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Pattern formation in inclined layer convection
We report experiments on thermally driven convection in an inclined layer of
large aspect ratio in a fluid of Prandtl number . We observed
a number of new nonlinear, mostly spatio-temporally chaotic, states. At small
angles of inclination we found longitudinal rolls, subharmonic oscillations,
Busse oscillations, undulation chaos, and crawling rolls. At larger angles, in
the vicinity of the transition from buoyancy- to shear-driven instability, we
observed drifting transverse rolls, localized bursts, and drifting bimodals.
For angles past vertical, when heated from above, we found drifting transverse
rolls and switching diamond panes.Comment: For MPEG movies, see http://milou.msc.cornell.edu/ILCmovie
Data Management Study, Volume 5. Appendix H - Contractor Data Package Logistics and Support /LS/ Final Report
Contractor data package for Voyager logistics and support in transportation, communications, supply, and maintenanc
Project Selection Directed By Intellectual Capital Scorecards
Management of intellectual capital is an important issue in knowledgeintensive organizations. Part of this is the composition of theoptimal project portfolio the organization will carry out in thefuture. Standard methods that guide this process mostly focus onproject selection on the basis of expected returns. However, in manycases other strategic factors should be considered in theirinterdependence such as customer satisfaction, reputation, anddevelopment of core competences.In this paper we present a tool for the selection of a projectportfolio, explicitly taking into account the balancing of thesestrategic factors. The point of departure is the intellectual capitalscorecard in which the indicators are periodically measured against atarget; the scores constitute the input of a programming model. Fromthe optimal portfolio computed, objectives for management can bederived. The method is illustrated in the case of R&D departments.knowledge management;intellectual assets;knowledge capitalization;optimal portfolio
Data management study, volume 5. Appendix F - Contractor data package test /TE/ and mission operations /MP/ Final report
Test and mission operations contractor data package for Voyager spacecraf
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