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Jones, Martin. "A novel concept of series connected multi-phase, multi-motor drive systems." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2005. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/5654/.
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There are many applications, such as paper mills, locomotive traction and machine tools, which require high performance control of more than one electric motor. These multi-motor drives are generally available in two configurations. The first one consists of a number of three-phase voltage source inverters (VSI) connected in parallel to a common DC link, each inverter feeding a three-phase AC motor. This configuration allows independent control of all machines by means of their own three-phase VSIs. The second method comprises one inverter, which feeds multiple parallel-connected three-phase motors. However, this configuration does not allow independent control of each motor and is suitable only for traction. This thesis explores a novel concept for multi-motor drive systems, based on utilization of multi-phase machines and VSIs, and series connection of all the machines in the group. Application of a single multi-phase VSI in conjunction with multi-phase machines generates additional degrees of freedom. The research presented here utilises these additional degrees of freedom to control a number of machines independently within a novel multi-phase multi-machine drive. The concept is based on the fact that independent flux and torque control of any AC machine, regardless of the number of stator phases requires control of only two stator current components. This leaves the remaining current components free to control other machines within the group. It is shown that it is possible to connect the machines in such a way that what one machine sees as the flux/torque producing components the other machines see as non-flux/torque producing components, and vice versa. Therefore it is possible to connect in series a number of multi-phase machines and independently control each machine while supplying them from a single multi-phase inverter. Different configurations of the multi-motor drive are possible depending on certain properties of the supply phase number. In general, higher the supply phase number is, higher the number of connectable machines is. However, some phase numbers are more favourable than others, as discussed in detail in the thesis. Simulation studies are provided for five, six, seven, nine, ten and fifteen phase configurations in order to verify the concept. It is shown that the concept is independent of the type of AC machines used and the only requirement is that they all have sinusoidal distributed magnetomotive force. Current control in both the stationary and rotating reference frames is considered and it is concluded that current control in the rotating reference frame requires compensation of the additional voltage drops caused by the series connection. Two possible methods of compensating for these voltage drops are suggested and verified by simulation. Finally, a laboratory rig is described, which utilises two three-phase inverters connected in such a way as to form a single six-phase inverter. A six-phase two-motor drive comprising a symmetrical six-phase induction machine and a three-phase induction machine or a three-phaseP MSM is investigatede xperimentally. An analysis of the performance of the two-motor drive is presented and it is shown that decoupled control of each machine is achieved.
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Blattmann, Marc [Verfasser], Hans [Akademischer Betreuer] Zappe, Çağlar [Akademischer Betreuer] Ataman, and Andreas [Akademischer Betreuer] Seifert. "Concept for a multi-modal endoscopic imaging system." Freiburg : Universität, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1148929363/34.
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Kotze, Johan. "A concept model for a multi-fingered prosthetic hand." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9500.
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Bibliography: p. 137-139.The various attempts by individuals to replace the hand has led to some ingenious and practical designs, but if compared to the real hand these designs are still light years behind. Till recently the most functional prostheses developed were body powered because of the simple, light weight designs. The designs for these hands have not changed must in the last few decades indicating that the design has reached its functional limit. This and the latest technology have initiated designers ' renewed interest in externally powered prostheses. Existing externally powered hands only have one degree of freedom which limits the function of hands considerably whereas practical multi-fingered hands would provide a new dimension to the functionality of prosthetic hands. For this project a concept model for a multi-fingered prosthetic hand was developed using Lego as design medium. The objective was to develop and test mechanisms as well as control strategies which can be used in a real prosthetic hand. A proper study of the human hand was done to determine its basic anatomy as well as its functioning. An extensive literature study on prosthetic and robotic hands was also done to evaluate existing designs and determine the level of existing technology. Special emphasis was laid on the anatomical design of the human hand which led to a model with a unique design. The model incorporates a tendon driven finger mechanism instead of the traditional linkage systems. This design provides an adaptable closing finger trajectory providing better grip. The model also provide actuation to all five fingers contrary to the three fingers of existing hands. This is achieved by a simple differential mechanism driving the last three fingers semi-independently with one actuator. The model also provides abduction of all fingers as well as opposition of the thumb improving the hands versatility. The hand is controlled using a personal computer and two interface boxes. Software was developed in Visual Basic to provide the user with a control analogue to that of a real myoelectric prosthesis.
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Fabbris, Olivier. "Optimisation multi-physique et multi-critère des coeurs de RNR-Na : application au concept CFV." Thesis, Grenoble, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014GRENI055/document.
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La conception du coeur d’un réacteur nucléaire est fortement multidisciplinaire (neutronique, thermo-hydraulique, thermomécanique du combustible, physique du cycle, etc.). Le problème est aussi de type multi-objectif (plusieurs performances) à grand nombre de dimensions (plusieurs dizaines de paramètres de conception).Les codes de calculs déterministes utilisés traditionnellement pour la caractérisation des coeurs demandant d’importantes ressources informatiques, l’approche de conception classique rend difficile l’exploration et l’optimisation de nouveaux concepts innovants. Afin de pallier ces difficultés, une nouvelle méthodologie a été développée lors de ces travaux de thèse. Ces travaux sont basés sur la mise en oeuvre et la validation de schémas de calculs neutronique et thermo-hydraulique pour disposer d’un outil de caractérisation d’un coeur de réacteur à neutrons rapides à caloporteur sodium tant du point de vue des performances neutroniques que de son comportement en transitoires accidentels.La méthodologie mise en oeuvre s’appuie sur la construction de modèles de substitution (ou métamodèles) aptes à remplacer la chaîne de calcul neutronique et thermo-hydraulique. Des méthodes mathématiques avancées pour la planification d’expériences, la construction et la validation des métamodèles permettent de remplacer cette chaîne de calcul par des modèles de régression au pouvoir de prédiction élevé.La méthode est appliquée à un concept innovant de coeur à Faible coefficient de Vidange sur un très large domaine d’étude, et à son comportement lors de transitoires thermo-hydrauliques non protégés pouvant amener à des situations incidentelles, voire accidentelles. Des analyses globales de sensibilité permettent d’identifier les paramètres de conception influents sur la conception du coeur et son comportement en transitoire. Des optimisations multicritères conduisent à des nouvelles configurations dont les performances sont parfois significativement améliorées. La validation des résultats produits au cours de ces travaux de thèse démontre la pertinence de la méthode au stade de la préconception d’un coeur de réacteur à neutrons rapides refroidi au sodiumNuclear reactor core design is a highly multidisciplinary task where neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, fuel thermo-mechanics and fuel cycle are involved. The problem is moreover multi-objective (several performances) and highly dimensional (several tens of design parameters).As the reference deterministic calculation codes for core characterization require important computing resources, the classical design method is not well suited to investigate and optimize new innovative core concepts. To cope with these difficulties, a new methodology has been developed in this thesis. Our work is based on the development and validation of simplified neutronics and thermal-hydraulics calculation schemes allowing the full characterization of Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor core regarding both neutronics performances and behavior during thermal hydraulic dimensioning transients.The developed methodology uses surrogate models (or metamodels) able to replace the neutronics and thermal-hydraulics calculation chain. Advanced mathematical methods for the design of experiment, building and validation of metamodels allows substituting this calculation chain by regression models with high prediction capabilities.The methodology is applied on a very large design space to a challenging core called CFV (French acronym for low void effect core) with a large gain on the sodium void effect. Global sensitivity analysis leads to identify the significant design parameters on the core design and its behavior during unprotected transient which can lead to severe accidents. Multi-objective optimizations lead to alternative core configurations with significantly improved performances. Validation results demonstrate the relevance of the methodology at the predesign stage of a Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor core
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Ho, Ghee Wee. "The concept of captaincy in a military multi-aircrew environment." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0002/NQ43426.pdf.
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Kavurucu, Yusuf. "An Ilp-based Concept Discovery System For Multi-relational Data Mining." Phd thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610688/index.pdf.
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Multi Relational Data Mining has become popular due to the limitations of propositional problem definition in structured domains and the tendency of storing data in relational databases. However, as patterns involve multiple relations, the search space of possible hypothesis becomes
intractably complex. In order to cope with this problem, several relational knowledge discovery systems have been developed employing various search strategies, heuristics and
language pattern limitations.
In this thesis, Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) based concept discovery is studied and two systems based on a hybrid methodology employing ILP and APRIORI, namely Confidence-based Concept Discovery and Concept Rule Induction System, are proposed. In Confidence-based Concept Discovery and Concept Rule Induction System, the main aim
is to relax the strong declarative biases and user-defined specifications. Moreover, this new method directly works on relational databases. In addition to this, the traditional definition
of confidence from relational database perspective is modified to express Closed World Assumption in first-order logic. A new confidence-based pruning method based on the improved definition is applied in the APRIORI lattice. Moreover, a new hypothesis evaluation criterion is used for expressing the quality of patterns in the search space. In addition to this, in Concept
Rule Induction System, the constructed rule quality is further improved by using an improved generalization metod.
