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a a progression of the accuracy of the 1999 data from good, to better, to best, for initial estimates to final values. These data were presented in a series of PD publications: the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the Winter Fuels Report (WFR), the Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA). Weekly estimates in the WPSR and WFR were the first values available. Figure FE1 illustrates the progress in the accuracy from the weekly estimates to the interim monthly values to the final petroleum supply values. The monthly-from-weekly (MFW) data are the least accurate but "good." The PSM data are more accurate or "better" and the PSA data are the most accurate or "best." Although the comparison of 1999 MFW and PSM values to PSA values shows 1999 initial and interim data to be less accurate than 1998, these results may be a combination
7. 7. These data were presented in a series of PD publications: the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the Winter Fuels Report (WFR), the Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA). Weekly estimates in the WPSR and WFR were the first values available. Figure FE1 illustrates the improving signs of accuracy from the weekly estimates to the interim monthly values to the final petroleum supply values. The monthly-from-weekly (MFW) data are the least accurate but "good." The PSM data are more accurate or "better" and the PSA data are the most accurate or "best." For 1997, 66 petroleum supply data series were analyzed to determine how close the PSM values were to the final PSA values. For these series, 45 out of the 66 were within 1 percent of the PSA values in terms of mean absolute percent error. Sixty-one petroleum supply data series
8 8 from initial estimates to final values. These data were presented in a series of PD publications: the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the Winter Fuels Report (WFR), the Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA). Weekly estimates in the WPSR and WFR were the first values available. Figure FE1 illustrates the improving signs of accuracy from the weekly estimates to the interim monthly values to the final petroleum supply values. The monthly-from-weekly (MFW) data are the least accurate but "good." The PSM data are more accurate or "better" and the PSA data are the most accurate or "best." Although the comparison of 1998 MFW and PSM values to PSA values shows 1998 initial and interim data to be less accurate than 1997, these results may be a combination of less accurate initial and interim reporting and an outstanding
Data Data collected by the Petroleum Supply Division (PSD) of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) provided an accurate picture of petroleum supply in 1996. These data were presented in a series of PSD publications: the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the Winter Fuels Report (WFR), the Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA). Weekly estimates in the WPSR and WFR were the first values available. Figure FE1 illustrates the improvement in accuracy from the weekly estimates to the interim monthly values to the final petroleum supply values. The monthly-from-weekly (MFW) data are the least accurate but "good." The PSM data are more accurate or "better" and the PSA data are the most accurate or "best." For 1996, 66 petroleum supply data series were analyzed to determine how close the PSM values were to the final PSA
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Accuracy of Petroleum Supply Data Accuracy of Petroleum Supply Data by Tammy G. Heppner and Carol L. French Overview Petroleum supply data collected by the Petroleum Division (PD) in the Office of Oil and Gas (OOG) of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed an improvement in the accuracy of the 2005 data from initial estimates, to interim values, to final values. These data were presented in a series of PD products: the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), This Week in Petroleum (TWIP), the Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA). Weekly estimates in the WPSR and TWIP were the first values available. Figure FE1 illustrates that as reporting and review time passes from the weekly estimates to the interim monthly values to the final petroleum supply values, the EIA is able to produce more accurate petroleum supply data. For the monthly-from-weekly (MFW) data, respondents
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Accuracy of Petroleum Supply Data Accuracy of Petroleum Supply Data by Tammy G. Heppner and Matthew M. Breslin Overview For 2007, 66 petroleum supply data series were analyzed to determine how close the PSM values were to the final PSA values. For these series, 50 out of the 66 PSM values were within 1 percent of the PSA values in terms of mean absolute percent error as compared to 38 out of 66 in 2006. Sixty-two petroleum supply data series were analyzed to see how close the MFW estimates were to the final PSA values. For these 62 series, 22 MFW estimates were within 2 percent of the PSA values in terms of mean absolute percent error and, of those, 9 were within 1 percent, compared to 27 and 10, respectively, for 2006. Petroleum supply data collected by the Petroleum Division
in in the Office of Oil and Gas (OOG) of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed an improvement in the accuracy of the 2006 data from initial estimates, to interim values, to final values. These data were presented in a series of PD products: the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), This Week in Petroleum (TWIP), the Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA). Weekly estimates in the WPSR and TWIP were the first values available. Figure FE1 illustrates that just as there was an improvement in gas mileage over time, there was an improvement in petroleum supply data accuracy with increasing review time. For the monthly-from-weekly (MFW) data, respondents have the shortest reporting time, analysts have the shortest review time, and the data are least accurate. For the PSM data, respondents have a longer reporting time than the weekly, analysts have
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The Savannah River Site is operated by the Westinghouse Savannah River Co. for the Department of Energy to produce special nuclear materials for defense. R D support for site programs is provided by the Savannah River Laboratory, which I represent. The site is known primarily for its nuclear reactors, but actually three fourths of the efforts at the site are devoted to fuel/target fabrication, fuel/target reprocessing, and waste management. All of these operations rely heavily on chemical processes. The site is therefore a large chemical plant. There are then many potential applications for process analytical chemistry at SRS. The Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) has an Analytical Development Section of roughly 65 personnel that perform analyses for R D efforts at the lab, act as backup to the site Analytical Laboratories Department and develop analytical methods and instruments. I manage a subgroup of the Analytical Development Section called the Process Control Analyzer Development Group. The Prime mission of this group is to develop online/at-line analytical systems for site applications.
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A Comparison of Observed Clear-Sky Surface Irradiance with Theoretical Computations S. Kato, T. P. Ackerman, E. E. Clothiaux and J. H. Mather Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Introduction The accuracy to which clear sky shortwave fluxes can be com- puted is not well known. We performed a detailed compari- son between the measured and modeled downward shortwave irradiances at the surface, including the total, direct beam, and diffuse field irradiance. We also compared modeled and measured values of the diffuse-total ratio. Data and Model We used radiation data taken during the Atmospheric Radia- tion Measurement (ARM) Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE). We constructed the total irradiance by adding the
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W/m W/m 2 , H 2 O, CO 2 , O 3 Session Papers 233 Effects of Improved Radiative Transfer Modeling for Climate Simulations M. J. Iacono, E. J. Mlawer and S. A. Clough Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. Cambridge, Massachusetts Introduction The interaction of shortwave and infrared radiation in the atmosphere with clouds and greenhouse gases represents a complex process that contributes significantly to maintaining earth's climate system. For climate model simulations to become more accurate, it is essential that this process be modeled properly as verified by direct comparisons with observations and with results from a validated line-by-line model. For this purpose, a rapid radiative transfer model (RRTM) has been developed that reproduces the computa- tional accuracy of a more complex line-by-line radiative trans-
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Comparison of Simulated and Observed Clouds and Comparison of Simulated and Observed Clouds and Radiation at the SGP Site S. J. Ghan and L. R. Leung Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington J. McCaa University of Washington Seattle, Washington Introduction The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program is collecting measurements useful for evaluation of cloud parameterizations in regional and global circulation models. However, the most widely used testbed for evaluating cloud parameterizations in the ARM Program is the Single Column Model (SCM), which is essentially a single-column version of a GCM, driven by observed lateral boundary conditions. Unfortunately, the measurements necessary to drive the SCM are proving difficult to obtain with adequate accuracy. We are therefore exploring the use of alternate cloud parameterization
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9 9 Shortwave Radiometry and Analysis at the Southern Great Plains (SGP) Site L. Harrison, J. J. Michalsky and Q. Min Atmospheric Sciences Research Center State University of New York - Albany Albany, New York Here we report the results of three parallel efforts: the recal- 0.3%. Likewise, Joe Michalsky went to the SGP site with a ibration and reanalysis of pyrano-metric data from Southern recently calibrated Eppley Normal Incidence Pyrheliometer Great Plains (SGP) to improve its accuracy, use of the (NIP) and an Eppley Precision Spectral Pyranometer (PSP). multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer (MFRSR) data to derive cloud optical depths and then tests of radiative transfer The Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) and Solar models to predict shortwave irradiance under cloudy skies,
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Figure 1. Microcantilever array with human hair. A New Microtelesensor Chip for Meteorology W. W. Manges, R. J. Warmack, C. L. Britton, Jr., W. L. Bryan, M. L. Simpson, S. F. Smith, K. J. Scott, K. B. Jacobson, T. G. Thundat, A. L. Wintenberg and P. I. Oden Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee L. N. Howell, Jr. Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Y-12 Plant Oak Ridge, Tennessee R. P. Hosker, Jr. and D. L. Auble Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oak Ridge, Tennessee Introduction A new technology exploiting commercial microsensors developed for atomic force microscopy offers breakthrough capability in ultra-small, low-power, high-accuracy wireless sensors for meteorological measurements. Historically,
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CFCl CFCl 3 ) (CF 2 Cl 2 ) (CHFCl 2 ) CF 4 CCl 4 (CFCl 3 ) (CF 2 Cl 2 ) (CHFCl 2 ) SF 6 CF 4 CCl 4 Session Papers 277 Figure 1. Spectral absorption cross-sections of CF 4 between 1281 and 1284 cm . The experimental -1 conditions correspond to the surface, 5-km, and 19-km levels of the U.S. Standard Atmosphere. Figure 2. Spectral absorption cross-sections of CCl 4 between 755 and 810 cm . The experimental conditions -1 correspond to the surface, 5-km, and 19-km levels of the U.S. Standard Atmosphere. Laboratory Spectroscopy in Support of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program P. Varanasi Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres The University at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York There is considerable world-wide interest in the remote sensing of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), especially CFC-11
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Observations and Applications of Data Taken with the Observations and Applications of Data Taken with the Cloud Profiling Radar System J. M. Firda, S. M. Sekelsky, S. P. Lohmeier, R. E. McIntosh Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts Introduction During the past year, the University of Massachusetts' Cloud Profiling Radar System (CPRS) team has been active in collecting and processing data. Participation in several field campaigns has produced new and interesting data sets. A classification software was also developed using rule-based techniques and neural networks to identify cloud particles. This paper describes the activities of CPRS from March of 1995 to March of 1996. In the first section, involvement in field experiments is briefly described. This is followed by a
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The Dust Trajectory Sensor (DTS) instrument is developed for the measurement of the velocity vector of cosmic dust particles. The trajectory information is imperative in determining the particles' origin and distinguishing dust particles from different sources. The velocity vector also reveals information on the history of interaction between the charged dust particle and the magnetospheric or interplanetary space environment. The DTS operational principle is based on measuring the induced charge from the dust on an array of wire electrodes. In recent work, the DTS geometry has been optimized [S. Auer, E. Gruen, S. Kempf, R. Srama, A. Srowig, Z. Sternovsky, and V Tschernjawski, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 084501 (2008)] and a method of triggering was developed [S. Auer, G. Lawrence, E. Gruen, H. Henkel, S. Kempf, R. Srama, and Z. Sternovsky, Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 622, 74 (2010)]. This article presents the method of analyzing the DTS data and results from a parametric study on the accuracy of the measurements. A laboratory version of the DTS has been constructed and tested with particles in the velocity range of 2-5 km/s using the Heidelberg dust accelerator facility. Both the numerical study and the analyzed experimental data show that the accuracy of the DTS instrument is better than about 1% in velocity and 1 deg. in direction.
Xie, J.; Horanyi, M. [NASA Lunar Science Institute: Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies, and Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303 (United States); Departments of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 (United States); Sternovsky, Z. [NASA Lunar Science Institute: Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies, and Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303 (United States); Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 (United States); Gruen, E.; Duncan, N.; Drake, K.; Le, H. [NASA Lunar Science Institute: Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies, and Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303 (United States); Auer, S. [A and M Associates, P. O. Box 421, Basye, Virginia 22810 (United States); Srama, R. [Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg 69029 (Germany); Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart 70569 (Germany)
Accuracy of flow hoods in residential applications
To assess whether houses can meet performance expectations, the new practice of residential commissioning will likely use flow hoods to measure supply and return grille airflows in HVAC systems. Depending on hood accuracy, these measurements can be used to determine if individual rooms receive adequate airflow for heating and cooling, to determine flow imbalances between different building spaces, to estimate total air handler flow and supply/return imbalances, and to assess duct air leakage. This paper discusses these flow hood applications and the accuracy requirements in each case. Laboratory tests of several residential flow hoods showed that these hoods can be inadequate to measure flows in residential systems. Potential errors are about 20% to 30% of measured flow, due to poor calibrations, sensitivity to grille flow non-uniformities, and flow changes from added flow resistance. Active flow hoods equipped with measurement devices that are insensitive to grille airflow patterns have an order of magnitude less error, and are more reliable and consistent in most cases. Our tests also show that current calibration procedures for flow hoods do not account for field application problems. As a result, a new standard for flow hood calibration needs to be developed, along with a new measurement standard to address field use of flow hoods. Lastly, field evaluation of a selection of flow hoods showed that it is possible to obtain reasonable results using some flow hoods if the field tests are carefully done, the grilles are appropriate, and grille location does not restrict flow hood placement.
Wray, Craig P.; Walker, Iain S.; Sherman, Max H.
High accuracy electronic material level sensor
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The High Accuracy Electronic Material Level Sensor (electronic dipstick) is a sensor based on time domain reflectometry (TDR) of very short electrical pulses. Pulses are propagated along a transmission line or guide wire that is partially immersed in the material being measured; a launcher plate is positioned at the beginning of the guide wire. Reflected pulses are produced at the material interface due to the change in dielectric constant. The time difference of the reflections at the launcher plate and at the material interface are used to determine the material level. Improved performance is obtained by the incorporation of: 1) a high accuracy time base that is referenced to a quartz crystal, 2) an ultrawideband directional sampler to allow operation without an interconnect cable between the electronics module and the guide wire, 3) constant fraction discriminators (CFDs) that allow accurate measurements regardless of material dielectric constants, and reduce or eliminate errors induced by triple-transit or "ghost" reflections on the interconnect cable. These improvements make the dipstick accurate to better than 0.1%.
McEwan, Thomas E. (Livermore, CA)
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Optimization Online Digest -- January 2009
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Accuracy Analysis and Improvement for Direct Laser Sintering
The accuracy issue of a rapid prototyping-direct laser sintering system is studied in this paper. The sources of errors are analyzed for their contribution to the final accuracy of built parts. The error sources are related ...
Tang, Y.
An Accuracy Goal for a Comprehensive Satellite Wind Measuring System
Variational analysis with a geostrophic constraint is used to estimate a critical accuracy for a satellite lidar wind measuring system. This accuracy is such that the combination of satellite winds with satellite temperatures can produce analyses ...
Norman A. Phillips
On the Accuracy of the MINC approximation
The method of ''multiple interacting continua'' is based on the assumption that changes in thermodynamic conditions of rock matrix blocks are primarily controlled by the distance from the nearest fracture. The accuracy of this assumption was evaluated for regularly shaped (cubic and rectangular) rock blocks with uniform initial conditions, which are subjected to a step change in boundary conditions on the surface. Our results show that pressures (or temperatures) predicted from the MINC approximation may deviate from the exact solutions by as much as 10 to 15% at certain points within the blocks. However, when fluid (or heat) flow rates are integrated over the entire block surface, MINC-approximation and exact solution agree to better than 1%. This indicates that the MINC approximation can accurately represent transient inter-porosity flow in fractured porous media, provided that matrix blocks are indeed subjected to nearly uniform boundary conditions at all times.
Lai, C.H.; Pruess, K.; Bodvarsson, G.S.
Guiding Center Equations of High Accuracy
Guiding center simulations are an important means of predicting the effect of resistive and ideal magnetohydrodynamic instabilities on particle distributions in toroidal magnetically confined thermonuclear fusion research devices. Because saturated instabilities typically have amplitudes of ?#14;B/B of a few times 10-4 numerical accuracy is of concern in discovering the effect of mode particle resonances. We develop a means of following guiding center orbits which is greatly superior to the methods currently in use. In the presence of ripple or time dependent magnetic perturbations both energy and canonical momentum are conserved to better than one part in 1014, and the relation between changes in canonical momentum and energy is also conserved to very high order.
R.B. White, G. Spizzo and M. Gobbin
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Special Section on RFID
The eight articles in this special section describe state-of-the-art technologies and tools and one application of RFID.
Engels, Daniel W.
Path forward for dosimetry cross sections
In the 1980's the dosimetry community embraced the need for a high fidelity quantification of uncertainty in nuclear data used for dosimetry applications. This led to the adoption of energy-dependent covariance matrices as the accepted manner of quantifying the uncertainty data. The trend for the dosimetry community to require high fidelity treatment of uncertainty estimates has continued to the current time where requirements on nuclear data are codified in standards such as ASTM E 1018. This paper surveys the current state of the dosimetry cross sections and investigates the quality of the current dosimetry cross section evaluations by examining calculated-to-experimental ratios in neutron benchmark fields. In recent years more nuclear-related technical areas are placing an emphasis on uncertainty quantification. With the availability of model-based cross sections and covariance matrices produced by nuclear data codes, some nuclear-related communities are considering the role these covariance matrices should play. While funding within the dosimetry community for cross section evaluations has been very meager, other areas, such as the solar-related astrophysics community and the US Nuclear Criticality Safety Program, have been supporting research in the area of neutron cross sections. The Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the ENDF/B library which has been the mainstay for the reactor dosimetry community. Given the new trends in cross section evaluations, this paper explores the path forward for the US nuclear reactor dosimetry community and its use of the ENDF/B cross-sections. The major concern is maintenance of the sufficiency and accuracy of the uncertainty estimate when used for dosimetry applications. The two major areas of deficiency in the proposed ENDF/B approach are: 1) the use of unrelated covariance matrices in ENDF/B evaluations and 2) the lack of 'due consideration' of experimental data in the evaluation. (authors)
Griffin, P.J. [Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1146 (United States); Peters, C.D. [Sandia Staffing Alliance, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (United States)
Section Building Training Manual
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Kelly, Scott David
Sectional device handling tool
Apparatus for remotely handling a device in an irradiated underwater environment includes a plurality of tubular sections interconnected end-to-end to form a handling structure, the bottom section being adapted for connection to the device. A support section is connected to the top tubular section and is adapted to be suspended from an overhead crane. Each section is flanged at its opposite ends. Axially retractable bolts in each bottom flange are threadedly engageable with holes in the top flange of an adjacent section, each bolt being biased to its retracted position and retained in place on the bottom flange. Guide pins on each top flange cooperate with mating holes on adjacent bottom flanges to guide movement of the parts to the proper interconnection orientation. Each section carries two hydraulic line segments provided with quick-connect/disconnect fittings at their opposite ends for connection to the segments of adjacent tubular sections upon interconnection thereof to form control lines which are connectable to the device and to an associated control console.
Candee, Clark B. (Monroeville, PA)
A high accuracy computed water line list
A computed list of H$_{2}$$^{16}$O infra-red transition frequencies and intensities is presented. The list, BT2, was produced using a discrete variable representation two-step approach for solving the rotation-vibration nuclear motions. It is the most complete water line list in existence, comprising over 500 million transitions (65% more than any other list) and it is also the most accurate (over 90% of all known experimental energy levels are within 0.3 cm$^{-1}$ of the BT2 values). Its accuracy has been confirmed by extensive testing against astronomical and laboratory data. The line list has been used to identify individual water lines in a variety of objects including: comets, sunspots, a brown dwarf and the nova-like object V838 Mon. Comparison of the observed intensities with those generated by BT2 enables physical values to be derived for these objects. The line list can also be used to provide an opacity for models of the atmospheres of M-dwarf stars and assign previously unknown water lines in laboratory spectra.
R. J. Barber; J. Tennyson; G. J. Harris; R. N. Tolchenov
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The development of high performance online tracker for High Level Trigger of Muon Spectrometer of ALICE
The Muon Spectrometer (MS) of the ALICE experiment at LHC is equipped with a HLT (High Level Trigger), whose aim is to improve the accuracy of the trigger cuts delivered at the L0 stage. A computational challenge of real-time event reconstruction is satisfied to achieve this software trigger cut of the HLT. After the description of the online algorithms, the performance of the online tracker is compared with that of the offline tracker using the measured pp collisions at $\\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV.
Indranil Das
Das, Indranil
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REDD Collaborative Online Workspace REDD Collaborative Online Workspace Jump to: navigation, search Tool Summary Name: REDD Collaborative Online Workspace Agency/Company /Organization: United Nations Environment Programme Sector: Land Focus Area: Biomass, Forestry Resource Type: Lessons learned/best practices Website: www.unredd.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=839&Itemi REDD Collaborative Online Workspace Screenshot References: REDD Collaborative Online Workspace[1] Overview "Useful capacity building resources to improve understanding of REDD+ and associated issues. Includes training manuals, presentations and useful websites." References ↑ "REDD Collaborative Online Workspace" Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=REDD_Collaborative_Online_Workspace&oldid=329125"
Building, landscape and section
All buildings have in their section a relationship to the landscape on which they are sited. Therefore we as inhabitants of these buildings may or may not have a relationship with the landscape. It is the supposition of ...
Johnson, Daniel B. (Daniel Bryant)
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Online Data Rooms RMOTC's test site has become very well characterized over its 100-year history. Much of the information is non-proprietary and available to the public in the...
Buyout prices in online auctions
Buyout options allow bidders to instantly purchase at a specified price an item listed for sale through an online auction. A temporary buyout option disappears once a regular bid above the reserve price is made, while a ...
Gupta, Shobhit
Cross-section Cross-section formulae for specific processes 1 39. CROSS-SECTION FORMULAE FOR SPECIFIC PROCESSES Revised September 2005 by R.N. Cahn (LBNL). Setting aside leptoproduction (for which, see Sec. 16), the cross sections of primary interest are those with light incident particles, e + e - , γγ, qq, gq , gg, etc., where g and q represent gluons and light quarks. The produced particles include both light particles and heavy ones - t, W , Z, and the Higgs boson H. We provide the production cross sections calculated within the Standard Model for several such processes. 39.1. Resonance Formation Resonant cross sections are generally described by the Breit-Wigner formula (Sec. 16 of this Review). σ(E) = 2J + 1 (2S 1 + 1)(2S 2 + 1) 4π k 2 Γ 2 /4 (E - E 0 ) 2 + Γ 2 /4 B in B out , (39.1) where E is the c.m. energy, J is the spin of the resonance, and the number of polarization states of the two incident particles
Accuracy of Petroleum Supply Data - Energy Information Administration
Accuracy of Petroleum Supply Data by Tammy G. Heppner and Carol L. French Overview Petroleum supply data collected by the Petroleum Division (PD) in the Office of Oil ...
High accuracy windows for today's 24bit ADC's.
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New NIST-Traceable Standard for Accuracy in Quantitative ...
... NIST-Traceable Standard for Accuracy in Quantitative Nuclear Medicine Imaging ... As the technology has matured, PET is increasingly being used a ...
NREL Develops Method to Evaluate Accuracy of Home Energy Scoring...
existing homes, NREL researchers boost the accuracy of the new software tool. Analysts, home energy rating providers, and home performance contractors commonly use analysis...
The Sensitivity of Investment Casting Simulations to the Accuracy of ...
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Improving part based object detection by unsupervised, online boosting
Detection of objects of a given class is important for many applications. However it is difficult to learn a general detector with high detection rate as well as low false alarm rate. Especially, the labor needed for manually labeling a huge training sample set is usually not affordable. We propose an unsupervised, incremental learning approach based on online boosting to improve the performance on special applications of a set of general part detectors, which are learned from a small amount of labeled data and have moderate accuracy. Our oracle for unsupervised learning, which has high precision, is based on a combination of a set of shape based part detectors learned by off-line boosting. Our online boosting algorithm, which is designed for cascade structure detector, is able to adapt the simple features, the base classifiers, the cascade decision strategy, and the complexity of the cascade automatically to the special application. We integrate two noise restraining strategies in both the oracle and the online learner. The system is evaluated on two public video corpora. 1.
Bo Wu; Ram Nevatia
Post-Construction Evaluation of Forecast Accuracy Pavithra Parthasarathi1
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Levinson, David M.
Performance evaluation of corner detectors using consistency and accuracy measures
This paper evaluates the performance of several popular corner detectors using two newly defined criteria. The majority of authors of published corner detectors have not used theoretical criteria to measure the consistency and accuracy of their algorithms. ... Keywords: Accuracy, CSS, Consistency, Corner detection, Performance evaluation
Farzin Mokhtarian; Farahnaz Mohanna
5.1 FACULTY EVALUATION PROCEDURE SUMMARY For complete information on Performance Evaluations, see Section 7 of the Faculty Handbook.
Section 7 of the Faculty Handbook. Annual evaluation of the faculty of the Colorado School of Mines should in Section 4 of the CSM Faculty Handbook. The Faculty Data Report template is available online at http to the Academic Affairs Office each Spring. According to the Faculty Handbook, "For the evaluative analysis
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On-Line Tools - Center for Transportation Analysis
On-Line Tools On-Line Tools Fuel Economy Website - This interactive website allows consumers to factor fuel efficiency into their car buying decisions by allowing side by side fuel economy comparisons of new model year vehicles. This site also contains information on advanced techonolgy vehicles, the environment, and a well organized links section, making it a gateway for those interested in researching vehicles on the web. Contact: Bo Saulsbury. Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 32 - Designed as a desk-top reference, the data book includes statistics and other information that characterize transportation activity and/or influence transportation energy use. The Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 32 is available in pdf format by clicking on the above link and is also available in hard copy. To
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Online Energy Generation Scheduling for Microgrids with
Online Energy Generation Scheduling for Microgrids with Intermittent Energy Sources and Co entitled: Online Energy Generation Scheduling for Microgrids with Intermittent Energy Sources and Co schedul- ing. However, accurate prediction cannot be guaranteed due to the small scale of microgrids
Zhang, Junshan
Online gaming: a scoping study of massively multi-player online role playing games
The popularity of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) has risen greatly over the last few years. To date there has been very little published academic research concerning online gaming and even less on the different types of online ... Keywords: Massively multiplayer online games, Scoping study
Alex Meredith; Zaheer Hussain; Mark D. Griffiths
Making Online Transactions More Secure and Convenient ...
... firstname.lastname@example.com. Making Online Transactions More Secure and Convenient, Animation Transcript. Back to video. A blue simplified ...
Online Stroke Modeling for Handwriting Recognition - CECM
Typically, handwriting recognition systems? even ?online? .... merical integration method to compute the mo- ments of an input .... energy consumption, etc.
