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Showing 1 to 20 of 466 for “"New Paradigm"”.
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Automatic subtitling: A new paradigm
… we address the key steps for accomplishing the new paradigm of automatic subtitling: data, models and evaluation. First, we address the lack of representative data by compiling MuST-Cinema, a speech-to-subtitles corpus. Segmenter models trained on MuST-Cinema accurately split sentences into …
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A new paradigm of perception
… revolutionize the human experience by offering a new paradigm of creation and perception. Unfortunately, synesthesia is a very rare phenomenon that only affects a very small portion of the population. There have been some successful endeavors to replicate a variety of different forms of …
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New Paradigm of Defibrillation: Towards Painless Therapy
Sudden cardiac death: SCD) causes approximately 300,000 - 400,000 deaths a year in the United States. It usually starts as ventricular tachycardia: VT) and then degenerates into ventricular fibrillation: VF). Implantable cardioverter defibrillator: ICD) therapy is the only reliable treatment of …
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A New Paradigm Of Modeling Watershed Water Quality
Accurate models to reliably predict sediment and chemical transport in watershed water systems enhance the ability of environmental scientists, engineers and decision makers to analyze the impact of contamination problems and to evaluate the efficacy of alternative remediation techniques and …
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A new paradigm in teaching large engineering mechanics courses
<p>This study investigated the role of a new paradigm in teaching large introductory fundamental engineering mechanics courses that combines student-centered learning and supplemental student resources. The sample consisted of close to 5000 engineering students from Iowa State University.</p> …
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HIV/AIDS in South Africa : Towards a New Paradigm
… These are now central components of a dominant paradigm that has informed but also limited research. This paradigm also informs and limits responses to and strategies to prevent the spread of the virus.
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New paradigm to design micro and nano-patterned membranes
… anti-fouling strategies. We introduce a brand new technology to create micro- and nano-patterned surfaces that is compatible with a wide variety of chemical compounds. A proof of concept is introduced with the first prototypes of wrinkled surfaces created with Initiated Chemical Vapor …
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Beyond the traditional : a new paradigm for Pakistani schools
Pakistan's greatest resource is its children, but only a small percentage of them make it through primary school. Pakistan needs to improve its literacy rate if it hopes to transition from a developing to a developed country. However, the 2-room government schools found in most parts of the country …
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Simply dense : a new paradigm for transit oriented development
… and an inherent potential for the emergence of a new development typology: a suburban super-core, grafted onto existing multi-modal infrastructure intersections. Typically these sites have lain fallow following the invasion of the rail lines and multi-lane highways that fragmented the space and …
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SIlver Tower - A New Paradigm for Tall Building Design
The events of September 11, 2001, seemed to many to presage the end of the skyscraper as an urban form. Some 15 years later, the skyscraper is more prevalent than ever before, owing to its unique advantages over other building forms in an urban, environmental, and sociological context. Skyscrapers …
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Diversity and Opportunity: A New Paradigm for Elite Public Universities
As of this writing, the Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke has been the only Supreme Court case to rule upon affirmative action in university admissions. Bakke established the legal standard that under Equal Protection analysis, the facilitation of student body diversity for …
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High Performance Network Intrusion Detection: A New Paradigm is Needed
… (and easily evadable) techniques. We present a new parser architecture called VESPA, which uses the concept of vulnerability signatures to offer both speed and accuracy. VESPA is informed by a study of network protocols, which precedes the design. We conclude by reviewing several trends in …
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Tradition, quality, housing, development : a new paradigm for urban Bhutan
This research examines practices that achieve an urban fabric unique to its cultural heritage by promoting innovation in local building industries while embracing notions of urban livability. Prevailing urban livability theorists argue that built form is a physical manifestation of the expression …
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A New Paradigm Integrating Business Process Modeling and Use Case Modeling
The goal of this research is to develop a new paradigm integrating the practices of business process modeling and use case modeling. These two modeling approaches describe the behavior of organizations and systems, and their interactions, but rest on different paradigms and serve different needs. …
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Biological Mimics: A New Paradigm in the Detection of Toxic Compounds
The techniques reported in this thesis can be then be expanded to mimic other biological molecules and processes. Mimic sensors could be developed for other common toxicological modes, for example, oxidative stress and phosphorylation inhibitors. The ability to detect toxins using biological mimics …
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Professional development reform: a shift from traditional practices to a new paradigm
The purpose of the study investigated a shift in professional development program delivery that incorporated adult learning theory and PLCs. The study included opportunities for collaboration, self-reflection, and empowerment of teachers, intended to improve attitudes and increase classroom …
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New paradigm for corporate real estate units in the commercial banking industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
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Score instruments : a new paradigm of musical instruments to guide musical wonderers
… schema of a score. This dissertation studies a new class of Interactive Music Systems (IMSs) called Score Instruments that embed both instrument and score into a single unified interface. Score Instruments reopen the range of possibilities offered by everyday sounds and objects as musical …
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A New Paradigm for End-to-End Modeling of Radiometric Instrumentation Systems
Earth observing instruments, such as those embarked on the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), have been used to monitor the arriving solar and the upwelling solar reflected and longwave emitted radiation from low Earth orbit for the …
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