14,012 research outputs found
Guidelines and recommendations to accomodate older drivers and pedestrians /
No full text"October 2001."Cover title.Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-86).Final report.Performed by Scientex Corporation and TransAnalytics, LLC for the Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety R&D under contract no.Mode of access: Internet
Research on Older Adults\u2019 Mobility: 2022 Meeting Summary Report
No full textDTNH2216D00016, 693JJ920F000193Following a similar meeting held in 2021, TransAnalytics held a meeting to spotlight research on older adults\u2019 mobility virtually, due to Covid-19 restrictions, on January 9, 2022. The meeting date coincided with the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Under NHTSA sponsorship, this meeting \u2013 referred to as \u201cROAM\u201d for Research on Older Adult Mobility\u2013 provided a multi-disciplinary forum to share news of completed research, report on the progress of ongoing studies, and highlight priorities for future work. Some 50 meeting participants included physicians and other medical professionals, occupational therapists and certified driver rehabilitation specialists, State Department of Motor Vehicles officials, mobility service providers, public health practitioners, automated vehicle and Advanced Driver Assistance System experts, and other academic and private sector research professionals. ROAM 2022 included a general session and six breakout sessions devoted to the role of the occupational therapist in older driver safety, safety implications of limited-term license renewal policies, advanced vehicle technologies, perceptions of older road users on automated shuttles and shared automated vehicles, and transportation options for rural and small communities. Meeting participants expressed satisfaction that the ROAM meeting agenda was complementary to TRB offerings and appreciation for the virtual format
Author verification of Nahj Al-Balagha
No full textThis is an accepted manuscript of an article published by OUP in Digital Scholarship in the Humanities on 20/01/2022.
The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/fqab103The primary purpose of this paper is author verification of the Nahj Al-Balagha, a book attributed to Imam Ali and over which Sunni and Shi’i Muslims are proposing different theories. Given the morphologically complex nature of Arabic, we test whether morphological segmentation, applied to the book and works by the two authors suspected by Sunnis to have authored the texts, can be used for author verification of the Nahj Al-Balagha. Our findings indicate that morphological segmentation may lead to slightly better results than whole words, and that regardless of the feature sets, the three sub-corpora cluster into three distinct groups using Principal Component Analysis, Hierarchical Clustering, Multi-dimensional Scaling and Bootstrap Consensus Trees. Supervised classification methods such as Naive Bayes, Support Vector Machines, k Nearest Neighbours, Random Forests, AdaBoost, Bagging and Decision Trees confirm the same results, which is a clear indication that (a) the book is internally consistent and can thus be attributed to a single person, and (b) it was not authored by either of the suspected authors
High frequency LLC resonant converter: Design and prototyping
No full textEver since inception of field of electronics, electronic devices are getting smaller, lighter and more power efficient. At the same time computing power of the devices is increasing exponentially. There is an ongoing demand for power supplies of computing devices to get smaller, more energy dense while achieving higher efficiency. LLC resonant converters are replacing forward converters in DC-DC conversion due to their higher efficiency and magnetic integration. Size reduction in LLC resonant converter is possible by shifting towards 500kHz operation. But this shift comes with additional problems with regards to control mechanism and switching losses. The aim of this thesis is to design and prototype an LLC resonant converter. Problems associated with design and operation at 500kHz are identified and solutions are suggested to overcome such problems. The operation principle of LLC resonant converter is also explained in detail. The results prove that size reduction is possible while maintaining higher efficiency but certain limitations stop further reduction of size
Five Scholarly Open Access Publishers
No full textThis review critically examines five international scholarly publishers that publish academic journals using the gold (author pays) Open Access model. The author-pays model is changing scholarly publishing because authors, rather than libraries or other subscribers, become the publishers' customers, an arrangement that creates a built in conflict of interest. The more articles a publisher accepts, the more revenue it earns. New gold Open Access publishers are appearing almost weekly, and many are engaged in unethical practices. The review covers four predatory publishers, Academy Publish, BioInfo, ScienceDomain International, and Scientific Research Publishing, and one legitimate publisher, AOSIS Open Journals
6. Performing Organization Code 7. Authors
No full textTraffic Safety Administration, in the interest of information exchange. The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Department of Transportation or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The United States Government assumes no liability for its content or use thereof. If trade or manufacturers ’ names or products are mentioned, it is because they are considered essential to the object of the publication and should not be construed as an endorsement. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. 1. Report No. DOT HS 809 671 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No
Budgeting preparation for a merchandising company Case company: Nhat Quang LLC
No full textThis thesis focuses on setting up a budgeting process for Nhat Quang limited liability company, which is an electrical equipment and supplies retailer founded in 2014. The thesis's outcome is an Excel budgeting tool, financial analyses and user tool guide. This thesis is a tool for the entity to operate financially and make the right decisions in business.
