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Designing a Photovoltaic System Hybrid for a Health Clinic In Camilo Ortega, Nicaragua
Holliman, Jeremy - 2010
solar power as the power application of choice.This report will discuss the general set up of any hybrid-photovoltaic system …, the climate of Nicaragua, the availability of photovoltaic system components in-country, the expected loads that the … clinic will foresee, and the sizing for the photovoltaic array, battery array and generator back-up, and economic and …
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Matter and symbols of the artificial
Rocha, L.M. - 2009
The study of complex systems should be based on a systems-theoretic framework which requires both self-organizing and symbolic dimensions. An inclusive framework based on the notion of semiotics is advanced to build models capable of representing, as well as evolving in their environments, with...
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The evaluation of E-business related technologies in the Railway Industry
Tetther, Clara M.; Ferreira, Luis - 2004
For the purposes of this paper, e-business is defined as: "the performance, automisation and organisation of transactions, or chains of them, and the gathering and publishing of data, electronically over a communication protocol" Little research has been conducted either into how e-business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437488
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Reworking the Standard Model of Competitive Markets: The Role of Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms in Modelling Complex Non-Linear Economic System
Smith, Peter - 2004
Some aspects of economic systems (eg, nonlinearity, qualitative variables) are intractable when incorporated into models. The widespread practice of excluding them (or greatly limiting their role) produces deviations of unknown size and form between the resulting models and the reality they...
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The evaluation of E-business related technologies in the railway industry
Tetther, C.; Ferreira, L. - 2004
For the purposes of this paper, e-business is defined as: "the performance, automisation and organisation of transactions, or chains of them, and the gathering and publishing of data, electronically over a communication protocol" Little research has been conducted either into how e-business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448209
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Evaluation of discrete choice and neural network approaches for modelling driver compliance with traffic information
Dia, Hussein; Panwai, Sadka - 2010
This article evaluates dynamic driver behaviour models that can be used, in the context of intelligent transport systems (ITS), to predict drivers' compliance with traffic information. The inputs to this type of models comprise drivers' individual socio-economic characteristics and other...
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A technique for determining viable military logistics support alternatives
Hester, Jesse Stuart - 2009
A look at today's US military will see them operating much beyond the scope of protecting and defending the United States. These operations now consist of, but are not limited to humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and conflict resolution. This broad spectrum of operational environments has...
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A framework for managing global risk factors affecting construction cost performance
Baloi, Daniel - 2002
Poor cost performance of construction projects has been a major concern for bothcontractors and clients. The effective management of risk is thus critical to the success of any construction project and the importance of risk management has grown as projects have become more complex and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461257
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Development of an impact assessment framework for lean manufacturing within SMEs
Achanga, Pius Coxwell - 2007
The main aim of the research work presented in this thesis, is the development of anovel framework with the capability of assessing the impact of implementing leanmanufacturing within small-to-medium sized manufacturing firms (SMEs). By assessingthe impact of lean implementation, SMEs can make...
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A process to estimate the value of a company based on operational performance metrics
Cassone, Deandra Tillman - 2005
Doctor of Philosophy
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