Scaling Cross Sections for Ion-atom Impact Ionization
The values of ion-atom ionization cross sections are frequently needed for many applications that utilize the propagation of fast ions through matter. When experimental data and theoretical calculations are not available, approximate formulas are frequently used. This paper briefly summarizes the most important theoretical results and approaches to cross section calculations in order to place the discussion in historical perspective and offer a concise introduction to the topic. Based on experimental data and theoretical predictions, a new fit for ionization cross sections is proposed. The range of validity and accuracy of several frequently used approximations (classical trajectory, the Born approximation, and so forth) are discussed using, as examples, the ionization cross sections of hydrogen and helium atoms by various fully stripped ions.
Igor D. Kaganovich; Edward Startsev; Ronald C. Davidson
Black Hole Cross Section at the Large Hadron Collider
Black hole production at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was first discussed in 1999. Since then, much work has been performed in predicting the black hole cross section. In light of the start up of the LHC, it is now timely to review the state of these calculations. We review the uncertainties in estimating the black hole cross section in higher dimensions. One would like to make this estimate as precise as possible since the predicted values, or lower limits, obtain for the fundamental Planck scale and number of extra dimensions from experiments will depend directly on the accuracy of the cross section. Based on the current knowledge of the cross section, we give a range of lower limits on the fundamental Planck scale that could be obtained at LHC energies.
Douglas M. Gingrich
Towards Near Real-Time Availability With Enhanced Accuracy Turbo...
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Accuracy Analysis of Rubsonde-GPS Wind Sounding System
The results of program of estimate the limiting accuracy of atmospheric wind profiles obtained by tracking a new balloon, the Rubsonde, with the Global Positioning System (GPS) are presented. In the first part, the authors detail the data ...
Jean Barat; Charles Cot
Does Private Selection Improve the Accuracy of Arbitrators' Decisions?
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Klement, Alon; Neeman, Zvika
Validation of Autodesk Ecotect� accuracy for thermal and daylighting simulations
Autodesk Ecotect� is an environmental analysis software which according to the U.S. Department of Energy, has not been validated yet. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to validate accuracy of Ecotect� for thermal and daylighting ...
Prasanthi R. Vangimalla; Svetlana J. Olbina; Raymond R. Issa; Jimmie Hinze
Vertical Resolution and Accuracy of Atmospheric Infrared Sounding Spectrometers
A theoretical analysis is performed to evaluate the accuracy and vertical resolution of atmospheric profiles obtained with the HIRS/2, GOES I/M, and HIS instruments. In addition, a linear simultaneous retrieval algorithm is used with aircraft ...
Hung-Lung Huang; William L. Smith; Harold M. Woolf
Accuracy of Multiply-Upstream, Semi-Lagrangian Advective Schemes
The stability and accuracy of the multiply-upstream, semi-Lagrangian method of integrating the advective equation in two dimensions is examined for four different interpolation schemes; namely, bilinear, biquadratic, bicubic and biquartic. All ...
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BOSS Measures the Universe to One-Percent Accuracy
This and future measures at this precision are the key to determining the nature of dark energy. "One-percent accuracy in the scale of the universe is the most precise such...
Temporal Accuracy of the Solution of Nonequilibrium Radiation...
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Accuracy of the IMET Sensor Package in the Subtropics
The accuracies of the meteorological sensors (air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, near-surface temperature, longwave and shortwave radiation, and wind speed and direction) that compose the Improved Meteorological (IMET) ...
Keir Colbo; Robert A. Weller
Online Search Aids Petroleum Abstracts
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Reynolds, Albert C.
Online Impersonation in Securities Scams
In cyberspace, securities scammers gain the trust of unwitting investors through a variety of means. Perhaps the most insidious of these involves a form of online impersonation in which the perpetrator uses the Internet�s technical capabilities to create ... Keywords: SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, impersonation, digital identity, fraud
Mark F. Vilardo
The Effects of Relative Power on Role-Taking Accuracy
I conduct an experiment to test the impact of relative power differential on the relationship between gender and role-taking accuracy. First in an 80 subject study, and then in the current study, role-taking accuracy is conceptualized as the accuracy with which one can predict the behavior of another or others. In Study 1, I examined self-evaluative measures of role-taking ability and found that self-evaluative measures of role-taking do not correlate with actual role-taking accuracy. In addition, women were more accurate role-takers than were men in same-gender dyads regardless of the existence of a prior relationship between the two individuals. This prior experimental research showed that female friends were much more accurate role-takers than were male friends. In fact, female strangers were more accurate role-takers than were male friends. It is my conjecture however, that role taking ability is not directly connected to gender; rather I propose that it is a situationally prompted ability based on the need for individuals of relatively less power to predict the behavior of individuals with relatively more power. In other words, while women are, indeed, better role takers, this is not a general ability; rather it is prompted by their relatively low positions of power. In Study 2, I examine role-taking accuracy under conditions in which differential power is assigned to one member of a dyad and established through interaction. I predict that power position will account for variability in role-taking accuracy, but gender will not. I tested this hypothesis using power balanced and power-imbalanced, task-oriented, same and cross gender dyads. I found that power position does account for variation in role-taking accuracy while gender and gender composition of the dyad do not account for variation in role-taking accuracy.
Love, Tony
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H H DIVERSITY PLAN GUIDANCE To Be Updated during Transition With regard to the Contract Section I Clause entitled "Diversity Plan", this Appendix provides guidance to assist the Contractor in understanding the information being sought by the Department for each of the clause's Diversity elements. If the Contractor's current policy or procedure already addresses the following elements, the Contractor need only provide a copy of the policy or procedure to the Contracting Officer and identify the applicable policy or procedure and applicable page number(s). Work Force This Contract includes clauses on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA). The Contractor's Diversity Plan should describe the means by which the
Accuracy of a wireless localization system for radiotherapy
Purpose: A system has been developed for patient positioning based on real-time localization of implanted electromagnetic transponders (beacons). This study demonstrated the accuracy of the system before clinical trials. Methods and materials: We describe the overall system. The localization component consists of beacons and a source array. A rigid phantom was constructed to place the beacons at known offsets from a localization array. Tests were performed at distances of 80 and 270 mm from the array and at positions in the array plane of up to 8 cm offset. Tests were performed in air and saline to assess the effect of tissue conductivity and with multiple transponders to evaluate crosstalk. Tracking was tested using a dynamic phantom creating a circular path at varying speeds. Results: Submillimeter accuracy was maintained throughout all experiments. Precision was greater proximal to the source plane ({sigma}x = 0.006 mm, {sigma}y = 0.01 mm, {sigma}z = 0.006 mm), but continued to be submillimeter at the end of the designed tracking range at 270 mm from the array ({sigma}x = 0.27 mm, {sigma}y = 0.36 mm, {sigma}z = 0.48 mm). The introduction of saline and the use of multiple beacons did not affect accuracy. Submillimeter accuracy was maintained using the dynamic phantom at speeds of up to 3 cm/s. Conclusion: This system has demonstrated the accuracy needed for localization and monitoring of position during treatment.
Balter, James M. [University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)]. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Wright, J. Nelson [Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA (United States); Newell, Laurence J. [Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA (United States); Friemel, Barry [Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA (United States); Dimmer, Steven [Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA (United States); Cheng, Yuki [Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA (United States); Wong, John [William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI (United States); Vertatschitsch, Edward [Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA (United States); Mate, Timothy P. [Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA (United States)
Radiation and photochemistry section
The highlights of this past year in the Radiation and Photochemistry Section at Argonne include: (1) picosecond optical studies of radical cations and excited states produced in hydrocarbon radiolysis provided the first kinetic measurements of ion transformation and production of triplet and singlet excited states by ion recombination. (2) studies of radical cations of alkyl-substituted amines and sulfides provided insights into ion-molecule reactions of radical cations in the condensed phase. (3) studies of the behavior of strained alkane radical cations, such as cubane {sup +}{center dot}, revealed new rearrangements and remarkable, medium-dependent differences in their structures. (4) H{center dot}atom reactions yielding e{sub aq}{sup {minus}} provided the first reliable measurements of hydrated-electron enthalpy and entropy and forced the revision of some previous thinking about the driving force in {sub aq}{sup {minus}} reactions.
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: : Questions for Discussion * Funding Allocation Method: - Formula or needs-based? Does either choice impact a set-aside? * Eligibility: - What happens if a Tribe has no emergency response or law enforcement capability? Can they be eligible for Section 180(c) funds? Funding Allocation Method * What we've heard: - Population is not an appropriate measure for funds - Funding should protect all aboriginal lands - Don't use the ½ mile of a route measure used in the EIS - Consider a set-aside of funds for Tribes, higher than the 3% used by DOT's HMEP assistance program. Funding Allocation Method * Formula Approach - Factors in a formula should measure risk and need - What factors might be appropriate? - How can a formula account for varying levels of tribal authority over a route? For example,
BOREAS Survey On-Line
FF33"> FF33"> BOREAS Survey On-Line To improve the BOREAS and BOREAS Follow-On data sets and to meet users' needs, we are conducting a survey. The BOREAS and BOREAS Follow-On data sets continue to be important products at the ORNL DAAC. To date we have provided over 8,000 data products from these projects to nearly 1,500 users. We invite you to fill out this survey, identifying any problems you had with the data and documentation or any difficulties you experienced in finding and acquiring the data sets. Information you provide will enable us to address problems that need attention. It will also help us determine which aspects of the BOREAS and BOREAS Follow-On information need to be expanded. You can complete the survey at the BOREAS Home Page. After you complete the on-line survey, submit your answers to the ORNL
Online circuit breaker monitoring system
Circuit breakers are used in a power system to break or make current flow through power system apparatus. Reliable operation of circuit breakers is very important to the well-being of the power system. Historically this is achieved by regular inspection and maintenance of the circuit breakers. An automated online circuit breaker monitoring system is proposed to monitor condition, operation and status of high and medium voltage circuit breakers. By tracking equipment condition, this system could be used to perform maintenance only when it is needed. This could decrease overall maintenance cost and increase equipment reliability. Using high accurate time synchronization, this system should enable development of system-wide applications that utilize the data recorded by the system. This makes possible tracking sequence of events and making conclusions about their effect on-line. This solution also enables reliable topology analysis, which can be used to improve power flow analysis, state estimation and alarm processing.
Djekic, Zarko
Latin American Section of AOCS
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High Accuracy Predictions of the Bulk Properties of Water | Argonne
High Accuracy Predictions of the Bulk Properties of Water High Accuracy Predictions of the Bulk Properties of Water High Accuracy Predictions of the Bulk Properties of Water PI Name: Mark Gordon PI Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Institution: Iowa State University Allocation Program: ESP Allocation Hours at ALCF: 150 Million Year: 2010 to 2013 Research Domain: Chemistry Among the ab initio methods, second-order perturbation theory (MP2) predicts highly accurate structures and relative energies for water clusters. Researchers will carry out molecular dynamics simulations of water at the MP2 level. However, full MP2 calculations of even modest-sized water clusters are far too time-consuming for dynamical simulations, even on the next-generation Blue Gene. Therefore, a key element of the current approach will be the use of MP2 in conjunction with the Fragment Molecular
Accuracy and Potential Economic Value of Categorical and Probabilistic Forecasts of Discrete Events
The accuracy and the potential economic value of categorical and probabilistic forecasts of discrete events are discussed. Accuracy is assessed applying known measures of forecast accuracy, and the potential economic value is measured by a ...
Roberto Buizza
pi+- p differential cross sections at low energies
Differential cross sections for pi- p and pi+ p elastic scattering were measured at five energies between 19.9 and 43.3 MeV. The use of the CHAOS magnetic spectrometer at TRIUMF, supplemented by a range telescope for muon background suppression, provided simultaneous coverage of a large part of the full angular range, thus allowing very precise relative cross section measurements. The absolute normalization was determined with a typical accuracy of 5 %. This was verified in a simultaneous measurement of muon proton elastic scattering. The measured cross sections show some deviations from phase shift analysis predictions, in particular at large angles and low energies. From the new data we determine the real part of the isospin forward scattering amplitude.
H. Denz; P. Amaudruz; J.T. Brack; J. Breitschopf; P. Camerini; J.L. Clark; H. Clement; L. Felawka; E. Fragiacomo; E.F. Gibson; N. Grion; G.J. Hofman; B. Jamieson; E.L. Mathie; R. Meier; G. Moloney; D. Ottewell; O. Patarakin; J.D. Patterson; M.M. Pavan; S. Piano; K. Raywood; R.A. Ristinen; R. Rui; M.E. Sevior; G.R. Smith; J. Stahov; R. Tacik; G.J. Wagner; F. von Wrochem; D.M. Yeomans
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Measurement of simulation speed: its relation to simulation accuracy
mainly by the time step. For non-spiking neurons, this means not larger than 100 usec for a reasonable physiological simulations we don't need better accuracy than 2-5%, time steps on the order of 100 usec
Pennsylvania, University of
Use of Chemical Inventory Accuracy Measurements as Leading Indicators
Chemical safety and lifecycle management (CSLM) is a process that involves managing chemicals and chemical information from the moment someone begins to order a chemical and lasts through final disposition(1). Central to CSLM is tracking data associated with chemicals which, for the purposes of this paper, is termed the chemical inventory. Examples of data that could be tracked include chemical identity, location, quantity, date procured, container type, and physical state. The reason why so much data is tracked is that the chemical inventory supports many functions. These functions include emergency management, which depends upon the data to more effectively plan for, and respond to, chemical accidents; environmental management that uses inventory information to aid in the generation of various federally-mandated and other regulatory reports; and chemical management that uses the information to increase the efficiency and safety with which chemicals are stored and utilized. All of the benefits of having an inventory are predicated upon having an inventory that is reasonably accurate. Because of the importance of ensuring one's chemical inventory is accurate, many have become concerned about measuring inventory accuracy. But beyond providing a measure of confidence in information gleaned from the inventory, does the inventory accuracy measurement provide any additional function? The answer is 'Yes'. It provides valuable information that can be used as a leading indicator to gauge the health of a chemical management system. In this paper, we will discuss: (1) what properties make leading indicators effective, (2) how chemical inventories can be used as a leading indicator, (3) how chemical inventory accuracy can be measured, what levels of accuracies should realistically be expected in a healthy system, and (4) what a subpar inventory accuracy measurement portends.
Quigley, David; Freshwater, David; Alnajjar, Mikhail S.; Siegel, Dina; Kuntamukkula, Murty; Simmons, Fred
Chemical safety and lifecycle management (CSLM) is a process that involves managing chemicals and chemical information from the moment someone begins to order a chemical and lasts through final disposition(1). Central to CSLM is tracking data associated with chemicals which, for the purposes of this paper, is termed the chemical inventory. Examples of data that could be tracked include chemical identity, location, quantity, date procured, container type, and physical state. The reason why so much data is tracked is that the chemical inventory supports many functions. These functions include emergency management, which depends upon the data to more effectively plan for, and respond to, chemical accidents; environmental management that uses inventory information to aid in the generation of various federally-mandated and other regulatory reports; and chemical management that uses the information to increase the efficiency and safety with which chemicals are stored and utilized. All of the benefits of having an inventory are predicated upon having an inventory that is reasonably accurate. Because of the importance of ensuring one's chemical inventory is accurate, many have become concerned about measuring inventory accuracy. But beyond providing a measure of confidence in information gleaned from the inventory, does the inventory accuracy measurement provide any additional function? The answer is 'Yes'. It provides valuable information that can be used as a leading indicator to gauge the health of a chemical management system. In this paper, we will discuss: what properties make leading indicators effective, how chemical inventories can be used as a leading indicator, how chemical inventory accuracy can be measured, what levels of accuracies should realistically be expected in a healthy system, and what a subpar inventory accuracy measurement portends.
Kuntamukkula, M.
Globus Online: Robust File Transfer of Big Data | Argonne National...
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New aspects in the evaluation of thermal neutron cross sections
Because of recent advances in experimental techniques, which improved the accuracies of thermal capture and scattering cross sections by an order of magnitude, a more stringent approach in the evaluation of the thermal constants is developed. In the present approach, the following aspects are introduced: (1) a consistency between thermal cross sections, coherent and incoherent scattering lengths, and neutron resonance parameters is achieved; (2) a consistency between the isotopic and element cross sections is sought; in addition, for each isotope, the requirement that the partial cross sections add up to the total is fulfilled; (3) where possible, charged particle data particularly derived from (d,p) reactions on light and medium weight isotopes are used in locating the positions and strengths of bound levels. Such a procedure is useful in the evaluation of the shape of the cross sections in the thermal region; and (4) the Lane-Lynn theory of direct capture is called upon to calculate thermal cross sections and check for consistencies for certain isotopes. Extensive examples to illustrate these procedures are presented.
Mughabghab, S.F.
Web Mapping and Online GIS Applications for Renewable Energy...
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Physics Out Loud - Cross Section
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and authorities assigned by Executive Order 12344, codified at 50 U.S.C. Sections 2406 and 2511 and to ensure consistency throughout the joint NavyDOE Naval Nuclear Propulsion...
Online optimization for the smart (micro) grid
Growing environmental awareness and new government directives have set the stage for an increase in the fraction of energy supplied using renewable resources. The fast variation in renewable power, coupled with uncertainty in availability, emphasizes ... Keywords: economic dispatch, intelligent generator scheduling, online convex optimization (OCO), online gradient decent, regret
Balakrishnan Narayanaswamy; Vikas K. Garg; T. S. Jayram
The Swinburne on-line education project
Many universities throughout the world are exploring the possibilities of on-line delivery of educational programs. These developments have the potential to significantly change the face of higher education as we know it today. In order to compete in ... Keywords: WWW, on-line education
C. J. Pilgrim; M. J. Creek
Online learning in adversarial Lipschitz environments
We consider the problem of online learning in an adversarial environment when the reward functions chosen by the adversary are assumed to be Lipschitz. This setting extends previous works on linear and convex online learning. We provide a class of algorithms ...
Odalric-Ambrym Maillard; R�mi Munos
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A: PREINTERVIEW OBSERVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SECTION B: HOUSING TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SECTION C: HOME HEATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SECTION D: AIR CONDITIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SECTION E: WATER HEATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 SECTION F: LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 SECTION G: APPLIANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Refrigerators and Freezers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climate Data Online (CDO) Climate Data Online (CDO) Agriculture Community Menu DATA APPS EVENTS DEVELOPER STATISTICS COLLABORATE ABOUT Agriculture You are here Data.gov » Communities » Agriculture » Data Climate Data Online (CDO) Dataset Summary Description Climate Data online or CDO provides access to climate data products through a simple, searchable online web mapping service. Users can find a variety of NCDC products via CDO including the Global Historical Climatology Network-Daily and the new 1981-2010 Annual, Monthly and Daily 30-year Normals. Tags {"climate data","climatological data","weather data",temperature,precipitation,drought,wind,dewpoint,satellite,hurricane,storm,snow,"climate center","climate research","NCDC National Climatic Data Center","natural resources",environment,water,air,soil,"weather "}
Improved time-domain accuracy standards for model gravitational waveforms
Model gravitational waveforms must be accurate enough to be useful for detection of signals and measurement of their parameters, so appropriate accuracy standards are needed. Yet these standards should not be unnecessarily restrictive, making them impractical for the numerical and analytical modelers to meet. The work of Lindblom, Owen, and Brown [Phys. Rev. D 78, 124020 (2008)] is extended by deriving new waveform accuracy standards which are significantly less restrictive while still ensuring the quality needed for gravitational-wave data analysis. These new standards are formulated as bounds on certain norms of the time-domain waveform errors, which makes it possible to enforce them in situations where frequency-domain errors may be difficult or impossible to estimate reliably. These standards are less restrictive by about a factor of 20 than the previously published time-domain standards for detection, and up to a factor of 60 for measurement. These new standards should therefore be much easier to use effectively.
Lindblom, Lee [Theoretical Astrophysics 350-17, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States); Baker, John G. [Gravitational Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (United States); Owen, Benjamin J. [Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, Center for Gravitational Wave Physics, Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (United States)
On-line economic optimization of energy systems using weather forecast information.
We establish an on-line optimization framework to exploit weather forecast information in the operation of energy systems. We argue that anticipating the weather conditions can lead to more proactive and cost-effective operations. The framework is based on the solution of a stochastic dynamic real-time optimization (D-RTO) problem incorporating forecasts generated from a state-of-the-art weather prediction model. The necessary uncertainty information is extracted from the weather model using an ensemble approach. The accuracy of the forecast trends and uncertainty bounds are validated using real meteorological data. We present a numerical simulation study in a building system to demonstrate the developments.
Zavala, V. M.; Constantinescu, E. M.; Krause, T.; Anitescu, M.
Analysis of deformable image registration accuracy using computational modeling
Computer aided modeling of anatomic deformation, allowing various techniques and protocols in radiation therapy to be systematically verified and studied, has become increasingly attractive. In this study the potential issues in deformable image registration (DIR) were analyzed based on two numerical phantoms: One, a synthesized, low intensity gradient prostate image, and the other a lung patient's CT image data set. Each phantom was modeled with region-specific material parameters with its deformation solved using a finite element method. The resultant displacements were used to construct a benchmark to quantify the displacement errors of the Demons and B-Spline-based registrations. The results show that the accuracy of these registration algorithms depends on the chosen parameters, the selection of which is closely associated with the intensity gradients of the underlying images. For the Demons algorithm, both single resolution (SR) and multiresolution (MR) registrations required approximately 300 iterations to reach an accuracy of 1.4 mm mean error in the lung patient's CT image (and 0.7 mm mean error averaged in the lung only). For the low gradient prostate phantom, these algorithms (both SR and MR) required at least 1600 iterations to reduce their mean errors to 2 mm. For the B-Spline algorithms, best performance (mean errors of 1.9 mm for SR and 1.6 mm for MR, respectively) on the low gradient prostate was achieved using five grid nodes in each direction. Adding more grid nodes resulted in larger errors. For the lung patient's CT data set, the B-Spline registrations required ten grid nodes in each direction for highest accuracy (1.4 mm for SR and 1.5 mm for MR). The numbers of iterations or grid nodes required for optimal registrations depended on the intensity gradients of the underlying images. In summary, the performance of the Demons and B-Spline registrations have been quantitatively evaluated using numerical phantoms. The results show that parameter selection for optimal accuracy is closely related to the intensity gradients of the underlying images. Also, the result that the DIR algorithms produce much lower errors in heterogeneous lung regions relative to homogeneous (low intensity gradient) regions, suggests that feature-based evaluation of deformable image registration accuracy must be viewed cautiously.
Zhong Hualiang; Kim, Jinkoo; Chetty, Indrin J. [Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202 (United States)
On-line transformer monitoring
There are presently many different approaches to transformer monitoring, either on the market or under development. There are also, many different opinions about how on-line monitoring should be accomplished. On the one hand, efforts are being made to develop expert systems that monitor all transformer parameters and generate an estimate of overall transformer condition. On the other hand, a large number of transformer monitors, designed to monitor one or two specific parameters are already on the market. Another important factor to consider in choosing a monitor is who receives the information and how it is transmitted. The ultimate transformer monitor should feed into the supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system. This paper discusses the various aspects of this issue including asset protection, cost control, dissolved gases, pinpointing bad bushings and current transformers, hot spot measurement partial discharge, and water-in-oil measurements. 10 figs.
metal-organic compounds Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online
R factor = 0.022; wR factor = 0.057; data-to-parameter ratio = 13.3. In the title complex, [CoK2(C3H2O4)2(H2O)4]n, the Co atom is located on a position with site symmetry 2/m, the K atom and one water molecule are located on a mirror plane, and the malonate and one water molecule are located on a twofold rotation axis. The K I atom is seven-coordinated by four carboxylate O atoms from four malonate ligands and by three water O atoms, forming a distorted polyhedron. The Co II atom is in an almost octahedral environment formed by four carboxylate O atoms from two malonate ligands and two water O atoms. The structure consists of layers parallel to (201) built up from edge-sharing KO7 and CoO6 polyhedra, which are connected by O�H O hydrogen bonding including water molecules into a three-dimensional network. Related literature
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NIST Awards Grants to Improve Online Security and Privacy
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Fluorescence Axial Localization with Nanometer Accuracy and Precision
We describe a new technique, standing wave axial nanometry (SWAN), to image the axial location of a single nanoscale fluorescent object with sub-nanometer accuracy and 3.7 nm precision. A standing wave, generated by positioning an atomic force microscope tip over a focused laser beam, is used to excite fluorescence; axial position is determined from the phase of the emission intensity. We use SWAN to measure the orientation of single DNA molecules of different lengths, grafted on surfaces with different functionalities.
Li, Hui; Yen, Chi-Fu; Sivasankar, Sanjeevi
Online monitoring of turn insulation deterioration in mains-fed induction machines using online surge testing .
??The development of an online method for the early detection of a stator turn insulation deterioration is the objective of the research at hand. A� (more)
Grubic, Stefan
Online Raman spectroscopy for bioprocess monitoring
Online monitoring of bioprocesses is essential to expanding the potential of biotechnology. In this thesis, a system to estimate concentrations of chemical components of an Escherichia Coli fermentation growth medium via ...
Gil, Gustavo Adolfo
Competitive solutions for online financial problems
This article surveys results concerning online algorihtms for solving problems related to the management of money and other assets. In particular, the survey focucus us search, replacement, and portfolio selection problems
Ran El-Yaniv
An online transportation system simulation testbed
A testbed for evaluation of online distributed simulations of transportation system infrastructures is described that includes a modest portion of an urban road network in the midtown region of Atlanta, Georgia. The testbed includes sensors, servers, ...
Brandon Baker; Edward Hagle; Toyan Harvey; Kendra Jones; Michael Pieper; Benjamin Stensland; Prashant Thiruvengadachari; Eric Thompson; Jewel Watts; Javier Young; Randall Guensler; Michael Hunter; Richard Fujimoto
Matroids, secretary problems, and online mechanisms
We study a generalization of the classical secretary problem which we call the "matroid secretary problem". In this problem, the elements of a matroid are presented to an online algorithm in random order. When an element arrives, the algorithm observes ...
Moshe Babaioff; Nicole Immorlica; Robert Kleinberg
On-line Condenser Fouling Monitor Development
This newly developed, innovative, on-line fouling monitor can continuously display the cleanliness factor of an operating condenser. The monitor facilitates optimization of cooling water treatment and condenser cleaning schedules.
News comments: exploring, modeling, and online prediction
Online news agents provide commenting facilities for their readers to express their opinions or sentiments with regards to news stories. The number of user supplied comments on a news article may be indicative of its importance, interestingness, or impact. ...
Manos Tsagkias; Wouter Weerkamp; Maarten de Rijke
Online decision problems with large strategy sets
In an online decision problem, an algorithm performs a sequence of trials, each of which involves selecting one element from a fixed set of alternatives (the "strategy set") whose costs vary over time. After T trials, the ...
