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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Technology Decisions"”.
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Technology Decisions In New Product Development
<p>Selecting the right technology is one of the most important and challenging decisions in new product development (NPD) process that can greatly affect all downstream design activities which have a great impact on product success in the market place. Although new technologies may bring more …
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TEACHER EDUCATORS' TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY MODEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS IN TEACHING METHOD COURSES
… (2) to identify the factors that influence their decisions for using such technologies in teaching methods courses, and (3) to investigate the extent to which teacher educators address the use of technology in inclusion in teaching methods courses. In this study, thirty teacher educators responded …
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Assistive technology evaluation expertise when matching high-technology devices to students identified with specific learning disabilities
Rates of use associated with assistive technology by individuals with specific learning disabilities were compared to rates associated with low incidence disabilities. To address disproportionate practices for specific learning disabilities, four constructs (combined dependent variables) were …
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University ESL Instructors' Perceptions and Use of Computer Technology in Teaching
… using technologies and their personal views of technology integration. The study also explored the factors that affected these instructors' decisions for using computer and other technologies in their teaching. The informants in the study were five ESL instructors from five different …
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HTML5 vs. Adobe Flash : from the end user standpoint
… in the market, NetApp has to make the correct technology decisions to insure it leads in innovation. In this thesis, I focus on a product called NetApp Unified Manager, examining whether HTML5 satisfies its needs. I evaluate NetApp from a user's perspective using four criteria: data …
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Platform leadership in open source software
… same platform as rivals. This focus informs key decisions that the firm takes, including how it interacts with complementors and its approach to innovation. Due to the fact that open source vendors tend to lack unilateral authority over technology decisions, they can only seek to influence the …
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Circuit design and technological limitations of silicon RFICs for wireless applications
… dissipation. A better understanding of how an IC technology affects critical RF signal chain components will greatly aid the design of wireless systems and the development of process technologies for the increasingly complex applications that lie on the horizon. Many of the evolving applications …
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Development and Resultant Implementation of Custom Software for Analyses of Galactic Neighborhoods
… field. The development process including initial technology decisions as well as issues encountered and the solutions devised are presented. Particular attention is paid to improving performance relative to previous software. The Galactic software is then used to conduct scientific analysis of a …
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Towards a transdisciplinary approach to rural electrification planning for universal access in India
… assumptions about electricity demand on technology decisions for Vaishali District in the state of Bihar. This research emphasizes the variety of perspectives and dynamics that influence rural electrification planning and reflects on the challenges of developing a truly transdisciplinary …
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A study of optimal automotive materials choice given market and regulatory uncertainty
… annual sales, (3) a cost model that maps technology decisions and sales levels to fixed and variable costs, (4) a binomial lattice model of demand uncertainty, and (5) a regulatory model that mimics CAFE. The integrated model solves materials selection problems by optimization, using …
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Climate impact metrics for energy technology evaluation
… do not acknowledge the critical link between technology choices and climate dynamics. In this thesis, I ask how we can use information about the temporal characteristics of greenhouse gases to design new metrics for comparing energy technologies. I propose two new metrics: the Cumulative …
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The significance of production cost inputs in regional technology choice : composite automotive body-in-whites in the US versus China
Nations seek to influence the technology decisions of multi national firms producing within their borders for many reasons. These reasons range from a nation's desires to maximize its competitiveness in the global marketplace to a nation's desire to improve the social welfare of its citizens. Alone …