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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Cost of operation"”.
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The cost of operation of state-level boards for higher education and the cost of administration in public, four-year institutions of higher education
Forty-seven of the fifty states had some form of state-level board for higher education in 1981. Critics have expressed concern that the level of those boards' involvement in institutional affairs has steadily increased, while others have observed that administrative costs at the institutional …
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Transaction Costs and the Political Economy of Trade Policy
The third paper provides a transaction cost explanation to the pattern of industrial expansion in the ready-made garment sector of Bangladesh. It shows how economic policies through their effect on property rights can change transaction cost and thereby affect economic outcome. The paper argued …
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Minimal Constraint and Precision Placement in Cyclic Testing of High Life-Cycle Products
In the electrification of heavy industry, rapid swappable batteries provide an effective means to minimize vehicle downtime and the cost of operation. However, to allow this technology to take hold, further development of electrical contacts that can both pass high amperage and undergo a high cycle …
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A linear parameter varying control methodology for reduction of helicopter higher harmonic vibration
… utility, maintenance, weight, performance, and cost of operation. This thesis focuses on the design of a vibration reduction controller that is effective throughout the flight envelope of the helicopter, in spite of variations in vibration levels and dynamics with flight condition. Analysis of a …
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Design analysis of potential grid connected floating photovoltaic system in UTHM
… RM 1 million for electricity bills. The aim of this project is to explore the feasibility of implementing a grid connected Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) system at the campus of UTHM. There are multiple unutilized water bodies (ponds/lakes) within the campus premises covering a total area of …
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Development and implementation of an enhanced design for automatic generation control
… short-term closed-loop control (regulation) of generating units in a control area. The main objectives of AGC are to maintain the system frequency at 50 Hz; to obtain correct tie-line interchange; and to operate each generating unit at its most economic value. The cost of operation of a …
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Design, installation and testing of a bioremediation-based system for treating regulated medical waste
Disposal of regulated waste has become a major challenge for the generators. Disposal of such waste is regulated by local, state and federal agencies and the problem is intensified because of liability issues, public perception and increasing cost. This document describes the mechanical design, …
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The financing of public junior colleges in Texas
The purpose of this study is to solve the following problems: 1. What were the sources of financial support in the public junior colleges included in this study? 2. What were the current educational expenditures for the different phases of the school program? 3. What was the cost per student …
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Performance characterization of Integrated Statistical Process Control systems
… to increase their products’ quality and reduce cost at the same time. Statistical process control (SPC) techniques are important tools for monitoring process performance over time to detect special causes. Automatic process control (APC) systems, on the other hand, are utilized to regulate …
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O método de Equação Integral com Quadratura Gaussiana para otimizar os parâmetros do gráfico de controle multivariado de Somas Acumuladas
The fast growth of data technologies acquisition and the use of computers have increased the interest in techniques of statistical emergent control, such as applied multivariate control charts for monitoring processes that involve the simultaneous control of the quality characteristics or process …
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Experiments and simulations on a metamaterial based ultrasonic scanner
Fingerprint scanning is one form of biometrics used to identify individuals. Ultrasonic fingerprint scanners use acoustic waves to obtain the fingerprint image and their performance is invariant to the surface conditions typically found on the finger surface due the ability of ultrasound to …
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Power Management of Remote Microgrids Considering Battery Lifetime
<p>Currently, 20% (1.3 billion) of the world’s population still lacks access to electricity and many live in remote areas where connection to the grid is not economical or practical. Remote microgrids could be the solution to the problem because they are designed to provide power for small …
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The development of a model to demonstrate the effect of changing enrollment on the cost per student enrolled in selected courses and colleges in the Virginia community college
The object of this study was to develop a model that could be used to find the cost of operation of sections and subjects within Virginia Community Colleges. The model provides a graphic analysis of these costs and derived income as enrollment is varied in a class section. The model is based on …
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Design, modeling, and simulation of secure X.509 certificate revocation
… 156M active SSL certificates in 2022. The state-of-the-art Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), encompassing protocols, computational resources, and digital certificates, has evolved for 24 years to become the de-facto choice for encrypted communication over the Internet even on newer platforms such …
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Surrogate Reservoir Model for Generating Pressure, Saturation and Compositional Characteristics at the Grid-Block Level; SACROC field, Scurry County, Texas
… management studies require hundreds realizations of the simulation models. As S. Gencer (2007) described, the reservoir simulation trend is towards "more: more users, more models, more cells, more wells, more cases, more data and more integration" [1]. In order to enhance the reservoir model …
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Optimizing container retrieval operation at a port container terminal
In the presence of major challenges, where ports are striving to improve their operation and stay competitive in the global market, the issue of port efficiency, particularly the intelligent management of straddle carriers is investigated in this study. A new approach is presented that optimizes …
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A comparison of sources of revenue in selected black and white institutions of higher education from 1971 through 1979
The purpose of this study was to compare the sources of revenues received by Historically Black Colleges to the sources of revenues received by predominantly white colleges during the 1970’s. More specifically, seventy-six HBC were paired with seventy-six predominantly white colleges, and the basis …
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Microcomputer based optimization model for photovoltaic system performance analysis
This research project deals with the development of a methodology to analyse and design photovoltaic-based power systems. A microcomputer-based interactive photovoltaic (PV) performance analysis package has been developed. This package can be used for screening analysis of various sites, module …
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