scientifically sound pollution control strategies. Most previous studies have been based on traditional offline filter analysis of aerosol major components (usually inorganic ions, elemental carbon – EC, organic carbon – OC, and elements). In this study, source apportionment of PM2.5 using a positive matrix factorization (PMF) model was conducted for urban Shanghai in the Yangtze River Delta region, China, utilizing a large suite of molecular and elemental tracers, together with water-soluble inorganic ions, OC, and EC from measurements conducted at two sites from 9 November to 3 December 2018. The PMF analysis with inclusion of molecular makers (i.e., MM-PMF) identified 11 pollution sources, including 3 secondary-source factors (i.e., secondary sulfate; secondary nitrate; and secondary organic aerosol, SOA, factors) and 8 primary sources (i.e., vehicle exhaust, industrial emission and tire wear, industrial emission II, residual oil combustion, dust, coal combustion, biomass burning, and cooking). The secondary sources contributed 62.5 % of the campaign-average PM2.5 mass, with the secondary nitrate factor being the leading contributor. Cooking was a minor contributor (2.8 %) to PM2.5 mass while a significant contributor (11.4 %) to the OC mass. Traditional PMF analysis relying on major components alone (PMFt) was unable to resolve three organics-dominated sources (i.e., biomass burning, cooking, and SOA source factors). Utilizing organic tracers, the MM-PMF analysis determined that these three sources combined accounted for 24.4 % of the total PM2.5 mass. In PMFt, this significant portion of PM mass was apportioned to other sources and thereby was notably biasing the source apportionment outcome. Backward trajectory and episodic analysis were performed on the MM-PMF-resolved source factors to examine the variations in source origins and composition. It was shown that under all episodes, secondary nitrate and the SOA factor were two major source contributors to the PM2.5 pollution. Our work has demonstrated that comprehensive hourly data of molecular markers and other source tracers, coupled with MM-PMF, enables examination of detailed pollution source characteristics, especially organics-dominated sources, at a timescale suitable for monitoring episodic evolution and with finer source breakdown.
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Khamis, N. K., Baba M. Deros, and Mohd Zaki Nuawi. "A Preliminary Study on Motorcyclists' Perceptions of Fatigue Risk Factors." Applied Mechanics and Materials 471 (December 2013): 178–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.471.178.
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Fatigue can be defined as a feeling of drowsiness or sleepiness, tiredness, boredom, or an inability to focus and a mental sluggishness. The aim of the present study is to discover the general perceptions on fatigue risk factor of teenage motorcycle riders in an urban city in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Respondents provided feedback through questionnaires that were developed based on the Motorcycling Fatigue Model and other practices in existing empirical studies. In addition, the questionnaire highlights 18 statements that cover two main components, namely, vehicle or environment factors and rider factors. All the 60 respondents in this study habitually ride various types of motorcycles as their main transportation from and to their homes and offices. Findings indicate that poor road design is the primary contributor to fatigue, whereas driving early in the morning was the least contributor. Although the sample is quite small, the results of this study coincide with those of previous literature.
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Handiwibowo, Gogor Arif, Rini Puji Astuti, and Rita Ambarwati. "Conceptual Framework Performance Contributor from Internal Organizations of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities." International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Technologies and Applications 2, no. 1 (2021): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/mechta.2021.002.01.10.
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In this 20th century era, the business environment is more demanding that a business organization not only have a profit orientation. However, aspects of the impact on the environment and surrounding communities must also receive adequate attention in line with the increasing quantity and quality of business organizations. The concept of sustainable development is proposed to be a concept that tries to provide a balanced effect between financial performance factors, community welfare factors and environmental sustainability factors. In balancing the three factors above, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activities of business organizations are expected to be the answer to the stigma that business organizations are only looking for profit. This paper will describe several hypotheses as well as a conceptual framework of factors originating from internal business organizations that have an impact on the performance of CSR activities. There are four factors that are proposed to be a hypothesis from the internal organization that must be fulfilled so that CSR activities show their performance. The four factors are fulfilment of human resources, fulfilment of the business organization's strategic vision, fulfilment of operating system implementation, and fulfilment of the business organization's financial capability.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Contributor factors"
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Goldbach, Chloe. "THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL FACTORS ON GENDER DYSPHORIA." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2729.
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Researchers continually identify gender dysphoria as a significant mental health concern for many transgender individuals. Physical and mental health providers use the existing medical model to conceptualize and design treatment for gender dysphoria. This means that gender dysphoria is currently viewed and treated as an internal concern isolated to the individual. Researchers have also identified that external factors, such as discrimination and societal prejudice, have a significantly negative impact on the health of transgender individuals. Given that current conceptualizations of gender dysphoria focus on internal contributors to distress, external factors that also potentially contribute to gender dysphoria have not yet been explored. To address this gap in the literature, I conducted a study to identify and assess the severity of various external factors that may contribute to self-reported levels of gender dysphoria in transgender individuals. I recruited 195 participants who identify as transgender and who report experiencing gender dysphoria. Participants completed a survey that included the Transgender Congruence Scale, the Gender Preoccupation and Stability Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Gender Minority Stress and Resilience subscales, and the Gender Dysphoria from External Contributors Measure, a series of Likert-type scales developed for the present study that measure frequency of gender dysphoria experienced in a variety of external contexts. I conducted hierarchical multiple regression analyses to evaluate predictors for gender dysphoria from external contributors and gender dysphoria from internal contributors. Gender dysphoria from internal contributors was significantly associated with gender dysphoria from external contributors (r = 0.51). Several predictors uniquely predicted external contributors (i.e. gender-related rejection and gender-related discrimination) while others uniquely predicted internal contributors (i.e. internalized transphobia). Findings indicate that focusing solely on internal contributors generates an incomplete conceptualization of gender dysphoria. The results from this study allow for a more comprehensive understanding of gender dysphoria and the ways in which it impacts many transgender individuals. These results will be helpful in developing more accurate measures of gender dysphoria, which will lead to more effective, inclusive, and affirmative treatments for gender dysphoria and for transgender individuals in general.
