... both efficiency and effectiveness We describe the learning games in Section 2, and report the evaluation results ofthe games in Section The authoring tool is presented in Section 4, and its evaluation ... both the quality ofthe games and in the time spent on the authoring task The differences are clearly statistically significant Table shows the scores for the In-list and Outlist achieved by the ... in the falling ofthe performance in CCRT ofthe lower class, though the change was not significant The An Open Authoring Tool for the Games Our game platform has attracted the attention of teachers...
... utterance unit, andthe other is a test set unit The unit of utterance corresponds to the unit of segment in BLEU and NIST Similarly, the unit ofthe test set corresponds to the unit of document ... From the scores based on these rankings, either the examinee or the system is considered the "winner" for each utterance If the ranking andthe naturalness are the same for an utterance, the competition ... confirming that they have officially taken the test within the past six months In the translation paired comparison method, the translations by the examinees andthe outputs ofthe system are...
... risks ofthe securitization of packages of mortgages and other instruments so that in the future the mindless recklessness of some financial mangers can be curbed Chapter 22, the last chapter ofthe ... reptile When the position ofthe first monomer is randomly selected and accepted without any overlap between the other monomers, the second monomer moves to the previous position ofthe first, the third ... short of many ofthe theoretical properties of uniform random number on the interval [0,1] A brief introduction to the literature on random number generation may be found in section ofthe paper...
... unique role in the mesh-free methods, the first step in understanding any of these methods is the study ofthe underlying kernel approximation and its properties Also, the study ofthe corresponding ... al 1999) These mesh-free methods can be categorized by their characteristics 1.3.1 Classification of mesh-free methods From the point of view ofthe movement of nodes, the mesh-free methods may ... mesh-free method due to the background meshes used One ofthe key advantages of mesh-free methods as compared to the standard methods is the saving of time and human-labor on the mesh construction...
... number of fragments), etc Therefore, the idea of getting rid ofthe elements and meshes is naturally evolving A new class of numerical methods, meshfree methods, has been devised The meshfree methods ... is the number of nodes in the support domain of x and wi is the weight function One should note that the number of nodes in the support domain is equal or greater than the number of basis in the ... shapes and regular and extremely irregular nodes Also, a numerical study on the effects ofthe parameters for RFDM is conducted In the second part of this work, as the main achievement of this thesis,...
... know the value of two parameters: M and fc These are found from the relations: M ' N & , and fc ' s/N , where N is the length ofthe DFT being used, and s is the number of samples you want on the ... taking the DFT The window makes the peaks look the same and reduces the tails, but broadens the peaks Chapter 9- Applications ofthe DFT 175 This is also good Third, the window reduces the resolution ... present In other words, the length ofthe signal limits the frequency resolution This is distinct from the first factor, because the length ofthe input signal does not have to be the same as the length...
... concise summary ofthe present state ofthe art ofthe theory and practice of OFDM technology The authors believe that the time is ripe for such a treatment Particularly based on one ofthe author's ... determines the output symbol rate is then that ofthe padded input block rather than the number of sub-carriers The analog filters at the transmitter output andthe receiver input should bandlimit the ... information The older ofthe two signals is then quenched to allow input ofthe next symbol The key to the Introduction to Digital Communications success ofthe technique is that the time response of...
... named the things and occurrences around making use of vocal sounds for the purpose of communication After that they showed the vocal sounds and sets of vocal sounds in written signals Because of these ... Introduction Rationale (reasons ofthe study) .3 Aims ofthe study .3 Scope ofthe study Methodsofthe study Part II: Development Chapter 1: Theoretical background ... Phuong Themethodsofthe study To complete this study, we used some following methods: + Library research: we collected the data from curriculums, internet, and some valuable books of foreign and...
... Academy of Engineering in the conduct of their services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities It is administered jointly by both Academies andthe Institute of ... motions for the performance of a variety of tasks The main components of a robot are • • • the mechanical manipulator, which is a set of links that determine the work envelope ofthe robot andthe ability ... are the quick-change hand andthe dexterous hand The robot would be able to charge a quick-change hand by itself, attaching the means of transmitting power as well as the physical hand to the...
... AND COMPARISON OF BASIC ICA METHODSmethods In some cases, however, the algorithm andthe estimation principle may be difficult to separate The properties ofthe ICA method depend on both ofthe ... comparison ofthe accuracy of two estimators One can solve analytically for the asymptotic variance of b , obtaining the following theorem [193]: b b Theorem 14.1 The trace ofthe asymptotic variance of ... number of ICs, the accuracy ofthe NPCA-RLS algorithm is close to the best algorithms, while 286 OVERVIEW AND COMPARISON OF BASIC ICA METHODSthe error of EASI increases linearly with the number of...
