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Jen, Mary. "Using training to increase accuracy of performance appraisals." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29569.
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Machtsiras, Georgios. "Utilizing flow characteristics to increase performance in swimming." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/7926.
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Performance when gliding in the streamlined position depends on a swimmer’s morphological characteristics, body orientation and water characteristics. The purpose of this thesis was twofold. First to identify and assess the effect of controllable factors that contribute to glide performance and second to form the foundations of an improved approach of simulating the fluid flow around the swimmers’ body. To address the purposes of the thesis four investigations were conducted. Study 1. The effect of the head position on glide performance was investigated. When the high, medium and low head positions were compared, it was found that swimmers experience significantly greater resistance and decelerate faster when they adopt a high head position. It was also found that there is no significant difference between the medium and low head position indicating for the first time that swimmers can choose any of the positions according to their natural tendency. Study 2. The second study examined the effect of gliding depth on gliding performance. A range of depths was investigated ranging from 0.8 m to 0.2 m from the water surface. The results demonstrated significantly higher glide factor values for glides at a greater depth when compared to glides closer to the water surface highlighting the retarding effect of wave drag when gliding close to the surface. The optimum gliding performance was reported for glides at 0.8 m from the surface. Study 3. The third study investigated the effect of full body swimsuits on glide performance. According to the findings, it is demonstrated for the first time that the improved gliding performance when wearing full body swimsuits is linked to changes in swimmers’ morphology due to compression. Study 4. In the fourth study the magnitude of resistive forces applied on a swimmer’s body when gliding underwater was assessed with the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and the LES approach. The results showed a close match between the glide factor values of the experimental and the computational findings demonstrating the effectiveness of the CFD method when the LES approach is employed.
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Greenberg, Lori. "Using Video Feedback to Increase Figure Skaters' Performance." Scholar Commons, 2018. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7158.
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Figure skating is a competitive sport that requires intensive training which can be taught in a variety of settings. There are various methods to teaching figure skaters new skills such as positive and corrective feedback, modeling and coaching procedures, and physical guidance. These different approaches may lead to a lack of consistency among coaches. Over the years, these established coaching strategies have not changed substantially as training methods are passed down from coach to student. Also, research in the area of what constitutes effective coaching methods is lacking. Skaters may progress more quickly in skill development if coaches are implementing empirically based successful coaching methods. These teaching approaches may also be enhanced by incorporating the latest technology available. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a video feedback coaching procedure using the Dartfish application. A multiple baseline design was utilized to document the impact of this video feedback coaching procedure on the demonstration of six established figure skating moves, three moves for one skater and three different moves for two other skaters. Results showed utilizing video feedback improved figure skater's performance levels on the targeted moves to an acquisition of 80% accuracy or higher.
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Freeman, Angela B. "Exploring How Managers Increase Employee Performance Within Organizational Supply Chains." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7140.
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Leaders and the strategies they employ to enhance employee performance are essential to retaining an organization's competitive advantage. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies used by supply chain management managers to improve employee performance in the workplace. The conceptual framework for this study combined elements from Vroom's expectancy theory of motivation, Adams's equity theory of motivation and leadership, and transformational leadership theories. Participants were selected via the purposeful sampling of 6 successful supply chain managers in the District of Columbia's metropolitan area. Data were obtained using semistructured face-to-face interviews, interview notes, transcripts, and a thorough review and analysis of organizational documents. Data were analyzed using Yin's 5-step approach to data analysis. Four themes were identified: strategies associated with enhancing employee performance with an emphasis on training, barriers that prevented leadership from achieving performance improvement objectives, tools leaders used to measure employee performance and the leadership style of the manager with an emphasis on the use of the participative leadership style. The findings of this study may contribute to social change by providing supply chain managers with resources required to enhance overall employee performance in the workplace, which in turn may lead to increased overall organizational productivity, helping to ensure the prosperity of the organizational leaders, employees, their families, the surrounding communities, and the local economy.
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Kalaitzidis, Kleovoulos. "Advanced speculation to increase the performance of superscalar processors." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020REN1S007.
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Même à l’ère des multicœurs, il est primordial d’améliorer la performance en contexte monocœur, étant donné l’existence de pro- grammes qui exposent des parties séquentielles non négligeables. Les performances séquentielles se sont essentiellement améliorées avec le passage à l’échelle des structures de processeurs qui permettent le parallélisme d’instructions (ILP). Cependant, les chaînes de dépendances séquentielles li- mitent considérablement la performance. La prédiction de valeurs (VP) et la prédiction d’adresse des lectures mémoire (LAP) sont deux techniques en développement qui permettent de surmonter cet obstacle en permettant l’exécution d’instructions en spéculant sur les données. Cette thèse propose des mécanismes basés sur VP et LAP qui conduisent à des améliorations de performances sensiblement plus élevées. D’abord, VP est examiné au niveau de l’ISA, ce qui fait apparaître l’impact de certaines particularités de l’ISA sur les performances. Ensuite, un nouveau prédicteur binaire (VSEP), qui permet d’exploiter certains motifs de valeurs, qui bien qu’ils soient fréquemment rencontrés, ne sont pas capturés par les modèles précédents, est introduit. VSEP améliore le speedup obtenu de 19% et, grâce à sa structure, il atténue le coût de la prédiction de va- leurs supérieures à 64 bits. Adapter cette approche pour effectuer LAP permet de prédire les adresses de 48% des lectures mémoire. Finalement, une microarchitecture qui exploite soigneusement ce mécanisme de LAP peut exécuter 32% des lectures mémoire en avanceEven in the multicore era, making single cores faster is paramount to achieve high- performance computing, given the existence of programs that are either inherently sequential or expose non-negligible sequential parts. Sequential performance has been essentially improving with the scaling of the processor structures that enable instruction-level parallelism (ILP). However, as modern microarchitectures continue to extract more ILP by employing larger instruction windows, true data dependencies remain a major performance bottleneck. Value Prediction (VP) and Load-Address Prediction (LAP) are two developing techniques that allow to overcome this obstacle and harvest more ILP by enabling the execution of instructions in a data-wise speculative manner. This thesis proposes mechanisms that are related with VP and LAP and lead to effectively higher performance improvements. First, VP is examined in an ISA-aware manner, that discloses the impact of certain ISA particularities on the anticipated speedup. Second, a novel binary-based VP model is introduced, namely VSEP, that allows to exploit certain value patterns that although they are encountered frequently, they cannot be captured by previous works. VSEP improves the obtained speedup by 19% and also, by virtue of its structure, it mitigates the cost of predicting values wider than 64 bits. By adapting this approach to perform LAP allows to predict the memory addresses of 48% of the committed loads. Eventually, a microarchitecture that leverages carefully this LAP mechanism can execute 32% of the committed loads early
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Berrios, Joseph Stephen. "Using wait-free synchronization to increase system reliability and performance." [Gainesville, Fla.]: University of Florida, 2002. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0000506.
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Conder, Phillip. "Using multipath fading to increase performance of wireless communication systems." Access electronically, 2005. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20061005.155049/index.html.
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Fitte-Duval, Axel Fabien. "Coaching as a tool to increase the performance of employees." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-199602.
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Companies strive to stand up on the marketplace and prosper. Naturally, hiring the best people is necessary as much as facilitating employees to work at their full potential. This present thesis investigates the relationship between managerial coaching and employee's performance. First, using information from interview of managers. And second, using data from a sample of 102 respondents, multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation analysis was conduced with SPSS software. The result found that managerial coaching as an indirect impact on employee performances. This thesis provides data on coaching effectiveness.