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Armitage, Gerry R. "The contributory factors in drug errors and their reporting." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/14783.
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The aim of this thesis is to examine the contributory factors in drug errors and their reporting so as to design an enhanced reporting scheme to improve the quality of reporting in an acute hospital trust. The related research questions are: 1. What are the contributory factors in drug errors? 2. How effective is the reporting of drug errors? 3. Can an enhanced reporting scheme, predicated on the analysis of local documentary and interview data, identify the contributory factors in drug errors and improve the quality of their reporting in an acute hospital trust? The study aim and research questions reflect a growing consensus, articulated by Boaden and Walshe (2006), that patient safety research should focus on understanding the causes of adverse events and developing interventions to improve safety. Although there are concerns about the value of incident reporting (Wald & Shojania 2003, Armitage & Chapman 2007), it would appear that error reporting systems remain a high priority in advancing patient safety (Kohn et al 2000, Department of Health 2000a, National Patient Safety Agency 2004, WHO & World Alliance for Patient Safety 2004), and consequently it is the area chosen for intervention in this study. Enhancement of the existing scheme is based on a greater understanding of drug errors, their causation, and their reporting.
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Raberi, Araz. "Genetic contributory factors to infertility." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4363762b-6c0b-465c-925a-ecc86e772220.
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Introduction: In recent years, the average age of first reproduction has risen significantly, the mean now standing at around 30 years in many countries. The adverse effects of maternal age on fertility and reproduction have been well documented. However, the influence of paternal age on fertility, reproduction and postnatal health is relatively poorly understood, and 50% of all male infertility cases are classed as idiopathic or unexplained infertility. Methods: The aim of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to male infertility, split into two main parts. The first part focused on analysing data collected from patients who had undergone fertility treatment to assess the influence of different factors on infertility, especially at the genome level. The second part attempted to deal with some of the technical challenges of screening and diagnostic methods to study the genome, with the aim of providing tools that would assist future studies in pinpointing genetic factors responsible for infertility, especially in cases of idiopathic infertility. Results: Based on data from the first part of the study, it was determined that advanced paternal age can affect sperm progressive motility, sperm DNA integrity and the fertilisation rate of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles, as well as the development of embryos. Direct analysis of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) and degradation levels revealed an association between elevated SDF and impaired embryo development. Furthermore, a correlation was shown between chromosome aneuploidy and variance in SDF and sperm DNA degradation. Moreover, aneuploidy can influence abnormal sperm morphology and consequently also progressive motility. Also, embryo development rate of IVF cycles on day three, demonstrated a significant decline in cycles where the sperm used for fertilisation had a high aneuploidy rate, which can highlight the reduced developmental capacity of aneuploid embryos. From the lifestyle factors assessed, only alcohol consumption significantly correlated with the sperm DNA damage. Therefore, poor semen quality may highlight damage that has been incurred by the sperm DNA. When the semen quality is suboptimal, the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technique is suggested as a standard strategy to improve the prognosis of ART. However, when the progressive motility is poor, the ICSI approach is not as effective. Based on our findings and in line with other studies, the only sperm parameter that can be affected by paternal age is sperm motility, which could be an indicator of SDF. Therefore, the decline in ICSI fertilisation rate in patients with impaired sperm progressive motility could be due to sperm DNA damage, and even ICSI cannot improve the fertilisation rate considerably. Discussion: The aim of the second part of this project was to establish a robust workflow for whole- genome amplification (WGA) and whole-genome sequencing of single cells to improve the coverage rate and fidelity, with the aim of providing means of detecting any mutation in the genome that might be responsible for reduced embryonic developmental competence. Towards this end, the efficiencies of two different WGA protocols (REPLI-g and TruePrime) were compared. Multiple technical factors required optimisation in order to create a suitable protocol. Our results demonstrated the overall superiority of REPLI-g compared to TruePrime in almost all the assessed parameters. The amplification rate of REPLI-g was much faster than that of TruePrime, and prolonged incubation led to overamplification and an increased duplication rate. However, the TruePrime method has a slower amplification rate and therefore, by increasing the incubation time, it was possible to improve the quality of the data. The modified protocol with reduced volume also had the most promising outcome in terms of the data produced, and could fulfil our expectations by being fast, cost-effective and efficient. Conclusion: In conclusion, the results from the first part of this study confirmed the negative impact of male age on assisted reproductive treatments, which can result in decreased success rates of fertilisation. Other factors such as sperm DNA damage may also contribute to this age effect, suggesting that assessing this parameter prior to fertility treatment, and attempting to mitigate elevated levels of sperm DNA damage, may be of value to older patients. Additionally, overcoming the technical challenges in studying genetic contributory factors in infertility is a promising step toward better understanding of the mutations and variations that are involved in this phenomenon.
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Botha, Ursula M. "Unbooked mothers : outcome and contributory factors." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3032.