Kleinberg, Robert David
Understanding video propagation in online social networks
Recent statistics suggest that online social network (OSN) users regularly share video contents from video sharing sites (VSSes), and a significant amount of views of VSSes are indeed from OSN users nowadays. By crawling and comparing the statistics ...
Haitao Li; Jiangchuan Liu; Ke Xu; Song Wen
An offline foundation for online accountable pseudonyms
Online anonymity often appears to undermine accountability, offering little incentive for civil behavior, but accountability failures usually result not from anonymity itself but from the disposability of virtual identities. A user banned ...
Bryan Ford; Jacob Strauss
Online Social Networks: Threats and Solutions Survey
Online social network users are unaware of the numerous security risks that exist in these networks, which can include privacy violations, identity theft, and sexual harassment, just to mention a few. According to recent studies, many online social network users readily expose personal and intimate details about themselves, such as relationship status, date of birth, school name, email, phone number, and even home addresses. This information, if fallen into the wrong hands, can be used to harm users, both in the virtual and in the real world. These risks become more severe when the users are children. In this paper we present a thorough survey on the different security and privacy risks which threaten the well-being of online social network users in general and children in particular. In addition, we present an overview of existing solutions that can provide better protection, security, and privacy for online social network users.
Fire, Michael; Elovici, Yuval
The accuracy of fast phylogenetic methods for large datasets
Whole-genome phylogenetic studies require various sources of phylogenetic signals to produce an accurate picture of the evolutionary history of a group of genomes. In particular, sequence-based reconstruction will play an important role, especially in resolving more recent events. But using sequences at the level of whole genomes means working with very large amounts of data�large numbers of sequences�as well as large phylogenetic distances, so that reconstruction methods must be both fast and robust as well as accurate. We study the accuracy, convergence rate, and speed of several fast reconstruction methods: neighbor-joining, Weighbor (a weighted version of neighbor-joining), greedy parsimony, and a new phylogenetic reconstruction method based on diskcovering and parsimony search (DCM-NJ+MP). Our study uses extensive simulations based on random birth-death trees, with controlled deviations from ultrametricity. We find that Weighbor, thanks to its sophisticated handling of probabilities, outperforms other methods for short sequences, while our new method is the best choice for sequence lengths above 100. For very large sequence lengths, all four methods have similar accuracy, so that the speed of neighbor-joining and greedy parsimony makes them the two methods of choice. 1
Luay Nakhleh; Bernard M. E; Moret Usman Roshan; Katherine St; John Jerry; Sun Tandy Warnow
Evaluation of an on-line ash analysis system for low-grade and inhomogeneous Greek lignite
The possibility of using commercial on-line analysis systems for monitoring the ash content of low-grade lignites was investigated by carrying out numerous bench- and pilot-scale trials in the mines of Public Power Corporation SA, Greece. Pilot-scale trials were based on a dual-energy {gamma}-ray transmission analyzer, which was installed on the conveyor belt that transports lignite from the pit to the bunker of Kardia mine, Ptolemais. According to the obtained results, the accuracy of the on-line measurements was not adequate and did not allow lignite quality monitoring in real time. The deterioration of the on-line measurements' accuracy, compared to previous applications in other mining sites, was related to the intense variation of the lignite ash content and ash composition, which distorted the calibration of the analyzer. The latter is based on certain assumptions regarding the average atomic number of the organic and mineral matter contained in the lignite. Further experimental work is needed to investigate solutions for successful implementation of this method to low-grade lignites that exhibit large variation in ash content and composition. 17 refs., 15 figs., 7 tabs.
Konstantinos V. Kavouridis; Francis F. Pavloudakis [Public Power Corporation SA, Athens (Greece). General Division of Mines
Online fiber-optic spectrophotometry
The Savannah River Plant operates two radio-chemical separations areas to recover uranium and plutonium from nuclear reactor fuel and target assemblies. Chemical processes in these areas are controlled based on laboratory analysis of samples extracted from the process. While analytical results from the laboratory are reliable, the process of pulling samples, transporting them to the laboratory, analyzing them, and then reporting results is time consuming and potentially exposes many workers to highly radioactive solutions. To improve the timeliness of chemical information and reduce personnel radiation exposure, the Savannah River Laboratory has developed an online fiber optic spectrophotometer which combines three new technologies, fiber optics, diode array spectrophotometers, and multivariate data analysis. The analyzer monitors the uranium and nitrate concentration of seven aqueous process streams in a uranium purification process. The analyzer remotely controls the sampling of each process stream and monitors the relative flow rate through each sampler. Spectrophotometric data from the analyzer is processed by multivariate data analysis to give both uranium and nitrate concentrations as well as an indication of the quality of the data.
Van Hare, D.R.; O'Rourke, P.E.; Prather, W.S.
Detailed high-accuracy megavoltage transmission measurements: A sensitive experimental benchmark of EGSnrc
Purpose: There are three goals for this study: (a) to perform detailed megavoltage transmission measurements in order to identify the factors that affect the measurement accuracy, (b) to use the measured data as a benchmark for the EGSnrc system in order to identify the computational limiting factors, and (c) to provide data for others to benchmark Monte Carlo codes. Methods: Transmission measurements are performed at the National Research Council Canada on a research linac whose incident electron parameters are independently known. Automated transmission measurements are made on-axis, down to a transmission value of {approx}1.7%, for eight beams between 10 MV (the lowest stable MV beam on the linac) and 30 MV, using fully stopping Be, Al, and Pb bremsstrahlung targets and no fattening filters. To diversify energy differentiation, data are acquired for each beam using low-Z and high-Z attenuators (C and Pb) and Farmer chambers with low-Z and high-Z buildup caps. Experimental corrections are applied for beam drifts (2%), polarity (2.5% typical maximum, 6% extreme), ion recombination (0.2%), leakage (0.3%), and room scatter (0.8%)-the values in parentheses are the largest corrections applied. The experimental setup and the detectors are modeled using EGSnrc, with the newly added photonuclear attenuation included (up to a 5.6% effect). A detailed sensitivity analysis is carried out for the measured and calculated transmission data. Results: The developed experimental protocol allows for transmission measurements with 0.4% uncertainty on the smallest signals. Suggestions for accurate transmission measurements are provided. Measurements and EGSnrc calculations agree typically within 0.2% for the sensitivity of the transmission values to the detector details, to the bremsstrahlung target material, and to the incident electron energy. Direct comparison of the measured and calculated transmission data shows agreement better than 2% for C (3.4% for the 10 MV beam) and typically better than 1% for Pb. The differences can be explained by acceptable photon cross section changes of Less-Than-Or-Slanted-Equal-To 0.4%. Conclusions: Accurate transmission measurements require accounting for a number of influence quantities which, if ignored, can collectively introduce errors larger than 10%. Accurate transmission calculations require the use of the most accurate data and physics options available in EGSnrc, particularly the more accurate bremsstrahlung angular sampling option and the newly added modeling of photonuclear attenuation. Comparison between measurements and calculations implies that EGSnrc is accurate within 0.2% for relative ion chamber response calculations. Photon cross section uncertainties are the ultimate limiting factor for the accuracy of the calculated transmission data (Monte Carlo or analytical).
Ali, E. S. M.; McEwen, M. R.; Rogers, D. W. O. [Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics, Department of Physics, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 (Canada); Ionizing Radiation Standards, Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council, M-35 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R5 (Canada); Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics, Department of Physics, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 (Canada)
Applying New Markers for Improving Accuracy in Transformer Remaining Life Assessment
This report is an update of work on the report New Tracer Compounds to Estimate Transformer Life On-line. Work in previous phases has demonstrated that on-line detection of nonfuranic marker compounds from the degradation of mixed paper systems (Kraft and thermally upgraded paper [TUP]) was a viable approach to assess the condition of transformer insulation. To research the dynamic behavior of marker compounds in oil and headspace, a new on-line monitoring method was developed. This ...
Increasing soft classification accuracy through the use of an ensemble of classifiers
Although soft classification analyses can reduce problems such as those associated with mixed pixels that impact negatively on conventional hard classifications their accuracy is often low. One approach to increasing the accuracy of soft classifications ...
H. T. X. Doan; G. M. Foody
Design and testing of a high accuracy robotic single-cell manipulator
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Yoon, Jun Young, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Frequency Comparison of Two High-Accuracy Al+ Optical Clocks
We have constructed an optical clock with a fractional frequency inaccuracy of 8.6e-18, based on quantum logic spectroscopy of an Al+ ion. A simultaneously trapped Mg+ ion serves to sympathetically laser-cool the Al+ ion and detect its quantum state. The frequency of the 1S0->3P0 clock transition is compared to that of a previously constructed Al+ optical clock with a statistical measurement uncertainty of 7.0e-18. The two clocks exhibit a relative stability of 2.8e-15/ sqrt(tau), and a fractional frequency difference of -1.8e-17, consistent with the accuracy limit of the older clock.
Chou, C -W; Koelemeij, J C J; Wineland, D J; Rosenband, T
Post-construction evaluation of traffic forecast accuracy Pavithra Parthasarathi , David Levinson
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Remote Automatic Material On-Line Sensor
Low cost NMR sensor for measuring moisture content of forest products. The Department of Energy (DOE) Industries of the Future (IOF) program seeks development and implementation of technologies that make industry more efficient--in particular, more energy-efficient. Quantum Magnetics, Inc. (QM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE Security, received an award under the program to investigate roles for low-cost Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technology in furtherance of these goals. Most NMR systems are designed for high-resolution spectroscopy applications. These systems use intense magnetic fields produced by superconducting magnets that drive price and operating cost to levels beyond industry tolerance. At low magnetic fields, achievable at low cost, one loses the ability to obtain spectroscopic information. However, measuring the time constants associated with the NMR signal, called NMR relaxometry, gives indications of chemical and physical states of interest to process control and optimization. It was the purpose of this effort to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of using such low-field, low-cost NMR to monitor parameters enabling greater process efficiencies. The primary target industry identified in the Cooperative Development Agreement was the wood industry, where the moisture content of wood is a key process parameter from the time the cut tree enters a mill until the time it is delivered as pieces of lumber. Extracting the moisture is energy consuming, and improvements in drying efficiency stand to reduce costs and emissions substantially. QM designed and developed a new, low-cost NMR instrument suitable for inspecting lumber up to 3 inches by 12 inches in cross section, and other materials of similar size. Low cost is achieved via an inexpensive, permanent magnet and low-cost NMR spectrometer electronics. Laboratory testing demonstrated that the NMR system is capable of accurate ({+-} 0.5%) measurements of the moisture content of wood for moisture ranging from 2% to over 140% (referenced to the wood's dry weight). Accuracy exceeded that offered by existing instrumentation when the moisture content was in excess of the fiber saturation point ({approx}20%). Accuracy was independent of the wood form: solid wood, wood chips or sawdust. The prototype NMR system was designed and built for incorporation and use in a beta test site. Beta testing is under way at the pilot plant operated by the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (PAPRICAN) in Vancouver, B.C. Other industries were also investigated. For example, laboratory testing demonstrated that low-field NMR is capable of measuring the hydrogen content of calcium oxide (quicklime). Hydrogen content measurement can be done both rapidly (on the order of 1 second) and nondestructively. Measurement of moisture in quicklime affects energy consumption in the steel industry. Further advances in system electronics, ongoing under DOD support, will enable yet more substantial system cost reductions over the prototype system, opening up a wider range of utility.
Magnuson, Erik
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Machine tool accuracy characterization workshops. Final report, May 5, 1992--November 5 1993
The ability to assess the accuracy of machine tools is required by both tool builders and users. Builders must have this ability in order to predict the accuracy capability of a machine tool for different part geometry`s, to provide verifiable accuracy information for sales purposes, and to locate error sources for maintenance, troubleshooting, and design enhancement. Users require the same ability in order to make intelligent choices in selecting or procuring machine tools, to predict component manufacturing accuracy, and to perform maintenance and troubleshooting. In both instances, the ability to fully evaluate the accuracy capabilities of a machine tool and the source of its limitations is essential for using the tool to its maximum accuracy and productivity potential. This project was designed to transfer expertise in modern machine tool accuracy testing methods from LLNL to US industry, and to educate users on the use and application of emerging standards for machine tool performance testing.
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Education and Training » Renewable Energy Online Education and Training » Renewable Energy Online Learning Renewable Energy Online Learning Curriculum for Tribes The Office of Indian Energy has developed an educational training program that provides tribal leaders and professionals with an overview of the project development process and financing of renewable energy projects on tribal lands. The curriculum includes two tracks: Foundational Courses Learn about renewable energy technologies, strategic energy planning, and electrical grid basics. Advanced Courses Get in-depth information on tribal project development and financing for various project scales. The curriculum can be accessed any time either by clicking on the links to the right or visiting the National Training & Education Resource (NTER)
Prokaryotic Genomes from Microbes Online Database
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To describe the potential functions of genes, MicrobesOnline includes protein family analyses (from InterPro and COG), metabolic maps (from KEGG), links to research papers (from UniProt and PubMed), and operon predictions for every genome. To examine each gene's evolutionary history, MicrobesOnline includes precomputed phylogenetic trees for all the gene families. It displays gene trees with genomic context or it compares the gene tree to the species tree. The tools provided with MicrobesOnline allow users to: compute customized motifs, sequence alignments, and phylogenetic trees change expression patterns in metabolic maps annotate genes in various ways The database contains more than 430 genomes. A browse tree tool and a genome browser are available, along with specialized search capabilities. (Specialized Interface)
Alm, Eric J.; Huang, Katherine H.; Price, Morgan N.; Koche, Richard P.; Keller, Keith; Dubchak, Inna L.; Arkin, Adam P.
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Technologies » Technologies » Online Learning Center Online Learning Center Online Learning Center Whether you're looking to discover new learning opportunities, better manage your career, request external training or connect your employees with the learning they need, OLC provides new features and services to help. Fulfill your training needs with ease and save money on travel and training costs Explore the enhanced catalog and complete a course at your own pace to stay abreast in the latest technology, science breakthroughs, and other top key professions. Take a few courses at your leisure or schedule several courses at a time to remain marketable in the workforce and sharpen your knowledge, skills and abilities. Whether at your desk, the comfort of your home or on the go, access
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Leadership in small online collaborative learning groups: a distributed perspective
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Symmetric Long Straight Section Lattices
Symmetric Symmetric Long Straight Section Lattices for 2, 4, and 8 Sectors formerly AOP-TN-2009-007, Rev. 2 Michael Borland March 23, 2009 Accelerator Systems Division, Advanced Photon Source 1 Introduction Long straight sections [1] (LSS) are anticipated to be one of the significant changes to the accel- erator as part of the APS Renewal. Previously [2], we developed a lattice with eight LSS that, while workable, would have presented some operational challenges. In the present note, we show improved results for 8LSS, along with new solutions for 4LSS and 2LSS. As before, these lattices are developed by removing the Q2 quadrupoles and moving the Q1 back into its place, permitting a 7.7-m-long insertion device (as judged by the increase in face-to-face distance for the innermost powered quadrupoles). Further increases in length (perhaps 10%) might be possible by removing corrector magnets,
Transverse section radionuclide scanning system
This invention provides a transverse section radionuclide scanning system for high-sensitivity quantification of brain radioactivity in cross-section picture format in order to permit accurate assessment of regional brain function localized in three-dimensions. High sensitivity crucially depends on overcoming the heretofore known raster type scanning, which requires back and forth detector movement involving dead-time or partial enclosure of the scan field. Accordingly, this invention provides a detector array having no back and forth movement by interlaced detectors that enclose the scan field and rotate as an integral unit around one axis of rotation in a slip ring that continuously transmits the detector data by means of laser emitting diodes, with the advantages that increased amounts of data can be continuously collected, processed and displayed with increased sensitivity according to a suitable computer program.
Kuhl, David E. (Rosemont, PA); Edwards, Roy Q. (Plymouth Township, PA)
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Online decision making and automatic decision model adaptation
The paper investigates an online version of the vehicle routing problem with time windows, in which additionally arriving requests cause the revision of so far followed routes and schedules. An extended online optimization framework is proposed, which ... Keywords: Adaptation, Dynamic decision problem, Online optimization, Supply chain, Transportation, Vehicle routing
J�rn Sch�nberger; Herbert Kopfer
An empirical analysis of online game service satisfaction and loyalty
In this study, we argue that there will have some factors affecting online game service satisfaction and loyalty. The purpose of this study is to understand an online game service model. This model contains several dimensions including experiential value, ... Keywords: Experiential value, Loyalty, Online game service, Satisfaction, Service quality, Transaction cost
Hao-Erl Yang; Chi-Chuan Wu; Kuang-Cheng Wang
Advanced Online Flux Mapping of CANDU PHWR by Least-Squares Method
A least-squares method that solves both the core neutronics design equations and the in-core detector response equations on the least-squares principle is presented as a new advanced online flux-mapping method for CANada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs). The effectiveness of the new flux-mapping method is examined in terms of online flux-mapping calculations with numerically simulated true flux distribution and detector signals and those with the actual core-follow data for the Wolsong CANDU PHWRs in Korea. The effects of core neutronics models as well as the detector failures and uncertainties of measured detector signals on the effectiveness of the least-squares flux-mapping calculations are also examined.The following results are obtained. The least-squares method predicts the flux distribution in better agreement with the simulated true flux distribution than the standard core neutronics calculations by the finite difference method (FDM) computer code without using the detector signals. The adoption of the nonlinear nodal method based on the unified nodal method formulation instead of the FDM results in a significant improvement in prediction accuracy of the flux-mapping calculations. The detector signals estimated from the least-squares flux-mapping calculations are much closer to the measured detector signals than those from the flux synthesis method (FSM), the current online flux-mapping method for CANDU reactors. The effect of detector failures is relatively small so that the plant can tolerate up to 25% of detector failures without seriously affecting the plant operation. The detector signal uncertainties aggravate accuracy of the flux-mapping calculations, yet the effects of signal uncertainties of the order of 1% standard deviation can be tolerable without seriously degrading the prediction accuracy of the least-squares method. The least-squares method is disadvantageous because it requires longer CPU time than the existing FSM. Considering ever-increasing computer speed and the improved operational safety margin of CANDU reactors gained by accurate flux-mapping calculations, however, it is concluded that the least-squares method presents an effective alternative to the existing flux-mapping method for CANDU reactors.
Hong, In Seob [Seoul National University (Korea, Republic of); Kim, Chang Hyo [Seoul National University (Korea, Republic of); Suk, Ho Chun [Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Korea, Republic of)
An Improved Online Handwriting Thai Character Recognition
This research is a study of handwriting Thai characters for computer use. This paper covers the creation of an online handwriting recognition system by using our proposed method. Our study shows the character sampling number is 10 significant points. ... Keywords: Thai Character Recognition, Geometric Modeling
Pitchaya Jamjuntr; Natasha Dejdumrong
Analysis of an online health social network
With the continued advances of Web 2.0, health-centered Online Social Networks (OSNs) are emerging to provide knowledge and support for those interested in managing their own health. Despite the success of the OSNs for better connecting the users through ... Keywords: correlation analysis, health osn, social influence
Xiaoxiao Ma; Guanling Chen; Juntao Xiao
On-line load relief control
This paper describes the results of an investigation concerning the on-line prediction and enhancement of load relief. The effects of voltage fluctuation, system voltage profile control and generator voltage adjustment on load relief and load shedding operations during under-frequency transients are studied. The technique promoted in the paper may be used to reduce system spinning reserve or prospective load shedding.
Jovanovic, S.; Fox, B.; Thompson, J.G. (Queen' s Univ. of Belfast (United Kingdom))
Online Social Advertising via Influential Endorsers
In recent years, many Web-based services such as Facebook and MySpace have been making great progress and creating new opportunities. Because online advertising is the main business model for social networking sites, in this paper we propose a social ... Keywords: Endorser Advertising, Ewom, Influence Model, Social Network, Word Of Mouth
Yung-Ming Li; Yi-Lin Lee; Nine-Jun Lien
Analysis of online video search and sharing
It is now feasible to view video at home as easily as text-based pages were viewed when the Web first appeared. This development has led to the emergence of video search engines providing hosting, indexing and access to large, online video repositories. ... Keywords: browsing, interaction, multimedia, search, social, video
Martin J. Halvey; Mark T. Keane
A survey of online failure prediction methods
With the ever-growing complexity and dynamicity of computer systems, proactive fault management is an effective approach to enhancing availability. Online failure prediction is the key to such techniques. In contrast to classical reliability methods, ... Keywords: Error, failure prediction, fault, prediction metrics, runtime monitoring
Felix Salfner; Maren Lenk; Miroslaw Malek
Online modelling based on Genetic Programming
Genetic Programming (GP), a heuristic optimisation technique based on the theory of Genetic Algorithms (GAs), is a method successfully used to identify non-linear model structures by analysing a system's measured signals. Mostly, ... Keywords: GP, automatic learning, data driven model identification, fault diagnosis, genetic programming, machine learning, online modelling, real time, self-adaption
Stephan Winkler; Hajrudin Efendic; Luigi Del Re; Michael Affenzeller; Stefan Wagner
Online mechanism design for electric vehicle charging
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are expected to place a considerable strain on local electricity distribution networks, requiring charging to be coordinated in order to accommodate capacity constraints. We design a novel online auction protocol for ... Keywords: electric vehicle, mechanism design, pricing
Enrico H. Gerding; Valentin Robu; Sebastian Stein; David C. Parkes; Alex Rogers; Nicholas R. Jennings
Extracting chatbot knowledge from online discussion forums
This paper presents a novel approach for extracting high-quality ?thread-title, reply? pairs as chat knowledge from online discussion forums so as to efficiently support the construction of a chatbot for a certain domain. Given a forum, the ...
Jizhou Huang; Ming Zhou; Dan Yang
Verifiable auctions for online ad exchanges
This paper treats a critical component of the Web ecosystem that has so far received little attention in our community: ad exchanges. Ad exchanges run auctions to sell publishers' inventory-space on Web pages-to advertisers who want to display ads in ... Keywords: ad exchanges, online advertising, verifiable auctions
Sebastian Angel; Michael Walfish
Accuracy Assessments of Geographical Line Data Sets, the Case of the Digital Chart of the World
To be able to utilise geographical data for analysis, one should know something about the quality of the data. In present geographical data standardisation proposals (SDTS, CEN TC287), several aspects of geographical data quality have been described, such as lineage (data collection and processing history), spatial accuracy, attribute accuracy, completeness, logical consistency and currency. Methods for quantitative assessments of different aspects of spatial accuracy for data sets of linear geographical features, such as shape fidelity and positional accuracy are described. For these assessments, independent data sets of better (and preferrably known) accuracy will have to be used. In order to be able to do automatic assessments, data set completeness must be taken into consideration. The method has been applied for assessing the spatial accuracy for some themes of the Digital Chart of the World (DCW) (scale of original maps (ONCs): 1:1000000), using the Norwegian mapping authority's ...
H�vard Tveite; Sindre Langaas
Therapist and Adolescent Behavior in Online Therapy
A literature review on the potential of computer-mediated communication (CMC) as a medium for conducting psychotherapy via the Internet revealed that CMC may mediate interpersonally rich interactions if participants are allowed sufficient time and repeated opportunities (anticipate future communications) to exchange information and build relationships. To examine the extent to which the process of online therapy resembles face-to-face therapy, online therapy transcripts were examined through a molecular approach and the results were compared to the extant, psychotherapy processes literature. The participants were six dyads formed by college graduate students enrolled in a clinical practicum course and their online adolescent clients. The clients were highschool freshmen and sophomores referred by their school counselors through the Gulf Coast GEAR UP Partnership Project. Trained undergraduate psychology majors coded therapist and client online behavior according to two well established and validated coding methods, the Helping Skills System (HSS) and the Client Behavior System (CBS; Hill & O�Brien, 1999). Although levels of client overall output (grammatical units) remained fairly constant throughout the course of therapy, the ratio of productive to non-productive output per session increased as a function of number of sessions. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) methodology, the results revealed that therapist facilitating skills (approval and reassurance, restatements and rephrasing, and reflection of feelings) predicted higher client productive output, whereas interpretations and informative statements predicted lower client productive output. The results confirmed that online therapy can lead to productive therapist-client interactions and that the associations between these interactions are similar to the associations found in faceto- face therapy interactions.
Cepeda, Lisa Marie
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THIRTY SEVEN THIRTY SEVEN Consultants Section Thirty Seven Consultants, Inc. A California Corporation 1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. RRTT-IR-001] Rapid Response Team for Transmission AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy, DoE. ACTION: Request for information. (1) The development timelines for generation and attendant transmission are often not coordinated or run concurrently. Because of the lengthy time to obtain regulatory reviews, permits and approvals (collectively ''Regulatory Permits''), major new transmission lines can take significantly longer to develop than some types of generation to which the transmission would connect. This Request for Information will refer to the difference in development times between generation and transmission as
REVIEWS Online Social Networking Issues Within Academia and Pharmacy Education
Online social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are extremely popular as indicated by the numbers of members and visits to the sites. They allow students to connect with users with similar interests, build and maintain relationships with friends, and feel more connected with their campus. The foremost criticisms of online social networking are that students may open themselves to public scrutiny of their online personas and risk physical safety by revealing excessive personal information. This review outlines issues of online social networking in higher education by drawing upon articles in both the lay press and academic publications. New points for pharmacy educators to consider include the possible emergence of an ��e-professionalism� � concept; legal and ethical implications of using online postings in admission, discipline, and student safety decisions; how online personas may blend into professional life; and the responsibility for educating students about the risks of online social networking.
Jeff Cain Edd
Assessing and Improving the Accuracy of Energy Analysis for Residential Buildings
This report describes the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) methodology to assess and improve the accuracy of whole-building energy analysis for residential buildings.
Polly, B.; Kruis, N.; Roberts, D.
Analysis Of Microseismic Location Accuracy For Hydraulic Fracturing At The DWTI Site, Jasper, Texas
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POINT 2012: ENDF/B-VII.1 Final Temperature Dependent Cross Section Library
This report is one in the series of 'POINT' reports that over the years have presented temperature dependent cross sections for the then current version of ENDF/B [R1]. In each case I have used my personal computer at home and publicly available data and codes: (1) publicly available nuclear data (the current ENDF/B data, available on-line at the National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/) and, (2) publicly available computer codes (the current PREPRO codes, available on-line at the Nuclear Data Section, IAEA, Vienna, Austria, http://www-nds.iaea.or.at/ndspub/endf/prepro/) and, (3) My own personal computer located in my home. I have used these in combination to produce the temperature dependent cross sections used in applications and described in this report. I should mention that today anyone with a personal computer can produce these results: by its very nature I consider this data to be born in the public domain.
