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Hasegawa, Mirian. "Avaliação das capacitações e dos spinoffs gerados por programas de P&D : o programa cana do IAC." [s.n.], 2005. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/287468.
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Orientador: Andre Tosi FurtadoTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociencias
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Resumo: A proposta desta tese é desenvolver uma metodologia de avaliação de impactos de programas de P &O que incorpore a análise das capacitações e dos spinoffs - resultados que não eram previstos nos objetivos do programa. A metodologia desenvolvida é aplicada em um programa de P &D de um instituto de pesquisa agrícola: o Programa de melhoramento genético da cana-de-açúcar do Instituto Agronômico (PROCANA). O intuito é contribuir para a compreensão do processo de transformação dos conhecimentos e capacitações (gerados nos programas de P&D) em resultados econômicos. O resultado mais claro da P&D é a inovação diretamente relacionada aos objetivos iniciais do programa, cuja difusão gera muitos impactos econômicos. O resultado mais "obscuro", mas não menos importante, da P&D é a aplicação das capacitações e dos conhecimentos gerados e aprendidos durante o programa para equacionar outros objetivos (externos ao escopo do programa). Estes produtos obscuros, que constituem os resultados indiretos da pesquisa, geram relevantes impactos econômicos, os quais podem e devem ser mensurados para que se possa avaliar a real importância do investimento em P&D. A metodologia de avaliação aqui proposta é composta de um conjunto de três metodologias. Duas delas são desenvolvidas na tese: uma para identificar e mensurar a criação ou aprofundamento de capacitações nos participantes de um programa de P&O, e outra para mapear os fluxos e transformações do conhecimento durante a execução de tal programa e os spinoffs gerados nesse processo. Ademais, os impactos econômicos do programa são quantificados através da metodologia criada pelo Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Apliquée (BETA). As três metodologias são complementares e se interligam formando uma ferramenta capaz de avaliar os impactos econômicos do programa de P&O, as capacitações criadas e o processo de geração dos spinoffs. A aplicação dessa ferramenta ao PROCANA mostrou que este programa gerou impactos bastante altos tanto na criação de capacitações quanto na parte econômica. O PROCANA foi responsável pela criação de seis spinoffs, os quais geraram um impacto econômico 51 vezes maior que o impacto econômico da inovação principal. A metodologia desenvolvida foi capaz de criar a ponte entre competências e resultado econômico, de tal forma que foi possível indicar quanto do impacto econômico foi devido às capacitações geradas pelo programa. O mapeamento das conversões do conhecimento na criação dos spinoffs lançou algumas luzes sobre os fatores que contribuem para o surgimento desse fenômeno. A proximidade do instituto de pesquisa (IAC) com os usuários da sua tecnologia foi o principal fator gerador do impulso inicial para a criação dos spinoffs. Outro aspecto que pôde ser observado é que os spinoffs são, sobretudo, novas combinações de conhecimentos já existentes no programa e não a criação de novos conhecimentos. Foi importante também a estratégia do PROCANA de aproveitar as suas capacitações para responder às oportunidades apresentadas pela demanda e, dessa forma, encontrar novas fontes de financiamento
Abstract: This thesis aims at developing a methodology for evaluation of the impacts of R&D programs. This methodology incorporates the analysis of capabilities and spinoffs - results that were not predicted in the objectives of the program. The methodology is applied to an R&D program executed by an agricultural research institute: the sugar-cane breeding program of the Agronomic Institute (PROCANA). The objective is to contribute to the understanding of the transformation of knowledge and capabilities (generated inside R&D programs) into economics results. The clearest result of R&D is the innovation directly related to the initial objectives of the project and whose diffusion generates several economic impacts. The most "obscure" result of R&D (but not less important) is the application of the capabilities and knowledge created and learned during the program to solve other problems (which are external to the scope of the program). These "obscure" products constitute the indirect results of the research. They generate relevant economic impacts, which, in turn, can and must be measured in order to assess the real importance of the investment in R&D. The proposed methodology of evaluation is made of a set of three methodologies. Two of them are developed in the thesis: one to identify and measure the creation or deepening of capabilities among the participants of an R&D program, and the other to map the flow and the transformation of knowledge during the execution of such a program, and also the spinoffs generated in this process. Moreover, the economic impacts of the program are quantified by using the methodology created by the Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Apliquée (BETA) from the University of Strasbourg. The three methodologies are complementary and have links among themselves. Together they form a tool that is able to assess the economic impacts of an R&D program, the capabilities created and the process of generation of spinoffs. The application of this tool to the PROCANA demonstrated that this program generated important impacts, both in the creation of capabilities and in the economic results. The PROCANA was responsible for the creation of six spinoffs, which generated an economic impact that was 51 times larger than the one due to the major innovation. The methodology here developed was able to create the link between competences and economic result, in such way that it was possible to show how much of the economic impact was due to the capabilities generated by the program. The mapping of the knowledge conversion during the process of spinoffs creation shed lights on the factors that contribute to this process. The proximity of the IAC research institute with the users of its technology was the main factor behind the initial impulse for the creation of the spinoffs. Other aspect that could be observed was that the spinoffs are mainly new combinations of knowledge that already existed inside the program, and not the creation of new knowledge. Also important was the PROCANA's strategy of exploiting its capabilities to respond to the opportunities introduced by the market, 50 that it could find new funding sources
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Umbach, Christian. "Management and governance of external developer platforms - at the example of Akamai, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110142.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Vita.
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How do companies manage and govern external developer platforms? Drawing on platform ecosystem, product management, and IT governance theory a comparison of the developer platform approaches of two technology firms, Akamai, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc. is presented. Internal organizational structures and processes are evaluated in combination with external governance mechanism to develop and manage third party partner relations. The case studies test existing IT governance and app developer platform theory with regards to its applicability to platforms for developer products such as APIs. The two teams are analyzed along the dimensions of organizational structure, internal governance process and risk management, external governance and partner relations, as well as KPIs for team steering. A set of key governance mechanisms is identified as success factors for limiting risks around open developer platforms: Internally, API standards and working groups supported by a high degree of interconnectedness support governance and avoid de-acceleration around a company's product development process. Externally, legal agreements around terms of use shift control from the developer to the platform provider. Access limitations can serve as a supporting gatekeeper for access, or punitive penalty in case of violations of agreements. In support of contractual agreements, transparent developer communication around a firm's intended fields of innovation help avoid discords between developer platform providers and its users. Results are discussed.
by Christian Umbach.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Muhammad, Abdul-Rahmaan A. R. I. "Program evaluation of the Columbia Community Connections, Inc, father to father men's services program." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1999. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/3695.
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This study is an outcome evaluation and examines the goals and objectives of the Columbia Community Connections, Inc. Father to Father Men’s Services Program in Decatur, Georgia. The program is also known simply as the Father to Father (FtF) Program. It provides parenting education, peer support and advocacy for fathers. The study was based on the premise that programmatic effectiveness is attributed to the implementation and accomplishment of program goals. The seven program goals were the independent variables and the dependent variable was the effectiveness of the program. A survey was administered to participants in the Father to Father Program via the telephone. Data analysis was done with SPSSWIN. Frequency distribution and analysis of T-test were used to analyze the data. The researcher found that five out of seven program goals were being accomplished effectively. Recommendations were made for the other two program goals. The conclusions from the findings suggest that Father to Father is working towards accomplishing each program goal. The results show high percentages and significant differences in fathers after participation in the program. Increased networking and promotion of the program will ensure the accomplishment of goals that the program is not meeting.
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Dutta, Saurabh. "Striking a balance between usability and cyber-security in IoT devices/." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113508.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-74).
Today more and more physical objects are being connected to internet. The Internet of Things, or loT, is dramatically changing the way of living and the way we interact with things and each other. Home doors can be opened remotely with a watch, cars' performance can be upgraded remotely, devices monitor health and send updates to physicians remotely. loT technology has made some labor-intensive jobs simple and has the potential to simplify and enhance nearly every aspect of our lives. On the other hand, increased levels of high profile cyber security breaches in recent years have made it clear how important it is to make sure these devices are trustworthy and secure. While most users are aware of how critical it is to secure their laptops, mobile devices, and apps, due to the seamless ways in which loT devices integrates into our daily lives, users are often unaware of risks associated with them. At the same time, IoT device makers are aggressively releasing new products in a mad race to establish themselves in this emerging market. Increased pressure to differentiate on usability based functionalities has spurred products and features that are not properly vetted for security. Gartner predicts that by 2020, more than 25% of identified enterprise attacks will involve IoT, though loT will account for only 10% of IT security budgets. As loT continues to grow, vendors will favor usability over security and IT security practitioners remain unsure of the correct amount of acceptable risk.
by Saurabh Dutta.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Wong, Julia C. (Julia Cheuk-Yi). "Designing user-centered IoT solutions for small-scale and mid-scale farmers." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118490.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2018.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-123).