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Turner, Michelle Hayley. "Post-psychotic trauma : contributory factors and interventions." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2010. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3097/.
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Volume I: Research Component The literature review examines the high prevalence rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people with a severe mental illness such as psychosis and discusses why such high rates may be found. There is anecdotal and empirical evidence that attests to the distressing nature of psychotic symptoms and treatment related experiences, including hospitalisation. The review looked at the contribution of such experiences in causing symptoms of PTSD. Interventions aimed at reducing symptoms of PTSD in people with a severe mental illness were then evaluated. It was concluded that the studies showed promising results in reducing PTSD symptoms, but the evidence base was still relatively small. Future research is needed to establish what interventions are effective and how established treatments for PTSD in other non-psychotic populations can be adapted to meet the needs of this vulnerable group. The empirical paper presents a quantitative study that aimed to look at the relationship between post-psychotic trauma, shame and depression in a clinical sample of people with first episode psychosis. Symptoms of PTSD were assessed in relation to a traumatic event that had occurred during a previous psychotic episode. The study distinguished between different types of shame to look at their relationship with PTSD symptoms and depression, an area that had not been investigated before in this clinical sample. Participants were asked about their experiences of internal and external shame in relation to having a mental illness and general shame. Consistent with previous research a significant proportion of people had clinically significant levels of psychosis related PTSD symptoms and depression; with shame found to correlate with both. However internal shame was found to make a unique contribution to depression, whilst external and general shame made a unique contribution to PTSD symptoms. This has implications for future research by showing it is not enough to simply measure overall or global shame. It also highlights the need to develop interventions that address shame, depression and symptoms of trauma in people with first episode psychosis. The paper is prepared for the submission to the journal Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. Volume II: Clinical Component The second volume of the thesis presents five clinical practice reports. Firstly, a case formulation from a cognitive behavioural and a systemic perspective are presented for an eleven year-old boy with anxiety related difficulties referred to a child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). Secondly, an audit was carried out to assess how well a CAMHS service met the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) when intervening with young people and adolescents diagnosed with an eating disorder. Thirdly, a case study is presented from predominantly a narrative perspective for a young woman with a learning disability who had relationship and anxiety related difficulties. In the forth report a single case experimental design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural intervention for paranoid delusions with a man diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, who was under the care of an Early Intervention Service. Lastly an abstract is presented for a case study where cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) was used with a woman who presented with depression within a primary care setting.
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Le, Bohec Mickaël. "Contribution du rayonnement au confort thermique et aux économies d'énergie dans l'habitat." Thesis, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Ecole nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017ESMA0029/document.
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Pour réduire la consommation énergétique des bâtiments, les systèmes de chauffage agissant par rayonnement semblent particulièrement intéressants puisqu'ils ne nécessitent pas de chauffer l'air de la pièce pour que leur action soit perçue (moins d'énergie dépensée et moins de déperditions) et qu'jls permettent une meilleure réactivité au mode de vie des utilisateurs. De plus, des expériences réalisées au MIT ont montré que nous préférons un air frais et des murs chauds plutôt que le contraire, ce qui milite en paveur du chauffage par rayonnement. L'objectif de ce travail est de développer un outil permettant de paire le lien entre le rayonnement échangé entre un occupant et son environnement et le confort qu'il exprime vis-a- vis de celui-ci. L'étude des transferts radiatifs dans l'habitat peut se ramener a la résolution de l'équation des radiosités. Celle-ci nécessite l'évaluation de couplages géométriques entre les éléments de la scène appelés facteurs de forme. Leur obtention est particulièrement ardue, notamment lorsqu'il s'agit de tenir compte d'éventuelles obstructions. Une comparaison des méthodes numériques disponibles pour cela est proposée. Outre l'évaluation de ces facteurs, le système a résoudre est très lourd, puisque chaque surface interagit, le plus souvent, avec toutes les autres et que le nombre de nœuds mis en jeu dans la description d'une scène complexe est important. Nous présentons une méthode de résolution qui raffine le maillage d'une scène tout en construisant simultanément une représentation a différentes échelles des facteurs de forme entre ses éléments, dans le but de ne pas calculer tous les échanges a la résolution la plus fine. Elle permet ainsi de réduire considérablement le temps de calcul et rend son utilisation possible en bureau d'étude.une fois que les transferts radiatifs entre un individu, la source de chauffage et différents éléments de l'environnement sont connus, le modèle de confort de Fanger est mis en oeuvre pour déterminer si les configurations envisagées sont confortables ou non, au regard des normes en vigueur dans le bâtiment. Ainsi, nous avons pu déterminer quels types d'appareils de chauffage sont les plus susceptibles d'apporter du confort, dans diverses situations, et sans accroitre la puissance consommée<br>In order to reduce building's energy consumption, radiant heater seems particularly attractives because they didn't require to heat the air of the room to be perceived (less energy spent and less losses), and because they provide a better reactivity to users life rythmes. Moreover, experiences of the MIT showed that we prefer a fresh ai with warm wall rather than the opposite. The goal of the work is to develop a tool to study the link between the radiant energy exchange by an occupant with his environment and the thermal comfort express under some hypothesis, radiative beat transfers can be idealized by the radiosity equation. This one needs the evaluation of geometrics couplings between the elements of the scene called form factors or view factors. It's generally hard to get them, especially when there are obstructions. A comparison of existing numerical methods is proposed. beyond the evaluation of those factors, the algebraic system is heavy to solve because each surface interact, usually, with all the others and because the number of nodes required for the description of a complexe scene is important. We present a resolution method which refine the mesh of the scene while constructing a multi scale representation of form factors between its elements, in order to don't have to compute all the transfers at the finest resolution. This drastically reduce the computation time and allow to use this method in a industrial development process.When the radiative transfers between the occupant, heaters and differents elements of the environment are known, the thermal comfort model of fanger is used to determine if the considered env!ronments are confortable or not, according to international standards. This way, we could find which type of heaters are the most subject to provide thermal comfort without increasing energy consumption
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Dunderdale, Johanna. "Factors that contribute to team effectiveness." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0021/MQ49172.pdf.