Cullen, D E
Clean Air Act, Section 309
CLEAN AIR ACT § 309* CLEAN AIR ACT § 309* §7609. Policy review (a) The Administrator shall review and comment in writing on the environmental impact of any matter relating to duties and responsibilities granted pursuant to this chapter or other provisions of the authority of Administrator, contained in any (1) legislation proposed by any Federal department or agency, (2) newly authorized Federal projects for construction and any major Federal agency action (other than a project for construction) to which section 4332(2)(C) of this title applies, and (3) proposed regulations published by any department or agency of the Federal Government. Such written comment shall be made public at the conclusion of any such review. (b) In the event the Administrator determines that any such legislation, action, or regulation
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The glossary contains chemical names and their synonyms for substances covered by the reporting requirements of SARA Title III, section 313. The glossary was developed to aid in determining whether a facility manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses a chemical subject to section 313 reporting. These synonyms are available to the EPA through the public literature, primarily CAS Online. The glossary is divided into two parts. Part 1 is a listing by CAS registry number. Part 2 contains names and synonyms in an alphabetical listing.
Common synonyms: For chemicals listed under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know act
This glossary contains chemical names and their synonyms for substances covered by the reporting requirements of SARA Title III, section 313. The glossary was developed to aid in determining whether a facility manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses a chemical subject to section 313 reporting. These synonyms are available to the EPA through the public literature, primarily CAS Online. The glossary is divided into two parts. Part 1 is a listing by CAS registry number. Part 2 contains names and synonyms in an alphabetical listing.
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Neutron cross sections: Book of curves
Neuton Cross Sections: Book of Curves represents the fourth edition of what was previously known as BNL-325, Neutron Cross Sections, Volume 2, CURVES. Data is presented only for (i.e., intergrated) reaction cross sections (and related fission parameters) as a function of incident-neutron energy for the energy range 0.01 eV to 200 MeV. For the first time, isometric state production cross sections have been included. 11 refs., 4 figs.
McLane, V.; Dunford, C.L.; Rose, P.F.
Low Dose Radiation Program: Links - Online Literature
Online Literature Online Literature Journals, Books and other Publications Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety Radioactive Waste and Radioecology "Insight" Magazine Central Research Institute of the Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) News: Aiming at an information center on low dose radiation research Health Physics International Journal of Radiation Biology Iranian Journal of Radiation Research Journal of Radiological Protection National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Radiation Research U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Information Bridge Reports Animal Cancer Tests and Human Cancer Risk Assessment: A Broad Perspective Effects of Ionizing Radiation: Atomic Bomb Survivors and Their Children (1945-1995) Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR
NERSC Strategic Plan Is Now Online
Strategic Plan Strategic Plan Is Now Online NERSC Strategic Plan Is Now Online June 3, 2013 The NERSC Strategic Plan for FY2014-2023 is now available for download (PDF | 3.2MB). Requested by the DOE Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research as input for ASCR's long-term planning, the strategic plan discusses NERSC's mission, goals, science drivers, planned initiatives, and technology strategy, among other topics. ≫More NERSC publications and reports. About NERSC and Berkeley Lab The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) is the primary high-performance computing facility for scientific research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the NERSC Center serves more than
Towards a Method for Data Accuracy Assessment Utilizing a Bayesian Network Learning Algorithm
This research develops a data quality algorithm entitled the Accuracy Assessment Algorithm (AAA). This is an extension of research in developing an enhancement to a Bayesian Network (BN) learning algorithm called the Data Quality (DQ) algorithm. This ... Keywords: Bayesian networks, PC algorithm, accuracy levels, data quality assessment
V. Sessions; M. Valtorta
A two-stage evolutionary algorithm based on sensitivity and accuracy for multi-class problems
The machine learning community has traditionally used correct classification rates or accuracy (C) values to measure classifier performance and has generally avoided presenting classification levels of each class in the results, especially for problems ... Keywords: Accuracy, Classification, Imbalanced datasets, Multi-class, Sensitivity, Two-stage evolutionary algorithm
Pedro Antonio Guti�rrez; C�sar Herv�s-Mart�nez; Francisco Jos� Mart�nez-Estudillo; Mariano Carbonero
Associations Between Management Forecast Accuracy and Pricing of IPOs in Athens Stock
1 Associations Between Management Forecast Accuracy and Pricing of IPOs in Athens Stock Exchange Dimitrios Gounopoulos* University of Surrey, U.K. This study examines the earnings forecast accuracy earnings forecast and pricing ofIPOs. It uses a unique data set of 208 IPOs, which were floated during
Jensen, Max
Setting priorities for data accuracy improvements in satisficing decision-making scenarios: A guiding theory
This study introduces a mathematical-statistical theory that illustrates the effect of input errors on the accuracy of dichotomous decisions which are implemented through logical conjunction and disjunction of selected criteria. Decision-making instances ... Keywords: Data quality management, Information accuracy, Mathematical-statistical model, Multi-criteria decisions, Resource allocation, Satisficing decisions
Irit Askira Gelman
Improving the Accuracy of Software-Based Energy Analysis for Residential Buildings (Presentation)
This presentation describes the basic components of software-based energy analysis for residential buildings, explores the concepts of 'error' and 'accuracy' when analysis predictions are compared to measured data, and explains how NREL is working to continuously improve the accuracy of energy analysis methods.
Polly, B.
Exploring user-producer interaction in an online community: the case of Habbo Hotel
This article attempts to explore the user-producer interaction in the online community of Habbo Hotel. Based on desk research, interviews, an online survey among more than 3000 Habbo Hotel users in The Netherlands and online discussion groups with ... Keywords: Habbo Hotel, The Netherlands, communication, online communities, online safety, user-generated content, user-producer interaction, virtual communities, web-based communities
Mijke Slot
Groundwater Report Goes Online, Interactive | Department of Energy
Groundwater Report Goes Online, Interactive Groundwater Report Goes Online, Interactive Groundwater Report Goes Online, Interactive September 30, 2013 - 12:00pm Addthis A screenshot of Hanford's online groundwater monitoring annual report. A screenshot of Hanford's online groundwater monitoring annual report. RICHLAND, Wash. - EM's Richland Operations Office (RL) has moved its 1,200-page annual report on groundwater monitoring to a fully online and interactive web application. The application allows users to access expert interpretation of groundwater conditions and trends for each of the Hanford site's 12 groundwater interest areas. Users can access the typical content of the paper-based report but can also explore all supporting data using an intuitive map-based interface. Groundwater monitoring is conducted to meet requirements of the DOE, U.S
Broward County Online Solar Permitting (Florida) | Department of Energy
Broward County Online Solar Permitting (Florida) Broward County Online Solar Permitting (Florida) Broward County Online Solar Permitting (Florida) < Back Eligibility Commercial Residential Savings Category Solar Buying & Making Electricity Program Info State Florida Program Type Solar/Wind Permitting Standards Provider Unincorporated Broward County Broward County now offers Go SOLAR Online Permitting*, for rooftop solar photovoltaic system permitting. This online permitting system may be used for residential or low commercial properties that are governed by a participating municipality. The online permitting system is designed to provide a one-stop solar permitting process with a single application form, electronic review and approval, and flat fee. Applicants can use this system to choose from pre-approved and pre-engineered solar panel mounting installation designs,
Report Goes Online, Interactive Report Goes Online, Interactive Groundwater Report Goes Online, Interactive September 30, 2013 - 12:00pm Addthis A screenshot of Hanford's online groundwater monitoring annual report. A screenshot of Hanford's online groundwater monitoring annual report. RICHLAND, Wash. - EM's Richland Operations Office (RL) has moved its 1,200-page annual report on groundwater monitoring to a fully online and interactive web application. The application allows users to access expert interpretation of groundwater conditions and trends for each of the Hanford site's 12 groundwater interest areas. Users can access the typical content of the paper-based report but can also explore all supporting data using an intuitive map-based interface. Groundwater monitoring is conducted to meet requirements of the DOE, U.S
DOE-EPRI On-Line Monitoring Implementation Guidelines
OAK B139 Industry and EPRI experience at several plants has shown on-line monitoring to be very effective in identifying out-of-calibration instrument channels or indications of equipment-degradation problems. The EPRI implementation project for on-line monitoring has demonstrated the feasibility of on-line monitoring at several participating nuclear plants. The results have been very encouraging, and substantial progress is anticipated in the coming years.
E. Davis; R. Bickford
New electric generators typically come online at the start of ...
Taking natural gas-fired generators as an example ... the trend toward summer online dates is more pronounced for gas combustion turbines and combined-cycle units, ...
New e-Handbook of Statistical Methods Available Online from ...
New e-Handbook of Statistical Methods Available Online from NIST. ... The e-Handbook is now available at www.nist.gov/stat.handbook. ...
Online monitoring of aluminium primary production gas composition ...
Tunable diode laser (TDL) analyzers retrofitted with sapphire optical windows allow for online monitoring of raw gas composistion. These systems are however �...
The Engineering Management Online Handbook: An Evaluation of Content.
??The purpose of this study was to gather a detailed understanding and encompassing list of topics for an Engineering Management Online Handbook. To better understand� (more)
Slagle, Stephanie
Leave any noise at the signal : participation art online
Online participatory media holds the promise of activating otherwise passive audiences by providing spaces that encourage creative collaboration among diverse participants. The thesis traces the history of participation ...
Frid-Jimenez, Amber
Design for the Environment Products (Online Search) | Data.gov
Design for the Environment Products (Online Search) Consumer Data Apps Challenges Resources About Blogs Let's Talk Feedback Consumer You are here Data.gov Communities ...
Consumer Adoption of Online Banking: Does Distance Matter?
Adoption of Online Banking: Does Distance Matter? Beethikaand Goolsbee, Austan (2002). "Does the Internet Make Marketsto the closest bank branch does not affect the likelihood of
Khan, Beethika S.
Fermilab ACT: Analyze, Create and Transform Online Projects
Earn low-cost graduate credit while implementing an engaged learning online curriculum unit with your students? Join a lively exchange of ideas and feedback with...
Guideline for Online Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants: Volume 2
This report continues a series of guidelines that assist member utilities in developing an online monitoring (OLM) program for equipment condition assessment at nuclear power plants.
Optimization Online - Optimal Job Scheduling with Day-ahead Price ...
Aug 17, 2011 ... Optimization Online. Optimal Job Scheduling with Day-ahead Price and Random Local Distributed Generation: A Two-stage Robust Approach.
Available Technologies: APIs for Online Energy Saving Tools: Home ...
Berkeley Lab is offering direct access to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for two popular, proven energy saving online tools: Home Energy Saver and EnergyIQ.
Building Energy Software Tools Directory: Energy Profiler Online
Online service that provides commercial and industrial energy customers with access to energy usage information and analysis tools. Customers can view load profiles, usage...
Biofuels: Ethanol & Biodiesel ... Other generators may target an online date before the end of a particular year for financial or tax purposes, ...
Optimization Online - Efficient and Fair Routing for Mesh Networks
Feb 8, 2010 ... The solution that minimizes the total energy spent by the whole ... We propose a distributed and online routing algorithm and compare it to an�...
Optimization Online - Temporal vs. Stochastic Granularity in Thermal ...
Jul 25, 2013 ... Optimization Online. Temporal vs. Stochastic Granularity in Thermal Generation Capacity Planning with Wind Power. Shan Jin(shan.jin.c ***at**�...
Elastic sectional stress analysis of variable section piers subjected to three-dimensional loads
The elastic stress analysis of beam-column structures of uniaxial symmetrical variable cross-sections is developed using an extension of Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. The applied loads are general considering axial (P), flexure (M"x-M"y), shear (V"x-V"y), ... Keywords: Elastic sectional analysis, Shear stress, Tapered section, Three-dimensional loads, Variable section, Warping function
Lucian Stefan; Pierre L�ger
On-Line Determination of the MTC 1 On-Line Determination of the MTC (Moderator
at the PWR nuclear power plant. Ann. Nucl. Energy 24: 55-64 16. Laggiard E and Runkel J (1997) Evaluation coefficient in operating nuclear power plant. In: SMORN VII, June 19-23, 1995, Avignon, France, pp 41-47 23 measurements taken at an operating power plant. #12;On-Line Determination of the MTC 11 3.1 Description
Demazière, Christophe
Vertically stabilized elongated cross-section tokamak
This invention provides a vertically stabilized, non-circular (minor) cross-section, toroidal plasma column characterized by an external separatrix. To this end, a specific poloidal coil means is added outside a toroidal plasma column containing an endless plasma current in a tokamak to produce a rectangular cross-section plasma column along the equilibrium axis of the plasma column. By elongating the spacing between the poloidal coil means the plasma cross-section is vertically elongated, while maintaining vertical stability, efficiently to increase the poloidal flux in linear proportion to the plasma cross-section height to achieve a much greater plasma volume than could be achieved with the heretofore known round cross-section plasma columns. Also, vertical stability is enhanced over an elliptical cross-section plasma column, and poloidal magnetic divertors are achieved.
Sheffield, George V. (Hopewell, NJ)
Expandable mixing section gravel and cobble eductor
In a hydraulically powered pump for excavating and transporting slurries in hich it is immersed, the improvement of a gravel and cobble eductor including an expandable mixing section, comprising: a primary flow conduit that terminates in a nozzle that creates a water jet internal to a tubular mixing section of the pump when water pressure is applied from a primary supply flow; a tubular mixing section having a center line in alignment with the nozzle that creates a water jet; a mixing section/exit diffuser column that envelopes the flexible liner; and a secondary inlet conduit that forms an opening at a bas portion of the column and adjacent to the nozzle and water jet to receive water saturated gravel as a secondary flow that mixes with the primary flow inside of the mixing section to form a combined total flow that exits the mixing section and decelerates in the exit diffuser.
Miller, Arthur L. (Kenyon, MN); Krawza, Kenneth I. (Lakeville, MN)
Software Management in the LHCb Online System
LHCb has a large online IT infrastructure with thousands of servers and embedded systems, network routers and switches, databases and storage appliances. These systems run a large number of different applications on various operating systems. The dominant operating systems are Linux and MS-Windows. This large heterogeneous environment, operated by a small number of administrators, requires that new software or updates can be pushed quickly, reliably and as automated as possible. We present here the general design of LHCb's software management along with the main tools: LinuxFC / Quattor and Microsoft SMS, how they have been adapted and integrated and discuss experiences and problems.
Neufeld, N; Brarda, L; Closier, J; Moine, G; Degaudenzi, H
LHCb has a large online IT infrastructure with thousands of servers and embedded systems, network routers and switches, databases and storage appliances. These systems run a large number of different applications on various operating systems. The dominant operating systems are Linux and MS-Windows. This large heterogeneous environment, operated by a small number of administrators, requires that new software or updates can be pushed quickly, reliably and as automated as possible. We present here the general design of LHCb's software management along with the main tools: LinusFC / Quattor, Microsoft SMS and CMT.
Bonaccorsi, E; Closier, J; Degaudenzi, H; Moine, G; Neufeld, N
A Quest for Measuring Ion Bunch Longitudinal Profiles with One Picosecond Accuracy in the SNS Linac.
The SNS linac utilizes several accelerating structures operating at different frequencies and with different transverse focusing structures. Low-loss beam transport requires a careful matching at the transition points in both the transverse and longitudinal axes. Longitudinal beam parameters are measured using four Bunch Shape Monitors (used at many ion accelerator facilities, aka Feschenko devices). These devices, as initially delivered to the SNS, provided an estimated accuracy of about 5 picoseconds, which was sufficient for the initial beam commissioning. New challenges of improving beam transport for higher power operation will require measuring bunch profiles with 1-2 picoseconds accuracy. We have successfully implemented a number of improvements to maximize the performance characteristics of the delivered devices. We will discuss the current status of this instrument, its ultimate theoretical limit of accuracy, and how we measure its accuracy and resolution with real beam conditions.
Aleksandrov, Alexander V [ORNL; Dickson, Richard W [ORNL
Accuracy of Wind Fields Observed by a Bistatic Doppler Radar Network
The accuracy of wind vectors derived from bistatic dual-Doppler synthesis was investigated. The investigation was based on mathematical examinations and observation data analyses in both convective and stratiform cases. Accurate wind vectors were ...
Shinsuke Satoh; Joshua Wurman
Accuracy of NWS 8" Standard Nonrecording Precipitation Gauge: Results and Application of WMO Intercomparison
The standard 8" nonrecording precipitation gauge has been used historically by the National Weather Service (NWS) as the official precipitation measurement instrument of the U.S. climate station network. From 1986 to 1992, the accuracy and ...
Daqing Yang; Barry E. Goodison; John R. Metcalfe; Valentin S. Golubev; Roy Bates; Timothy Pangburn; Clayton L. Hanson
Application of Continuous Dynamic Grid Adaption Techniques to Meteorological Modeling. Part I: Basic Formulation and Accuracy
The continuous dynamic grid adaption (CDGA) technique developed in astrophysics and aeronautics is applied, to our knowledge, for the first time to meteorological modeling. The aim of CDGA is to improve the accuracy of numerical solutions of ...
Gary S. Dietachmayer; Kelvin K. Droegemeier
Accuracy of the Collocated Transfer Standard Method for Wind Instrument Auditing
The application of collocated data collection for the purpose of estimating the accuracy of an operating wind instrument requires some baseline demonstrating the best agreement which can be expected. A series of data were carefully taken in 1982 ...
Thomas J. Lockhart
Accuracy of Estimates of Atmospheric Large-Scale Energy Flux Divergence
A short review of atmospheric energy transport studies is given, and the importance of the Global Weather Experiment for such studies is emphasized. The accuracy of energy flux (divergence) estimates is then discussed, comparing results obtained ...
Eero Holopainen; Carl Fortelius
Accuracy and Energy Conservation in a Three-Dimensional Anelastic Model
Accuracy and energy conservation are examined in a three-dimensional (3D) anelastic model. For both dry and moist (noncondensing) atmospheres, we prescribe analytic solutions of momentum, potential temperature and mixing ratio for both periodic ...
Paul M. Tag; Thomas E. Rosmound
H. L. Wagner's Unbiased Hit Rate and the Assessment of Categorical Forecasting Accuracy
The paper briefly reviews measures that have been proposed since the 1880s to assess accuracy and skill in categorical weather forecasting. The majority of the measures consist of a single expression, for example, a proportion, the difference ...
Timothy W. Armistead
The Accuracy of Trajectory Models as Revealed by the Observing System Simulation Experiments
Fourteen observing system simulation experiments (OSSE) wore conducted using the results from a mesoscale model on the Oxidation and Scavenging Characteristics of April Rains(OSCAR) experiment to test the accuracy of trajectory models. Our ...
Ying-Hwa Kuo; Marina Skumanich; Philip L. Haagenson; Julius S. Chang
Influence of Mesonet Observations on the Accuracy of Surface Analyses Generated by an Ensemble Kalman Filter
The expansion of surface mesoscale networks (mesonets) across the United States provides a high-resolution observational dataset for meteorological analysis and prediction. To clarify the impact of mesonet data on the accuracy of surface analyses, ...
Kent H. Knopfmeier; David J. Stensrud
On the Relative Accuracy of Satellite and Raingage Rainfall Measurements over Middle Latitudes during Daylight Hours
Empirical relationships between visible and/or IR data and rainfall rate are derived by comparing gage-calibrated radar data with colocated satellite information over Montreal, Canada. The accuracy of 1739 point gage-satellite measurements from ...
A. Bellon; G. L. Austin
Section D: SPACE HEATING - Energy Information Administration
2001 Residential Energy Consumption Survey Form EIA-457A (2001)--Household Questionnaire OMB No.: 1905-0092, Expiring February 29, 2004 19 Section D: SPACE HEATING
Section E: WATER HEATING - Energy Information Administration
2001 Residential Energy Consumption Survey Form EIA-457A (2001)--Household Questionnaire OMB No.: 1905-0092, Expiring February 29, 2004 24 Section E: WATER HEATING
NIST: Electron-Impact Cross Section Database
... of molecules by electron impact. The database also includes cross sections for some atoms and energy distributions of ejected electrons for H, He ...
Section B: KITCHEN APPLIANCES - Energy Information Administration
2001 Residential Energy Consumption Survey Form EIA-457A (2001)--Household Questionnaire OMB No.: 1905-0092, Expiring February 29, 2004 6 Section B: KITCHEN APPLIANCES
Neutrino absortion cross sections in supernova environment
We study charged-current neutrino cross sections on neutronrich nuclei in the mass $A\\sim60$ region. Special attention is paid to environmental effects, i.e. finite temperature and density, on the cross sections. As these effects are largest for small neutrino energies, it is sufficient to study only the Gamow-Teller (GT) contributions to the cross sections. The relevant GT strength distributions are derived from large-scale shell model calculations. We find that the low-energy cross sections are enhanced at finite temperatures. However, for $(\
J. M. Sampaio; K. Langanke; G. Martinez-Pinedo
Guest editorial special section on RFID
Sarma, Sanjay Emani
O A L Section 2. Coal
Section 2. Coal Coal prices are developed for the following three categories: coking coal; steam coal (all noncoking coal); and coal coke imports and exports.
Taking an online class can be confusing and new. Hawai`i Community College provides OPTIONAL orientation session
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GRR/Section 14-NV-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
GRR/Section 14-NV-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification GRR/Section 14-NV-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Section 14-NV-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 14NVDSection401WaterQualityCertification.pdf Click to View Fullscreen Contact Agencies Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Regulations & Policies Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) Triggers None specified Click "Edit With Form" above to add content 14NVDSection401WaterQualityCertification.pdf Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Flowchart Narrative Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) requires activities in
GRR/Section 14-WA-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
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GRR/Section 14-UT-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
GRR/Section 14-UT-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification GRR/Section 14-UT-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Section 14-UT-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 14-UT-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification.pdf Click to View Fullscreen Triggers None specified Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires a Water Quality Certification for any federal license or permit that is issued to construct or operate a facility, which may result in any fill or discharge into the navigable waters of the United States. The Utah Division of Water Quality oversees the 401 Water Quality Certification process in the state of Utah. The director of the Utah Division of Water Quality ("director") handles
GRR/Section 11-FD-a - NHPA Section 106 - Resource Survey | Open Energy
11-FD-a - NHPA Section 106 - Resource Survey 11-FD-a - NHPA Section 106 - Resource Survey < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Section 11-FD-a - NHPA Section 106 - Resource Survey 11-FD-a NHPA Section 106 Consultation.pdf Click to View Fullscreen Contact Agencies Advisory Council on Historic Preservation National Park Service Bureau of Indian Affairs Regulations & Policies National Historic Preservation Act 36 CFR Part 800 Triggers None specified Click "Edit With Form" above to add content 11-FD-a NHPA Section 106 Consultation.pdf 11-FD-a NHPA Section 106 Consultation.pdf Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Flowchart Narrative Section 106 applies when two thresholds are met:
GRR/Section 17-FD-a - Wild & Scenic Rivers Section 7(a) | Open Energy
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GRR/Section 14-CA-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
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541.ps.gz - Optimization Online
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Do online social network friends still threaten my privacy?
A user's online social network (OSN) friends commonly share information on their OSN profiles that might also characterize the user him-/herself. Therefore, OSN friends are potentially jeopardizing users' privacy. Previous studies demonstrated that third ... Keywords: attribute prediction, facebook, homophily, online social networks, privacy
Sebastian Labitzke; Florian Werling; Jens Mittag; Hannes Hartenstein
Simulating Online Yankee Auctions to Optimize Sellers Revenue
The online Yankee auction sells multiple units of the same good to multiple buyers using an ascending and open auction mechanism. One of the important controllable factors of the Yankee auction is the minimum bid increment, specified at the beginning ... Keywords: Simulation, Online Auctions, E-commerce
R. Bapna; P. Goes; A. Gupta
Adaptive Online Battery Parameters/SOC/Capacity Co-estimation
Adaptive Online Battery Parameters/SOC/Capacity Co-estimation Habiballah Rahimi-Eichi and Mo parameters to characterize the performance and application of a battery. Although the nominal capacity and even storage ageing of the battery. Following our previous publications in which we developed an online
Chow, Mo-Yuen
On-line Task Granularity Adaptation for Dynamic Grid Applications
On-line Task Granularity Adaptation for Dynamic Grid Applications Nithiapidary Muthuvelu1, Ian Chai by adjusting the task granularity at the grid scheduler. We propose an on-line scheduling algorithm email@example.com Abstract. Deploying lightweight tasks on grid resources would let the commu- nication overhead dominate
Buyya, Rajkumar
Consumer Online Search and New-Product Marketing
Analysis Using Online Search Volume 3.1. Introduction 3.2.Effect of Willingness-to-Search 3.2.3. Heterogeneity 22.214.171.124.1. Advertising 3.3.2. Online Search Volume 3.3.3. Movie
Kim, Ho
On the bursty evolution of online social networks
The high level of dynamics in today's online social networks (OSNs) creates new challenges for their infrastructures and providers. In particular, dynamics involving edge creation has direct implications on strategies for resource allocation, data partitioning ... Keywords: network dynamics, online social networks
Sabrina Gaito; Matteo Zignani; Gian Paolo Rossi; Alessandra Sala; Xiaohan Zhao; Haitao Zheng; Ben Y. Zhao
Institute of Environment & Resources Online monitoring and control
Institute of Environment & Resources Online monitoring and control of the biogas process Kanokwan Boe #12;#12;Online monitoring and control of the biogas process Kanokwan Boe Ph.D. Thesis May 2006 of the biogas process Cover: Torben Dolin & Julie Camilla Middleton Printed by: DTU tryk Institute
An architecture to support scalable online personalization on the Web
Online personalization is of great interest to e-companies. Virtually all personalization technologies are based on the idea of storing as much historical customer session data as possible, and then querying the data store as customers navigate through ... Keywords: Behavior-based personalization, Dynamic lookahead profile, Profile caching, Scalable online personalization, Web site and interaction model
Anindya Datta; Kaushik Dutta; Debra VanderMeer; Krithi Ramamritham; Shamkant B. Navathe
A usability protocol for evaluating online social networks
Online Social Networking (OSN) has become one of the biggest successes of the Internet. Facebook is the most popular service with over 800 million users. OSN have the potential to combat feelings of social isolation amongst the aging population. This ... Keywords: eyetracking, facebook, online social networks, social isolation, usability, web 2.0
Kyle Boyd; Chris Nugent; Mark Donnelly; Roy Sterritt; Raymond Bond
General network properties of friendship online social network
This paper explores visiting metrics and some of the more important general network properties of Fitcolab online social network (OSN). The wide array of statistics was explored in order to obtain general insight that will not only be useful by itself ... Keywords: online social networks, social network analysis, social networks
Haris Memic
User Centric Policy Management in Online Social Networks
Online social networking sites are experiencing tremendous user growth with hundreds of millions of active users. As a result, there is a tremendous amount of user profile data online, e.g., name, birth date, etc. Protecting this data is a challenge. ...
