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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"RPI"”.
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Gamifying RPI: The benefits of avatars and knowledge-induced coworker familiarity
… public relative performance information (RPI). This study examines the effect of representing employees as humanlike avatars in public leaderboards on employees’ effort to improve their leaderboard performance (i.e., self-focused effort). Additionally, since practitioners have expressed …
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Investigation of age related changes in porcine cortical bone with a focus on reference point indentation
… thesis focuses on reference point indentation (RPI) as a method to determine age related changes in porcine cortical bone. RPI uses a reference probe that sets the zero position for a test probe, which indents samples over a number of cycles. Various polymers and porcine cortical bone have been …
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Computational modeling of indentation of materials
… nanoindentation and reference point indentation (RPI). The goal of this thesis is to develop better understanding of indentation processes in different materials utilizing numerical methods. Indentation has been used for a long time for characterizing hardness of materials. Nanoindentation is a …
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Estudio de la efectividad de las medidas de control de la tuberculosis en el área sur de Sevilla
… (RS), Resultados Potencialmente Insatisfactorios(RPI), Exitus(EX) y Traslado(TD). Se realizó una busqueda activa de casos, y toda la informacion se recogio exclusivamente a partir de las Historias Clinicas. RESULTADOS:Se detectaron 321 casos de TBI con edad media de 34 años, de los cuales el 21% …
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Investigation of ultrastructural and mechanical properties of rat cortical bone using micro-CT, three-point bending testing, and the reference point indentation technique
… technique, termed reference point indentation (RPI),that is capable of in vivo testing was used to assess the mechanical properties of rat bone. These results were compared to traditional bending test results for validation of this new RPI technique. Parameters including apparent modulus, …
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Identification of new functional resistance genes against <i>P. infestans </i>in <i>Solanaceae</i> species
… concept. The tomato late blight resistance gene Rpi-Ph3 was another focal point in this work, and the use of RenSeq was envisaged to identify Rpi-Ph3. However, another team published the gene (Zhang et al., 2014) and efforts were redirected towards the development of PCR markers to aid …
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The relationship of tempo, pattern length, and grade level on the recognition of rhythm patterns
… memory. A 48 item Rhythm Pattern Identification (RPI) test was administered to 2146 band students and 114 nonmusic students in grades 6 through 12. The RPI consisted of 48 pairs of rhythm patterns varied in time length (seconds), number of note values (sound events), and tempo. Students indicated …
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Understanding the experiences of service users and staff in the promotion of responsive practices within the context of Health and Social Care
… reduction of Restrictive Physical Interventions (RPI) within Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) populations. The purpose of this review was to ascertain if an evidence base exists to suggest that elements of PBS reduce the need for RPI for people with ID and ASD, and …
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Studying Electronic Textures with Coherent Lensless Imaging
… imaging method, randomized probe imaging (RPI). RPI has proven to be reliable and robust across a broad range of scenarios. The remainder of the thesis is devoted to applications of RPI at a free electron laser and a synchrotron. Also reported are further projects designed to improve the …
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Adolescents with Callous Unemotional Traits and their Roles in Group Crime
… multi-site study. Resistance to peer influence (RPI) and self-esteem (SE) were hypothesized to mediate the relationship between CU traits and leadership during group crime. The results indicated that youth with CU traits were more likely to commit crimes with others. Further, although youth with …
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Transfer of plasmids by genetically-engineered Erwinia carotovora
… conferring kanamycin resistance. Plasmids RPI and pBR322 were introduced separately into engineered Ecc clones. These strains served as donors in genetic transfer experiments. No transfer of the inserted kan marker or of pBR322 was observed under any experimental condition. In filter …
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Characterization of swine femoral cortical bone using the reference point indentation technique
… technique, the reference point indentation (RPI) technique, is used to assess the mechanical properties of swine femoral cortical bone. This technique uses successive indentation cycles to introduce a unique parameter, the indentation distance increase (IDI). The IDI is shown to be correlated …
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Development of the Research Paradigm Inventory to Measure Views About Research Practices and Beliefs
… entitled the Research Paradigm Inventory (RPI), was conducted in the hope of providing a mechanism for future research that will enable the examination of prospective links between the ontological, epistemological and methodological orientations of researchers and graduate students who will …
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Characterization of developing porcine cortical bone: applications of mechanical and optical methods
… are as follows: reference point indentation (RPI), compression testing, quantitative backscattered electron (QBSE) imaging, and nanoscale dynamic mechanical analysis (nanoDMA). The eventual goal of using this diverse set of characterization techniques is to understand and catalogue the changes …
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An Exploratory Investigation of Leadership Style and Success in Women's Collegiate Basketball
… was measured in terms of winning percentage, RPI ranking, team grade point average, and graduation rate. NCAA Division I women's basketball coaches from across the country (N = 43) completed the Leadership Scale for Sports (Chelladurai & Saleh, 1980). Each coaches' leadership style dimensions, …
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Development of a Low-Cost System for Monitoring Root Growth Dynamics
… for high optical clarity, controlled by a RPi Zero 2 W and ZeroCam module, and powered by 5 000 mAh LiPo batteries and a solar panel for long-term operation in field-like conditions. Custom scripts on the RPi Zero 2W were developed to automate image capture, illumination and wireless image …
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Measurement of Liquid Film in Annular Flow Using X-Ray Densitometry
… a specially designed test facility available at RPI, comprehensive film thickness data across annular flow conditions is generated, while simultaneously capturing dynamic wave characteristics including wave height, velocity and frequency. The experimental results were benchmarked against RPI's …
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Improved performance of the hPIC particle-in-cell code by incorporating a new non-uniform implicit mesh based on the PUMI infrastructure
… Mesh Infrastructure (PUMI) library developed at RPI to resolve the large field gradients in the plasma sheath region. The implicit nature of the mesh allows it to define meshes with the minimal number of parameters and generate all mesh information on-the-fly. The implicit mesh is particularly …
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Reactive Peptides for Site-Selective Cysteine and Lysine Bioconjugation
… pair termed the reactive peptide interface (RPI). This interface consists of two peptides: a nucleophilic, cysteine-containing peptide and an electrophilic, perfluoroarylated peptide. The unique sequences of these peptides enhance the reaction rate of a nucleophilic aromatic substitution …
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Personal And Social Factors In Risk-Taking Behaviors Of Emerging Adults
… (SSS-V)), Resistance to Peer Influence Scale (RPI), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and A researcher-developed instrument was used to measure self-regulatory efficacy to resist peer influence to engage in risk-taking behaviors associated with alcohol, drugs, and sex, and a short …
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