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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"Increased performance"”.
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Innovative Double Bypass Engine for Increased Performance
… this research has been focused on increasing the performance and efficiencies of individual components while limited research has been done on innovative engine configurations. This thesis focuses on an innovative engine configuration, the High Double Bypass Engine, aimed at increasing fuel …
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Motor Learning Guided Treatment with Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Cueing & Feedback
… the following: verbal model with knowledge of performance feedback (VMKP), verbal model with knowledge of results feedback (VMKR), and visual model with knowledge of results feedback (KR). Each participant received 24 individual sessions, lasting approximately 15 minutes each for a total of 360 …
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Design of high performance hybrid transmissions
… transmission systems for integration into high-performance hybrid (internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric motor) vehicles. Traditional hybrid vehicle designs often fall into one of two categories. Every day road vehicles typically utilize hybridization for increased drivetrain efficiency, …
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Effects of Display Dimensionality, Conflict Geometry, and Time Pressure on Conflict Detection and Resolution Performance Using a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
Finally, as time pressure and workload increased, performance issues arose that will need to be further investigated so that future display designs can accommodate pilots who will be multitasking in high time pressure environments.
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The need for systemic compatibility in management approaches : a basis for long term sustainable performance improvement
… the competitive market prevailing will require increased performance in the competitive variables. Puma Jersey is typically such a company and has realized the necessity of improving lead time and delivery performance to regain market share. To attain long term sustainability of performance …
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Optimization and Testing of Nmos Arithmetic Structures (Vlsi, Mos)
… in VLSI MOS has a positive effect on the cost/performance of the technology. It both decreases the circuit delays and increases the functionality available on-chip and, as such, gives MOS the potential to become a high performance technology. In order to economically exploit this potential, …
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Analyzing mechanical and software solutions in their patents
… for selecting a software solution were for increased performance and flexibility. The three cases evaluated were fuel regulation, power and torque distribution, and engine valve timing. A tendency to use mechanical solutions to provide a simpler and more reliable device was found while …
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Performance Analysis and Optimization of Hermite Methods on NVIDIA GPUs Using CUDA
… the first, to our knowledge, implementation and performance analysis of Hermite methods on GPU accelerated systems. We give analytic background for Hermite methods; give implementations of the Hermite methods on traditional CPU systems as well as on GPUs; give the reader background on basic CUDA …
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A Correlation of Microstructure With Hot-Ductility in the Heat-Affected Zone of Inconel 718.
Increased performance requirements for structural components and the demand for materials with enhanced properties have significantly increased the problems involved in producing sound welds. Due to the high temperatures and steep temperature gradients in the vicinity of welds, high stresses and …
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Trace-based hardware control flow signature checking
… who are often faced with a choice between increased performance and stronger security policies. Many advancements in computer security impose a performance penalty. One such advancement, control-flow integrity (CFI), offers immunity to code-reuse attacks but slows down software that …
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A timeshared, runtime reconfigurable hardware co-processing architecture
The constant desire for increased performance in microprocessor systems has led to the need for specialized hardware cores to accelerate specific computational tasks. In this thesis, we explore the potential of using FPGA partial reconfiguration to create a platform for customized hardware cores …
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Performance Based Pay: Is it a Functional Alternative in Government?
<p>The use of performance-based, or incentive based, compensation plans is ubiquitous in the private sector. Private business operates under the belief that the use of incentives leads to increased performance from employees and higher profits for the companies. This study is centered on the …
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A PVT tolerant voltage-controlled oscillator for automotive applications
… a voltage-controlled oscillator is designed for increased performance under various process, voltage and temperature (PVT) conditions. By applying a voltage reference block, the output frequency of 0.5MHz, 0.75MHz, 1MHz or 1.25MHz can be obtained. In order to compensate for the variations at PVT …
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The influence of protocol choice on network performance
… is driving network design towards greater performance. The greater need for network connectivity and increased performance makes the study of network performance constraints important. Networks consist of both hardware and software components. Currently great advances are being made in …
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Localization and tracking of parameterized objects in point clouds
… data can be used to accomplish these goals with increased performance and reliability. Improvements in mathematics and convergence properties have shown that this method can be realized in real time.
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Robotic Goal-Based Semi-Autonomous Algorithms Improve Remote Operator Performance
… algorithms are able to improve remote operator performance or not. Two semi-autonomous algorithms were examined: visual servoing and visual dead reckoning. Visual servoing uses computer vision techniques to generate movement commands while using internal properties of the camera combined with …
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Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems
… and under unfavourable conditions, they require increased performance in lead times, product innovation, product and service quality, manufacturing flexibility and responsiveness and, reduced manufacturing costs. To attain sustainable improvements requires a comprehensive understanding of …
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The effect of a weighted checklist and weekly feedback on university housing staff performance
… with a university housing staff to increase duty performance.</p> <p>Five undergraduate Resident Assistants served as participants. A multiple baseline across staff members was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention. Results indicate that the intervention increased performance by an …
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MergeArray and scalable, relaxed, concurrent, mergeable priority queues
… this rank-error estimate in practice as well as increased performance and scalability on a relaxed Minimum Spanning Tree benchmark compared to SprayList, a cutting-edge relaxed priority queue.
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Particle detector optimization via particle flow algorithms
… org.lcsim reconstruction framework package, the performance of Mat Charles' NonTrivialPfa.java PFA for several different detector variations was found by determining the mass resolution for a given detector geometry. The variations tested included the layering of the hadronic calorimeter, the …
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