Finally, a set of experiments are conducted on real-world problems to evaluate the performance of the proposed method with similar systems in terms of support and confidence.
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Donovan, Kenneth. "Askesis : a multi-disciplinary study investigating a first century Christian concept." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2011. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54477/.
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This study is an investigation of a concept of askesis in the life style of Jesus and his original followers in the Galilee in the first century of the present era. It has been undertaken because definitions of the term, asceticism, in much scholarly writings have been premised on a style of living associated with that of hermits and monks living in the third and fourth centuries CE. Recent work on asceticism has opened up new avenues for consideration of this concept. However there is still little attention paid to the use of the Greek terms associated with dcncea) which had been in use in Greek writings for over a millennium prior to the era of the hermits and monks in the western world. These writings reveal that these terms embraced many meanings relating to behaviour and actions posited on the effort involved in fulfilling them. Chapter one of this study examines this group of cognate terms in order to establish a first century Christian concept of askesis which throws light on the way in which the Galilean followers of Jesus lived their lives in response to his teachings. One obstacle in this inquiry derives from the fact that daK 0) and its cognates do not appear in the Synoptic Gospels which remain the primary sources of evidence concerning Jesus and his followers. However, my studies nave indicated the interconnectedness which existed in the eastern Mediterranean, of which the Galilee was part, in which over many centuries there had been a free flow of ideas and practices spearheaded by changes in administration and governance. This study proceeds on the assumption that in this region there were shared beliefs and values in the cultural and religious lives of its inhabitants in which Hellenism played no small part. Chapters two and three contextualise the cultural background in which Jesus and his Galilean followers lived. From that peculiar culture I examine two examples of ascetic practices, the writings of Qoheleth and the code of practice found in the Essene documents. Both exemplify an element in askesis, to be found early in the development of the concept, namely the counter cultural nature of the behaviour of the people involved. Chapters four, five and six discuss the effect which the teachings of Jesus in the SM and the SP exercised on the lives of those who responded to his call. The ascetic nature of their response might be summed up in their voluntary acceptance of the demands of Jesus to undergo a new formation, the denial of self and love of one's enemies. Chapter seven examines how these ascetic teachings were received by a later generation of followers (c. 100-200 CE). In the conclusion I sum up what I have attempted to argue in this study and suggest how the concept of askesis presented might contribute another dimension in ascetic living.
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Al, Alshaikh Modhi. "Dynamic multi-concept user profile modelling in research paper recommender systems." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2018. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/8860a703-0d0b-49ef-aa00-ecece40d21d8.
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The internet and the digital libraries are major sources of information for researchers, and there is an enormous growth of information on these sources. A large number of research papers are available which leads to the information overload problem and hence finding research papers that are related to users’ interests become difficult and time consuming. The field of recommender systems aims to solve the information overload problem by filtering information and providing users with relevant results. Although the current recommender systems provide recommendation services to users, different limitations and challenges have not been adequately addressed in the research paper domain. The work presented in this thesis contributes to the development of models and algorithms to the recommender systems in the research paper domain. The main aim of this thesis is to develop a dynamic multiconcept system that is able to recommend research papers of interest at appropriate times. The first contribution of this thesis is modelling dynamic user profiles that are able to adapt to the changes in multiple user interests and to be compatible with the requirements of advanced ontologies. The second contribution is analysing users’ reading behaviour with research papers to develop novel short-term and long-term models that are able to adapt dynamically according to a user’s changing behaviour during his/her short and long term goals. These models can effectively learn different users’ reading behaviours implicitly without the need for any intervention from the user. The third contribution is predicting user’s future interests using a novel collaborative filtering approach without the need for the user ratings. All our proposed models are evaluated using offline evaluations with the BibSonomy dataset that contains actual users’ records. Our results show that our models outperform the baselines used for comparisons. Finally, we integrated our models to one unified dynamic hybrid system in order to provide recommendations which most closely represent the users’ research interests at particular times. The evaluation results indicate that the dynamic hybrid system that models and integrates multiple user interests and concepts can bring substantial benefits to a recommender system in the research paper domain.
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Canhilal, Sukriye Kubra. "Enhancing the understanding of expatriate adjustment: concept and multi-sample empirical support." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/283189.
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As organizations, regardless of their sizes, seek opportunities to become multinationals, the significance of expatriates is expanding. While expatriation is not a new concept, the known identity of expatriates is adjusting to the new demands of new generations. Following World War II, expatriation began when organizations initiated sending their own employees abroad to work in their subsidiaries However, along with the new generation, a new type of expatriates emerged as self-initiated expatriates; people who decided to work abroad without the support of a parent organization in their home countries.
This thesis attempts to understand the differences between organization expatriates and self- initiated expatriates by presenting three papers that consider different samples and diverse methods. Each chapter has its own conclusions and limitations; following on, the final chapter of the thesis will summarize, compare and contrast the findings of these papers.
The overall findings reveal that self-initiated expatriates and organizational expatriates seem to contrast in their meaning of 'success', as well as in their motivation for going abroad, but face similar obstacles in terms of spousal adjustment and language. The findings are supported with quotes from interviewees.A medida que las organizaciones, independientemente de su tamaño, buscan más oportunidades para convertirse en multinacionales, la importancia de los expatriados se incrementa. Aunque la expatriación no es un concepto nuevo, la identidad de los expatriados, tal como es conocida, se está ajustando a las nuevas demandas de las nuevas generaciones. Tras la II Guerra Mundial, se inició el fenómeno de la expatriación cuando las empresas empezaron a enviar a sus empleados a trabajar en sus filiales en el extranjero. Sin embargo, con la nueva generación ha surgido un nuevo tipo de expatriados: los que han decidido serlo por sí mismos, eso es, personas que han optado por ir a trabajar en el extranjero sin el apoyo de una organización matriz ubicada en sus respectivos países de origen. Esta tesis busca comprender las diferencias entre los expatriados de las empresas y los expatriados por decisión propia, presentando tres papers que toman en consideración distintas muestras y diversos métodos. Cada capítulo tiene sus propias conclusiones y limitaciones, y en el capítulo final de la tesis se resumen, comparan y contrastan las conclusiones de cada uno de estos papers. Las conclusiones generales revelan que los expatriados por decisión propia y los expatriados de las empresas parecen diferir en la forma de entender el “éxito”, así como en sus motivaciones por marchar al extranjero, aunque ambos afrontan unas dificultades similares en cuando al idioma y la conciliación con su pareja. Estas conclusiones son ilustradas con citas de los entrevistados.
A mesura que les organitzacions, independentment de la seva grandària, cerquen oportunitats per convertir-se en multinacionals, la importància dels expatriats s’incrementa. I, si bé l’expatriació no és un concepte nou, la identitat dels expatriats, tal com era coneguda fins ara, s’està ajustant a les noves demandes de les noves generacions. Després de la II Guerra Mundial, es va iniciar el fenomen de l’expatriació quan les empreses van començar a enviar els seus empleats a treballar a les filials que tenien a l’estranger. Tanmateix, amb la nova generació ha sorgit un nou tipus d’expatriats: els que han decidit ser-ho per si mateixos, és a dir, persones que han optat per anar a treballar a l’estranger sense el suport d’una organització matriu situada als seus països d’origen respectius. Aquesta tesi cerca comprendre les diferències entre els expatriats de les empreses i els expatriats per decisió pròpia, presentant tres papers que prenen en consideració diferents mostres i diversos mètodes. Cada capítol té les seves pròpies conclusions i limitacions, i al capítol final de la tesi es resumeixen, es comparen i es contrasten les conclusions de cada un dels papers. Les conclusions generals revelen que els expatriats per decisió pròpia i els expatriats de les empreses sembla que difereixen en la forma d’entendre l’“èxit”, com també en les seves motivacions per anar a l’estranger, si bé tant els uns com els altres afronten unes dificultats semblants pel que fa a l’idioma i a la conciliació amb la parella. Aquestes conclusions són il•lustrades amb citacions dels entrevistats.
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Bouzaouache, Riadh. "Importance du concept "made-in" dans un contexte d’évaluation multi-attributs/multi-produits : effet modérateur des variables de personnalité." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/9040.
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Le traité du libre-échange entre les États-Unis et le Canada, l'intégration économique des 12 pays d'Europe et les changements politiques et socio-économiques survenus dans les pays de l'Est sont des exemples d'événements qui ont marqué la fin de la dernière décennie. Ces événements ont pour effet de modifier les règles du jeu de la concurrence internationale en matière de commerce et d'affecter directement les activités des entreprises oeuvrant aussi bien dans les marchés étrangers que domestiques. La firme doit avoir la capacité de connaître davantage le comportement de la clientèle-cible et celui de la concurrence afin de mieux adapter ses stratégies de marketing à cette nouvelle réalité. Les décisions auxquelles les exportateurs et les producteurs locaux ont toujours fait face ont trait à des variables stratégiques, entre autres le prix, le nom de la marque, la promotion, la distribution, le service et le lieu de fabrication ("Made-In"). Cette dernière variable a toujours été d'une grande importance pour les firmes ayant des opérations étrangères; en effet, elle touche deux aspects décisionnels à savoir, le coût d'installation des unités de production dans un pays étranger et la réputation ou l'image de ce dernier chez le consommateur. La présence de produits importés à côté des produits domestiques augmente l’éventail de choix du consommateur. Cependant, sa préférence pour un produit par rapport à un autre dépend de plusieurs éléments, soit des facteurs reliés au produit comme son prix compétitif ou sa qualité supérieure, ou bien des facteurs de personnalité, comme le besoin de prestige et d'appartenance.
