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Showing 1 to 20 of 734 for “"Performance-Based"”.
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Performance-Based Coastal Engineering Framework
… exposure and multi-hazard risk in these areas. Performance-based engineering methodologies allow for quantification of a system’s response and performance in terms of a decision variable DV, which represents the desired/required performance objectives of the system. However, existing …
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Performance-based credit scoring model
… ability of the borrower and, therefore, the loan performance should be contingent on actual performance of the financed business because other sources of income may not be reliable as evidenced by recent economic recession in USA. Accordingly, credit scoring models should basically focus on …
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Performance Based Teacher Appraisal and Development
This research examined the role of performance based teacher appraisal and development in the educator's professional growth and improvement of education. The study made use of questionnaires to establish the perceptions of educators towards performance based teacher appraisal and development. The …
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Performance Based Analysis of Steel Buildings
This project investigated the performance of two separate building types, designed using ASCE 7-05, using the analysis procedures from ASCE 41-06. The results from the ASCE 41-06 analyses were compared to the expected performance level of Life Safety to determine the adequacy of the ASCE 7-05 …
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Exploring Biotic Approaches in Performance Based Design
… such a framework for adaptive façade design based on biomimetic logic and value engineering and test it with parametric modelling. The design subject is a proposed low-income housing project enhanced with biophilic application to provide comfort at low cost.
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School Principals' Attitudes Towards Performance Based Compensation
… the attitudes of school principals regarding a performance based compensation system. This study identifies the attitudes towards specific factors that should be considered in the implementation of a system of performance based compensation. The data have been analyzed to determine if a …
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An axiomatic approach to performance-based design
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1992.
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Participation in Small Groups: A Performance-Based Approach
… in groups. Expectations are ascertained from performance, which itself is a function of expertise. One-hundred-twenty-six subjects were presented with 12 statements describing a fictitious person named Jim, and were asked to respond in writing with a profile of him. Responses were segmented …
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Probabilistic performance-based geometric tolerancing of compressor blades
… geometric parameters and the aerodynamic performance of a sample of manufactured airfoils is investigated in this thesis. The objective is to determine which geometric parameters are the best discriminators of performance, and how these best discriminators are affected by changes in design …
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A Framework for Monitoring Performance-Based Road Maintenance
… agencies around the world considered performance-based specifications as an alternative to improve the efficiency of the services provided to the public. These initiatives are better known as Performance-Based Road Maintenance (PBRM). PBRM calls for performance-based work, in which a …
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Improving Second Language Learning Through Performance-Based Assessment Practices
… Therefore, the researcher recommends using performance-based instructional practices and assessments that ignite student learning, curiosity, and relevancy.</p>
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Dismissal threats and the efficacy of performance-based incentives
… response to additional incentives such that performance-based incentives are less motivating in the presence of dismissal threats if those incentives are framed as penalties rather than bonuses. Specifically, when dismissal threats are present, I expect employees to anticipate less negative …
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Performance-Based Evaluation of Joint Sealants for Concrete Pavements
… adequately, the pavement preserves its intended performance. In the field, joint sealant undergoes two types of mechanical loading simultaneously. The sealant is experiencing tension or compression as slabs contract (low temperature) or expand (high temperature), respectively. Sealants also …
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Effective communication on organisational performance based on the systems theory.
… acknowledeged as a way to enhance organizational performance. This study’s focus is on effective communications on organizational performance based on the systems theory. The objectives of this study were to firstly identify the factors affecting effective communication based on the systems theory …
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Performance-based optimization method for structural topology and shape design
… attentions in recent years. However, no performance-based optimality criteria are used in existing continuum topology optimization methods to obtain the global optimum. In addition, existing methods mainly focus on theoretical aspects rather than practical applications. This thesis …
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Analysis of robot localisation performance based on extended kalman filter
… and angle. This project is implemented based on the existing localisation algorithm [30]. There are two types of results that have been analysed in this paper. First is the performance of the algorithm using different parameters in which different velocities and number of landmarks have …
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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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