Design concepts in architecture: the porosity paradigm Sotirios D. Kotsopoulos 129 Franklin Street‚ # 203‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139‚ USA; e-mail: skots@alum.mit.edu Abstract: Presented is a paradigm of how a design concept can be converted into a system of production rules to generate designs. The rules are expressed by the means of shape grammar formalism. The paradigm demonstrates how porosity a concept transferred from biology‚ medicine and organic chemistry was implemented by architect
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PART 1: PLANNING AND GATHERING INFORMATION PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to determine whether different brands of caged or free-range hen eggs have stronger shells. This project will prove whether caged or free-range hen eggshells are stronger. HYPOTHESIS: My hypothesis for this project is that free-range hen eggshells‚ in all of different brands are stronger than caged hen eggshells. I choose free-range eggshells‚ because their diet and lifestyle would be different from caged
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Assignment: Individual Title: Qualities of a Successful Manager: Literature Review & Personal Assessment Date due: 06 March 2013 Statement: All the sources used and/or quoted have been indicated and acknowledgement by means of Complete references. Signed: ---------------------------------------------------- Qualities of a successful manager I have recently done some research with regards to what the essential criteria of successful
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Auditor Quality 1. Introduction Over the past 20 years‚ research has been carried out to interpret audit quality and still no agreement on the method of measurement for audit quality. This is because audit quality depends on individual understandings‚ and those conceptions rely on whose perspectives are taken into consideration. The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s (IAASB) lately established Framework for Audit Quality (the Framework) in the purpose to systemize the
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Quality of life According to The Free Dictionary 2013‚ quality of life is the personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which he lives (as distinct from material comfort). Many people nowadays are concern about their quality of life. besides the wealth‚ they also concern about safety and security‚ health‚ education and so on. Differences in quality of life will affect the decision to emigrate and decision to stay back in their country. Safety
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Quality Circles Quality Circles (QC) or Quality Control Circles (QCC) : History * Pioneered by Japanese. * Japanese nomenclature: Quality Control Circles (QCC)‚ generally now known as Quality Circles (QC) or some call it as Small Group Activity (SGA). * 1962: First QC Circle was registered with QC Circle Head Quarters in Japan. * 1974: Lockheed Company‚ USA started Quality Circle movement. * 1977: International Association of Quality Circles (IACC) was formed in USA.
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4/9/2013 OBJECTIVES QUALITY ASSURANCE PLANNING A Practical Approach to Quality Management Systems John Shalkham Director‚ Office of Quality Assurance Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Clinical Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison WisconsinWISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE • Describe the purpose of a Quality Assurance (QA) plan •List the components of an effective QA plan p g •Discuss the benefits of incorporating Quality System Essentials and other Quality Management System
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of the Singapore Zoo; as well as comparison of competitors’ service offerings against the Singapore Zoo. Results of the evaluation of recent developments in the tourism industry that affects the Singapore Zoo as a tourist attraction is also used to design new service development that will improve the current service delivery processes. 1 Introduction to Singapore Zoo and Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) 1.1 BRIEF BACKGROUND OF ORGANIZATION Singapore Zoo (SZ) belongs to the Wildlife Reserves
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I. Physical Qualities a) Confidence. Belief in ourselves despite setbacks. Teachers encounter situations all the time that could be considered setbacks. Kids can be cruel‚ to each other and to teachers. They can have attitudes‚ especially teenagers. I’ve had teachers to were obviously nervous when they taught. Others were shy and only half committed to their subject. But the best teachers laughed off their mistakes: chalk breaking‚ books dropped‚ TVs not working. Where some teachers were flustered
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Advanced Information Systems Development Lesson 1 Software Quality 1 Software quality management • Concerned with ensuring that the required level of quality is achieved in a software product. • Involves defining appropriate quality standards and procedures and ensuring that these are followed. • Should aim to develop a ‘quality culture’ where quality is seen as everyone’s responsibility. 2 What is quality? • Quality‚ simplistically‚ means that a product should meet its specification
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