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Klassen, Jake Jasch. "Do dorsolateral periaqueductal gray (dlPAG) lesions affect learning or increase performance?" Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0004/MQ45072.pdf.
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Upadhyay, Aditya. "Strategic Decisions to Increase Performance Band in Carbon Disclosure Project Reports." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2901.
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In 2014, only 48% of S&P companies scored high-performance band B ratings and above in their Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reports to attract the interest of institutional investors holding U.S. $92 trillion plus assets under management. This multiple case study explored the business leaders' strategic decisions to improve the performance band ratings in the companies' CDP reports. The conceptual framework for this study was stakeholder theory, which suggests that businesses should incorporate the interest of institutional investors to minimize the climate-related risks that could affect their investment decisions. The target population for this study was business leaders from S&P 500 companies in the eastern United States who have experience in making strategic decisions to improve performance band ratings in the CDP reports. Data collection included semistructured face-to-face interviews with 4 business leaders and an exploration of company archival documents related to carbon management. Using Yin's data analysis method 5 themes emerged: governance, risk management, target and initiatives, measurement and verification, and transparency and disclosure. These themes highlighted companies' governing strategies for better carbon management, which are essential in achieving better performance band ratings in the CDP reports to attract the interest of intuitional investors. Better carbon management by S&P 500 companies will facilitate a positive social change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are detrimental to human health and well-being of its stakeholders.
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Makoni, Eric. "Employee Engagement Strategies That Healthcare Managers Use to Increase Organizational Performance." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6730.
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The annual cost of low employee engagement in Australian workplaces was $18.7 billion in 2015. Healthcare managers who adopt employee engagement strategies have the potential to achieve robust clinical, operational, and financial results that benefit both the organization and the community as a whole. The purpose of this single case study was to explore effective employee engagement strategies that some healthcare managers used to increase organizational performance. Social exchange theory was the conceptual framework for the study. Data were collected through semi structured interviews with 8 healthcare managers in Queensland, Australia. Participants who implemented successful employee engagement strategies were selected using a snowball sampling technique. Data analysis consisted of generating themes through coding using a deductive approach and reporting emergent themes. Five key themes that emerged from the data analysis were psychological ownership, job resources, leadership, training and development, and rewards and recognition. The process of member checking ensured that findings accurately represented participants' views. Recommendations from the study highlight the need for healthcare managers to implement employee engagement strategies that motivate discretionary efforts, resulting in improved quality patient care and organizational performance. The implications for positive social change include providing healthcare managers with effective employee engagement strategies that could improve patient experiences, operational efficiencies, and quality healthcare provisions in the healthcare industry.
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MICHAEL, EMILY. "Using Goal-Setting and Performance Feedback to Increase Adults' Daily Walking." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2017. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/477711.
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Applied Behavioral AnalysisM.S.Ed.
Obesity has become a problem of social significance in the United States, particularly among adults. Physical activity, such as walking, can help combat the negative health effects of obesity and is a suitable target for intervention. The package intervention of goal-setting and performance feedback have emerged as a promising tool to increase physical activity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of goal-setting and performance feedback with a pedometer as a method of increasing daily walking and step counts of adults. This study used the range-bound changing criterion design and the traditional changing criterion design to examine the effects of the package intervention for adults in their natural day-to-day settings. This study extended previous research implementing goal-setting and performance feedback as a package intervention. Keywords: Goal-setting, performance feedback, walking, steps, adults, pedometer, range-bound changing criterion design.
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Qokweni, Noluvuyolwetu. "A creativity model to increase employee productivity." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/5401.
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For business firms to continue as going concerns, productivity is a primary goal. In order for the firms to remain productive, it is imperative that managers continuously explore ways of improving productivity and employee performance. Employee productivity, in particular, is the measurement of performance and competitiveness in any business firm. A competitive advantage enables a business firm to, amongst others, survive financially, expand its operations and grow its market share. Creativity and innovation are fundamental sources of competitive advantage. In order for a business to retain its competitive edge, it must effectively enhance employee productivity, creativity and innovation. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate a creativity model that could contribute to the enhancement of employee productivity. More specifically, the study investigated how employee productivity (the dependent variable) was influenced by the independent variables rewards, a climate conducive for creativity and innovation, employee creativity, self-esteem and performance intent. The sample consisted of 82 blue-collar employees from various manufacturing firms in Port Elizabeth. The empirical results revealed that the firms’ rewards for performance and their climates for creativity and innovation were positively related to the creativity of their employees. The creativity and self-esteem of their employees were positively related to their employees’ performance intentions, while collectively these three variables were positively related to their employees’ productivity. The managerial implications of these and other findings are discussed in the study.
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Slade, Christopher Ryan. "On-Disk Sequence Cache (ODSC): Using Excess Disk Capacity to Increase Performance." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1020.pdf.
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Sanger, Mark A. "Use of video games to increase sport knowledge and game-play performance." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1473254.
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Ströhl, Florian. "Theoretical and experimental concepts to increase the performance of structured illumination microscopy." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/275353.
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The aim of the work described in this thesis is to improve the understanding, implementation, and overall capabilities of structured illumination microscopy (SIM). SIM is a superresolution technique that excels in gentle live-cell volumetric imaging tasks. Many modalities of SIM were developed over the last decade that tailored SIM into the versatile and powerful technique that it is today. Nevertheless, the field of SIM continues to evolve and there is plenty of room for novel concepts. Specifically, in this thesis, a generalised framework for a theoretical description of SIM variants is introduced, the constraints of optical components for a flexible SIM system are discussed and the set-up is realised, the important aspect of deconvolution in SIM is highlighted and further developed, and finally novel SIM modalities introduced that improve its time-resolution, gentleness, and volumetric imaging capabilities. Based on the generalised theory, the computational steps for the extraction of superresolution information from SIM raw data are outlined and the essential concept of spatial frequency un-mixing explained for standard SIM as well as for multifocal SIM. Multifocal SIM hereby acts as a parallelised confocal as well as widefield technique and thus serves as link between the two modalities. Using this novel scheme deconvolution methods for SIM are then further developed to allow a holistic reconstruction procedure. Deconvolution is of great important in the SIM reconstruction process, and hence rigorous derivations of advanced deconvolution methods are provided and further developed to enable generalised ‘multi-image’ Richardson-Lucy deconvolution in SIM, called joint Richardson-Lucy deconvolution (jRL). This approach is demonstrated to robustly produce optically sectioned multifocal SIM images and, through the incorporation of a 3D imaging model, also volumetric standard SIM images within the jRL framework. For standard SIM this approach enabled acquisition speed doubling, because the recovery of superresolved images from a reduced number of raw frames through constrained jRL was made possible. The method is validated in silico and in vitro. For the study of yet faster moving samples deconvolution microscopy is found to be the method of choice. To enable optical sectioning, a key feature of SIM, in deconvolution microscopy, a new modality of optical sectioning microscopy is introduced that can be implemented as a single-shot technique. Via polarised excitation and detection in orthogonal directions in conjunction with structured illumination the theoretical framework is rigorously derived and validated.
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Rendina, Francesco. "Effects of acute temperature increase on performance and survival of Caribbean echinoids." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/10050/.
