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Journal articles on the topic "Value capture programs"
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Sumiraschi, Chiara. "Financing Infrastructures in Europe: Experiences of Value Capture." SCIENZE REGIONALI, no. 3 (November 2010): 101–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/scre2010su3005.
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In recent years the issue of financing of infrastructure has become a critical issue and is widely discussed and in-depth reflection on policies, programs and development projects. The paper has the objective to describe one of the most interesting innovative methods of funding transport infrastructures: the mechanism of value capture, ie that capture (part) of economic benefits after the opening of the new infrastructure. The second part presents two case studies: the Quadrilatero Project and the Řrestad underground line in Copenhagen. The third part identifies success factors and criticalities about two experiences and offers some recommendations on the use of "capture value" as a mechanism of financing of transport infrastructure.
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Calabrò, Francesco, and Lucia Della Spina. "The Public-Private Partnerships in Buildings Regeneration: A Model Appraisal of the Benefits and for Land Value Capture." Advanced Materials Research 931-932 (May 2014): 555–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.931-932.555.
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This paper discuss the thematic of public-private economic negotiation in the realization of urban regeneration programs. The Complex Urban Programs (PUC) represent a generation of planning instruments generally in variation to ordinary instruments of general planning (PRG). These instruments found its legitimacy on new forms of concerted planning, in which the objectives are the effectiveness and efficiency of the public administration and the most important point of view are the quality and transparency of the negotiation between public and private. In these circumstances for the purposes of the feasibility, the arguments of urban planning must necessarily be supported by economic-financial considerations resulting from appraisals of the benefits financial and the new real estate values generated by the decision to promote the program in PRG variant. Particular attention must be paid on the modality for consultation between the public government, the owners and the developers when they comparing on mutual convenience as part of the PUC: the negotiation activities is the time during which the public body can capture a portion of land value generated by the choices of modify the PRG. The aim of this paper is the presentation of the economic negotiation between public and private that the Municipality of Reggio Calabria (Italy), with the technical and scientific support of the university laboratory of economic and appraisal evaluation (LaborEst) has promoted in recent years through two PUC. The two Complex Urban Programs are both located in the south of cities of Reggio Calabria (Italy). The paper describes in particular the model for appraisal of extrastandard charged by private entities participating in the two programs. The model developed by both authors is the result of their common research.
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Cao, Xinyu (Jason), and Shengnan Lou. "When and How Much Did the Green Line LRT Increase Single-Family Housing Values in St. Paul, Minnesota?" Journal of Planning Education and Research 38, no. 4 (2017): 427–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x17707811.
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Studies quantifying value added of transit often cannot differentiate whether the premiums are transit effects or location effects. Limited studies have examined the timing of value added. Using before and after data, this study explores the impact of the Green Line LRT on housing sales prices. Compared to the studied period before its funding announcement, its announcement increased housing values by $9.2/sq ft and its commencement increased sales prices by $13.7/sq ft. Further analyses show that housing value appreciation actually occurred after the announcement but before the commencement. Thus, using the right timing of value added is critical for value capture programs and benefit–cost analysis.
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Horneman-Wren, Brigid. "Prison art programs: Art, culture and human rights for Indigenous prisoners." Alternative Law Journal 46, no. 3 (2021): 219–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969x211008977.
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This article argues that prison art programs are central to the human rights of Indigenous detainees. It examines how these programs are most commonly understood in terms of their rehabilitative value, an approach which fails to fully capture the right of Indigenous detainees to participation in them. It argues that a human rights framework should be applied to prison art programs. This recognises the pivotal role art programs play in realising a multitude of interconnected rights, upholds the voices of Indigenous prisoners and emphasises the crucial place of self-determination in the design, delivery and ultimate success of programs.
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Fernandes, Vivian Duarte Couto, Gilberto José Miranda, Nicola Alexander, and Janser Moura Pereira. "Value-added in Higher Education: a new methodology for undergraduate programs in Brazil." Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior (Campinas) 26, no. 2 (2021): 606–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1414-40772021000200014.
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Among the quality indicators released by the Brazilian Higher Education Assessment System (Sinaes), the Indicator “Difference between Observed and Expected Performance” (IDD) has the purpose of measuring the contribution of the course to student achievement during undergraduate programs. The research presented here offers a new methodology for calculating the IDD (Model IDD-VDCF), examining the philosophical and statistical underpinnings of quality measures, focusing on those that capture the value-added as a student achievement growth. The survey included a sample of 30,668 students, from 911 accounting undergraduate programs in Brazil. The insertion of control variables (at the student and at the institution level) reduced the bias of the IDD estimate associated with the student's selection in specific Accounting Sciences courses. The results call attention to the need to consider the students' learning context when one wants to compare the performance between institutions based on standardized tests. The major contribution of this work is the development of a measure that disentangles more fully what the contribution of program is to student learning, and what merely is a reflection of the capacity that a student brought to the program.
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Johnson, Kathryn E., Lee J. Fingersh, Mark J. Balas, and Lucy Y. Pao. "Methods for Increasing Region 2 Power Capture on a Variable-Speed Wind Turbine." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 126, no. 4 (2004): 1092–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1792653.
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The standard region 2 control scheme for a variable-speed wind turbine, τc=Kω2, has several shortcomings that can result in significant power loss. The first of these is that there is no accurate way to determine the gain K; modeling programs are not accurate enough to represent all of the complex aerodynamics, and these aerodynamics change over time. Furthermore, it is not certain whether the value of K used in the standard control even provides for the maximum energy capture under real-world turbulent conditions. We introduce new control methods to address these issues. First, we show in simulation that using smaller values of K than the standard can result in increased energy capture. Second, we give simulation results showing that an optimally tracking rotor control scheme can improve upon the standard scheme by assisting the rotor speed in tracking wind-speed fluctuations more rapidly. Finally, we propose an adaptive control scheme that allows for maximum power capture despite parameter uncertainty.
