... the costs of SSN-667 to SSN-777, we compare costs ofthe Sturgeon class to those ofthe Virginia class The surface combatant pairings represent comparisons of average costs for classes; in particular, ... potential sources of cost escalation for naval ships Perhaps the most obvious is the cost for basic inputs, such as labor, material, and equipment, used in shipbuilding If the costs for these inputs increase, ... Navy and the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, as well as congressional planners involved in ship acquisition This research was sponsored by the Assessment Division, Office ofthe Chief of Naval...
... all systems such as avionics (electronics to control the aircraft), sensors (such as radar), other mission systems (such as electronic countermeasures, communications, targeting systems, guns, ... data sources, including their limitations Second, we discuss how to measure cost escalation Third, we assess how cost escalation for aircraft compares with other measures of cost in ation such as ... programs The report also provides relationships for developing estimates of T&E costs for future programs In Software Cost Estimation and Sizing Methods, Issues and Guidelines, MG-269-AF, Shari...
... precedes the P, the question still remains: which N is governor? See the discussion below.) An examination ofthe 33 instances in which the V governed the P inthe given structures suggests that ... of N/P; the first noun inthe series is of course modified by a string of nouns, normally inthe genitive case, occasionally inthe instrumental or dative case Assuming the absence of strong government, ... structures the relation of G to P is less obvious and less dependent on meaning than in others In dealing with the first and last of these three situations, it is obvious that the human parser can bring...
... leaders in business, government, charitable settings, and universities The online CQ Self-Assessment that comes with this book is based on the CQS It gives you a snapshot of where your greatest strengths ... more of these findings inthe chapters that follow During the last couple of years, CQ has started to go mainstream Growing numbers of leaders in business, government, and nonprofit organizations ... around the world Chapter describes the power of CQ by synthesizing the key strengths ofthe CQ approach and sharing some inspirational stories of individuals and organizations who are harnessing the...
... carries both of these transgenes and has been extensively used as a model for studying processes relating to the formation of SPs Aβ deposition occurs more rapidly in these mice than inthe single ... which inhibit different steps inthe complement cascade All of these regulatory proteins are produced inthe human brain, but less is known about their CNS synthesis in other species [31] The status ... liver is the main source of these proteins in peripheral blood, but they are also synthesized in other organs including the brain [31] Protein fragments generated during activation ofthe system...
... Furthermore, global inhibition of src-family tyrosine kinases or inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) attenuates ROS production These findings suggest that these kinases are involved ... http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/3/1/30 kinases Lyn and Fyn as well as the tyrosine kinase Syk [30,32,52] Activation of these signaling cascades are linked to the synthesis and secretion of proinflammatory molecules and cytokines ... incidence among patient populations receiving statin treatment [117,118] Despite these promising findings, the use of statins in prospective clinical trials has yielded unsatisfactory results,...
... on these findings, the following symptoms were anticipated domains for discussion inthe focus groups of PD patients with off-time: feelings of anxiety, mood swings, loss of interest, fatigue ... on the findings ofthe focus groups, a Revised SCOPA-DC instrument was created by: 1) modifying the instructions and labels for day segments and response options as well as the format ofthe sleep ... duration) Scale scores were compared across these groups and statistical significance was assessed using the independent samples t-test if the scores were normally distributed and the Mann-Whitney test...
... homogenization theory and in fact this was our original interest inthe subject The paper is organized as follows In Section 2, we present and discuss our main results In Section 3, these results are ... and the upper bounds for Kε Proofs ofthe main results and some auxiliary results In Sections 3.1 and 3.2 we discuss, present, and prove some auxiliary results, which are of independent interest ... this domain we have the following theorem (see [15–17]) Theorem 4.1 Suppose that n = 2, the domain Ω is the image ofthe unit disk G as defined at the beginning ofthe section and δ ln ε→0 as ε→0...