The UN predicts that by the year 2030, the global water demand will outstrip supply by 40%. In face of the global water crisis, it is crucial to increase irrigation efficiency in agriculture, which currently consumes 70% of the global freshwater supply. Studies have shown that using precision agricultural technology to control irrigation can reduce water consumption by as much as 20% and increase crop yield by up to 30% in developing countries. Such technologies, however, are inaccessible to millions of small-scale farmers who need them the most because of their prohibitive costs and design intended for large-scale farming businesses. To address this technological gap, social enterprise SoilSense delivers affordable and robust IoT soil sensor systems to small-scale farmers, empowering them to irrigate more efficiently by providing data on when and where to irrigate based on soil measurements. This study analyzes existing literature on irrigation and soil sensor technology and applies a human-centered design approach to understand the needs of an underserved user group: smallscale and medium-scale avocado farmers. By engaging these farmers and subject matter experts in the field, key insights are drawn on the nuances of avocado cultivation, challenges in irrigation and water management, and the use of technology and data analytics in farming. This user research highlights the small-scale and medium-scale farmers' pain points and their vision for how technology could improve their operations. In addition to informing the iterative design of the SoilSense system prototype and business model, this study also endeavors to help address the global water crisis through continuous innovation and advancement in IoT agricultural technology.
by Julia C. Wong.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Keuler, Clint J. "A study of the first Wisconsin Chapter of Muskies Inc. youth program." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2006. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2006/2006keulerc.pdf.
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Erickson, James D. "Hazard communication program for the employees of Hunt-Wesson Inc." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998ericksonj.pdf.
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Peldžius, Stasys. "Programų kūrimo procesų vertinimas, naudojant keletą procesų vertinimo modelių." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20141230_153250-02811.
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Dauguma programinę įrangą kuriančių įmonių susiduria su problemomis: projektai vėluoja, viršijamas biudžetas, klientai nepatenkinti produktų kokybe. Daugelis problemų kyla dėl nebrandaus programų kūrimo proceso, pagal kurį įmonė įgyvendina projektus. Populiariausi pasaulyje programų kūrimo procesų vertinimo modeliai yra ISO/IEC 15504 ir CMMI. Įmonės, norėdamos būti oficialiai pripažintos platesnėje aplinkoje, renkasi vieną iš šių dviejų modelių. Įmonės susiduria su problema, kad skirtingi užsakovai reikalauja skirtingų procesų vertinimo modelių. Todėl įmonėms yra aktualu turėti instrumentą, kuris atvaizduotų jos vertinimo rezultatus iš vieno procesų vertinimo modelio į kitą, neatliekant kaskart realaus įmonės procesų vertinimo. Disertacijoje pateiktas tarpinis programų kūrimo procesų vertinimo modelis yra instrumentas įmonėms, siekiančioms kurti programų sistemas automobilių, krašto apsaugos, kosmoso, medicinos ir kitose pramonės šakose, gauti vertinimo rezultatus pagal įvairius procesų vertinimo modelius, atliekant vieną procesų vertinimą. Pagal pasiūlytą tarpinio programų kūrimo procesų vertinimo modelio kūrimo metodą galima kurti tarpinius modelius ir kitų sričių procesams vertinti. Pavyzdžiui, galima konstruoti tarpinį modelį paslaugas teikiančioms organizacijoms, apimantį CMMI-SVC ir ISO/IEC 15504-8 vertinimo modelius, arba tarpinį modelį bet kokia veikla užsiimančioms organizacijoms, apimantį Enterprise SPICE ir FAA-iCMM vertinimo modelius.Many software companies face such problems as projects being behind schedule, exceeding the budget, customer dissatisfaction with product quality. Most of the problems arise due to immature software process of the company. The most popular process assessment models worldwide are ISO/IEC 15504 and CMMI. Companies seeking wider official recognition choose between these two models. Companies face the problem that different customers require process assessment according to different models. Therefore, it is important for companies to have an instrument that would transform company’s assessment results according to one process assessment model to another model without actual reassessment each time. The transitional process assessment model proposed in the dissertation allows the companies in the automotive, defence, space, medical, and other industries to have assessment results according to different process assessment models by performing only single process assessment. The presented method for TPAM development could be used developing transitional process assessment models in other domains. For example, service companies could implement a transitional model covering CMMI-SVC and ISO/IEC 15504-8 assessment models, and companies working in other areas could implement a transitional model covering Enterprise SPICE and FAA-iCMM assessment models.
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Narayana, Prasad Aswini. "Engineering safety analysis of EV Li-ion batteries for mini zing auto insurance losses." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118534.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2018.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-79).
Vehicle Electrification is a leading technology in transportation sector towards sustainability and green earth. One of the threats to this fast-growing energy revolution is the Li-ion batteries - especially the concerns related to the safety of these batteries due to the increasing trend of energy density. As a result, during crash accidents, the possibility of fire accidents and explosions are significantly higher. Of the many affected stakeholders due to this safety issue, the auto insurance industries are the notable ones, who in the case of an accident, can end with large insurance losses. Hence the motive of this thesis is to leverage numerical modeling techniques developed at the Impact and Crashworthiness Lab (ICL) at MIT on the deformation and failure of Li ion batteries subjected to mechanical abuse conditions, to address the challenges of the auto insurance industries. This work includes three key deliverables. Firstly, a qualitative risk analysis of failure modes at cell, module and battery pack level using FMEA to identify high risk failure modes. Secondly, to analyze one of the high-risk failure modes using numerical models. Thirdly, construction of the failure envelope at cell and module level to establish design guidelines on how much local deformation will a given battery can withstand before initiating an internal damage that can lead to short circuit. Potential areas of applying these approaches and more research works required in this direction have been discussed.
by Aswini Narayana Prasad.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Bhadra, Abhijit. "An investigation of potential business and technology opportunities of IoT digital transformation in construction industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121789.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2019Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95).
The Construction Industry, unlike many other industries, has struggled to keep up pace with the adaption of evolving IoT ecosystem. The industry has been slow to the digital technological advancements in general and IoT advancements in particular. As a result, the Construction Industry has not been able to address the business pain points in the same effective manner as other industries who have embraced technological advances. The inventory management, safety and compliance regulations, and employee safety have been areas of concern since long and have by far remained unaddressed. This thesis analyzes the commercial potential of the loT Digital Transformation in the Construction Industry. It evaluates the business and technological challenges in integrating the existing systems in IoT and emerging cloud infrastructure. It further proposes solutions on how to capitalize on the emerging technologies to address the existing industry pain points and save on operating costs thus generate revenue. The thesis investigates the various stakeholders needs and their reluctance to adapt the technological advancements, the pain points of industry that can be addressed by IoT and Cloud Integration solutions, and the several potential mechanisms and proposed solutions to address the areas of concern. IoT and Cloud integration could be a potential solution to address many prevalent Industry problems of revenue loss, safety and regulatory violations and resulting accidents arising of poor asset tracking, inefficient employee clock-ins/clock-outs, and employee tracking.
by Abhijit Bhadra.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
S.M.inEngineeringandManagement Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program
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Yashko, Gregory (Gregory John) 1971. "Ion micro-propulsion and cost modeling for satellite clusters." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50449.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology and Policy Program, 1998.Includes bibliographical references.
by Gregory Yashko.
S.M.
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Barbosa, Haniel Moreira. "Formal verification of PLC programs using the B Method." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2012. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/18061.
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Previous issue date: 2012-11-01PLCs (acronym for Programmable Logic Controllers) perform control operations, receiving information from the environment, processing it and modifying this same environment according to the results produced. They are commonly used in industry in several applications, from mass transport to petroleum industry. As the complexity of these applications increase, and as various are safety critical, a necessity for ensuring that they are reliable arouses. Testing and simulation are the de-facto methods used in the industry to do so, but they can leave flaws undiscovered. Formal methods can provide more confidence in an application s safety, once they permit their mathematical verification. We make use of the B Method, which has been successfully applied in the formal verification of industrial systems, is supported by several tools and can handle decomposition, refinement, and verification of correctness according to the specification. The method we developed and present in this work automatically generates B models from PLC programs and verify them in terms of safety constraints, manually derived from the system requirements. The scope of our method is the PLC programming languages presented in the IEC 61131-3 standard, although we are also able to verify programs not fully compliant with the standard. Our approach aims to ease the integration of formal methods in the industry through the abbreviation of the effort to perform formal verification in PLCs
Controladores L?gico Program?veis (PLCs Programmable Logic Controllers, em ingl?s) desempenham fun??es de controle, recebendo informa??es do ambiente, processando-as e modificando este ambiente de acordo com os resultados obtidos. S?o comumente utilizados na ind?stria nas mais diversas aplica??es, do transporte de massa ? ind?stria do petr?leo, g?s e energias renov?veis. Com o crescente aumento da complexidade dessas aplica??es e do seu uso em sistemas cr?ticos, faz-se necess?ria uma forma de verifica??o que propicie mais confian?a do que testes e simula??o, padr?es mais utilizados na ind?stria, mas que podem deixar falhas n?o tratadas. M?todos formais podem prover maior seguran?a a este tipo de sistema, uma vez que permitem a sua verifica??o matem?tica. Neste trabalho fazemos uso do M?todo B, que ? usado com sucesso na ind?stria para a verifica??o de sistemas cr?ticos, possui amplo apoio ferramental e suporte ? decomposi??o, refinamento e verifica??o de corretude em rela??o ? especifica??o atrav?s de obriga??es de prova. O m?todo desenvolvido e apresentado aqui consiste em gerar automaticamente modelos B a partir de programas para PLCs e verific?-los formalmente em rela??o a propriedades de seguran?a, estas derivadas manualmente a partir dos requisitos do sistema. O escopo do trabalho s?o as linguagens de programa??o para PLCs do padr?o IEC 61131-3, mas sistemas com linguagens que apresentem modifica??es em rela??o ao padr?o tamb?m s?o suportados. Esta abordagem visa facilitar a integra??o de m?todos formais na ind?stria atrav?s da diminui??o do esfor?o para realizar a verifica??o formal de PLCs
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Kong, David Sun 1979. "Nanostructure fabrication by electron and ion beam patterning of nanoparticles." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28346.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-83).
