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Showing 1 to 20 of 127 for “"Sequential design"”.
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Strategies for sequential design of experiments
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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Sequential design augmentation with model misspecification
… of interest, usually as a known function of design variables. Subsequent analysis often indicates a need to move to a new region of interest. Many times the design is augmented by adding points sequentially to this new region of interest. Current methods of sequential design augmentation are …
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Optimal and sequential design for bridge regression with application in organic chemistry
This thesis presents and applies methods for the design and analysis of experiments for a family of coefficient shrinkage methods, known collectively as bridge regression, with emphasis on the two special cases of ridge regression and the lasso. The application is the problem of understanding and …
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Data-Driven Research On Engineering Design Thinking And Behaviors In Computer-Aided Systems Design: Analysis, Modeling, And Prediction
<p>Research on design thinking and design decision-making is vital for discovering and utilizing beneficial design patterns, strategies, and heuristics of human designers in solving engineering design problems. It is also essential for the development of new algorithms embedded with human …
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Presenting a Systematic Literature Review Method Using a Mixed-Methods Design and its Application to Mind Map Research
… by incorporating a unique mixed-methods design into the well-established SLR process. The proposed approach, identified as Mixed-Methods Based Systematic Literature Review (MMB-SLR), not only provides researchers with a broader perspective on their research content compared to traditional …
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Effective design augmentation for prediction
… the response are nearly determined. Due to the sequential nature of experimentation in a typical response surface study, the experimenter may find himself/herself wanting to augment some initial design with additional runs within the current region of interest. The little discussion that exists …
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Co-design Investigation and Optimization of an Oscillating-Surge Wave Energy Converter
… of the sub-optimal nature of traditional sequential design processes due to the interconnectedness of subsystems such as the geometry, power take-off, and controls is necessary. A codesign optimization in this paper seeks to include effects of all subsystems within one optimization loop in …
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Simultaneous structural/acoustical design of composite panels
… requiring heavier acoustical treatments. A sequential design approach of addressing first structural and then acoustical design does not take advantage of structural/acoustical coupling. A simultaneous approach is expected to help minimize the total sidewall mass. This thesis uses numerical …
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Nonparametric metamodeling for simulation optimization
… in a knowledge-based system is presented. A sequential design procedure is developed that allows spline smoothing to be used as a search technique. Throughout the dissertation, a two-input, single-response model is considered. Results from the experiment show that spline smoothing is superior …
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New design comparison criteria in Taguchi's robust parameter design
Choice of an experimental design is an important concern for most researchers. Judicious selection of an experimental design is also a weighty matter in Robust Parameter Design (RPD). RPD seeks to choose the levels of fixed controllable variables that provide insensitivity (robustness) to the …
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Understanding the civic role of community colleges: assessing factors that influence leadership decision-making
… mixed methods research with an explanatory sequential design, survey data from community college leaders in the Desert Southwest United States informed follow-up qualitative interviews. Findings indicate that decision-making is shaped by a combination of institutional constraints, …
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PARALLEL DELAY FAULT GRADING HEURISTIC AND TESTING APPROACHES TO TROJAN IC DETECTION
… the efficiency of broadside tests applied to a sequential design for a limited test budget is presented. Arguments are made for this approach for detecting embedded Trojan ICs in the next-state functions of a sequential system; they are based on a model where long sequences of inputs that are …
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Improvement of the sustainable performance in a textile company using the lean-green methodology
… the Lean Green methodology was implemented in a sequential design of six phases to then evaluate its effects on sustainable performance. The findings show that the implementation of the proposed model improves water consumption by 18% and electricity consumption by 43%, which has a positive …
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Design of sampling and interpolation systems with applications to medical imaging
Various aspects concerning the theory and design of sampling and interpolation systems are investigated in this dissertation. The first investigation is of time-sequential sampling. A novel theory of time-sequential sampling is developed which links time-sequential sampling with generalized …
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A growth monitoring and promotion index to improve child health in Umguza District in Zimbabwe
… growth monitoring and promotion activities. A sequential design will be conducted in three phases. Phase one will comprise a scoping literature review. The second phase will comprise a needs analysis through quantitative data collection using two surveys of community health workers and …
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Sexualidad adolescente y Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación: una experiencia en un instituto privado con Talleres Reflexivos
… sexuality education. The study presents a mixed sequential design, combining phenomenological method with surveys. The sample, with maximum variation, is made up of students in the third and fourth year of the high school, the external sex educator and the educational professionals of the center …
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Exploring grade 12 learners’ graphical interpretation of rate and extent of reaction: a case study of King Cetshwayo district grade 12 learners
… of reaction topic. A mixed-method explanatory sequential design was adopted for this study. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample participants from the accessible population in King Cetshwayo District KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. One-hundred and forty-six (146) grade 12 …
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Towards Dementia Friendly Emergency Departments: A mixed method exploratory study identifying opportunities to improve the quality and safety of care for people with dementia in emergency departments
… health professionals (N=29), in an iterative and sequential design to present a holistic evaluation of the current experiences of the key parties- patients, carers, and ED staff involved in receiving and providing care. The theoretical perspective of the Human Factors Approach to patient safety …
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The Politics of Women, Peace, and Security: National Action Plan Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation in 19 European Union Countries
… employs a qualitative interpretative research design to identify the main actors involved in EU country-level NAPs, how these actors are working together, and how they perceive the successes and challenges of implementing the WPS agenda. Over 100 key WPS actors and stakeholders from EU NAP …
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