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Climate change is occurring at a faster rate than in the past, with an expected increase of mean sea surface temperatures up to 4.8°C by the end of this century. The actual capabilities of marine invertebrates to adapt to these rapid changes has still to be understood. Adult echinoids play a crucial role in the tropical ecosystems where they live. Despite their role, few studies about the effect of temperature increase on their viability have been reported in literature. This thesis work reports a first systematic study on several Caribbean echinoids about their tolerance to temperature rise in the context of global warming. The research - carried out at the Bocas del Toro Station of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, in Panama - focalized on the 6 sea urchins Lytechinus variegatus, L. williamsi, Echinometra lucunter, E. viridis, Tripneustes ventricosus and Eucidaris tribuloides, and the 2 sand dollars Clypeaster rosaceus and C. subdepressus. Mortality and neuromuscular well-being indicators - such as righting response, covering behaviour, adhesion to the substrate, spine and tube feet movements - have been analysed in the temperature range 28-38°C. The righting time RT (i.e., the time necessary for the animal to right itself completely after inversion) measured in the 6 sea urchin species, demonstrated a clearly dependence on the water temperature. The experiments allowed to determine the “thermal safety margin” (TSM) of each species. Echinometra lucunter and E. viridis resulted the most tolerant species to high temperatures with a TSM of 5.5°C, while T. ventricosus was the most vulnerable with a TSM of only 3°C. The study assessed that all the species already live at temperatures close to their upper thermal limit. Their TSMs are comparable to the predicted temperature increase by 2100. In absence of acclimatization to such temperature change, these species could experience severe die-offs, with important consequences for tropical marine ecosystems.
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Robinson, Ray Anthony. "Integrating Educational Technology to Increase Academic Performance of Sixth-Grade Mathematics Students." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2012. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/4.
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The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of educational software contributed to increasing the academic performance of 6th-grade students in mathematics. The specific programs used were the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Explorer and Promethean ActivBoard. This summative quantitative study was guided by 3 research questions:
1. What was the effect of technology, specifically the Promethean ActivBoard and the FCAT Explorer, on the achievement in mathematics of 6th-grade students, as measured by district benchmark assessments?
2. What was the difference in mathematics achievement, if any, between male and female 6th-grade students following the use of technology, specifically the Promethean ActivBoard and the FCAT Explorer, as measured by district benchmark assessments?
3. What was the effect of technology, specifically the Promethean ActivBoard and the FCAT Explorer, on the achievement in mathematics of African American 6th-grade students, as measured by district benchmark assessments?
Participants were 6th-grade teachers and students in the experimental and control groups. Participants were 59 students in the experimental group and 61 in the control group. Students who used FCAT Explorer and the Promethean ActivBoard showed better scores on a posttest and larger percentage increase in scores than the control group. Male students in the experimental group showed the greatest increase in scores. African American students who also used FCAT Explorer and the Promethean ActivBoard scored higher than those African American students who did not use any form of technology as a supplement to learning.
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Topinka, John. "Does Management Capacity Increase Organizational Performance? An Empirical Analysis of Public Housing Agencies." FIU Digital Commons, 2011. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/425.
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Since the 1990s, scholars have paid special attention to public management’s role in theory and research under the assumption that effective management is one of the primary means for achieving superior performance. To some extent, this was influenced by popular business writings of the 1980s as well as the reinventing literature of the 1990s. A number of case studies but limited quantitative research papers have been published showing that management matters in the performance of public organizations.
My study examined whether or not management capacity increased organizational performance using quantitative techniques. The specific research problem analyzed was whether significant differences existed between high and average performing public housing agencies on select criteria identified in the Government Performance Project (GPP) management capacity model, and whether this model could predict outcome performance measures in a statistically significant manner, while controlling for exogenous influences. My model included two of four GPP management subsystems (human resources and information technology), integration and alignment of subsystems, and an overall managing for results framework. It also included environmental and client control variables that were hypothesized to affect performance independent of management action.
Descriptive results of survey responses showed high performing agencies with better scores on most high performance dimensions of individual criteria, suggesting support for the model; however, quantitative analysis found limited statistically significant differences between high and average performers and limited predictive power of the model. My analysis led to the following major conclusions: past performance was the strongest predictor of present performance; high unionization hurt performance; and budget related criterion mattered more for high performance than other model factors. As to the specific research question, management capacity may be necessary but it is not sufficient to increase performance.
The research suggested managers may benefit by implementing best practices identified through the GPP model. The usefulness of the model could be improved by adding direct service delivery to the model, which may also improve its predictive power. Finally, there are abundant tested concepts and tools designed to improve system performance that are available for practitioners designed to improve management subsystem support of direct service delivery.
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Dicks, Nathan D. "Interval Training Methods to Increase Performance Markers and Load Carriage in Tactical Professionals." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29324.
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Load carriage is an inherent part of the military and other tactical occupations (e.g., law enforcement, firefighters). Variation in load carriage ranges from 7-60 kg and can increase energy expenditure as well as lead to higher injury risk. Various novel training methods such as low-intensity interval training (LIT) in combination with blood flow restriction (BFR) as well as high-intensity interval training (HIT) aim at enhancing critical velocity (CV), aerobic fitness, and load carriage performance. Two investigations identified the feasibility of LIT with BFR and the use of HIT to increase performance and load carriage. Methods: Twelve male participants (21.8 +/- 1.5 yrs) underwent LIT with (BFR-LOAD) and without BFR (LOAD) loaded with 15% of their body mass to compare the acute metabolic and perceptual responses. Next, twenty adult participants (male = 15, female = 5) (age = 21.8 +/- 1.5 yrs) completed 4-weeks of HIT (2 d?wk-1) to compare aerobic fitness and load carriage task performance. Results: Metabolic responses (VO2) were elevated 7% during BFR-LOAD (p = .001) compared with BFR familiarization and LOAD Condition. There were significant increases with CV (p = .005) and velocity at VO2max (vVO2max) (p = .037), but there was no statistical difference between the groups. There were load carriage performance improvements for the 3200 m task (p < .001) with a decrease of 9.8% in completion times. Conclusion: There was an increased metabolic response during the BFR-LOAD condition. Thus, there is a potential for BFR to limit the use of load carriage for individuals engaging in rehabilitation and reconditioning programs due to injury. Furthermore, four weeks of 2 d?wk-1 HIT was appropriate to see improvements in with aerobic measures of CV and vVO2max as well as improvements in the load carriage task performances. LIT and HIT methods warrant continued research to increase aerobic fitness and load carriage performance.Northland American College of Sports Medicine Innovative Student Research Grant
North Dakota State University. Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
North Dakota State University. College of Human Development and Education
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Ernst, Jonathan Ross. "Implementing frequent assessments to increase student performance levels in a high school chemistry class." Montana State University, 2011. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2011/ernst/ErnstJ0811.pdf.
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My students struggle in my regular chemistry class, even with rudimentary concepts that are conceptual and mathematical. Over the past several years I have seen a steady decline in student performance and I have contributed this to their unwillingness to complete homework assignments. This practice is not only detrimental to learning conceptual information in my class; it hinders overall performance in chemistry. I needed to think of a creative way to convince my students that homework is beneficial and is an important part of the learning process. Quizzes have been used in the past at my school to motivate students to complete and understand their homework assignments. This action research project investigates the impact that frequent assessments have on increasing student performance levels in a high school chemistry classroom. Homework quizzes, tests, surveys, interviews and tracking procedures were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment. The level of conceptual understanding was assessed and students' progress was evaluated. The attitudes towards homework were also assessed pre and post treatment to see if the use of frequent assessments increased the quantity of homework that was completed by students in my three regular chemistry classes. In addition, each student's progress on summative assessments was evaluated to see if the treatment could have caused a positive improvement in their performance. Overall, students that adequately completed their homework assignments showed a measurable improvement in their frequent assessment scores. Student's performance on summative assessments did show a measurable improvement for those same students following the treatment. Students also expressed a positive attitude to changes the treatment brought about. The results had a positive impact on my teaching and although there were outliers, the implementation of frequent assessments increased homework completion and improved student performance on summative assessments.