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Kamerud, Jennifer Kay. "Factors that contribute to food preferences." The Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413366356.
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Cronje, Magdalena Francina. "Factors which contribute to resilience amongst poor, second-language learners / M.F. Cronje." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3097.
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The focus of this empirical study was on the antecedents of resilience among poor, English second-language (ESL) adolescent learners. The reasons why some adolescents in this situation are resilient and others are not, are indicated in this study. Adolescents qualify as being resilient if they are exposed to significant threat to their development, indicating high risk to the individual, and their adaptation to the threat is successful, due to support, resources or intervention. Thirty three resilient and 32 non -resilient poor, ESL adolescent learners were selected to participate in the empirical study. My study was a mixed method study because I made use of quantitative research (a survey questionnaire completed by the 65 selected learners), and qualitative research (semi-structured interviews with two identified resilient learners and a group interview with elders who are knowledgeable about young people in this community). The conclusions of my study emphasise that dynamic interactions between individual attributes, familial support, community resources, and cultural ties empower some adolescents to overcome hardships and be resilient. My findings are supported by literature. My findings cannot be generalised, as the adolescents in my study were all black, South African youth from an impoverished community in the Vaal Triangle. This is an explorative study, and themes that were identified as contributing to resilience in my study, need to be explored in future studies.<br>Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2009.
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Baldwin, Erin. "Humor Perception: The Contribution of Cognitive Factors." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_diss/31.
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Most of the extant humor research has focused on humor comprehension with only a few studies investigating humor appreciation as a separate construct. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relation between humor and underlying cognitive processes. Literature on brain injured individuals has indicated that working memory, verbal and visual-spatial reasoning, cognitive flexibility, and concept formation are related to performance on comprehension tests of humor. In this study, cognitive processes underlying both verbal and nonverbal humor were investigated in a sample of healthy young adults. There is evidence that semantic and phonological humor are associated with different neural networks; therefore, both semantic and phonological humor were explored. Studies investigating physiological arousal and humor have indicated that arousal is necessary for the experience of humor. This suggests that the appreciation of humor may require the integration of cognitive and affective information, a process mediated by the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC). Thus, a second goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between humor comprehension and appreciation and the VMPFC, by including experimental tasks that previously have been linked to VMPFC functioning. Participants included 94 undergraduate psychology students between the ages of 18 and 39 years. Participants watched film clips and listened to jokes. After the presentation of each joke and each film clip, they completed a humor comprehension/appreciation inventory developed for this study. They also completed measures assessing a range of cognitive abilities hypothesized to underlie humor perception. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that verbal reasoning was predictive of semantic humor comprehension, indicating that verbal reasoning is a core cognitive ability for the comprehension of jokes in which the humor depends on factors other than simple word play. Cognitive measures were not predictive of phonological humor comprehension or nonverbal humor comprehension. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that the indicators of VMPFC functioning did not correlate with either humor comprehension or humor appreciation and did not moderate the relation between humor comprehension and humor appreciation. Future research is necessary to elucidate the relationships between cognitive abilities and humor perception and to further explore the contribution of the VMPFC to humor appreciation.
Books on the topic "Contributor factors"
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Summerhayes, Stuart. Design contribution to health and safety management. Blackwell, 2010.
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Summerhayes, Stuart. Design risk management: Contribution to health abnd safety. Blackwell, 2010.
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Summerhayes, Stuart. Design risk management: Contribution to health and safety. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
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Summerhayes, Stuart. Design risk management: Contribution to health and safety. Blackwell, 2010.
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Summerhayes, Stuart. Design risk management: Contribution to health and safety. Blackwell, 2010.
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Wagle, Subodh. Water reallocation and grabbing: Processes, mechanisms and contributory factors. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 2013.
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Gill, Geoffrey W. Maritime error management: Discussing and remediating factors contributory to casualties. Cornell Maritime Press, 2011.
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Sinarinzi, E. Contribution de la météorologie à l'évaluation de l'énergie solaire au Burundi. Institut géographique du Burundi, 1997.
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Persinko, D. An investigation of the contributors to wrong unit or wrong train events. Division of Human Factors Technology, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1986.
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Dowd, Rose. An investigation into factors that encourage and factors that discourage parental contribution to the statutory assessmentprocess. UEL, 1995.
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Saavedra, Javier E., Eugenio Villar-Montesinos, and Michel Botbol. "Health Contributory Factors." In Person Centered Psychiatry. Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39724-5_13.
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Warren, Pamela A. "Contributory Factors Leading Behavioral Health Disability." In Handbook of Behavioral Health Disability Management. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89860-5_3.
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Hultman, Per. "Environmental Factors That Contribute to Autoimmunity." In Autoantibodies and Autoimmunity. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/3527607854.ch22.
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Pärna, K., A. Saava, and D. Eensoo. "Factors that contribute to adolescent smoking." In Tobacco: The Growing Epidemic. Springer London, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0769-9_122.
