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Model-Based Approach For Product Requirement Representation And Generation In Product Lifecycle Management, Omer Yaman

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The requirement specification is an official documentation activity, which is a collection of certain information to specify the product and its life-cycle activities in terms of functions, features, performance, constraints, production, maintenance, disposal process, etc. It contains mainly two phases; product requirement generation and representation. Appropriate criteria for the product design and further life-cycle activities are determined based on the requirement specification as well as the interrelations of product requirements with other life-cycle information such as; materials, manufacturing, working environments, finance, and regulations. The determination of these criteria is normally error-prone. It is difficult to identify and maintain the completeness …

Wrinkling Patterns On Curved Surface With Gradient Curvature Under Compression, Xiaoxiao Zhang

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This work focuses on understanding the wrinkling patterns on a curved surface, i.e., tori and cones, with varying curvatures and global deformation. By tuning the geometry confine-ment and material properties, we can control the surface morphologies in these systems which can potentially be applied to wide applications in bio-inspired devices, microfluidic, and optical.

First, we investigate the wrinkles on a tri-layer torus consisting of an expanding thin outer layer, an intermediate soft layer, and an inner core with a tunable shear modulus. This study is inspired by pattern formations and evolutions in developmental biology, such as follicle pattern formation during …

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Eric Kolchinsky, Eric Kolchinsky, Steven H. Kasoff, Matthew Lieber

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Suggested Citation Form: Kolchinsky, Eric, 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Steve Kasoff and Matt Lieber. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. December 22, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-eric-kolchinsky

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With James K. Finkel, James K. Finkel, Steven H. Kasoff, Matthew A. Lieber

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Suggested Citation Form: Finkel, James, 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Steve Kasoff and Matt Lieber. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. December 22, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-james-finkel

Redux: Outlook For 13(3) And Fed Crisis Response, Steven Kelly

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A Look At The Fed's Emergency Lending Programs, Christopher J. Neely

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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Evaluation Feedback Conferences: A Mixed Methods Study, Danielle R. Brain

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Teacher performance evaluations can serve two purposes: summative/accountability and formative/professional development. The current perception in the field is that performance evaluation systems predominantly focus on fulfilling a summative agenda over formative, which blurs the lines between the two purposes of evaluation (Popham, 2013). As a result, how evaluators and teachers react to evaluation ratings creates a disconnection between the summative and formative purposes and creates critical tensions between personnel being evaluated and evaluation systems. When this tension is felt, teachers and some evaluators feel that evaluation ratings cannot be used effectively for either purpose.A way to lessen the tension would …

Gendered Civil Society Context, Local Party Strength, And Candidate Emergence: Explaining Female Representation Across The Us State Legislatures, Colleen Dougherty Burton

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This dissertation examines the substantial and persistent variation in female representation observed across states and party caucuses in the US state legislatures. I develop and test the theory of gendered civil society context and party strength to explain why female candidates are more likely to run for office in some places rather than others. Gendered civil society context refers to the gender balance of civil society groups (e.g. unions, service organizations, advocacy groups, professional associations) in a party’s local strategic environment; party strength is defined as the capacity of political parties to influence candidate nomination.

Two main hypotheses guide the …

Maternal Communication At Menarche: Evaluating Direct And Indirect Effects On Age At First Sexual Intercourse In Young Adult Women, Jennifer Horne King

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This study examines maternal communication at menarche and its effects on early sexual decision-making in young adult women. Drawing on principles from Bandura’s social cognitive learning theory and communication privacy management theory, I predicted that certain types of maternal communication at menarche would either promote or inhibit early sexual self-efficacy, with indirect effects on age at first sexual intercourse. I also predicted that maternal communication at menarche would vary in tone or content, depending on age at menarche, with mothers communicating less to daughters who reached the milestone early. A total of 175 sexually active females aged 18 to 26 …

High-Resolution Sampling Of A Broad Marine Life Size Spectrum Reveals Differing Size- And Composition-Based Associations With Physical Oceanographic Structure, Adam T. Greer, John C. Lehrter, Benjamin M. Binder, Aditya R. Nayak, Ranjoy Barua, Ana E. Rice, Jonathan H. Cohen, Malcolm N. Mcfarland, Alexis Hagemeyer, Nicole D. Stockley, Kevin M. Boswell, Igor Shulman, Sergio Derada, Bradley Penta