Two modes of energetic beam-mediated fabrication have been investigated, namely focused ion beam (FIB) direct-writing of nanoparticles, and a technique for electrostatically patterning ionized inorganic nanoparticles, termed nanoxerography. A FIB has been used to directly pattern thin films of organometallic Ag-precursors down to a resolution of 100 nm. The sensitivity of the resist to 30 keV Ga+ ions was measured to be approximately 5 C/cm2. Using this technique arbitrary structures were fabricated in two and three dimensions with resistivity on the order of 1x10 4 Q-cm and 1x1 0-5 Q-cm for single- and multi-layer structures, respectively. A new unit of merit for characterizing direct-write processes, termed resistivity-dose (Q-jC/cm), has been introduced. A Nanocluster Source capable of generating a beam of charged, inorganic nanoparticles has been characterized. The relationship between power supplied to the magnetron of the source and the size of deposited clusters has been plotted. Techniques for utilizing such clusters to develop latent electrified images patterned by an electron beam (EB) have been proposed. The charge-storing characteristics of a variety of substrates such as mylar and polyimide were studied by developing EB-patterned charge images with toner particles.
David Sun Kong.
S.M.
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Gao, Olivia Qing. "Risk Assessment for IoT : a system evaluation of the smart home and its cybersecurity imperative." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106247.
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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.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-107).
In the past two decades, the exponential growth of the modern Internet with the digitization of most human activities such as data gathering and storage have also fueled the growth of cybercrimes. In more recent years, the modern Internet is spreading into everyday life through the Internet of Things (IoT), which is further expanding the attack surface. Among all the IoT domains, the smart home, in particular, is poised to be one of the most exciting application areas of the IoT. However, behind the optimistic outlook, the shadow of an impending threat is also growing. Across the board, among the smart home device manufacturers, security is nearly non-existent or significantly downplayed. Consequently, the neglected, unresolved vulnerabilities in these devices widely expose their users and their family to cyberattacks. This thesis aims to illuminate the dynamics in the smart home market and their implications for IoT as a whole. First, it will review the past evolution of the IoT and the smart home along with current trends in enabling technologies. Next, through detailed examinations of four dynamic factors - i) macro pressures to innovate, 2) growing perils of cybercrimes, 3) vulnerabilities in the smart home, and 4) values at risk - the thesis seeks to elucidate the serious consequences of ignoring cybersecurity in the smart home system through causal loop diagramming. This thesis uses substantiated data from the past few years to justify its analyses. The thesis concludes that the smart home is an essential innovation that can help solve many urgent challenges facing our time, and securing the smart home devices is a key step towards building a safer and more secure IoT future as well as a future for the current generation and many generations to come.
by Olivia Qing Gao.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Starr, Noah. "Analysis of a pre-work stretching program at Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2007. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2007/2007starrn.pdf.
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Mullapudi, Laxmi. "A PARALLEL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS PROGRAM FOR SIMULATION OF WATER IN ION CHANNELS." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1789.
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With a modest beginning from developing a model of dynamics of hard liquid spheres (Alder et al., 1957), molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have come to a point where complex biomolecules can be simulated with precision close to reality (Noskov et al., 2007). In this context, a parallel molecular dynamics program for simulation of ion channels associated with cellular membranes has been developed. The parallel MD code developed is simple, efficient, and easily coupled to other codes such as the hybrid molecular dynamics/ brownian dynamics (MD/BD) code developed for the study of protein interactions (Ying et al., 2005). The Atom Decomposition (AD) Method was used in partitioning calculations on atoms to processors. One of the major impediments in using AD was the relatively large size of data that had to be communicated by the processes (Plimpton et al., 1995). Replicating only positions of atoms eased the congestion created by communication of both force terms and positions of atoms between processes. The performance of the code was tested on KcsA, a bacterial potassium channel. The program was written in Fortran 90 with parallel functions from the library of mpich-1.2.7. The idle time of processes was optimized by message driven ordering of communication. The scaling of the parallel program with 2000 – 60,000 atoms was determined and compared with the results obtained from the serial program. As expected, the parallel program scaled better than the serial program as the number of atoms included in the simulation increased from 2000 - 60000. The performance of the parallel program was tested on 4-15 processes, for a system comprising 20,000 atoms. The results obtained were compared with results from the serial program. It was observed that the parallel program scaled better than the serial program as the number of processes increased from 4 to 15. When compared with serial program, which had application of Newton’s Third Law in calculating force terms once per each pair of atoms, it was observed that the parallel program scaled better on 6-15 processes for a physical system comprising of 20,000 atoms.
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Ahmadi, Teshnizi Amir Pouya, Marcus Hellström, Tom Bärnheim, and Hassan Soltani. "IoT Air Quality Sensor Array : Master's Programme in Electrical Engineering." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för elektroteknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-448142.
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Hemingway, Daryl R. (Daryl Robert) 1971. "Spacewalk Inc. : a business plan for commercial human space flight training for extravehicular activities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91791.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2003.At head of title: Executive summary. Vita.
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by Daryl R. Hemingway.
S.M.
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Ueta, Márcia Cristina Carneiro. "Fatores críticos na implementação da Norma NBR ISO/IEC 17025: estudo de caso de um laboratório de P&D governamental." Universidade de Taubaté, 2011. http://www.bdtd.unitau.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=254.
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O Laboratório de Integração e Testes (LIT) do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) é composto por um complexo de laboratórios que atende às necessidades do Programa Espacial Brasileiro. Devido às suas facilidades singulares, o LIT atua também no suporte à indústria brasileira, oferecendo serviços metrológicos e de ensaios para homologação e desenvolvimento de uma infinidade de produtos. Diante deste ambiente de competitividade e complexidade, onde os níveis de exigência são cada vez maiores, torna-se imprescindível que laboratórios desta natureza busquem implementar um Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade (SGQ), de acordo com a norma NBR ISO/IEC 17025. Essa norma é utilizada pelo Instituto de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO), para a acreditação de Laboratórios de Ensaios e Calibração. Na implementação de um SGQ em órgãos públicos, fatores como a lentidão e a burocracia, afetam as mudanças necessárias na organização, para a solução de necessidades técnicas, de infraestrutura e de recursos humanos. Esse problema depende da fase e das peculiaridades das diversas variáveis envolvidas na implementação do SGQ de cada instituição. Neste trabalho foi realizado um estudo de caso, com o objetivo de identificar, descrever e analisar os fatores críticos da implementação do SGQ, no Laboratório de Ensaios Elétricos e Magnéticos do INPE/LIT. Em decorrência desse estudo, obteve-se um diagnóstico das mudanças organizacionais ocorridas neste laboratório e os fatores críticos restritores e facilitadores do sistema. A metodologia adotada na pesquisa teve uma abordagem descritiva de caráter exploratório, com enfoque qualitativo e com base no método de estudo de caso. Um dos instrumentos de pesquisa foi a coleta de dados por meio de questionário semi-estruturado, o que permitiu melhor entendimento do universo pesquisado. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que o ambiente externo é um fator preponderante nas atividades realizadas pelo Laboratório, o que torna a tarefa de gerenciamento muito mais desafiadora. O impacto das barreiras emergentes, identificadas na pesquisa, coloca em risco o andamento das atividades de prestação de serviço de ensaios, tanto para a área espacial, quanto industrial.The Integration and Testing Laboratory (LIT) of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) is composed by a complex of laboratories that meets the needs of the Brazilian Space Program. Due to unique facilities, the LIT also supports the Brazilian industry, providing metrological services and testing for homologation and development of a multitude of products. In this complex and competitive environment, where demand levels are increasing, it is essential that such laboratories implement a management system (QMS) in accordance with standard ISO/IEC 17025. This standard is used by the Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO), for the accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories. In the implementation of a QMS in government agencies, factors such as delays and bureaucracy, affect the changes required in the organization, for the solution of technical, infrastructure and human resources. This problem depends on the stage and the peculiarities of the different variables involved in the implementation of QMS at each institution. In this work a case study was performed in order to identify, describe and analyze the critical factors of implementation of the QMS, at the Testing Laboratory Electric and Magnetic INPE/LIT. As a result of this study it was obtained a diagnosis of organizational changes that occurred in this Laboratory and the restrictors and facilitators critical factors of the system. The methodology adopted was focused on the research of a descriptive approach of exploratory nature, qualitative approach, based on the case study method. One of the research instruments was the data collected by means of a semi-structured questionnaire, which allowed better understanding of the universe surveyed. The results of this survey showed that the external environment is a major factor in the activities developed by the Laboratory, which makes the management task much more challenging. The impact of the emergent barriers identified in this research, puts at risk the progress of service activities for both the space sector and the private organizations.
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Sundararajan, Nithya. "An analysis of the trends in energy conservation studies of the IAC program." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=648.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 1999.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.) Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129).
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Elish, Karim Omar Mahmoud. "User-Intention Based Program Analysis for Android Security." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54943.
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The number of mobile applications (i.e., apps) is rapidly growing, as the mobile computing becomes an integral part of the modern user experience. Malicious apps have infiltrated open marketplaces for mobile platforms. These malicious apps can exfiltrate user's private data, abuse of system resources, or disrupting regular services. Despite the recent advances on mobile security, the problem of detecting vulnerable and malicious mobile apps with high detection accuracy remains an open problem.
