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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"data capturing"”.
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Theory, design and implementation of an IF cancellation module for use in a stepped frequency continuous wave ground penetrating radar
… a signiï¬ cant part of the dynamic range of the data-capturing device, an analogue-to-digital converter (ADC). The objective of this cancellation is thus to increase the effective instantaneous dynamic range of the radar system. Simulations show that 10-bit amplitude and phase resolution in the …
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Automated Optimal Ultrasound Transducer Simulator
… years, the demand for highly accurate, wearable, data capturing devices has been increasing. However, the prototyping process of ultrasound devices can be incredibly costly. In order to save time, many researchers run simulations in order to analyze the performance of their prototypes to help …
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A Machine Learning Approach for Data Unification and Its Application in Asset Performance Management
The amount of data is growing fast with the advance of data capturing and management technologies. However, data from different source are often isolated and not ready to be analyzed together as one data set. The effort of connecting pieces of isolated data into a unified data set is time consuming …
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The Causes and Nature of Inequalities Among Secondary School Teachers in Tanzania
… The methodology of the study employed three data capturing methods that included observation, questionnaire and interviews. During the data collection process, three schools were selected involving thirty five teachers. They filled the questionnaires and five were interviewed. Fifteen …
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An investigation into the methodology of mini-bus taxi data collection as part of the current public transport record : a case study of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape
… minibus taxi routes and other operational data. It was, initially, envisioned that the base data from the existing 'Current Public Transport Record' (CPTR) could be utilised to prepare the business plan for this new service, but after reviewing the most recent CPTR, it was observed that it …
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Detailed Inventory Record Inaccuracy Analysis
… systems towards IRI due to conventional perfect data visibility assumptions. Two different alternatives for such methods are presented and analyzed; the IRI resistance and the error control methods. The discussed methods effectively countered various aspects of IRI; the IRI resistance method …
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High-dimensional Multimodal Bayesian Learning
High-dimensional datasets are fast becoming a cornerstone across diverse domains, fueled by advancements in data-capturing technology like DNA sequencing, medical imaging techniques, and social media. This dissertation delves into the inherent opportunities and challenges posed by these types of …
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Retention in Health: Improving HIV Retention within the SF Community Health Network
… Improvement (CQI) plan to improve HIV patient data capturing and reporting, and the HIV patient’s experience. A pilot project within the CHN was developed using academic detailing methods as a means of demonstrating the usefulness of retention work both in patient health outcomes and clinic …
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Energy aware and privacy preserving protocols for ad hoc networks with applications to disaster management
… to identify coverage gaps and avoid detection. Data source location privacy preservation protocols were designed in this work to address this problem.</p> <p>Using wireless sensors for disaster preparedness, recovery and relief operations can have high deployment costs. Making use of wireless …
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An exploratory survey: experiences and perceptions of community members who have accessed pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service in Langa, Cape Town
… a standardized tool for collecting quantitative data around the call process, caller satisfaction, outcomes of the call, and issues experienced. Results: During June 2018, 50 callers completed the survey (69% response rate). Most callers (88%) used a personal mobile phone, and 83% called …
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I want my IoT – end-user developers and the Internet of Things
… Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled seamless data capturing, processing, and analysis from the physical world and remote control of interconnected devices. However, due to complex development processes, its potential remains largely untapped by non-expert users. This thesis investigates …
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The Applications of Raman Spectroscopy Assisted Urinalysis: Hematuria and Bladder Cancer Detection
… wide-ranging applicability due to the holistic data capturing nature of the scanning technique. Each Raman scan can be considered a 'snapshot' of the molecular makeup of the sample, and, through proper applications of algorithmic transformation and statistical analysis, many types of assessments …
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A review of environmental determinants of schistosomiasis prevalence in Africa
… measurement of exposures and outcomes. A data capturing spreadsheet was created in Excel and used for data abstraction. Study details were then transferred to Review Manager 5 Meta analytical package for further processing. Results: The results obtained indicated that of the 6634 infected …
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A review of environmental determinants of schistosomiasis prevalence in Africa
… measurement of exposures and outcomes. A data capturing spreadsheet was created in Excel and used for data abstraction. Study details were then transferred to Review Manager 5 Meta analytical package for further processing. Results: The results obtained indicated that of the 6634 infected …
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IOT-based solution towards real-time monitoring system for high jump spot
… high-speed camera to guide them in training by capturing all of the athletes’ movements. This is because, there is no wearable device that can monitor the athlete performance during the training in real-time. Thus, the aim of this study is to develop a wearable Internet of things (IoTs) device …
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Beyond Clinical Measures: A Mixed-Methods Study of a Systematized Voice Therapy Protocol for Perioperative Rehabilitation of Benign Vocal Fold Lesions
… expansion meta-inferences with qualitative data capturing psychological and behavioral dimensions of the protocol’s impact that clinical voice measures were not designed to detect. This dissertation is the first mixed-methods study examining a systematized, RTSS-Voice-grounded perioperative …
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Visualizing Memory Utilization for the Purpose of Vulnerability Analysis
… 32-bit operating system; (2) identifying the data required for visual representations of memory and then implementing one possible method to capture the data; and (3) enumerating and implementing requirements for a memory tool that generates visual representations of memory for the purpose of …
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Exploratory Study on the Design of Combined Aero-Thermo-Structural Experiments in High Speed Flows
… is limited due to the lack of experimental data capturing coupled fluid-thermal-structural interactions.The aim of this thesis is to explore the potential for experimental studies of fluid-thermal-structural interactions for validation and basic discovery purposes. Panel flutter is examined …
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Efficient Edge Intelligence in the Era of Big Data
… known as emerging paradigms for vital big data capturing, have been attracting intensive attentions. However, one crucial problem is their power-hungriness, i.e., the continuous data streaming consumes energy dramatically and requires devices to be frequently charged. Targeting this …
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Travel Mode Identification with Smartphone Sensors
… sensors. It takes smartphone sensor data as the input, and aims to identify six travel modes: walking, jogging, bicycling, driving a car, riding a bus, taking a subway. The methods and algorithms presented in our work are guided by two key design principles. First, careful …
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