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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"Investigative Techniques"”.
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Development of a prototype for user-driven email classification
… research studies existing email classification techniques which aim to reduce the burden of the burgeoning inbox. It then develops the first iteration of a prototype which makes use of sender-assisted classification techniques, having used HCI investigative techniques to develop a set of …
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Over the Line: John Edward Lawler and FBI
… open a window into the operational methods and investigative techniques of FBI agents. An examination of John Lawler's career provides insight into the conduct of field agents and Agents in Charge of field bureaus during the 1940s.
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A study of charge motion in rotary mills, with particular reference to the grinding action
… first necessary to develop suitable experimental techniques, and the development of these techniques became a large part of the objective of the study. The motion of balls deep within the charge of a rotary grinding mill was investigated. Novel investigative techniques were used to track the …
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The abrasive wear behaviour of mineral-filled polypropylene
… behaviour of the filled composite materials. Investigative techniques used in this study included mechanical testing, optical and scanning electron microscopy, surface profilometry, and differential scanning calorimetry. Under two-body abrasive wear conditions, the unfilled and modified …
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Sou porque faço, faço porque sou: agência sociopolítica e identidade de uma ativista comunitária do Bairro da Paz, Salvador
… History (LH), combined with the use of various investigative techniques and analyses of a more ethnographic nature.
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The erosion of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys
… alloys. This has been achieved with a variety of investigative techniques, including electron microscopy, mechanical testing and microstructural examination; and, where necessary, the erosion performance of other materials have been evaluated for comparison. In particle erosion, conducted with air …
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A survey of problems and conditions within the organizational context of law enforcement agencies perceived to block or impede the use of accident investigation training
… acquired through training; lack of time to apply investigative techniques by training; lack of resources and equipment necessary to apply training; lack of follow through by agency decision makers to see that training was put into use; and, lack of communication from top administrators indicating …
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Multidimensional Pain Inventory: Revised Profile Classification Based on Clinical Observations in a Pain Setting
The purpose of this study was to build a new profile classification system for the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI). According to some clinical researchers, the current profiles of the MPI do not fully portray how chronic pain patients evaluate and manage their pain because of the great …
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Exploring Multiplex PCR Assay for Identification of Enteric Parasites in High-Volume Reference Laboratories
<p>The conventional methods used for the identification of enteric parasites are microscopy (O&P) and ELSA. The O&P method itself is subjective, laborious, time consuming, lacks sensitivity, and specificity. The ELISA assays are also labor intensive and require multiple sample preparations. …
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A Systems Approach to Reengineering Business Processes Towards Concurrent Engineering Principles
… types and a spectrum of systems investigation techniques focused around process modelling. How'ever, no single systems type or investigation technique is considered entirely appropriate for supporting the management of processes improvement towards concurrent engineering principles. Therefore, …
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Advanced Techniques for Improving the Efficacy of Digital Forensics Investigations
… time, storage, manpower, and computation, investigative techniques must be efficient. Finally, an investigation must provide a coherent view of the events under question using the evidence gathered. Unfortunately the set of currently available tools and techniques used in digital forensic …
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For Your Eyes Only: A Look into the Legal Feasibility of Exceptional Access to End-to-End Encrypted Messages
… face hindrances in accessing those messages for investigative purposes. As a result, law enforcement agencies and governments across the world have been calling on these platforms to provide ways to facilitate lawful exceptional access to these communications. While the intentions behind lawful …
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Integrating Functional Genomics, Proteomics and Computational Analysis for the Characterization of Cellular Networks
As the study of biological systems progresses from a molecular level to a systems level, the development of new methodology for efficient data acquisition has been a key challenge of biological research in recent years. While development of novel high throughput experimental platforms is essential …
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Magnetoshell Aerocapture: Advances Toward Concept Feasibility
… design is proposed using such a source. Investigative techniques are considered that aim to characterize the power and fuel requirements of the plasma as well as the structure of the flow ionization region. This experiment can resolve the difficulties of both full-scale ground testing and …
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Fatigue mechanisms in FV520B, a turbine blade steel.
… characterisation programme was performed. The investigative techniques used to characterize the microstructures, were Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM); Analytical Scanning Electron Microscopy (ASEM); optical microscopy; dilatometry and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The microstructural phases …
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Influence of heat treatment condition on the stress corrosion cracking properties of low pressure turbine blade steel FV520B
… to obtain mechanical properties while the investigative techniques used to characterise the microstructures were light microscopy, dilatometry, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Stress corrosion susceptibility for the …
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The Use of Spectral Imaging to Reveal Inorganics and Organics Identity in The Biological Samples
<p>The wavelength is used to identify the exact location and quantify the number of molecules in the spectral imaging system. It aids in identifying materials and studying their quantities by examining how they interact with light. A traditional spectrometer provides spectrum information of …
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Demographic profile of clinical research volunteers: Improving the effectiveness of promotional recruitment
<p>Background: Successfully recruiting participants for clinical trials is a challenge that crosses all medical disciplines. Slow enrollment to clinical trials delays the completion of clinical research studies.</p> <p>Objectives: This study collected demographic data of current and past clinical …
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Chatbots and the Initial Account Interview for Gathering Eyewitness Information: Development, Research and Efficacy of ‘ChatCharlie’
… potentially contributing to the ‘toolbox’ of investigative techniques for frontline investigators. Study 1 presents the first in a series of empirical investigations of eyewitness memory performance as a function of reporting modality and considers typed modality interviews as one method for …
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Education for All? Complex solutions to complex problems in the Nigerian education sector
… of change processes, the research adopts investigative techniques (observations, interviews and interactive surveys) to collect primary data first-hand, and then simulates the social system using technical instruments (computing platforms and coding libraries). With secondary data from …
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