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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Ericsson"”.
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The development of a prototype external heat engine based on the Ericsson cycle
… a prototype external heat engine based on the Ericsson cycle, as an alternative to the internal combustion engine, to be used as a small-scale power source for rural Africa. Subsequently test and evaluate its viability and potential to fulfil the requirements of such an application. Despite the …
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Contribution to the Characterization of Piston Expanders for Their Use in Small-scale Power Production Systems
… generation (<50kW) using heat engines such as Ericsson engine or Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system. Both systems offer the possibility to use renewable energy sources and are increasingly considered in light of the economic and environmental context. This thesis aims at contributing to the …
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Retrospective Practice Histories of Division I and Division II Female Basketball Players in the Carolinas
… of sport expertise; early specialization (Ericsson et al., 1993) and early diversification (Cote, 1999). Ericsson et al. suggested expertise develops from early entry into a domain and engagement in thousands of hours of specialized practice activities during childhood and adolescence. Cote …
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Design Patterns in Action: Development of Java Applications for Configuration of Telecommunications Network Models
… work placement in a software development role at Ericsson, I have worked on a diverse range of software applications written in the Java pro- gramming language. These applications are utilised both within Ericsson, and by telecommunications network providers around the world, as part of a large …
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Höchstleistung im Handballtor - Eine Studie zur Identifikation, den Mechanismen und der Entwicklung senso-motorischer Expertise
… Rahmenkonzeption zur Expertiseforschung von Ericsson und Smith (1991) wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit die Höchstleistung von Handballtorhütern untersucht. Gemäß der Rahmenkonzeption werden hierzu Experimente zur Identifikation, den Mechanismen und der Entwicklung der senso-motorischen …
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Strategy Uses and Study Time: Relationship with Memory Performance in Older Adults
… this current project was to test one premise of Ericsson and Chase's Skilled Memory Theory, namely that memory skill is a skill that can be developed through enhanced encoding and through practice. By introducing participants to the simple mnemonic strategy of chunking and by allowing two …
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The Relationship Between Middle School Students' Mathematical Vocabulary and Their Achievements in Mathematics: A Mixed Method Study
… Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). Using Ericsson and Simon's (1980) think-aloud protocol, the qualitative study was conducted to examine whether conceptual understanding of mathematics vocabulary impacts students’ ability to problem-solve. The results from both studies indicated an …
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New models and patterns for traceability
… that develops complex enterprise systems. Ericsson's is a world leader in the development of large telecom's systems and is renowned for their mature development processes, tools and highly skilled staff. We examine the state of the art at Ericsson and the factors that influence …
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Microdialysis to study the Gastrin-ECL cell Axis in the conscious rat
The ECL cells constitute the major endocrine cell population in the acid-producing part of the stomach. Gastrin from G cells in the antrum is the main stimulus of gastric acid secretion. Gastrin stimulates the ECL cells in the oxyntic mucosa to mobilize histamine, which in turn stimulates the …
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The construction of knowledge amongst expert golf coaches from Europe, working at elite level
… domain requires extensive deliberate practice (Ericsson & Charness, 1994; Schempp et al., 2006b). Within the field of expertise, and specifically golf coaching, little is known of the tasks (or activities) used by golf coaches to acquire and construct their knowledge (Schempp et al., 2008). Five …
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Comparison of Traditional and Activity Theory Based Analysis Methods for Verbal Protocol Data
… tasks. The pioneers of this method, Simon and Ericsson, have provided a method to analyze the data so as to obtain meaningful results. However, this analysis method is complicated and time consuming. Most researchers use some form of categorization to perform their analysis. Critical incidents …
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Students' conceptual modeling of simple DC electric circuits during computer-based instruction
… verbal commentaries. Verbal protocol analysis (Ericsson and Simon, 1994) provided data for the development of conceptual maps (Dykstra, Boyle, and Monarch, 1992) from which students' conceptual frameworks and mental models were inferred. The sequence and types of changes the models underwent …
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Perceptual-cognitive expertise and its acquisition in soccer
… practice. The expert performance approach (Ericsson & Smith, 1991) was adopted as a guiding framework. In Chapter 2, an attempt was made to develop and validate a representative task simulation to capture reproducible superior performance in soccer under standardised laboratory conditions. …
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Signal detection for pediatric patient deterioration in simulation with nursing students : a mixed methods study
… conceptual framework incorporating concepts from Ericsson et al.'s (1993) Deliberate Practice Theory and Despins et al.'s (2010) Patient Risk Detection Theory guided the study The group had a low sensitivity d' = 1.19 (SD 0.85) to signals of pediatric deterioration and an increased tendency c = …
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Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Liquid Flooded Compression in Scroll Compressors
… against testing conducted on the Liquid-Flooded Ericsson Cycle for oil mass fractions as high as 92% oil by mass with error in predictions of shaft power and mass flow less than 3%. Optimization of the compressor performance with flooding for several applications is carried out, and with …
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Exploring Middle School Students' Heuristic Thinking about Probability
… thinking patterns of the students in real time (Ericsson and Simon, 1980; Fox, Ericsson, and Bets, 2010; Van Someren, Barnard, and Sandberg, 1994). The data from the interviews were analyzed using the constant comparison method (Glaser, 1965). This analysis revealed three categories that were …
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Understanding Software Development in an Open Source Context:Network Analysis of Source Code Repositories
… source code produced by a large branch within Ericsson. The results of the conducted research show that Open Source Software has impacted the way companies develop software by including OSS components into their proprietary products, implementing OSS business models, participating in OSS …
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Strategic alliances: value creation and appropriation mechanisms, configuration, and portfolio evolution
… investigation of these features in a case study (Ericsson) in order to provide insights on alliance strategy, from the managerial point of view (Hoffman, 2005).
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From e-commerce to m-commerce : a new competitive environment for wireless vendors
… faced by three mobile device manufacturers: Ericsson, Nokia, and Siemens. Furthermore, we will examine the effects the convergence of handheld and wireless devices, the multitude of standards, and the consolidation of industry players will have on an already competitive and complicated …
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Instructional Practices In Athletic Training Education Programs: 'what
… session, with analysis adapted from Ericsson and Simon (1993). The main findings of this study supported the well-respected teaching notion of "first teach them, then show them, then have them do it". Most concepts were first taught via lecture in the classroom; however, participants …
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