Abstract The role of digital compression technology within medicine is currently creating ease of access to medical records and data transfer. Future applications of this technology are expected to facilitate this data transfer yet will also better enhance medical research, identification and diagnosis of physical ailments, and aid in treatment strategies.
Abstract This report analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of compressed work weeks (CWW), with a view to determining if such a system would solve the current problem Core Design has with excessive staff turnover. This report takes a look at the concept, variations, and prevalence of CWW and reviews obstacles and potential employee responses. This paper concludes with recommendations.
Abstract This paper addresses compression, its various forms, and the technology behind it. The author conducts an analysis of compression in the computing industry, which identifies the key players, gives insight and comparisons of various products, and the future of compression.
Contents
What is Compression?
Benefits of Using Compression Various Types of Compression How Compression Works
Key Players
Future
From the Paper "Compression is one technique introduced in computing that enhances the efficiency of data storage. This is carried out by implementing computer algorithms that organize data in a special pattern. Compression allows users to reduce the size of data storage to save disk space or data transfer times. This indirectly addresses the issue of saving the cost of data storage or transfer with efficient utilization of storage or transmission media."
Abstract This paper focuses on the topic of video compression. It looks at how the combination of audio compression and video compression form the concept of digital compression and how these processes or techniques have literally revolutionized how audio and video data is stored and transmitted electronically or digitally. It examines the state of technology and how the process of video compression actually works. It also discusses some of the different vendors, as well as the current, significant research going on within the technology.
From the Paper "Technologies like the Internet, MP3 Players, DVD?s, HDTV, and digital cameras to name a few are all driving the demand for consistently new and improved ways of compressing audio and video data. The current state of the technology for Video compression revolves around the ideas like that of the MPEG or Moving Picture Experts Group. An MPEG (correctly pronounced M-peg), is actually a standard used to program or code both audio and visual data. Examples include movies, videos and digital music. The information once in an MPEG format is digital compressed so it is easier to send it or store it based on the fact that less room is needed."
This paper is a complete engineering class group project to demonstrate the product development process for a Portable Compressed Air and Hydro-pneumatic Jack.
Abstract This paper presents a group engineering project from preselection between two products to market identification to manufacturing to prototype. The paper includes many tables and drawings.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Product Planning
Mission Statement: Portable Compressed Air and Hydro-pneumatic Jack (car jack)
Mission Statement: Athletic Safety Support Pack
Identifying Customer Needs
Product Survey and Responses
Customer Needs Level of Importance
Product Specifications
Metric Level of Importance
Link Metric to Customer Needs
Benchmark on Customer Needs
Benchmark on Metrics
Assigned Marginal and Ideal Values for Metric Component Estimates
Final Metric Specifications
Product Uniqueness and Significance
Concept Generation
Clarify the Problem
Search Externally
Search Internally
Explore Systematically
Concept Selection
Concept Screening
Concept Scoring
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Manufacturing Cost
Reduction of Component Cost
Reduction of Assembly Cost and Supporting Production
Impact of DFM and Conclusion
Prototyping
Types and Purpose of Prototypes
Instructions for Tire Change
Prototype Uses
Prototype Strategy
Prototype Method(s)
Critique Evaluation
List of Sources
From the Paper "After careful evaluation of our two major products, we narrowed our focus to one, the Portable Compressed Air and Hydro-pneumatic Jack. Once we did this, we wanted to ensure that the product focused on customer needs. In order to understand where our product fulfilled customers? needs we identified the latent or hidden needs as well as explicit needs using a Product Survey and Response. We then used the result of the survey to provide a fact base for justifying the product specifications. We created an archival record of the needs activity using a table to ensure that no critical customer need was missed or forgotten."
Abstract This paper presents a project proposal for finding alternative suppliers of compressed natural gas (CNG) inspections for the Kingsgrove CNG powered fleet. The proposal explores the process for assuring that the new supplier is not only more cost effective, but that it will provide adequate services for the maintenance of safety standards and protocols.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Part 1: Project Proposal
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Concept
2.1 The Aim
2.2 Objectives
2.3 Stakeholder Mapping
Summary of Plan
Part 2: Project Plan
4.1 Information Gathering
4.2 Selecting A Solution
4.3 Assessment Criteria
4.4 Project Timetable
4.5 Resource Schedule
4.6 Risk Assessment
4.7 Implementation
4.8 Evaluation
5.0 Recommendations
From the Paper "Kingsgrove was the first depot to adopt the use of alternative fuel in their buses. Currently, Kingsgrove has 104 buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The fuel tanks are owned by STA and must be certified as safe and fit for their intended purpose as part of an ongoing maintenance routine. When the project first began there was only one supplier to perform these inspection services. However, due to a recent price increase, Kingsgrove now wishes to explore alternative suppliers for services. The following proposal explores the process for assuring that the new supplier is not only more cost effective, but that they will provide adequate services for the maintenance of safety standards and protocols. As maintenance manager, it is my role to assure that this process is carried out in an efficient and effective manner."
