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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"flow mapping"”.
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Re-sourcing manufacturing processes in metal forming operations
… opportunities for improving the process flow through the re-sourcing of manufacturing processes. This project develops a framework to analyze and evaluate these re-sourcing decisions. This framework employs a five-step approach and incorporates a number of diverse analytical tools. …
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A multi-axis approach to complexity management
… analysis techniques: thorough core process flow mapping and pain-point data collection from critical stakeholders. Synthesis of the process flow mapping and pain-point data reveals high complexity challenge areas. Specific problematic components and subsystems are also illuminated and …
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Workflow Evaluation of Key Work Packages in Drug Product Technologies
… analysis and discussion of end-to-end study workflows; (3) a case study evaluating a proposal to implement automation to increase efficiency and consistency of study execution. This research incorporates data across all three altitudes to be used in conjunction with methods of process flow …
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Improving information flow for molding maintenance operations in a medical device manufacturing facility
… groups, Molding and Tooling. By using process flow mapping and analysis, the waste was identified in the information management aspects of the repair operations. The repair process was re-designed to incorporate existing but unused information systems, eliminating outdated methods that were …
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Concept-Based Teaching and Meaningful Learning in Associate Degree Nursing Students
… of the discussions were analyzed using flow mapping. </p><p>Flow mapping is a qualitative data analysis method in which the researcher creates a graphic representation of students’ knowledge connections. The completed flow maps fell into two distinct groups distinguished by number and …
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Vegetative filter strip assessment in the state of Iowa
… enters a water-body. The project analyzes the flow accumulation of runoff with the help of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The objectives for this project include (1) To determine the effectiveness of VFS by visual field observation and validation by flow mapping procedures in ArcGIS 9, …
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A Framework for the Design and Generation of Spatial MFSA Accelerators: The SPARX Approach
… and automatic hardware generation into a single flow, mapping merged automata onto reconfigurable logic to combine algorithmic compression with hardware-level concurrency.
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Soft, wireless electronics for the thermal characterization of skin and soft tissue
… fully functional sensors for temperature and flow mapping through biological conduits. Advanced powering and data transmission and powering schemes relying on near-field communication and Bluetooth protocols allow the sensors to be continuously worn for extended periods. Measurements of …
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Soil and Water Management Practices in Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ecuador
… walks, participatory resource and land-use mapping, social network and resource flow mapping (Net-Map), and participatory photography (Photovoice). Thematic analysis is used to identify patterns of meaning in the data. Farmers recognise climate change constitutes a threat to the long-term …
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Characterization of Two -Phase Flow in Microchannels
… and frictional pressure drop in microchannels. A flow visualization analysis is another important goal for two-phase flow behavior understanding and experimental analysis. Experiments were performed with a 6-port and a 14-port microchannel with hydraulic diameters of 1.54 mm and 1.02 mm, …
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Flexible, stretchable, biointegrated arrays of electronic thermal sensors and actuators for advancements in clinical medicine
… important physiological phenomena, such as blood flow changes, stress, infection and thermoregulation. However, technologies to-date have either been hindered by a high sensitivity to motion artifacts, or have been too bulky and intrusive to be viable for ubiquitous, continuous use outside of a …
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Use of numerical simulations to investigate the performance of a virtual acoustic Doppler current profiler in characterizing flow
… current profiler (ADCP) in characterizing flow fields and mean velocity profiles from stationary and moving platforms. This was accomplished in part using a data set with high temporal and spatial resolution from a direct numerical simulation of turbulent open channel flow. The extent of …
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Computational and Visual Analyses of Spatial Interactions: A Case Study of the County-to-County Migration In theUs
… daily movements, disease spread, and commodity flows, are among the essential forces that drive many physical and socioeconomic processes. Spatial interactions are very complex in nature. A normal SI data set often contains three different data spaces: (1) the geographic space, such as locations …