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Froyen, Erik. "The Effects of Linoleic Acid Consumption on Lipid Risk Markers for Cardiovascular Disease." In Cardiovascular Risk Factors [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99894.
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one contributor to death in the United States and worldwide. Lipid risk markers for CVD include high serum concentrations of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), lipoprotein (a), and triglycerides, as well as low serum concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Additional factors to assess CVD risk include apolipoprotein A (associated with HDL) and apolipoprotein B (associated with LDL). A suggested dietary strategy to decrease these risk factors is to replace a portion of saturated fatty acids with unsaturated fatty acids – especially polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). One PUFA, in particular, is the essential omega-6 PUFA linoleic acid, which has been demonstrated to affect these CVD risk markers. Therefore, this chapter will discuss the effects of linoleic acid consumption on lipid risk markers for CVD in healthy individuals, the associated mechanisms, and dietary recommendations to decrease CVD risk.
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Lijfering, Willem M., and Suzanne C. Cannegieter. "Predisposing factors for first and recurrent venous thrombosis." In ESC CardioMed. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198784906.003.0656.
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Venous thrombosis, which mainly manifests as deep vein thrombosis of the leg or pulmonary embolism, is a major contributor to global disease burden. With a recurrence rate of approximately 25% in 5 years, and a 30-day case fatality rate of 5–10%, identification of predisposing factors for venous thrombosis is imperative. Dozens of risk factors for first venous thrombosis are known today, which can be grouped into three categories: first venous thrombosis ‘provoked by a transient risk factor’, ‘provoked by a persistent risk factor’, or ‘unprovoked’. This chapter comments on how risk factors known today can be classified into these categories, how this classification determines recurrence risk, and how knowledge on predisposing risk factors should be interpreted and integrated for optimal clinical use. The chapter proposes that predisposing factors for venous thrombosis are not the same for each high-risk situation. This is important to consider when one wants to identify high-risk groups in, for example, cancer patients, surgical patients, in patients with a medical illness, or in patients at risk for recurrent venous thrombosis. This way it will be possible to expose only those patients at unacceptably high risk of thrombosis to the risks and burden of anticoagulant treatment. In conclusion, the knowledge on predisposing factors for venous thrombosis is extensive, but the patient will benefit most when this knowledge is properly integrated, depending on the clinical situation.
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Vasquez-Parraga, Arturo Z., and Miguel A. Sahagun. "Explaining Customer Loyalty to Retail Stores." In Handbook of Research on Retailing Techniques for Optimal Consumer Engagement and Experiences. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1412-2.ch002.
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This chapter reassesses the process of how store customers become loyal to their stores; what are the core subprocesses generating customer store loyalty, and what contributing moderators enrich the final outcome. A new empirical research is designed to identify and test a parsimonious model of core relationships and moderators. The result is an explanation chain that incorporates relational variables, trust, and commitment to the traditional transactional one, customer satisfaction, and the moderating factors of the relational variables. The findings reveal that 1) customer commitment is the major contributor of explanation to true customer loyalty, significantly more than the contributed explanation of customer satisfaction, and 2) four cognitive attitudes and four affective attitudes significantly moderate the relational effects of trust and commitment on customer store loyalty and, thus, contribute, though in small amounts, to a stronger explanation.
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Cuellar, Norma G. "Integrative Nursing Management of Sleep." In Integrative Nursing. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199860739.003.0018.
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The importance of sleep is increasingly recognized as a contributor to health outcomes across the lifespan. Almost two thirds of the population report sleep problems at least twice per week, resulting in daytime sleepiness and dysfunction. Direct and indirect costs of sleep problems are in the billions of dollars and contribute to accidents and chronic conditions. All health care providers need to understand how to facilitate restful high quality sleep, a necessary component for health and well-being. An integrative approach considers all of the factors associated with poor sleep and individually structures interventions that mitigate impediments to sleep.
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Nair, Suja R. "Women Entrepreneurship across Nations." In Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8798-1.ch009.
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Since the past two decades the concept of women entrepreneurship has gained recognition as a significant contributor towards the economic growth of the country. This can be attributed to the many encouraging factors like family support, flexibility in work family schedule, encouraging policies etc. Nevertheless, there also exist certain barriers that hinder their path of progress. In the context of globalization today, women entrepreneurs across nations are also engaged in identifying opportunities for further growth. In this pursuit they face a number of challenges amidst the opportunities. The chapter intends to make a contribution to the topic of women entrepreneurship by examining what initiates entrepreneurship among individuals, comparison between male and female entrepreneurs, factors that encourage women entrepreneurs as well as those that inhibit their growth and on ways to overcome the challenges they face.
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Wickramasinghe, Nilmini, and Steve Goldberg. "Critical Success Factors for Delivering M-health Excellence." In Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems. IGI Global, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-889-5.ch045.
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Medical science has made revolutionary changes in the past decades. Contemporaneously however, healthcare has made incremental changes at best. The growing discrepancy between the revolutionary changes in medicine and the minimal changes in healthcare processes is leading to inefficient and ineffective healthcare deliver and one if not the significant contributor to the exponentially increasing costs plaguing healthcare globally. Healthcare organizations can respond to these challenges by focusing on three key solution strategies (or the value propostion); namely, 1. access - caring for anyone, anytime, anywhere; 2. quality – offering world class care and establishing integrated information repositories; and 3. value – providing effective and efficient healthcare delivery. These three components are interconnected such that they continually impact on the other and all are necessary to meet the key challenges facing healthcare organizations today. The application of mobile commerce to healthcare; namely, m-health appears to offer a way for healthcare delivery to revolutionize itself. However, little if anything has been written regarding how to achieve excellence in m-health. This chapter serves to address this major void by presenting an integrative framework for achieving m-health, developed through the analysis of longitudinal applied research conducted by INET in conjunction with academe. After presenting this framework and discussing its key inputs we then illustrate how the mapping of case data to the model enable the attainment of a successful m-health application to ensue and the benefits of adopting such a methodology.
