Software enhancement

No distortion, neither geometrical neither due to magnetic fields, thanks to proximity focusing. The non sensitivity of the tube to magnetic fields enables software enhancement of the images such as flat field corrections. 

Examples exist of systems implemented only a few years ago for which replacement parts and software enhancements are no longer available, let alone the relevant software skills to make one s own bug Axes or developments. Choices mnst be made whether to upgrade in an evolutionary way, taking into acconnt the cost of buying and implementing the next generation of LIMS, or to upgrade... 

At Quest, we use spontaneous EEG to measure electrical activity of the brain from the surface of the scalp. A widely available technique, this is also extremely resource-intensive a typical clinical session may take several hours to complete, including the preparation of the subject, the EEG experiment and collation of the resultant data. The vast amounts of data recorded take time to digitize, summarize and analyse. Rapid software enhancements constantly improve this process, making it more accessible to a larger number of research groups. 

Autotracing features available in JDIAS 4.0 are avoided due to the physical nature of filopodia these structures are more accurately traced manually see Fig. 8a). Software enhancement techniques are used to further resolve filopodia. In order to accurately render the fine structure of filopodia, the facet limit of each reconstructed portion of the cell within the software was extended to 200,000 per object in JDIAS... 

In the modern microprocessor age PPMV devices are constantly being upgraded through software enhancements. This has resulted in increasingly more responsive gas delivery systems with more sophisticated monitoring. Moreover, numerous feedback enhancements have been introduced on specific machines to automate ventilation (Table 3) (73). While conceptually appealing, none of these feedback systems have been shown to improve outcomes. Table 3 also lists other recent innovations to improve patient-ventilator synchrony. Clinical trials with clinically relevant endpoints are important to provide justification for the adoption of these innovations. 

The AEBBL SW ains on the PC. The software uses a menu structure, easy to use by a non expert operator. AEBIL has been designed to operate in DOS environjnent in order to enhance its real-time operation capabilities. The user-interface has been developed so as to permit a window-driven operation. 

Over time, the market has demanded increasingly sophisticated software. Each successive enhancement in processor speed has been consumed by software that is more complex, even if only in creating a more user-friendly interface. In the past, computer time was expensive relative to labor costs. That situation is now reversed, and spending more for a more user-friendly computer can often be easily justified in order to enhance the productivity of the vasdy more expensive human being. 

Follow- Up. Even after the system is deHvered, additional work is usually needed. In conventional software engineering this is viewed as software maintenance or upgrade. It is referred to here as foUow-up to emphasize that the process of knowledge-base refinement that begias ia the prototypiag stage can continue even after the system is commissioned. The need for additional detail may come to light only after the appHcation has been ia use for some period of time. The time required to implement such enhancements should be takea iato accouat. 

The confluence of sharply rising Operations and Maintenance (O M) costs. NRC requested Individual Plant Examinations (IPEs) and increased personal computer capabilities gave rise to the R R Workstation. Its uses and maintains-current PSA models and databases for individual plants to perform O M planning and scheduling, and uses the PSA in IPE models to identify plant design, procedure and operational vulnerabilities. The Risk and Reliability Workstation Alliance was organized by EPRI to support the R R Workshop in order to achieve O M cost reduction, plant productivity and safety enhancement through risk-based, user-friendly, windowed software louls (Table 3.6 8). The Alliance, initiated in 1992, includes 25 U.S. utilities and four international partners from Spain, France, Korea, and Mexico. SAIC is the prime contractor for the R R Workstation, with participation of five other PSA vendors. 

More recently, the Southern Gas Association s Gas Machinery Research Council and Pipeline and Compressor Research Council cooperated with Southwest Research Institute to develop a software package that enhances reciprocating compressor operation. Several major American and foreign compressor manufacturers (and some other interested companies) have cooperated with Southwest Research Institute or developed their own proprietary pulsation-reduction design computer programs. 

Enhance Plant Operation with Compressor Diagnostic Software, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas. 

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Despite the market explosion of data management software, there are still situations which justify in-house development. When it is appropriate to develop software In-house, design philosophies such as those Implemented in the MARS system will help reduce the development and maintenance investment and enhance the effectiveness of the system. 

Customers are right to carefully consider the hnancial stability of the software vendor offering the ELN system. Besides technical soundness, it is important to consider whether the software vendor will be in business in 10 years time to support and enhance the ELN system. Is the vendor hnancially stable and likely to survive cyclical economic downturns and recessions ... 

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