Faculty Publications

Observing multiple size classes of organisms, along with oceanographic properties and water mass origins, can improve our understanding of the drivers of aggregations, yet acquiring these measurements remains a fundamental challenge in biological oceanography. By deploying multiple biological sampling systems, from conventional bottle and net sampling to in situ imaging and acoustics, we describe the spatial patterns of different size classes of marine organisms (several microns to ∼10 cm) in relation to local and regional (m to km) physical oceanographic conditions on the Delaware continental shelf. The imaging and acoustic systems deployed included (in ascending order of target organism size) …

A Future In Criminal Justice, Jody Record

UNH Today Archive

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The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

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Communication Modes During Romantic Dissolution: The Impact Of Attachment And Intimacy On Initiator Breakup Strategies, William Hoffman

Communication Studies Faculty Research

A majority of romantic pair-bonds will not remain together. Surprisingly, however, less is known about relationship dissolution compared with other stages of romantic relationships, such as initiation and maintenance. The present study addresses this gap by investigating breakup initiators’ communication strategies as outcomes for the individual’s attachment style and the emotional intimacy of a recent terminated romantic relationship. Participants (N = 174) completed a series of empirically reliable and valid Likert-scale measures to assess both predictors: (a) adult attachment and (b) emotional intimacy. Emotional intimacy was a significant predictor of each of the four breakup communication strategies, and adult attachment …

Heat And Mass Transfer From Moist Air Flowing Over Moving Water Film I-Theoretical Study., Mohamed Saafan

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Heat and mass transfer between a horizontal moving water film and air flowing over the film is theoretically investigated. In the present theoretical model, the flow of air over the moving water film is assumed to be laminar and steady in Cartesian coordinates. The governing equations are the continuity, momentum, energy and concentration equations. These governing equations set of equations to determine the distribution of the dimensionless velocity, temperature are in a dimensionless form. By introducing new proper independent and dependent variables, the governing equations are transformed to a set of dimensionless differential equations. A computer program in FORTRAN language …

Soil Seed Banks Of Tree Species From Natural Forests, Restoration Sites, And Abandoned Areas In Chiang Mai, Thailand, Patsavipich Rungrojtrakool, Pimonrat Tiansawat, Arunothai Jampeetong, Dia Panitnard Shannon, Sutthathorn Chairuangsri

Forest and Society

Soil seed banks have been used for investigation of natural regeneration of forests. In this study, we compared seed density and species composition of soil seed banks of trees among natural forests, restored forests of different ages, and abandoned agricultural land. The soil seed banks were collected from a natural forest (NF), 12-year-old and 17-year-old restoration sites (RF12y and RF17y), and 17-year-old abandoned site (AA) at Ban Mae Sa Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand. A seedling emergence technique was used to assess seed density and species of emerged seedlings was identified. We found 5-8 tree species at each site. Seed densities …

Oil Palm Plantations, Forest Conservation And Indigenous Peoples In West Papua Province: What Lies Ahead?, Yubelince Y. Runtuboi, Dwiko B. Permadi, Muhammad Alif K. Sahide, Ahmad Maryudi

Forest and Society

Oil palm plantations are currently expanding to the eastern part of Indonesia, especially in West Papua province. Many oil palm permits issued in West Papua occupy intact biodiversity-rich forest areas which have essential value for indigenous Papuans' socio-cultural life. This article discusses expansion of oil palm plantations in West Papua province, and its impacts on forests and indigenous people. It also assesses whether the plantations fit the Special Autonomy Law and Sustainable Development Regulation goals of the province. In general, plantations are being established in forest areas, and further planned expansion threatens intact and biodiversity-rich forests. In addition, plantation development …

Contribution Of Agroforestry Systems To Farmer Income In State Forest Areas: A Case Study Of Parungpanjang, Indonesia, Desmiwati Desmiwati, Thomas Oni Veriasa, Aam Aminah, Anggi Dian Safitri, Tri Astuti Wisudayati, Kresno Agus Hendarto, Hasan Royani, Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi, Sandy Nur Ikfal Raharjo, Dian Ratna Sari