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... forces and the radial pressure gradients that exist between the outside and inside walls ofthe curved duct resulting inthe formation of secondary flow The description inthe previous sections ... cross-sectioned, Sshaped ducts with sharper bends and larger turning angle The organisation ofthe thesis is as follows: In chapter two, the experimental set-up is described in detail This includes a description ... to the opposite curvature and the reversed radial pressure gradient Since an S- duct consists of bends of opposite curvature and the radial pressure gradient changes sign along the S- duct, the side...
... ofthe cobra probe is mm Besides the probe, the system consists of a pressure module (containing seven 0.3 psi pressure transducers), a DAQ board and an acquisition computer The pressure on the ... coordinate system used in this experiment is shown in Fig 2.3 and its origin is at the center ofthe inlet plane ofthe S- duct, with the positive s- coordinate pointing downstream, along the duct ... is about 4% The pressure coefficient CP is defined as P − PS Error analysis is enclosed in Appendix D ofthe ρU m thesis 2.3.2 Total Pressure Measurement The total pressure distribution on the...
... bend The presence of these vortical structures here explains the noted data scatter inthe curves of (s/ SO) versus (s/ SO) for the flow in a circular and square cross sectioned S- shaped duct Inthe ... collapsed curves when plotted inthe proposed manner Inthe following sections, salient points inthe collapsed curves of (s/ SO) versus (s/ SO) for the flow in square and circular cross-sectioned ... Reynolds number The existence of these stream-wise vortices close to the wall alters the pressure distribution on the side walls inthe second bend ofthe S- duct, and one may argue that this results...
... vortices for Test section and and a single vortex for Test Section Therefore, for these test sections, the vortex configuration remains the same as that inthe higher Re cases However, the positions ... along the near-side wall The adverse pressure gradient is defined inthe present investigation as the difference between the minimum near-side wall pressure and the pressure at the inflection point ... s ' Expectedly, this shows that the increase in curvature leads to a corresponding increase inthe magnitude ofthe adverse pressure gradient In addition to the presence of flow separation, the...
... objective is to study the subsequent changes in vortex configuration ofthe stream-wise vortices on the outer wall ofthe second bend These will be discussed inthe next section 5.3.2 Effects of Inlet ... accurately inthe multiple plane measurements These features include the generation ofthe initial swirl inthe first bend ofthe S- duct, the production of stream-wise vortices and the formation ofthe ... pressure side) The difference in pressure on the side wall is transmitted upstream, and the incoming flow at the inlet is diverted towards the near-side wall (lower static pressure side), resulting...
... visualizations show the expected performance of these flow control devices Inthe next sections, the effects of suppressing flow separation on the total pressure loss inthe S- duct will be discussed ... 6.1(b) is the coordinate system used in this experiment Its origin is at the center ofthe inlet plane ofthe S- duct, with the positive scoordinate pointing downstream, along the duct centerline The ... reduction inthe total pressure loss when these devices are installed exceeds these percentages Inthe next section, the effects flow control devices on the stream-wise vortices and swirl at the S- duct...
... increase inthe radial pressure difference between the side walls The increase inthe radial pressure difference was due to the elimination of flow separation inthe first bend and the changes inthe ... pressure loss but seem to be ineffective in attenuating the swirl magnitude or improving flow uniformity at the exit In fact, these three methods increase the swirl inthe Sduct as a result of an increase ... and positionof stream-wise vortices on the outer wall ofthe second bend These findings indicate competing parameters for improving the performance of flow in S- ducts 7.2 Recommendations for...
... lending declined and continues to decline so far in 2009 Insofar as U .S commercial banks did slightly increase their net assets as the counterpart ofthe modest increase in M2, it was to buy securities ... reserves against its potential retail lending opportunities.) Now suppose some upsetting event, such as a crash in home prices makes all mortgage related assets on bank balance sheets suspect Then ... remains controversial One group of protagonists sees unsustainable fiscal deficits and the extraordinary overhang of excess bank reserves as a portent of a monetary explosion and looming inflation...
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