Mohamed Shehab; Gorrell Cheek; Hakim Touati; Anna C. Squicciarini; Pau-Chen Cheng
Design of online auctions: Proxy versus non-proxy settings
Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of online auctions. Currently, some online auctions, such as eBay, introduce a proxy bidding policy, under which bidders submit their maximum bids and delegate to a proxy agent to automatically outbid ... Keywords: Proxy bidding, Sequential auctions, Traffic congestion, e-Commerce
Gangshu (George) Cai; Ying-Ju Chen; Xiting Gong
Online b-jets tagging at CDF
We propose a method to identify b-quark jets at trigger level which exploits recently increased CDF trigger system capabilities. b-quark jets identification is of central interest for the CDF high-P{sub T} physics program, and the possibility to select online b-jets enriched samples can extend the physics reaches especially for light Higgs boson searches where the H {yields} b{bar b} decay mode is dominant. Exploiting new trigger primitives provided by two recent trigger upgrades, the Level2 XFT stereo tracking and the improved Level2 cluster-finder, in conjunction with the existing Silicon Vertex Tracker (SVT), we design an online trigger algorithm aimed at selecting good purity b-jets samples useful for many physics measurements, the most important being inclusive H {yields} b{bar b} searches. We discuss the performances of the proposed b-tagging algorithm which must guarantee reasonable trigger rates at luminosity greater than 2 x 10{sup 32} cm{sup -2}s{sup -1} and provide high efficiency on H {yields} b{bar b} events.
Casarsa, M.; /Fermilab; Ristori, L.; /INFN, Pisa; Amerio, S.; Lucchesi, D.; Pagan Griso, S.; /INFN, Padua; Torre, S.T.; /Frascati; Cortiana, G.; /Padua U., Astron. Dept.
Online short-term solar power forecasting
This paper describes a new approach to online forecasting of power production from PV systems. The method is suited to online forecasting in many applications and in this paper it is used to predict hourly values of solar power for horizons of up to 36 h. The data used is 15-min observations of solar power from 21 PV systems located on rooftops in a small village in Denmark. The suggested method is a two-stage method where first a statistical normalization of the solar power is obtained using a clear sky model. The clear sky model is found using statistical smoothing techniques. Then forecasts of the normalized solar power are calculated using adaptive linear time series models. Both autoregressive (AR) and AR with exogenous input (ARX) models are evaluated, where the latter takes numerical weather predictions (NWPs) as input. The results indicate that for forecasts up to 2 h ahead the most important input is the available observations of solar power, while for longer horizons NWPs are the most important input. A root mean square error improvement of around 35% is achieved by the ARX model compared to a proposed reference model. (author)
Bacher, Peder; Madsen, Henrik [Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, Richard Pedersens Plads, Technical University of Denmark, Building 321, DK-2800 Lyngby (Denmark); Nielsen, Henrik Aalborg [ENFOR A/S, Lyngsoe Alle 3, DK-2970 Hoersholm (Denmark)
The Application of a Simple Method for the Verification of Weather Forecasts and Seasonal Variations in Forecast Accuracy
The evaluation of weather forecast accuracy has always been a difficult subject to address for many reasons. In this study, a simple semiobjective method is used to examine the accuracy of zone forecasts issued by the Weldon Spring (Saint Louis) ...
Anthony R. Lupo; Patrick S. Market
On-line Monitoring [Laser Applications Laboratory] - Nuclear Engineering
On-line Monitoring On-line Monitoring Capabilities Engineering Experimentation Reactor Safety Experimentation Aerosol Experiments System Components Laser Applications Overview Laser Oil & Gas Well Drilling Laser Heat Treatment Laser Welding of Metals On-line Monitoring Laser Beam Delivery Laser Glazing of Railroad Rails High Power Laser Beam Delivery Decontamination and Decommissioning Refractory Alloy Welding Robots Applications Other Facilities Other Capabilities Work with Argonne Contact us For Employees Site Map Help Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter NE on Flickr Laser Applications Laboratory On-line Monitoring Project description: On-line process monitoring for laser-beam welding. Category: Project with industrial partner (USCAR) Bookmark and Share Simulated defects and associated responses from a weld sensor developed at Argonne
Heat exchanger with a removable tube section
A heat exchanger is described in which the tube sheet is secured against primary liquid pressure, but which allows for easy removal of the tube section. The tube section is supported by a flange which is secured by a number of shear blocks, each of which extends into a slot which is immovable with respect to the outer shell of the heat exchanger. (auth)
Wolowodiuk, W.; Anelli, J.
The Solar System Section 4 CCoommeettss
orbits closer to the sun and begins to heat up. The comet's tail is formed when the solar wind forces, Lego buildings, trees, cars, aliens Chart paper Computer Power Point Presentation: Our Solar SystemSection 4 The Solar System Section 4 CCoommeettss Activity 16:Activity 16: Crazy Comets Goal
Weston, Ken
H. W. Laboratory manual: 100 Area section
The purpose of this manual is to present a Hazard Breakdown of all jobs normally encountered in the laboratory work of the three sections comprising the Analytic Section, Metallurgy and Control Division of the Technical Department. A Hazard Breakdown is a careful analysis of any job in which the source of possible dangers is clearly indicated for each particular step. The analysis is prepared by individuals who are thoroughly familiar with the specific job or procedure. It is felt that if the hazards herein outlined are recognized by the Laboratory personnel and the suggested safety cautions followed, the chance for injury will be minimized and the worker will become generally more safety conscious. The manual, which is prefaced by the general safety rules applying to all the laboratories, is divided into three main sections, one for each of the three sections into which the Laboratories Division is divided. These sections are as follows: Section 1 -- 200 Area Control; Section 2 -- 100 Area Control; Section 3 -- 300 Area Control, Essential Materials, and Methods Improvement.
Section 999: Annual Plans | Department of Energy
Section 999: Annual Plans Section 999: Annual Plans Section 999: Annual Plans October 2, 2013 URTAC Meeting - October 2013 Federal Register Notice for October 10, 2013 URTAC Meeting The 24th Meeting of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee (URTAC), previously scheduled for October 10, 2013, is postponed until further notice due to a lapse in Federal funding. October 2, 2013 UDAC Meeting - October 2013 Federal Register Notice for October 8, 2013 UDAC Meeting The 24th Meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee (UDAC), previously scheduled for October 8, 2013, is postponed until further notice due to a lapse in Federal funding. September 10, 2013 Draft 2014 Annual Plan Section 999: Draft 2014 Annual Plan July 8, 2013 2013 Annual Plan Section 999: 2013 Annual Plan
A study of LBS accuracy in the UK and a novel approach to inferring the positioning technology employed
Using data collected from three UK operators (O2, Orange and Vodafone) this paper incorporates population density, provider-claimed accuracy, achieved-accuracy as determined using a reference network and base station parameters to form an extremely comprehensive ... Keywords: Gps, Location based services, Mobile phone location accuracy, Population density, United kingdom
Marian Mohr; Christopher Edwards; Ben McCarthy
GRR/Section 14-HI-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
HI-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification HI-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Section 14-HI-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 14HID - Section401WaterQualityCertification (1).pdf Click to View Fullscreen Contact Agencies Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch United States Environmental Protection Agency Regulations & Policies Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251) Section 401 Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 11, Chapter 54 Triggers None specified Click "Edit With Form" above to add content 14HID - Section401WaterQualityCertification (1).pdf Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range.
Design and construction of a prototype advanced on-line fuel burn-up monitoring system for the modular pebble bed reactor
Modular Pebble Bed Reactor (MPBR) is a high temperature gas-cooled nuclear power reactor currently under study as a next generation reactor system. In addition to its inherently safe design, a unique feature of this reactor is its multi-pass fuel circulation in which the fuel pebbles are randomly loaded and continuously cycled through the core until they reach their prescribed End-of-Life burn-up limit. Unlike the situation with a conventional light water reactor, depending solely on computational methods to perform in-core fuel management for MPBR will be highly inaccurate. An on-line measurement system is needed to accurately assess whether a given pebble has reached its End-of-Life burn-up limit and thereby provide an on-line, automated go/no-go decision on fuel disposition on a pebble-by-pebble basis. This project investigated approaches to analyzing fuel pebbles in real time using gamma spectroscopy and possibly using passive neutron counting of spontaneous fission neutrons to provide the speed, accuracy, and burn-up range required for burnup determination of MPBR. It involved all phases necessary to develop and construct a burn-up monitor, including a review of the design requirements of the system, identification of detection methodologies, modeling and development of potential designs, and finally, the construction and testing of an operational detector system. Based upon the research work performed in this project, the following conclusions are made. In terms of using gamma spectrometry, two possible approaches were identified for burnup assay. The first approach is based on the measurement of the absolute activity of Cs-137. However, due to spectral interference and the need for absolute calibration of the spectrometer, the uncertainty in burnup determination using this approach was found to range from {approx} {+-}40% at beginning of life to {approx} {+-}10% at the discharge burnup. An alternative approach is to use a relative burnup indicator. In this case, a self-calibration method was developed to obtain the spectrometer's relative efficiency curve based upon gamma lines emitted from {sup 140}La. It was found that the ratio of {sup 239}Np/{sup 132}I can be used in burnup measurement with an uncertainty of {approx} {+-}3% throughout the pebble's lifetime. In addition, by doping the fuel with {sup 60}Co, the use of the {sup 60}Co/{sup 134}Cs and {sup 239}Np/{sup 132}I ratios can simultaneously yield the enrichment and burnup of each pebble. A functional gamma-ray spectrometry measurement system was constructed and tested with light water reactor fuels. Experimental results were observed to be consistent with the predictions. On using the passive neutron counting method for the on-line burnup measurement, it was found that neutron emission rate of an irradiated pebble is sensitive to its burnup history and the spectral-averaged cross sections used in the depletion calculations; thus a large uncertainty exists in the correlation between neutron emission and burnup. At low burnup levels, the uncertainty in the neutron emission/burnup correlation is too high and neutron emission rate is too low so that it is impossible to determine a pebble's burnup by on-line neutron counting. At high burnup levels, due to the decreasing of the uncertainty in neutron emission rate and the super-linear feature of the correlation, the uncertainty in burnup determination was found to be {approx}7% at the discharge burnup, which is acceptable for determining whether a pebble should be discharged or not. In terms of neutron detection, because an irradiated pebble is a weak neutron source and a much stronger gamma source, neutron detector system should have high neutron detection efficiency and strong gamma discrimination capability. Of all the commonly used neutron detectors, the He-3 and BF3 detector systems were found to be able to satisfy the requirement on detection efficiency; but their gamma discrimination capability is only marginal for this on-line application. Even with thick gamma shielding, these two types of detectors sha
Su, Bingjing; Hawari, Ayman, I.
Plan for Demonstration of Online Monitoring for the Light Water Reactor Sustainability Online Monitoring Project
Condition based online monitoring technologies and development of diagnostic and prognostic methodologies have drawn tremendous interest in the nuclear industry. It has become important to identify and resolve problems with structures, systems, and components (SSCs) to ensure plant safety, efficiency, and immunity to accidents in the aging fleet of reactors. The Machine Condition Monitoring (MCM) test bed at INL will be used to demonstrate the effectiveness to advancement in online monitoring, sensors, diagnostic and prognostic technologies on a pilot-scale plant that mimics the hydraulics of a nuclear plant. As part of this research project, INL will research available prognostics architectures and their suitability for deployment in a nuclear power plant. In addition, INL will provide recommendation to improve the existing diagnostic and prognostic architectures based on the experimental analysis performed on the MCM test bed.
Magdy S. Tawfik; Vivek Agarwal; Nancy J. Lybeck
The evolving IS literature on business models for digital products assumes that the positive feedback effect will lead to price competition and biased concentration of the market. In theory, this will require companies to either differentiate or customize their products and services. In this paper we propose an empirical investigation of customization as a lock-in business strategy for online newspapers in a homogenous and well-developed market. We explore approaches taken to customization and evaluate their impact on revenue generation of online newspapers. Our empirical tests with data from 42 online versions showed that mainly experienced, nationwide online newspapers applied customization. We determined two main customization approaches for online newspapers, customer and process oriented customization. Interestingly, only the degree of process customization was an important predictor and moderator of revenue having a significant interaction effect on the impact of the number of both customers and editorial staff on revenue. Contrary to our main hypothesis that customization should help in increasing customer lock-in through personalization or versioning, the majority of online newspapers seemed to concentrate mainly on process customization in order to serve a maximal number of different types of customers and to increase their revenue. The promising positive effects of customization strengthen our belief that customization could be an effective business model for online newspapers.
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Appendix: Selected Answers Section 1.2
Appendix: Selected Answers Chapter 1 Section 1.2 1.2.1 (a) 5/6. (b) 1. (c) 1/2. 1.2.4 No. 1.2.8 No/4. 1.6.3 limn P(An) = P(A) = P(S) = 1. 1 #12;2 APPENDIX: SELECTED ANSWERS Chapter 2 Section 2.1 2.1.1(a Negative Binomial(r + s, ) . Section 2.4 2.4.1 (a) P(U 0) = 0. (b) P(U = 1/2) = 0. (c) P(U
Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.
On-line tritium production monitor
A scintillation optical fiber system for the on-line monitoring of nuclear reactions in an event-by-event manner is described. In the measurement of tritium production one or more optical fibers are coated with enriched .sup.6 Li and connected to standard scintillation counter circuitry. A neutron generated .sup.6 Li(n )T reaction occurs in the coated surface of .sup.6 Li-coated fiber to produce energetic alpha and triton particles one of which enters the optical fiber and scintillates light through the fiber to the counting circuit. The coated optical fibers can be provided with position sensitivity by placing a mirror at the free end of the fibers or by using pulse counting circuits at both ends of the fibers.
Mihalczo, John T. (Oak Ridge, TN)
On-line process control monitoring system
An on-line, fiber-optic based apparatus for monitoring the concentration of a chemical substance at a plurality of locations in a chemical processing system comprises a plurality of probes, each of which is at a different location in the system, a light source, optic fibers for carrying light to and from the probes, a multiplexer for switching light from the source from one probe to the next in series, a diode array spectrophotometer for producing a spectrum from the light received from the probes, and a computer programmed to analyze the spectra so produced. The probes allow the light to pass through the chemical substance so that a portion of the light is absorbed before being returned to the multiplexer. A standard and a reference cell are included for data validation and error checking.
O' Rourke, Patrick E. (Martinez, GA); Van Hare, David R. (Aiken, SC); Prather, William S. (Augusta, GA)
Nuclear data online at the NNDC
The National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC) is funded by the US Department of Energy to provide services in the field of low and medium energy nuclear physics to users in the US and Canada. The National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC) Online Data Service, available since 1986, is continually being upgraded and expanded. Most files are now available for access through the WorldWideWeb. Bibliographic, experimental, and evaluated data files are available containing information on neutron, charged-particle, and photon-induced nuclear reaction data, as well as nuclear decay and nuclear structure information. The information available to the users of NNDC services is the product of the combined efforts of the NNDC and cooperating data centers and other interested groups, both in the US and worldwide.
McLane, V.
A Fuzzy Classification Model for Online Customers
Building and maintaining customer loyalty are important issues in electronic business. By providing customer services, sharing cost benefits with online customers, and rewarding the most valued customers, customer loyalty and customer equity can be improved. With conventional marketing programs, groups or segments of customers are typically constituted according to a small number of attributes. Although corresponding data values may be similar for two customers, they may fall into different classes and be treated differently. With the proposed fuzzy classification model, however, customers with similar behavior and qualifying attributes have similar membership functions and therefore similar customer values. The paper illustrates how webshops can be extended by a fuzzy classification model. This allows webshop administrators to improve customer equity, launch loyalty programs, automate mass customization and personalization issues, and refine marketing campaigns to maximize the real value of the customers. Povzetek: Razvit je model za dolo?anje lojalnosti internetnih kupcev. 1
Andreas Meier; Nicolas Werro
SLAC Library - Online Particle Physics Information
May 2002 May 2002 This list describes a broad set of online resources that are of value to the particle physics community. It is prescreened and highly selective. It describes the scope, size, and organization of the resources so that efficient choices can be made amongst many sites which may appear similar. A resource is excluded if it provides information primarily of interest to only one institution. Databases and resources focusing primarily on accelerator physics have been excluded in deference to the excellent compilation at the World Wide Web Virtual Library of Beam Physics and Accelerator Technology. My thanks to Betty Armstrong, Particle Data Group, the SLAC Library staff, and the many particle physics Web site and database maintainers who have all given me their generous assistance. Please send comments and
Standard guide for online monitoring of corrosion in plant equipment (electrical and electrochemical methods)
American Society for Testing and Materials. Philadelphia
Linking the Popularity of Online Trading with Consumers' Concerns for Reputation and Identity Theft
Although online trading has its benefits, such as convenience and the ability to compare prices online, there are still many concerns about the integrity of the buyer, the seller and/or the online action service provider OASP. This paper investigates ... Keywords: Business Strategy, Identity Theft, Online Auction Service Providers, Reputation, Service Operations
Alan D. Smith
Trends Online: A Compendium of Data on Global Change
Data records are presented in multipage formats, each dealing with a specific site, region, or emissions species. The data records include tables; graphs; discussions of methods for collecting, measuring, and reporting the data; trends in the data, and references to literature providing further information. Instructions for citing specific data in Trends Online are provided for each compiled data set. All data appearing in Trends Online are available, on request, on digital media from CDIAC at no cost. [Copied from the Abstract to Trends Online at http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/abstract.htm
Accuracy Based Generation of Thermodynamic Properties for Light Water in RELAP5-3D
RELAP5-3D interpolates to obtain thermodynamic properties for use in its internal calculations. The accuracy of the interpolation was determined for the original steam tables currently used by the code. This accuracy evaluation showed that the original steam tables are generally detailed enough to allow reasonably accurate interpolations in most areas needed for typical analyses of nuclear reactors cooled by light water. However, there were some regions in which the original steam tables were judged to not provide acceptable accurate results. Revised steam tables were created that used a finer thermodynamic mesh between 4 and 21 MPa and 530 and 640 K. The revised steam tables solved most of the problems observed with the original steam tables. The accuracies of the original and revised steam tables were compared throughout the thermodynamic grid.
Cliff B. Davis
Theoretical Study of the Accuracy Limits of Optical Resonance Frequency Measurements
The principal limits for the accuracy of the resonance frequency measurements set by the asymmetry of the natural resonance line shape are studied and applied to the recent accurate frequency measurements in the two-photon 1s-2s resonance and in the one-photon 1s-2p resonance in a hydrogen atom. This limit for 1s-2s resonance is found to be {approx}10{sup -5} Hz compared to the accuracy achieved in experiment {+-}46 Hz. In the case of a deuterium atom the limit is essentially larger: 10{sup -2} Hz. For 1s-2p resonance the accuracy limit is 0.17 MHz while the uncertainty of the recent frequency measurement is about 6 MHz.
Labzowsky, L. [V. A. Fock Institute of Physics, St. Petersburg State University, Petrodvorets, Oulianovskaya 1, 198504, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation); Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300, Gatchina, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation); Schedrin, G.; Solovyev, D. [V. A. Fock Institute of Physics, St. Petersburg State University, Petrodvorets, Oulianovskaya 1, 198504, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation); Plunien, G. [Institut fuer Theoretische Physik Technische Universitaet Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 13, D-01062, Dresden (Germany)
GRR/Section 14-AK-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
GRR/Section 14-AK-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification GRR/Section 14-AK-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Section 14-AK-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 14AKDSection401WaterQualityCertification.pdf Click to View Fullscreen Contact Agencies Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation United States Environmental Protection Agency U S Army Corps of Engineers Regulations & Policies Alaska Water Quality Standards Alaska Statutes Alaska Administrative Code Triggers None specified Click "Edit With Form" above to add content 14AKDSection401WaterQualityCertification.pdf 14AKDSection401WaterQualityCertification.pdf Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range.
GRR/Section 12-FD-f - ESA Section 7 Formal Consultation | Open Energy
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GRR/Section 14-OR-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
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GRR/Section 14-ID-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
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GRR/Section 14-MT-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
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One of the goals of the program for the proactive management of materials degradation (PMMD) is to manage proactively the in-service degradation of metallic components in aging NPPs. As some forms of degradation, such as stress corrosion cracking, are characterized by a long initiation time followed by a rapid growth phase, new inspection or monitoring technologies may be required. New nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques that may be needed include techniques to find stress corrosion cracking (SCC) precursors, on-line monitoring techniques to detect cracks as they initiate and grow, as well as advances in NDE technologies. This paper reports on the first part of the development of a methodology to determine the effectiveness of these emerging NDE techniques for managing metallic degradation. This methodology will draw from experience derived from evaluating techniques that have "emerged" in the past. The methodology will follow five stages: a definition of inspection parameters, a technical evaluation, laboratory testing, round robin testing, and the design of a performance demonstration program. This methodology will formalize the path taken for previous techniques and set a predictable course for future NDE techniques. This paper then applies the expert review section of the methodology to the acoustic emission technique to evaluate the use of acoustic emission in performing continuous online monitoring of reactor components.
Cumblidge, Stephen E.; Doctor, Steven R.; Bond, Leonard J.; Taylor, Theodore T.; Lupold, Timothy R.; Hull, Amy; Malik, Shah
Particle Data Group - Hadronic Cross-sections
Data files and plots of cross-sections and related quantities in the 2012 Review of Particle Physics Please use this CITATION: J. Beringer et al. (Particle Data Group), Phys. Rev....
Section I: FUEL BILLS - Energy Information Administration
Section I: FUEL BILLS I-1 In this interview you have told me how your household uses energy. ... What portion of the electric bill is for non-household uses?
GRR/Sections | Open Energy Information
GRR/Sections GRR/Sections < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Roadmap Coverage The roadmapping initiative covers the states show in green on the map below, including California, Nevada, Hawai'i, Alaska, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, and Montana. The roadmap is being developed at the federal and state levels, allowing for future expansion to the local (county) level. Development of the roadmap for two additional states (Colorado and Texas) is underway for Fiscal Year 2013. Click on a state to view Regulatory Roadmap information specific to that state. List of Roadmap Sections Overview Flowchart The flowcharts listed below were developed as part of the Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap project. The flowcharts cover the major requirements for
Building Energy Software Tools Directory: SunPosition online
SunPosition online SunPosition online Sunposition online image Easy to use, fast and highly accurate professional sun positioning application with professionally presented printouts for members location results. SunPosition online uses an advanced mathematical algorithm to run calculations which are incredibly accurate, probably the most accurate available, meaning you can be sure to know exactly where to expect the sun, wherever and whenever you need to. Calculations can be made using either true or magnetic north, the application even calculates the magnetic declination for the selected location or location longitude and latitude co-ordinates if manually entered. Ideally suited to be used with Suunto high precision instruments. Screen Shots Keywords sun position, solar angle design, solar azimuth, solar altitude, sun path
Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector Online
Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector Online Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector Online Course Jump to: navigation, search Tool Summary Name: Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector Online Course Agency/Company /Organization: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sector: Climate Topics: Finance Resource Type: Training materials, Video, Webinar Website: www.unepfi.org/training/index.html Cost: Free Language: English References: Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector Online Course[1] "To equip representatives of financial institutions - including banks, insurers, and fund managers - as well as other stakeholders with the necessary knowledge and skills to address climate change risks and capitalise on its opportunities. The course has been running since 2007,
On-line hydraulic state prediction for water distribution systems
This paper describes and demonstrates a method for on?line hydraulic state prediction in urban water networks. The proposed method uses a Predictor?Corrector (PC) approach in which a statistical data?driven algorithm is ...
Whittle, Andrew
Collection, evaluation, and diffusion of information in online communities
In this thesis, I study a number of online information communities to understand how open practices are currently used in supporting community functions. By examining how communities operate, I hope to provide individuals ...
Mamas, Evangelos
Designing for remixing : supporting an Online community of amateur creators
This work describes a framework for the design and study of an online community of amateur creators. I focus on remixing as the lens to understand the contexts and processes of creative expression as it is fostered within ...
Monroy-Hern�ndez, Andr�s
Chinese online BBS sphere : what BBS has brought to China
This thesis explores various aspects of the online Bulletin Board System (BBS) world as they relate to the possibilities of the public sphere in China. It addresses two major questions: what has BBS brought to China where ...
Jin, Liwen, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A strategic analysis of online grocery and its future outlook
(cont.) are suggested to help future online grocers avoid the mistakes made by the earlier attempt, align their business strategy with the growing consumer interest in specialty foods and wellness services and find the ...
Xie, Kang, 1973-
Deficiencies in online privacy policies : factors and policy recommendations
Online service providers (OSPs) such as Google, Yahoo!, and Amazon provide customized features that do not behave as conventional experience goods. Absent familiar metaphors, unraveling the full. scope and implications of ...
Sowell, Jesse H., II (Jesse Horton)
Targeted online advertising : persuasion in an era of massless communication
In recent years, the decline of the mass media and the growth of a participatory and fragmented audience online have forced advertisers, agencies, and publishers to revise their thinking about delivering marketing messages ...
Baird, Eleanor Coumont
Place in perspective: extracting online information about points of interest
During the last few years, the amount of online descriptive information about places has reached reasonable dimensions for many cities in the world. Being such information mostly in Natural Language text, Information Extraction techniques are needed ...
Ana O. Alves; Francisco C. Pereira; Filipe Rodrigues; Jo�o Oliveirinha
Energy Innovation Hubs Online Q&A | Department of Energy
Solar PV Sec. Chu Online Town Hall Energy 101: Cool Roofs Energy 101: Geothermal Heat Pumps Why Cool Roofs? Chu at COP-16: Building a Sustainable Energy Future Secretary Chu and...
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Subscribe RSS Feeds Energy Department Announces Free Online Training for Residential Solar Inspectors October 01, 2012 A man installing PV on the roof of a house. As part of the...
Globus Online File Transfer - NERSC Tutorial - March 8, 2011
builders: Programmer who don't want to re-engineer file transfer solutions can use REST API 6 globusonline.org The Globus Online user can ... * Register * Transfer data * Monitor...
Quantifying Social Influence in an Online Cultural Market
We revisit experimental data from an online cultural market in which 14,000 users interact to download songs, and develop a simple model that can explain seemingly complex outcomes. Our results suggest that individual ...