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Jardon, Mario Alberto. "Modulating autophagy and glutamine metabolism in CHO cells to increase fed-batch process performance." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42467.
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Valuable recombinant therapeutic proteins are routinely produced from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells in fed-batch cultivations. An improved understanding of the physiological factors that affect cell proliferation, survival, productivity and product quality in fed-batch could contribute to facilitate general access to these products. This work describes the investigation of autophagy and glutamine metabolism in CHO cells for the purpose of increasing fed-batch process performance. The close link between glutamine deprivation and autophagy was found to greatly affect process performance, with an increase of the cellular lysosomal compartment correlated with decreased cell-specific productivity. The increased autophagic activity upon glutamine withdrawal was confirmed by the formation of GFP-LC3 fluorescent puncta and by an LC3 autophagic flux assay. The use of 3-methyl adenine (3-MA) to inhibit autophagy increased the yield of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) by 2.8-fold, without compromising the glycosylation capacity of the cells given that the t-PA fucosylation, galactosylation and sialylation all increased. A more comprehensive study of glutamine metabolism and autophagy performed, including by investigating 2 additional CHO cell lines expressing different antibody proteins. The mitochondrial and lysosomal changes in response to glutamine deprivation varied substantially between cell lines, illustrating how the susceptibility to autophagy can be cell-line dependent. Integrating the combined effect of enhanced proliferation (achieved through modulation of glutamine metabolism) and inhibition of autophagy (by treatment with 3-MA), a maximum 4.6-fold increase of t-PA production was obtained in fed-batch culture. Finally, autophagy and glutamine metabolism were explored in cancer cell lines, and produced original findings on the potential for Raman spectroscopy to analyze live cell physiological responses to conditions that trigger autophagy. Overall, this study illustrates the potential for a fruitful interaction between basic scientific research and applied biotechnology. The investigation of response mechanisms to cellular stress provided opportunities to both improve industrial processing and open new perspectives for basic biological research.
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Roughan, Laura. "A working memory training intervention to increase performance and reduce anxiety in young adolescents." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.525706.
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Hall, Daniel Shane. "Raptor an empirical evaluation of an ecological interface designed to increase warfighter cognitive performance." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Jun/09Jun%5FHall%5FDaniel.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Human Systems Integration)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009.Thesis Advisor(s): Shattuck, Lawrence G. "June 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 14, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Cognitive Systems Engineering, Ecological Interface Design, Direct Perception, Direct Manipulation, Situation Awareness, Decision Making, Cognitive Workload, DMSC, C-SWAT. Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-174). Also available in print.
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Paudel, Lok Nath. "Sustainable increase in buffalo milk production farmers' preferences, performance and gender aspects in Nepal." Göttingen Cuvillier, 2009. http://d-nb.info/993674135/04.
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Denison, Aaron John. "Utility of an Error Analysis and Performance Deficit Assessment for Selecting Brief Interventions to Increase Math Fluency." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1485.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of a brief assessment for the selection of an effective instruction to increase fluency performance on computation math problems. Participants were four general education third-grade students who performed below the median score on a classwide administered multiple math skills probe. Students first participated in a brief assessment within a mini-withdrawal design to compare the relative effects of a contingent reward (CR) condition to a baseline condition on math fluency performance using a multiple skills probe. All four students increased performance when given an opportunity to earn an incentive for meeting a performance goal. Increased performance indicated a performance deficit to explain low math performance and that the students would positively respond to a contingent reward intervention on single math skills. To validate this hypothesis, the effects of baseline, CR, and instruction plus CR on fluency performance over time was assessed using a multiple baseline design across three single target skills for each student. Of the 12 skills assessed, results from the extended analysis demonstrated that the CR was effective on one skill, instruction plus CR was effective on five skills, and performance improved during baseline on six skills. Post results showed improved performance on the multiple probe for all students but performance was retained over 2 to 4 weeks on 5 of the 12 skills mastered during the study. Discussion focuses on considerations of the utility of a brief assessment approach in the application decision making and for future research
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Lapré, Frederik Albert Ludwig. "Service quality in nursing homes : a construct, measurement and performance model to increase client focus." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5773.
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This thesis is concerned with the quality of care for the elderly in nursing homes, responding to a critical social and demographic imperative. The aim of this study is to provide a service quality construct for nursing homes to increase client focus and satisfaction. The research is underpinned by the service quality literature. It utilises the SERVQUAL construct to explore the nature of service quality in nursing homes through semi-structured interviews with nursing home residents and resident's families. A service quality scale was constructed comprising six dimensions and 27 scale items capturing service delivery in nursing homes. This scale was purified through a survey of residents and family members (n=263). Through exploratory factor analysis, six importance and four experience factors were identified. Regression analysis was used to identify relationships between the factors, service quality and satisfaction. The results indicate that importance does not predict perceived quality, though experience of responsiveness and hospitality and courtesy and personal approach are indicators of service quality. Furthermore, quality emerges as a predictor of satisfaction. From these outcomes, a service quality construct was developed which comprises of service marketing and service quality dimensions. This thesis contributes to the construction of the concept of service quality in nursing homes, its dimensionality and thus the precursors of satisfaction. These have considerable implications for the management of nursing home services.homes, its dimensionality and thus the precursors of satisfaction. These have considerable implications for the management of nursing home services.
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Almeida, Nádia Cardoso de. "O sistema financeiro angolano : uma análise ao desenvolvimento dos seguros." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/3373.
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Mestrado em FinançasO objectivo deste trabalho é fazer uma descrição da realidade do sistema financeiro angolano dando maior enfoque aos seguros e à banca, pretendemos com o presente trabalho demonstrar a evolução do sector segurador. Este objectivo foi cumprido fazendo uma análise aos principais indicadores do sistema financeiro, mais detalhadamente aos bancos, assim como também uma análise ao funcionamento do sector segurador que envolveu várias seguradoras. No entanto, para mostrar a evolução do sector, usamos as contas de uma seguradora analisando o impacto nos resultados da mesma, caso a produção do ramo automóvel tenha um aumento significativo em 3 anos. Os dados utilizados para este estudo foram também utilizados para fazer uma análise à performance da empresa através de rácios financeiros. Os resultados obtidos indicam que o sector financeiro angolano tem evoluído bastante e já consegue posicionar-se a níveis de outros mercados. Quanto ao sector segurador podemos observar que também está em crescimento, apesar de muitas empresas crescerem a um ritmo um pouco lento como é o caso da Ensa, empresa objecto da nossa análise. O estudo realizado cumpriu a nossa expectativa ao ver o aumento nos resultados depois do aumento da produção no ramo automóvel.