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Al Kuwaiti, Ahmed, and Arun Vijay Subbarayalu. "Health science students’ perception about research training programs offered in Saudi universities." Quality Assurance in Education 23, no. 2 (2015): 196–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qae-04-2014-0015.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the perceptions of students of health sciences on research training programs offered at Saudi universities. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to capture the perceptions of health science students about research training programs offered at selected Saudi universities. A criterion-based sampling technique was adopted, and accordingly, 630 students were selected to participate in the study. A pre-tested questionnaire tool titled, “Students Attitude towards Research (SAR) questionnaire ”, was used to capture student responses on a five-point Likert scale with respect to three dimensions, namely, extent of research activities offered in their college, involvement of faculty in research and the infrastructural facilities offered by the college for research. The students’ attitudes with respect to various components of research training programs were analyzed using mean and cumulative percentage of students satisfied with the training. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to study whether there is any significant difference in attitudes among the students belonging to four health science programs of the seven selected universities. Findings – The results of this study demonstrate that only less than 50 per cent of the students from the selected health science colleges are satisfied with the existing research training programs. There are significant differences in the students’ attitude toward research training programs offered in seven selected Saudi universities. Originality/value – This is the first Saudi Arabia-based study that provides an alarming signal to educational-policy planners on students’ perceptions and attitudes toward research training programs offered in Saudi higher education institutions.
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Underwood, R., L. Muffley, H. Predd, M. Piepkorn, and J. Olerud. "Scripted Image Enhancement / Analysis Using Adobe® Photoshop® With Ip Tools® Plug-Ins." Microscopy and Microanalysis 5, S2 (1999): 1238–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927600019516.
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The Derm Imaging Center uses various light and electron microscopic techniques to determine meaningful morphologic differences in skin samples received from multiple investigators. Qualitative comparisons required laborious hand measurements, which, in time gave way to computer assisted image capture, enhancement and analysis. The ability to attach a numerical value to a morphologic observation has made quantification an expected component of the experimental results. Laboratory personnel are now spending more time in front of computers than microscopes. This fact prompted a reevaluation of our current methods resulting in a faster, user-friendly computer assisted imaging system.One software program that has become ubiquitous within the field of scientific imaging is Adobe® Photoshop®. Although a multitude of different image capture and analysis software programs are in use, a version of Photoshop® can invariably be found residing in most laboratories involved in imaging. A disadvantage of many image analysis software programs is the lack of image enhancement capability that we have grown to know and love within the Photoshop® environment.
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Roberts, Tonya J., Thor Ringler, and Seth Jovaag. "The VA Storybook Program: Humanizing Care With Nurse Stories." Nursing Science Quarterly 34, no. 4 (2021): 398–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08943184211031575.
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The Veterans Affairs (VA) Storybook Program was developed to enhance nurse-patient relationships and satisfaction with care. Personal stories about nurses were distributed to patients on a medical/surgical unit. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation data were collected from patients and nurses to capture patients’ descriptions of nurses and perceptions of program value. Results show patients describe nurses differently after reading the storybook. Patients were highly satisfied with the program, and interviews suggest the stories fostered connection and developed an atmosphere of trust. Story programs may be an effective, structured approach to enhancing nurse-patient relationships.
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Lörincz, Attila T., and Ralph M. Richart. "Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing as an Adjunct to Cytology in Cervical Screening Programs." Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 127, no. 8 (2003): 959–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5858/2003-127-959-hpdtaa.
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Abstract Our objective was to review current large studies of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as an adjunct to the Papanicolaou test for cervical cancer screening programs. We analyzed 10 large screening studies that used the Hybrid Capture 2 test and 3 studies that used the polymerase chain reaction test in a manner that enabled reliable estimates of accuracy for detecting or predicting high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Most studies allowed comparison of HPV DNA and Papanicolaou testing and estimates of the performance of Papanicolaou and HPV DNA as combined tests. The studies were selected on the basis of a sufficient number of cases of high-grade CIN and cancer to provide meaningful statistical values. Investigators had to demonstrate the ability to generate reasonably reliable Hybrid Capture 2 or polymerase chain reaction data that were either minimally biased by nature of study design or that permitted analytical techniques for addressing issues of study bias to be applied. Studies had to provide data for the calculation of test sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, odds ratios, relative risks, confidence intervals, and other relevant measures. Final data were abstracted directly from published articles or estimated from descriptive statistics presented in the articles. In some studies, new analyses were performed from raw data supplied by the principal investigators. We concluded that HPV DNA testing was a more sensitive indicator for prevalent high-grade CIN than either conventional or liquid cytology. A combination of HPV DNA and Papanicolaou testing had almost 100% sensitivity and negative predictive value. The specificity of the combined tests was slightly lower than the specificity of the Papanicolaou test alone, but this decrease could potentially be offset by greater protection from neoplastic progression and cost savings available from extended screening intervals. One “double-negative” HPV DNA and Papanicolaou test indicated better prognostic assurance against risk of future CIN 3 than 3 subsequent negative conventional Papanicolaou tests and may safely allow 3-year screening intervals for such low-risk women.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Value capture programs"
