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Design, Simulation and Evaluation of Effective Industrial Information Systems: Case of Machine Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management Information Systems
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Industrial information systems can improve the management of industrial operations by providing relevant and timely information on the status of physical assets via condition and process monitoring systems, and by enabling the effective use of data by systems and processes that restore proper...
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Determining Reliability and Validity of the Modified Gingival Index when Reviewed in an Image-based Survey Format
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Gingivitis affects 50-90% of the Canadian adult population, with the accumulation of dental plaque being the most common cause. Clinically, gingivitis is characterized by red, swollen gums, bleeding upon stimulation, and a loss of stippled, knife-edged margins. Gingivitis will not necessarily...
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Developing an Index for the Orthodontic Treatment Need in Pediatric Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Communication Tool between Physicians and Orthodontists
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Purpose: To develop a physician screening index for the oral and facial assessment of the orthodontic treatment-need in pediatric patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) that may diminish the severity of their OSA symptoms. Methods: Based on the available literature and WHO guidelines for...
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Fall 2014
Gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) have great potential for high-power and high-frequency applications, but current leakage issues compromise their reliability. This research focuses on developing GaN metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs),...
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2009
Estabrooks, C.A., Norton, P.G., Cummings, G.G., Squires, J.E., Birdsell, J.M.
Background: The context of healthcare organizations such as hospitals is increasingly accepted as having the potential to influence the use of new knowledge. However, the mechanisms by which the organizational context influences evidence-based practices are not well understood. Current measures...
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2009
Landhäusser, S.M., Lieffers, V.J., Blenis, P., Bladon, K.D., Silins, U.
EFM Research Note 01/2009
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Fall 2013
The increasing level of system complexity in the current competitive market implies that efficient asset management is of paramount importance, particularly for systems with costly downtime and failure. Timely detection of faults and failures through an efficient reliability and health management...
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Evaluating the Implementation of Child Nutritional Policies: A Case Study of the Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) in Ghana
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Abstract Malnutrition is a global issue with major public health implications. Close to half of all child deaths in developing countries are attributed to malnutrition. Under-five mortality rate is persistently high in Ghana where mortality rates stand at 47.9 per 1000 live births. Malnutrition...
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Evaluating the Performance of the Uncorrected and Corrected Reliability Alpha for Range Restriction and the Confidence Intervals in a Single and Meta-Analytic Study
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Range restriction has long been a methodological problem in educational and psychological research (Hunter & Schmidt, 2004), and this usually leads to a downward-biased estimate of a statistic. Even though much research has examined the performance of Pearson’s correlation under range restriction...