The purpose of this study is to describe the reality of the Angolan financial system with greater focus on insurance and banking, with this work we intend to demonstrate the evolution of the insurance sector. This goal was accomplished by doing an analysis of the main indicators of the financial system more closely to banks, as well as an analysis of the functioning in the insurance industry involving multiple insurers. However to show the development of the sector we used the accounts of an insurance company analysing the impact on the results in case the production of car insurance has a significant increase in three years. The data used for this study were also used to analyse the performance of the company through financial ratios. The results indicate that the Angolan financial sector has evolved significantly and now can position itself to levels of other markets. As for the insurance sector we can also observe that it is growing, though many companies are growing at a slow pace, for example Ensa subject of our analysis. The study fulfilled our expectation to see the increase in earnings after the increase in production in the car sector.
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Abuyousef, Imad Ayesh. "Pumping performance increase through the addition of turbulent drag-reducing polymers to pulp fibre suspensions." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29647.
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The addition of a small amount of long chain polymers to a turbulent fluid is known to
reduce the wall shear stress and drag. Similarly, the addition of pulp fibres to a
turbulent suspension is also turbulent-drag reducing despite pulp fibres having a length
scale that is 1000 times larger than polymer molecules. The mechanism of drag
reduction and its impact on centrifugal pump performance is poorly understood,
especially when there is a combination of polymer and fibres in suspension.
Centrifugal (slurry) pump performance was measured as a function of pulp fibre and
PAM polymer concentration. Both the pump best efficiency and maximum head rise
were greater when pumping modest concentrations of polymer solutions and low
consistency pulp fibre than pure water. We measured an efficiency increase of 22
percent and a maximum head increase of 4.3 percent with the addition of 150 ppm PAM
polymer over that of pure water. We measured an increase of 8 percent and 2.3
percent in pump efficiency and maximum head coefficient, respectively, with 2 percent
pulp fibres over that of water alone. With both 1 percent consistency pulp fibres and
100 ppm of PAM polymers, we measured a 12 percent increase in efficiency over that
of pulp fibre alone. With both 2 percent consistency pulp fibres and 100 ppm of PAM
polymers present, we measure an 8 percent increase in efficiency over that of pulp
suspension alone. The reasons for the increased pump efficiency with addition of
additives is not known but are thought to be due to the turbulent-drag-reducing
properties associated with flow of these suspensions.
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JIANG, XIN, and JUNDA LUAN. "Function structure of business communication application on car machine : To increase work performance of employees." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-299197.
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With the tendency of agile work space and remote working, the importance of communication tools, especially the computer-mediated ones, is highlighted in increasing employees’ overall work-performance. Car, as a place where people spend most of time, is somewhere business-related communication could be conducted. However, the method of finding important communication tools from the perspective of software development and the method to design a business-communication application (BCA) in a car machine are still in exploration. The purpose of this master thesis is to design a function structure of businesscommunication application and its prototype in a car machine, to help employees increase their work performance. This thesis has two results: A method of finding the importance order of communication tools A method to design a function structure of BCA and a prototype of BCA on a car machine, based on the importance order of communication toolsMed en ökad tendens till flexibelt arbetsutrymme och fjärrarbete får kommunikationsverktygens betydelse för att öka den totala arbetsprestandan ökad uppmärksamhet. Bilen, som är en plats där människor tillbringar mycket tid, skulle kunna användas för arbetsrelaterad kommunikation. Men metoderna för att hitta viktiga kommunikationsverktyg ur perspektivet av mjukvaruutveckling och metoderna för att utforma en affärskommunikationsapplikation i en bil är fortfarande under utveckling.Syftet med detta examensarbete är att utforma funktionsstrukturen och prototypen som svarar mot denna för arbetsrelaterad kommunikation i bilar för att hjälpa anställda att upprätthålla arbetskapaciteten. Denna avhandling har två resultat: En metod för att hitta prioriteten av betydelsen av de olika kommunikationsverktygen En metod för att designa en funktionsstruktur av arbetsrelaterad kommunikation och en prototyp av tillämpningen på denna funktionsstruktur applicerad i en bil.
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Baskerville-Bridges, Aaron(Aaron Davis). "Computation and predictive modeling to increase efficiency and performance in cell line and bioprocess development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126944.
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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, May, 2020Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, May, 2020
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).
A critical early step in the development of a new biopharmaceutical is the selection of the master cell bank. Per FDA requirements, the same master cell bank must be used for all toxicity and clinical trials, as well as all production of the drug should it be commercialized. Developing a master cell bank is a time and labor-intensive process where thousands of clones are screened through a series of experiments. The Berkeley Lights Beacon® platform can be used as a high-throughput screening tool in cell line development and has been shown to produce clonally-derived cell lines, suitable for the development of a master cell bank. In a typical use case, a Berkeley Lights chip is loaded with 1750 cells, data is collected related to cell growth and on-chip assays, and the top 50-100 are selected for further analysis. The methodology for selecting the top clones, however, is not standardized and individual users may select different top clones based on how they weigh the growth and assay data. As a relatively new tool, there is little literature outlining how to best use data collected on Berkeley Lights to select the "best" clones for further screening. In this project, we use Amgen's database of Berkeley Lights experiments to determine which parameters are most predictive of performance in future fed-batch experiments. Data from 9 chips (N=13,900 pens; N=305 fed-batch experiments) was analyzed using linear and non-linear machine learning models to identify feature importance and improve cell selection methodology. The models generated show an improved ability to rank top clones compared to the currently methodology, a finding that is expected to improve average clone quality in cell line development.
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M.B.A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management
S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering
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Miller, Matthew P. "Strategies to increase the signal to noise ratio in three-dimensional positron emission tomography." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322456.
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is an imaging technique that uses biologically relevant molecules labelled with positron emitting radioisotopes to measure regional tissue function in living organisms. To maximise the detection efficiency, data are acquired in 3D, that is, all possible detector combinations in a scanner without inter-ring shielding (septa). The gain in sensitivity afforded by 3D PET is offset by the increase in random coincidences, scattered coincidences and deadtime. These problems must be overcome for the gain in sensitivity to be fully realised. The aim of this research project was to investigate strategies to increase the signal to noise ratio of the 3D PET data. Additional side shielding, both in neuro and body scanning, has been implemented and assessed. Large gains were achieved using the neuro shields in experimental and clinical studies. The potential of the body shields was tested in experimental and in-vivo studies which showed that they were scan dependent. For example, no gain was found for a cardiac blood flow (H2 IS0) study. A model-based scatter correction was assessed by companng compartment ratios within the 'Utah' phantom with radioactivity outside the field of view, with and without neuroshielding. Recovered ratios were within 6% of their actual values. The integration time was reduced in an effort to decrease the system deadtime. A peak increase of 150/0 in noise equivalent count rate was measured for a uniform cylinder inside the field of view. A random coincidence variance reduction technique was implemented and assessed to reduce the noise contained in the delayed window random coincidence estimate. The algorithm was evaluated using phantoms and tested on clinical data. A mean 16% reduction in coefficient of variation was measured for a C15O torso study.
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Roberge, Marie-Élène. "When and how does diversity increase group performance? a theoretical model followed by an experimental study /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1187203714.
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Vallinger, Tricia Marie. "Use of Checklists to Increase Staff Performance on Documentation of Session Notes in an ABA Facility." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu161795751381874.
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George, Joetta L. (Joetta Lori). "Applying the theory of constraints in a high volume manufacturing system to increase throughput and performance." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10159.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. 69).
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Roberge, Marie-Elene. "When and how does diversity increase group performance?: a theoretical model followed by an experimental study." The Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187203714.