In this thesis, we address the problem of Android security by presenting a new quantitative program analysis framework for security vetting of Android apps. We first introduce a highly accurate proactive detection solution for detecting individual malicious apps. Our approach enforces benign property as opposed of chasing malware signatures, and uses one complex feature rather than multi-feature as in the existing malware detection methods. In particular, we statically extract a data-flow feature on how user inputs trigger sensitive critical operations, a property referred to as the user-trigger dependence. This feature is extracted through nontrivial Android-specific static program analysis, which can be used in various quantitative analytical methods. Our evaluation on thousands of malicious apps and free popular apps gives a detection accuracy (2% false negative rate and false positive rate) that is better than, or at least competitive against, the state-of-the-art. Furthermore, our method discovers new malicious apps available in the Google Play store that have not been previously detected by anti-virus scanning tools.
Second, we present a new app collusion detection approach and algorithms to analyze pairs or groups of communicating apps. App collusion is a new technique utilized by the attackers to evade standard detection. It is a new threat where two or more apps, appearing benign, communicate to perform malicious task. Most of the existing solutions assume the attack model of a stand-alone malicious app, and hence cannot detect app collusion. We first demonstrate experimental evidence on the technical challenges associated with detecting app collusion. Then, we address these challenges by introducing a scalable and an in-depth cross-app static flow analysis approach to identify the risk level associated with communicating apps. Our approach statically analyzes the sensitivity and the context of each inter-app communication with low analysis complexity, and defines fine-grained security policies for the inter-app communication risk detection. Our evaluation results on thousands of free popular apps indicate that our technique is effective. It generates four times fewer false positives compared to the state-of-the-art collusion-detection solution, enhancing the detection capability. The advantages of our inter-app communication analysis approach are the analysis scalability with low complexity, and the substantially improved detection accuracy compared to the state-of-the-art solution. These types of proactive defenses solutions allow defenders to stay proactive when defending against constantly evolving malware threats.Ph. D.
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Griffen, Sarah B. (Sarah Bolling). "Can training programs challenge the barriers that limit women's economic equality? : a study of Training, Inc." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66725.
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Baker, Leuan Zumwalt. "Susan B. Anthony House graphic design program /." Online version of thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/10900.
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Higdon, Thomas (Thomas Charles). "FT-IR spectroscopy technology, market evolution and future strategies of Bruker Optics Inc." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59245.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-74).
This thesis explores the technology and market evolution of FT-IR spectroscopy over its nearly forty year history to aid in determining future product design and marketing strategies for an industry-leading firm, Bruker Optics. As a benchmark, a universal performance metric was developed that combined key specifications applicable to all FT-IR spectrometers. By researching a selected set of Bruker Optics' spectrometer systems, this performance benchmark was calculated along with each instrument's weight, volume, power consumption, and cost. The universal performance curve displayed an exponential increase from 1974 to 1988, but the rate of improvement has since decreased dramatically to incremental increase in the last twenty years. Using Design Structure Matrix analysis, the architectural trends of the same instruments were traced to discern the impact an instrument's overall design had on its performance. This analysis resulted in no definitive correlations between a spectrometer's performance and its architecture. Rather the overall instrument performance increases were attributable to individual component performance increases. However, with respect to volume, power consumption, and cost, there were clear correlations to instrument architecture. While spectrometer weight was fairly consistent over the years, decreasing instrument volume coincided with decreasing part count. Likewise, power consumption decreases over the past twenty years corresponded with decreasing energy and informational links within each instrument's architecture. The most striking correlation was the nearly perfect linear relationship between decreasing cost and decreasing instrument matter/spatial link count. Over the past fifteen years, incremental performance increase coupled with exponentially decreasing cost has resulted in FT-IR spectrometers becoming more and more commoditized. Consumers expect high performance at low cost which jeopardizes future profitability and growth for companies in the increasingly competitive FT-IR market. Bruker Optics must look to capture greater market share in segments outside of the research segment it currently dominates. By shifting from their historically product-oriented culture to a more market-oriented one, and by specifically targeting the near Infrared scanner segment, Bruker Optics will be primed for future success.
by Thomas Higdon.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Fard, Ali Ataei. "Room Function Program and Technical Description : Interaction with BIM Models." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för informations- och kommunikationssystem, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-29969.
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The move from two dimensional drawings (2D) to three dimensional (3D) models is underway in the architectural, engineering and construction industry. The three dimensional models may also be full of information which more exactly defines the different elements of a building, such models are called Building Information Modelling (BIM). Normally within a construction project, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools, experts add information to models and the feedback from the rest of the stakeholders are done during common meetings. The important part of information management of construction projects is the briefing process, collecting and defining the client's requirements throughout the construction project. The thesis project aims at defining and developing such tools which communicates with BIM models. Specifically, the main focus of this thesis is on creating interactive tools for Room Function Program (RFP) and Technical Description. An RFP describes the content and functionality of one or several rooms of a building that is designed at the early stage of a building construction. A Technical Description defines and describes all specifications of products which should be in a building. Current available and commonly used processes and products for RFP will be examined within this thesis as the industry has room for improvements with these particular concepts. The thesis project is conducted through research, case studies and interviews, respectively. First, the research and case studies analyzed the use and benefits of BIM. Then, the interview examined the gap between BIM, RFP and Technical Description and it is included in Appendix A. Subsequently, the RFP and Technical Description tools will be integrated with the BIM viewer successfully and desired visual feedback is given by filtering and highlighting the object in the model.
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Lucho, Romero Cesar Stuardo. "Analysis of environmental factors in the adoption of iso/iec 29110. Multiple case study." Master's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2017. http://tesis.pucp.edu.pe/repositorio/handle/123456789/9570.
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The software industry comprising small companies represents an interesting
opportunity for economic development. But these still have problems
in productivity and the quality of their delivered products. In this context, the
ISO/IEC 29110 standard has been developed, which represents an opportunity
for small companies whose adoption depends on several factors, in particular,
those related to the environment. In this paper, we study the influence of environmental
factors on the adoption of ISO/IEC 29110 standard. For this research,
a multiple case study was carried out, which includes four organizations as units
of analysis. In a controlled environment, each organization implemented the
processes belonging to the basic profile of the ISO/IEC 29110 standard. After
the implementation, an analysis has been made of the environmental factors that
influenced the adoption of the standard. Of the 16 environmental factors analyzed,
it was found that 6 factors influenced all the organizations and those related
to the support and trust of the partners had the greatest positive influence
on the standard adoption, while the defense factor of the partners had the most
negative influence. All other factors had minimal or no influence.Trabajo de investigación
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Febvay, Sébastien 1976. "Light and nanoparticle-based approaches to the control of ion channels and drug delivery." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103502.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, 2016.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Nanoparticle (NP)-mediated drug delivery typically relies on cargo release to occur passively or in response to environmental stimuli. In the first part of this work, we present a drug delivery method based on light-activated disruption of intracellular vesicles after internalization of bio-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with cargo. We developed an improved synthesis method to optimize size control of mesoporous silica nanoparticles in the 20-200nm range while preserving porosity. We optimized surface bio-functionalization to obtain a highly stable and targetable nanocarrier, and used an embedded photosensitizer to combine the power of targeted delivery with the spatiotemporal control of light activation. NP-mediated endosomal disruption can be controlled at the single vesicle level. As an example, we delivered a cell-impermeable fluorescent compound exclusively to the cytosol of multidrug resistant cancer cells in a mixed population. The second part of this thesis investigated the use of both photosensitizer-coupled and magnetic nanoparticles as actuators of ion channels. While direct magnetic actuation was not found to promote activation of the receptors tested, several members of the transient receptor potential superfamily (TRP), notably TRPV3 and TRPA1, were found to be activatable by light in conjunction with photosensitizers, including the endogenously present all-trans retinal. The findings were established using a combination of calcium imaging with both chemical and genetically encoded indicators, in addition to whole cell patch clamping. Spontaneous activation of channels in heterologous expression systems was observed upon illumination at selective wavelengths, establishing an effective actuation method, potentially adding native channels to the current opto-genetic toolbox.
by Sébastien Febvay.
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Vasques, Catarina. "Atividade física em crianças com excesso de peso: efeitos de um programa de intervenção." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10198/8355.
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A prevalência mundial de sobrepeso e obesidade infantil têm vindo a aumentar
de forma preocupante nas últimas décadas. Portugal tem acompanhado essa
tendência, apresentando-se como um dos países da Europa com maior
percentagem de crianças com obesidade. Estes resultados têm suscitado um
crescente interesse em estudar a problemática da obesidade infantil, no sentido
de conhecer a realidade deste problema e intervir na tentativa de inverter esta
tendência. Assim sendo, foram objetivos da presente pesquisa conhecer a
prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade, caracterizar os níveis de atividade
física habitual das crianças da cidade de Bragança e Macedo de Cavaleiros,
assim como averiguar sobre os efeitos de um programa de intervenção na
composição corporal, aptidão física e coordenação motora. Esta tese divide-se
em seis capítulos independentes que contêm seis estudos que procuram
responder ao propósito referido. O primeiro capítulo centra-se no estudo da
prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em crianças e a sua associação com
comportamentos sedentários. O segundo capítulo caracteriza os níveis de
atividade física habitual de crianças com sobrepeso e obesidade. O terceiro
capítulo contém um estudo de meta-análise que teve como objetivo estimar o
tamanho do efeito de programas de intervenção na escola e fora do ambiente
escolar, no índice de massa corporal de crianças e jovens. No quarto capítulo
descreve-se e caracteriza-se o programa de intervenção com exercício físico.