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Yadav, Shailendra. "Analysis of value creation and value capture in microfluidics market." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59276.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65).<br>Advances in microfluidics in the last two decade have created a tremendous technological value which is shaping genomics; drug discovery; proteomics; and point-of-care diagnostics. The positive impact has resulted in faster analysis time, increased throughput and reduced cost amongst other important benefits. Yet, the life sciences end-users and the microfluidics players themselves are far from fully capturing the value. Author's own observation based on the experience at a leading genomics research institute, where multiple efforts to implement microfluidics technologies hardly succeeded, supports this fact. The failure to fully capture value has serious implications for the vendors developing microfluidics and the researchers employing these technologies. What are the reasons for this failure? What could be done to increase the value capture? Using well-established management frameworks, such as, s-curve, adopter's distribution model, the thesis studied the nature of value creation and value capture. Survey was used to quantify the impact and the diffusion and adoption of microfluidics technologies, as the respective indicators of value creation and value capture. The data support the insight obtained from the conceptual frameworks that microfluidics is still an immature technology. It also shows that immature technology is the primary reason for lack of full value capture rather than the lack of killer application or niche market - commonly reported reasons in the literature. As an immature technology, microfluidics is thus far still only in the hands of users who are innovators and early adopters - the academic laboratories and the research institutes. The application segments which have seen the most value capture are Genomics and Point-of-care diagnostics. The application segment which has seen the least value capture is Drug discovery. This thesis concludes with the recommendations for short and long term strategies for increasing value capture and accelerating the adoption of microfluidics.<br>by Shailendra Yadav.<br>S.M.in System Design and Management
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Herren, Steven M. (Steven Matthew) 1971. "Developing strategies to capture value from emerging technologies." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34768.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2004.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-101).<br>The development of fundamentally new technology requires companies to carefully consider how they intend to profit from the commercialization of their ideas. Because companies pursuing disruptive innovations require new organizational capabilities and are often pushing into new markets with unproven technology, they must become masters in dealing with uncertainty. This thesis attempts to provide a holistic and rigorous process to systematically develop and evaluate options for profiting from the commercialization of disruptive technologies that are currently in the limited application stage of development. This thesis reviews the basic elements of technology commercialization, existing approaches to the value capture phase of technology strategy, the fundamental stages of the product development process, and the role of real options theory in addressing uncertainty. The author's experiences with the hydrogen industry provided further insight into the key difficulties in developing strategic options to capture value from the commercialization of disruptive technology. These difficulties include market and technical uncertainty, the infancy of the value chain, capabilities development, the development and valuation of specific strategic options, and the role of established processes, structure and culture of existing companies. This thesis describes a two part process to addressing these difficulties. The macro level process guides the company's strategy development process by emphasizing emergent strategy, the transition to complementary assets, and a focus on navigating the limited application phase of technology commercialization. The product specific strategy provides a rigorous process for exploring the value chain<br>(cont.) identifying sources of uncertainty, and developing specific options for capturing value from the disruptive innovation while emphasizing sound product development practices and requirements. This thesis builds upon the author's experiences at ChevronTexaco to illustrate the application of these concepts. In one case study, the product specific process is applied to the development of a stationary engine emissions control device. The application of this process revealed or verified significant product development risks while emphasizing that the target segment of the value chain was unlikely to be highly profitable. In another case study, a real options analysis is performed to examine the value of ChevronTexaco developing a near term limited manufacturing capability that would provide future strategic flexibility. The analysis demonstrated how an internal manufacturing capability might improve the probability of profiting from the commercialization of hydrogen fuel processing technology.<br>by Steven M. Herren.<br>S.M.<br>M.B.A.
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Babcock, Chris (Christopher E. ). "Evaluating the technical innovation landscape for wind energy's competitive future : a value creation -- value capture analysis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107501.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2014.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106).<br>This thesis utilizes a systems approach to develop a framework to analyze the value creation and value capture potential of technical innovations in the wind energy sector of the electric power industry. Six technical innovations are considered for the analysis, including Grid-Scale Storage, On-Site Manufacturing Systems, Transmission Power Flow Control, Near-Term Forecasting, Long-Term Forecasting and Predictive Maintenance. Several comparative techniques are employed, including Pugh selection, weighted stakeholder occurrence based on stakeholder value networks, and a multi-attribute utility method. The technologies are compared across multiple possible future scenarios and scored based on their value contribution to stakeholders of both the wind power plant as well as the entire electric power system. Of the technical innovations analyzed in this framework, Grid-Scale Storage, On-Site Manufacturing Systems and Predictive Maintenance promise to contribute the greatest value to industry stakeholders and thus are the most likely to improve the competitiveness of the wind industry. A combined application of the multi-attribute utility method with the weighted stakeholder occurrence method based on stakeholder value networks was the most effective in distinguishing value contribution from the technologies. A value creation -- value capture matrix provides a useful method for visualizing value contribution to industry stakeholders and is used to inform commercialization strategy of the selected technologies. In addition, trade plots are utilized for selecting which technologies contribute the highest value across multiple possible future scenarios.<br>by Chris Babcock.<br>S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Shih, Ting-Chih. "Accelerating value capture of SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system : governance model and process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49781.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-115).<br>Raytheon produces a diverse range of defense products using a wide range of business systems and tools that are not currently integrated. To achieve the corporate vision of "one company", in 2005, Raytheon began to deploy its SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, called "PRISM", focused on planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery processes. After a few single-site PRISM deployments, in 2009, Raytheon launched its biggest deployment yet, to 7,000 users and two business units in California and Texas. This thesis explores effective governance models and post-deployment governance processes necessary to mitigate the anticipated performance dip and accelerate return on investment (ROI) of the SAP system. The desired governance model for multi-business unit SAP ERP system includes comprehensive representation of stakeholders from business functional areas, information technology (IT) areas, user support groups, and SAP system experts. The governance structure consists of integration points among users, system experts, process owners, management, and corporate leadership team to ensure development of corporate system and solutions to address business unit needs. The governance process involves reviewing change requests, assessing changes needed, and deciding on final resolution. The governance structure and its linkages among different groups facilitate the process by involving the stakeholders with the appropriate knowledge and experience to contribute to decision making. The result is a governance structure capable of making just-in-time decisions to implement the "one-company" vision.<br>by Ting-Chih Shih.<br>S.M.<br>M.B.A.