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Seeger, J., and K. Wolf. "Multi-objective design of complex aircraft structures using evolutionary algorithms." Sage, 2011. https://publish.fid-move.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A38441.
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In this article, a design methodology for complex composite aircraft structures is
presented. The developed approach combines a multi-objective optimization method and a
parameterized simulation model using a design concept database. Due to the combination of
discrete and continuous design variables describing the structures, evolutionary algorithms are
used within the presented optimization approach. The approach requires an evaluation of the
design alternatives that is performed by parameterized simulation models. The variability of
these models is achieved using a design concept database that contains different layouts for
each implemented structural part. Due to the complexity of the generated aircraft structures,
the finite element method is applied for the calculation of the structural behaviour. The applicability
of the developed design approach will be demonstrated by optimizing two composite
aircraft fuselage examples. The obtained results show that the developed methodology is useful
and reliable for designing complex aircraft structures.
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Chaturvedula, Sri Ramya. "Designing multi-core architecture using folded torus concept to minimize the number of switches." Thesis, Wichita State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5163.
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A multi-core system provides improved performance/power ratio than a single-core one. However, multi-core architecture suffers from thermal constraint and data inconsistency. Current multi-core system is not adequate to increase memory-level parallelism and cache performance due to its poor core-to-core interconnection topology. In some architecture, like MIT Raw, each node/core has computing and switching components. Switching component of such a node consumes power while the node is only computing and vice versa. In this paper, we propose a design methodology to reduce the number of switches in multi-core architecture without compromising the performance. According to this method, nodes are separated between computing cores and network switches. Using folded torus topology, we develop a scheme to connect the components (cores and switches) in the multi-core architecture. We use multi-core architectures with various numbers of nodes (cores and switches) to evaluate the proposed methodology. Using synthetic workload, we obtain the core-to-core communication delay and total power consumption for MIT RAW, Triplet Based Architecture (TriBA), Logic-Based Distributed Routing (LBDR), and the proposed architecture. Experimental results show that the proposed architecture outperforms Raw, TriBA, and LBDR by cutting down the need for the number of switches significantly. According to the results, proposed architecture reduces total power consumption approximately by 77% and average delay by 54%. Power reduction comes from the fact that number of switches is cut down. Average delay is decreased as each switch provides adequate communicate channels.Thesis (M.S.)--Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Byun, Byungki. "On discriminative semi-supervised incremental learning with a multi-view perspective for image concept modeling." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43597.
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This dissertation presents the development of a semi-supervised incremental learning framework with a multi-view perspective for image concept modeling. For reliable image concept characterization, having a large number of labeled images is crucial. However, the size of the training set is often limited due to the cost required for generating concept labels associated with objects in a large quantity of images. To address this issue, in this research, we propose to incrementally incorporate unlabeled samples into a learning process to enhance concept models originally learned with a small number of labeled samples. To tackle the sub-optimality problem of conventional techniques, the proposed incremental learning framework selects unlabeled samples based on an expected error reduction function that measures contributions of the unlabeled samples based on their ability to increase the modeling accuracy. To improve the convergence property of the proposed incremental learning framework, we further propose a multi-view learning approach that makes use of multiple features such as color, texture, etc., of images when including unlabeled samples. For robustness to mismatches between training and testing conditions, a discriminative learning algorithm, namely a kernelized maximal- figure-of-merit (kMFoM) learning approach is also developed. Combining individual techniques, we conduct a set of experiments on various image concept modeling problems, such as handwritten digit recognition, object recognition, and image spam detection to highlight the effectiveness of the proposed framework.
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Munsie, Steven D. "Multi-dimensional self-concept in junior high school students : issues of gender, intelligence and program effects." Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=56766.
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This study investigated levels of general, academic, and social self-concept in junior high school children. The effects of Gender, IQ and achievement level, as well as type of program were also considered in relation to self-concept.Subjects were 85 students in grades 7 and 8 attending a large comprehensive high school, 40 of whom participated in a specialized Talented and Gifted (TAG) program. The remaining 45 were drawn from the regular school population and constituted a comparison group. Measurements included the Piers-Harris Childrens' Self-Concept scale and the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test.
Results indicated no significant differences between groups on measures of general or social self-concept. On measures of academic self-concept, TAG students scored significantly higher than students from the regular program. With regard to gender effects, no significant differences emerged between males and females on measures of self-concept. Finally, no significant differences were determined on measures of self-concept between TAG participants scoring higher on measures of IQ and achievement and those scoring lower. Educational implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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Abefelt, Fredrik. "Synchronized audio playback over WIFI and Ethernet : A proof of concept multi-room audio playback system." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-187345.
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This thesis aims to develop an audio playback system, which can perform synchronized audio playback on multiple devices. Two different approaches for developing the system has been investigated, one using an already existing off the self product, and the other using an open source framework. The system developed is a proof-of-concept that can perform synchronized playback five devices, connected by Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The system developed can use Bluetooth devices or common media players as the sound source for the system.Huvuduppgift med detta examensarbete har varit att utveckla ett synkroniserat ljuduppspelningssystem, vilket kan spela upp ljud samtidigt på flera enheter, enheterna är anslutna med antingen med Wi-Fi eller Ethernet. Två olika tillvägagångsätt har undersökts för att utveckla systemet, ett redan färdigt system och ett system baserat på ett ramverk med öppen källkod. Det utvecklade systemet kan utföra synkroniserad uppspelning på fem olika enheter och kan använda Blueetooth enheter och olika mediaspelare som ljudkälla.
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Rocereto, Joseph F. Suri Rajneesh. "Consumer self-concept and retail store loyalty : the effects of consumer self-concept on consumer attitude and shopping behavior among brand-specific and multi-brand retail stores /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2521.
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Gilkey, Craig M. "Proof of concept integration of a single-level service-oriented architecture into a multi-domain secure environment." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2008. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/08Mar%5FGilkey.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Information Systems and Operations)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2008.Thesis Advisor(s): Irvine, Cynthia E. "March 2008." Description based on title screen as viewed on May 1, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132). Also available in print.
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Oelker, Anne [Verfasser], Janos [Akademischer Betreuer] Urai, and Gioacchino [Akademischer Betreuer] Viggiani. "Deformation properties of Boom Clay : Implementation of a multi-scale concept / Anne Oelker ; Janos Urai, Gioacchino Viggiani." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1220729086/34.
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Riemer, Diana [Verfasser]. "Multi-aspect full-system server model and optimization concept as a simulation-based approach (MFSMOS) / Diana Riemer." Paderborn : Universitätsbibliothek, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1160301271/34.
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Francisco, sousa alves Luciano. "Series-connected SiC-MOSFETs : A Novel Multi-Step Packaging Concept and New Gate Drive Power Supply Configurations." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020GRALT050.
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Ce travail de thèse étudie de nouvelles configurations d'alimentation de commande rapprochée et un nouveau concept de packaging afin d'améliorer les performances des MOSFETs SiC connectés en série. Les nouvelles configurations de commande rapprochée sont proposées afin de réduire les courants de bruit qui circulent dans la partie commande du système électrique. De plus, une nouvelle alimentation de commande de grille est proposée pour augmenter le dv / dt de la cellule de commutation. Ces améliorations, c'est-à-dire la réduction du courant de bruit et l'amplification du dv/dt, sont obtenues en modifiant l'impédance des circuits de commande de grille. Le nouveau concept de packaging est proposé afin d'améliorer les performances d’équilibrage de tension. Les nouvelles configurations de commande rapprochée et les concepts de packaging sont introduits et analysés grâce à des modèles analytique et des simulations. Ensuite, des essayes expérimentales sont effectuées pour confirmer que les concepts proposés sont meilleurs que les concepts traditionnels en termes d'équilibrage de tension, de vitesse de commutation et de réduction EMI conduiteThis work investigates new gate drive power supply configurations and a novel multi-steppackaging concept in order to improve the performance of series-connected SiC-MOSFETs. The new gate drive configurations are proposed in order to reduce noise currents that circulate in the control part of the electrical system. Furthermore, a new gate drive power supply is proposed to increase the dv/dt of the switching cell. These improvements, i.e., noise current reduction and dv/dt boosting, are achieved by modifying the impedance of the gate drive circuitry. The novel multi-step packaging concept is proposed in order to improve the voltage sharing performance. The proposed package geometry considers optimal dielectric isolation for each device leading to a multi-step geometry. It has a significant impact on the parasitic capacitances introduced by the packaging structure that are responsible for voltageunbalances. The new gate driver configurations and the proposed multi-step packaging concepts are introduced and analysed thanks to equivalent models and time domain simulations. Then, experimental set-ups are performed to confirm that the proposed concepts are better than traditional ones in terms of voltage balancing, switching speed and conducted EMI reduction
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Tumati, Saini. "A Combined Approach to Handle Multi-class Imbalanced Data and to Adapt Concept Drifts using Machine Learning." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1623240328088387.