O quinto capítulo centra-se no estudo dos efeitos do programa de intervenção
com exercício físico na composição corporal de crianças com sobrepeso e
obesidade. No sexto capítulo são apresentados os efeitos do programa de
intervenção com exercício físico na aptidão física e coordenação motora de
crianças com sobrepeso e obesidade. Perante os resultados obtidos no
presente trabalho pode concluir-se que, a prevalência de sobrepeso e
obesidade em crianças atinge os 32%, sendo que a maioria das crianças usou
o carro para ir para a escola e apenas 12,2% gastaram menos de 1,5 horas a
ver televisão e/ou jogar videojogos. As crianças com excesso de peso não
apresentaram níveis adequados de atividade física. Os programas de
intervenção apresentaram um efeito positivo, embora de baixa magnitude, na
redução dos índices de obesidade em crianças e não se verificaram diferenças
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significativas entre os que são aplicados na escola ou fora do contexto escolar.
O programa de intervenção aplicado surtiu um efeito positivo na diminuição dos
score z do índice de massa corporal das crianças, revelando-se também eficaz
na melhoria da aptidão física, nomeadamente na prova de push-up e
corrida/marcha da milha. Contudo, nas restantes provas de aptidão física e
coordenação motora não se verificou um efeito significativo do programa de
intervenção.
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Jacobs, David G. (David Gregory). "Practical example of base source optimization : footwear profiling at Nike, Inc." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99003.
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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2015. In conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT.Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2015. In conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT.
Title as it appears in MIT Commencement Exercises program, June 5, 2015: Source base optimization : footwear profiling at Nike, Inc. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31).
The long term sourcing for footwear development, or "profiling," at Nike, Inc. has grown with the company and become significantly complex. It is no longer possible for a single person, no matter the level of experience, to optimize the company's profiling plan without computational assistance. Optimization methods, specifically mixed-integer linear programing, present an opportunity to save between 6.7 and 9.7% of combined labor and duty costs to the company. The model proposed by this research is responsible for justifying that potential but is merely a starting point for Nike, Inc. Further application and research into the company's manufacturing processes including transportation costs, technology groupings, and the Manufacturing Index (MI) could wield results that far surpass the levels obtained by this research. Implementation of an algorithmic approach is challenging for an organization that values "storytelling," collaboration, and narrative. However, in time I believe that this model, or something similar, will find a place, and deliver results, for Nike, Inc.
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Styraitė, Asta. "Programinę įrangą kuriančių įmonių brandos vertinimo ir analizės modelių suderinamumo tyrimas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2007~D_20070816_142332-22774.
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Programinė įranga, skirta brandaus programų kūrimo proceso gerinimui ir vertinimui atlikti, kuriama pagal tam skirtus modelius. Populiariausi palaikomi modeliai yra CMMI arba ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE). Kuriant CMMI modelį buvo panaudota ISO/IEC 15504 standarto patirtis. CMMI modelis turi ir pakopinį ir tolydinį vaizdavimą, todėl yra suderinamas su modeliu ISO/IEC 15504. Brandaus programų kūrimo proceso vertinimas vadovaujantis abiem minėtais modeliais turėtų užtikrinti didesnę vertinimo kokybę. Šiuo tikslu yra kuriamas įrankis, kurio pagalba sukauptus duomenis bus galima pritaikyti vertinimams pagal abu modelius.Software development teams are confronted with difficulties such as incorrect planned financial and time resources, low product quality and disappointed client. To solve those problems there are methodic and tools to improve software process capability. Tools for software process capability maturity assessment and support are implemented by particular models. Basic supported models are CMMI and ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE). CMMI model is based on ISO/IEC 15504 standard. CMMI and ISO/IEC 15504 models are compatible. Software process capability maturity assessment quality should increase by using both models together. Consequently was decided to develop a tool supporting two models – CMMI and ISO/IEC 15504.
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Khabirova, Maja. "Graphics workflow optimization when editing standard tasks using modern graphics editing programs." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-162763.
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This work focuses on the description and characteristics of common problems which graphic designers face daily when working for advertising agencies. This work describes tasks and organises them according to the type of graphic being processed and the types of output. In addition, this work describes the ways these common tasks can be completed using modern graphics editing software. It also provides a practical definition of a graphic designer and graphic agency. The aim of this work is to map out the fundamental tasks with raster graphics which graphic designers must perform most frequently during their work and to suggest an optimal workflow. As a result, after collating all of the proposed solutions, a manual should take form. It should help to facilitate early stages of work for students who may hold the position of junior graphic designer within advertising agencies.
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Giese, Jeremy M. "Rugged field-service computing : a product development case study at Dell Inc." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90757.
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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014. In conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT.Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014. In conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 63).
In the face of challenging market conditions, Dell, Inc. is in the process of shifting from focusing on electronics hardware development and sales to focusing on providing complete IT solutions to business clients. Part of this process involves determining what products and services Dell can provide beyond its current offerings, and then developing these new offerings internally or through acquisition. This thesis will use the internal development of one such offering as an in-depth case study to examine an accelerated version of Dell's standard new product development processes. Additionally, it will use the case study to identify pain points in Dell's process and make recommendations to improve this process. The process detailed here resulted in the successful development of a new product concept that Dell may or may not pursue for further development and market introduction. The success of the project is evidence of the robustness of standardized product development processes. The thesis strives to provide a working example of this process in action, and serve as a guide for others who intend to identify new product opportunities and capitalize on them through new product development initiatives.
by Jeremy M. Giese.
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Matos, Everton de. "Context-aware information services provision for IoT environments." Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2016. http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/6836.
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The computing paradigm called Internet of Things (IoT) will connect billions of devices deployed around the world together in a near future. In the last years, IoT is gaining more attention. This paradigm has become popular by embedding mobile network and processing power into a wide range of physical computing devices used in everyday life of many people. An important element of the IoT is a middleware, which is a system able to abstract the management of physical devices and to provide services based on the information from these devices. The services provided are used by application clients to perform queries and obtain environmental information. In this way, it is already a subject in literature studies that address middleware systems not only interoperability of devices, but also context awareness feature. Context-aware is an important feature of IoT systems. This feature makes easy to discover, understand, and store relevant information related to devices. This information can be used for a refined provision of services based on the environment context and also for decision making. This work aims to present the Context-Aware System (CONASYS), that is a system to provide services of contextualized information about IoT devices in heterogeneous environments. The system is attached to COMPaaS IoT middleware and is able to act accordingly to the environment that it is inserted. We present in details the architecture of CONASYS, the technical issues related to the implementation of the system and perform some tests based in a real-world scenario. We also present some related work. Our objective is to provide a well-defined range of contextualized services that meet the users needs without specific knowledge of the environment, improving users Quality of Experience (QoE).
O paradigma da computa??o Internet das Coisas (IoT) ir? conectar bilh?es de dispositivos ao redor do mundo em um futuro pr?ximo. Nos ?ltimos anos, a IoT vem ganhando mais aten??o. Esse paradigma tornou-se popular por embarcar redes m?veis e pelo seu poder de processamento em uma vasta gama de dispositivos computadorizados utilizados na vida cotidiana de muitas pessoas. Um elemento importante da IoT ? o middleware, que ? um sistema capaz de abstrair a gest?o de dispositivos e prover servi?os baseados nestes dispositivos. Os servi?os providos s?o usados por aplica??es para obter informa??es do ambiente. Desta forma, existem muitas pesquisas relacionadas com o desenvolvimento de middleware que abordam n?o s? interoperabilidade dos dispositivos, mas tamb?m a caracter?stica de ci?ncia de contexto. Ci?ncia de contexto ? uma caracter?stica importante dos sistemas da IoT. Esta caracter?stica facilita o descobrimento, compreens?o e armazenamento de informa??es relevantes relacionadas aos dispositivos. Estas informa??es podem ser usadas para prover servi?os e tomada de decis?o com base no contexto do ambiente. para provimento de servi?os de informa??o contextulizada sobre dispositivos da IoT em ambientes heterog?neos. O sistema ? acoplado ao middleware COMPaaS e ? capaz de agir conforme o ambiente que est? inserido. A arquitetura do CONASYS ? apresentada em detalhes, assim como os testes realizados. Nosso objetivo ? prover servi?os contextualizados que atendam ?s necessidades dos usu?rios que n?o possuem conhecimento espec?fico do ambiente, melhorando assim a Qualidade da Experi?ncia (QoE).
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Horna, Merino Lilly del Carmen. "Implementación de la ISO/IEC 12207:2008 para mejorar los procesos asociados al ciclo de vida de software en una micro empresa peruana cuyo objeto social es el desarrollo de sistema de información." Master's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2014. http://tesis.pucp.edu.pe/repositorio/handle/123456789/6298.
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El proyecto de tesis pretende evaluar los procesos priorizados por la micro
empresa asociados al ciclo de vida de desarrollo de software y elaborar
propuestas de mejora teniendo como marco la ISO/IEC 12207:2008. Para
ello en esta primera parte se realiza la presentación e introducción al
proyecto, definición del problema, definición de objetivos, resultados
esperados, justificación, métodos y procedimientos.Tesis
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Stovall, Amanda N. "Quitting versus Not Quitting: The Process and Development of an Assimilation Program Within Opportunity Resources, Inc." The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05152009-125932/.