This thesis is a product-based thesis, including a theoretical part and an empirical one, which follows the zipper structure. There are five project tasks to be implemented in succession. The first and second tasks include designing the theoretical framework and establishing the relationship between theoretical and empirical sections. Cost behaviour and financial situation analysis are addressed in task three. The result of the thesis is illustrated in task four, which is the process of building a master budget and performance evaluation. The master budget comprises an operating budget and a financial budget, which describes the business result anticipation in the next period. Based on different operating modes, the author designs separate budgets to show profitability from each operating mode clearly.
The performance analysis is created based on the master budget by using financial ratio analysis, profitability analysis, and cost-volume profit analysis. Next, the toolkit is introduced with detailed instructions and steps on how to utilize the budget package. The last task describes the evaluation of the project and the author's reflection on the learning.
The author conducted interviews with the owner, and the internal accountant of the company to collect primary data. Desktop research including documentaries, textbooks and articles study was the secondary research method. Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word were tools that assisted the author to facilitate the project.
Overall, the outcome makes the budgeting process more well-organized, which assists the manager to identify the reason when the loss occurs. There were some challenges during the process of implementation. However, the project helped the author develop problem-solving and project management skills
Author Co-Citation Analysis (ACA): a powerful tool for representing implicit knowledge of scholar knowledge workers
No full textIn the last decade, knowledge has emerged as one of the most important and valuable organizational assets. Gradually this importance caused to emergence of new discipline entitled ―knowledge management‖. However one of the major challenges of knowledge management is conversion implicit or tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge. Thus Making knowledge visible so that it can be better accessed, discussed, valued or generally managed is a long-standing objective in knowledge management. Accordingly in this paper author co- citation analysis (ACA) will be proposed as an efficient technique of knowledge visualization in academia (Scholar knowledge workers)
Management of marketing activities at the trading company (LLC "RUSH")
No full textThe work deals with the theoretical aspects the management of marketing activity of the enterprise, in particular the essence of management of marketing activity is defined, methods of development of the marketing budget are studied.
Author analysis external factors of influence on the drugstore market, financial position and marketing activities of the company "RUSH".
The author introduced practical recommendations for improving the management of marketing activities of LLC "RUSHThe work deals with the theoretical aspects the management of marketing activity of the enterprise, in particular the essence of management of marketing activity is defined, methods of development of the marketing budget are studied.
Author analysis external factors of influence on the drugstore market, financial position and marketing activities of the company "RUSH".
The author introduced practical recommendations for improving the management of marketing activities of LLC "RUS
Development of sign language for young children
No full textPlan AThe Child and Family Study Center (CFSC) serves as a laboratory school and observation site for Early Childhood Education Majors and other related majors on campus. The center experience allows University students to link educational theory with practice and therefore must set the example for developmentally appropriate practices by modeling best practices. CFSC programs benefit teachers, parents, university students and children ages 6 months to 35 months. Our nation depends on child care programs to care for their children. Programs vary in their content, but one of the aspects that is common to all is developing language and a form of communication. The problem is the lack of training for teachers and parents to help children communicate. All early childhood teachers have a tremendous responsibility to understand the wants and needs of the children; which will help the children succeed in the program. Using sign language, you can take advantage of children's natural abilities to communicate sooner. The level of frustration that children feel diminishes significantly when a child can tell you what he or she wants. Tantrums are often caused by a toddler's inability to communicate needs or wants. Using sign language, you can communicate with children as early as 6 months and reduce the number of tantrums you encounter. The objective of this project is to provide quality sign language training experiences for teachers and parents. The goal is to better prepare teachers and parents to communicate with their children at a young age. Objective 1: Provide teacher training that focuses on sign language skills and how to effectively teach young children to use sign language. Objective 2: Provide parent seminars that focus on sign language skills and how to use those skills at home with their children. Objective 3: To update and create classroom materials that provides an ideal learning environment for sign language. The project outcomes are to enhance the skills of teachers and parents of the CFSC. Teachers and parents that have sign language training and the tools to use will be able to promote student learning and development. Identifying and implementing best practices for teaching and learning sign language is the strategy that will be used. During the granting year, Lindsay Barnhart, CFSC Instructional Specialist, will coordinate teacher and parent training seminars with a sign language expert, and update curriculum and classroom materials that will foster sign language development for young children. This project represents a cost effective approach, with a budget request of $5,853.08, to prepare current and future teachers and parents of young children. Updated classroom materials will promote sign language in the classrooms. Curriculum enhancements will be adapted to center policies and goals. A study over five years will be done on what teachers, parents and the children have learned. No additional funding will be necessary to complete this project
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