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Troendly, Gregory M., Sheng S. Chen, William G. Nickum, and Michael L. Forman. "Embedded Parallel Processing for Ground System Process Control." International Foundation for Telemetering, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/611599.
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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 30-November 02, 1995 / Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NevadaEmbedded parallel processing provides unique advantages over sequential and symmetrical processing architectures. During the past decade, the architecture of ground control systems has evolved from utilizing sequential embedded processors to modular parallel, distributed, and/or symmetrical processing. The concept of utilizing embedded parallel processing exhibits key features such as modularity, flexibility, scalability, host independence, non-contention of host resources, and no requirement for an operating system. These key features provide the performance, reliability and efficiency while at the same time lowering costs. Proper utilization of embedded parallel processing on a host computer can provide fault tolerance and can greatly reduce the costs and the requirement of utilizing high-end workstations to perform the same level of real-time processing and computationally intensive tasks.
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Preston, Christina. "Gaining insight into educators' understanding of digital technologies : three models for the analysis of multi-dimensional concept maps." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2011. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019964/.
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The thesis explores the hypothesis that an analysis of a Multi-dimensional Concept Map (MDCM) provides educators and researchers with different and possibly richer and broader insights into understanding of an issue — in this case that of digital technologies in education - than written responses alone. 'Multi-dimensionality' refers to the characteristics of multimodal hand-drawn or digitally produced concept maps, namely multi-layering and (remote) multi-authoring. Forty-eight pairs of concept maps were collected, in three case studies based in England and South Africa, all focusing on gaining insights into educators' understanding of the use of digital technologies in teaching and learning. The three groups of educators were undertaking one-year courses about using computers in classrooms, underpinned by three different perspectives on learning. information transmission, constructivism and social interaction. This study of pre- and post-course concept maps aims to answer the Research Question: How does multimodal concept mapping provide insights into educators' understanding about digital technologies? Both benefits and challenges were evident in the use of the three different methods of analysis that were used. Given the relatively low numbers, a qualitative analysis of scores is revealing whereas a quantitative analysis is unreliable; 'words', where they are used, provide a useful insight; a more encompassing semiotic analysis revealed some underlying 'positions' that surprised even the map makers themselves. A key methodological finding was that in social interaction contexts, concept maps are most valuable used as scaffolds for conversations between participants within `communities of practice' to promote shared insights into professional understanding of digital technologies. The findings were influenced by the four different roles assumed by the researcher: as an objective judge of data; as a community mentor; as an active community member; and as a researcher and community member inviting other members of that community to be co-researchers. The researcher learnt, as the project progressed, that the danger of becoming too close to the 'subjects' to be objective about the data was outweighed by the richness of the insights when the map makers engaged with the researcher and with trusted colleagues in analyzing the meaning of their pairs of concept maps.
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Thompson, Carl Anthony. "Quality : a multi-method exploration of the social construction of a contested concept in the National Health Service." Thesis, University of York, 1998. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/13991/.
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Van, Wynen Susan Elaine. "A Journey of Missional Intent : Organizational Strategy in the Context of God’s Mission." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78502.
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This research addresses the following issue: Traditional strategic planning philosophies and methodologies were not created or developed to reflect or support organizational participation in missio Dei (God’s mission). The following questions provided the focus for the research—
Can the concept of a journey:
• provide a more biblically and missiologically-aligned, helpful, and effective basis for creating new ways of leading and participating in organizational thinking and planning in and among mission and church organizations?”
• address organizations’ desires to flourish in and respond to the complex local and global environments of today and tomorrow?
• be effective in multicultural and global contexts?
The questions above were addressed through three key areas of research: Metaphor and strategy, multi-cultural impressions of journey, and journey and Scripture. A process of qualitative inquiry drew from literature review, survey and case studies. The literature review included contributions from theology, missiology, business, history, and literary classics. The research was also enriched by the wisdom, cultures, contexts, and experiences of survey and case study participants, organizational leaders from more than forty nations. The findings come together to make a unique contribution to the study of strategy as relates to organizations that seek to be a part of God’s mission.
The research primarily, but not exclusively, addresses the needs of Christian organizations, including churches. The study of strategy metaphors and the journey concept could be of benefit to any organization’s leaders. The research is informed by the work and journey of the Wycliffe Global Alliance, but the application potential and implications of the research are broader and deeper than any one group or type of organizations.
Exploring the concept of journey led to findings concerning the importance of metaphor, the near-universality of journey as a metaphor, and the many rich facets of this concept when voices from many nations are heard. The case studies and research associated with the literature review also provided insights into how the journey concept can be practically applied across cultures and in ever-changing, and often complex, global and local contexts.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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Mohamad, Radziah. "Unity in diversity : an exploration of the suports concept as a design approach to housing in multi-ethnic Malaysia." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68740.
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Schaffner, Michael Andrew. "Designing systems for many possible futures : the RSC-based method for affordable concept selection (RMACS), with multi-era analysis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90796.
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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178).
The current downward trend in funding for U.S. defense systems seems to be on a collision course with the state of the practice in systems engineering, which typically results in the increased pace and scale of capabilities and resultantly increased cost of complex national defense systems. Recent advances in the state of the art in systems engineering methodology can be leveraged to address this growing challenge. The present work leverages advanced constructs and methods for early-phase conceptual design of complex systems, when committed costs are still low and management influence is still high. First, a literature review is presented of the topics relevant to this work, including approaches to the design of affordable systems, assumptions and methods of exploratory modeling, and enabling techniques to help mitigate the computational challenges involved. The types, purposes, and limits of early-phase, exploratory models are then elucidated. The RSC-based Method for Affordable Concept Selection (RMACS) is described, which comprises nine processes in the three main thrusts of information gathering, evaluation, and analysis. The method is then applied to a naval ship case example, described as the Next-Generation Combat Ship, with representational information outputs and discussions of affordability with respect to each process. The ninth process, Multi-Era Analysis (MERA), is introduced and explicated, including required and optional informational components, temporal and change-related considerations, required and optional activities involved, and the potential types of outputs from the process. The MERA process is then applied to a naval ship case example similar to that of the RMACS application, but with discrete change options added to enable a tradespace network. The seven activities of the MERA process are demonstrated, with the salient outputs of each given and discussed. Additional thoughts are presented on MERA and RMACS, and 8 distinct areas are identified for further research in the MERA process, along with a brief description of the directions that such research might take. It is concluded that the affordability of complex systems can be better enabled through a conceptual design method that incorporates MERA as well as metrics such as Multi-Attribute Expense, Max Expense, and Expense Stability. It is also found that affordability of changeable systems can be better enabled through the use of existing path-planning algorithms in efficient evaluation and analysis of long-term strategies. Finally, it is found that MERA enables the identification and analysis of path-dependent considerations related to designs, epochs, strategies, and change options, in many possible futures.
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Curry, Dion. "Multi-level governance frameworks in British Columbia and Scotland, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the concept." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555891.
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This thesis aims to determine whether the concept of multi-level governance works on a practical, theoretical and normative level as a valid and unique concept in the bottom-up analysis of politics and policy. To do this, two case studies - British Columbia and Scotland - are examined to resolve what the current conception of MLG adds to our understanding of governance. The central argument of this thesis is that in order to develop the idea of 'governance' as a theoretical and practical concept, analysis of policy and politics must take into account both the level of hierarchy and the flexibility of the governance framework in order to understand the nature of governance processes in the case in question and the effect of these processes on politics as a whole. This deeper conceptualisation of governance will allow for a clearer understanding of the relationship between governance and power, the implications of governance structures on political and policy processes and the true extent that multi-level 'governance' has taken hold over a more traditional idea of multi-level 'government'.
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Sakellariou, Evy. "Front End and New Product Concept Development: An insider action research study of FMCG products in a multi-national organization." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502510.
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The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding on the application of the first stage of the innovation funnel and on the gaps in knowledge through an analysis and synthesis of the NPD and the Front End literature. Within this literature it has been found that different authors propose different steps for the innovation funnel. These steps are discussed and then synthesized and classified under three major stages namely: Ideas/Concepts (Stage 0), Feasibility/Capability (Stage 1), Launch (Stage 2). It is the Ideas/Concepts (Stage 0) stage that is the area of concern of this action research study. There is a general awareness of certain problems and success factors during the front end. However, this stage remains 'fuzzy'; these activities of the early stage for fast consumer goods are the least explicit and a deeper understanding is needed through further research (Khurana & Rosenthal, 1998).The research explores 'Front End and New Product Development: An insider action research of FMCG products in a multi-national organization'. Such a research employs a constructivist approach to reveal the stages and the success factors at the international Front End, as perceived by Subject Matter Experts in international innovation, to develop a new International Product Concept Model and to apply it in a multi-national organization.