... reviews the fundamentals ofthe wavelet theory: We discuss the timefrequency resolution ofthe wavelet transform and compare it to the common shorttime Fourier transform The multiscale property ofthe ... overview ofthe development ofthe wavelet theory precedes the introduction ofthe (one dimensional) continuous wavelet transform Here, the denition of a wavelet and basic properties are given and ... of keeping the size ofthe window xed and lling it with oscillations of different frequencies, he tried the reverse: He kept the number of oscillations within the window constant and varied the...
... two ofthe four possible quadrants in the iv plane In the other two quadrants, the product of voltage and current (i.e., power) is negative, and an i-v curve with a portion in either of these ... ELEMENTS AND THEIR i-v CHARACTERISTICS The relationship between current and voltage at the terminals of a circuit element defines the behavior of that element within the circuit In this section ... cases the power dissipated by the device is a positive quantity, as it should be, on the basis ofthe discussion ofthe preceding section, since the light bulb is a passive device Note that the...
... oxygen in the exhaust gases, the position ofthe throttle valve (i.e., the driver’s demand for engine power), andthe amount of air aspirated by the engine and subsequently computes the optimal ... amount of fuel andthe correct timing ofthe spark to result in the cleanest combustion possible under the circumstances The measurement ofthe aforementioned variables falls under the heading of ... problems; the numerical solution is provided at the very end ofthe analysis Each problem closes with comments summarizing the findings and tying the example to other sections ofthe book The solution...
... reviews the fundamentals ofthe wavelet theory: We discuss the timefrequency resolution ofthe wavelet transform and compare it to the common shorttime Fourier transform The multiscale property ofthe ... overview ofthe development ofthe wavelet theory precedes the introduction ofthe (one dimensional) continuous wavelet transform Here, the denition of a wavelet and basic properties are given and ... of keeping the size ofthe window xed and lling it with oscillations of different frequencies, he tried the reverse: He kept the number of oscillations within the window constant and varied the...
... two ofthe four possible quadrants in the iv plane In the other two quadrants, the product of voltage and current (i.e., power) is negative, and an i-v curve with a portion in either of these ... ELEMENTS AND THEIR i-v CHARACTERISTICS The relationship between current and voltage at the terminals of a circuit element defines the behavior of that element within the circuit In this section ... cases the power dissipated by the device is a positive quantity, as it should be, on the basis ofthe discussion ofthe preceding section, since the light bulb is a passive device Note that the...
... oxygen in the exhaust gases, the position ofthe throttle valve (i.e., the driver’s demand for engine power), andthe amount of air aspirated by the engine and subsequently computes the optimal ... amount of fuel andthe correct timing ofthe spark to result in the cleanest combustion possible under the circumstances The measurement ofthe aforementioned variables falls under the heading of ... problems; the numerical solution is provided at the very end ofthe analysis Each problem closes with comments summarizing the findings and tying the example to other sections ofthe book The solution...
... hypothetical method of FP In further sections women were asked about their knowledge ofthe mechanism of action of specific FP methodsand if doctors or providers should explain the details of ... action of some FP methods We did not state the mechanism of action of any FP methodsand thus asked women to express their beliefs independently of their actual choices and independently of their ... assessment of understanding and attitudes for postfertilization effects The purpose of our study was to assess the attitudes about the mechanisms of action of FP in terms of whether these may...
... very much of CIM The difference between the new computerized methodsandthe previous methods is that technology and engineering which were the basis ofthe previous methods disappear and are replaced ... Classification ofmethods by type The list of manufacturing methods includes methodsof many different types Some ofthemethods are of a technological nature, while others are organizational and architectural, ... However, they were developed as islands of automation The transfer of data and information between one andthe other was by manual means Therefore, it was logical that the next step in the development...
... out ofthe primary interval of nonglycosylated peptides and are thereby isolated Importantly, the shift evoked in this way can be both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, reflecting the nature ofthe ... drawbacks of COFRADIC relates to the segmentation ofthe peptide separation flow during the primary run: many peptides may end up in two consecutive fractions for their secondary analyses When the same ... sensitivity issue remains one ofthe limitations ofthe technology; however, it is very well compensated by the efficiency ofthe other steps in the system: limited losses during consecutive chromatographic...