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Dalia Sofer, 32nd Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textDalia Sofer, author of the award-winning novel Septembers of Shiraz, was born in Iran and fled at the age of ten to the United States with her family. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers\u27 Award and has been a resident at Yaddo. A graduate of the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, she lives in New York City
Investigation of the application of Statistical Process Control into Low Volume Manufacturing
No full textStatistical process control (SPC) into Low Volume Manufacturing environment face a challenge applying SPC techniques. SPC is commonly used for quality control and improvement in the manufacturing sector. In the early 1920s, Dr Walter Shewhart developed the control chart employed to monitor a process over time, where the first data is collected and then plotted on a graph. Moreover, a control chart is composed of a Central Line (CL), the Upper Control Limit (UCL) and the Lower Control Limit (LCL). Parameters and control limits are calculated to analyze the control chart, requiring twenty to twenty-five subgroups of data, with three to five values per subgroup, or at least sixty measurements. However, collect this amount of data is difficult in certain production processes, where the lot size could even be one and it could take weeks or months to accumulate enough data to estimate the process parameters.
Statistical process control is a challenge in some scenarios such as startup production, different or individual parts in the same production line, or production of customized products. In these cases, there is not enough amount of data to compute the parameters to monitor the process. Therefore, special techniques and statistical methods are required. Some authors developed self-starting control charts and alternative methods for short-run production, e.g. Q charts, Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) and Cumulative sum (CUSUM). This thesis studies the performance of these SPC tools, implementing a Low Volume Statistical Process
Control (LV-SPC) model through an Excel spreadsheet, analyzing the production process data from companies that are performing low volume manufacturing. This work provides an interpretation and explanation about statistical process
control into low volume manufacturing, analyzing the application of different SPC methods developed for short production runs based on data collected from different companies. Data collected was processed to individual measurements from the process deviation rather than the mean values. Converting the data to individual values the SPC methods for low volume manufacturing are viable to use. Also, performance, effectiveness, and how it can be further implemented were discussed
INFLUÊNCIA DO ÁCIDO GIBERÉLICO NA FERTILIDADE DE GEMAS E NO CRESCIMENTO DOS RAMOS DE VIDEIRAS CV. RUBI
No full textO ácido giberélico é o regulador vegetal mais amplamente utilizado na viticultura visando principalmente o aumento do tamanho das bagas. Um experimento foi conduzido em vinhedo da cultivar de uva de mesa Rubi, em Palmeira D’Oeste (SP), com o objetivo de verificar os efeitos de aplicações desta substância na fertilidade de gemas e no crescimento dos ramos. Os tratamentos consistiram de pulverizações de soluções de ácido giberélico nas concentrações de 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 e 50 mg L-1, aos 22 dias após a poda de formação, no estádio fenológico de 5a folha expandida. As variáveis avaliadas foram porcentagem de gemas férteis, porcentagem de gemas mortas, diâmetro de internódios e comprimento e massa fresca dos ramos. Pelos resultados obtidos verificou-se que houve aumento no comprimento dos ramos em função das aplicações de ácido giberélico, porém estas acarretaram alguns efeitos fisiológicos indesejáveis tais como redução da porcentagem de gemas férteis e aumento da ocorrência de gemas necrosadas
The new corporation in Europe
No full textThis Policy Brief examines how Europeâ??s corporations are changing the way they do business since the 2004 EU Enlargement. Dalia Marin argues that firms are adapting to heightening global competition by shifting decision-making processes. The author gives policy recommendations in the areas of EU neighbourhood and trade policies.
The New Corporation in Europe. Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/07, September 2008
No full textThis Policy Briefing examines how Europe’s corporations are changing the way they do business since the 2004 EU Enlargement. Dalia Marin argues that firms are adapting to heightening global competition by shifting decision-making processes. The author gives policy recommendations in the areas of EU neighbourhood and trade policies
Ficha bibliométrica autor USTA - Dalia Carreño Dueñas
No full textInforme de las métricas de autor de la Dra. Dalia Carreño Dueñas de las
publicaciones indexadas en Google Académico cuyo objetivo es entregar un insumo
para el fortalecimiento de las capacidades y potencialidades de los autores de la
Universidad Santo Tomás en el posicionamiento y visibilidad de sus publicaciones.Report of the author metrics of Dalia Carreño Dueñas of the publications indexed in
Google Scholar whose objective is to provide an input for the strengthening of the
capacities and potentialities of the authors of the Santo Tomás University in the
positioning and visibility of their publications.http://unidadinvestigacion.usta.edu.c
Efeitos do paclobutrazol na fertilidade de gemas e no crescimento dos ramos de videiras cv Rubi Effects of paclobutrazol on bud fertility and shoot growth of grapevine cv Rubi