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Rautiainen, M. (Mika). "Content-based search and browsing in semantic multimedia retrieval." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2006. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514283007.
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Growth in storage capacity has led to large digital video repositories and complicated the discovery of specific information without the laborious manual annotation of data. The research focuses on creating a retrieval system that is ultimately independent of manual work. To retrieve relevant content, the semantic gap between the searcher's information need and the content data has to be overcome using content-based technology. Semantic gap constitutes of two distinct elements: the ambiguity of the true information need and the equivocalness of digital video data.
The research problem of this thesis is: what computational content-based models for retrieval increase the effectiveness of the semantic retrieval of digital video? The hypothesis is that semantic search performance can be improved using pattern recognition, data abstraction and clustering techniques jointly with human interaction through manually created queries and visual browsing.
The results of this thesis are composed of: an evaluation of two perceptually oriented colour spaces with details on the applicability of the HSV and CIE Lab spaces for low-level feature extraction; the development and evaluation of low-level visual features in example-based retrieval for image and video databases; the development and evaluation of a generic model for simple and efficient concept detection from video sequences with good detection performance on large video corpuses; the development of combination techniques for multi-modal visual, concept and lexical retrieval; the development of a cluster-temporal browsing model as a data navigation tool and its evaluation in several large and heterogeneous collections containing an assortment of video from educational and historical recordings to contemporary broadcast news, commercials and a multilingual television broadcast.
The methods introduced here have been found to facilitate semantic queries for novice users without laborious manual annotation. Cluster-temporal browsing was found to outperform the conventional approach, which constitutes of sequential queries and relevance feedback, in semantic video retrieval by a statistically significant proportion.
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DiBiasio, Christopher M. (Christopher Michael). "Concept synthesis and design optimization of meso-scale, multi-degree-of-freedom precision flexure motion systems with integrated strain-based sensors." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61518.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.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 (p. 171-178).
The purpose of this research was to generate the knowledge required to 1) identify where and how to best place strain-based sensors in multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) flexure systems and 2) design a flexure system with optimal topology/size/shape for precision equipment and instrumentation. The success of many application areas (e.g. probe-based nanomanufacturing) hinges on the ability to design and realize low-cost, high-performance MDOF nanopositioners. The repeatability and accuracy of precision flexure-based instruments depends upon the performance of the flexure mechanism (e.g. bearings, actuators, and structural elements) and a metrology system (e.g. sensors). In meso-scale MDOF nanopositioners the sensing system must be integrated into the structure of the nanopositioner. The only viable candidate for small-scale, low-cost sensing is strain-based sensors; specifically piezoresistive sensors. Strain-based sensing introduces strong coupling and competition between the metrology and mechanical subsystems because these subsystems share a load path. Traditional tools for flexure system and compliant mechanism synthesis are not capable of simultaneously optimizing the mechanical and sensing subsystems. The building block synthesis approach developed in this work is the only tool capable of designing compliant mechanisms with integrated strain based sensing. Building block modeling allows for rapid synthesis and vetting of concepts. This approach also allows the designer to check concept feasibility, identify performance limits and tradeoffs, and obtain 1st order estimates of beam geometry. In short, this enables one to find an optimal design and set first order design parameters. The utility of the preceding is demonstrated via a case study. A meso-scale 6-DOF nanopositioner was designed via the building block synthesis approach. Polysilicon piezoresistors were surface micromachined onto a microfabricated silicon nanopositioner. The nanopositioner was actuated with moving magnet Lorentz force actuators. The final prototype costs less than $300 US and was found to have 10's of [mu]m range, nm-level resolution, and a 100 Hz 1st mode. The accuracy of the sensing system as determined by existing metrology equipment is better than 17% in-plane and better than 30% out-of-plane.
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Costin-Weiterschan, Saskia, and Chrysoula Matiou. "Value Stream in the Reverse Supply Chain : Case Study of the Second-Hand Concept of a Swedish Multi-Brand Fashion Retailer." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-12584.
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Background It has become increasingly a problem that fashion products reach their end-of-life when they are still usable. Today, a fast-changing wardrobe has gained importance which is directly linked to overloaded landfills of textile waste and scarcity of natural resources. The pressure on companies to act upon this unsustainable consumption pattern is increasing. Different strategies are currently in the development. Within reverse supply chains, products are collected from the original user for value recovery. This study focuses is in particular on the reuse of clothing without additional treatments. Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the value stream of a traditional fashion retailer entering the second-hand business. At the same time, possible challenges and potential areas of improvement should be identified. The reuse of garments should provide consumers a more sustainable alternative for consumption. To serve this purpose, a case study was conducted to describe key activities and formulate suggestions. Methodology The research was conducted as a qualitative case study. The data collection included personal communication, process observation and an in-depth semi-structured interview. The findings were analyzed using a value stream mapping method. Findings and Discussion The data collection offered a holistic insight into the processes and motivation that are involved in the second-hand concept of the studied retailer. The findings concerning the reverse logistics were depicted in the current-state value stream map. This was adjusted to a possible future-state map based on improvements which were elaborated with the reviewed literature. Additionally, a recommendation for a performance measurement framework was developed. Research limitations The studied retail concept was still at its start-up stage at the time of the research. Therefore, only a limited amount of empirical data was available to collect. Furthermore, the research was conducted over a short period of time and the impact of the recommended improvements for the value stream could not be observed and evaluated. A future research is suggested to focus on the monitoring of the implementation of the future-state map. The success can be assessed with the help of the proposed performance measurement framework and based on that a new future-state map should be created to ensure continuous improvement.
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Oellig, Claudia [Verfasser], and Wolfgang [Akademischer Betreuer] Schwack. "High-throughput planar solid phase extraction : a new clean-up concept in multi-residue analysis of pesticides / Claudia Oellig. Betreuer: Wolfgang Schwack." Hohenheim : Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1058399942/34.
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Baldwin, Fern S. "Future Depression Associated with Developmental Trajectories of Global Self-worth and Multi-dimensional Self-concept in Low-income Urban African American Adolescents." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10254720.
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Self-worth is commonly used as a barometer for psychological well-being in adolescence. As low-income urban African American youth are often exposed to contexts that may undervalue their worth (e.g., racial discrimination), positive self-perception may be especially crucial for their well-being. The current study focused on the development of global self-worth and two self-concept domains (i.e., social acceptance and physical appearance) within a large sample of African American adolescents. Analyses sought to: (a) identify classes of adolescents who demonstrate different trajectory classes of self-worth and domain-specific self-concept; (b) examine if gender predicts class membership; and (c) examine links between class membership and depression.
Participants were a community sample of 610 urban and predominantly low income African American adolescents who reported their global self-worth, perceived social acceptance and physical appearance from grade 6 through 12. Depressive symptoms were reported in the year following grade 12. Growth mixture modeling was used to identify latent classes of children who showed different patterns of change in global self-worth and domain-specific self-concepts from grade 6 through 12. Additional analyses explored whether gender predicted class membership, and if class membership predicted depressive symptoms in the year following grade 12.
Analyses indicated that a one-class solution fit best for global self-worth: overall, this sample showed high and increasing development of global self-worth. However, there was heterogeneity in the development of self-concept related to social acceptance and physical appearance, each demonstrating a two-class solution. For both domains, the majority of adolescents placed in a high and increasing trajectory class. A second group of adolescents demonstrated moderate and stable growth of social acceptance and physical appearance. Youth placed in the high and increasing physical appearance trajectory class were more likely to be male. Symptoms of depression were significantly higher in the year following grade 12 in the trajectory class of social acceptance marked by lower self-perception ratings. Results shed light on specific patterns amongst African American adolescents that may require intervention, and provide a foundation for examination of determinants and outcomes of domain-specific self-perceived competence.
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Jeanmougin, Martin. "Relations entre espèces et habitats : de la théorie aux enjeux appliqués." Thesis, Paris, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017MNHN0016/document.