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Campos, Norma Viviana. "Encouraging technology transition through value creation, capture and delivery strategies : the case of data link in the North Atlantic airspace." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58270.
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Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2009.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-151).<br>This thesis studies the problem of data link in the NAT under a technology transition framework of value creation, capture, and delivery. Creating value through a new technology, such as data link, refers to designing competitive value propositions for stakeholders. Capturing value means recovering an investment in a technology through the value it creates. Delivering value refers to developing policies and business strategies to enable value capture. Realization of these concepts is necessary to guarantee technology transition. Data was gathered from a survey of the two major stakeholder groups in the NAT, commercial operators and ANSPs. The survey covered five major research areas: 1) Perceived operational and coordination inefficiencies; 2) Opportunities to improve service; 3) Current and projected data link equipage and infrastructure in the NAT; 4) Value distribution of data link costs and benefits; and 5) Potential policy strategies to encourage data link adoption. The study found that data link creates value for stakeholders through an understanding of the evolution of technology and stakeholder needs. Fuel penalties associated with flying suboptimal flight levels and routes is the largest inefficiency in the NAT. Data link, particularly through the FANS system, is seen as the enabling technology to improve efficiency of operations. Reducing separation is the data link application most valued by stakeholders.<br>(cont.) Coordination and harmonization issues threaten to limit the value created. Data link diffusion (airborne equipage and ground infrastructure) is not always guaranteed as a result of value created due to improvements in technical performance. Value capture is limited due to unbalances in the distribution of data link costs and benefits. So far, data link operational benefits have been significant but have not yet translated into economic benefits given that such applications have not been implemented in the NAT. Delivering value from data link is more than balancing costs and benefits. Uncertainty in a number of issues needs resolution before the value created through data link could be fully captured and delivered. A combination of operational, financial and regulatory schemes may be necessary to leverage costs and benefits and ensure successful data link value delivery to all stakeholders.<br>by Norma Viviana Campos.<br>S.M.in Technology and Policy
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Bray, Catherine L. "The Small Area Fair Market Rent System in the Richmond Region: An Evaluation of Current Voucher Concentration, Move to Opportunity Counseling, and Value Capture Planning." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4283.
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In June of 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a more effective Fair Market Rent System using Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) in the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) instead of the current 50th Percentile FMRs. The 50th Percentile FMR is currently in use in the Richmond, Virginia region, and the region is likely to be among early adopters of the new SAFMR System. This thesis assesses existing conditions that will affect implementation of the Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) System. First, it evaluates where voucher holders have located and concentrated with limited mobility counseling and without the SAFMR System intervention. Second, this evaluation assesses the theory of opportunity and targeting metrics currently in use by the local Move to Opportunity Program administered in the region, because the SAFMR System has a stated objective to enable voucher holders to de-concentrate from low opportunity areas. Finally, this evaluation assesses the SAFMR System’s potential for value capture, estimating total savings and a discrete number of potential new vouchers that may be created with those savings. This research attempts to answer these dimensions of SAFMR System implementation by evaluating key characteristics of current voucher holder concentration in the metropolitan region.
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Waggoner, Nathaniel James. "Value capture programming to support a regionally significant project in a regionally significant transit project for the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG)." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3068.
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This report outlines five criteria common to successful value capture programs
that support transit; 1) predictable need/unmet demand, 2) authority and capacity to
achieve policy adoption and implementation, 3) the financial feasibility of the project, 4)
the level of concurrent planning that support the project and lastly 5) the projects level of
significance.
This report will focus on a logical approach to evaluating the possibility of
employing a value capture strategy within the jurisdiction of the Berkeley-Charleston-
Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) using the given criteria. The suggested
value capture strategy that emerges from this evaluation recognizes the existing and
potential value capture mechanisms that could support a regionally significant transit
project if budgeting and select revenues are synergized in the context of the regional plan.<br>text
Books on the topic "Value capture programs"
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Hogg, Carolyn, Samantha Fox, David Pemberton, and Katherine Belov, eds. Saving the Tasmanian Devil. CSIRO Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9781486307197.
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The Tasmanian devil is threatened by Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a transmissible form of cancer that has reduced the population by over 80%. Persecution, extreme climate events, vehicle collision and habitat destruction also put pressure on this endangered species. The recovery effort to save the Tasmanian devil commenced over 15 years ago as a collaborative initiative between the Tasmanian government, the Australian government, the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia, and many research institutions.
 Saving the Tasmanian Devil documents the journey taken by partner organisations in discovering what DFTD is, the effect it has on wild devil populations, and the outcomes achieved through research and management actions. Chapters describe all aspects of devil conservation, including the captive devil populations, applied pathology, immunology and genetic research findings, adaptive management, and the importance of advocacy and partnerships. This book will provide management practitioners and conservation scientists with insight into the complexities of undertaking a program of this scale, and will also be of value to researchers, students and others interested in conservation.
 
Book chapters on the topic "Value capture programs"
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Sandulli, Francesco D., Antonio Rodríguez-Duarte, and Daría C. Sánchez-Fernández. "Value Creation and Value Capture Through Internet Business Models." In Progress in IS. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39747-9_4.
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Cunningham, Ann C., and Adam Friedman. "Anchoring a Social Studies Teaching and Learning Experience with Digital Video." In Developing Technology-Rich Teacher Education Programs. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0014-0.ch030.
