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Webcam and smartphone for the measure of spatial-temporal parameters of gait for treadmill use
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Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume 392, 2016, Pages 261-272
International Workshop on Mobile Networks for Biometric Data Analysis, 2014; Ancona; Italy; 30 October 2014 through 31 October 2014; Code 179299
Webcam and smartphone for the measure of spatial-temporal parameters of gait for treadmill use (Conference Paper)
Barone, V. , Verdini, F., Di Nardo, F., Maranesi, E., Burattini, L., Fioretti, S.
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Abstract
A very low cost prototype has been developed for the spatial and temporal analysis of human movement using an integrated system of last generation smartphones and a high-definition webcam, controlled by a laptop. The system can be used to analyse mainly planar motions in non-structured environments. In this paper, the accelerometer signal captured by the 3D sensor embedded in one smartphone, and the position of coloured markers extracted from the analysis of the webcam frames, are used for the computation of spatial-temporal parameters of gait. The system has been tested on a treadmill at different gait speeds. Accuracy of results is compared with that obtainable by a gold-standard stereometric instrumentation. The system is characterised by a very low cost and a very high level of automation. It has been thought to be used by non-expert users in ambulatory settings
Laying the foundations for mutual gains in United States - Mexico water and energy negotiations
No full textThesis: Ph. D. in Negotiation, Communication, Diplomacy, and Leadership, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2015.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.An interdisciplinary Ph. D. with the Department of Political Science, MIT. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-320).This research examines two landmark negotiations between the United States and Mexico. The first involves the conflict over the shared hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico. The second analyzes the dispute over the shared waters of the Colorado River. For over seventy years, pursuing unilateral development, the U.S. and Mexico alternated between deadlock and confrontation in both cases. However, they were able to buck this trend in 2012, reaching two agreements. For the first time, the two sides have established a binational framework through which to co-develop and jointly manage these transboundary natural resources, as partners. This research explores how the negotiators shaped these agreements, and in what ways they contributed to the resolution of these long-standing disputes. With interviews with over 70 negotiators in the U.S. and Mexico, including every one of the chief negotiators who had decision-making authority at the negotiating table, the dissertation argues that a critical factor in breaking the cycle of disputes to reach agreement was that both sides were able to shift from solely allocating costs to also allocating benefits. The two countries reinterpreted the broader political and economic circumstances surrounding the shared water and energy resources, influenced in part by drastic natural disasters and resource shortages. These events, in turn, modified the countries' alternatives, drew stakeholders to the negotiations with revised mandates, fostered new back table coalitions, and led to a reframing of beneficial trades that had not been obvious earlier. Changes in political leadership, especially in regard to the interpretation of and response to transboundary challenges, were additional enabling factors making this shift possible. By focusing on the negotiation process and the tension between creating and claiming value, the dissertation attempts to draw prescriptive negotiation and leadership advice that may be useful in other international resource management disputes, particularly between developing and developed countries. As such, it aims to highlight how stakeholders can move beyond hard-bargaining tactics and avoid the ultimatums that accompany the presumption that there are not enough resources to go around, and that one side must win and the other must inevitably lose.by Bruno Verdini Trejo.Ph. D. in Negotiation, Communication, Diplomacy, and Leadershi
The FF-LYNX Project: Design of Fast and Flexible Protocols and HW Interfaces for Data Acquisition and TTC Distribution in High Energy Physics Experiments
No full textThe FF-LYNX project, aimed at the design of an innovative data transmission protocol for High Energy Physics experiments and its implementation in rad-hard, low-power interfaces, is described in this document. An outline of the present project status and results is presented, as well as the foreseen future activity
“¿No les corresponde conocer el derecho?” : estudio de Miqueas 3, 1-12
No full textResumen: El autor se propone estudiar desde una perspectiva literaria, crítica y retórica el capítulo 3 del profeta Miqueas. Para esto, en primer término plantea una estructura a partir de los oráculos de condena que el discurso posee. Luego intenta aproximarse al texto desde una perspectiva poético–literaria que intente explicar la fuerza discursiva de las figuras retóricas y del movimiento de la trama del texto. También se integra en el análisis la perspectiva teológica de las expresiones, sobre todo evaluando su alcance a partir de su relación con la tradición veterotestamentaria. Finalmente, se evalúa la intencionalidad del texto a partir de la composición redaccional y de lo que el análisis anterior fue brindando para poder imaginar un camino de actualización del mismo.Abstract: The author presents a study of Chapter 3 of the prophet Micah from a literary, critical and rhetorical point of view. For this, he presents, in the first place, the structure of the passage in relation to the oracles of condemnation than lie within the text. He then tries to approach the text from a literarypoetic perspective, in order to explain the discursive force of the rhetorical figures and of the movement in the texture of the text. He also includes in his analysis the theological perspective of the expressions, especially evaluating how far it relates to Old Testament tradition. Finally, the intentionality of the text is evaluated from its editorial composition and from what the previous analysis has provided in order to imagine a way of actualizing the text