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Le constat actuel d’une perte de biodiversité est largement partagé au sein de la communauté scientifique mais également auprès du public et du monde politique. L’attention portée depuis plus d’une décennie aux changements climatiques et à leurs effets sur la biodiversité a parfois conduit à négliger le principal facteur d’érosion de la biodiversité : la destruction des habitats. Le but de cette thèse est d’étudier les relations entre espèces et habitats avec un focus particulier sur différentes composantes de ces relations.La thèse aborde ainsi dans une première partie l’histoire et l’évolution du concept d’habitat en écologie et met en évidence une construction complexe de ce concept. Celle-ci montre par exemple une dichotomie autour de la définition du concept d’habitat avec une approche espèce-centrée d’un côté et une approche communauté-centrée de l’autre. Ces deux définitions se retrouvent aujourd’hui avec divers degrés d’importance dans leur utilisation selon les différents acteurs de la conservation, des scientifiques aux politiques. Ensuite, au travers du prisme de l’écologie du paysage, la thèse s’intéresse aux problématiques des échelles spatiales via une étude sur la distribution d’espèces d’arthropodes dans les paysages métropolitains. Les résultats mettent en évidence que les échelles spatiales de réponses des espèces aux mesures du paysage sont très variables et ceci indépendamment de la représentation choisie du paysage. La théorie prédirait pourtant une certaine cohérence en fonction par exemple de certains traits écologiques. Ainsi, l’échelle spatiale de relations des espèces avec le paysage, qui est considérée comme l’échelle de perception et d’interaction des espèces avec le paysage, semble difficile à caractériser en utilisant les méthodes habituellement appliquées en écologie des paysages. La relation entre espèces et habitats peut se quantifier via les mesures de spécialisation. Nous avons taché de comprendre comment les espèces dites spécialistes se répartissent le long d’un gradient continu d’habitat et en particulier le rôle des environnements hétérogènes dans ces patrons de spécialisations. Dans ce cadre théorique, l’hypothèse de complémentation, qui stipule que certaines espèces ont besoin d’une certaine hétérogénéité environnementale, n’a pas pu être vérifiée. En effet, même si certaines espèces présentent des affinités particulières pour ces milieux hétérogènes, elles n’en sont pas pour autant spécialistes. Ces espèces semblent plutôt des généralistes qui sont exclues des milieux plus homogènes où l’on retrouve plus fréquemment des espèces spécialistes, plus compétitives. Ces résultats permettent d’apporter un éclairage nouveau sur les règles d’assemblages des communautés d’espèces, en particulier le long d’un gradient continu d’habitat. Finalement, l’implication du concept d’habitat dans les politiques publiques de conservation a été étudiée en menant une évaluation du volet « habitat » de la Directive Habitats européenne. Différents critères, touchant autant à l’application qu’à la construction, à la légitimation et aux aboutissements de la directive en matière de conservation ont été utilisés pour cette évaluation. A travers des exemples concrets et l’analyse du corpus bibliographique, ce travail a permis identifier d’importantes lacunes de connaissances au sein de la directive qui entravent ces critères. Ce travail met finalement en évidence un découplage entre les aspects scientifiques et leurs applications dans la directive et questionne l’opportunité d’utiliser le niveau habitat pour répondre à des problématiques de conservation. En conclusion, ce travail de thèse, axé sur le concept d’habitat, a permis d’identifier certaines complexités, théoriques ou appliquées, qui peuvent entraver une meilleure compréhension des relations entre espèces et habitats et il offre des pistes pour mieux les appréhender et pousse ainsi à penser autrement ces relationsThe loss of biodiversity is largely acknowledged by the scientific community but also by the public and politicians. Most research on biodiversity loss is focused on climate change effects, and neglects the main factor of biodiversity loss: habitat destruction. The aim of this thesis is to study species-habitats relationships with a particular focus on the different components of these relationships. In a first part, the thesis deals with the history and the evolution of the concept of habitat in ecology. Particularly, it highlights a complex construction of this concept. For instance, the analysis shows a dichotomy around the definition of the concept of habitat with on one hand, a species-centered approach and on the other hand, a community-centered approach. These definitions are still used nowadays by the different actors of conservation, from scientists to politicians, but with different degrees of importance. Then, through the prism of landscape ecology, the thesis is interested in spatial scale issues via a study of arthropods species distribution in French landscapes. Results show that the spatial scales of species responses to landscapes measures are highly variable. This result holds true whatever the representation of landscape used in the analysis. However, theory would predict some consistencies in spatial scales of response, for example in relation to ecological traits of species. Hence, the spatial scale of relationship between a species and its landscape, which is considered as the scale of perception and interaction of the species with its environment, seems difficult to characterize using usual methodology developed in landscape ecology. Species-habitats relationships can be quantified using specialization measurement. In the next part of the thesis, we try to understand how specialist species are spread along a continuous gradient of habitat and in particular, the role of heterogeneous environments in driving observed patterns of specialization. In this theoretical context, the hypothesis of complementation, which states that particular species need some environmental heterogeneity to strive, cannot be verified. Even if some species prefer heterogeneous landscape, they cannot be classified as specialists. These species seems to be generalists that are excluded from more homogeneous landscape due to competition rather than real specialists that are more often found in these landscapes. These results shed a new light on rules of assemblage of species communities, particularly along a continuous gradient of habitat.Finally, in a last part, the importance of the concept of habitat in conservation public policies is studied. An evaluation of the “habitat” part of the European Habitats Directive is proposed. Different criteria, related to the application, construction, legitimacy and outcomes of the directive were used to evaluate the policy. Through some concrete examples and an extensive literature analysis, this work allows identifying important knowledge gaps in the directive that imped evaluation criteria. Results show a discrepancy between scientific aspects and their application in the directive, questioning the opportunity to use the habitat level to answer to conservation issues. To conclude, this thesis, focused on the concept of habitat, allows identifying important theoretical and applied knowledge gaps that imped a better understanding of species-habitats relationships. This work offers new perspectives and challenges the way we usually think, as scientists, these relationships
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Fiener, Peter [Verfasser]. "Concept and Effects of a Multi-Purpose Grassed Waterway : Long-Term Measuring and Mathematical Modeling of Runoff Reduction and Sediment Trapping / Peter Fiener." Aachen : Shaker, 2004. http://d-nb.info/1172609934/34.
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Georget, Elodie. "Preuve de concept d'une liaison radio mer-air d'une balise autonome de petites dimensions - Projet BELOCOPA : conception d'antennes multi-bande sur substrat souple." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014AIXM4728.
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Cette thèse s'inscrit dans le projet FUI-2011 BELOCOPA (Bouée Éjectable pour la LOcalisation et la COllecte des Paramètres de vol d'un Aéronef abîmé en mer). Il s'agissait de concevoir et de développer un équipement embarqué, extractible et autonome pour localiser rapidement et avec précision un aéronef abîmé en mer et récupérer par liaisons radio les principales données de vol à partir d'un patrouilleur maritime. Le but de cette thèse, au sein de l'Institut Fresnel, concernait l'étude et la réalisation de l'antenne principale de la balise. Cette antenne devait être très flexible et de petites dimensions pour être pliée et insérée dans un espace réduit de la balise et résistante lors son déploiement après son éjection de l'avion. La première partie du travail a eu pour objectif de caractériser en terme de permittivité les différents matériaux diélectriques entrant dans la constitution de la balise, à savoir les substrats sur lesquels sont fixées les antennes et le radôme. La deuxième partie de la thèse porte sur la conception d'antennes multi-bandes fonctionnant en modes dipolaires sur le plan de fréquences du cahier des charges du projet. Ces antennes ont la particularité d'être extrêmement souples. Cette souplesse a été obtenue en réalisant des motifs métalliques rayonnants sur une toile polyamide. Plusieurs motifs ont été étudiés et testés pour converger vers une antenne méandre fonctionnant à trois fréquences distinctes. A l'issue de cette étude, un prototype de l'antenne finale positionnée dans son radôme constitue le dernier maillon du prototype de la balise de détresse du projet BELOCOPAThis thesis is part of the BELOCOPA project FUI-2011 (BELOCOPA means Ejected Buoy to LOcalize and COllect the data of a crashed plane in sea). It was about designing and developing an on-board, removable and autonomous, equipment to localize quickly and precisely an aircraft crashed in the sea, and to collect by telecommunication the main flight data from a patrol boat. The aim of this thesis, in the Fresnel Institute, was the study and the realization of the main antenna of the beacon. This antenna had to be very flexible with small dimensions to be folded and integrated in a reduced space of the beacon, and had to be strong during its deployment after the ejection of the plane. The aim of the first part of the work was to characterize in term of permittivity the different dielectric materials included in the composition of the beacon, namely the substrates of the antennas and the radome. The second part of the thesis was on the design of multi-band antennas working in dipolar modes on the frequency plan of the specification of the project. The characteristic of these antennas is to be very flexible. This flexibility was obtained realizing metal radiating pattern on a polyamide material. Several patterns have been studied and tested to get the final antenna with meander working at three different resonance frequencies. Following this study, a prototype of the final antenna integrated in the radome is the last link of the prototype of the distress beacon BELOCOPA
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Himbele, John. "Contribution à l'étude d'un insert dipolaire supraconducteur à haute température critique pour accélérateur des particules, utilisent le concept de câble multi-rubans torsadé." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016GREAT108/document.