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This chapter presents a technology integration model designed to help teacher candidates recognize the value of collaboration, inquiry-based instruction, and the use of technology to capture and sustain student engagement. Faculty from three courses collaborated to scaffold an instructional experience that included a field-based collaborative teaching component for early stage elementary teacher candidates. Using a Collaborative Recursive Model (CRM), which involved faculty teaching social studies methodology, instructional design, and a field experience course, candidates worked in teams to design a lesson that incorporated a digital video anchor created specifically to engage elementary students in the lesson. In addition to the technology-enhanced teaching experience, candidates learned how to create their own digital video resources. This experience was designed to help candidates recognize the value of collaboration, student engagement, and technology as a tool to support multi-modal learning. Results from teacher candidate reflections indicated that the CRM was an effective method for promoting candidates’ appreciation of collaboration as well as supporting the development of content and pedagogical knowledge.
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Murakami, Jin. "Rail Plus Property Program, Hong Kong SAR, China." In Financing Transit-Oriented Development with Land Values: Adapting Land Value Capture in Developing Countries. The World Bank, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0149-5_ch3.
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Coutinho, Clara Pereira. "Assessing Learning with Web 2.0 Tools." In Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8751-6.ch033.
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The emergence of new skills to better fit the networked information economy presses higher education institutions to invest in digitally rich environments that allow learning to be personalized, taking place in multiple locations and at time that suits the learner. Social Web tools prioritize collaboration, participation, and reflection, offer new opportunities for knowledge construction and sharing, but they also demand new pedagogical strategies and assessment methods that are not consistent with standards that value what is taught instead of what is constructed, what is pre-established instead of what is democratically agreed. In this chapter, the author presents the results of a research project where different Web 2.0 technologies were used as tools for assessing learning in teacher education programs at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal between 2006 and 2012. In order to provide rationale for embracing Web 2.0 tools as well as recommend alternative methods to create, capture, and assess learning outcomes that result from the integration of authoring tools in teaching and learning activities, the authors discuss the evidence obtained and reflect on the affordances and challenges of setting up authentic tasks that engage students in the learning process and that provide inferences to assess learning outcomes.
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Coutinho, Clara Pereira. "Assessing Learning with Web 2.0 Tools." In Pedagogical Considerations and Opportunities for Teaching and Learning on the Web. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4611-7.ch002.
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The emergence of new skills to better fit the networked information economy presses higher education institutions to invest in digitally rich environments that allow learning to be personalized, taking place in multiple locations and at time that suits the learner. Social Web tools prioritize collaboration, participation, and reflection, offer new opportunities for knowledge construction and sharing, but they also demand new pedagogical strategies and assessment methods that are not consistent with standards that value what is taught instead of what is constructed, what is pre-established instead of what is democratically agreed. In this chapter, the author presents the results of a research project where different Web 2.0 technologies were used as tools for assessing learning in teacher education programs at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal between 2006 and 2012. In order to provide rationale for embracing Web 2.0 tools as well as recommend alternative methods to create, capture, and assess learning outcomes that result from the integration of authoring tools in teaching and learning activities, the authors discuss the evidence obtained and reflect on the affordances and challenges of setting up authentic tasks that engage students in the learning process and that provide inferences to assess learning outcomes.
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Zlitni, Tarek, and Walid Mahdi. "Extraction and Annotation of News Topics From TV Streams for Web Video Sharing." In Knowledge-Intensive Economies and Opportunities for Social, Organizational, and Technological Growth. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7347-0.ch014.
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Today, with increased internet access, users are often interested in new content-based multimedia applications of high added value such as interactive TV, video on demand (VoD), and catch-up TV services such as YouTube or Dailymotion frameworks. Despite the easy and rapid access to media information of these services, they present the risk of the wide propagation of fake news. As a solution, the authors propose that the input for these services must be from a trustworthy traditional media, precisely TV program content. So, the automatic process of TV program identification and their internal segmentation facilitate the availability of these programs. In this chapter, the major originality of the authors' approach is the use of contextual and operational characteristics of TV production rules as prior knowledge that captures the structure for recurrent TV news program content. The authors validate their approach by experiments conducted using the TRECVID dataset that demonstrate its robustness.
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Gordon, Eric, and Gabriel Mugar. "Practice." In Meaningful Inefficiencies. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190870140.003.0006.
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Too often quantifying engagement falls back on using metrics of efficiency that look at the effects of a final product rather than the value of the process that shaped it. This chapter offers an evaluation tool that civic designers can use to talk about the impact of their process. It includes a guide for reflective conversation designed to capture the four activities of civic design: network building, holding space for discussion, distributing ownership and persistent input. Additionally, it includes a self-administered survey that captures one’s progress over time. The evaluation tool was designed in collaboration with seven engagement journalists from the US and Europe. While it was designed specifically to accommodate the needs of civic designers in news organizations, the chapter concludes with exploration of its potential application in different professional contexts.
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Reddy, R. C. M., and Tamanna M. Shah. "The Knowledge Vehicle (K-Yan)." In Practice and Progress in Social Design and Sustainability. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4183-7.ch010.
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The world today is in a state of digital flux where the rapid spread of technology demands young people to stay au courant with new skills and approaches. India, set to become a young nation by 2030, will face the digital challenge if policies are not steered to realize the bottom-up approach to progress that clubs traditional teaching methods with technology. As a user-centered social design, K-Yan transforms a mix of products and services to a sustainable device, while still being economically successful. It captures the valorization of existing social resources/knowledge and its digitization under K-Yan. K-Yan exhibits a sustainability shift from a technological and product-related innovation to a broader techno-socio-cultural innovation. This chapter explores K-Yan as a design for social inclusion and equality that combines the triple bottom line approach with ICT to generate sustainable value.
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Bland-Williams, Sonya. "Implementing Simulators to Facilitate Learning for Initial Entry Soldiers." In Cases on Educational Technology Planning, Design, and Implementation. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4237-9.ch019.