Abstract This report stipulates the final report for the planned project entitled "Finding Alternative Suppliers Of Contract Certification Of CNG On Bus Fuel Tanks For The Kingsgrove CNG Powered Fleet". As such, the report delineates the exact steps planned to obtain an alternative service provider for the certification and safety testing of Kingsgrove's compressed natural gas (CNG) tanks.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Introduction
Project: Aims and Objectives
Stakeholders
Problem Description
Safety
Cost
Solution
Information Gathering
Proposal Invitation
Assessment Criteria and Selection Process
Implementation
Resources and Risks
Recommendations
From the Paper "Up until now, Kingsgrove's CNG testing and certification has been performed by Walkers Ausgas. These services have been satisfactory for the duration of the company's contract with Kingsgrove. The problem is however that Walkers Ausgas has recently announced a price increase, without which they would not be able to continue their service to Kingsgrove. If Kingsgrove were then to continue using this service from Ausgas, two problems would result: the first is that, to ensure continuing profits and business survival, Kingsgrove would need to substantially increase its service prices to customers; the second, and related to the first problem, is that this price increase would result in a loss of customers, possibly necessitating further price increases."
A look at the most appropriate non-medical nursing intervention to prevent the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) among surgery patients through a review of three artices.
Abstract Graduated compression stockings are widely used to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but their use in clinical practice is variable and is usually not as effective as research suggests. This paper discusses the most appropriate nursing intervention to prevent the incidence of deep vein thrombosis among postoperative elderly patients with hip fracture by reviewing three articles consisting of quantitative, qualitative, and systematic research. Using specific criteria to assess each article, the paper determines which article is the most useful.
Outline:
Relevance and Significance
Summary of Evidence
Research Problem
Purpose
The Studies
Qualitative
Quantitative
Systematic
Implications for Practice
Strategies to Change Practice
Appendix A
Appendix B
From the Paper "The American Nurses Association (2006) conducted a systematic study where the focused research question was: Are graduated compression stockings effective for the prevention of DVT? The criteria were that definite conclusions about effectiveness had to be possible. The criteria were appropriate and clear since samples had to be large and below-knee stockings evaluated. It is not likely any relevant studies were missed since the research was done by the American Nurses Association (2006) to guide practice. The validity was carefully appraised to the extent that all the studies were discarded. The results were not similar. They were divided into two groups: stockings versus no stockings and stockings combined with another preventive measure. It was the difference between studies that caused the problem. "
This paper analyzes three nursing research articles, using quantitative, qualitative, and systematic designs, seeking the most appropriate nursing intervention to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
Abstract This paper explains that Hayes et al. as presented in 'Graduated Compression Stockings: Updating Practice, Improving Compliance' in the 2002 "MedSurg Nursing" used qualitative research based on interviews; however, there was no report of the literature review, research design or description of the participants. The author points out that the article by Sprigg and Gray 'Compression Stockings and the Prevention of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism' from a 2004 "Evidence Based Practice Information Sheets for Health Professionals" described a nested observational design but has problems with validity and reliability and therefore cannot be generalizable to all patients. The paper concludes that the best article is the systematic review by the American Nurses Association 'Graduated Compression Stockings: Prevention of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism is Crucial' in a 2006 "American Journal of Nursing" because the suggestions and recommendations are based directly on the research and are usable.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Qualitative
Quantitative
Systematic Review
Ratings
Conclusion
From the Paper "Sprigg and Gray's (2004) study is strong because of its use of confounders such as medications and the effect of other illnesses. The committee was blinded to what patients were wearing stockings. Data were collected three times and consisted of assessing the patient for either adverse or beneficial outcomes. There were no withdrawals but two percent were excluded. The rating would be S (strong). Hayes et al. (2002) supply very little information. The only information is on data collection which was done through interviews."
Abstract This paper was written at the end of 1999, basically at the early stages of MP3 compression technology. It was written as a persuasive research paper, arguing the side of record companies and legitimate music listeners (i.e. those who don?t use copyrighted music illegally).
From the Paper "In an age of rapid technological advancement, one can expect that most everything in the near future will take place through the use of a computer and an Internet connection. A large part of what the average person would call recreational enjoyment comes from music, and the Internet has become a major part of its advancement as of late. MP3, which officially means Motion Picture Expert Group-1/Audio Layer 3 (Burpee), is a method of audio compression that makes music files small enough to be downloaded to a personal computer. However, the music remains at digital quality. Two years ago, music files would consume anywhere from thirty to fifty megabytes of space. With the technology of the MP3 encoding format, these same files consume no more than ten megabytes (?The Artist Known as MP3?). These files have become so popular recently, that Internet searches for music clips have bypassed searches for "sex" (Croal and Murr)."