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Les travaux de cette thèse portent sur un insert dipolaire de supraconducteur à haute TC (SHT) en utilisant un câble multi-rubans torsadé pour un accélérateur des particules dans le cadre du projet EuCARD2 au CERN. L’insert dipolaire SHT est la seule possibilité aujourd'hui pour aller au-dessus de 16 T pour le futur accélérateur des particules à haute énergie. Deux spécifications de cet insert SHT sont les grands courants de fonctionnement (> 10 kA) et les champs de fond élevés (> 13 T) conduisant à des conditions de fonctionnement sévères. Pour répondre à ces attentes, un premier insert SHT de multi-rubans torsadé/ type de bloc est proposé sur la base des approches analytiques, numériques et expérimentales. Les travaux sont principalement classés dans le design d’insert dipolaire et le design de câble multi-rubans torsadé. Cette thèse se terminée avec la meilleure solution pour l’insert SHT de multi-rubans torsadé/ type de bloc en utilisant le câble partiellement isoléThis Ph.D. deals with a high Tc superconducting (HTS) dipole insert using a twisted stacked cable for a particle accelerator in the framework of EuCARD2 project in CERN. The HTS dipole insert is the only possibility today to go above 16 T for the future high-energy particle accelerator. Two specifications of these HTS insert are large operating currents (> 10 kA) and high background fields (> 13 T) leading to severe operating conditions. To meet these expectations, a first Twisted Stacked/ Block-type HTS insert is proposed based on analytical, numerical and experimental approaches. The works are mainly classified into dipole insert design and twisted stacked cable design. This Ph.D. ends with the best solution for Twisted Stacked/ Block-type HTS insert using partially-insulated cable
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Nguyen, Viet Dung [Verfasser], and András [Akademischer Betreuer] Bárdossy. "Multi-objective automatic calibration of hydrodynamic models - development of the concept and an application in the Mekong Delta / Nguyen Viet Dung. Betreuer: András Bárdossy." Stuttgart : Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Stuttgart, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1019328533/34.
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Nguyen, Viet-Dung [Verfasser], and András [Akademischer Betreuer] Bárdossy. "Multi-objective automatic calibration of hydrodynamic models - development of the concept and an application in the Mekong Delta / Nguyen Viet Dung. Betreuer: András Bárdossy." Stuttgart : Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Stuttgart, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-68318.
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PISTONI, CARLO. "Perché le persone si impegnano nell’azione collettiva? Uno studio multi-metodo per esplorare il punto di vista degli attivisti italiani." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/97411.
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La letteratura che studia perché le persone si impegnano nell’azione collettiva mostra due principali limitazioni: 1) l’utilizzo di un approccio di ricerca top- down e researcher-centered e 2) il mancato coinvolgimento attivo delle persone in ottica partecipata e co-costruita. Quanto detto mostrerebbe la necessità di applicare un approccio bottom-up che veda il coinvolgimento in prima persona degli attivisti. Il presente lavoro è un disegno di ricerca qualitativo multi-metodo concorrente nel quale sono state combinare due metodologie di ricerca: la Grounded Theory costruttivista (Studio 1) e il Concept Mapping (Studio 2), partendo dalla domanda di ricerca: quali sono le motivazioni che portano gli attivisti oggigiorno a impegnarsi nell’azione collettiva? Lo Studio 1 ha evidenziato, attraverso interviste semi-strutturate individuali, le componenti processuali che portano le persone a impegnarsi nell’azione collettiva. Lo Studio 2, attraverso uno sguardo sulla comunità degli attivisti e tramite un approccio partecipato, ha permesso di far emergere le motivazioni che portano gli attivisti a impegnarsi e come incentivare questo impegno. I risultati suggeriscono come l’azione collettiva non possa più vedere un lavoro e uno studio solo sul singolo che agisce in gruppo, ma dovrebbe prevedere un lavoro di comunità: del contesto, dell’associazione e delle persone che ne fanno parte.The literature studying why people engage in collective action shows two main limitations: 1) the use of a top-down, researcher-centered research approach and 2) the lack of active involvement of people from a participatory, co-constructed perspective. This shows the need to apply a bottom-up approach with the active involvement of activists. The present work is a concurrent multi-method qualitative research design in which two research methodologies were combined: constructivist Grounded Theory (Study 1) and Concept Mapping (Study 2), starting from the research question: what are the motivations that lead activists today to engage in collective action? Study 1 highlighted, through individual semi-structured interviews, the processual components that lead people to engage in collective action. Study 2, through a focus on the activist community and through a participatory approach, uncovered the motivations that lead activists to engage and how to incentivize this engagement. Results suggest how scholars and professionals can no longer study and work in the collective action context only from the individual acting in a group point of view, but instead should involve community work: in the context, in the associations and with people who are part of it.
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Stumpf, Alexander [Verfasser], Stryk Oskar [Akademischer Betreuer] von, and Maren [Akademischer Betreuer] Bennewitz. "An Integrated Concept for Footstep Planning and Navigation for Different Types of Multi-Legged Robots in Challenging Environments / Alexander Stumpf ; Oskar von Stryk, Maren Bennewitz." Darmstadt : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1225865743/34.
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TABART, CHRISTIAN. "Un nouveau concept de radiometre micro-onde pour l'observation de la terre : analyse simultanee d'un ensemble d'empreintes au sol au moyen d'une antenne multi-faisceaux." Paris 6, 1991. http://www.theses.fr/1991PA066643.
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Les radiometres imageurs micro-ondes actuels sont constitues d'un seul recepteur associe a une antenne tournante dont le faisceau balaye la trace au sol. Un radiometre de type multi-spots possede un jeu de recepteurs, chacun d'entre-eux etant associe a une empreinte au sol; l'ensemble de ces empreintes forme la trace. Ce principe couramment utilise dans les instruments optiques, a ete pour la premiere fois applique a un instrument micro-onde. Les principaux avantages de ce type de radiometre sont d'accroitre la sensibilite de l'instrument (le temps de vue d'une empreinte au sol est plus grand) et de n'avoir aucune partie mobile. Dans le cadre d'un contrat passe l'ase, matra espace a developpe un prototype aeroporte d'un tel radiometre. Cette these presente les principes de conception et les performances mesurees de l'instrument ainsi qu'une critique des images recueillies pendant la campagne de validation
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Schreinemachers, Pepijn. "The (ir)relevance of the crop yield gap concept to food security in developing countries : with an application of multi agent modeling to farming systems in Uganda /." Göttingen : Cuvillier, 2006. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=015865906&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Valenzuela-Del, Rio Jose Eugenio. "Bayesian adaptive sampling for discrete design alternatives in conceptual design." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/50263.
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The number of technology alternatives has lately grown to satisfy the increasingly demanding goals in modern engineering. These technology alternatives are handled in the design process as either concepts or categorical design inputs. Additionally, designers desire to bring into early design more and more accurate, but also computationally burdensome, simulation tools to obtain better performing initial designs that are more valuable in subsequent design stages. It constrains the computational budget to optimize the design space. These two factors unveil the need of a conceptual design methodology to use more efficiently sophisticated tools for engineering problems with several concept solutions and categorical design choices. Enhanced initial designs and discrete alternative selection are pursued.
Advances in computational speed and the development of Bayesian adaptive sampling techniques have enabled the industry to move from the use of look-up tables and simplified models to complex physics-based tools in conceptual design. These techniques focus computational resources on promising design areas. Nevertheless, the vast majority of the work has been done on problems with continuous spaces, whereas concepts and categories are treated independently. However, observations show that engineering objectives experience similar topographical trends across many engineering alternatives.
In order to address these challenges, two meta-models are developed. The first one borrows the Hamming distance and function space norms from machine learning and functional analysis, respectively. These distances allow defining categorical metrics that are used to build an unique probabilistic surrogate whose domain includes, not only continuous and integer variables, but also categorical ones. The second meta-model is based on a multi-fidelity approach that enhances a concept prediction with previous concept observations. These methodologies leverage similar trends seen from observations and make a better use of sample points increasing the quality of the output in the discrete alternative selection and initial designs for a given analysis budget. An extension of stochastic mixed-integer optimization techniques to include the categorical dimension is developed by adding appropriate generation, mutation, and crossover operators. The resulted stochastic algorithm is employed to adaptively sample mixed-integer-categorical design spaces.
The proposed surrogates are compared against traditional independent methods for a set of canonical problems and a physics-based rotor-craft model on a screened design space. Next, adaptive sampling algorithms on the developed surrogates are applied to the same problems. These tests provide evidence of the merit of the proposed methodologies. Finally, a multi-objective rotor-craft design application is performed in a large domain space.
This thesis provides several novel academic contributions. The first contribution is the development of new efficient surrogates for systems with categorical design choices. Secondly, an adaptive sampling algorithm is proposed for systems with mixed-integer-categorical design spaces. Finally, previously sampled concepts can be brought to construct efficient surrogates of novel concepts. With engineering judgment, design community could apply these contributions to discrete alternative selection and initial design assessment when similar topographical trends are observed across different categories and/or concepts. Also, it could be crucial to overcome the current cost of carrying a set of concepts and wider design spaces in the categorical dimension forward into preliminary design.
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Rajnoha, Martin. "Fenomén emergencie v komplexných informačných systémoch." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-81964.
