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Formalization Of The Engineering Science Discipline - Knowledge Engineering
Knowledge is the most precious ingredient facilitating aerospace engineering research and product development activities. Currently, the most common knowledge retention methods are paper-based documents, such as reports, ... -
A Formalized Method For State Machine Software Implementation In Smart Microgrid Control Systems
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-07-14)The introduction section begins with a discussion of the electric power grid in general and a specific definition for Smart Grids and Microgrids. These two different but complimentary technologies combine to form the ... -
FORMATION AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF STRESS ACTIN FILAMENTS IN ADIPOSE-DERIVED STEM CELLS
(2023-12-18)Adipose-Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs) are a sub-type of stem cell that can be collected and isolated from the adipose tissue. Adipogenesis describes the commitment and differentiation of stem cells, including ADSCs, toward ... -
The Formation And Obduction Of Ophiolites Since The Late Precambrian
(Geology, 2007-08-23)Ophiolite formation and emplacement has been episodic since the Late Precambrian. This research study examines ophiolites that formed during the Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic and Late Precambrian. The ophiolites were ... -
FORMATION FLIGHT FOR FUEL SAVING IN CORONET MISSIONS OF KC-135R AND F-15C/E
(2016-12-21)The fuel saving benefit of formation flight has been demonstrated through theoretical and computational analyses, simulation, wind tunnel and flight tests. When an aircraft flies in a specific region in the wake of another ... -
Formation Of Au Nanoparticles Through Reaction Of Na₃Au(SO₃)₂ By Electrochemically Evolved Hydrogen
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-07-19)Hydrogen evolution during electrochemical deposition has long been regarded as undesired and deliberately suppressed since small hydrogen bubbles could cause a rough surface of deposits. Here, we demonstrate a new role for ... -
FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AND EVERYDAY ETHICAL COMPORTMENT IN PRE-LICENSURE BACCALAUREATE NURSING STUDENTS: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH
Formation of professional identity in nursing students is a necessary prerequisite to skilled, ethical, expert nursing practice. Nurses who have not formed an ethical professional identity have a negative impact on the ... -
FORMATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN CONTRACT: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT
(2021-07-12)In recent years, the globalization in business has transformed the traditional linear supply chain into a complex network of interactions among supply chain participants across different tiers. In such a supply chain system, ... -
Former and present military service members' perceptions of the use of psychedelic substances for the treatment of mental health conditions
(2023-12-19)Now more than ever, Americans are experiencing a serious mental health crisis. However, it can be asserted that veterans are even more in need of effective interventions to address mental health concerns. Veterans experience ... -
FORMING COALITIONS AND SHARING PAYOFFS IN n-PERSON NORMAL FORM GAMES
(2022-12-19)For a given n-person normal form game, we form all possible sets of mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive coalitions of the n players. For each set of coalitions, we define a coalitional semi-cooperative game as ... -
Formulation Of Lean Six Sigma Critical Business Processes For Manufacturing Facilitites
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2008-04-22)The author desired to create a method organizing the concepts from Lean, Six Sigma, critical business processes, and simplifying the usage of these concepts to identify Lean Six Sigma Critical Business Processes. Inspired ... -
The Found Object(s) Of Rhetoric
(English, 2014-03-12)The following dissertation expands the notion of posthumanism beyond the work in transhumanism, new media studies, animal studies, and material feminism by incorporating speculative realist philosophies into and with the ... -
FOURTH AMENDMENT KNOWLEDGE IN STUDENT HOUSING: A STUDY OF TEXAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze Texas public college and university housing professionals’ knowledge of constitutional Fourth Amendment law using a 20-question True/False/Unsure survey. This survey ... -
The Fox Is Guarding The Henhouse: Can Interpersonal Conflict Damage An Organization's Information Security?
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2014-07-14)As computer networks grow ever more interconnected, securing an organization's information is becoming increasingly vital. At the forefront of this threat is that of the insider, an individual who is already behind the ... -
FPGA Prototyping For Fast And Efficient Verification Of ASIC H.264 Decoder
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)To improve compression efficiency, recent video compression standards such as H.264 use complex algorithms and various modes that demand more computational power. Consumer electronics industry requires a low power, compact ... -
FRACTURE DENSITY AND BRITTLENESS OF THE MESOZOIC FORMATIONS EXPOSED ON THE CANADIAN ESCARPMENT OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
(2018-07-02)Production of hydrocarbons from tight and unconventional reservoirs has become so prevalent, the need to understand rock fracture mechanics has become increasingly important. A specific research goal is the need to understand ... -
Fracture Density Of Units In The Brushy Canyon Formation, Whitehorse Group And Winchell Formation Of The Permian Basin.
(Geology, 2013-10-22)This study tests the theoretical equation(Fd Ua)/μ=A v/(1-2v)+B, where Fd equals the fracture density present in a geologic unit under constant strain conditions. The material properties in the equation were measured using ... -
FrameAnnotator - A Web-Based Frame Semantic Annotation Tool
(2019-05-14)News headlines around the world are alarming. They aim to trigger emotional responses from the consumer. In an era where news and social media posts spread so quickly, it is often difficult to distinguish between what is ... -
A Framework For A Dynamic Invocation Interface And High-level Interoperability For Mobile Agent Platforms
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)The mobile agent paradigm for distributed systems is inherently suitable for many applications ranging from network management to e-commerce. One inherent problem to its wide spread use is communication between disparate ... -
Framework for Determining the Pullout Resistance of Inextensible 2-Wire Soil-Reinforcing Elements Embedded in Sand
(2018-10-04)Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) has been successfully used as a commercial retaining structure since its development in 1963 by Henry Vidal (Schlosser 1990). MSE is a ground improvement system that consists of ...