A flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) is a system composed of static equipment used for the AC transmission of electrical energy. It is meant to enhance controllability and increase power transfer capability of the network. It is generally a power electronics-based system. FACTS is defined by the IEEE as "a power electronic based system and other static equipment that provide control of one or more AC transmission system parameters to enhance controllability and Technology
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Forgiving A Debt: A Reading of Lucille Clifton’s "forgiving my father" Lucille Clifton’s "forgiving my father" begins with the speaker declaring that it is the end of the week and the bills are due. The speaker then reveals that both of her parents are dead‚ yet she is still awaiting payment: "and I hold it (her palm) out like a good daughter" (7). How can she expect something that she knows she can never obtain? While directed toward her father‚ the speaker’s tone becomes discourteous. She confronts
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What is a NAS device? A NAS device is a network-attached storage device which is an external storage unit in the form of a computer that usually has one or two hard disks‚ and is used solely for filed based storage‚ and operates over a network of computers. NAS devices are both controlled and configured over the network usually using a (Wikipedia‚ n.d.) (htt) browser. What is the speed of the network adapter available on a NAS device? The speed of NAS devices are very flexible depending on
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Ms. Pedro English 101 October 15‚ 2014 Access Granted Biometric devices authenticate a person’s identity by verifying unique personal characteristics. These devices translate a biometric identifier‚ such as a fingerprint‚ into a code that is compared with a digital code stored in a computer. If the digital code in the computer matches the personal characteristics code‚ the computer grants access. Example of biometric devices include fingerprint readers and face recognition systems. A fingerprint
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INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES In computing‚ input/output‚ or I/O‚ refers to the communication between an information processing system (such as a computer)‚ and the outside world possibly a human‚ or another information processing system. Inputs are the signals or data received by the system‚ and outputs are the signals or data sent from it. The term can also be used as part of an action; to "perform I/O" is to perform an input or output operation. I/O devices are used by a person (or other system) to
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Electronics for Education Imagine if electronic devices replaced books and papers. Imagine being able to have all of your school supplies at the tips of your fingers. Life would be so much easier for students‚ and even the teachers. Technological devices should replace traditional books and papers because it provides more resources‚ keeps everything organized‚ and make the students backpacks lighter. Electrical devices are better because they provide more resources. It gives more resources
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When you read a book‚ or a passage from any website do you ever think‚ “What rhetorical devices does the author use? And why? “ Well I Don’t think what rhetorical devices the author uses because why would you? The only time I would think what rhetorical devices the author is using is when I’m assigned to do it‚ like this project. “The design of rhetoric is to remove those opinions that lie in the way of truth‚ to reduce the passions to the government of reasons; to place our subject in a right light
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Role of electronic devices in diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders. Mohl ND‚ Crow H. Source Department of Oral Medicine‚ University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. Abstract The role of electronic devices in the diagnosis of TMD raises the critical question of whether the clinician can gain diagnostically relevant information from them. This is of serious concern in view of the sparse‚ unreplicated and invalidated scientific evidence linking the use of such devices to TMD diagnosis and
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Future of Mobile Devices In just a few short years Mobile Devices have come a long way. From the early days of pagers and car phones the size of bricks‚ to today with smart phones that do everything from make phone calls to text and web surfing‚ and hand held tablets and computers that allow us to do just about anything we need to do electronically.. Literally everyday something new comes out that is smarter‚ faster and better than the device before it. The future of mobile devices is limitless
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Oxygen Delivery Devices Fact: Oxygen is a medication ordered by the physician Humans naturally breath 21% oxygen from the room air Normal oxygen saturation is 95-99% Clinically‚ if not receiving oxygen therapy‚ a patient on room air should have pulse ox reading of at least 92% or above Definitions: Pulse oximeter – a non-invasive way to monitor the percentage of oxygen carried in blood. Hypoxia – Impaired level of oxygen in the body Hypoxic - Lack of oxygen in the tissues‚ tissue starved
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