Browsing by Subject "Performance"
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A Comparative Study of Different Cooling/Dehumidification Systems Based on Compressor, Ejector, and Membrane Technologies
(2018-05-03)Air conditioning and refrigeration systems for cooling and dehumidification are some of the largest consumers of energy with most of the systems using electricity or fossil fuels to operate. Additionally, refrigeration ... -
A Scalable Framework for Parallelizing Sampling-Based Motion Planning Algorithms
(2014-04-29)Motion planning is defined as the problem of finding a valid path taking a robot (or any movable object) from a given start configuration to a goal configuration in an environment. While motion planning has its roots in ... -
Applicability of Solar Airflow Windows
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)Accurate prediction of the performance of Solar Air Windows (SAWs) operating in various climates under real conditions has not been investigated. This paper reports the results of numerical simulations of SAWs carried out ... -
Comparison of Different Forms of Creatine on Creatine Availability, Retention, and Training Adaptations
(2013-03-25)The purpose of this study was to determine if a buffered creatine monohydrate (KA) that has been purported to promote greater creatine retention and training adaptations with fewer side effects at lower doses is more ... -
Design of a robust parameter estimator for nominally Laplacian noise
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)In this work we have made use of a geometric approach which quantifies robustness and performance and we finally combine them using a cost function. In particular, we calculate the robustness of the estimate of ... -
Design, Conformance Verification, and Performance Evaluation of OpenFlow Message Layer
(2014-05-08)The message layer is a critical part of a network protocol stack. The quality of the protocol implementation is closely tied to that of the message layer. The responsibilities of the message layer include conversion between ... -
Dietary Effect on the Performance and Body Composition of the Generalist Insect Jerbivore, Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
(2011-10-21)All animals, including insect herbivores, eat to acquire nutrients that are essential for fueling physiological processes associated with growth, development, and reproduction. Protein and digestible carbohydrates are ... -
The effects of team diversity on a team process and team performance in the National Hockey League
(2009-05-15)The purpose of this research was to build upon, and extend, the sport diversity research. Specifically, Study 1 adopted a compositional approach to examine the effects of ethnicity, age, and team tenure on a team process ... -
Energy Efficiency and Performance in Multiprocessors Systems on Chip
(2015-05-08)As process technology shrinks, the transistor count on CPUs has increased. The breakdown of Dennard scaling has led to diminishing returns in terms of performance per power. A trend which promises to impact future CPU ... -
Evaluation Of Chromium Propionate And A Butyric Acid-Zinc Complex On Broiler Growth Performance, Corticosterone Level And Yield
(2018-12-03)Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of chromium propionate (CP) and butyric acid-zinc complex (BAZ) on broiler performance and processing yields. Experiment 1 evaluated CP inclusion on broiler growth ... -
Evaluation of Exogenous Enzyme Combinations on Broiler Performance in Reduced Energy Diets
(2016-12-06)Two studies were performed to evaluate the efficacy of supplementing exogenous enzyme combinations on broiler growth performance in reduced nutrient density corn-soybean meal diets. In experiment 1, 3,200 Cobb 500 broilers ... -
FDD Algorithm for an AHU Reverse-Return System
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-10)A fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) algorithm was developed for an AHU reverse-return system for air cooling. These FDD rules were generated using simulation in three steps. Cause-effect rules were established by connecting ... -
From Genderfuck to Nonbinary: Negotiating Gender in Performance
(2016-04-28)Genderfuck is a performative gender critique. It is sometimes playful, sometimes serious, and always political. Genderfuck empowers artists to critique binaried gender through performance. Using four case studies, I suggest ... -
Funny Feminism: Reading the Texts and Performances of Viola Spolin, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and Amy Schemer
(2016-05-03)This study examines the feminism of Viola Spolin, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and Amy Schumer, all of whom, in some capacity, are involved in the contemporary practice and performance of feminist comedy. Using various feminist ... -
The impact of master scheduling models on student performance as identified by the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) database in the high schools of the San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)This study determined the impact of master scheduling models on student performance as reported by the AEIS database in the high schools of the SAISD. General student performance and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and ... -
Impact of Xylanase and Other Exogenous Enzymes, Fed Individually and in Combination, with Direct Fed Microbials on Broiler Growth Performance
(2017-07-28)The aim of this research program was to evaluate the inclusion of exogenous enzymes, individually and in combination, with direct fed microbial products on broiler growth performance and nutrient digestibility over a series ... -
Improving Indoor Air Quality Improves the Performance of Office Work and School Work
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-10)Recent studies show that improving indoor air quality (IAQ) from the mediocre level prevalent in many buildings worldwide improves the performance of office work by adults and the performance of schoolwork by children. ... -
An investigation of the effect of spacing of practice on the performance-efficacy relationship
(2009-05-15)The objective of the current study was to investigate the relationship between training performance and self–efficacy using a longitudinal design (approximately 11 weeks) in the context of massed and distributed practice. ... -
IRLbot: design and performance analysis of a large-scale web crawler
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)This thesis shares our experience in designing web crawlers that scale to billions of pages and models their performance. We show that with the quadratically increasing complexity of verifying URL uniqueness, breadth-first ... -
Laminar Flow Forced Convection Heat Transfer Behavior of Phase Change Material Fluid in Straight and Staggered Pin Microchannels
(2011-10-21)Microchannels have been studied extensively for electronic cooling applications ever since they were found to be effective in removing high heat flux from small areas. The rate of heat removed using microchannels depends ...