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Much like any organization’s training program, military training schools train in technical skills, values, and common tasks. In this chapter’s project management endeavor, implementing simulator training to facilitate learning is described in general terms from an Army context. This case narrative provides a general awareness of the aspects of project management that contribute to typical project risks, cost, and quality of technology-based learning projects within a military training environment. The case is presented using fictional characters as an approach to capture real-world challenges while remaining consistent with the Department of Defense’s Principles of Information policy. In carrying out the policy, the case discloses only information that does not adversely affect national security or threaten the safety or privacy of the men and women of the Department of Defense.
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Hanachor, Melvins Enwuvesi, and Rex Aduvo Needom. "Potentials of Selected Information and Communication Technologies in Adult Education Programmes in Nigeria." In Handbook of Research on Enhancing Teacher Education with Advanced Instructional Technologies. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8162-0.ch003.
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This chapter evaluated the potentials of selected information and communication technologies in adult education programmes in Nigeria. Infrastructure and funding are among the important issues, but scepticism about the pedagogic value of information and communication technologies and staff development are probably the most challenging. Institutions are grappling with bringing use and funding of e-learning and other computer-based instructional strategies into the mainstream of their organizations, and are beginning to contemplate restructuring to take account of information and communication technologies, in terms of staffing, staff development, course design and student support. Even though studies have captured the imperatives of information and communication technologies in Nigeria's educational system, little is still known about the subject matter in relation to adult education systems in the country. Consequently, this chapter explores and provides the much-needed insight on the subject and the issues that the process raises in the context of adult education in Nigeria.
Conference papers on the topic "Value capture programs"
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Romaldi, Vicki. "Collaborative Technologies for Knowledge Management: Making the Tacit Explicit?" In 2002 Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2567.
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The theory of organisational knowledge creation indicates the distinction between tacit and explicit knowledge is extremely important in corporate knowledge management efforts. Additionally, in this context, the sharing of tacit knowledge is considered to be a critical component of successful knowledge management initiatives. This paper explores the value of using collaborative technologies as enablers of knowledge management. It primarily focuses on the conversion of tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge through the use of technologies with hyperlinking and hypermedia capabilities. Organisational issues surrounding the capture of tacit knowledge are also introduced by discussing the essential ingredients of successful knowledge management programs.
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Weitzel, Paul S. "Steam Generator for Advanced Ultra Supercritical Power Plants 700C to 760C." In ASME 2011 Power Conference collocated with JSME ICOPE 2011. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/power2011-55039.
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Advanced ultra-supercritical (A-USC) is a term used to designate a coal-fired power plant design with the inlet steam temperature to the turbine at 700 to 760C (1292 to 1400F). Average metal temperatures of the final superheater and final reheater could run higher, at up to about 815C (1500F). Nickel-based alloy materials are thus required. Increasing the efficiency of the Rankine regenerative-reheat steam cycle to improve the economics of electric power generation and to achieve lower cost of electricity has been a long sought after goal. Efficiency improvement is also a means for reducing the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the cost of capture, as well as a means to reduce fuel consumption costs. In the United States (U.S.), European Union, India, China and Japan, industry support associations and private companies working to advance steam generator design technology have established programs for materials development of nickel-based alloys needed for use above 700C (1292F). The worldwide abundance of less expensive coal has driven economic growth. The challenge is to continue to improve the efficiency of coal-fired power generation technology, representing nearly 50% of the U.S. production, while maintaining economic electric power costs with plants that have favorable electric grid system operational characteristics for turndown and rate of load change response. The technical viability of A-USC is being demonstrated in the development programs of new alloys for use in the coal-fired environment where coal ash corrosion and steamside oxidation are the primary failure mechanisms. Identification of the creep rupture properties of alloys for higher temperature service under both laboratory and actual field conditions has been undertaken in a long-term program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO). Ultimately, the economic viability of A-USC power plants is predicated on the comparable lower levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) using either oxy-combustion or post-combustion capture. Using nickel alloy components will drive the design and configuration arrangement of the steam generator relative to the plant. A-USC acceptance depends on achieving the higher functional value and lowering the perceived level of risks as this generation technology appears in a new form.
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Xie, Jueren. "Effect of Specimen Length on Structural and Sealability Evaluation of Tubular Connections in HPHT and Thermal Wells." In SPE Thermal Integrity and Design Symposium. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/203857-ms.
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Abstract Premium connection designs are typically evaluated and qualified to broadly adopted industry standards, such as ISO 13679 (2019) and API RP 5C5 (2017) procedures for testing casing and tubing connection in High Pressure and High Temperature (HPHT) wells up to temperatures of 180°C, and ISO/PAS 12835 (2013) for testing casing connection in thermal wells that experience temperatures from 180°C to 350°C. The primary focus of these qualification protocols is to evaluate the sealing capacity and structural integrity of the candidate connection design under loads representative of the conditions that the connection will experience through the well's life cycle. The test specimens consist of the coupling and the pipe segments on both sides of the coupling. While it may be desirable to evaluate test specimens with lengths equal to that of the field product to capture the temperature, pressure and mechanical loads on the specimen, it is advantageous to limit the length for purposes including handling and controlling the size and cost of the evaluation program. It has been observed that the test results can be affected by the specimen length, so the proper selection of specimen length is a key aspect of these evaluation programs. Current test protocols provide the requirement of a minimum unsupported length for allowing the tests to simulate the strain localization condition. On the other hand, if the unsupported length exceeds a critical value, the test specimens may experience lateral buckling, and preventing buckling adds complexity and cost to the test program. No guidelines have been given in the protocols on the maximum pup length requirement for preventing lateral buckling. Therefore, a better understanding of the impact of specimen length is warranted in order to achieve more reliable and accurate results from the testing program. This paper presents an investigation of the effect of specimen length on the structural integrity and sealability of premium connections based on Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Parametric FEA was completed to determine the impact of specimen length for several sizes of a generic premium connection design under API RP 5C5 (2017) HPHT well and ISO/PAS 12835 (2013) thermal well conditions. Based on the analysis results, recommendations are made to improve and enhance the guidelines for identifying a suitable specimen length for the test component of an evaluation program.