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The aim of this diplomma thesis is to build a platform of the phenomenon of emergence in complex information systems. To our best knowledge, there has not been provided any similar concept in either internetional or domestic academic literature. The necessity to create a concept of the phenomenon of emergence in the enviroment of information systems stems from the observation of the fragmented knowledge about the emergence concept in the pool of scientific papers where the link between emergence and information systems is missing. As a result, the platform created in this work is the reaction to the lack of the above mentioned link, while the ambition is to provide a cornerstone for potential emergence's utilization in information systems. In this work, we provide a construct that describes and analyzes the characteristics, technics and methodologies in connection with the phenomenon of emergence, placing a great deal on the specifics of the emergence in complex information sytems. Special attention is paid to eNetworks that we consider to be the best enviroment for examining the characteristics of emergent behavior in regards to the concept of complexity. This enviroment shows suitable conditions for the analysis of information spreading and dynamic interactions, which is primarily connected with generating of emergent characteristic. In order to understand the causality of specific emergence's demonstrations, we take a closer look at two approaches: Holonistic multi-agemt systems and iterative simulation process.
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Nica, Cristina. "Exploring sequential data with relational concept analysis." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017STRAD032/document.
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De nombreuses méthodes d’extraction de motifs séquentiels ont été proposées pour découvrir des motifs utiles qui décrivent les données analysées. Certaines de ces travaux se sont concentrés sur l’énumération efficace de motifs partiellement ordonnés fermés (cpo-motifs), ce qui rend leur évaluation difficile pour les experts, car leur nombre peut être important. Par suite, nous proposons une approche nouvelle, qui consiste à extraire directement des cpo-motifs multi-niveaux qui sont organisés dans une hiérarchie. Nous proposons une méthode originale dans la cadre de l’Analyse Relationnelle de Concepts (ARC), appelée RCA-SEQ, qui exploite la structure et les propriétés des treillis issus de l’ARC. RCA-SEQ comporte cinq étapes : le prétraitement des données ; l'exploration par l’ARC des données ; l'extraction automatisée d'une hiérarchie de cpo-motifs multi-niveaux par navigation des treillis issus de l’ARC ; la sélection de cpo-motifs pertinents ; l'évaluation des motifs par les expertsMany sequential pattern mining methods have been proposed to discover useful patterns that describe the analysed sequential data. Several of these works have focused on efficiently enumerating all closed partially-ordered patterns (cpo-patterns), that makes their evaluation a laboured task for experts since their number can be large. To address this issue, we propose a new approach, that is to directly extract multilevel cpo-patterns implicitly organised into a hierarchy. To this end, we devise an original method within the Relational Concept Analysis (RCA) framework, referred to as RCA-SEQ, that exploits the structure and properties of the lattices from the RCA output. RCA-SEQ spans five steps: the preprocessing of the raw data; the RCA-based exploration of the preprocessed data; the automatic extraction of a hierarchy of multilevel cpo-patterns by navigating the lattices from the RCA output; the selection of relevant multilevel cpo-patterns; the pattern evaluation done by experts
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Nohava, Lena. "Concepts for Wearable Technology in MR : Lightweight Flexible Radio Frequency Coils and Optical Wireless Communication Flexible multi-turn multi-gap coaxial RF coils: design concept and implementation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 and 7 Tesla Perspectives in Wireless Radio Frequency Coil Development for Magnetic Resonance Imaging." Thesis, université Paris-Saclay, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UPAST069.
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Ce projet doctoral a été réalisé au laboratoire BioMaps de l'Université Paris-Saclay et au CMPBME de l'Université Médicale de Vienne. Afin d’améliorer la valeur diagnostique de l'IRM, il est souhaitable de réduire les durées d’acquisition, d’avoir une prise en charge plus efficace des patients et une meilleure qualité des images. Dans ce but, une instrumentation portable avec un matériel optimisé permettrait de réduire le poids, d’augmenter la flexibilité et de transmettre sans fil les signaux RMN, améliorant ainsi la sensibilité, le confort, la sécurité et la facilité d'utilisation de ces dispositifs.Dans ce contexte, nous avons étudié des antennes RF souples à câbles coaxiaux basées sur le principe des résonateurs à lignes à transmission. Ces résonateurs, pouvant posséder plusieurs tours et/ou plusieurs fentes, permettent d'optimiser la taille de l’antenne RF en fonction de l'application visée. Le concept a d'abord été étudiée in silico. De nombreux prototypes ont été construits et leurs performances ont été testées sur table et en IRM à 3 et 7 T. Les antennes coaxiales ont révélé avoir des performances robustes à la déformation, ne dégradent pas le TAS et peuvent améliorer le RSB et l'efficacité de transmission lorsqu'elles sont conformées au relief de la zone imagée. En parallèle, nous avons mené une étude approfondie des technologies de transmission sans fil en IRM. Un premier prototype de communication optique sans fil pour la transmission de données de capteurs de mouvements a été réalisé et testé. Les antennes coaxiales portables que nous avons étudiées offrent une alternative intéressante aux antennes standard en raison de leur faible poids et de leur flexibilitéThis PhD thesis work was conducted at the BioMaps laboratory at the Université Paris-Saclay and the Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (CMPBME) at the Medical University of Vienna.To improve diagnostic value in MRI, shorter acquisitions, more efficient patient handling and improved image quality are needed. Wearable technology with optimized hardware reduces weight, increases flexibility, and could be wireless, thereby improving sensitivity, comfort, safety, and usability.In this work, flexible self-resonant coaxial transmission line resonators were investigated. Coaxial coils with multiple turns and gaps enable size optimization depending on the target application. The design was first studied in silico. Numerous prototypes were constructed and their performance was tested on the bench and in 3 and 7 T MRI. Coaxial coils were shown to be robust against bending, have no SAR penalty and improve SNR and transmit efficiency when form-fitted.A review of wireless MR, associated hardware developments and data transmission technology is given.An optical wireless communication module for sensor data transmission was demonstrated experimentally.Wearable coaxial coils offer an attractive alternative to standard coils due to low weight and flexibility. With wireless motion sensors diagnostic value in e.g. breast, knee, or cardiac MRI could be increased
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Cui, Licong. "Ontology-guided Health Information Extraction, Organization, and Exploration." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1401709795.
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Bramford, Sofie, and Jessica Sundström. "Köpcentrum - Ett framtida multikoncept : Varumärkesbyggande med hjälp av sinnen och upplevelser." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-31869.
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Forskningsfråga: Vad kan komma att karaktärisera köpcentrum i framtiden? Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att med avseende på såväl nutid som framtid analysera på vilket sätt arbetet inom köpcentrum är inriktat för att stärka varumärket, klargöra sinnenas betydelse för köpcentrum och tydliggöra hur köpcentrum förhåller sig till konkurrensen från olika typer av handelsplatser. Metod: I denna uppsats har en kvalitativ forskningsmetod antagits. Uppsatsen har en abduktiv ansats. Vi har intervjuat sex personer med anknytning till ämnet. Urvalet var ett såkallat bekvämlighetsurval och intervjuerna semistrukturerade. Resultat, slutsatser: Det första syftet besvarades med hjälp av att presentera hur varumärkesbyggandet ser ut för köpcentrum och andra viktiga aspekter till detta. Tydligt är att butiksmixen är av stor betydelse och att köpcentrets identitet stärks genom denna. I övrigt stärks varumärket med hjälp av så väl upplevelser som sinnesmarknadsföring. Sinnenas betydelse för köpcentrum är stor, framförallt i form av synen och färger. Även hörsel spelar stor roll. Vi fann även att det var viktigt med en varsamhet när det kommer till sinnen, att inte stimulera sinnen alltför extremt. I framtiden finns det stor potential för användandet av sinnemarknadsföring, framförallt för att sticka ut på marknaden. Vem som är konkurrenten till köpcentrum beror mycket på vad som finns i närområdet och vad kunden efterfrågar. Det är viktigt att ta vara på de konkurrensfördelar som finns men även att ta till sig av andras konkurrensfördelar då dessa kan vara viktiga även för köpcentrum. Vår forskningsfråga besvarades främst genom multikoncept, att köpcentrum i framtiden kommer att karaktäriseras av att erbjuda allt från läkare till bilmekaniker, det ska vara effektivt.Shopping centers are not a new phenomenon; even ancient Rome had their shopping centers. Today, the market for shopping centers is larger than ever before and it is constantly growing. In the last couple of years a new competitor emerged on the market, e-commerce. It has been called a threat to shopping centers but could it also be a possibility? During our studies at Linnaeus University we have learned about sensory marketing, customer experiences and branding as a way of distinguishing oneself at the market. Therefore these subjects have become a focus of the thesis. Furthermore, since the establishing process for shopping centers are between six and seven years we have adopted a futuristic perspective. The purpose of the study is to examine and analyze the branding process, the importance of the senses and the competition of shopping centers. The research has a qualitative approach in order to create greater understanding of the subject. Six interviews were conducted with people with knowledge of the subject. The result of the study is mainly focused upon shopping centers becoming multi-concepts in the future, where everything from doctors to grocery stores and auto mechanics can be found.