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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"IS FIT"”.
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Implementace WebDAV rozhraní dokumentového skladu IS FIT
… WebDAV rozhraní dokumentového skladu IS FIT v jazyce PHP. Navazuje na semestrální projekt, který se zabýval studiem protokolu WebDAV a volně dostupného WebDAV serveru. Práce pojednává o protokolu WebDAV a jeho významu, zabývá se také souvisejícími technologiemi: HTTP, XML, PHP a MySQL. …
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All the Science That Is Fit to Blog: An Analysis of Science Blogging Practices
This dissertation examines science blogging practices, including motivations, routines and content decision rules, across a wide range of science bloggers. Previous research has largely failed to investigate science blogging practices from science bloggers’ perspective or to establish a …
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Bayesian and Positive Matrix Factorization approaches to pollution source apportionment
… (PMF) in pollution source apportionment (PSA) is examined and illustrated. A study of its settings is conducted in order to optimize them in the context of PSA. The use of a priori information in PMF is examined, in the form of target factor profiles and pulling profile elements to zero. A …
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Addressing child poverty: Is Ugandan law and policy fit for purpose?
… set by the normative fr amework; and on this basis, if it is ‘fit for purpose’. Significance of the Study: To contribute a legal perspective on how to address child poverty and secondly, to create awareness of the diverse and changing manifestations of child poverty and generate strategic …
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Challenges and Opportunities: The Impact of the Press Law (2008) on the Role of Journalism in the Kurdistan Region post-2003
This thesis examines the role of the media in the Kurdistan Region focusing on developments since the fall of Saddam Hussein¿s regime in 2003 in order to identify the challenges which have faced journalists there, and the construction of national identity and the potential opportunities which this …
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Mining NHL Draft Data and A New Value Pick Chart
… every hockey player, getting drafted to the NHL is a dream come true, but the real goal is to reach 160 games played (GP). A simple model is fit to NHL draft years 1998 to 2009 with an aim at predicting the proportion of players who will play 1 or 160 games. For individual players drafted between …
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A study for the introduction of EVA (Economic Value Added) as a management performance evaluation system in Korea
This thesis focuses on finding a proper management performance evaluation measure that is fit well for sustainable wealth creation for shareholders, right decision-making of Korean companies and describing some introduction procedure strategies that should be considered when a Korean company wants …
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Understanding the price of DDGS
This thesis explores the factors that affect the price of dried distillers’ grain with solubles (DDGS) in Iowa. Past studies focused on providing a descriptive analysis of DDGS prices, risk management practices or analyzing regional DDGS price differences. Time series methods are used to …
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The Structural Representation of Three -Way Proximity Data
Scaling and clustering techniques are well-established statistical methods for generating continuous and discrete structural representations of the relationships between the row and column objects of proximity matrices. Most commonly, the representational structure is fit to the observed data …
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An in-situ interdiffusion method for harvesting energy from an aluminum-water reaction
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are indispensable for countless underwater tasks but are currently limited in their range and endurance by the energy density of their battery packs. Aluminum is an ideal energy source for AUVs because it exothermically reacts with water and is two orders of …
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Study of adaptation in amputees
… simpler body-powered prostheses. The goal of this thesis is to begin the process of finding which aspects of body-powered prostheses make them more popular than motorized prostheses. It is desirable to objectively compare different prostheses in order to test hypotheses about which aspects of a …
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Prediction of electrolyte solution properties using a combined Debye-Huckel, association and solvation model
This paper presents a semi-theoretical computer model that estimates individual and mean ionic activity coefficients in the NaCl-NaOH-HCl-H₂O system at 25°C. This extra thermodynamic model incorporates long-range electrostatic ion-ion interaction (Debye- Hückel effects), short-range ion-ion …
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Semantically-enriched and semi-Autonomous collaboration framework for the Web of Things. Design, implementation and evaluation of a multi-party collaboration framework with semantic annotation and representation of sensors in the Web of Things and a case study on disaster management
This thesis proposes a collaboration framework for the Web of Things based on the concepts of Service-oriented Architecture and integrated with semantic web technologies to offer new possibilities in terms of efficient asset management during operations requiring multi-actor collaboration. The …
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Transient Grating Spectroscopy: Compact System Geometry Developments and Improved Software
Transient grating spectroscopy (TGS) is a rapid, non-destructive technique for measuring the thermal, elastic, and acoustic properties of the top several microns of a reflective surface. It has uses across many areas of materials research. Current TGS systems require complex optics tables taking up …
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Iowa High Schools: Meeting the Challenges of Educating Limited English Proficient Students
… an increase in the population of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in the schools of Iowa. The condition of education of Iowa secondary LEP students in mainstream classrooms has not been studied extensively. Valid and reliable tools for studying the education of LEP students have not …
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Kai kurios sudėtinio lognormaliojo – apibendrinto Pareto skirstinio savybės /
This work is based on two articles: Kahadawala Cooray, Malwane M. A. Amanda, „Modeling actuarial data with a composite lognormal – Pareto model“ (Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, 5, pages 321-334) and McNeil Alexander J. „Estimating the tails of loss severity distributions using extreme value …
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Planogram Optimization in Support of Small Format Retail Inventory Management
Target is in the midst of building its "stores-as-hubs" capabilities, relying on stores to support in-store shopping and serve as ecommerce fulfillment hubs. To execute this strategy, Target has further expanded its footprint into urban and dense suburban geographies. The stores in these areas, …
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Determination of chloride diffusion constants for concretes of differing water to cement ratios and admixtures
Reinforced concrete exposed to chlorides is subject to rapid deterioration once the concentration of the chloride ion in the concrete reaches a critical level to cause corrosion of the reinforcing steel. The chloride ion diffuses through concrete according to Fick's Law, which is a function of …
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Development of a novel cyanide-free method for analysis of vitamin B₁₂ in milk-based infant formula
The analysis of vitamin B₁₂ in infant formulas requires the use of cyanide during the sample preparation process to convert the three unstable vitamers (hydroxocobalamin, methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin) to cyanocobalamin, the most stable form of vitamin B₁₂. The undesirable handling of …
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