AN1106 Power Factor Correction in Power Conversion Applications Using the dsPIC® DSC Author: Vinaya Skanda Microchip Technology Inc. The low cost and high performance capabilities of the DSC‚ combined with a wide variety of power electronic peripherals such as an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and a Pulse Width Modulator (PWM)‚ enable the digital design and development of power related applications to be simpler and easier. Some advantages of using a digital implementation for PFC are: • Easy
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I have chosen Stereotyping‚ quick judgement‚ and projection as my three common errors in judgement from this week’s READ and ATTEND section. I believe in my career field I can relate to these judgements and explain how I overcome these areas that law enforcement often has issues with. Stereotyping is the widely accepted fixed image of a certain group of people. Law enforcement has had a long history with stereotyping of certain groups of people. I have many friends that are African American
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Corrections Accreditation and Privatization Rachelle Davis CJS/230 May 13‚ 2012 John Feltgen Corrections accreditation is a system of verification that correctional agencies go by to comply with national standards set forth by the American Correctional Association‚ it is achieved through reviews‚ evaluations‚ audits‚ and hearings. If an organization wants accreditation they have to follow a sequence of steps. The steps are: Preaccreditation assessment‚ Application status‚ Correspondent status
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Jails‚ Prisons and Community based Corrections Anthony Canez CJA/204 June 27‚ 2013 Robin Downey Jails‚ Prisons and Community based Corrections In this essay I will attempt to explain and discuss probation and how it compares to other forms of sentencing‚ the types of prison‚ the origins of rehabilitation in prisons‚ parole and how it differs from mandatory release and finally options of community corrections. Ending the essay will be a critique on the current rehabilitation options. The history
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historical changes in correctional thought and practices. Several periods were involved that emphasize ways in which correctional goals reflected ideas current at the time. First‚ would be the colonial period. According to the textbook‚ “American Corrections”‚ Americans lived under laws and practices transferred from England and adapted to local conditions (48). A strict society was carried on by puritans in New England‚ administered by religious principles‚ that led into the eighteenth century. They
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Tragedy and its Tragic Heroes Tragedy: A story that tells of the ruin of a great man. In tragedies the main character can sometimes be characterized as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a literary character‚ who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw‚”(Merriam Webster) which is actually their downfall. In Oedipus The King‚ the main character‚ the king of Thebes‚ is seen as the tragic hero on this particular tragedy. Now‚ fast-forwarding through time to 1949 Arthur Miller wrote Death
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Introduction The waterfall model is the most common model of all software development life cycle models. It is very simple to understand and use. In a waterfall model‚ each phase must be completed before the next phase can start. At the end of each phase‚ a review takes place to determine if the project is on the right path and whether or not the project should be continued. Here phases do not overlap with each other. Waterfall model is a sequential design process in which progress is seen
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Analyze the effects of recidivism on community corrections. Effects on the immediate families There have been a lot of effects on the immediate families. This occurs when the parent’s i.e. fathers and/or mothers are arrested due to different criminal offences‚ their immediate families become traumatized by the community and the media based on a rush to judgment. The children of these parents are ridiculed by other children who attend the same school. These children undergo many antagonizing reactions
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criminals could be isolated from the temptation of society‚ reflect on their offenses‚ and thus be reformed. 4. Some people believe the history of corrections shows a continuous movement toward more human treatment of prisoners as society in general has progressed. Do you agree? Why or why not? ANSWER: They are more discreet on public correction‚ The punishments are no where near as harsh 5. How many specific underlying social factors have influenced the development of correctional philosophies
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Joshua Schroeder CJ 245 2/28/2013 Rough Draft Work was a very common thing for inmates of early prisons‚ and it is also a common thing even in today’s world. Although the type of work has differed throughout the centuries whether it be manual labor‚ or making license plates the fact is that work has been a major factor in prisons throughout their existence. In the beginning of prisons existing‚ the main type of work was manual labor‚ such as breaking up rocks‚ or even cleaning up the sides
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