Abstract This paper is a trans-relativistic analysis by the author to attempt at reconciling the paradoxical causality implications, ramifications and consequences of "Faster Than Light (FTL) Signaling". The author's key objective is to break the "institutionalist hold" over physics by the STL Guardianship. It is argued that there is a need for a "greater" relativity theory. This paper has several scientific diagrams and comes to many conclusions regarding these theories.
From the Paper "As "The Principle Of Causality" argues; our world (or universe) wouldn't make much sense if it were just a jumble of events leading nowhere and having no purpose. And our reality certainly proves that this is not the case. But now, physicists must deal with "a new reality": a broken Spacetime Speed Barrier (and possibly a paradigm shift). Even though skepticism about the "break-through-value" of this (Wang?s) research is the obvious first issue to be dealt with, the question I ask is this: what would be "the ramifications of the pinnacle break-through"; the realization of FTL signaling? This question radiates thru my consciousness: Does "FTL" data from Lijun Wang's research really give credence to the notion that information can jump forward in time? If not, time will tell (no pun intended). But if so, this would suggest that The Theory Of Relativity needs to be "re-thought and reworked" for it to be reconciled with "a new tenet of 21st Century Physics": Superluminal Spacetime Physics. This focused omposite theoretic is my first attempt at speculative theoretical reconciliation of one aspect of the overall (FTL) issue: Paradoxical Trans-Relativistic Causality*."
Tags: causality, compression, ftl, relativity, space, superluminal, time
A look at the managerial structure of "broadbanding" in a company, a system where less levels of management exist and employees advance horizontally and not upwards.
Abstract This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of "broadbanding" and how this effects employees benefits packages. Broadbanding is a policy to have fewer hierarchical layers in a company and employees expand sideways and not upwards.
From the Paper "Enter "broadbanding," the practice of structuring job classifications to have fewer "layers" than a traditional compensation system. For example, a company that starts out with eight layers compresses those layers to four broader ones, creating a new set of job classifications that grou p
similar skill sets and skilled personnel together. Overnight (or so it can seem), a company's entire compensation picture shifts, its grades change, and the "lay of the land" is a whole new territory. This new territory is both an individual challenge and a corporate one. Although the effect of a broadband can be, and sometimes is, a change in the salary range of a particular job, in reality its practical ramifications extend beyond individual job descriptions into a much wider picture. Examining that "bigger picture" in more detail reveals that broadbanding is a phenomenon with its own set of advantages and disadvantages."
Abstract The following paper discusses acoustics signals that detect the presence and location of commercially useful fish, map the ocean floor to establish the safest paths for supertankers, explore the earth's geological formations and discover oil deposits in the ocean floor.
From the Paper "At a bottom of the permanent thermocline or below it, water temperature is uniform. Here, the pressure of the water column due to the depth takes over. The sound speeds then increase on account of increase in pressure. (Pacific) The deep sound channel axis is between 600 and 1,200 m below the sea surface at low and middle latitudes. This is deepest in the subtropics and come to the surface in high latitudes, where sound propagates in the surface layer. (Pacific)
Sound waves can be "trapped" in the deep sound channel and propagate in long distances. This is because these waves go through little attenuation beyond that, and this is due to geometric scattering or spread as well as minor volume scattering in water."
Examines multiple local area computer network. Applications, risks, traffic flow, link usage, bridge & router performance, data compression, circuit-switched services, security, more.
6,525 words (approx. 26.1 pages), 15 sources, 1996, $ 135.95
From the Paper "As computers have proliferated in the business world, the need to connect individual computers and even entire systems with one another has evolved into a driving business force. It is no longer enough for companies--particularly large companies to depend on a single computer system for all of its computing needs. Instead, companies and organizations depend on having a vast network of information available to all users who may need to access the data. This research examines one of the network forms that has evolved from this need, the wide area network (WAN).
What are Computer Networks?
A computer network is a collection of computers connected together so that information on one computer is available to users on a different ..."
From the Paper "The elbow is a hinge joint that joins the upper arm with the forearm. It is the second link in a mechanical chain of levers that begins at the shoulder and ends at the fingertips The motion of the elbow allows the height and length of the upper extremity to be adjusted, and forearm motion allows the hand to be placed in the most effective position for function. This paper will look at the structure of the elbow and how it functions in various movements, such as the bench press.
The elbow is part of a kinematic chain of joints which runs from the thoracic wall to the fingertips (Smith, Weiss & Lehmkuhl, 1996, pp. 9-10). In this chain, 19 degrees of freedom in planar motions can be identified. This freedom of motion constitutes the mechanical basis for performances of skilled manual activities and the versatility of the upper extremity."
