Performance objectives

Nanosized objects perform various functions in the biomedical field. In the human body, nanosized particulate substances behave very differently from larger particles. In 1986, Maeda et al. found that the stained albumin, having a size of several nanometers, naturally accumulates in the region of cancerous tissues, which is now well known as the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Many studies in the field of nanoparticles are based on this finding. Another application of nanoparticles is the delivery system using various polyplexes that are composed of carrier molecules and plasmid DNA or nucleic acid drugs such as antisenses and siRNA. In addition, nanofibers are mainly used for biodegradable scaffolds in tissue... 

In program code, one object requests that another object perform an operation the result is a state change, and some outputs. The interactions are illustrated with a sequence diagram Objects are vertical lines, and each operation request is an arrow. This also applies outside of code objects a,b, and c could be real-world objects such as client, company, and instructor or... 

Paradoxically, one of the most reliable indications of recovery is the return of awareness by the subject that he is not as proficient as he should be. Subjects who receive an incapacitating dose usually regain this awareness by the third or fourth day. By this time, their objective performance on addition and word recognition tests has generally risen to 80 or 90 percent of their baseline level, and the principal symptoms are some residual lassitude and blurring of vision.. 

This is the dilemma—sensory properties should rank very high, but they don t because we lack the tools to measure them effectively. For the most part, these quality measures are subjective rather than objective, and frequently they require direct testing with consumers to determine efficacy of a particular product attribute. So the issue is really a lack of physical measurement tools that directly assess the performance measures important to the consumer of the product. The lack of objective performance measures and unknown mechanistic equations also makes mathematical modeling very difficult for addressing quality problems. 

The objective performance of the environment can be measured in terms of physical quantities (temperature, noise, illuminance, etc.). The human perception and assessment can be expressed by a person with so-called subjective environmental performance indicators, such as control of environment or specific items (ventilation, noise, light, etc.), acceptability of the environment or a specific item (air quahty, thermal comfort, colour, etc.) and complaints or symptoms related to the environment (irritating eyes, skin, headaches, etc.). 

If the battery of tests is used to test many objects, perform a cluster analysis to get rather numerically robust results. Instead of the measured results for each object use some characteristic values of the cluster (mean values or some other quantities, describing a cluster center). 

However, even when predictions regarding objective performance outcomes support the model, we are stiU faced with plausible alternative cause-and-effect relationships (Bass and Avolio 1993, p. 69). Therefore, to establish causal effects, several experiments (Barling et al. 1996 CrookaU 1989 Dvir et al. in press HoweU and Frost 1989 Kirkpatrick and Locke 1996 Sosik et al. 1997) were conducted either in the field or in the laboratory. OveraU, these experiments confirmed the causal impact of transformational or charismatic leadership on performance outcomes. Such an experimental design can confirm that the direction of causal flow is indeed from transformational leadership to the hypothesized performance outcomes as opposed to instances where enhanced follower performance cause the higher transformational leadership ratings. HoweU and Frost (1989) found that experimen-taUy induced charismatic leadership positively affected task performance, task adjustment, and ad-... 

To sum up, there is sufficient empirical evidence to conclude that transformational leadership has a positive impact on both perceived and objective performance and that this impact is stronger than the effects of transactional leadership. 

FYom the deductions above it can be concluded that simulation studies on SC configuration put focus on multiple objectives/performance measures which depend on the configuration x. The configuration and its performance affect the total cost and/or total profit. The combination of a configuration and its performance z = (x,y) is called a constellation. In simulation studies on SC configuration typically a set of efficient constellations is sought. Per definition an efficient constellation is not dominated by any other constellation. A constellation z = (x,y) is (strictly) dominated by a constellation... 

An understanding of the energy requirements of static mixers is necessary both with respect to the establishment of installed pressure drop and flow rate requirements and to objective performance comparisons of different mixer types. In laminar flow, the pressure drop-flow rate characteristics of static mixers are simple and analogous to pipe flow. 

Performance testing in clinical trials in neurology has grown tremendously within the last decade [Mohr and Brouwers, 1991], but within specific disease areas there remains reluctance to accept the replacement of traditional rating-scale evaluations of disease presence and progression by objective performance testing [Syndulko et al., 1993]. The evolution of clinical evaluations in multiple sclerosis clinical trials illustrates this point. 

In addition, This region adaptive technique provides considerable objective performance improvement irrespective of the variation in resolution and characteristics of a video sequence than the other mentioned techniques. 

The bold values signifies the highest PSNR gain or the highest objective performance of a particular method among aU the methods... 

Manual Flying Skill Decay Evaluating Objective Performance Measures... 

Qualitative performance measurements, such as checklists, are commonly used to assess the status of safety and health programs. Quantitative, or objective, performance measurements are necessary for precision, consistency, and reproducibility. 

The second major concern from this survey is the clear lack of robust and objective performance measurement and management data to support the... 

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