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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"EUI"”.
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An Environmental User Interface (EUI) Framework to Convey Environmental Contexts In Interactive Systems Design
… called an environmental user interface (EUI). In particular, this research explored whether or not the proposed EUI framework was effective when used with user-centered design (UCD) to design a wayfinding system to capture environmental requirements, thus aiding those with severe visual …
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Improving energy efficiency in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment : analysis of EUI and cooling load
… After analyzing the Energy Utilization Index (EUI) and cooling load, the Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) system is identified as the major energy consumer in the plant. The AHU operation schedule in the office building is modified to reduce waste while accommodating the working …
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Determinants of Early-stage User Involvement (EUI) in User Need Identification for Health Apps: An Exploratory Study
… such early-stage user involvement (EUI) is sparse, highly fragmented, and unspecific regarding factors that facilitate, inhibit, and shape this involvement, as well as how these factors vary by organisational context, pointing to the need for empirical investigation into this area. …
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X-ray microscope performance enhancement through control architecture change
… better known as the Early User Instrument (EUI) was the subject of this work. It consists of X-ray optics stage group that focuses the X-ray beam as a source-size-limited spot onto a sample held on the sample stage group. The controller algorithms that are used should provide the closed-loop …
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Building archetype calibration for effective urban building energy modeling
… in the variance when compared with the measured EUI distribution. The accuracy of the resulting UBEM when reproducing EUI distributions is also compared with typical deterministic approaches, resulting in an error improvement of 30-40%. The method is expanded for its application when monthly …
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Analysis of MIT's past and future energy expenditure/
… that are still in planning. By comparing the EUI of planned capital projects to that of existing facilities, a range was found for each facility's energy usage. Using this data, it was found that MIT will see a change in purchased energy between -16.5% and 4.28% by 2030. The low energy …
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Comparison of simplified models of urban climate for improved prediction of building energy use in cities
… is able to provide extremes of the predicted EUI.
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Diagnostica dell'espansione della corona solare attraverso osservazioni del coronografo Metis
… STEREO-A/COR2, SOHO/LASCO-C2, Solar Orbiter/EUI-FSI e STEREO-A/EUVI, forniscono la struttura dettagliata dell'evento transiente e informazioni concernenti la sua cinematica e la sua regione sorgente. I risultati qui riportati sono importanti in vista di applicazioni alla meteorologia …
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Eisenia hortensis Detects Chemesthetic Irritants through TRP Channels
Earthworms have large impacts on the environment they inhabit. Through their movement, they assist in aerating the soil as well as increasing soil permeability to water which can increase plant growth. Despite their importance to agriculture, little is known about earthworm chemesthesis i.e., the …
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Investigating Factors Influencing Game Piracy in the eSports Settings of South Korea
eSports, an abbreviation of electronic sports, is a virtual leisure activity (KeSPA, 2011). eSports has been developed through online networks and game software development (Jonasson & Thiborg, 2010), and has commanded national attention and popularity in South Korea. Within cyberspace linked over …
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The molecular biology of calbindin-D₉
Calbindin-D9k is a cytosolic calcium binding protein expressed in the mammalian intestine, placenta, and uterus. The protein is probably involved in calcium transport across the intestinal and placental epithelia. The objective of this thesis was to study the structure of the human and porcine …
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Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and the Bureaucracy
This study examines why and how Mao Zedong carried out the rectification movements to tame bureaucratic conservatism. The study also examines Zhou Enlai's role in the struggle to control the bureaucracy. The major rectification movements in China from 1949 to the Cultural Revolution are examined, …
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Strains of Soybean Mosaic Virus: Aphid Transmission, Host Passage Effects, and Use in Evaluation of Genetic Resistance in Soybeans
Seven soybean mosaic virus (SMV) strains proved to be aphid transmissible, however, one isolate of strain G5 lost its aphid transmissibility after about 30 successive passages by sap inoculation through a susceptible soybean cultivar Rampage during 20 months. The aphid nontransmissible strain G5 …
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A Stepwise Canonical Approach to the Selection of 'Kernel' Variables Fromtwo Sets of Variables
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Role of institutions in fiscal performance
This dissertation examines the role of institutional features on fiscal outcomes: the level of hidden liabilities, credit spreads, and official government debt. We construct a country panel dataset and use quantile regression and error correction models for empirical analysis: quantile regression …
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Thoreau's Orientalism: A study of Confucian and Taoist elements in Thoreau's readings and writings
This study is a comparative attempt to elucidate the influences on Thoreau of the Orient, particularly Confucianism and Taoism, which has not received a systematic, scholarly treatment so far. In placing this discussion within the comparative tradition, the effort is oriented toward the emphasis on …
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REIT-based pure-play portfolios : the case of property types and geographic locations
Over the last 20 years the REIT industry has made remarkable progress in terms of the magnitude of market capitalization and management performance. However, it is difficult for investors to precisely target their investments because publicly traded REITs diversify their assets across property …
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The impact of solar geometry on architectural strategies
Designing architecture is related to producing vast amounts of information based on constraints, experience or common sense, and at the same time, those designs are assisted by specialized software, but, are the results of those processes giving you advantage or are they leading you in the wrong …