continuously by NDT methods will represent the pavement more adequately than spotchecking by coring. In this research‚ the sensitivity of pavement performance to slab thickness has been investigated based on various models including the AASHTO model‚ a mechanistic distress prediction model‚ and fatigue failure models. The controlling performance indicator from the sensitivity study has been compared with the measured variability of pavement thickness in the field‚ and
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Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project 1. Executive Summary “Nobody knows anything”. This famous line coined by William Goldman‚ a well known Hollywood screenwriter‚ simply but honestly sums up the movie industry. Numerous academic studies have tried to gauge the determinants of movie success but have yet failed to deliver a satisfying answer. Ravid A. (1999) for example finds that neither stars nor big budgets contribute to profitability of a movie. This case study investigates the case of buying
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D-4526-2 41 An Introduction to Sensitivity Analysis Prepared for the MIT System Dynamics in Education Project Under the Supervision of Dr. Jay W. Forrester by Lucia Breierova Mark Choudhari September 6‚ 1996 Vensim Examples added October 2001 Copyright © 2001 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Permission granted to distribute for non-commercial educational purposes 42 D-4526-2 D-4526-2 43 Table of Contents 1. ABSTRACT 46 2. INTRODUCTION 47 3. EXPLORATORY
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not others‚ making of them his whole world." The Secret of Childhood p. 42‚ Chap 7 A sensitive period refers to a transient state that children go through that is focussed upon one particular area. Montessori had read about these periods of sensitivity in the development of animals‚ but soon realised that she was seeing similar qualities in the interests of the children. "A child learns to adjust himself and make acquisitions in his sensitive periods. These are like a beam that lights interiorly
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component of moral sensitivity. Moral sensitivity is necessary to recognition that an ethical dilemma exists. Without moral sensitivity and compassion‚ members of the healthcare team may not be able to see that a problem exists or may unknowingly tolerate ethically objectionable acts or conditions. This recognition also involves the ability to appreciate the perspectives of others‚ including team members‚ by acknowledging their values‚ beliefs‚ and obligations. Compassion and moral sensitivity include awareness
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CD 101 Field Study Ghia Astina Lui R. Santos Observation 3 Focus on: Attachment Behaviors of Infants and Adults CD101 Section 1 WF Child’s Name Althea Age 1 year old Location/Setting #26 Axtell St‚ Northfairview Quezon City Date and Time February 28‚ 2013 I. Incident In our house at around 6 o’clock in the afternoon‚ I was observing Mrs. Padilla and her one year old daughter‚ Althea. Mrs. Padilla is playing with Althea. They are both laughing so hard. After
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the co morbid features such as‚ improvement in the Attention span and significant control of Hyperactivity concludes that Homoeopathic management helps in the children of LD with Co morbid features‚ which might be in a way by clearing the altered sensitivity and allowing them to cope up with environmental stressors and should be further studied. There is role of Homoeopathic medicines in a cases of LD with co morbidities that the co morbid features reduces in terms of the intensity‚ so child becomes
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the specificity‚ sensitivity and predictive validity of measurements obtained with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) for evaluation of preterm high risk infants. The present study included two scales i.e. the Alberta infant motor scale and the Peabody developmental motor scale – 2 (PDMS – 2) on high risk infants at 3 months‚ 6 months and 12 months of age. For the purpose of comparing the AIMS scale‚ the PDMS -2 scale was used as the gold standard of measure. The sensitivity and specificity of
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ENGINEERING ECONOMICS ECO 1192A White Assignment C.Théoret Fall 2013 A. Assignment Instructions 1. 7. 8. Consult the Excel assignment allocation file on Virtual Campus for your assignment. You will get a zero score for completing a different assignment. You require a WHITE Scantron for the answers to a WHITE assignment. The colour of your Scantron is identified by a “Highlighter” mark in its upper right-hand corner. The “Course Code” on the Scantron answer sheet for
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dehydration and preeclampsia. In antenatal care a urinalysis is performed at the very first visit with a dipstick and the sample is then referred to a pathology laboratory to be examined under the microscope and incubated for micro‚ culture and sensitivity testing (3 centres collaboration 2010). Some antenatal care providers will continue to perform dipstick urinalysis at each and every appointment‚ whereas other providers will only perform one at every appointment if the patient presents with Gestational
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