Krumme, Katherine Ann
Comparing Appliance and Lighting Energy Costs Online Just Got Easier |
Appliance and Lighting Energy Costs Online Just Got Appliance and Lighting Energy Costs Online Just Got Easier Comparing Appliance and Lighting Energy Costs Online Just Got Easier January 11, 2013 - 10:12am Addthis The EnergyGuide and Lighting Facts labels help you understand both the purchase price and the operating cost when shopping for new appliances or lighting. The EnergyGuide and Lighting Facts labels help you understand both the purchase price and the operating cost when shopping for new appliances or lighting. What are the key facts? The FTC now requires online retailers to post the label for any product with an EnergyGuide or Lighting Facts label. In my house, we love to comparison shop. Before any major purchase, we spend a lot of time researching our options. We read reviews, compare specs, hunt for the best prices, and consider the long-term costs. The
START and Online Education Program Update Webinar | Department of Energy
START and Online Education Program Update Webinar START and Online Education Program Update Webinar START and Online Education Program Update Webinar January 30, 2013 11:00AM MST Webinar The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Tribal Energy Program, and Western Area Power Administration are pleased to continue their sponsorship of the Tribal Renewable Energy Webinar Series. Attend this webinar to get an overview of the START program, activities, and accomplishments, and learn about DOE's new renewable energy education curriculum for Tribes, delivered through a new online training platform. The webinar will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain time. Why You Should Attend Find ways to promote tribal energy sufficiency and foster economic
Comparing Appliance and Lighting Energy Costs Online Just Got Comparing Appliance and Lighting Energy Costs Online Just Got Easier Comparing Appliance and Lighting Energy Costs Online Just Got Easier January 11, 2013 - 10:12am Addthis The EnergyGuide and Lighting Facts labels help you understand both the purchase price and the operating cost when shopping for new appliances or lighting. The EnergyGuide and Lighting Facts labels help you understand both the purchase price and the operating cost when shopping for new appliances or lighting. What are the key facts? The FTC now requires online retailers to post the label for any product with an EnergyGuide or Lighting Facts label. In my house, we love to comparison shop. Before any major purchase, we spend a lot of time researching our options. We read reviews, compare
DOE Announces International Agreement on Global Science Online Gateway |
Announces International Agreement on Global Science Online Announces International Agreement on Global Science Online Gateway DOE Announces International Agreement on Global Science Online Gateway June 12, 2008 - 1:30pm Addthis WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the establishment of a multilateral alliance to govern the rapidly growing online gateway to international scientific research information--WorldWideScience.org. Officials from organizations representing 38 countries formalized their commitment today in Seoul, Korea, by signing a WorldWideScience Alliance agreement to sustain and build upon joint efforts to provide a single, sophisticated point of access for diverse scientific resources and expertise from nations around the world. "WorldWideScience.org is already a wonderful tool for communication,
Online Classified or Controlled Information Mini-Lessons | Department of
Online Classified or Controlled Information Mini-Lessons Online Classified or Controlled Information Mini-Lessons Online Classified or Controlled Information Mini-Lessons These online lessons are short animated lessons to provide you with a quick refresher on some aspect of classified or controlled information. If there is a particular aspect of classified or controlled information you would like addressed in a lesson, please contact the Outreach Program at (301) 903-5767 or email@example.com. Classified Information Marking Classified Documents: These lessons cover marking derivatively classified documents. Marking Documents Containing RD or FRD How to Fill out the Classification Authority Block when multiple sources are used (for documents containing RD or FRD) Marking Documents Containing NSI How to Fill out the Classification Authority Block when multiple
Sec. Chu Online Town Hall | Department of Energy
Online Town Hall Online Town Hall Sec. Chu Online Town Hall Addthis Description Secretary Steven Chu hosted an online town hall to discuss the clean energy and innovation agenda President Obama laid out in his 2011 State of the Union address. (January 26, 2011) Speakers Secretary Steven Chu Duration 51:59 Topic Tax Credits, Rebates, Savings Energy Sources Energy Economy Credit Energy Department Video SECRETARY STEVEN CHU: All right, thank you. I'd like to first thank you for being here and all those out there in ether-land, cyberspace also, for joining us. I just want to briefly make a couple comments before handing it over to questions. Last night, President Obama laid out strategy for America to create jobs and win the future, and there were central themes going throughout his
International Agreement on Global Science Online International Agreement on Global Science Online Gateway DOE Announces International Agreement on Global Science Online Gateway June 12, 2008 - 1:30pm Addthis WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the establishment of a multilateral alliance to govern the rapidly growing online gateway to international scientific research information--WorldWideScience.org. Officials from organizations representing 38 countries formalized their commitment today in Seoul, Korea, by signing a WorldWideScience Alliance agreement to sustain and build upon joint efforts to provide a single, sophisticated point of access for diverse scientific resources and expertise from nations around the world. "WorldWideScience.org is already a wonderful tool for communication,
New Online Marketplace for Small Business Contracting Launched by
New Online Marketplace for Small Business Contracting Launched by New Online Marketplace for Small Business Contracting Launched by Presidential Fellows New Online Marketplace for Small Business Contracting Launched by Presidential Fellows January 17, 2013 - 2:54pm Addthis John Hale III John Hale III Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Editor's Note: This article was originally posted on the Small Business Administration's website. The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the White House's Presidential Innovation Fellows, today launched a "beta" (pilot) version of RFP-EZ, a new online marketplace that streamlines the government contracting process, making it simpler for small businesses to find and bid on low-dollar contracts from federal agencies. The new program allows the government to source low-cost, high-impact
This paper describes the usage of the XAL online model for transverse and longitudinal tuning of the SNS linac. Most of the SNS control room physics applications are based on the XAL online model, which can be synchronized with an accelerator live state and used to tune the machine. Advantages of a simple and fast single particle model for orbit correction and longitudinal dynamics control in the SNS control room are discussed.
Shishlo, Andrei P [ORNL; Aleksandrov, Alexander V [ORNL
A reactor core on-line monitoring program - COMP
A program named COMP is developed for on-line monitoring PWRs' in-core power distribution in this paper. Harmonics expansion method is used in COMP. The Unit 1 reactor of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant (Daya Bay NPP) in China is considered for verification. The numerical results show that the maximum relative error between measurement and reconstruction results from COMP is less than 5%, and the computing time is short, indicating that COMP is capable for online monitoring PWRs. (authors)
Wang, C. [State Nuclear Power Software Development Center, Beijing, 100029 (China); School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong Univ. (China); Building 1, Compound No.29, North Third Ring Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100029 (China); Wu, H.; Cao, L. [School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong Univ. (China)
On-Line Monitoring of Instrument Channel Performance
This topical report presents an alternate approach to instrument channel surveillance (i.e., monitoring and verifying instrument channel performance) that provides several additional benefits and is more cost-effective. This alternative is on-line monitoring, which is based on the assessed in-operation performance of an instrument channel. This report also provides technical information and discusses the licensing aspects of implementing an on-line monitoring program.
HIGH ACCURACY BEAM CURRENT MONITOR SYSTEM FOR CEBAF'S EXPERIMENTAL HALL A * J.-C. Denard , A. Saha, Université Blaise Pascal IN2P3-CNRS Abstract CEBAF accelerator delivers continuous wave (CW) electron beams for measuring accurately the linearity is described. 1 INTRODUCTION The CEBAF accelerator delivers continuous
Paris-Sud XI, Université de
HIGH ACCURACY BEAM CURRENT MONITOR SYSTEM FOR CEBAF'S EXPERIMENTAL HALL A * J.-C. Denard , A. Saha CEBAF accelerator delivers continuous wave (CW) electron beams to three experimental Halls. In Hall A is described. 1 INTRODUCTION The CEBAF accelerator delivers continuous wave (CW) electron beams to three
GPS/INS navigation precision and its effect on airborne radio occultation retrieval accuracy
An airborne radio occultation (RO) system has been developed to retrieve atmospheric profiles of refractivity, moisture, and temperature. The long-term objective of such a system is deployment on commercial aircraft to increase the quantity of moisture ... Keywords: Airborne radio occultation, GPS/INS precision, Retrieval accuracy
Paytsar Muradyan; Jennifer S. Haase; Feiqin Xie; James L. Garrison; Justin Voo
Flavor identification of astronomical high energy neutrinos and the accuracy of mixing angles
Typical initial neutrino fluxes from pion decays may be different depending on energy, since the muon decays can be excluded due to the electromagnetic energy loss. However, the specification of the initial flux ratio is limited by the accuracy of neutrino mixing parameters. We will discuss the expected measurement of relative flavors at future neutrino telescopes, focusing on the ambiguity in current neutrino parameters.
Hwang, Ggyoung-Riun; Siyeon, Kim [Department of Physics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756 (Korea, Republic of)
Towards accuracy of role-based access control configurations in component-based systems
Access control is a common concern in most software applications. In component-based systems, although developers can implement access control requirements (ACRs) by simply declaring role-based access control configurations (ACCs) of components, it is ... Keywords: Access control, Accuracy, Component-based system, Software architecture
Lianshan Sun; Gang Huang
The Limiting Accuracy of Wind Profiles Obtained by Tracking Rising Balloons
An experiment has been performed to estimate the limiting accuracy of free atmosphere wind measurements over 100 m layers using 100 g pilot balloons. Errors in the wind measurement due to the tracking system used in this study are found to be ...
W. H. Jasperson
Spatial-Temporal Fusion for High Accuracy Depth Maps Using Dynamic MRFs
Time-of-flight range sensors and passive stereo have complimentary characteristics in nature. To fuse them to get high accuracy depth maps varying over time, we extend traditional spatial MRFs to dynamic MRFs with temporal coherence. This new model allows ... Keywords: Stereo, MRFs, time-of-flight sensor, data fusion, global optimization.
Jiejie Zhu; Liang Wang; Jizhou Gao; Ruigang Yang
TOA-based location estimation accuracy for 3D wireless sensor networks
WSNs are a physical impossibility to be deployed into the area of absolute plane in the context of real-world applications. For all kinds of applications in WSNs accurate location information is crucial. In this article, we focus on 3D location accuracy ... Keywords: 3D, CRB, TOA, wireless sensor networks
Qiao-ling Du; Xiaoying Sun; Rui Ding; Zhi-hong Qian; Shu-xun Wang
Impact assessment of smart meter grouping on the accuracy of forecasting algorithms
The increased penetration of smart meters generates huge amounts of fine-grained data, which may empower a new generation of energy related applications and services. Significant research efforts focus on the usage of such data to mainly improve the ... Keywords: forecast accuracy, meter reading analysis, smart grid systems, smart metering
Dejan Ili?; Per Goncalves da Silva; Stamatis Karnouskos; Malte Jacobi
Improving accuracy for range-based localization in multiple target wireless sensor networks
We introduce a system for multiple target range-based localization systems, such as those based on time-of-arrival (TOA) and received signal strength indicator (RSSI) for distance measurement estimations. In order to improve the accuracy of the location ...
Oscar Rodr�guez; Tomoaki Ohtsuki
Prediction of the Effect of Heat Generation in Ballscrew on the Accuracy of CNC Milling Machine
In high speed machining, friction between the moving parts, generates heat. One of the major causes of thermal errors in linear axes is the heat generated in ball screw during operation at high speed. Thermal errors affect the accuracy of the linear ... Keywords: CNC Milling Machine, Ballscrew, Circular Deviations, Ballbar Test, Artificial neural network
Hojat Dehnavi; Mohammad Reza Movahhedy; Ahmad Naebi; Soleyman Pasban
Automatic expert system based on images for accuracy crop row detection in maize fields
This paper proposes an automatic expert system for accuracy crop row detection in maize fields based on images acquired from a vision system. Different applications in maize, particularly those based on site specific treatments, require the identification ... Keywords: Crop row detection in maize fields, Expert system, Image segmentation, Image thresholding, Linear regression, Machine vision, Theil-Sen estimator
J. M. Guerrero; M. Guijarro; M. Montalvo; J. Romeo; L. Emmi; A. Ribeiro; G. Pajares
NREL researchers discover ways to increase accuracy in building energy simulations tools to improve predictions of
NREL researchers discover ways to increase accuracy in building energy simulations tools to improve calculate heat transfer through building enclosures to verify the benefit of energy efficiency upgrades) analysis to calculate the energy loss/gain through building walls and visualize different heat transfer
GRR/Section 14-TX-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification | Open Energy
4-TX-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 4-TX-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Section 14-TX-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 14TXDSection401WaterQualityCertification (2).pdf Click to View Fullscreen Contact Agencies Railroad Commission of Texas Regulations & Policies 16 TAC 3.93 - RRC Water Quality Certification 16 TAC 3.30 - MOU between the RRC and the TCEQ Triggers None specified Click "Edit With Form" above to add content 14TXDSection401WaterQualityCertification (2).pdf Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Flowchart Narrative Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires a Water Quality
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4-CO-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 4-CO-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification < GRR Jump to: navigation, search GRR-logo.png GEOTHERMAL REGULATORY ROADMAP Roadmap Home Roadmap Help List of Sections Section 14-CO-d - Section 401 Water Quality Certification 14CODSection401WaterQualityCertification.pdf Click to View Fullscreen Contact Agencies Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Regulations & Policies 5 CCR 1002-82 Colorado Water Quality Control Act Triggers None specified Click "Edit With Form" above to add content 14CODSection401WaterQualityCertification.pdf Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Error creating thumbnail: Page number not in range. Flowchart Narrative Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires a Water Quality
Retrieval of Urban Boundary Layer Structures from Doppler Lidar Data. Part I: Accuracy Assessment
Two coherent Doppler lidars from the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Arizona State University (ASU) were deployed in the Joint Urban 2003 atmospheric dispersion field experiment (JU2003) held in Oklahoma City. The dual lidar data are used to evaluate the accuracy of the four-dimensional variational data assimilation (4DVAR) method and identify the coherent flow structures in the urban boundary layer. The objectives of the study are three-fold. The first objective is to examine the effect of eddy viscosity models on the quality of retrieved velocity data. The second objective is to determine the fidelity of single-lidar 4DVAR and evaluate the difference between single- and dual-lidar retrievals. The third objective is to correlate the retrieved flow structures with the ground building data. It is found that the approach of treating eddy viscosity as part of control variables yields better results than the approach of prescribing viscosity. The ARL single-lidar 4DVAR is able to retrieve radial velocity fields with an accuracy of 98% in the along-beam direction and 80-90% in the cross-beam direction. For the dual-lidar 4DVAR, the accuracy of retrieved radial velocity in the ARL cross-beam direction improves to 90-94%. By using the dual-lidar retrieved data as a reference, the single-lidar 4DVAR is able to recover fluctuating velocity fields with 70-80% accuracy in the along-beam direction and 60-70% accuracy in the cross-beam direction. Large-scale convective roll structures are found in the vicinity of downtown airpark and parks. Vortical structures are identified near the business district. Strong updrafts and downdrafts are also found above a cluster of restaurants.
Xia, Quanxin; Lin, Ching Long; Calhoun, Ron; Newsom, Rob K.
Enrollment Management Systems Page 1 To upload a syllabus to a class, navigate to Online Grading. To navigate to Online Grading from the
Grading. To navigate to Online Grading from the student search, select the applications tab in the navigation bar at the top of the screen. Select Online Grading. Once you enter Online Grading, you will see icon will appear next to the class you have added a syllabus to. Keep in mind that the syllabus is term
Palmeri, Thomas
Sectional Model Flume Facilities | Open Energy Information
Sectional Model Flume Facilities Sectional Model Flume Facilities Jump to: navigation, search Basic Specifications Facility Name Sectional Model Flume Facilities Overseeing Organization United States Army Corp of Engineers (ERDC) Hydrodynamic Testing Facility Type Flume Length(m) 21.3 Beam(m) 1.4 Depth(m) 2.4 Water Type Freshwater Cost(per day) Contact POC Towing Capabilities Towing Capabilities None Wavemaking Capabilities Wavemaking Capabilities Yes Maximum Wave Height(m) 0.0 Wave Period Range(s) 0.0 Current Velocity Range(m/s) 0.0 Programmable Wavemaking No Simulated Beach No Channel/Tunnel/Flume Channel/Tunnel/Flume Yes Recirculating No Wind Capabilities Wind Capabilities None Control and Data Acquisition Description Automated data acquisition and control system Cameras None Available Sensors Flow, Pressure Range(psi), Turbulence, Velocity, Wave Probe
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Utah Antiquities Section | Open Energy Information
Antiquities Section Antiquities Section Jump to: navigation, search Name Utah Antiquities Section Address 300 S. Rio Grande Street Place Salt Lake City, Utah Zip 84101 Coordinates 40.7623958°, -111.9047846° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":40.7623958,"lon":-111.9047846,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Photodisintegration Cross Section of {sup 241}Am
The photodisintegration cross section of radioactive {sup 241}Am has been obtained for the first time using monoenergetic {gamma}-ray beams from the HI{gamma}S facility. The induced activity of {sup 240}Am produced via the {sup 241}Am({gamma},n) reaction in the {gamma}-ray energy range from 9.5 to 16 MeV was measured by the activation technique utilizing high resolution HPGe detectors. The {sup 241}Am({gamma},n) cross section was determined both by measuring the absolute {gamma}-ray flux and by comparison to the {sup 197}Au({gamma},n) and {sup 58}Ni({gamma},n) cross section standards. The experimental data for the {sup 241}Am({gamma},n) reaction in the giant dipole resonance energy region is compared with statistical nuclear-model calculations.
Tonchev, A. P.; Howell, C. R.; Hutcheson, A.; Kwan, E.; Rusev, G.; Tornow, W. [Duke University and TUNL, Durham NC 27708 (United States); Hammond, S.; Karwowski, H. J. [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and TUNL, Chapel Hill NC 27599 (United States); Huibregtse, C.; Kelley, J. H. [North Carolina State University and TUNL, Raleigh NC 27695 (United States); Vieira, D. J.; Wilhelmy, J. B. [Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM 87545 (United States)
Top differential cross section measurements (Tevatron)
Differential cross sections in the top quark sector measured at the Fermilab Tevatron collider are presented. CDF used 2.7 fb{sup -1} of data and measured the differential cross section as a function of the invariant mass of the t{bar t} system. The measurement shows good agreement with the standard model and furthermore is used to derive limits on the ratio {kappa}/M{sub Pl} for gravitons which decay to top quarks in the Randall-Sundrum model. D0 used 1.0 fb{sup -1} of data to measure the differential cross section as a function of the transverse momentum of the top-quark. The measurement shows a good agreement to the next-to-leading order perturbative QCD prediction and various other standard model predictions.
Jung, Andreas W.
Assessment of Fission Product Cross-Section Data for Burnup Credit Applications
Past efforts by the Department of Energy (DOE), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and others have provided sufficient technical information to enable the NRC to issue regulatory guidance for implementation of pressurized-water reactor (PWR) burnup credit; however, consideration of only the reactivity change due to the major actinides is recommended in the guidance. Moreover, DOE, NRC, and EPRI have noted the need for additional scientific and technical data to justify expanding PWR burnup credit to include fission product (FP) nuclides and enable burnup credit implementation for boiling-water reactor (BWR) spent nuclear fuel (SNF). The criticality safety assessment needed for burnup credit applications will utilize computational analyses of packages containing SNF with FP nuclides. Over the years, significant efforts have been devoted to the nuclear data evaluation of major isotopes pertinent to reactor applications (i.e., uranium, plutonium, etc.); however, efforts to evaluate FP cross-section data in the resonance region have been less thorough relative to actinide data. In particular, resonance region cross-section measurements with corresponding R-matrix resonance analyses have not been performed for FP nuclides. Therefore, the objective of this work is to assess the status and performance of existing FP cross-section and cross-section uncertainty data in the resonance region for use in burnup credit analyses. Recommendations for new cross-section measurements and/or evaluations are made based on the data assessment. The assessment focuses on seven primary FP isotopes (103Rh, 133Cs, 143Nd, 149Sm, 151Sm, 152Sm, and 155Gd) that impact reactivity analyses of transportation packages and two FP isotopes (153Eu and 155Eu) that impact prediction of 155Gd concentrations. Much of the assessment work was completed in 2005, and the assessment focused on the latest FP cross-section evaluations available in the international nuclear data community as of March 2005. The accuracy of the cross-section data was investigated by comparing existing cross-section evaluations against available measured cross-section data. When possible, benchmark calculations were also used to assess the performance of the latest FP cross-section data. Since March 2005, the U.S. and European data projects have released newer versions of their respective data files. Although there have been updates to the international data files and to some degree FP data, much of the updates have included nuclear cross-section modeling improvements at energies above the resonance region. The one exception is improved ENDF/B-VII cross-section uncertainty data or covariance data for gadolinium isotopes. In particular, ENDF/B-VII includes improved 155Gd resonance parameter covariance data, but they are based on previously measured resonance data. Although the new covariance data are available for 155Gd, the conclusions of the FP cross-section data assessment of this report still hold in lieu of the newer international cross-section data files. Based on the FP data assessment, there is judged to be a need for new total and capture cross-section measurements and corresponding cross-section evaluations, in a prioritized manner, for the nine FPs to provide the improved information and technical rigor needed for criticality safety analyses.
Leal, Luiz C [ORNL; Derrien, Herve [ORNL; Dunn, Michael E [ORNL; Mueller, Don [ORNL
Property:GRR/SectionNumber | Open Energy Information
SectionNumber SectionNumber Jump to: navigation, search Property Name GRR/SectionNumber Property Type Number Description The section number of a section in the Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap. The value of this property is derived automatically by the section template and is used in sorting sections on the GRR Home page. Subproperties This property has the following 2 subproperties: G GRR/Section 6-HI-d - Oversize and/or Overweight Vehicles and Loads Permit GRR/Section 7 - Power Plant Siting/Construction Overview Pages using the property "GRR/SectionNumber" Showing 25 pages using this property. (previous 25) (next 25) G GRR/Section 1 - Land Use Overview + 1 + GRR/Section 1-AK-a - Land Use Considerations + 1 + GRR/Section 1-CA-a - State Land Use Planning + 1 +
Category:Regulatory Roadmap Overview Sections | Open Energy Information
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LLNL Section I Clauses/Prescriptions
AC52-06NA27344 LLNL AC52-06NA27344 LLNL Section I, Page 56 Part II - Contract Clauses Section I I-1 CONTRACT CLAUSES Unless conditionally "Noted", all contract clauses are hereby incorporated by full text. The references cited herein are from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) and the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) (48 CFR Chapter 9). Note: The titles and page locations of the clauses are as follows: CLAUSE TITLE PAGE I001 FAR 52.202-1 DEFINITIONS (JUL 2004) (DEVIATION) ..............................62 I002 FAR 52.203-3 GRATUTIES (APR 1984) ..........................................................63
Field Trial of LANL On-Line Advanced Enrichment Monitor for UF6 GCEP
The outline of this presentation is: (1) Technology basis of on-line enrichment monitoring; (2) Timescale of trial; (3) Description of installed equipment; (4) Photographs; (5) Results; (6) Possible further development; and (7) Conclusions. Summary of the good things about the Advanced Enrichment Monitor (AEM) performance is: (1) High accuracy - normally better than 1% relative, (2) Active system as accurate as passive system, (3) Fast and accurate detection of enrichment changes, (4) Physics is well understood, (5) Elegant method for capturing pressure signal, and (6) Data capture is automatic, low cost and fast. A couple of negative things are: (1) Some jumps in measured passive enrichment - of around +2% relative (due to clock errors?); and (2) Data handling and evaluation is off-line, expensive and very slow. Conclusions are: (1) LANL AEM is being tested on E23 plant at Capenhurst; (2) The trial is going very well; (3) AEM could detect production of HEU at potentially much lower cost than existing CEMO; (4) AEM can measure {sup 235}U assay accurately; (5) Active system using X-Ray source would avoid need for pressure measurement; (6) Substantial work lies ahead to go from current prototype to a production instrument.
Ianakiev, Kiril D. [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Lombardi, Marcie [Los Alamos National Laboratory; MacArthur, Duncan W. [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Parker, Robert F. [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Smith, Morag K. [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Keller, Clifford [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Friend, Peter [URENCO; Dunford, Andrew [URENCO
Why are Online Catalogs Still Hard to Use
We return to arguments made 10 years ago (Borgman, 1988a) that online catalogs are difficult to use because their design does not incorporate sufficient understanding of searching behavior. The earlier article examined studies of information retrieval system searching for their implica-tions for online catalog design; this article examines the implications of card catalog design for online catalogs. With this analysis, we hope to contribute to a better under-standing of user behavior and to lay to rest thecard catalog design model for online catalogs. We discuss the problems with query matching systems, which were designed for skilled search intermediaries rather than end-users, and the knowledge and skills they require in the information-seeking process, illustrated with examples of searching card and online catalogs. Searching requires conceptual knowledge of the information retrieval process-translat-ing an information need into a searchable query; semantic knowledge of how to implement a query in a given sys-tem-the how and when to use system features; and tech-nical skills in executing the query-basic computing skills and the syntax of entering queries as specific search statements. In the short term, we can help make online cat-alogs easier to use through improved training and docu-mentation that is based on information-seeking behavior, with the caveat that good training is not a substitute for good system design. Our long term goal should be to de-sign intuitive systems that require a minimum of instruc-tion. Given the complexity of the information retrieval prob-lem and the limited capabilities of today�s systems, we are far from achieving that goal. If libraries are to provide pri-mary information services for the networked world, they need to put research results on the information-seeking process into practice in designing the next generation of online public access information retrieval systems.
Christine L. Borgman
Chapter 7, section 6-8 Chapter 8, section 1-5
1 Week 7, Chapter 7, section 6-8 Chapter 8, section 1-5 Potential Energy and Energy Conservation Potential Energy Potential energy is energy related to the configuration of a system in which with only specific types of forces acting between members of a system Gravitational Potential Energy
Accuracy of treatment planning based on stereolithography in computer assisted surgery
Three-dimensional stereolithographic models (SL models), made of solid acrylic resin derived from computed-tomography (CT) data, are an established tool for preoperative treatment planning in numerous fields of medicine. An innovative approach, combining stereolithography with computer-assisted point-to-point navigation, can support the precise surgical realization of a plan that has been defined on an SL model preoperatively. The essential prerequisites for the application of such an approach are: (1) The accuracy of the SL models (including accuracy of the CT scan and correspondence of the model with the patient's anatomy) and (2) the registration method used for the transfer of the plan from the SL model to the patient (i.e., whether the applied registration markers can be added to the SL model corresponding to the markers at the patient with an accuracy that keeps the ''cumulative error'' at the end of the chain of errors, in the order of the accuracy of contemporary navigation systems). In this study, we focus on these two topics: By applying image-matching techniques, we fuse the original CT data of the patient with the corresponding CT data of the scanned SL model, and measure the deviations of defined parameter (e.g., distances between anatomical points). To evaluate the registration method used for the planning transfer, we apply a point-merge algorithm, using four marker points that should be located at exactly corresponding positions at the patient and at connective bars that are added to the surface of the SL model. Again, deviations at defined anatomical structures are measured and analyzed statistically. Our results prove sufficient correspondence of the two data sets and accuracy of the registration method for routine clinical application. The evaluation of the SL model accuracy revealed an arithmetic mean of the relative deviations from 0.8% to 5.4%, with an overall mean deviation of 2.2%. Mean deviations of the investigated anatomical structures ranged from 0.8 mm to 3.2 mm. An overall mean (comprising all structures) of 2.5 mm was found. The fiducial registration error of the point-merge algorithm ranged from 1.0 mm to 1.4 mm. The evaluated chain of errors showed a mean deviation of 2.5 mm. This study verifies that preoperative planning on SL models and intraoperative transfer of this plan with computer assisted navigation is a suitable and sufficiently reliable method for clinical applications.