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Aspis, Yaniv, Krysia Broda, Alessandra Russo, and Jorge Lobo. "Stable and Supported Semantics in Continuous Vector Spaces." In 17th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning {KR-2020}. International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.24963/kr.2020/7.
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We introduce a novel approach for the computation of stable and supported models of normal logic programs in continuous vector spaces by a gradient-based search method. Specifically, the application of the immediate consequence operator of a program reduct can be computed in a vector space. To do this, Herbrand interpretations of a propositional program are embedded as 0-1 vectors in $\mathbb{R}^N$ and program reducts are represented as matrices in $\mathbb{R}^{N \times N}$. Using these representations we prove that the underlying semantics of a normal logic program is captured through matrix multiplication and a differentiable operation. As supported and stable models of a normal logic program can now be seen as fixed points in a continuous space, non-monotonic deduction can be performed using an optimisation process such as Newton's method. We report the results of several experiments using synthetically generated programs that demonstrate the feasibility of the approach and highlight how different parameter values can affect the behaviour of the system.
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Kestner, Brian K., Hernando Jimenez, Christopher A. Perullo, Jeff S. Schutte, and Dimitri N. Mavris. "Identifying Key Technology Areas to Fundamentally Reduce Risk in Engine Performance and Noise for Future Commercial Applications." In ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2013-95695.
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There have been many studies in the past which have evaluated the potential fuel savings benefits of various engine technologies applied simultaneously to a gas turbine engine. Coupled with the inclusion of new engine technology is almost always a change to the engine cycle design in order to maximize the full benefits of the technology. Current research focuses on the trends in benefits due to potential technologies and cycle design changes and identifies which specific technology areas can be targeted to reduce risk relative to meeting performance goals. The results are used to identify high priority technologies that increase the chances of meeting performance metrics. Such investigations can add value to government and industry entities that are engaging in aviation technology development programs attempting to simultaneously meet reduction goals for noise and fuel burn. Jet and fan noise are primary sources of noise on current engine architectures. Noise suppression technologies can be applied to current engine designs to suppress sources of noise thereby reducing the noise impact of the engine. Similarly, the engine cycle can be changed to reduce noise and fuel burn. The critical link is that feasible engine cycles are tightly coupled to the subsystem technologies applied to various engine components. This leads to two critical questions. First, what part of the engine cycle is key to simultaneously meeting noise and fuel burn goals? This inevitably leads to one of three areas, the propulsor (BPR), the core (OPR), or the transmission mechanism between the core and propulsor. The other question is: which subsystem technologies are crucial to achieve the necessary core, propulsor, or power transmission improvements? To answer these questions, this study examines and quantifies the potential benefits in technologies developed for both noise source reduction and thermal / propulsive efficiency increases. Trade studies on the potential impacts of each of the technologies are performed to capture the sensitivity on fuel burn and noise from changes to assumed benefits of the engine cycle and applied subsystem technologies. It will be demonstrated that a geared transmission is the primary enabler to simultaneously meeting performance goals. Should the geared transmission fall short, other areas of improvement simply cannot overcome the shortfall in fuel burn and noise.
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Liu, Kai, Xi Zhang, and YangQuan Chen. "An Evaluation of ARFIMA Programs." In ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2017-67483.
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Strong coupling between values at different time that exhibit properties of long range dependence, non-stationary, spiky signals cannot be processed by the conventional time series analysis. The ARFIMA model, which employs the fractional order signal processing techniques, is the generalization of the conventional integer order models — ARIMA and ARMA model. Therefore, it has much wider applications since it could capture both short-range dependence and long range dependence. For now, several software have developed functions dealing with ARFIMA processes. However, it could be a big difference, if using different numerical tools for time series analysis. Time to time, being asked about which tool is suitable for a specific application, the authors decide to carry out this survey to present recapitulative information of the available tools in the literature, in hope of benefiting researchers with different academic backgrounds. In this paper, 4 primary functions concerning simulation, fractional order difference filter, estimation and forecast are compared and evaluated respectively in the different software and informative comments are also provided for selection.
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Postema, Adri. "Standardization of Procurement Equipment Specifications: Establishing a Strong Foundation for Oil & Gas Capital Project Development and Delivery." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31012-ms.
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Abstract Operators need industry-wide standardization to manage the $3 trillion in CAPEX expenditure forecast for 2018-2025 (Global Data, 2018), while maintaining competitiveness and mitigating risks. With the backing of the World Economic Forum, Joint Industry Program 33 (JIP 33) was initiated to drive industry-level standardization for procuring equipment items, moving the industry structurally – across the value chain - towards common engineering designs and solutions, established by means of cross-company and value-chain collaboration. Over 40 standard specifications have been delivered to date. Their adoption by 12 major operators is being measured and is progressing well. This enables the program to capture and evaluate successes, challenges, key learnings and feedback. The program has also established a process for future maintenance of JIP33 specifications in order to achieve sustained benefits. In the years to come the JIP33 program will continue to develop more new specifications, expand the scope of existing specifications and work with Standards Development Organizations to move valuable JIP33 content into the underlying parent standard. This paper will present the current status of the JIP33 program and showcase some of its early successes, challenges and learnings.
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Ottens, Harald, Alessio Pistidda, and Radboud van Dijk. "CFD Analysis of Waves Over a Submerged Cylinder in Close Proximity of the Free Surface." In ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2014-23451.