Forest and Society

Agroforestry activities in Forest Areas with Special Purpose (FASP) have been implemented since 2000 in Parungpanjang, West Java, which was subsequently reinforced by the Decree of the Minister of Environment and Forestry concerning the Recognition and Protection of Forest Partnerships (Kulin KK) for the Harapan Sejahtera and Guna Bakti Forest Farmer Groups in 2019. This study investigates the contribution of agroforestry systems to farmer income using a household survey in the Parungpanjang Research Forest. The study aims to analyze: 1) the contribution of agroforestry to farmer income from a household structured income analysis; 2) factors of agroforestry that influence total …

Reconciling Community Land And State Forest Claims In Indonesia: A Case Study Of The Land Tenure Settlement Reconciliation Program In South Sumatra, M. Nazir Salim, Diah Retno Wulan, Sukmo Pinuji

Forest and Society

Longstanding land tenure claims in state forest by communities continues to pose a challenge to government institutions in Indonesia. Such conditions require institutions to develop mechanisms to assure communities of their rights in the state ideals of manifest justice and welfare. One government policy to reconcile these goals is the mechanism on Land Tenure Settlement Reconciliation in State Forests (Penyelesaian Penguasaan Tanah dalam Kawasan Hutan/PPTKH). This study aims to describe this policy in the context of fieldwork experience related to fundamental problems in the process of identification and settlement of land tenure claimed by communities in state forests. …

Providing Clean Energy Solutions To India’S Bottom Of The Pyramid Population, Jill Howard, Fiona Wilson, E. Hachemi Aliouche

Carsey Publications

Despite a scheme launched by the Indian government in 2017 that has declared achieving close to 100 percent electrification in the country, studies have shown that only 65 percent of rural enterprises in India report having electricity grid connection. While millions of households have been positively impacted by access to electricity, small businesses and smallholder farmers (those with holdings of less than 2 acres) in rural India have been left out of the equation or receive very unreliable power supply. Byproducts of the energy poverty experienced by India’s Bottom of the Pyramid population include an enormous carbon footprint produced by …

2020-December-22-Dr Daryl Carter Humanities Tennessee, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Dec. 22, 2020) – Dr. Daryl A. Carter of East Tennessee State University was recently elected to chair the board of directors of Humanities Tennessee after serving on the board since 2014.

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Humanities Tennessee fosters community and civility in Tennessee through engaging programs that examine and reflect upon ideas, stories, history, arts and culture. The non-governmental organization is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private donations. The …

Global Burden Of Cardiovascular Diseases And Risk Factors, 1990-2019: Update From The Gbd 2019 Study, Gregory A. Roth, George A. Mensah, Catherine O. Johnson, Giovanni Addolorato

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews the magnitude of total CVD burden, including 13 underlying causes of cardiovascular death and 9 related risk factors, using estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019. GBD, an ongoing multinational collaboration to provide comparable and consistent estimates of population health over time, used all available population-level data sources on incidence, prevalence, case fatality, mortality, and health risks to produce estimates for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019. Prevalent cases …

Recent Aerodynamic Performance Evaluation Of Commercial And Non-Commercial Vehicles, Shreyash Saxena, G. T. Mahesha, G. Srinivas

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The effect of aerodynamics of commercial and non-commercial are analyzed in this study and after analyzing it is founded that many researchers have not attempted much on the comparative study on two different types of commercial and non-commercial vehicle having a same turbulence model. Secondly, there is lack of numerical three dimensional aerodynamic flow analysis in the case of both commercial and non-commercial vehicles. Hence, there is requirement for numerically analyzing two commercial and non-commercial vehicles having the same turbulence model to better understand the aerodynamics of both commercial and non-commercial vehicles.