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Chu, Yanyan. "Surface modification to aramid and UHMWPE fabrics to increase inter-yarn friction for improved ballistic performance." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/surface-modification-to-aramid-and-uhmwpe-fabrics-to-increase-interyarn-friction-for-improved-ballistic-performance(d6e35803-9a2c-478a-a96d-a658292f8890).html.
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Manufacturing more reliable and lighter body armour using the fabrics with high-performance fibres is the development trend of ballistic protection device. However,increasing the reliability of the body armour normally needs to increase weight. Thisinvestigation aims to develop better ballistic performance of body armour withoutaffecting weight. Inter-yarn friction in quasi-static state in fabrics constructed for bodyarmour is one of the important factors affecting ballistic performance. This researchfocuses on increasing inter-yarn friction by surface modification methods for superiorballistic protection of woven fabrics. Finite element (FE) simulation is employed toanalyse the effects of inter-yarn friction on ballistic performance theoretically. BothAPPCVD and sol-gel methods are used to achieve the purpose of practically increasinginter-yarn friction. Ballistic experiments are conducted to evaluate ballistic performanceof the fabrics with different levels of inter-yarn friction after treatments. Through both numerical and experimental investigation, it is confirmed that increasinginter-yarn friction in quasi-static state can improve ballistic performance of fabrics. Theoverall energy absorption will be increased with the increase of inter-yarn frictionbecause higher inter-yarn friction generates higher resistance to the projectile, makesfabric structure more stable, leads to more involvement of the secondary yarns andincreases both KE and FDE percentages. Moreover, higher levels of inter-yarn frictionwill flatten the trauma and make the fabric response more globalised owing to the lesstransverse deflection ability. However, over high inter-yarn friction is counterproductivebecause of stress concentration on the primary yarns. For the surface modification, one of the aramid yarns, Twaron® yarn and one of theUHMWPE yarns, Dyneema® yarn, and their fabric products are used as the substrates. SEM analyses are used to characterise the morphology changes. Both FTIR and EDXanalyses are conducted to identify the coated substance. Based on coefficients of friction test and yarn pull-out test, the APPCVD treatment and sol-gel treatment have been proved as two effective ways to increase inter-yarn friction and at the same time the tensile properties of the yarns and the weight are almost unaffected. Moreover, sol-gel treatment has been established as an effective method for improvingballistic performance without significant weight increase, where the energy absorption ofthe Dyneema® fabric can be increased by 6.74%, and the trauma depth can be decreased by16.99% for Twaron® fabric panel and by10.73% for Dyneema® fabric panel.
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Dombrowski, Nicholas. "USING A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TO DETERMINE AN INDIVIDUALIZED INTERVENTION TO INCREASE STAFF TREATMENT INTEGRITY OF DISCRETE TRIAL TEACHING." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/568020.
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Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) is a teaching method that involves fast-paced trials designed to teach basic skills by breaking them into smaller components, typically conducted in a one-on-one setting. Treatment integrity has proven to be of great importance in DTT, with skill acquisition occurring at higher rates when treatment integrity is high. While research has shown that verbal and written feedback are effective in training staff to conduct DTT, there is still a need for research on the use of individualized interventions based on performance assessments. This study used a multiple-probe across participants design, and demonstrated that a one-on-one session including interventions such as feedback, practice, treatment integrity checklists, and/or antecedent interventions is an effective method for increasing treatment integrity and implementation of DTT. The three participants that took part in the individualized interventions all displayed increases in proficiency of delivering DTT trials.
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Hall, Kendra. "The Use of Augmental Rules to Increase Data Collection by Staff Serving Individuals with Disabilities." OpenSIUC, 2016. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1955.
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The purpose of the study was to evaluate how augmental rules placed in a workplace setting can increase staff data collection. The agencies included residential settings and day programs for adults with disabilities. The residential settings and day programs are designed to prepare adults to function and live in various settings by promoting independence in daily living, social integration, responsible decision making, and economic self-sufficiency. This study utilized a between group analysis of 25 experimental subjects and a quasi-randomized control group to evaluate the influence of augmental rules to increase data collection behaviors by staff. The results of this study showed that the inclusion of augmental rules resulted in a significant increase in staff data collection compared to the control group (p value of .001)
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Taylor, Lela E. "Evaluation of a self-monitoring program to increase treatment integrity of behavior intervention plans." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003241.
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Henderson, Jennifer. "The effect of a prescribed increase in training intensity on plasma glutamine and glutamate concentration and performance." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0015/MQ49619.pdf.
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Reece, Virginia Elizabeth. "Using performance feedback to increase preservice teachers' effective practices teaching elementary students in small math intervention groups /." view abstract or download file of text, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1232419161&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2006.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 178-185). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Lundberg, Martin. "Using game design elements in a mobile sign language learning application to increase user enjoyment and performance." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Interaktiva och kognitiva system, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-152785.
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The use of and research on gamification has increased substantially since 2010. Most of the research on gamification has been done within education, specifically higher education. There is a dearth of research on gamification for children with disabilities. There has also been much research on the characteristics of successful instructional and educational games. In this thesis, theory on both gamification and the characteristics of successful instructional and educational games were used to design and implement several game design elements in a mobile sign language learning application to make it more enjoyable for the users. The game design elelemnts implemented were points, appropriate challenge, proximal goals, randomness and control. The target group of the application is children with disabilities making the thesis unique compared to any previous research. A rigorous gamification methodology was followed and a meeting with experts on children with special educational needs was held to get a good understanding of the target group. The development was done iteratively with two-week long iterations. After each iteration a presentation was held for the intern company and feedback was given. A school was willing to participate in an evaluation session and at the end of the thesis and the session was held with 22 children with learning disabilities. Both the original application and the application with the added gamification elements were evaluated and the results were compared. Results found that the children using the new version of the application had less throughput and found learning sign language to be more enjoyable and easier compared to the children using the original version of the application. The results are questionable, however, due tolimitations of the evaluation. Some of the issues were that the ages of the children differed between the groups, the severity of the disabilities was not considered, and the participants only got to use one version of the application for fifteen minutes.自2010以来，游戏化技术的使用和研究大幅增加。在教育领域,特别是高等教育领域,有很多很多关于游戏化的研究。关于成功教学和教育游戏的特征也有很多相关研究。然而目前对残疾儿童游戏化技术的研究尚不多见。本文运用游戏化理论和成功教学游戏和教育游戏的特点，设计并实现了移动手语学习应用中的几个游戏设计元素，使移动手语学习应用更加有趣。实施的游戏设计要素有明确的目标、难度的选择、随机性、点和层次。应用的目标群体是残疾儿童，使得本论文与以往研究有所不同。我们遵循严格的游戏化方法，并与特殊儿童教育专家举行会议，以便更好地了解目标群体。用两星期的时间进行迭代开发。每次迭代后，在实习生公司进行演示并得到反馈。一所学校愿意参加评测，在论文结束时，22名有学习障碍儿童参加了评测。对原有应用和添加游戏化元素的应用进行评价，并对结果进行比较。结果发现，使用新版本应用程序的儿童比使用原始版本应用程序的儿童的工作量较少，并且学习手语过程更愉快、更容易。然而由于评估的局限性,可能会影响实验结果,例如各组儿童的年龄不同，残疾的严重程度没有考虑，并且参与者只能使用一个版本的应用程序15分钟。后续研究将评估这些因素的影响。
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Wyre, Candace Marie. "USING VIDEO MODELING WITH VIDEO FEEDBACK AS AN INTERVENTION TO INCREASE THE PERFORMANCE ACCURACY OF SOCCER SKILLS." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2017. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/477746.