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To assist Opportunity Resources, Inc. (ORI) in lowering its turnover rate, an assimilation program was designed to be implemented within the ogranization to enhance communication difficulties and training deficiencies. Information was collected from 17 current and former employees (management and staff) of Missoula, MT's ORI. Based from the results, a Job Rotation Position (JRP) Assimilation Program was developed and tailored using Myers and Oetzel's (2003) interactive assimilation model.
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Hunt, Randall M. "Tinkering with Taste: NBC's Prime Time Television Programming 1978-1986." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278292/.
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The thesis explores how Grant Tinker's philosophy of quality programming grew into a working ideology which would serve as the basis for its rise from last place to first place in ratings and profits from 1978 to 1986. This thesis paper explores the prime time history of NBC from 1978 to 1986. The network is examined in terms of its programming history, its economic situation, and the men who presided over the entity, all within the time frame listed above. The thesis focuses on the strategies and philosophies of the three men crucial to the direction the network took during the above time frame: Fred Silverman, President of the network from 1978 to 1981, Grant Tinker, Chairman from 1981 to 1986, and Brandon Tartikoff, Programming Chief from 1980 to 1991.
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Canet, Géraud. "Vérification automatique des programmes écrits dans les langages de la norme IEC 61131-3." Cachan, Ecole normale supérieure, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001DENS0047.
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Cervantes, Melissa. "Bringing Hope to Those Forgotten: Is the Provision of Transitional and Supportive Housing Effective in Reducing Homelessness? A Quantitative Analysis of WillBridge of Santa Barbara, Inc." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1371502328.
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Lunardi, Willian Tesaro. "Decision support IoT framework : device discovery and stream analytics." Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2016. http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/6929.
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Durante os ?ltimos anos, como r?pido desenvolvimento e prolifera??o da Internet das Coisas (IoT), muitas ?reas de aplica??o come?aram a explorar este novo paradigma de computa??o. O n?mero de dispositivos computacionais ativos tem crescido em um ritmo acelerado ao redor do mundo. Consequentemente, um mecanismo para lidar com estes diferentes dispositivos tornou-se necess?rio. Middlewares para a IoT t?m sido desenvolvidos tanto em ambientes industriais como de pesquisa para suprir esta necessidade, no entanto, a descoberta e a sele??o de dispositivos, bem como o suporte a tomada de decis?o baseada no fluxo de dados destes dispositivos continuam sendo um desafio cr?tico. Neste trabalho apresentamos o Decision Support IoT Framework, composto pelo sistema COBASEN, um motor de busca de dispositivos da IoT, e o sistema DMS, o qual atua sobre dados de dispositivo em movimento, extra indo informa??es valiosas para dar suporte a tomada de decis?es. O sistema COBASEN opera com base nas caracter?sticas textuais dos perfis dos dispositivos. O sistema DMS utiliza processamento de eventos complexos para analisar e reagir sobre os dados de fluxo cont?nuo, permitindo, por exemplo, disparar um alerta quando um erro ou condi??o espec?fica aparece no fluxo de dados do dispositivo. O objetivo principal deste trabalho ? destacar a import?ncia de um motor de busca de dispositivos para a Internet das Coisas e um sistema de apoio ? tomada de decis?o baseado na an?lise de fluxo cont?nuo dos dispositivos IoT. Foi desenvolvido dois sistemas que implementam conceitos COBASEN e DMS. No entanto, em testes preliminares, realizado uma avalia??o funcional de ambos os sistemas em termos de desempenho. Resultados iniciais sugerem que o Decision Support IoT Framework fornece abordagens importantes que facilitam o desenvolvimento de aplica??es da Internet das Coisas, podendo executar fun??es essenciais para melhorar os processos de ambientes que fazem uso deste paradigma.
During the past few years, with the fast development and proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), many application areas have started to exploit this new computing paradigm. The number of active computing devices has been growing at a rapid pace in IoT environments around the world. Consequently, a mechanism to deal with this different devices has become necessary. Middleware systems solutions for IoT have been developed in both research and industrial environments to supply this need. However, device discovery and selection, as well decision analytics remain a critical challenge. In this work we present the Decision Support IoT Framework composed of COBASEN, an IoT search engine to address the research challenge regarding the discovery and selection of IoT devices when large number of devices with over lapping and sometimes redundant functionality are available in IoT middleware systems, and DMS, which allows to setup analytic computations on device data when it is still in motion, extracting valuable information from it for decision management. COBASEN operates based on textual characteristics of devices. The DMS uses Complex Event Processing to analyze and react over streaming data, allowing for example, to triggers an alert when a specific error or condition appears in the stream. The main goal of this work is to high light the importance of an IoT search engine for devices and a decision support system for stream analytics in the IoT paradigm. We developed two systems that implements COBASEN and DMS concepts. However, for preliminarily tests, we made a functional evaluation of both systems in terms of performance. Our initial findings suggest that the Decision Support IoT Framework provides important approaches that facilitate the development of IoT applications, which may perform essential roles to improve IoT processes.
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Manechini, João Ricardo Vieira. "Análise da estrutura genética do banco de germoplasma do programa CANA - IAC por meio de marcadores moleculares /." Jaboticabal, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/151417.
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Orientador: Luciana Rossini PintoCoorientador: Marcos Guimarães de Andrade Landell
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Resumo: A cana-de-açúcar figura mundialmente como uma importante cultura econômica, com grande participação no suprimento da demanda global por energia e açúcar. Bancos ativos de germoplasma são repositórios in vivo de variabilidade genética para os programas de melhoramento, estando diretamente relacionados ao sucesso do programa. Para uma gestão adequada e eficiente do banco é necessário conhecer a magnitude e distribuição da variabilidade genética dentro e entre os grupos de acessos das respectivas espécies que o compõe bem como identificar os acessos duplicados ou erroneamente identificados. Marcadores moleculares microssatélites são adequados para tal finalidade. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal avaliar a estrutura genética de um grupo de 593 genótipos, constituído por germoplasma básico e melhorado, disponíveis no banco de germoplasma do Programa Cana - IAC. Além disso, a magnitude da diferenciação genética entre as principais cultivares brasileiras e o germoplasma básico de cana-de-açúcar também foi investigada. Para tanto, 12 pares de primers SSR de alto poder discriminatório foram utilizados. A análise da estrutura genética separou os genótipos em dois grupos principais, um constituído por germoplasma básico e o outro por genótipos melhorados. A partição da variabilidade genética mostrou que 14,44% (P<0,001) da variabilidade total detectada pelos marcadores encontra-se entre estes dois grupos. Resultados semelhantes foram observados entre as principais cultiv... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: Sugarcane is a crop with worldwide economic importance due to its large participation in supplying the global demand for energy and sugar. Active germplasm banks are in vivo repositories of genetic variability for breeding programs, being directly related to their success. For its adequate management, a constant routine of surveillance and control over the accessions is required. Microsatellite (SSRs) molecular markers are suitable for this purpose. The present work aims to evaluate the genetic structure of a group of 593 individuals, composed by basic germplasm accessions and breeding genotypes, available within the germplasm bank of the Campinas Agronomic Institute (IAC) Sugarcane Genetic Breeding Program, based on these markers, with a focus on the comparison between the genetic diversity of Brazilian clones and cultivars (IAC, CTC, SP and RB) with accessions of diverse species, genera and exotic hybrids. In addition, the magnitude of the genetic differentiation between the main Brazilian cultivars and the basic sugarcane germplasm was also investigated. For this purpose, 12 pairs of SSR primers with high discriminatory power were used. The genetic variability present in the group is structured in a way where breeding materials differ from wild accessions, constituting two groups of individuals. Genetic variability among them is 14.44%, while 85.56% is present within them (P<0.001). Similar results were observed between the main Brazilian cultivars and the basic germplasm,... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Gaskins, Tamboura E. (Tamboura Elyse). "Abb Inc. medium-voltage products' supply chain analysis, including inventory, supplier scorecard, and risk assessments." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37218.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-37).
In conformance with ABB's process excellence plan, this thesis study was undertaken to support improvements in on-time delivery of components, decreased order cycles, and reduced inventory levels for ADVAC (spring-mechanized)/AMVAC (magnetic-actuated) medium-voltage circuit breakers. With the goal of improving the efficiency of the ADVAC/AMVAC supply chain, the study involved analyzing circuit breaker inventory level and position, assessing a supplier scorecard, and assessing general supply chain risk methodologies. In an effort to assess supply chain risk, a value stream map was created to uncover where the project team should focus to best address supply chain risk and contingency planning. The project team identified opportunities to improve order processing using an electronic ordering system. The team investigated the feasibility of eliminating or reducing air freight to improve transportation costs. Also, the team examined ADVAC/AMVAC inventory holdings at various stages in the supply chain and determined that it was more cost-effective to hold as much component inventory as possible instead of finished goods inventory, while standardizing delivery cycles, in order to move toward a just-in-time order-fulfillment process.
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Cuschieri, Marie-Therese. "An evaluation of the evolution and development of Olympic Solidarity, 1980-2012." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/14566.