Conference papers on the topic "Contributor factors"
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Davis, Keith A. "Flexibility of the Closed Brayton Cycle for Space Power." In ASME 1987 International Gas Turbine Conference and Exhibition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/87-gt-101.
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New commercial and military applications for space power are developing over a wide range of nominal and peaking power requirements. Power levels far exceed the capabilities of photovoltaic array and battery systems. Factors such as manned and unmanned missions, long mission durations, zero-maintenance requirements, hardening from attack, and mission orbit or mission payload impact space power system specifications and dictate the type of energy source. This has led to emphasis on the closed Brayton cycle (CBC) with its inherent flexibility as a dynamic power source. Unique features of the CBC contribute to its application to the multiplicity of space power requirements. These include flexibility of design, operation, energy source selection, and future growth. The CBC with the single-phase, gas working fluid provides a simple interface for chemical, isotope, solar, and nuclear thermal energy sources. The single-phase gas is not affected by zero gravity, freezing or high temperatures, vehicle launch, or flight maneuver loads. This feature is a primary contributor to the CBC flexibility.
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Vogel, Helena, André Kando, Holger Schulte, and Stephan Staudacher. "A Top-Down Approach for Quantifying the Contribution of High Pressure Compressor Deterioration Mechanisms to the Performance Deterioration of Turbofan Engines." In ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2018-75558.
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Maintenance costs are a substantial contributor to airline operating costs. In this context, understanding, analyzing, and predicting engine performance deterioration is crucial. While diagnostic methods for analyzing the current module and overall engine condition are established in state-of-the-art engine condition monitoring (ECM) systems, deterioration modeling and prognosis are still fields of research. The identification of the contribution of deterioration mechanisms, such as fouling, erosion, and abrasion, to the in-service deterioration poses a key challenge in this area. This paper focuses on a top-down approach for the high pressure compressor (HPC) module. The selected approach is to quantify the contribution of individual deterioration mechanisms to the overall HPC efficiency deterioration based on in-flight measurements. This is accomplished by first using the in-flight measurements to analyze the HPC efficiency loss. Then, the resulting time series of the analyzed HPC efficiency loss are preprocessed. Finally, models of the deterioration mechanisms are fitted to the preprocessed time series. The deterioration models are chosen based on literature references to the respective deterioration mechanisms. As multiple influencing factors affect the deterioration mechanisms, a fleet analysis is conducted to select the model inputs. The fitting process involves a parametric nonlinear regression problem. The outcome is an estimation of the evolution of the deterioration mechanisms over time. This methodology is used to evaluate all available in-service engines of the same type and fleet and to define a fleet model. In the final step, benefits and limitations of the fleet model are investigated.
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Outridge, Derek, and Roshan Patel. "MITIGATING CONTRACTOR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO." In International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology (IConETech-2020). Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47412/cekp4197.
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The construction industry of Trinidad and Tobago has been, for decades, a direct indicator of national development and contributor to economic growth. The associated problems of the industry as experienced by contractors negatively impacts project performance and success. This study identified the most common problems experienced by contractors and assessed these to determine their level of significance and importance to projects. Employing a survey questionnaire and analytical methods using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), 43 problems were identified, classified into seven (7) factor groups: Financial, Managerial, Environmental, Labour Based, Resource Based Owner Based and Project Based that were ranked on their level of significance and importance. The top ten (10) problems were found to be delay of payments, design, scope and material changes, working in high risk areas, lack of feasibility and brief, corruption, lack of contractor’s experience, bureaucracy, geological problems, contractor’s finances and cash flow. These problems represent the Financial, Managerial, Environmental, Project Based and Owner Based factor groups with financial factors being the highest rated group of adverse effect and significance. Highlighting the findings of this study, the preferred solution to mitigate against the adverse impact indicative of the construction problems experienced were presented. These solutions can be implemented to reduce the adverse effects on projects, promoting sustainable construction practices in the construction industry of Trinidad & Tobago.
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Tang, Dalin, Chun Yang, Jie Zheng, et al. "Cyclic Bending of Coronary Plaques Leads to Much Higher Stress Variations: A Major Factor Contributing to Plaque Rupture Risk." In ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2007-175454.
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Mechanical forces play an important role in the complicated process of atherosclerotic plaque rupture which often leads to serious clinical events such as stroke and heart attack [4]. Factors causing the vulnerable plaque cap to fracture are important clinically [2–7]. It is known that coronary plaques are more likely to rupture compared to carotid plaques under comparable conditions (such as stenosis severity at about 50% by diameter). One possible reason is that coronary arteries are under cyclic bending caused by heart motions and compressions. We hypothesize that cyclic bending of coronary atherosclerotic plaques may be a major contributor to critical stress variations in the plaque leading to increased plaque rupture risk. We have developed MRI-based 3D multi-component models with fluid-structure interactions (FSI) in order to perform flow and stress/strain analysis for atherosclerotic plaques and identify possible mechanical and morphological indices for accurate plaque vulnerability assessment [6–7].