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This study evaluated the effects of video modeling in combination with video feedback to enhance the performance of three soccer skills. Two female competitive soccer players, 10-11-years-old, participated in this study. A multiple baseline across behaviors design was used to evaluate the effects of video modeling and video feedback. During baseline participants were video recorded performing the three target skills. During intervention, video modeling and video feedback were given to each player after she performed the target skill. Specifically, the player viewed a video of another player correctly performing the same skill, while she simultaneously viewed a video of herself performing the skill next to the other player. The results indicated that video modeling in combination with video feedback increased both participants’ skill performance from baseline on the three targeted soccer skills. Social validity measures indicated that both participants liked the procedure and felt comfortable performing two out of three skills accurately.
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Danmo, Emil, and Fredrik Kihlström. "Exploring the Prerequisites to Increase Real Estate Market Transparency in Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264449.
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In the 2018 edition of the JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), Sweden was ranked the 10th most transparent real estate market in the world, categorized as ‘Highly Transparent’. For the most part, Sweden has held a similar position since the measurements started in 1999. Transparency on a real estate market generally attracts foreign real estate investments and tenants as well as increasing global competitiveness. It also streamlines work processes in many real estate professions through comprehensive real estate market information and comprehensible legal frameworks, transaction processes and methods of monitoring different sustainability metrics. This study explores the prerequisites for Sweden to attain a better position in the index by increasing its degree of real estate market transparency, with the long-term goal in having Sweden reaping more of the benefits in having a highly transparent real estate market. This is done in two ways. First is through a critical analysis of the index’s methodology for assessing if ranks and scores within the different index categories are produced fairly. Secondly, different industry actors are interviewed to identify in what areas Sweden lags behind compared to more transparent markets, in which way they would like to see transparency improved in Sweden and the main barriers in implementing projects that would increase real estate market transparency and ways of overcoming them. An examination of the index methodology shows a changing methodology from year to year, which indicates a steady increase in real estate market transparency in Sweden. Interview findings support a generally positive view on transparency, facilitating decision making for real estate investments, but the level of preferred transparency differs between net sellers and buyers. It is therefore questionable if increasing real estate market transparency would provide significantly increased utility for some market actors with longer investment horizons and market knowledge through extensive business networks. Main suggestions for improving real estate transparency in Sweden include measures for data standards, increasing the level of data disclosure and information platforms for such standardized, disclosed data. The study suggests that the main barriers for implementing this could be conceptualized as a Prisoners’ dilemma and that institutional bodies could act as trustworthy partners in further opening up real estate market information.I 2018 års upplaga av rapporten JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) rankades Sverige som den tionde mest transparenta fastighetsmarknaden i världen, kategoriserat som ‘Mycket Transparent’. Sverige har mestadels hållit en liknande position i rankingen sedan mätningarna startade år 1999. Generellt så medför transparens på ett lands fastighetsmarknad en ökad attraktion för investeringar och hyresgäster såväl som en ökad global konkurrenskraft. Det effektiviserar även arbetsprocesser i många yrken i fastighetsbranschen genom omfattande fastighetsmarknadsinformation och överskådliga legala ramverk, transaktionsprocesser och metoder för att utvärdera olika nyckeltal kopplat till hållbarhet. Denna studie undersöker förutsättningarna för Sverige för att kunna uppnå en bättre position i indexet genom att öka transparensen på landets fastighetsmarknad, med det långsiktiga målet att få Sverige att kunna åtnjuta fördelarna av att ha en mycket transparent fastighetsmarknad. Detta är genomfört på två sätt. Det första är genom en kritisk analys av indexets metodik för att utvärdera om rankingar och poängsättningen inom de olika indexkategorierna har producerats på ett rättvist tillvägagångssätt. Det andra är genom intervjustudier med olika branschaktörer för att identifiera de områden där Sverige släpar efter i förhållande till andra mer transparenta marknader och på vilket sätt de skulle vilja se att transparensen förbättras i Sverige samt de huvudsakliga hindren mot att kunna implementera projekt som skulle kunna öka transparensen på Sveriges fastighetsmarknad och sätt att överkomma dessa hinder. En undersökning av indexmetodiken visar på en ändrad metodik från år till år, som indikerar en stabilt ökande grad av transparens på Sveriges fastighetsmarknad. Intervjuresultaten stödjer en generell positiv syn på transparens som ett sätt att underlätta beslutsfattande för fastighetsinvesteringar, men nivån av föredragen transparens skiljer sig åt mellan nettoköpare och nettosäljare. Det ifrågasätts därför om en ökad transparens på Sveriges fastighetsmarknad skulle bidra med en signifikant ökad nytta för vissa branschaktörer med längre investeringshorisonter samt marknadskännedom genom sina stora branschnätverk. Huvudsakliga förbättringspunkter i termer av att öka transparensen på Sveriges fastighets-marknad inkluderar åtgärder för datastandarder, en ökad nivå av datadelning samt informationsplattformar för sådan standardiserad, delade data. Studien visar på att de huvudsakliga barriärerna för att implementera dessa åtgärder kan konceptualiseras som ett Fångarnas dilemma och att offentliga organ kan agera som pålitliga partners i att vidare öppna upp fastighetsmarknadsinformation.
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Cowell, E., R. Fawbush, Joshua L. Ray, and C. Allen Gorman. "CIVAMITAWSED: A Mnemonic Exercise to Increase Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Enhance Classroom Discussions." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/419.
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Blomberg, Emma, and Malin Mansikka. "Hard Times Call for Strategic Measures : A study of how SMEs seek to increase performance in a declining industry." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-27316.
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An industry is constantly affected by its environment and the changes that occur within it. These environmental forces are the drivers of the industry’s evolution and throughout its life an industry undergoes irreversible transformations, which creates an industry life cycle. The competitive pressure on firms has increased the importance of developing competitive strategies throughout the industry’s life. This becomes especially important when the industry reaches the decline stage. There are different strategies that are suggested for firms to undertake in a declining industry. However, these strategies do not consider small and medium-sized enterprises, thus they might not be the most suitable for these firms to undertake. In addition, international activities have not been seen as a way to increase performance in a declining industry. The purpose of this study is therefore to fill this gap by investigating how small and medium-sized enterprises seek to increase their performance in a declining industry. To fulfil this purpose, we have conducted a qualitative case study of four SMEs currently operating in a declining industry. The empirical data was collected through interviews at each case company.The theoretical framework includes the theoretical concept of the industry life cycle, strategies specific for declining industries, theories regarding how firm chooses to compete, and different theories regarding international activities. The chapter ends with a theoretical synthesis that is developed from the theories presented earlier in the chapter. The empirical chapter presents the findings from the interviews with the case companies.In the analysis, the theoretical framework is connected to the empirical data, and is the basis for our conclusions. After conducting this study we can conclude that small and medium-sized enterprises seek to increase their performance by undertaking a niche strategy as their end-game strategy, compete with a differentiations strategy, and by a large scope of international markets, which enables them to shift their market focus from unbeneficial markets to more beneficial markets.
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Pustelnik, Claudia, and Veronica Hallberg. "How to increase sales performance in a sustainable way? : A research study based on a practical example of Eniro." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för företagsekonomi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28504.