Quad Band Operated Microstrip Patch Antenna For Wimax Application, Arjun Sundaran, Sushobhan Joshi, Avinash Nidadavolu, Shweta Vincent

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The paper describes a light-weight monopole planar antenna with a rectangular radiating patch and a slotted ground plane for WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) applications. WiMAX is a wireless broadband communication technology based around the IEEE 802.16 that provides point-to-multipoint wireless networking system and high-speed data across a wide range. The antenna designed for the aforementioned applications shows operation at 2.5 (lower WiMAX) / 3.7, 4.5 (middle WiMAX) / 5.5 (upper WiMAX) GHz with total bandwidth of about 110 MHz / 150 MHz / 160 MHz / 120 MHz. With its appealing characteristics, the planar monopole patch antenna meets …

Application Of Earned Value Method And Earned Schedule Method For A Residential Apartment, S. Vaibhava, B. Prakash Rao, Dheeraj Vishwanatha Shetty, Chandra Prakash

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Earned Schedule Management (ESM) gives an estimate of schedule and milestone achievement dates. Earned Value Management (EVM) assists to follow the project performance by giving the schedule variance, cost variance and their performance index. EVM &ESM helps the project manager to foresee cost and schedule for the real project. The objective of this study is to apply EVM & ESM to the real time residential apartment project which is upcoming in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and then to compare the results of two deterministic forecasting methods EVM and ESM. The EVM and ESM parameters are generated by using the data procured …

A Microstrip Patch Antenna With Enhanced Bandwidth For Millimeter Wave 5g Application, Pooja Balachandran, Avinash Nidadavolu, Om Prakash Kumar, Shweta Vincent

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The cellular network of 5G works in the centimeter wave (3-30 GHz) and Millimeter-wave (30-300GHz). Here worldwide a vast amount bandwidth remains unused. A new microstrip antenna of dimension 10 10 1.6 mm3 has been designed and simulated using HFSS for Millimeter wave (MMW) applications, in this paper. The proposed antenna shows wide bandwidth, stable radiation patterns, and enhanced reflection coefficient at 24.5 GHz for possible 5G use. It shows impedance bandwidth of 2.05GHz(23-26 GHz) with a maximum gain of 6.32 dBi.

Finding The Missing Millions: Lessons From 10 Active Case Finding Interventions In High Tuberculosis Burden Countries, Tripti Pande, Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez, Danielle Cazabon, Jacob Creswell

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State V. Kuehnel Respondent's Brief Dckt. 47986

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Dietary Intake Of A Sample Of Stunted Egyptian Preschool Children, Amina S. Soliman, Hoda A. Abdel Salam, Saher A. Khairy, Salwa M. Saleh

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research

Background Growth retardation is highly prevalent among children. Infections and inadequate food intake are well-established causes of growth retardation. Nutrition plays a key role in the control of linear growth. Objective The aim was to assess dietary intake of stunted Egyptian preschool children. Participants and methods The study was designed as a case–control study that included 100 Egyptian children aged 2 to less than 6 years old with delayed linear growth, proportionate stunting, who were randomly selected from the stunted outpatient clinic of National Nutrition Institute. Their results were compared with age-matching and sex-matching controls. All participants were subjected to …

Assessment Of The Nutritional Status Of Malnourished School-Age Egyptian Children, Hoda A. Abed-El Salam, Sally R. Eid, Salwa M. Saleh

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research

Background The nutritional status of school-age children is a primary determinant of children's health, as it influences their physical and mental development. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and dietary intake of macronutrients and micronutrients in a sample of malnourished school-age children (5–12 years) in Egypt. Patients and methods This was a cross-sectional study that included school-age children (5–12 years) recruited from the outpatient clinic of the National Nutrition Institute, Cairo, Egypt. Participants sampling was performed during the period from June to August 2019. In this study, 85 children of both sexes were enr?olled. Results …

Comparison Of Aims65, Glasgow-Blatchford, And Pre-Endoscopy Rockall Scoring Systems For Risk Stratification In Egyptian Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, El Saied E. Shabaan, Tarek A. Fouad

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research

Background Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a serious medical emergency. Many scoring systems have been developed to predict bleeding outcomes for patients with UGIB. Recently, the guidelines recommend use of risk scores in UGIB to facilitate accurate triage and assist in clinical decisions. The aim of this study was to compare the AIMS65 with the Glasgow–Blatchford score (GBS) and the pre-endoscopy Rockall score (PRS) for risk stratification among Egyptian patients with UGIB. Patients and methods This prospective study involved 74 adult patients with UGIB. Clinical data, biochemical data, transfusion requirements, endoscopic interventions, and duration of hospitalization were collected. AIMS65, GBS, …