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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Human limitations."”.
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Fatigue: Investigation of a Human Factor for Regional Airline Pilots
… crew schedules that are not compatible with human limitations; Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) that have not evolved with the advancement of aircraft performance and the public demand for 24 hour availability of flights; and poor personal habits. An analysis of the data and literature led …
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Integral Transhumanism: The Holistic Leap Forward
Transhumanism champions the emerging use of biotechnological enhancement to perfect our biologically-based human limitations. This study evaluates both the contemporary bioethical discourse on enhancement, and the transhumanist movement itself, in light of Ken Wilber's Integral Theory of …
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An invisible main character : divine providence in Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
… in divine providence also directly implies their human limitations. I will begin, then, by establishing their faith in divine providence and then demonstrate how their narratives support that belief. In my chapter on Tenant, I will explore in particular the significance of providence's hiddenness …
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Statistical methods for the analysis of aerosol concentration data
… depends on instrumental, physical and human limitations, and experiment uncertainty. Measurement precision and calibration correction provided by the instrument manufacturers may not always directly apply to all experimental settings. This dissertation presents statistical methods for …
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Software comprehension : theory and metrics
… are used in software engineering to predict human performance, for instance faults per thousand lines of code. A survey of software metrics which are related to human performance is included. Recently proposed metrics are examined. Rules for developing software that respect human limitations …
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Adaptive capacity & resilience to natural disasters in Latin America : a case study on the 2007 Ica, Peru earthquake
… systems offers insight into understanding human limitations to control an environment that is constantly far from equilibrium. Complexity science theory supports the study and the self-organization of communities in the process of coping with a disaster. Reports generated from informal …
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Beyond the pixels: learning and utilising video compression features for localisation of digital tampering.
… to investigate how patterns invisible to human eyes may be influencing modern computer vision techniques and how they can be used advantageously. This work thoroughly explores how video compression influences accuracy of CNNs and shows how optimal performance is achieved when compression …
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Wireless electronic scoring of kendo competition matches using an embedded system
… and experienced, they are still subject to human limitations of bias and speed. In other words, the accuracy of the human eye can't match the accuracy of the wireless electronic Kendo scoring system. This project provides an understanding of the interactions and limitations between real time …
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Performance evaluation of semi-automated filling machine for “Otak-Otak” Production
… catagorised as SMEs which having common limitations of extensively depended on human labour instead of advanced machinery. As the “otak�otak” industries are dealing with a less complicated process, the manual production method is typically selected. Though the production process is not …
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JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND THE HERMENEUTICS OF EXEMPLAR PORTRAITS
… is nothing less than the transcendence of one’s human limitations by the power of the Holy Spirit, so that one can participate in Christ’s deified life in the human body and live a life that is not dissimilar to the angels. In the case of his martyr portraits, the articulation of this …
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Application of robust nonlinear model predictive control to simulating the control behaviour of a racing driver
… assume a perfect driver. A formulation taking human limitations into account would serve as a design and simulation tool for the automotive sector. A nonlinear vehicle model with five degrees of freedom under the action of external disturbances controlled by a Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) …
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Evaluating organizational response to a cognitive problem: A human factors approach
… from a "conventional wisdom" perspective of human error to a systems perspective. According to this systems perspective, humans are remarkably reliable "stand-alone" systems, and errors tend to arise primarily when humans interact with technological systems. Errors can be triggered by …
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Improving Authentication for Users via Better Understanding Password Use and Abuse
… nature, in fact Florêncio et al., conclude that human limitations makes what is often considered to be “proper password use” impossible [52]. It is vital we improve authentication with respect to both security and usability. The aim of this research is to investigate password use and abuse in …
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ScenarioXP: A Complete Scenario-Based Testing Framework for the Exploration and Exploitation of Autonomous Vehicle Validation Scenarios
… in autonomous vehicles (AVs) reduces the active human participation in driving and extends awareness beyond human limitations of perception and reaction, improving driving safety and quality of the user experience as a result. The ever-increasing complexity of these autonomous systems poses many …
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THOREAU'S A WEEK, RELIGION AS PRESERVATIVE CARE: OPPOSING THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY, MANIFEST DESTINY, AND A RELIGION OF SUBJUGATION
… pilgrimage addressing three levels of human existence in the religious realm: (1) where we have been and are now, (2) where we could be, and (3) how to reach that next, better self with more intimate, liberative relationships with others. As he addresses human limitations and his hope …
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Aliens, dreams and strange machines: an investigation into thought, interpretation and rationality
… discredited. Part III uses considerations about human limitations and propensities towards reasoning errors to argue that the interpretationist cannot adopt a deontological understanding of rationality that seems prevalent in the literature, nor a purely consequentialist account of rationality. I …
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Sarah Orne Jewett : Transcendence in Nature
… in Country to transcend apparently conventional human limitations such as physical and emotional isolation from community, linear time, traditional Christian religions, and gender. The anonymous narrator in the novel develops pliant and enriching relationships with other community members as she …
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The Exploration of KNN-based Neural Control of Pneumatically Actuated Artificial Muscle
… of accurately and efficiently augmenting human motion, such as locomotion and limb and load manipulation, is relatively well defined. Such augmentation attempts to aid in resolving the human limitations of energy availability, efficiency, and magnitude; well-executed human augmentation can …