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Yeo, Reuben J., Neeraj Dwivedi, Christina Y. H. Lim, and C. S. Bhatia. "A Facile Approach of Fabricating Ultra-Thin Wear Resistant Si/SiNx/C Overcoats for Magnetic Tape Recording Heads." In ASME 2014 Conference on Information Storage and Processing Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isps2014-6938.
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Magnetic tape recording is one of the oldest data storage technologies, and it is still used today due to its low cost and long data storage life. Magnetic tape recording is a contact recording technology, where a thin flexible magnetic tape medium is pulled across an Al2O3/TiC (AlTiC) recording head surface at a high velocity while in direct physical contact with each other. As a result, one of the inherent problems faced in magnetic tape recording systems is an increase in the magnetic spacing over time with prolonged usage, due to continuous wear of the tape bearing head surface, which in turn leads to a deterioration of the magnetic readback signal [1]. The increase in the magnetic spacing at the head-tape interface can be due to several factors, such as pole tip recession (PTR), accumulation of wear debris on the head and surface roughness of the head and tape medium. Out of these factors, PTR is a major contributor to the magnetic spacing loss, due to a higher rate of wear of the softer magnetic read and write poles at the head-tape interface [2].
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Gudal, Sameer, Yong Pan, Shuh-Yuan Liou, V. Sundararajan, Daniel Antonetti, and Paul K. Wright. "Design System for Composite Transmission Error Prediction for Automatic Transmissions." In ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2004-57721.
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Noise in vehicular automatic transmissions is a complex phenomenon involving several interacting factors. One of the contributing factors to noise for a single pair of meshing gears has been shown to be the transmission error. The transmission error (TE) is defined in terms of deviation of the speed ratio from the ideal speed ratio. It has since been hypothesized that the composite transmission error in a planetary system would be the key contributor to noise in automatic transmissions. This composite error would have to include the contributions from individual meshes and account for the configuration of the transmission system. This paper describes a design system that enables engineers to predict and study effects of parameter variation on the composite transmission error. The designer first specifies the configuration of the transmission using canonical graphs. The graph contains the elements such as gears, clutches and brakes of the transmission system as its nodes and the relationship among them for the edges. The design system uses the graph to solve for the speeds and torques. The transmission errors for the individual meshes are computed and then combined into the composite transmission error using a simple average.
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Iranpour, Mohammad, and Farid Taheri. "An Experimental Investigation Into Fatigue Characterization of Oil Platform Risers Under Variable Amplitude Loading." In ASME 2007 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2007-26235.
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One of the many design challenges in offshore industry is the fatigue life estimation of risers due to the loading that is generated by vortex induced vibration (VIV). In deep waters, where the long risers are subjected to sever VIV-induced stresses and may encounter multi-modal vibration, the VIV-induced stresses could be the most significant contributor to the overall damage of the structure. The variable amplitude nature of the stress-time history often creates significant errors in the estimated fatigue life of the structure. The irregularities in the loading scenario could also create a considerable degree of plasticity at the crack tip, thus leading to. variability in material response. The uncertainties in the estimated fatigue damage under such a variable amplitude loading has resulted in the use of large safety factors by industry for establishing the fatigue life of the risers.
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Singh, Arshpreet, and Anupam Agrawal. "Experimental Investigation on Elastic Spring Back in Deformation Machining Bending Mode." In ASME 2015 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2015-9283.
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Deformation machining is a combination of thin structure machining and single point incremental forming. It enables the creation of thin monolithic structures with complex geometries in one setup, employing conventional manufacturing techniques. Elastic spring back is a major contributor to dimensional inaccuracy of the thin formed structures. Correct prediction of elastic spring back and its compensation is of utmost importance for the overall quality of the formed components. In the present work, an experimental study on elastic spring back in deformation machining bending mode components has been performed. Effect of machining and forming parameters along with dimensional attributes on the elastic spring back has been studied. The components were fabricated using a 3 axis CNC vertical milling machine and inspected for elastic spring back on a coordinate measuring machining (CMM). Other factors contributing to the dimensional inaccuracy, such as curvature in the bent structure and inclination of structure along its length have also been explored.
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Kolawole Akinyokun, Oluyomi, Boniface Kayode Alese, Samuel A. Oluwadare, Mary O Iyare, and Gabriel Babatunde Iwasokun. "Contributory Indices to Cybercrime Activities in Nigeria." In InSITE 2015: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: USA. Informing Science Institute, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2243.
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The arrival of Internet has turned the world into a global village where geographical location or distance has to some extent ceased to be a major obstacle to communication and movement of goods and services. This development has also brought with it cybercrime and its level of sophistication. A lot of measures and institutions are being put in place to minimize the incidence of cybercrime in different countries; also, efforts are being made to identify the contributing factors to cybercrime. This research however, adopts a factor analytic approach to formulate the indices that may contribute to the perpetration of cybercrime. A total of seventy three (73) indices were formulated and used to design a structured questionnaire which was administered on five classes of respondents, using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The data obtained were analyzed by means of factor analysis by principal component using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Ten factors were extracted and subjected to orthogonal rotation using promax. The contributing factors identified in this study could assist stakeholders to combat the menace of cybercrime.
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Willett, Nick J., M. Alice Li, Brent A. Uhrig, Gordon L. Warren, and Robert E. Guldberg. "Muscle Injury Attenuates BMP-2 Mediated Tissue Regeneration in a Novel Rat Model of Composite Bone and Muscle Injury." In ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2011-53589.
