Application Of Analysis Techniques Research Articles

Evaluating the client briefing problem: an exploratory study

Over the past 10 years, client briefing or facility programming of building projects, has received a great deal of attention from researchers and practitioners. Despite these efforts, tangible improvements to client briefing remain elusive. More testing and evaluation still needs to be carried out before we can judge whether or not any progress has been made. The primary aim of this paper is to present the present authors' experience of testing three potential client briefing techniques in a study conducted within the design studio of a university school of architecture and building. The authors also place the client briefing problem into context by first analysing types of problem, the client briefing problem itself, potential problem‐solving techniques and the three techniques selected for this trial. The current paper presents the results of a survey of student architect opinions about the processes and techniques that were trialed. It was found that more empirical research is needed with these and other techniques in the client briefing environment because no single technique is likely to provide the best solution in every situation. However, whichever technique is adopted, it seems advisable to identify the client's strategic objectives clearly so that the design team can begin its work on a firm foundation. Resistance within the design studio culture towards potential application of analytical techniques is also discussed.

Analytical methods for quality control of combinatorial libraries.

This literature review covers the applications of analytical techniques to solid phase organic chemistry and combinatorial chemistry published between June 96 and September 1997. Highlighted are mass spectrometry, NMR, IR and chromatographic analyses of solid phase synthesis reactions and combinatorial libraries.

On the Applicability of Analytical Techniques for the Selection of AMTs in Small-Medium Sized Firms

The appraisal and selection of investments in advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) have received a considerable attention in the literature over the last decade. In particular, many articles, after highlighting the major shortcomings of traditional financial techniques when applied to the analysis of AMTs, have proposed alternative approaches, such as modified discounted cash flow techniques, strategic approaches and multi-attribute decision making methods. However, little attention has so far been paid to the applicability of such "non-conventional" approaches to small-medium sized firms (SMFs). This omission is particular critical for two reasons. First, in most SMFs the decision to adopt a given AMT is usually not supported by any technique, but is based rather on an "act of faith" in a new technology on the part of the entrepreneur. Second, there are some non-conventional techniques that seem particularly suitable for SMFs, in that they do not require major financial and strategic competencies or complex information and planning systems. This article seeks to increase the awareness of major non-conventional approaches among the owners and managers of SMFs and analyse critically the applicability of such approaches.

Comparing Boolean and probabilistic information retrieval systems across queries and disciplines

Whether using Boolean queries or ranking documents using document and term weights will result in better retrieval performance has been the subject of considerable discussion among document retrieval system users and researchers. We suggest a method that allows one to analytically compare the two approaches to retrieval and examine their relative merits. The performance of information retrieval systems may be determined either by using experimental simulation, or through the application of analytic techniques that directly estimate the retrieval performance, given values for query and database characteristics. Using these performance predicting techniques, sample performance figures are provided for queries using the Boolean and and or, as well as for probabilistic systems assuming statistical term independence or term dependence. The variation of performance across sublanguages (used in different academic disciplines) and queries is examined. The performance of models failing to meet statistical and other assumptions is examined.

Analytical techniques in high temperature corrosion

This paper considers the application of analytical techniques (particularly AES, SIMS, RHEED, laser Raman, Mossbauer, TEM, EELS) to high-temperature oxidation studies. Specific systems reviewed include NiO on Ni, oxides on Fe, Cr and their alloys, and Al2O3 on Al and β-NiAl. The often complementary information provided by the various techniques leads to a better understanding of oxide growth mechanisms on an atomic sale, interfacial segregation phenomena, and the role of reactive elements in modifying transport processes in oxides.

Mass Spectrometry Plays a Significant Role in Advancing Environmental Research

Introduction Environmental science strives to understand the formation, disposition, transport, and transformation of pollutants in the environment. Explorations of reaction chemical kinetics and mechanisms, chemical and biological transformations of anthropogenic contaminants, and the transport of contaminants in atmospheric and aquatic systems represent the nature of research conducted. The performance of this research depends on the development and application of analytical techniques and methods. In turn, the existence of significant environmental chemical issues provides an impetus for analytical chemistry research that allows environmental scientists to pose better and deeper research questions. The synergism between the environmental scientist and the analytical chemist advances both fields of scientific endeavor and has facilitated the evolution of the analytical chemistry of environmentally significant compounds into a distinct discipline.

Music before 1600

Nowhere in musical analysis is the tension between the two theoretical positions of considering music in the context of its external circumstances or examining its internal substance so apparent as in the study of the medieval and early repertoire. This volume seeks to bridge the gap between the historical humanistic study of the period's music and the application of analytical techniques more often found in criticism of later music. The chapters investigate a range of musical styles as well as a fair cross section of the ways in which music composed before 1600 is currently being analyzed. The book brings together critics from two camps: historians who seek to explain the nature of medieval and Renaissance music by reference to contemporary contexts, and more abstractly minded analytical scholars. In his introduction Everist explores the possibility of fusing the two approaches. Introduction by Mark Everist 1 Medieval Lyric by Leo Treitler 2 An Early Thirteenth-Century Motet by Norman E. Smith 3 Guillaume de Machaut: De toutes flours by Sarah Fuller 4 The Lamento di Tristano by David Lidov 5 Guillaume Dufay: Alma redemptoris mater (II) by Saul Novack 6 Josquin des Prez: Salve regina (a 5) by Cristle Collins Judd 7 Orlande de Lassus: Si bona suscepimus by James Haar 8 Anthoine de Bertrand: Las! pour vous trop aymer by Jean-Michel Vaccaro 9 William Byrd: Mass for Five Voices by David Stern