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According to the Olympic Charter, “the aim of Olympic Solidarity is to organise assistance to National Olympic Committees, in particular those which have the greatest need”. For the last five decades funding from the sale of Broadcasting Rights for the Olympic Games, allocated to the National Olympic Committees, has been channelled through Olympic Solidarity as a means of promoting development. The aim of this research was therefore to evaluate the extent to which this redistributive claim is evidenced through an analysis of the distribution of the Olympic Solidarity funding, and an insight into the life histories of people involved in the process of allocating grant aid for Olympic Solidarity's World Programme funding.
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Ribeiro, Soraia Vasconcelos. "Análise da adequação de um programa piloto no tratamento da Obesidade Infantil." Master's thesis, [s.n.], 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/4439.
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Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia, ramo de Psicologia Clínica e da SaúdeA prevalência da obesidade infantil tem aumentado em diversos países, nomeadamente Portugal. Diversos têm sido os autores a debruçarem-se sobre esta problemática, procurando testar a eficácia de diferentes abordagens de tratamento junto de público-alvo distintos. A reformulação das diretrizes de intervenção com vista ao estudo de variáveis associadas à sua expressão e manutenção poderá permitir uma adequada resposta às necessidades presentes, pelo que o estudo da sua eficácia se revela essencial. O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a eficácia de um programa piloto no tratamento do excesso de peso infantil. No estudo participaram 15 crianças entre os 6 e os 11 anos, diagnosticadas com excesso de peso ou obesidade, sendo 9 crianças do sexo feminino e 6 crianças do sexo masculino. O programa “Em Movimento contra a Obesidade Infantil” apresentou uma abordagem multidisciplinar, englobando vertentes Física, Nutricional e Psicológica, e foi implementado ao longo de três meses. A eficácia do tratamento foi avaliada através da diminuição de IMC, da melhoria na perceção de qualidade de vida e adoção de comportamentos alimentares mais saudáveis. Das crianças visadas na avaliação final, observou-se que metade dos participantes diminui ou manteve o valor inicial de IMC, verificando-se que duas crianças adotaram comportamento alimentar mais saudável, e três revelaram melhoria na perceção de qualidade de vida. Os pais dos participantes identificam para os dois momentos, valores inferiores aos expressos pelas crianças para a perceção de qualidade de vida. O programa foi avaliado de modo positivo, tendo os pais identificado alterações ao nível da alimentação, respeitando a uma maior ingestão de alimentos saudáveis como frutas e vegetais e um maior interesse aquando da confeção dos alimentos, e face à motivação para a atividade física, propondo ainda uma maior duração para o programa interventivo e uma integração mais efetiva dos pais no processo de tratamento.
The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased in several countries, including Portugal. Several authors have been studying this issue, testing the effectiveness of different treatment approaches, focused in distinct participants. The reformulation of guidelines for intervention with a view to the study of variables associated with expression and maintenance can enable an appropriate response to the problem, so the study of its effectiveness becomes essential. This study aimed to test the effectiveness of a pilot program in the treatment of excess weight in children. The study involved 15 children between 6 and 11 years, diagnosed with overweight or obesity, being 9 children female and 6 male. The program “Moving Against Childhood Obesity” presented a multidisciplinary approach, including aspects Physical, Nutritional and Psychological, and was implemented over three months. The efficacy of treatment was assessed through decrease in BMI, improved perception of quality of life and healthy changes in eating behaviors. In the final evaluation, it was observed that half of the participants decreases or maintained the initial value of BMI, verifying that two adopted healthier eating habits and three showed improvement in perception of quality of life. Participants' parents identify lower quality of life, compared to the data obtained by the children in both evaluations. The program was evaluated positively, and parents identified changes in terms of food, respecting a higher intake of healthy foods like fruits and vegetables and a greater interest when quilting food, and motivation for physical activity, suggesting longer duration for the interventional program and a more effective integration of parents in the treatment process.
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Myles, A. Clifton. "The Story of NADSA (The National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts, Inc.)." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28292.
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As the 25th president of the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts, Inc. (NADSA), it was my goal to develop a plan of action for NADSA in the 21st century. Not only is my responsibility to continue the legacy established by others, but also it was my desire to develop ideas based on a thorough and exhaustive historical analysis of the organization, which laid the foundation for a self study of this sort to happen. The purpose of this study is to thoroughly investigate the history of the NADSA for two reasons: 1) to determine what is the driving force behind this organizational structure that has caused it to be the oldest surviving national educational theatre organization in the country; and 2) to evaluate why this association has not taken the rank of being the "premier" theatre association among theatre practitioners.
It has been sixty-four years of struggling and surviving for the oldest Black educational theatre organization in America, and that is a magnitude of history of which to be proud. Founded upon the principle that Blacks needed to be educated in both speech and theatre, NADSA has provided a vehicle for almost sixty-five years. This organization established competitions, publications, symposiums, meetings, and opportunities for minorities who had interests in speech and/or theatre on a national level. It also provided opportunities for professional development and networking when Blacks were still thought of largely as "coons". NADSA acknowledged an art form for Blacks when many thought that pursuing theatre arts was simply a waste of time. What I found is simply that this great organization was built on a strong organizational structure and has a phenomenal legacy. The downfall of the organization, as with any organization I suppose, has been with the people who make momentous decisions, based oftentimes not on thinking in terms of what is best for the organization, but possibly, on what is best for their own political agendas.
This research has revealed that the organization has survived because there was a need then and there is a need now for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Speech and Theatre programs to meet and compete in the areas of speech and theatre. It is these largely because of these meetings that HBCU programs receive validity, very similar to that of athletics, which is the model that Edmonds', NADSA's founder, used to develop the structure for NADSA. Also, the research determined that NADSA has not taken the rank of being the "premier" theatre association in the country primarily because that status was never NADSA's goal. NADSA serves a clientele that supports underfunded Speech and Theatre programs primarily at HBCUs. And because it has stayed true to its mission, NADSA has survived the tests of time and maintained its history, mission, and legacy as the oldest surviving educational theatre association in America -- May Its Soul Go Marching On!Ph. D.
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Chiorato, Alisson Fernando. "Progresso genético para produtividade do feijoeiro no programa de melhoramento do Instituto Agronômico (IAC) entre 1989 e 2007." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-09022009-153256/.
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No programa de melhoramento genético de feijoeiro do Instituto Agronômico (IAC) foram disponibilizadas até a presente data 38 cultivares de feijoeiro, contribuindo para o aumento da produtividade média no Brasil e, principalmente, no estado de São Paulo. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o progresso genético obtido para produtividade do feijoeiro com a pesquisa desenvolvida pelo IAC no período de 1989 a 2007. Foram avaliados 211 experimentos e 134 linhagens avançadas, distribuídas em 10 ciclos de seleção e conduzidas em três épocas de semeadura do feijoeiro. O progresso genético foi estimado para os períodos de pesquisa de 1989 a 1996 e de 1997 a 2007 em função das características dos experimentos de avaliação. No segundo período, estimou-se também o ganho por épocas de semeadura e tipos de tegumento. Nas análises, utilizou-se um modelo misto cujos efeitos foram obtidos por meio de quadrados mínimos ponderados, obtendo-se médias ajustadas em relação à produtividade média dos genótipos. Em seguida, a partir das médias ajustadas, realizou-se a análise de regressão linear para obtenção do progresso genético estimado por ciclo de seleção. No período entre 1989 a 1996, obteve-se um ganho relativo significativo de 1,91% por ciclo de seleção. Para o período de 1997 a 2007, o ganho obtido foi negativo (-0,51%), mas não significativo estatisticamente, ou seja, pode ser considerado como uma estabilização no ganho em produtividade. Embora a estimativa do ganho, no segundo período, tenha sido estável este valor foi cerca de 1000 kg/ha superior em relação à média obtida no primeiro período. Considera-se como a principal causa na estabilização do ganho em produtividade a mudança nos objetivos do programa de melhoramento que buscou obter linhagens com melhor qualidade tecnológica (maior tamanho de grãos e menor tempo de cozimento). Os resultados observados por épocas de semeadura revelaram que na época das águas ocorreu a maior produtividade média, enquanto que na época de inverno, o melhor índice de progresso genético. A separação por tipo de tegumento resultou na ocorrência de ganhos negativos como já esperado, mas não significativos estatisticamente, com valores de -0,64% por ciclo de seleção para o tegumento tipo preto e -0,12% por ciclo de seleção para o tegumento tipo carioca. Considerando-se o progresso genético obtido para os dois períodos de pesquisa, no valor de 0,25% por ciclo de seleção, e a área cultivada de 192 mil hectares no Estado de São Paulo, na safra de 2006/2007, tem-se que este ganho representa um aumento de produtividade em torno de 14.000 sacas de 60 kg. Esse resultado revela que as estratégias de melhoramento de feijoeiro praticadas pelo programa do IAC foram eficientes no desenvolvimento de genótipos superiores.The genetic breeding program of common beans at Instituto Agronômico (IAC) has released 38 cultivars to the present date, thus contributing to increase the average yield of the crop in Brazil and, mainly, in the state of São Paulo. In this context, the goal of the present work was to evaluate the genetic gains obtained in yield for common beans due to the research developed by IAC during the period comprised from 1989 to 2007. A total number of 211 experiments and 134 advanced lines were evaluated, distributed along 10 selection cycles and carried out in three distinct sowing seasons. Genetic progression was estimated for the research periods of 1989 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2007 depending on the characteristics of the evaluation experiments. During the second period, the gain per sowing season and per tegument type has also been estimated. The analyses have employed a mixed model whose effects were obtained by weighted minimum squares, generating weighted averages according to the mean yield of the genotypes. Subsequently, the linear regression analysis was performed based on the weighted averages in order to calculate the estimated genetic gain per selection cycle. In the period from 1989 to 1996, a significant relative gain of 1.91% per selection cycle was obtained. For the subsequent period of 1997 to 2007, a non-significant negative gain (-0.51%) was obtained, it reflects the stabilization of the yield gain in the period. Although the gain estimate for the second period was stable, the value was approximately 1000 kg/ha superior to the average obtained in the first period. The main cause of the observed stability in the yield gain is likely to be due to the shift in the breeding program goals towards the generation of lines with higher technological features (bigger seeds and shorter cooking time). The results obtained for the distinct sowing seasons indicate that the rainy season favored higher average yield, whereas the winter sowing season exhibited better indices of genetic gain. The classification according to the tegument type resulted in negative gain as expected, although not at statistical significance levels, with values of -0.64% per selection cycle for black tegument and -0.12% per selection cycle for carioca tegument type. Considering the genetic gain for the research cycles investigated, the average of 0.25% gain per selection cycle and the cultivated area of 192 thousand hectares in the state of São Paulo, during the harvesting season of 2006/2007, the gain represents an increase of yield of approximately 14,000 bags of 60 kg. The results reveal that the breeding strategies for common beans employed at IAC were effective to develop superior genotypes.
