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This article depicts how the Baylor libraries staged two cost‐effective celebrations to address challenges of migrating to a new online catalog. A New Orleans‐style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid...
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ATM cardholders and nonholders in the Republic of Singapore have been researched. Cardholders and nonholders are contrasted in their demographic, attitudinal and social characteristics and in their experience with technical products. The findings indicate considerable differences between...
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Flight skill loss due to the overuse of automation has become an industry concern. Aircraft accidents have been … attributed to pilots' inability to manage their aircraft in manual flight resulting from unexpected changes in automation and … from the overuse of automation, the problem may be attributed to how pilots are trained in automated aircraft. The FAA has …
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The history of airline safety includes both FAA economic and safety measures that have grown over the years. This article provides a timeline of airline safety trends from crew resource management to safety management systems. Industry challenges are identified to include operational...
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This article describes how the evaluation of modern data warehouses considers new solutions adopted for facing the radical changes caused by the necessity of reducing the storage volume, while increasing the velocity in multidimensional design and data elaboration, even in presence of...
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This paper proposes a robust hybrid-MAC protocol for direct communication among M2M devices with gateway coordination. The proposed protocol combines the benefits of both contention-based and reservation-based MAC schemes. The authors assume that the contention and reservation portion of M2M...
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Academic programs seek accreditation to raise their profile. Establishment of program assessment and continuous improvements processes is required to gain and maintain accreditation. Assessment processes are about defining course learning outcomes, student outcomes, and program educational...
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Technological advances in the previous two decades have created an environment of innovation; however, there seems to be sometimes conflicting, emerging educational practices within communities of learners and educators. The central role of the instructor is being redefined by technology due to...
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This paper describes a comprehensive approach to ensuring equipment maintenance and repair organization (MRO) efficiency in solving tasks with supporting tools and a systematic approach. Types of support for MRO, classification of MRO methodologies, basic organization aspects of the program,...
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Abstract Recent increases in automation and unemployment have aggravated income inequality in India. Thus, it is … imperative for policy-makers to cut down on inequality and unemployment while promoting planned automation. This paper proposes a … joint solution to reform India’s taxation framework to fight income inequality while promoting planned automation. The paper …
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