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Musculoskeletal diseases and injuries are a major burden on society, representing the most common cause of pain and impaired function worldwide. Composite injuries involving bone and the surrounding soft tissue comprise one of the most challenging musculoskeletal conditions to return to normal function. During repair of these injuries there is a loss of the synergistic interactions between adjacent tissues resulting in impaired bone regeneration. Additionally, local soft tissue ischemia may also be a contributing factor to increased infection rates observed in severe composite tissue injuries. Muscle has been implicated as a source for re-vascularization, osteoprogenitor cells and osteogenic factors, as well as a contributor to the biomechanical stimuli; however, associated studies have mostly been qualitative in nature, offering little insight into the mechanistic nature of the relationship of soft tissue to bone regeneration. Small animal models of critically sized bone defects are an efficient means to test engraftment strategies of novel constructs and therapeutics particularly in terms of functional restoration of a limb. Our lab previously developed a critically-sized rat segmental defect model with which we have quantitatively assessed bone regeneration using numerous constructs and therapeutic treatments [1]. Our objective was to develop a composite injury model by combining this segmental defect model with a muscle injury adjacent to the bone defect. We hypothesized that animals with a composite injury would have attenuated BMP-2 mediated tissue regeneration as compared to animals with a single tissue injury.
Reports on the topic "Contributor factors"
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Tessler, Alan R. Factors that Contribute to Neuron Survival and Neuron Growth after Injury. Defense Technical Information Center, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada263256.
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Tsuji, Makoto, Norihiko Aono, Toshimi Murai, and Shinji Tsuji. Analysis of the Performance Contribution Factor of a DPF Catalyst State. SAE International, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2005-08-0148.
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Vieira, Robert. Connection, Service and Community: an Examination of Factors that Contribute to Student and Staff Success. Portland State University Library, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.1335.
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Lutz, Wolfgang. Sustainable human wellbeing: What can demography contribute? Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1553/populationyearbook2021.deb03.
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This note considers the role that demography as a discipline can play in addressing some of the key questions in the context of human wellbeing and sustainable development. Starting with the wellbeing function of sustainability science that tries to explain an indicator of human wellbeing as being determined by a set of capitals and explanatory factors, it gives an example of how the constituents of such a wellbeing indicator can be combined based on a demographic approach. It also highlights how a broadened view of demographic methodology that goes beyond the conventional focus on age and sex alone can help to make demography more relevant for studying the key challenges of humanity.
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A.J. Smith. Biosphere Dose Conversion Factor Percentiles for Radionuclides Identified as Being Potential Contributors to Dose After Ten Thousand Years. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/894181.
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Seagroves, Tiffany N. The Contribution of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) -1 Alpha to Normal Mammary Gland Development and Mammary Tumorigenesis. Defense Technical Information Center, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada422423.
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Ravazdezh, Faezeh, Julio A. Ramirez, and Ghadir Haikal. Improved Live Load Distribution Factors for Use in Load Rating of Older Slab and T-Beam Reinforced Concrete Bridges. Purdue University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317303.
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This report describes a methodology for demand estimate through the improvement of load distribution factors in reinforced concrete flat-slab and T-beam bridges. The proposed distribution factors are supported on three-dimensional (3D) Finite Element (FE) analysis tools. The Conventional Load Rating (CLR) method currently in use by INDOT relies on a two-dimensional (2D) analysis based on beam theory. This approach may overestimate bridge demand as the result of neglecting the presence of parapets and sidewalks present in these bridges. The 3D behavior of a bridge and its response could be better modeled through a 3D computational model by including the participation of all elements. This research aims to investigate the potential effect of railings, parapets, sidewalks, and end-diaphragms on demand evaluation for purposes of rating reinforced concrete flat-slab and T-beam bridges using 3D finite element analysis. The project goal is to improve the current lateral load distribution factor by addressing the limitations resulting from the 2D analysis and ignoring the contribution of non-structural components. Through a parametric study of the slab and T-beam bridges in Indiana, the impact of selected parameters on demand estimates was estimated, and modifications to the current load distribution factors in AASHTO were proposed.
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Adelaja, Adesoji, Justin George, Thomas Jayne, et al. Role of Resilience Factors in Mitigating the Negative Effects of Conflict on Land Expansion. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2020.010.
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Shocks and stresses from natural disasters, climate change, economic volatility, armed conflicts and political instability could hinder expansion efforts by smallholder farms (SHFs). The application of the resilience concept as a mitigator of the impacts of such shocks on land expansion by farmers is an important developmental challenge. In this paper, we hypothesise that the resilience capacity of SHFs mitigate the adverse effects of conflict shocks and examine how assets, off-farm income, access to social safety nets, and education level of the household lead contribute to household-level resilience to armed conflicts.
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Gold, Thomas. Pipeline and Retention of Teachers of Color: Systems and Structures Impeding Growth and Sustainability in the United States. Digital Promise, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/96.
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This literature review summarizes research on factors that contribute to the continuing decline in the teacher of color workforce and presents promising practices to improve teacher of color recruitment and retention.
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Gupta, Shweta. If There is a Will, There is a Way: Battling Cancer. Science Repository OÜ, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/sr.blog.35.
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Besides being in the good hands of doctors, one’s willpower can be one of the significant factors in the battle against cancer. Having hope, along with the power of one’s resilience and willpower contributes towards the success road of recovery.