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 塗装鋼板の表面分析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 塗装鋼板の表面分析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 家電製品または建材用の化成処理と表面解析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 家電製品または建材用の化成処理と表面解析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 亜鉛系電気めっき鋼板の解析技術

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 亜鉛系電気めっき鋼板の解析技術

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 溶融亜鉛めっき鋼板の表面分析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 溶融亜鉛めっき鋼板の表面分析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 プレコート鋼板の表面性状と塗膜性能

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 プレコート鋼板の表面性状と塗膜性能

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 自動車の化成処理と構造解析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 自動車の化成処理と構造解析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 缶用鋼板の表面解析

特集 表面処理鋼板の解析技術 缶用鋼板の表面解析

Application of analytical techniques to stress relaxation experiments in commercial zinc

Stress relaxation is a simple test which offers the means for evaluating the deformation dynamics of materials. The main shortcoming of this test is that it requires a highly stable testing machine having small relaxation effects. In this article, stress relaxation tests are reported that were performed on commercial zinc at room temperature. The results were analyzed using Hart’s method and Li’s equation. Hart’s method shows that it is not possible to find a unique family of curves of stress as a function of the strain rate and, therefore, a mechanical equation of state. It is also shown that application of Li’s method always gives a straight line in the logarithm of stress-ratevs logarithm of time, even though a mechanical equation of state does not exist. The occurrence of parameters with physically unreal values when applying Li’s equation is shown to be a consequence of an inadequate range of data. A formula is given for the experimental time required to satisfactorily apply Li’s method.

Imaging Techniques in the Localization of Epileptiform Abnormalities

The success of surgical intervention in the partial epilepsies is crucially affected by the accuracy of pre- and intraoperative source location techniques. Several approaches to the localization problem have been employed, that with the longest history being scalp-recorded EEG. Despite considerable advances in other imaging technologies such as MRI and PET, localization via the electrical signals generated by epileptic brain continues to provide the data most relied upon in pre-operative assessment. The present paper presents an overview of the contribution of various localization techniques. It is argued that electrical signals of the brain, as represented by EEG and MEG, remain the best methods to locate sources, and that the application of analysis techniques presently under investigation will further improve the accuracy of the non-invasive scalp-EEG approach.

Second international symposium on applications of analytical techniques to industrial process control, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 3–5 April 1990

Second international symposium on applications of analytical techniques to industrial process control, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 3–5 April 1990

Issues in theoretical and experimental approaches to research on listening and comprehension

Music has been studied recently from the perspective of a number of disciplines, including experimental psychology, artificial intelligence and neuroscience. These disciplines compliment more traditional approaches to understanding music, such as music theory, music analysis, and musicology. Despite their common interest in music, the various disciplines have distinctive theoretical commitments and methodologies. This paper attempts to characterize those of experimental psychology. In particular it considers why it is that certain kinds of problems appear to be more amenable to experimental analysis than others. It discusses basic problems in experimental design, including the selection of stimulus materials, participants and experimental tasks. In addition, it treats briefly the application of analytical techniques to experimental data to uncover underlying regularities and reach theoretical generalizations. The paper closes by considering the problems and potential advantages of interdisciplinary resear...

NAVAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS

ABSTRACTAnalysis pervades all aspects of naval engineering. It is used to determine requirements for new or upgraded systems and to explore concepts for their employment. It is used to evaluate performance. It is used to establish design characteristics. And it comes in many varieties.This paper addresses use and misuse of analysis in naval engineering. The paper is oriented toward managers of analytic endeavors rather than the practitioners of analysis. It does not deal in depth with how to perform particular analytic techniques. Instead it discusses general principles that should guide both the selection and application of analytic techniques. The paper identifies problems which are frequently encountered in analyses related to naval engineering and suggests ways to ameliorate their deleterious effects. These problems are addressed from both the perspective of the manager of analysis and that of the user or consumer of results from the analysis. Some of the challenges that face naval engineering analyses as a consequence of hardware and software improvements and of more sophisticated systems are also discussed.

Synchrotron uses

The geological and materials sciences have a number of common interests and interfaces, according to a report recently issued by the National Academy Press. Entitled Fostering Increased Cooperation Between the Geological and Material Sciences, the report provides a relatively low‐key comparison of areas of common ground between the two sciences; it identifies no major issues of disagreement and thus has no axes to grind. Instead, the report is a short, soft‐sell discussion of the burgeoning revolutions taking place in the more applied sectors of the geological and condensed matter or solid‐state sciences. The material sciences are receiving a wealth of experience with highly complex mineralogical and geological materials and advances in the applications of analytical techniques that had been originated by solid‐state scientists for the study of metals and single compounds. In turn, the earth sciences are receiving new techniques and theories from the material sciences.