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No full textArizona State University Art Museum: A Business Plan
No full textabstract: Much of this thesis deals with taking for-profit business principles and applying them to a non-profit institution. The ASU Art Museum is a public institution; therefore, it needs to measure success by how well it maximizes public benefit. Profit is the main gauge used for assessing the success of a business. Public benefit is more important for a museum because a museum remains a going concern regardless of whether money is made, as long as it receives the stipulated amounts in donations, grants, and endowment. Our work includes proposals for marketing, the board, product, charging admission, child development, signage, and finances. We seek to make recommendations that are in line with the museum's mission and that help fulfill its role as a public institution. We commend the Museum, as it is a fine institution
Developing Overall Equipment Effectiveness Metrics for Prototype Precision Manufacturing
No full textOverall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a powerful metric of manufacturing performance incorporating measures of the utilisation, yield and efficiency of a given process, machine or manufacturing line. When associated with the reasons for performance loss, OEE provides the means to compare and prioritise improvement efforts. This research assesses the current systems used in the high-volume production lines of Company-X, a precision manufacturer of computer components. This assessment led to the design of a singular methodology that functions in a high-volume production environment, in the rapid prototyping production, and the program qualification production divisions of Company-X. The methodology defined indicators (Utilisation, Efficiency and Yield), and factors that must be recorded on an individual piece of equipment within a manufacturing line to determine its OEE. These equipment-level records were captured utilising the equipment’s computer-controller, supplemented by minimal user input, to minimise the non-value added activities associated with data-entry. The methodology also determined the means to aggregate the records to prioritize improvement activities (Weighted OEE Pareto) and calculate the manufacturing lines overall performance (Overall Line Effectiveness)
Foundational Analysis in Initiative-Based Change Management Modeling An Interdisciplinary Study of Organizational Change in the Built Environment
No full textabstract: Within the vast area of study in Organizational Change lays the industrial application of Change Management, which includes the understanding of both resisters and facilitators to organizational change. This dissertation presents an approach of gauging levels of change as it relates to both external and internal organization factors. The arena of such a test is given through the introduction of the same initiative change model, which attempts to improve transparency and accountability, across six different organizations where the varying results of change are measured. The change model itself consists of an interdisciplinary approach which emphasizes education of advanced organizational measurement techniques as fundamental drivers of converging change. The observations are documented in the real-time observed cased studies of six organizations as they progressed through the change process. This research also introduces a scaled metric for determining preliminary levels of change and endeavors to test both internal and external, or environmental, factors of change. A key contribution to the work is the analysis between both observed and surveyed data where a grounded theory analysis is used to help answer the question of what are factors of change in organizations. This work is considered to be foundational in real-time observational studies but has a promise for future additional contributions which would further elaborate on the phenomenon of prescribed organizational change.Dissertation/ThesisPh.D. Engineering 201
Predictive Equipment Failure Methodology With Sustainable Change
No full textabstract: This dissertation examines an analytical methodology that considers predictive maintenance on industrial facilities equipment to exceed world class availability standards with greater understanding for organizational participation impacts. The research for this study was performed at one of the world's largest semiconductor facilities, with the intent of understanding one possible cause for a noticeable behavior in technical work routines. Semiconductor manufacturing disruption poses significant potential revenue loss on a scale easily quantified in millions of dollars per hour. These instances are commonly referred to as "Interruption to production" (ITP). ITP is a standardized metric used across Company ABC's worldwide factory network to track frequency of occurrence and duration of manufacturing downtime. ITP, the key quantifiable indicator in this dissertation, will be the primary analytical measurement to identify the effectiveness of maintenance personnel's work routines as they relate to unscheduled downtime with facilities systems. This dissertation examines the process used to obtain change in an industrial facilities organization and the associated reactions of individual organizational members. To give the reader background orientation on the methodology for testing, measuring and ultimately assessing the benefits and risks associated with integrating a predictive equipment failure methodology, this dissertation will examine analytical findings associated with the statement of purpose as it pertains to ITP reduction. However, the focus will be the exploration of behavioral findings within the organization and the development of an improved industry standard for predictive ITP reduction process implementation. Specifically, findings associated with organizational participation and learning development trends found within the work group.Dissertation/ThesisPh.D. Construction 201
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