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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"technical barriers"”.
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Regulatory and technical barriers to wind energy integration in northeast China
… integration challenges have arisen in China for technical, economic and institutional reasons. From a technology standpoint, the variability and unpredictability of wind resources interact with technical limits of conventional generators, resulting in efficiency losses and grid stability …
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An Assessment of Technical Barriers in Central American Agricultural and Food Trade
This dissertation explores technical regulations (sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, technical barriers to trade, and geographical indications) in Central American agricultural and food trade. In the first part, a framework to systematically evaluate the broad issues for developing …
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Identification of technical barriers and preferred practices for oil production in the Appalachian Basin
The Appalachian Basin is characterized by great number of stripper wells and marginally producing oilfields that face a number of production problems. The purpose of this study was to identify the main problematic issues and preferred solutions for oil production in the Appalachian Basin. …
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Technical barriers to trade for the importation of Australian veterinary biological vaccines to the European Union
Technical barriers to trade are product health and safety related regulations imposed by governments to restrict or control the inflow and outflow of particular products. This thesis begins with a brief review of governments' sovereign rights in the context of international standards to be adopted …
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Technical Regulations as Barriers to Agricultural Trade
Technical regulations are a form of non-tariff barrier that is becoming increasingly visible in agricultural trade disputes. A distinguishing feature of technical barriers is their legitimate use by governments to protect consumers' health, recognize citizen preferences in packaging and labeling, …
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The impact of technical barriers on the effectiveness of professional development as related to a distance education system-based course: A case study in the Web World Wonders environmental science learning community.
This study reports and discusses the impact of technical barriers on the effectiveness of professional development as related to a distance education system based course: a case study of the web world wonders environmental science learning community in Florida. The project involved 4th through 12th …
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A conceptual design and assessment of a low-cost augmented reality headset
… for daily communications. However, many of the technical barriers remain unconquered, resulting in slow market penetration and user adoption. In this paper, a conceptual design of a low-cost AR device will be proposed along with extensive market analysis and in-depth user research. The goal is …
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Perceived Online Education Barriers Through The Voices Of Administrators And Faculty At a U.S. University In Lebanon
… of this study was to reveal the perceived barriers obstructing the implementation of online education by administrators and faculty at the School of Arts and Sciences at a U.S. university located in Lebanon using an online survey instrument. The aim of this study was to create a solution to …
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Outdoor augmented reality n-th game editing suite
… attempts to close that gap by removing the technical barriers of game development. The Augmented Reality engine framework is still in flux and OARnGES provides a stabilizing layer between the developer and the platform.
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Embedded systems for computational garment design
… interactions with spaces and people; however, technical barriers inhibit designers interested in building computational garments. Designers need a tool that is attainable and usable in order to successfully work in the field of computational garment design. This thesis introduces a powerful, …
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Indoor 3D Modeling Using Consumer Drones and Neural Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) for Virtual Reality
… capabilities while reducing set-up time and technical barriers. These advancements democratize indoor spatial capture for behavioral research, facility management, and emergency planning applications.
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Self-renewal pattern-associated genes and their role in adult stem cell functions
… for ASCs has been difficult mainly due to the technical barriers in the identification and isolation of rare ASCs. Previously, reported transcriptional profiling studies for defining molecular features of ASCs were compromised by the use of impure ASC preparations. Thesis for this research was …
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Multi Agent Systems for the Active Management of Electrical Distribution Networks
This Thesis presents an investigation on the technical impacts caused by the steady state operation of Small-Scale Embedded Generators (SSEGs) and also introduces the Small Scale Energy Zone (SSEZ) concept which aims to remove the technical barriers associated with SSEGs through intelligent …
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Video based reconstruction system for mixed reality environments supporting contextualised non-verbal communication and its study
… and overall system architecture to overcome technical barriers, the requirement of domain specific knowledge to setup and generate avatars to a consistent high quality.Applications of the system include, but are not limited to, telepresence, where the computer generated avatars used in …
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Economic potential of high density data storage implemented by patterned magnetic media technology
… for patterned media from various aspects like technical barriers, cost and intellectual properties. Technologies including E-beam lithography, nanoimprint lithography, templated diblock copolymer self-assembly and self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles are discussed. Cost modeling was done to …
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The impact of the European Construction Products Directive on UK construction product manufacturers
… products. Harmonised standards remove technical barriers to trade allowing manufacturers to sell their products anywhere in the European Economic Area (EEA) provided the product complies with the standard and has affixed the CE marking. This should lead to greater competition in all EEA …
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An analysis of whether Mozambique can gain greater participation in the natural gas value chain
… experts to understand the legal, policy, and technical barriers that could hinder Mozambique from gaining greater participation in the natural gas value chain. Key findings of the study pointed to the inadequacies of existing laws and contract provisions to deliver the vision of greater …
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Socio-technical aspects of concurrent engineering in construction - a German perspective
… engineering (CE) in the AEC sector faces barriers deriving from technical and sector specific issues, but also from socio-technical and organisational factors. As socio-technical issues have been neglected in research, this study investigates these socio-technical barriers with regard to …
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Designing Next Generation Nucleic Acid Diagnostics Using Synthetic Biology and Artificial Intelligence
… patient treatment. Unfortunately, a number of technical barriers prevent the expansion of NAT technology into novel application spheres, such as wearable, digital, and direct-to-consumer or point-of care diagnostic testing. These limitations include the cost of NAT, the equipment needed to …
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