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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"One-of-a-Kind"”.
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One of a kind. The processing of indefinite one-anaphora in spoken Danish
It is a hallmark of natural language use that the way we talk about something reflects how it is represented in the mind of our conversation partner. This thesis studies the use and cognitive processing of referring expressions like one in comparison with other expression types in spoken Danish. …
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One Of A Kind Grammar: The Role Of Sentence Diversity In Children's Grammatical Development
ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of parent sentence diversity to children’s sentence diversity at a later age. Children’s sentence diversity was further explored to examine its contribution to children’s subsequent 3rd person tense and agreement …
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One-of-a-Kind Design (OKD) - A lean framework for sustainable knowledge-based product development
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Elucidation of the Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane Utilizing the One-of-a-Kind Catalytic Shock Tube Technique
… mechanism for the catalytic partial oxidation of methane has been debated in scientific literature for over 20 years. This is a seemingly simple reaction producing CO, CO<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O through either partial oxidation followed by complete oxidation or complete …
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Innovative Design: Design of a Press System and Molds to Produce a Skateboard Deck.
… skateboard deck market. The desire to create a one of a kind deck that expresses a person's individualism is growing. This applied research and development effort - designing and fabricating a fluid powered press system and 2-part mold assembly for forming glue up laminations for skateboard …
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UNICEF Kid Power: Empowering Kids to Get Active and Save Lives
… support treatment for a malnourished child. This one-of-a-kind program was implemented in the Bay Area in Spring 2016 with 7,800 youth participants. The attached paper is a summary of a 300-hour fieldwork experience at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF assisting with the UNICEF Kid Power implementation in …
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A Statewide Hallmark Event: The Exploration of Participants' Perceptions and Emotions
The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay was a one-of-a-kind event that involved over 2,000 participants from all 92 counties. The event was created to invoke community pride and connectivity. The purpose of this study is to understand the emotions and perceptions of participants in a state-wide …
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New product forecasting of appliance and consumables : bass model
… that has been formed to develop and launch a one-of-a-kind in-home alcohol drink system. One of the major challenges faced by Drinkworks before launching their new product was to predict its demand throughout the different stages of the product life-cycle. Being an emerging organization, …
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Monitoring and designing built environments with computer vision
The digitalization of the construction industry has led to workflows of modern construction projects relying on visual data. In particular, cameras are used for monitoring progress and construction resource activities, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) models are used to digitally represent …
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User-centered product design of live-action game experiences
… the room have been very popular. The design of this type of game demands knowledge and expertise in user-oriented product design in a live-action game scenario that engages and challenges participants of all ages. 5 Wits Productions is in the process of producing a live-action game experience …
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Cost prediction via quantitative analysis of complexity in U.S. Navy shipbuilding
As the sophistication and technology of ships increases, U.S. Navy shipbuilding must be an effective and cost-efficient acquirer of technology-dense one-of-a-kind ships all while meeting significant cost and schedule constraints in a fluctuating demand environment. A drive to provide world-class …
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The Drosophila Interactions Database: Integrating The Interactome And Transcriptome
<p>In this thesis I describe the integration of heterogeneous interaction data for <i>Drosophila</i> into DroID, the <i>Drosophila</i>interactions database, making it a one-stop public resource for interaction data. I have also made it possible to filter the interaction data using gene expression …
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Predicting combustion properties of hydrocarbon fuel mixtures
… quantum chemistry to improve the accuracy of kinetic mechanisms that are used to model combustion chemistry. I performed transition state theory calculations for several reactions that are critical in combustion, including a detailed analysis of the pressure dependence of these rate …
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In-situ depth monitoring for a deep reactive ion etcher using a white light interferometer with active vibration cancellation
Standard process development for micro and nanofabrication etching technologies relies on open-loop trial and error testing of recipes to achieve optimal etch depths and uniformities. This strategy is inefficient for research and fabrication of novel devices where one-of-a-kind experiments cannot …
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Ein Objektmodell zur Repräsentation und Wiederverwendung verfahrenstechnischer Prozeßmodelle
Development of new chemical processes and improvement of old ones is one task of chemical engineering. This is often supported by modeling these processes in mathematical terms. Due to the required abstraction from the complexity of the real world building such mathematical models is a design …
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Social Vulnerability in the Wake of 2010 BP Oil Spill: The Case of Southeast Louisiana
… in this dissertation assesses the social impacts of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon (BP-DH) oil spill in South Louisiana. The coastal region affected by this disaster is made up of rural communities whose residents rely on the Gulf of Mexico and its resources for their livelihoods. Understanding how …
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Automatic facial action analysis
… creates graphics from data. It assists users of data who wish to design graphics by combining artificial intelligence techniques with current automated design software paradigms. The work extends previous research in four ways. First, it combines the artificial intelligence technique known as …
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Neusch Automated Filter System: A Custom-Designed Photo-Filter Switching Apparatus for Embry-Riddle’s 1 Meter Telescope
<p>The one-meter telescope on the roof of Embry-Riddle’s College of Arts and Sciences building in Daytona Beach, FL is an advanced piece of technology supporting education and public outreach. One part of this telescopic system is a custom-made Cassegrain Instrument Mount. This one-of-a-kind mount …
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Conceptual Phase Structural Design Tool for Microsatellites
… being designed is a satellite, airplane, car, or one of countless other systems. The design of small satellites is particularly affected by the difficulties in gaining traction since most of the customized tools that exist are proprietary, a significant experience base is required to be able to …
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ROBOTIC TELESURGERY: AN INVESTIGATION OF UTILITY, HUMAN ADAPTATION, AND PERFORMANCE
… Although surgical robots have the potential of long distance control, insufficient data is available to determine whether long distance robotic surgery, or telesurgery, is practical. Telesurgery could provide multiple benefits, including dissemination of expertise, widespread patient care, …
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