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Diffraction programs using potential theory are a quick and effective method in calculating wave forces and ship motions. However in cases where a small layer of water is present on top of a submerged body diffraction calculations overpredict motion and wave force RAOs. This shortcoming of diffraction programs is observed after conducting model tests on a captive submerged cylinder and a free floating SSCV. Unrealistic high wave elevations were predicted by diffraction programs on top of the submerged body. In a previous study a damping lid is implemented [1], to decrease the water elevation to realistic values. In this study CFD is used to simulate the captive submerged cylinder in regular waves with different wave heights, wave periods and different submerged drafts. In addition irregular waves are used in the simulation matching the wave spectra used in the model tests. The simulations are transient and require high CPU usage, therefore the influence of numerical settings on wave propagation is investigated. Turbulent, laminar and inviscid flow are applied to evaluate which flow phenomena are important. The forces in heave and surge direction are validated with model test data of the captive cylinder. The numerical water elevation on top of the captive cylinder will be used to gain insight in the fluid flow and can be used as a guideline for the use of damping lids in diffraction programs. This paper will focus on the CFD simulations and the validation with available forces obtained by model tests of the captive submerged cylinder. It will address the use of regular and irregular waves constructing the force RAO for this non-linear phenomenon. Lessons learnt to improve the CFD simulations as well as limitations of constructing RAOs using CFD from an engineering perspective will be addressed as well.
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Grebici, Khadidja, Onur Hisarciklilar, and Vincent Thomson. "The Monitoring of Information Transfers to Control Design Progress During Product Development." In ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2010-28461.
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Uncertainty and complexity are inherent characteristics of a modern product development process. Concurrent engineering necessitates the use of interim information that may be incomplete, provisional, inconsistent and unreliable for the purpose of the tasks at hand. Mechanisms that allow actors in the design process to exchange interim information while being able to estimate the remaining risk of rework is of great importance to ensure robust decision making and to realize continuous progress. However, product development processes are traditionally managed through the use of milestone, or earned value methods without enabling the measurement as well as the capture of progress according to the state of progress of design tasks. The present paper presents a new methodology for monitoring interim information transfers. The approach supports design process planners by providing them with a monitoring system to control when interim information should be released, with which pace, and at which point of progress. This takes into account the criticality of information that is one of the main drivers of rework risk.
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Haldeman, C. W., M. G. Dunn, R. S. Abhari, P. D. Johnson, and X. A. Montesdeoca. "Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Time-Averaged and Time-Resolved Pressure Loading on a Vaneless Counter-Rotating Turbine." In ASME Turbo Expo 2000: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/2000-gt-0445.
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The experimental program reported here was executed using full-scale vaneless counter-rotating engine hardware operating at nondimensionally scaled aerodynamic design point conditions. Measurements were obtained for three different pressure ratio values: design point, low pressure ratio, and high pressure ratio. For brevity, only the design point data will be presented in this paper. Time-averaged and time-resolved surface pressures on the high pressure turbine (HPT) vane, HPT blade, and low pressure turbine (LPT) blades are presented. Additionally, three-dimensional (3D) Navier-Stokes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) predictions are presented for comparison with experimental data. The results presented show that the predictions qualitatively capture the flowfield physics, but require some additional calibration to fully match experimental data quantitatively.
Reports on the topic "Value capture programs"
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Wright, Kirsten. Collecting Plant Phenology Data In Imperiled Oregon White Oak Ecosystems: Analysis and Recommendations for Metro. Portland State University, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/mem.64.
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Highly imperiled Oregon white oak ecosystems are a regional conservation priority of numerous organizations, including Oregon Metro, a regional government serving over one million people in the Portland area. Previously dominant systems in the Pacific Northwest, upland prairie and oak woodlands are now experiencing significant threat, with only 2% remaining in the Willamette Valley in small fragments (Hulse et al. 2002). These fragments are of high conservation value because of the rich biodiversity they support, including rare and endemic species, such as Delphinium leucophaeum (Oregon Department of Agriculture, 2020). Since 2010, Metro scientists and volunteers have collected phenology data on approximately 140 species of forbs and graminoids in regional oak prairie and woodlands. Phenology is the study of life-stage events in plants and animals, such as budbreak and senescence in flowering plants, and widely acknowledged as a sensitive indicator of environmental change (Parmesan 2007). Indeed, shifts in plant phenology have been observed over the last few decades as a result of climate change (Parmesan 2006). In oak systems, these changes have profound implications for plant community composition and diversity, as well as trophic interactions and general ecosystem function (Willis 2008). While the original intent of Metro’s phenology data-collection was to track long-term phenology trends, limitations in data collection methods have made such analysis difficult. Rather, these data are currently used to inform seasonal management decisions on Metro properties, such as when to collect seed for propagation and when to spray herbicide to control invasive species. Metro is now interested in fine-tuning their data-collection methods to better capture long-term phenology trends to guide future conservation strategies. Addressing the regional and global conservation issues of our time will require unprecedented collaboration. Phenology data collected on Metro properties is not only an important asset for Metro’s conservation plan, but holds potential to support broader research on a larger scale. As a leader in urban conservation, Metro is poised to make a meaningful scientific contribution by sharing phenology data with regional and national organizations. Data-sharing will benefit the common goal of conservation and create avenues for collaboration with other scientists and conservation practitioners (Rosemartin 2013). In order to support Metro’s ongoing conservation efforts in Oregon white oak systems, I have implemented a three-part master’s project. Part one of the project examines Metro’s previously collected phenology data, providing descriptive statistics and assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the methods by which the data were collected. Part two makes recommendations for improving future phenology data-collection methods, and includes recommendations for datasharing with regional and national organizations. Part three is a collection of scientific vouchers documenting key plant species in varying phases of phenology for Metro’s teaching herbarium. The purpose of these vouchers is to provide a visual tool for Metro staff and volunteers who rely on plant identification to carry out aspects of their job in plant conservation. Each component of this project addresses specific aspects of Metro’s conservation program, from day-to-day management concerns to long-term scientific inquiry.