Schicho, Kurt; Figl, Michael; Seemann, Rudolf; Ewers, Rolf; Lambrecht, J. Thomas; Wagner, Arne; Watzinger, Franz; Baumann, Arnulf; Kainberger, Franz; Fruehwald, Julia; Klug, Clemens [University Hospital of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna (Austria); Center for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna (Austria); University Hospital of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna (Austria); Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Radiology and Oral Medicine, University of Basle, Hebelstrasse 3, 4056 Basle (Switzerland); University Hospital of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna (Austria); Department of Radiology, Division of Osteoradiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna (Austria); University Hospital of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria and Department of Radiology, Division of Osteoradiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna (Austria); University Hospital of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna (Austria)
Testing (Validating?) Cross Sections with ICSBEP Benchmarks
We discuss how to use critical benchmarks from the International Handbook of Evaluated Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments to determine the applicability of specific cross sections to the end-user's problem of interest. Particular attention is paid to making sure the selected suite of benchmarks includes the user's range of applicability (ROA).
Kahler, Albert C. III [Los Alamos National Laboratory
Student Response Sheet Name: _________________ Section One. Introduction
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Solar fusion cross sections Eric G. Adelberger
Solar fusion cross sections Eric G. Adelberger Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Washington of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 Stuart J. Freedman Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 Moshe Gai Department of Physics U46, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Bahcall, John
Maximizing Buoyancy Flux across Layered Geostrophic Sections
For layered analogues of the ocean stratification, the problem of maximizing buoyancy flux across a section with zero mass flux is considered. The two layer situation on an f-plane is particularly simple and it is shown that the buoyancy flux is ...
Nelson G. Hogg; Henry M. Stommel
GRR/Section 11-FD-d - NHPA Section 106 - Consultation | Open Energy
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Automatic registration of serial mammary gland sections
We present two new methods for automatic registration of microscope images of consecutive tissue sections. They represent two possibilities for the first step in the 3-D reconstruction of histological structures from serially sectioned tissue blocks. The goal is to accurately align the sections in order to place every relevant shape contained in each image in front of its corresponding shape in the following section before detecting the structures of interest and rendering them in 3D. This is accomplished by finding the best rigid body transformation (translation and rotation) of the image being registered by maximizing a matching function based on the image content correlation. The first method makes use of the entire image information, whereas the second one uses only the information located at specific sites, as determined by the segmentation of the most relevant tissue structures. To reduce computing time, we use a multiresolution pyramidal approach that reaches the best registration transformation in increasing resolution steps. In each step, a subsampled version of the images is used. Both methods rely on a binary image which is a thresholded version of the Sobel gradients of the image (first method) or a set of boundaries manually or automatically obtained that define important histological structures of the sections. Then distance-transform of the binary image is computed. A proximity function is then calculated between the distance image of the image being registered and that of the reference image. The transformation providing a maximum of the proximity function is then used as the starting point of the following step. This is iterated until the registration error lies below a minimum value.
Arganda-Carreras, Ignacio; Fernandez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo; Ortiz-de-Solorzano, Carlos
Accuracy of the Frensley inflow boundary condition for Wigner equations in simulating resonant tunneling diodes
In this paper, the accuracy of the Frensley inflow boundary condition of the Wigner equation is analyzed in computing the I-V characteristics of a resonant tunneling diode (RTD). It is found that the Frensley inflow boundary condition for incoming electrons holds only exactly infinite away from the active device region and its accuracy depends on the length of contacts included in the simulation. For this study, the non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) with a Dirichlet to Neumann mapping boundary condition is used for comparison. The I-V characteristics of the RTD are found to agree between self-consistent NEGF and Wigner methods at low bias potentials with sufficiently large GaAs contact lengths. Finally, the relation between the negative differential conductance (NDC) of the RTD and the sizes of contact and buffer in the RTD is investigated using both methods.
Jiang Haiyan [Department of Applied Mathematics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081 (China); Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 (United States); Cai Wei, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 (United States); Tsu, Raphael [Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 (United States)
Quantitative displacement measurement of a nanotube cantilever with nanometer accuracy using epifluorescence microscopy
A method to measure the deflection of a nanotube cantilever with nanometer accuracy in an air or liquid environment is presented. We attached fluorescent dyes at the end of a nanotube to detect its deflection. The nanotube cantilever was fabricated with a multiwalled carbon nanotube that is attached to the end of an electrochemically etched tungsten tip, and it was imaged in an epifluorescence microscope system. The fluorescence intensity distribution of the fluorescent particles at the end of the nanotube was approximated with a Gaussian and fitted by least-squares method. Finally, we were able to measure the displacement of the nanotube cantilever during electrostatic actuation with positional accuracy of a few nanometers. This technique can be applied to a manipulator or a force transducer on related a few piconewton forces.
Park, Hyojun; Kwon, Soongeun; Kim, Soohyun [Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701 (Korea, Republic of)
Assessing and Improving the Assessing and Improving the Accuracy of Energy Analysis for Residential Buildings B. Polly, N. Kruis, and D. Roberts July 2011 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation,
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Student Perceptions of an Online Medical Dosimetry Program
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers the first online medical dosimetry program in the nation. There is no data to research a program of this type. This research consisted of the evaluation of other distance education programs including health profession programs in addition to face-to-face medical dosimetry programs. There was a need to collect and analyze student perceptions of online learning in medical dosimetry. This research provided a guide for future implementation by other programs as well as validated the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse program. Methodology used consisted of an electronic survey sent to all previous and currently enrolled students in the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse medical dosimetry program. The survey was both quantitative and qualitative in demonstrating attitudinal perceptions of students in the program. Quantitative data was collected and analyzed using a 5-point Likert scale. Qualitative data was gathered based on the open-ended responses and the identifying themes from the responses. The results demonstrated an overall satisfaction with this program, the instructor, and the online courses. Students felt a sense of belonging to the courses and the program. Considering that a majority of the students had never taken an online course previously, the students felt there were no technology issues. Future research should include an evaluation of board exam statistics for students enrolled in the online and face-to-face medical dosimetry programs.
Lenards, Nishele, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Health Professions/College of Science and Health, Medical Dosimetry Program, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI (United States)
Arbitrary accuracy iterative phase estimation algorithm as a two qubit benchmark
We discuss the implementation of an iterative quantum phase estimation algorithm, with a single ancillary qubit. We suggest using this algorithm as a benchmark for multi-qubit implementations. Furthermore we describe in detail the smallest possible realization, using only two qubits, and exemplify with a superconducting circuit. We discuss the robustness of the algorithm in the presence of gate errors, and show that 7 bits of precision is obtainable, even with very limited gate accuracies.
M. Dobsicek; G. Johansson; V. S. Shumeiko; G. Wendin
Design and producing of fine-group cross section library HENDL3.0/FG for subcritical system
To improve the accuracy of the neutron analyses for subcritical system with thermal fission blanket, a coupled neutron and photon (315 n + 42{gamma}) fine-group cross section library HENDL3.0/FG based on ENDF/B-VII, JEFF3.1 and JENDL3.3 was produced by FDS team. In order to test the availability and reliability of the HENDL3.0/FG data library, shielding and critical safety benchmarks were performed with VisualBUS code. The testing results indicated that the discrepancy between calculation and experimental values of nuclear parameters fell in a reasonable range. It showed that the nuclear data library had accuracy and availability. (authors)
Zou, J.; Zeng, Q.; Xu, D.; Hu, L.; Long, P. [Inst. of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031 (China); School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Univ. of Science and Technology of China, No.350 Shushanhu Road, Shushan District, Hefei, Anhui, 230031 (China)
Enabling Technologies for Ceramic Hot Section Components
Silicon-based ceramics are attractive materials for use in gas turbine engine hot sections due to their high temperature mechanical and physical properties as well as lower density than metals. The advantages of utilizing ceramic hot section components include weight reduction, and improved efficiency as well as enhanced power output and lower emissions as a result of reducing or eliminating cooling. Potential gas turbine ceramic components for industrial, commercial and/or military high temperature turbine applications include combustor liners, vanes, rotors, and shrouds. These components require materials that can withstand high temperatures and pressures for long duration under steam-rich environments. For Navy applications, ceramic hot section components have the potential to increase the operation range. The amount of weight reduced by utilizing a lighter gas turbine can be used to increase fuel storage capacity while a more efficient gas turbine consumes less fuel. Both improvements enable a longer operation range for Navy ships and aircraft. Ceramic hot section components will also be beneficial to the Navy's Growth Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and VAATE (Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines) initiatives in terms of reduced weight, cooling air savings, and capability/cost index (CCI). For DOE applications, ceramic hot section components provide an avenue to achieve low emissions while improving efficiency. Combustors made of ceramic material can withstand higher wall temperatures and require less cooling air. Ability of the ceramics to withstand high temperatures enables novel combustor designs that have reduced NO{sub x}, smoke and CO levels. In the turbine section, ceramic vanes and blades do not require sophisticated cooling schemes currently used for metal components. The saved cooling air could be used to further improve efficiency and power output. The objectives of this contract were to develop technologies critical for ceramic hot section components for gas turbine engines. Significant technical progress has been made towards maturation of the EBC and CMC technologies for incorporation into gas turbine engine hot-section. Promising EBC candidates for longer life and/or higher temperature applications relative to current state of the art BSAS-based EBCs have been identified. These next generation coating systems have been scaled-up from coupons to components and are currently being field tested in Solar Centaur 50S engine. CMC combustor liners were designed, fabricated and tested in a FT8 sector rig to demonstrate the benefits of a high temperature material system. Pretest predictions made through the use of perfectly stirred reactor models showed a 2-3x benefit in CO emissions for CMC versus metallic liners. The sector-rig test validated the pretest predictions with >2x benefit in CO at the same NOx levels at various load conditions. The CMC liners also survived several trip shut downs thereby validating the CMC design methodology. Significant technical progress has been made towards incorporation of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) and environmental barrier coatings (EBC) technologies into gas turbine engine hot-section. The second phase of the program focused on the demonstration of a reverse flow annular CMC combustor. This has included overcoming the challenges of design and fabrication of CMCs into 'complex' shapes; developing processing to apply EBCs to 'engine hardware'; testing of an advanced combustor enabled by CMCs in a PW206 rig; and the validation of performance benefits against a metal baseline. The rig test validated many of the pretest predictions with a 40-50% reduction in pattern factor compared to the baseline and reductions in NOx levels at maximum power conditions. The next steps are to develop an understanding of the life limiting mechanisms in EBC and CMC materials, developing a design system for EBC coated CMCs and durability testing in an engine environment.
Venkat Vedula; Tania Bhatia
The spin-dependent nd scattering length - a proposed high-accuracy measurement
The understanding of few-nucleon systems at low energies is essential, e.g. for accurate predictions of element abundances in big-bang and stellar fusion. Novel effective field theories, taking only nucleons, or nucleons and pions as explicit degrees of freedom, provide a systematic approach, permitting an estimate of theoretical uncertainties. Basic constants parameterising the short range physics are derived from only a handful of experimental values. The doublet neutron scattering length a_2 of the deuteron is particularly sensitive to a three-nucleon contact interaction, but experimentally known with only 6% accuracy. It can be deduced from the two experimentally accessible parameters of the nd scattering length. We plan to measure the poorly known "incoherent" nd scattering length a_{i,d} with 10^{-3} accuracy, using a Ramsey apparatus for pseudomagnetic precession with a cold polarised neutron beam at PSI. A polarised target containing both deuterons and protons will permit a measurement relative to the incoherent np scattering length, which is know experimentally with an accuracy of 2.4\\times 10^{-4}.
B. van den Brandt; H. W. Griesshammer; P. Hautle; J. Kohlbrecher; J. A. Konter; O. Zimmer
Neutron cross section measurements at WNR
The Weapons Neutron Research Facility has been used to obtain moderate-resolution total neutron cross section data for H, C, /sup 208/Pb, /sup 232/Th, /sup 238/U, and /sup 242/Pu over the energy range 5 to 200 MeV. Neutrons were produced by bombarding a 2.5-cm diam by 15-cm long Ta target with an 800 MeV pulsed proton beam from LAMPF. A 10.2-cm diam by 15.2-cm thick NE110 proton recoil detector was used at a flight path of 32 meters, giving a time-of-flight resolution of 60 ps/m. The total cross section results are compared to ENDF/BV evaluations and to previous data where possible.
Lisowski, P.W.; Archampaugh, G.F.; Moore, M.S.; Morgan, G.L.; Shamu, R.E.
Diboson production cross section at LHC
This paper presents an overview of the diboson production cross-section measurements and constraints on anomalous triple-gauge boson couplings performed by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations using proton-proton collisions produced at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt{s} = 7 and 8 TeV at LHC. Results for all combinations of W, Z and \\gamma\\ gauge bosons (excluding \\gamma\\gamma) are presented with emphasis on the new WZ and ZZ production cross sections measured by ATLAS at sqrt{s} = 8 TeV and on the new constraints on anomalous triple-gauge couplings set by CMS in the WW and Z\\gamma\\ modes.
Vincenzo Lombardo
SSCL RFQ-DTL Matching Section instrumentation
A description of the SSCL RFQ-DTL Matching Section instrumentation is presented with emphasis on design issues and early instrumentation commissioning results. The H{sup {minus}} beam energy through the RFQ-DTL matching section is 2.5 MeV, the beam current is 27 mA with a pulse width of 35 Its. The typical beam diameter is 3 mm. The instrumentation consists of three beam position monitors (BPM), a wire scanner, beam loss monitors (BLM), a slit and collector emittance measurement unit (EMU), a current toroid, and a Faraday cup. The instruments were designed to accommodate high current densities, have a large dynamic range with moderate bandwidths, and fit congested spaces.
Datte, P.; Aielo, R.; Hayworth, M. [and others
Electron-collision cross sections for iodine
We present results from a joint experimental and theoretical study of elastic electron scattering from atomic iodine. The experimental results were obtained by subtracting known cross sections from the measured data obtained with a pyrolyzed mixed beam containing a variety of atomic and molecular species. The calculations were performed using both a fully relativistic Dirac B-spline R-matrix (close-coupling) method and an optical model potential approach. Given the difficulty of the problem, the agreement between the two sets of theoretical predictions and the experimental data for the angle-differential and the angle-integrated elastic cross sections at 40 eV and 50 eV is satisfactory.
Zatsarinny, O.; Bartschat, K. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311 (United States); Garcia, G. [Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid E-28006 (Spain); Blanco, F. [Departamento de Fisica Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040 (Spain); Hargreaves, L.R.; Jones, D.B.; Murrie, R.; Brunton, J.R. [ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001 (Australia); Brunger, M.J. [ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001 (Australia); Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); Hoshino, M. [Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Sophia University, Chiyoda ku, Tokyo 102-8554 (Japan); Buckman, S.J. [ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia)
OpenEI Community - Section 7
/0 en Idaho Meeting #2 /0 en Idaho Meeting #2 http://en.openei.org/community/blog/idaho-meeting-2 The second Idaho GRR meeting was held today in Boise. Though the intent of the meeting was to focus on identifying permitting concerns, agencies and developers alike had few concerns with the current process. There were agency personnel in attendance who had not attended the first Idaho meeting, so the workshop was a great opportunity to work through the flowcharts relevant to those agencies.read more http://en.openei.org/community/blog/idaho-meeting-2#comments endangered species Fauna Fish and Wildlife Flora FWS Section 12 Section 7 Geothermal
XAL-Based Applications and Online Models for LCLS
XAL, a high-level accelerator application framework originally developed at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been adopted by the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) project. The work includes proper relational database schema modification to better suit XAL configuration data requirement, addition of new device types for LCLS online modeling purpose, longitudinal coordinate system change to better represent the LCLS electron beam rather than proton or ion beam in the original SNS XAL design, intensively benchmark with MAD and present SLC modeling system for the online model, and various new features to the XAL framework. Storing online model data in a relational database and providing universal access methods for other applications is also described here.
Chu, P.; Woodley, M.; Iverson, R.; Krejcik, P.; White, G.; Wu, J.; /SLAC; Gan, Q.; /Beijing, Inst. High Energy Phys.
Online Modeling in the Process Industry for Energy Optimization
"This paper discusses how steady state models are being used in the process industry to perform online energy optimization of steam and electrical systems. It presents process demands commonly found in the processing industry in terms of steam and electricity. It further discusses the methods of providing this energy for refineries, petrochemical plants, and other processing plants - chemical, paper, and metal. A typical system flow diagram is used to highlight the energy system network and describe areas where steady-state models are used. The types of models used are discussed, and a scheme for putting the models together to provide total process plant energy optimization is summarized. The types of optimization which can be implemented in a process plant is thus presented. The paper points out what steady-state modeling is needed to do online optimization of an energy network in a processing plant. Finally, a discussion of the economics on online energy optimization is presented."
Alexander, J.
Online Toolkit Fosters Bioenergy Innovation | Department of Energy
Toolkit Fosters Bioenergy Innovation Toolkit Fosters Bioenergy Innovation Online Toolkit Fosters Bioenergy Innovation January 21, 2011 - 2:27pm Addthis Learn more about the Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework, an online data sharing and mapping toolkit. Paul Bryan Biomass Program Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy What will the project do? The $241 million loan guarantee for Diamond Green Diesel, funding which will support the construction of a facility that will nearly triple the amount of renewable diesel produced domestically. The online data sharing and mapping toolkit provides the extensive data, analysis, and visualization tools to monitor the bioenergy industry. Yesterday, Secretary Chu announced a $241 million loan guarantee for Diamond Green Diesel, funding which will support the construction of a
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve - Online Bidding System | Department of
Services » Petroleum Reserves » Heating Oil Reserve » Northeast Services » Petroleum Reserves » Heating Oil Reserve » Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve - Online Bidding System Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve - Online Bidding System The U.S. Department of Energy has developed an on-line bidding system - an anonymous auction program - for the sale of product from the one million barrel Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. We invite prospective bidders and other interested parties to try out this system and give us your views. You must register to use the system to practice or to participate in an actual emergency sale. Registration assures that you will receive e-mail alerts of sales or other pertinent news. You will also have the opportunity to establish a user ID and password to submit bids. If you establish a user ID, you will receive a temporary password by
EPA Launches New Online Mapping Tool for Environmental Impact Statements |
Launches New Online Mapping Tool for Environmental Impact Launches New Online Mapping Tool for Environmental Impact Statements EPA Launches New Online Mapping Tool for Environmental Impact Statements September 10, 2013 - 6:11pm Addthis Streets Imagery Topography Go To: Select a State/Territory Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming American Samoa Federated States of Micronesia Guam
FACTSHEET: Energy Department Launches Open-Source Online Training Resource
Launches Open-Source Online Training Launches Open-Source Online Training Resource to Help Students, Workers Gain Valuable Skills FACTSHEET: Energy Department Launches Open-Source Online Training Resource to Help Students, Workers Gain Valuable Skills June 21, 2012 - 7:47am Addthis The Energy Department and SRI International today officially launched the National Training and Education Resource (NTER), an open-source platform for job training, workforce development and certification. NTER was envisioned by the Department and developed by SRI. WASHINGTON -- As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to invest in skills for American workers, the Energy Department officially launched today its National Training and Education Resource (NTER), an open-source platform that brings together information technologies to support
Gas Turbine Hot Section Component Life Tracking
Damage tracking software�backed by comprehensive analysis techniques�provides a means for owners/operators to independently track and predict life consumption for critical gas turbine hot section components. Results can be compared with equipment supplier formulated intervals. This report updates the development status of damage tracking software for managing life-cycle costs by improving owner/operator understanding of component life and life consumption as a function of turbine ...
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Major developments in section 404-permitting
Mountain coal mining in the Central Appalachians faces increased challenge under the Clean Water Act (CWA). These challenges have included the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) increased involvement in permitting under Section 404 of the CWA; active opposition by environmental groups to Section 404 permits; and proposed federal legislation to reduce the availability of these permits. These recent challenges culminated in a June 11, 2009, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the PEA, the Department of Interior (DoI) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) that will limit the use of general permits for mountaintop coal mining and increase the scrutiny applied to individual permits, while also providing a coordinated approach for reviewing the backlog of pending permit application. By entering into the MoU, the federal agencies aim to reduce the environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining while increasing certainty and transparency for permit applications. Challenges to Section 404 permitting for mountaintop coal mining are dynamic and new developments occur almost daily. This article provides a snapshot of the current climate.
Ahrens, M.; Orr, S. [Lathan & Watkins LLP (United States)
Cross sections for electron scattering from magnesium
A B-spline R-matrix (close-coupling) method has been used to perform a systematic study of angle-differential cross sections for electron scattering from neutral magnesium. The calculations cover elastic scattering and excitation of the five excited states (3s3p) {sup 3,1}P{sup o}, (3s3d) {sup 1}D, (3s4s) {sup 1}S, and (3s4p) {sup 1}P{sup o}. A multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock method with nonorthogonal orbitals was employed for an accurate representation of the target wave functions. The close-coupling expansion for the collision problem included 37 bound states of neutral magnesium. Angle-differential cross sections are presented for incident electron energies from 10 to 100 eV. These results, as well as the corresponding angle-integrated cross sections, are compared with various experimental data and predictions from other close-coupling and distorted-wave calculations. In spite of a few remaining discrepancies, the overall agreement between our results and the experimental data is very satisfactory.
Zatsarinny, Oleg; Bartschat, Klaus; Gedeon, Sergey; Gedeon, Viktor; Lazur, Vladimir; Nagy, Elizabeth [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311 (United States); Department of Theoretical Physics, Uzhgorod State University, Uzhgorod 88000 (Ukraine)
Platform competition in the online video industry : a comparison between the United States and Chinese markets
Along with the popularity of broadband, online websites are transforming to complex multiple-side platforms (MSPs), bearing many kinds of products and services. The MSP format enables online websites not merely works as ...
Liu, Xin, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DOE Launches New Online Search Tool for Patents, 1940s to Present...
DOE Launches New Online Search Tool for Patents, 1940s to Present DOE Launches New Online Search Tool for Patents, 1940s to Present September 18, 2007 - 2:41pm Addthis Database...
Nano Today (2013) 8, 374--387 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com
Nano Today (2013) 8, 374--387 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: www July 2013 Available online 6 August 2013 KEYWORDS Circulating tumor cells; Nano surface; Cancer
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Research Note---The Impact of Community Commitment on Participation in Online Communities
Online discussion communities have become a widely used medium for interaction, enabling conversations across a broad range of topics and contexts. Their success, however, depends on participants' willingness to invest their time and attention in the ... Keywords: Web 2.0, commitment, discussion groups, online behavior, online communities, social media, social technologies, virtual communities
Patrick J. Bateman; Peter H. Gray; Brian S. Butler
Social interaction and continuance intention in online auctions: A social capital perspective
This study explores how interaction within an online auction community affects online auction actor intention to continue trading with others. Adopting a social perspective drawing on social capital theory and IS literature, this study investigates how ... Keywords: Continuance intention, Online auction, Social capital, Social network
Jyun-Cheng Wang; Ming-Jiin Chiang
A new structure of online learning environment to support the professional learning
The online learning environment (OLE) is an essential element in using information and communication technology (ICT) for learning and instruction. This paper proposed a new structure of an OLE for design professional domain that tried to integrate the ... Keywords: e-learning, online community, online learning environment, social network
Wenzhi Chen; Yu-How Lin
Effect of Brand Associations on Consumer Reactions to Unknown On-Line Brands
The temporal and spatial separation between on-line retail brands and their customers means that on-line transactions are characterized by uncertainty, anonymity, and lack of control. The resulting high perception of risk and fear of opportunism make ... Keywords: Brand Trust, Consumer Behavior, Degree Of Association, New On-Line Brands, Perceived Similarity.