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Bennett, Janet S. "Multidisciplinary Approach to Quality Improvement Intervention to Increase Performance of Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Examinations for American Indians/Native Alaskans." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/338892.
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Background: Low performance rate of comprehensive diabetic foot examinations (CDFEs) causing health care disparity. Objective: Increasing performance of CDFEs at Phoenix Indian Medical Center, an Indian Health Service (IHS) facility. Design: Before-after design, convenience sample. Setting: An IHS adult ambulatory care clinic in urban Phoenix, Arizona. Target: Four primary care providers (PCPs).Interventions: Utilizing the PDSA framework, a multidisciplinary group of clinical staff developed a process to increase the performance rate of CDFEs. Brainstorming, use of the Ishikawa diagram, and root cause analysis led to identification of factors contributing to low rates of CDFEs in the clinic. The QI intervention addressed multiple aspects of activities related to the CDFE performance, including pre-visit planning, enhanced communication, making equipment for CDFEs accessible to healthcare providers, and requesting patients to remove shoes and socks. Measurement: Weekly performance rate of CDFEs. Results: The results, analyzed with a run chart, showed an upward trend in performance for some providers. The median aggregate performance rates for pre and post intervention were 82.6% and 80.2%, respectively. Limitations: This study should be replicated over a longer time frame with more participants. Two significant weaknesses were identified in this study. The required provider de-identification prevented provider feedback. The data collection method provided CDFE performance data based on provider empanelment. This method of data collection reflects composite team care rather than specific provider behaviors. Conclusions: This multidisciplinary approach to improving the performance rates of CDFEs showed an upward trend for some providers but was not statistically significant. Post intervention CDFE performance rates were not improved. Significance: This study highlights the role of the doctorally prepared advanced practice nurse (DNP) in designing, facilitating and evaluating a practice change project to address the rate of provider performance of CDFE for their AI/NA patients. An exemplar, this QI intervention can be replicated for quality improvement initiatives targeting improved healthcare outcomes, crucial to the national effort of addressing healthcare disparities.
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Valente-Feliciano, Anne-Marie. "Development of SRF monolayer/multilayer thin film materials to increase the performance of SRF accelerating structures beyond bulk Nb." Thesis, Paris 11, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA112254/document.
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La réduction du cout de construction et d’exploitation des futurs accélérateurs d particules, a grande et petite échelles, dépend du développement de nouveaux matériaux pour les surfaces actives des structures supraconductrices en radiofréquence (SRF). Les propriétés SRF sont essentiellement un phénomène de surface vu que la profondeur de pénétration (profondeur de pénétration de London, λ) des micro-ondes (RF) est typiquement de l’ordre de 20 à 400 nm en fonction du matériau. Lorsque les procédés de préparation de surface sont optimises, la limite fondamentale du champ RF que les surfaces SRF peuvent supporter est le champ RF maximum, Hc₁, au-delà duquel le flux magnétique commence à pénétrer la surface du supraconducteur. Le matériau le plus utilise pour des applications SRF est le niobium (Nb) massif, avec un champ Hc₁ de l’ordre de 170 mT, qui permet d’atteindre un champ accélérateur de moins de 50 MV/m. Les meilleures perspectives d’amélioration des performances des cavités SRF sont liées à des matériaux et méthodes de production produisant la surface SRF critique de façon contrôlée. Dans cette optique, deux avenues sont explorées pour utiliser des couches minces pour augmenter les performances des structures SRF au-delà du Nb massif, en monocouche ou en structures multicouches Supraconducteur-Isolant-Supraconducteur (SIS) : La première approche est d’utiliser une couche de Nb déposée sur du cuivre (Nb/Cu) à la place du Nb massif. La technologie Nb/Cu a démontré, au cours des années, être une alternative viable pour les cavités SRF. Toutefois, les techniques de dépôt communément utilisées, principalement la pulvérisation magnétron, n’ont jusqu’à présent pas permis de produire des surfaces SRF adaptées aux performances requises. Le récent développement de techniques de dépôt par condensation énergétiques, produisant des flux d’ions énergétiques de façon contrôlée (telles que des sources d’ions ECR sous ultravide) ouvrent la voie au développement de films SRF de grand qualité. La corrélation entre les conditions de croissance, l’énergie des ions incidents, la structure et les performances RF des films produits est étudiée. Des films Nb avec des propriétés proches du Nb massif sont ainsi produits. La deuxième approche est basée sur un concept qui propose qu’une structure multicouche SIS déposée sur une surface de Nb peut atteindre des performances supérieures à celles du Nb massif. Bien que les matériaux supraconducteurs à haute Tc aient un champ Hc₁ inférieur à celui du Nb, des couches minces de tels matériaux d’une épaisseur (d) inférieure à la profondeur de pénétration voient une augmentation de leur champ parallèle Hc₁ résultant au retardement de la pénétration du flux magnétique. Cette surcouche peut ainsi permettre l’écrantage magnétique de la surface de Nb qui est donc maintenue dans l’état de Meissner à des champs RF bien plus importants que pour le Nb massif. La croissance et performance de structures multicouches SIS basées sur des films de NbTiN, pour le supraconducteur, et de l’AlN, pour le diélectrique, sont étudiées. Les résultats de cette étude montrent la faisabilité de cette approche et le potentiel qui en découle pour l’amélioration des performances SRF au-delà du Nb massifThe minimization of cost and energy consumption of future particle accelerators, both large and small, depends upon the development of new materials for the active surfaces of superconducting RF (SRF) accelerating structures. SRF properties are inherently a surface phenomenon as the RF only penetrates the London penetration depth λ, typically between 20 and 400 nm depending on the material. When other technological processes are optimized, the fundamental limit to the maximum supportable RF field amplitude is understood to be the field at which the magnetic flux first penetrates into the surface, Hc₁. Niobium, the material most exploited for SRF accelerator applications, has Hc₁~170 mT, which yields a maximum accelerating gradient of less than 50 MV/m. The greatest potential for dramatic new performance capabilities lies with methods and materials which deliberately produce the sub-micron-thick critical surface layer in a controlled way. In this context, two avenues are pursued for the use of SRF thin films as single layer superconductor or multilayer Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor structures: Niobium on copper (Nb/Cu) technology for superconducting cavities has proven over the years to be a viable alternative to bulk niobium. However the deposition techniques used for cavities, mainly magnetron sputtering, have not yielded, so far, SRF surfaces suitable for high field performance. High quality films can be grown using methods of energetic condensation, such as Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Nb ion source in UHV which produce higher flux of ions with controllable incident angle and kinetic energy. The relationship between growth conditions, film microstructure and RF performance is studied. Nb films with unprecedented “bulk-like” properties are produced. The second approach is based on the proposition that a Superconductor/Insulator/Superconductor (S-I-S) multilayer film structure deposited on an Nb surface can achieve performance in excess of that of bulk Nb. Although, many higher-Tc superconducting compounds have Hc₁ lower than niobium, thin films of such compounds with a thickness (d) less than the penetration depth can exhibit an increase of the parallel Hc₁ thus delaying vortex entry. This overlayer provides magnetic screening of the underlying Nb which can then remain in the Meissner state at fields much higher than in bulk Nb. A proof of concept is developed based on NbTiN and AlN thin films. The growth of NbTiN and AlN films is studied and NbTiN-based multilayer structures deposited on Nb surfaces are characterized. The results from this work provide insight for the pursuit of major reductions in both capital and operating costs associated with future particle accelerators across the spectrum from low footprint compact machines to energy frontier facilities