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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"use measurement"”.
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Development and Application of a Portable System to Reliably Measure Grip Forces Using Thin-Film Force Sensors
… human biomechanics. One aspect where it proves useful is in hand-arm vibration, such as from gripping a power tool. Depending on how firmly the user is gripping the tool, they may change their exposure levels to the tool vibration, which can lead to potential disorders such as Hand-Arm Vibration …
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Health Information Exchange Use in Primary Care
… low rates of health information exchange (HIE) use, which can support care coordination and improve provider decision-making. Primary care providers are central to the US health care delivery system and frequently function as care coordinators, yet capability and HIE use gaps among these …
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On the Challenges of Measurement in the Human Sciences
Measurement practices are central to most sciences. In the human sciences, however, it remains controversial whether the measurement of human attributes—depression, happiness, intelligence, etc.—has been successful. Are, say, widely used depression questionnaires valid measuring instruments? Can we …
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Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings in Mozambique - Measurements and Simulations
… from the grid. A very large part of the energy used in the country is used in the residential sector, and there is a general lack of knowledge, regulations and tools concerning energy efficiency in buildings. The aim of this work is to contribute to a framework of knowledge and tools that can …
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Tools and methods for the quality assurance of force platforms in human movement analysis
… these purposes, clinicians and researchers use measurement devices, like force platforms, stereophotogrammetric systems, accelerometers, baropodometric insoles, etc. This thesis focus on the force platform (FP) and in particular on the quality assessment of the FP data. The principal …
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The Measurement & Verification of Energy Conservation Measures at a Coal-fired Power Plant
The aim of this dissertation was to use Measurement & Verification (M&V) to determine the improvements in net heat rate at a South African coal-fired power plant (CFPP) following an extensive refurbishment programme. The CFPP consisted of multiple subcritical pulverised fuel generating units and …