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Allain, James D. "Comparison of nutrient data obtained through laboratory analysis with results generated by diet analysis software programs to determine a valid method for evaluating the nutrient content of select menu items at Pizza King, Inc." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1327788.
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The purpose of this research study was to test the validity of three diet analysis programs — Food Processor, Diet Analysis Plus 7.0 Online, and NutritionData.com — by comparing results of each program to the nutrient data from an independent food science lab for menu items served at Pizza King, Inc. restaurants.NutritionData.com had a slightly higher positive correlation, as well as more nutrient values within 10% of the chemical analyses, than ESHAs Food Processor. However, due to several ancillary factors (e.g., limited data base, inability to save laboratory-obtained data into a permanent database, and the minimal cost for the program for a company the size of Pizza King), this researcher has recommended ESHA Food Processor to Pizza King for the current and future analyses of their menu items. Diet Analysis Plus 7.0 Online could not be tested because the program did not generate analyzable results.Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Robinson, Yvette. "A program evaluation: effectiveness and recidivism within the Fulton County Conflict Defenders, Inc. alternative sentencing and mitigation unit." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2003. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2556.
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The purpose of this evaluation is to explore the efficacy of social workers in reducing the rate of recidivism of persons with mental disorders charged with misdemeanor crimes in State Court Division. This evaluation required the selection of two samples for mixed methods analysis. A total of 3] mental health cases were identified to recidivism evaluation, however 10 cases were eliminated due to lack of significant identifying information. A group sample of seven key stakeholders was used to participate in a focus group. The focus group discussed the attributes of effective collaboration between attorneys and social workers in decreasing the recidivism rate of the mentally ill. The participants rated their ideas by order of importance and assigned each one to categories. According to the recidivism data, 28.5% (6) had been rearrested for a new or similar charge as in their previous cases, leaving 71.5% as successful diversion cases following interventions of the ASM social worker. The focus group identified three core conceptualizations of attributes to effective programs: program foundation, procedures, and coalition building. The limitations of this study and recommendations for future evaluation are also discussed.
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Saltanavičius, Danielius. "Procesų brandos lygių pagal CMMI ir ISO/IEC 15504 palyginimas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20090908_202938-29027.
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Magistriniame darbe nagrinėjami CMMI for Development 1.2 ir ISO/IEC 15504 procesų gebėjimo ir brandos modeliai, sudaromas modelių bazinių elementų tarpusavio sąryšio nustatymo algoritmas, sudaromi bazinių elementų sąryšiai. Darbas taip pat apima ir ISO/IEC 15504 pirmo, antro ir trečio brandos lygių nustatymą pagal 2008 metų rudenį į standartą įtrauktą pakopinį programų kūrimo proceso vertinimo modelį. Gaunamas unikalus ir niekur nepublikuotas rezultatas – CMMI for Development 1.2 ir ISO/IEC 15504 brandos lygių palyginimas, kuris pasako organizacijos brandos įvertinimą pagal ISO/IEC 15504, kai yra žinomas (yra duotas) organizacijos brandos įvertinimas pagal CMMI arba nurodo, kokį tolimesnį programų kūrimo proceso vertinimo kelią pasirinkti, jei trūksta duomenų įvertinti ISO/IEC 15504 brandos lygį.In Master paper there has been taken analysis of CMMI for Developement and ISO/IEC 15504 capability and maturity models, an algorithm of mapping basic elements of the models has been made, mapping of the basic elements of the models has been carried out. Paper also includes evaluation of ISO/IEC 15504 maturity levels(first, second and third) according to the new part of the ISO standard which have been added in the autumn of 2008. The result which has been obtained is unique and never published - the mapping of CMMI for Development 1.2 and ISO/IEC 15504 maturity levels. That mapping can either tell the organization maturity level in terms of ISO/IEC 15504 when maturity of the same organization in CMMI terms is known or suggest what way to choose to assess the organization maturity in case there are not enough data to tell the organization‘s maturity level in terms of ISO/IEC 15504.
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Servidone, Cesar Celestino Peres. "Servidor TCP/IP embarcado em blocos de função IEC 61499." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFABC, 2012.
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Nehme, Nédia Saad. "Implantação do Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade em um laboratório de pesquisa do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC): desafios e soluções da realidade do Programa PALC (Programa de Acreditação de Laboratórios Clínicos) da SBPC/ML (Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica Medicina Laboratorial)." reponame:Repositório Institucional da FIOCRUZ, 2009. https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/2498.
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Previous issue date: 2009No mundo moderno e globalizado em que vivemos atualmente, objeto de profundas e aceleradas transformações tanto políticas, sociais quanto econômicas, estratégias diferenciadas e criativas para elevar a qualidade de seus produtos e serviços têm sido adotadas regularmente. Para atingir este patamar de transformações com oportunidades estratégicas, é preciso iniciar um programa que promova a implantação de novas formas de gestão da organização, baseado no controle da qualidade e na educação continuada, no sentido de enfrentar novos desafios e provocar mudanças, principalmente cultural das pessoas envolvidas no processo. Baseado nestas exigências, o Laboratório de Epidemiologia Molecular de Doenças Infecciosas (LEMDI), do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC) Fiocruz se propôs a buscar um certificado de acreditação, com a implantação de um sistema da qualidade, para mostrar credibilidade e confiabilidade de seus resultados, melhorando o desempenho de suas atividades e aumentando as expectativas de seus clientes internos e externos. Escolheu a norma PALC (Programa de Acreditação de Laboratórios Clínicos) da SBPC/ML (Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica - Medicina Laboratorial) por suas regras de abordagem mais técnica e menos processual, o que condiz melhor com a realidade de um laboratório de pesquisa, uma vez que até o presente momento não existe norma específica para acreditação de laboratórios de pesquisas. A metodologia utilizada nesta dissertação foi a de auditorias internas sucessivas para avaliar os requisitos da norma PALC aplicáveis à realidade de um laboratório de pesquisas e a elaboração de plano de ação para acompanhar o avanço da implementação do processo e corrigir as não-conformidades. Os resultados conseguidos ao longo do projeto possibilitaram a realização da auditoria externa, mediada por dois auditores do programa PALC. O resultado final obtido foi a acreditação do LEMDI que tornou-se o primeiro laboratório de pesquisa científica do Brasil a receber este certificado. Isso além de funcionar como um importante instrumento de competitividade e um forte indicador de produtividade, também servirá de modelo para outros laboratórios, mostrando que é possível conquistar este tipo de reconhecimento mesmo em uma instituição pública, adaptando-se a realidade às normas de qualidade técnica e processual.
In modern and globalized world in which we live today, that is an object of profound and accelerated political, social and economic changes, diverse and creative strategies to raise the quality of its products and services have been taken regularly. To achieve this level of change along with strategic opportunities, we must begin a program that promotes the development of new ways in managing the organization. The ground work features are quality control and ongoing education programs that meet new challenges and lead cultural changes particularly to the people involved in such process. Based on these requirements, the Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (LEMDI), at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC) – Fiocruz proposed to apply for accreditation and started to implement a quality system in order to show credibility and reliability of its results. This could definitely bring improvements to the laboratory activity performance and increase the expectations of its internal and external customers. LEMDI has chosen the Clinical Laboratory Accreditation Program (PALC) norm from the Brazilian Society for Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine (SBPC / ML) as a reference because it contains more technical and less procedural approach rules. Moreover, this methodology meets better with the reality of research laboratories. Hitherto, there is no specific standard for accreditation of such type of laboratory. The methodology used in this thesis involves successive internal audits to assess the requirements of the standard PALC norm applicable to the reality of a research laboratory. It also addresses the development of an action plan to monitor the implementation progress of the series of actions (changes) and correct the nonconformities. The results achieved during the project enabled the implementation of external audit, mediated by two PALC auditors. LEMDI was eventually granted accreditation and therefore became the first scientific research laboratory in Brazil to receive the accreditation certificate. In addition to function as an important instrument of competitiveness and a strong indicator of productivity, the accredited LEMDI also serve as a model for other laboratories. Consequently it shows the feasibility to earn this type of recognition even in a public institution, where the reality can be adapted to the technical and procedural quality standards.