No full textA baixa fertilidade de gemas tem sido um dos fatores limitantes da produção em vinhedos do Estado de São Paulo, estando este problema relacionado, em muitos casos, ao excesso de vigor das plantas. Neste contexto, um experimento foi conduzido em vinhedo comercial da cultivar de uva de mesa Rubi, localizado no município de Palmeira D'Oeste (SP). O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, com seis tratamentos e quatro repetições. Os ramos foram pulverizados com soluções de paclobutrazol nas doses de 0; 500; 1.000; 1.500; 2.000 e 2.500 mg L-1, no estádio de 5ª folha. As variáveis avaliadas foram: porcentagem de gemas férteis, porcentagem de gemas mortas, diâmetro de internódios e massa fresca e comprimento dos ramos. Aplicações de paclobutrazol reduziram o diâmetro dos internódios e a massa e o comprimento dos ramos. A porcentagem de gemas férteis também foi diminuída, possivelmente pela redução dos níveis endógenos de giberelina necessários para o processo de formação do primórdio indiferenciado.The low bud fertility has been one of the most limiting factors in vineyards at São Paulo State, and this problem has been correlated, in many cases, to the excess of plant vigor. In this context, a trial was carried out in a commercial vineyard of 'Rubi' table grape, located at Palmeira D'Oeste (SP), Brazil. The experimental design was in complete randomized blocks with six treatments and four replications. The vine shoots were sprayed with paclobutrazol at 0; 500; 1,000; 1,500; 2,000 and 2,500 mgL-1, at the fifth leaf phenological stage. The variables evaluated were: percentage of fertile buds; percentage of bud necrosis; fresh weight and length of shoots and diameter of internodes. Applications of paclobutrazol reduced the weight and the length of shoots and the internodes diameter. The percentage of fertile buds was also reduced, probably due to the decreasing in endogenous gibberellin levels necessary for uncommitted primordia formation
Muslim democrats: moderating Islam, modifying the State
No full textWhat explains the increase in moderate Islamists movements in the Middle East? Why do Islamist movements at times adopt moderate strategies while others do not? What conditions facilitate Islamist ideological moderation? And finally, what effect does the integration of Islamists into the political arena have on the state? The central claim of this study is that the moderation of opposition movements is the outcome of political processes that involve the tension among three variables: political inclusion, internal organization of the movement, and ideological frames. Over time, the interaction of these affects the trajectory of an Islamist movement, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, ultimately leading to sustained ideological change.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Dalia Fikry Fahm
Los factores del proceso de cambio : rupturas y persistencias entre los cubanos del norte
No full textErnesto Domínguez López y Dalia González Delgado, en la ponencia «Los factores del proceso de cambio: rupturas y persistencias entre los cubanos del norte», hacen un análisis contextual de las tendencias de desarrollo de la comunidad cubana respecto a los procesos de cambio registrados a partir del ajuste de la política exterior estadounidense. Los autores de esta contribución consideran importante dicho estudio para lograr la obtención de una mejor perspectiva sobre los datos registrados en los estudios más recientes que han mostrado cambios de criterios entre esa población. Atendiendo a ello, le prestan atención a dos aspectos: la evolución del enclave étnico a partir de la década del noventa y las tendencias del comportamiento y peso relativo del voto cubano-americano en los procesos electorales presidenciales
Signs of style in Balys Dvarionas’ opera "Dalia”
No full textStraipsnyje Balio Dvariono opera "Dalia" (1959) nagrinėjama iki šiol mažai tyrinėtais aspektais, siekiant nustatyti įvairias sąsajas su to meto istoriniu kontekstu, estetinėmis nuostatomis, socialiniais momentais, kvestionuojami kai kurie iki šiol su šiuo sceninės muzikos opusu susiję stereotipai bei norima nustatyti to istorinio laikotarpio bei paties kūrėjo paliktus stiliaus ženklus. Pasak autorės, opera "Dalia" tęsia romantizmo operų tradiciją, joje akivaizdi rusų kompozitorių įtaka. Čia gausu ryškių, įsimenančių melodijų, vyrauja homofonija, muzikoje persipina herojinis ir lyrinis pradai. Opera atitiko daugelį to meto sovietinių ideologų reikalavimų: sukurtas herojinis-istorinis libretas (pagal rašytojo ir dramaturgo Balio Sruogos dramą "Apyaušrio dalia"), jame atsispindi kovos momentai, vaizduojami liaudies kovotojai, šaržuojami aukštuomenės bei dvasininkijos atstovai. Operai būdingas epizodiškumas bei muzikinių vaizdinių kaleidoskopiškumas. Ypač svarbus vaidmuo teko orkestrui: jam pavesta visos operos muzikinės medžiagos vienytojo funkcija; orkestro partijoje jautriai reaguojama į dramaturginius niuansus, siužeto posūkius, jis tarsi komentuoja scenoje vykstančius įvykius. B. Dvariono "Dalia" buvo pastatyta tris kartus - du pastatymai Lietuvos nacionaliniame operos ir baleto teatre (1959 m. ir 2004 m.) ir Lietuvos televizijos filmas (1985 m.). Reikšminiai žodžiai: Balys Dvarionas; Opera "Dalia"; Lietuvių muzikos istorija; Lietuvių opera; Formalizmas; B. Dvariono muzikos stiliusThe article examines Balys Dvarionas’s opera "Dalia" (1959) in terms of aspects, which have not been extensively studied until present for the purpose of establishing different relations with the historical context of the period, the aesthetical provisions, social moments, questions certain stereotypes, related to the said opus and attempts to identify the signs of the style of the historic period and those, left by the creator himself. According to the author the opera "Dalia" continues the tradition of the Romanticist operas, the influence of Russian composers is obvious. The opera is plentiful with prominent and memorable melodies, homophony and heroic and lyrical subjects intertwine in the music. The opera complied with most Soviet ideological requirements of the period: a heroic – historical libretto (according to the drama “Apyaušrio Dalia” by Balys Sruoga), reflecting moments of fighting, depicting folk fighters and caricaturing the representatives of nobility and clergy. The opera characterizes with patchiness and kaleidoscopicality of musical imagery. The orchestra plays an especially important role, i. e. the function of unification of the musical material of the entire opera; the orchestra part sensitively responses to the dramaturgy nuances, turns of the plot, the orchestra comments the events on the stage. B. Dvarionas’s "Dalia" was staged three times – two stagings at the Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre (in 1959 and in 2004) and as a Lithuanian Television film (in 1985)
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