Elena Delgado-Ballester; Miguel Hern�Ndez-Espallardo
Requirements of Chinese teachers for online student tracking and a comparison to their western counterparts
Effective teaching requires teachers to know their students and to adapt their teaching accordingly, regardless of taking place in China or in Western countries. This raises requirements on online learning environments: they need to track online learners' ... Keywords: intelligent tutoring system, online learning, quantitative analysis, questionnaire, requirement comparison, student tracking
Xiaohong Tan; Carsten Ullrich; Oliver Scheuer; Erica Melis; Ruimin Shen
Productive use of learning resources in an online problem-based learning environment
This study examined students' use of learning resources in a technologically-mediated online learning environment. Undergraduate student groups were engaged in an online problem-based learning (PBL) environment, rich with pre-selected video and knowledge ... Keywords: Contrasting cases analysis, Knowledge resources, Learning resources, Online hypermedia environments, Problem-based learning (PBL), Video resources
Heisawn Jeong; Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver
An adaptive approach for online segmentation of multi-dimensional mobile data
With increasing availability of mobile sensing devices including smartphones, online mobile data segmentation becomes an important topic in reconstructing and understanding mobile data. Traditional approaches like online time series segmentation either ... Keywords: adaptive model creation, feature selection, mobile data mining, online segmentation
Tian Guo; Zhixian Yan; Karl Aberer
Building a massively multiplayer game for the million: Disney's Toontown Online
This paper presents an overview of the lessons learned building Disney's Toontown Online, a 3D massively multiplayer online game (MMP) for children ages seven and older. The paper is divided into three main parts. The first presents design highlights ... Keywords: 3D, Internet, computer graphics, multiplayer games, online games
Mark R. Mine; Joe Shochet; Roger Hughston
The Impact of Membership Overlap on Growth: An Ecological Competition View of Online Groups
The dominant narrative of the Internet has been one of unconstrained growth, abundance, and plenitude. It is in this context that new forms of organizing, such as online groups, have emerged. However, the same factors that underlie the utopian narrative ... Keywords: competition, membership overlap, online communities, online groups, organizational ecology
Xiaoqing Wang; Brian S. Butler; Yuqing Ren
Internet use and online social support among same sex attracted individuals of different ages
The current research addressed age differences in internet use among Same Sex Attracted (SSA) individuals. In general, online communities are found to be a source of social support, especially for minority group members. However, it is unclear whether ... Keywords: Age differences, Coming out, Online communities, Online profiles, Sexual minorities, Social support
L. Baams; K. J. Jonas; S. Utz; H. M. W. Bos; L. van der Vuurst
On-Line Use of Three-Dimensional Marker Trajectory Estimation From Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Projections for Precise Setup in Radiotherapy for Targets With Respiratory Motion
Purpose: To develop and evaluate accurate and objective on-line patient setup based on a novel semiautomatic technique in which three-dimensional marker trajectories were estimated from two-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) projections. Methods and Materials: Seven treatment courses of stereotactic body radiotherapy for liver tumors were delivered in 21 fractions in total to 6 patients by a linear accelerator. Each patient had two to three gold markers implanted close to the tumors. Before treatment, a CBCT scan with approximately 675 two-dimensional projections was acquired during a full gantry rotation. The marker positions were segmented in each projection. From this, the three-dimensional marker trajectories were estimated using a probability based method. The required couch shifts for patient setup were calculated from the mean marker positions along the trajectories. A motion phantom moving with known tumor trajectories was used to examine the accuracy of the method. Trajectory-based setup was retrospectively used off-line for the first five treatment courses (15 fractions) and on-line for the last two treatment courses (6 fractions). Automatic marker segmentation was compared with manual segmentation. The trajectory-based setup was compared with setup based on conventional CBCT guidance on the markers (first 15 fractions). Results: Phantom measurements showed that trajectory-based estimation of the mean marker position was accurate within 0.3 mm. The on-line trajectory-based patient setup was performed within approximately 5 minutes. The automatic marker segmentation agreed with manual segmentation within 0.36 {+-} 0.50 pixels (mean {+-} SD; pixel size, 0.26 mm in isocenter). The accuracy of conventional volumetric CBCT guidance was compromised by motion smearing ({<=}21 mm) that induced an absolute three-dimensional setup error of 1.6 {+-} 0.9 mm (maximum, 3.2) relative to trajectory-based setup. Conclusions: The first on-line clinical use of trajectory estimation from CBCT projections for precise setup in stereotactic body radiotherapy was demonstrated. Uncertainty in the conventional CBCT-based setup procedure was eliminated with the new method.
Worm, Esben S., E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus (Denmark); Department of Medical Physics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus (Denmark); Hoyer, Morten; Fledelius, Walther [Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus (Denmark); Nielsen, Jens E.; Larsen, Lars P. [Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus (Denmark); Poulsen, Per R. [Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus (Denmark); Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University (Denmark)
Investigation of the Accuracy of Calculation Methods for Conduction Transfer Functions of Building Construction
Conduction transfer functions (CTFs) are widely used to calculate conduction heat transfer in building cooling load and energy calculations. They can conveniently fit into any load and energy calculation techniques to perform conduction calculations. There are three methods: the Laplace transform (LP) method, the state-space (SS) method and the frequency-domain regression (FDR) method to calculate CTF coefficients. The limitation of methodology possibly results in imprecise or false CTF coefficients. This paper investigates the accuracy of the three methods applied to the material properties of a single-layer and a multilayer heavyweight building construction.
Chen, Y.; Li, X.; Zhang, Q.; Spitler, J.; Fisher, D.
Whole-genome microarrays of fission yeast: characteristics, accuracy, reproducibility, and processing of array data
ral ssBioMed CentBMC Genomics Open AcceResearch article Whole-genome microarrays of fission yeast: characteristics, accuracy, reproducibility, and processing of array data Rachel Lyne�1,2, Gavin Burns�1, Juan Mata1, Chris J Penkett1, Gabriella... .K Email: Rachel Lyne - email@example.com; Gavin Burns - email@example.com; Juan Mata - email@example.com; Chris J Penkett - email@example.com; Gabriella Rustici - firstname.lastname@example.com; Dongrong Chen - firstname.lastname@example.com; Cordelia Langford - cfl...
Lyne, Rachel; Burns, Gavin; Mata, Juan; Penkett, Chris J; Rustici, Gabriella; Chen, Dongrong; Langford, Cordelia; Vetrie, David; Bahler, Jurg
High Accuracy, Two-Dimensional Read-Out in Multiwire Proportional Chambers
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In most applications of proportional chambers, especially in high-energy physics, separate chambers are used for measuring different coordinates. In general one coordinate is obtained by recording the pulses from the anode wires around which avalanches have grown. Several methods have been imagined for obtaining the position of an avalanche along a wire. In this article a method is proposed which leads to the same range of accuracies and may be preferred in some cases. The problem of accurate measurements for large-size chamber is also discussed.
Charpak, G.; Sauli, F.
B-Spline Surface Approximation to Cross-Sections Using Distance Maps
this paper, we present a method of surface approximation to cross-sections with multiple branching problems. In this method, we first decompose each multiple branching problem into a set of single branching problems by providing a set of intermediate contours using distance maps. For each single branching region, a procedure then performs the skinning of contour curves represented by cubic B-spline curves on a common knot vector, each of which is fitted to its contour points within a given accuracy. In order to acquire a more compact representation for the surface, the method includes an algorithm for reducing the number of knots in the common knot vector. The approximation surface to the crosssections is represented by a set of bicubic B-spline surfaces. This method provides a smooth surface model, yet realises efficient data reduction.
J. Jeong; K. Kim; H. Park; H. Cho; M. Jung
The role of integral experiments and nuclear cross section evaluations in space nuclear reactor design
The importance of the nuclear and neutronic properties of candidate space reactor materials to the design process has been acknowledged as has been the use of benchmark reactor physics experiments to verify and qualify analytical tools used in design, safety, and performance evaluation. Since June 1966, the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) has acted as an interagency forum for the assessment and evaluation of nuclear reaction data used in the nuclear design process. CSEWG data testing has involved the specification and calculation of benchmark experiments which are used widely for commercial reactor design and safety analysis. These benchmark experiments preceded the issuance oflthe industry standards for acceptance, but the benchmarks exceed the minimum acceptance criteria for such data. Thus, a starting place has been provided in assuring the accuracy and uncertainty of nuclear data important to space reactor applications. (FI)
Moses, D.L.; McKnight, R.D.
Double ionization of helium by bare ions: Theoretical study of the fully differential cross sections
This work presents a theoretical study of fully differential cross sections (FDCSs) for the double ionization of an He target by ion impact within a distorted wave model. The initial atomic system is described by two approximated wave functions of different accuracy proposed by Bonham and Kohl. For the final channel several models are considered based upon improvements and simplifications of the well-known three-body Coulomb (3C) model. The influence of the receding projectile on the resulting fragments is also studied by implementing a model with effective charges that depend on the momenta of the four particles. The FDCSs resulting for different electron energy sharing are discussed. The sensitivity of the FDCSs to the projectile charge sign and magnitude is explored over the energy range 700 keV/amu through 6 MeV/amu.
Lopez, S. D.; Garibotti, C. R. [Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas and Centro Atomico Bariloche, Avenida Bustillo 9400, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina); Otranto, S. [Instituto de Fisica del Sur and Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahia Blanca (Argentina)
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Sustainability Performance Plan Report to: The Council on Environmental Quality The Office of Management and Budget June 2, 2010 U.S. Department of ENERGY United States Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan Discovering Sustainable Solutions to Power and Secure America's Future Report to The White House Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Management and Budget September 2010 Department of Energy ii Department of Energy iii Department of Energy Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan Discovering Sustainable Solutions to Power and Secure America's Future Table of Contents Section 1: Department Policy and Strategy.................................................. 1
Replicating Online Yankee Auctions to Analyze Auctioneers' and Bidders' Strategies
We present a simulation approach that provides a relatively risk-free and cost-effective environment to examine the decision space for both bid takers and bid makers in web-based dynamic price setting processes. The applicability of the simulation platform ... Keywords: Dynamic pricing, Online auctions, Simulation
Ravi Bapna; Paulo Goes; Alok Gupta
Honeynets: Honeynets: a tool for counterintelligence in online security
Honeynets are a sweet solution for security experts who want to keep up to date on the latest exploits used by online intruders. But as they evolve, unwitting crackers might find them a bitter pill to swallow. First conceived in the late 1980s, honeynets ...
David Watson
Online Algorithm for Battery Utilization in Electric Computer Science Department
Online Algorithm for Battery Utilization in Electric Vehicles Ron Adany Computer Science Department the problem of utilizing the pack of batteries serving current demands in Electric Vehicles. When serving a demand, the current allocation might be split among the batteries in the pack. Due to its internal
Tamir, Tami
Clustering and Sequential Pattern Mining of Online Collaborative Learning Data
Group work is widespread in education. The growing use of online tools supporting group work generates huge amounts of data. We aim to exploit this data to support mirroring: presenting useful high-level views of information about the group, together ... Keywords: Data mining, clustering, sequential pattern mining, learning group work skills, collaborative learning, computer-assisted instruction.
Dilhan Perera; Judy Kay; Irena Koprinska; Kalina Yacef; Osmar R. Za�ane
TOPLEAGUE and BUNDESLIGA MANAGER: new generation online soccer games
This paper describes a new generation online soccer manager. More than 210,000 users operate TOPLEAGUE and the OFFICIAL BUNDESLIGA MANAGER, complex real-time soccer simulators that are based on actual data of real professional soccer players. The underlying ... Keywords: facial expressions, manager games, motion capture, robotic entertainment, soccer simulation, teamwork and heterogeneous agents
Ubbo Visser
Online Fault Detection and Tolerance for Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting Systems
Online Fault Detection and Tolerance for Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting Systems Xue Lin 1 , Yanzhi, yanzhiwa, dizhu, firstname.lastname@example.com, 2 email@example.com ABSTRACT Photovoltaic energy harvesting systems (PV systems) are subject to PV cell faults, which decrease the efficiency of PV systems and even
Pedram, Massoud
Radically New Product Introduction Using On-line Auctions
Rapid technological innovation and changing market expectations in electronic commerce are pushing companies to develop strategies for radically new products. Fast and unbiased new marketing research methods are needed to reduce the associated risks. ... Keywords: Full Revelation, Marketing Research, New Product Introduction, On-Line Auctions
Xianjun Geng; Maxwell B. Stinchcombe; Andrew B. Whinston
Online annotation of faces in personal videos by sequential learning
This paper addresses semi-automatic annotation of faces in personal videos. Different from previous offline annotation systems, this paper studies online annotation of faces. During an annotation session, few annotations are requested from the user only ... Keywords: Automatic annotation of faces, Personal video annotation, Sequential learning
M. C. Yilmazturk; I. Ulusoy; N. K. Cicekli
Project massive: a study of online gaming communities
Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) continue to be a popular and lucrative sector of the gaming market. Project Massive was created to assess MMOG players' social experiences both inside and outside of their gaming environments and the impact ... Keywords: CSCW, MMO, MMOG, MMORPG, group formation, guilds, massively multiplayer, persistent worlds
A. Fleming Seay; William J. Jerome; Kevin Sang Lee; Robert E. Kraut
Online news reports of air quality issues in Beijing
The paper studies Chinese media discourse on the ''Blue Sky Project'' in preparation for the 2008 Olympics through a textual analysis of online stories in major daily newspapers in Beijing, to examine the interaction of science and culture in environmental ... Keywords: Development discourse, Environmental journalism, Framing, Science communication, Surveillance
Janice Hua Xu
On-Line Construction of Compact Directed Acyclic Word Graphs
A Compact Directed Acyclic Word Graph (CDAWG) is a space-efficient text indexing structure, that can be used in several different string algorithms, especially in the analysis of biological sequences. In this paper, we present a new on-line algorithm ...
Shunsuke Inenaga; Hiromasa Hoshino; Ayumi Shinohara; Masayuki Takeda; Setsuo Arikawa; Giancarlo Mauri; Giulio Pavesi
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an advanced lithium ion battery for use in the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles. Professor... Discovery of new salt jumpstarts extended-life battery research for electric/hybrid vehicles A URI chemistryURI inAdvance Online Newsletter June 11, 2009 Volume 6, Issue 12 Rhody Spring Caravan in Boston
Rhode Island, University of
An online experiment of privacy authorization dialogues for social applications
Several studies have documented the constantly evolving privacy practices of social networking sites and users' misunderstandings about them. Researchers have criticized the interfaces to "configure" privacy preferences as opaque, uninformative, and ... Keywords: information privacy, online social networks (osns), privacy awareness and control, privacy notice and consent, third-party applications (apps)
Na Wang; Jens Grossklags; Heng Xu
Modeling player session times of on-line games
One of the most important aspects in determining the global traffic characteristics of on-line games is to model the traffic behavior of the client. While modeling the client ON-OFF times in web traffic has allowed researchers to generate accurate fractal ...
Francis Chang; Wu-chang Feng
Online Learning in Opportunistic Spectrum Access: A Restless Bandit Approach
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109 as it goes and maximizes its usage of the best channel. The objective is to construct a good online learning result in higher data rates or lower power for the user and so on. This is modeled as a reward collected
Liu, Mingyan
Online generation of scene descriptions in urban environments
The ability to extract a rich set of semantic workspace labels from sensor data gathered in complex environments is a fundamental prerequisite to any form of semantic reasoning in mobile robotics. In this paper, we present an online system for the augmentation ... Keywords: Outdoor mapping, Semantic robot maps, Support vector machine
Ingmar Posner; Derik Schroeter; Paul Newman
Using mobile devices to support online collaborative learning
Mobile collaborative learning is considered the next step of on-line collaborative learning by incorporating mobility as a key and breakthrough requirement. Indeed, the current wide spread of mobile devices and wireless technologies brings an enormous ... Keywords: Mobile collaborative learning, behaviorism, constructivism, mobile technologies, pervasiveness, situated learning, social learning, ubiquity
Santi Caball�; Fatos Xhafa; Leonard Barolli
Online Pricing of Secondary Spectrum Access with Unknown Demand Function
-of-the-day arrival rate trends. The simulations showed that AMTP closely tracks the time-varying optimal price1 Online Pricing of Secondary Spectrum Access with Unknown Demand Function Huseyin Mutlu, Murat while SUs are admitted and priced according to current availability of excess spectrum. The average rate
Starobinski, David
iSee: interactive scenario explorer for online tournament games
Fantasy games, in which players compete to correctly predict real-world outcomes in sports, entertainment, and politics, have grown in popularity and now represent a significant portion of online gaming. Pick'em pools, also known as office pools, are ... Keywords: fantasy games, office pools, scenario exploration, tournament
Greg Smith; Desney Tan; Bongshin Lee
EbAT: online methods for detecting utility cloud anomalies
The online detection of anomalies is a vital element of operations in datacenters and in utility clouds like Amazon EC2. Given ever-increasing data center sizes coupled with the complexities of systems software, applications, and workload patterns, such ... Keywords: anomaly detection, entropy, utility cloud, utility datacenter
Chengwei Wang
A study of interactive qualitative at online shopping behavior
As the information age arrives and the internet network has very popular day by day. Internet network has already become quite important activity in people's daily life. The research shows that there are more than 650 million non-repeating users shop ... Keywords: interactive qualitative analysis (IQA), interactive qualitative research, on-line shopping, transaction cost
Chien-Yuan Lai; Dong-Her Shih; Hsiu-Sen Chiang; Ching-Chiang Chen
ONLINE LEARNING Managing energy for a sustainable future
ONLINE LEARNING Managing energy for a sustainable future The Energy Resource Management Certificate energy management. Pursuing sustainable energy management strategies can be a powerful tool for achieving energy efficiency, cost savings and risk reduction. Explore the entire range of issues involved
California at Davis, University of
Online planning for multi-agent systems with bounded communication
We propose an online algorithm for planning under uncertainty in multi-agent settings modeled as DEC-POMDPs. The algorithm helps overcome the high computational complexity of solving such problems offline. The key challenges in decentralized operation ... Keywords: Communication in multi-agent systems, Cooperation and collaboration, Decentralized POMDPs, Planning under uncertainty
Feng Wu; Shlomo Zilberstein; Xiaoping Chen
Local model network identification for online engine modelling
In this paper an evolving local model network (LMN) which is especially suited for engine modelling is presented and discussed. The incremental construction of the model tree allows to gradually increase the model complexity while a proper initialisation ... Keywords: Engine modelling, Incremental learning, Local model network, Online learning
Christoph Hametner; Stefan Jakubek
Trust and nuanced profile similarity in online social networks
Online social networks, where users maintain lists of friends and express their preferences for items like movies, music, or books, are very popular. The Web-based nature of this information makes it ideal for use in a variety of intelligent systems ... Keywords: Social networks, recommender systems, trust
Jennifer Golbeck
A process-driven tool to support online dispute resolution
This demonstration shows a prototype tool that projects an impression of how execution of a formally defined process will facilitate dispute resolution. Tool flexibility supports projecting the look and feel of a range of different processes, facilitating ... Keywords: dispute resolution, grievance mediation, online dispute resolution, participatory design, process, process technology, prototyping
Lori Clarke; Alan Gaitenby; Daniel Gyllstrom; Ethan Katsh; Matthew Marzilli; Leon J. Osterweil; Norman K. Sondheimer; Leah Wing; Alexander Wise; Daniel Rainey
Facilitating consumption of online social networking services on mobile devices
Mobile social network aggregators, such as Motoblur and Windows Phone 7 People Hub, emerge as a common tool to access online social networking services on mobile devices. There are limited user studies, however, about how people use and perceive these ... Keywords: aggregation, mobile devices, recommendation, social network aggregator, social networking services
Yanqing Cui
Stalking online: on user privacy in social networks
With the extreme popularity of Web and online social networks, a large amount of personal information has been made available over the Internet. On the other hand, advances in information retrieval, data mining and knowledge discovery technologies have ... Keywords: attacks, privacy, social networks, web
Yuhao Yang; Jonathan Lutes; Fengjun Li; Bo Luo; Peng Liu
Neutralization theory and online software piracy: An empirical analysis
Accompanying the explosive growth of information technology is the increasing frequency of antisocial and criminal behavior on the Internet. Online software piracy is one such behavior, and this study approaches the phenomenon through the theoretical ... Keywords: Internet, computer crime, cybercrime, intellectual property theft, neutralization theory, software piracy
Sameer Hinduja
The Key Coal Producers ONLINE SUPPORTING MATERIALS to
The Key Coal Producers ONLINE SUPPORTING MATERIALS to A Global Coal Production Forecast with Multi's most important coal-producing area is North-Central China. The provinces of Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi and Shanxi together accounted for 83 percent of China's proven coal reserves in 2000, and Shanxi
Patzek, Tadeusz W.
User Experience Research and Management of Online Advertising and Merchandising
Managing user experience of advertising on eCommerce sites poses unique challenges due to the need of balancing profiting and optimizing user experience. Merchandising on eCommerce sites is similar to online advertising, because users oftentimes do not ... Keywords: advertising, eCommerce, eye tracking, merchandising, usability, user experience
Frank Y. Guo
Micro-blogging as online word of mouth branding
In this paper, we report research results investigating micro-blogging as a form of online word of mouth branding. We analyzed 149,472 micro-blog postings containing branding comments, sentiments, and opinions. We investigated the overall structure of ... Keywords: branding, micro-blogging, social networking, twittering
Bernard J. Jansen; Mimi Zhang; Kate Sobel; Abdur Chowdury
Activity Theory to Guide Online Collaborative Learning Instructional Design
Learning Management Systems LMS are facing challenges to improve its traditional focus on individual learning towards social learning. Despite the great success in distributing learning materials and managing students, the availability of the read and ... Keywords: Activity Theory, Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Instructional Design, Knowledge Building, Learning Management System, Online Collaborative Learning, Qualitative Method, Quantitative Method, Teachers Training
Siti Rosni Mohamad Yusoff, Nor Azan Mat Zin
E-learning grid: an online learning network
Online learning or e-learning is not only an important cost saving measure for corporations to train their staff and customers but it provides the flexibility and opportunities to reach out to a much larger audience. Schools and institutions have been ... Keywords: administration, community network, e-learning, learning, management, sharing
F. H. Choo; K. L. Gay; H. Mir Mohammad Hosseini; C. B. Teo
On-Line Monitoring Plant Performance Applications at Bruce Power
This report describes a pilot application to develop an on-line monitoring (OLM) program for eight units at the Bruce Power nuclear power facility in Tiverton, Ontario, Canada. The ongoing pilot project, the implementation of which began in April 2011, ...
Revenue model innovations in the Chinese online game market
This paper examines how incumbent firms with different levels of market dominance respond to revenue model innovation, i.e. the process by which revenues are generated and captured, and investigates the relationship between market dominance and different ... Keywords: chinese online game market, evolutionary model innovation, levels of market dominance, revenue model innovation, revolutionary model innovation
Jessie Qun Ren; Philip Hardwick
Online Harassment in Context: Trends From Three Youth Internet
Objective: The current study examines an increase in youth online harassment over the last decade in order to better explore the implications of the trend for prevention initiatives. Method: The Youth Internet Safety Surveys (YISSs) involved 3 crosssectional, nationally representative telephone surveys of 4,561 youth Internet users,
Lisa M. Jones; Kimberly J. Mitchell; David Finkelhor; Lisa M. Jones; Kimberly J. Mitchell; David Finkelhor
Improving the reliability and accuracy of a multipyranometer array measuring solar radiation
The measurement of solar radiation is crucial for the use of solar energy in fields including power generation, agriculture and meteorology. In the building sciences, It is essential for daylighting studies, energy use calculations, and thermal simulation. These uses require knowing the amount of solar radiation irradiating variously oriented walls and tilted roofs, which can be calculated from beam and diffuse radiation measured on a horizontal surface. It is possible to obtain such data using a multipyranometer array (MPA). However, the MPA is not as accurate as some other sensors and suffers from poor data reliability. This work improves the accuracy of the MPA and solves the problem of invalid data. Several schemes the removal of invalid data are tested. The location of the test equipment is changed to one with fewer obstructions. A Class A sensor is substituted for one of the photovoltaic sensors. Corrections are applied to the photovoltaic sensors. The need for changing sensor alignment is tested. As a result, accuracy has been significantly improved over previous work.
Klima, Peter Miloslaw
The tradeoff between energy efficiency and user state estimation accuracy in mobile sensing
Abstract. People-centric sensing and user state recognition can provide rich contextual information for various mobile applications and services. However, continuously capturing this contextual information on mobile devices drains device battery very quickly. In this paper, we study the tradeoff between device energy consumption and user state recognition accuracy from a novel perspective. We assume the user state evolves as a hidden discrete time Markov chain (DTMC) and an embedded sensor on mobile device discovers user state by performing a sensing observation. We investigate a stationary deterministic sensor sampling policy which assigns different sensor duty cycles based on different user states, and propose two state estimation mechanisms providing the best �guess � of user state sequence when observations are missing. We analyze the effect of varying sensor duty cycles on (a) device energy consumption and (b) user state estimation error, and visualize the tradeoff between the two numerically for a two-state setting. Key words: mobile sensing, energy efficiency, user state estimation accuracy, tradeoff 1
Yi Wang; Bhaskar Krishnamachari; Qing Zhao; Murali Annavaram
Placement accuracy gauge for electrical components and method of using same
Surface mounted electrical components are typically assembled on printed wiring boards by automatic machines. It is important that the machines accurately move with respect to both X and Y rotational axes in order to insure that components are positioned precisely on connector pads of the printed wiring board being assembled. In accordance with the instant invention, a gauge is used to facilitate convenient accuracy checks. The gauge is a glass substrate on which grids of 0.005 inch lines are scribed to form location and orientation fields where components are to be placed. The grids are referenced from either fiducial marks or the edge of the substrate to establish known positions within the grids. The equipment to be evaluated is programmed to place components in known positions and the components are held in place by tacky adhesive that is sprayed on the substrate prior to placing the components. The accuracy of the component position is then compared to the programmed position by placing the substrate on a light table and observing the component location. If a significant inaccuracy with respect to any of the axes exists, the inaccuracy is apparent because the component is not aligned properly with the grid. If a precise measurement of an axis inaccuracy is desired, a measuring microscope may be utilized.
Biggs, Peter M. (Overland Park, KS); Dancer, Linda K. (Independence, MO); Yerganian, Simon S. (Grandview, MO)
Comparing Price Forecast Accuracy of Natural Gas Models andFutures Markets
The purpose of this article is to compare the accuracy of forecasts for natural gas prices as reported by the Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) and the futures market for the period from 1998 to 2003. The analysis tabulates the existing data and develops a statistical comparison of the error between STEO and U.S. wellhead natural gas prices and between Henry Hub and U.S. wellhead spot prices. The results indicate that, on average, Henry Hub is a better predictor of natural gas prices with an average error of 0.23 and a standard deviation of 1.22 than STEO with an average error of -0.52 and a standard deviation of 1.36. This analysis suggests that as the futures market continues to report longer forward prices (currently out to five years), it may be of interest to economic modelers to compare the accuracy of their models to the futures market. The authors would especially like to thank Doug Hale of the Energy Information Administration for supporting and reviewing this work.
Wong-Parodi, Gabrielle; Dale, Larry; Lekov, Alex
Retrieving and Ranking Unannotated Images through Collaboratively Mining Online Search Results
We present a new image search and ranking algorithm for retrieving unannotated images by collaboratively mining online search results, which consist of online image and text search results. The online image search results are leveraged as reference examples to perform content-based image search over unannotated images. The online text search results are utilized to estimate individual reference images relevance to the search query as not all the online image search results are closely related to the query. Overall, the key contribution of our method lies in its capability to deal with unreliable online image search results through jointly mining visual and textual aspects of online search results. Through such collaborative mining, our algorithm infers the relevance of an online search result image to a text query. Once we estimate a query relevance score for each online image search result, we can selectively use query specific online search result images as reference examples for retrieving and ranking unannotated images. To explore the performance of our algorithm, we tested our algorithm both on the standard public image datasets and several modest sized personal photo collections. We also compared the performance of our method with that of two peer methods. The results are very positive, indicating that our algorithm is superior to existing content-based image search algorithms for retrieving and ranking unannotated images. Overall, the main advantage of our algorithm comes from its collaborative mining over online search results both in the visual and textual domains.
Xu, Songhua [ORNL; Jiang, Hao [University of Hong Kong, The; Lau, Francis [University of Hong Kong, The