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Case Presentation and the Legal Aid Clinic
The importance of a smooth user experience in applications is increasing. To achieve more performance when interacting with resource intensive data it is important to implement an efficient caching method. The goal of this thesis is to investigate how to implement an efficient cache in an Android application. The use case is to download metadata and images of movies from a WebAPI provided by June AB. In order to investigate which caching method is the most efficient, a pre-study was done on some of the most common caching methods today. Based on the results of the pre-study, two different caching algorithms were tested and evaluated: First-In First-Out (FIFO) and Least Recently Used (LRU). These two algorithms were then implemented in an Android application. The resulting prototype has a responsive user interface capable of caching large amounts of data without noticeable performance loss compared to a non-cached version. The results from the prototype showed that LRU is the better strategy in our use case, however what we discovered was that the buffer size of the cache has the biggest impact on performance, not the cache eviction strategy.Vikten av en snabb anvÀndarupplevelse ökar i nya applikationer. För att fÄ ut mer prestanda nÀr anvÀndare interagerar med resurstung data Àr det viktigt att implementera en effektiv cachingsmetod. MÄlet med arbetet Àr att undersöka hur man implementerar en effektiv cache i en Android-applikation. AnvÀndarfallet Àr att ladda ner metadata och bilder pÄ filmer frÄn ett WebAPI som tillhandahölls av June AB. För att undersöka vilken cachingsmetod som Àr effektivast gjordes en förstudie pÄ nÄgra av de mest vanliga cachingsmetoderna idag. Baserat pÄ förstudiens resultat valdes tvÄ cachingsalgoritmer för testning och utvÀrdering: First-In First-Out (FIFO) och Least Recently Used (LRU). Dessa tvÄ algoritmer implementerades i en Android-applikation Prototypen som gjordes har ett responsivt anvÀndargrÀnsnitt som kan cacha stora mÀngder data utan mÀrkbar prestandaförlust jÀmfört med en icke-cachad version. Prototypen visade att LRU Àr den bÀttre strategin för vÄrt anvÀndarfall, men upptÀckte att bufferstorleken pÄ cachen har den största pÄverkan av prestandan, inte cachestrategin
Oscillator strengths for OII ions
Oscillator strengths between various doublet states of OII ions are calculated in which extensive multi-configuration wave functions are used. The lower levels for the transitions are of the 2p(3) D(2)o and 2p(3) 2po states, and the upper levels are 2p(4), 3s, and 3d states. The results, which are estimated to have errors of less than 10% for individual transitions, agree quite well with the beam foil experiments, as well as with the calculations by use of the non-closed shell many electron theory (NCMET). The agreement with the rocket measurements is also good except for the 538/581 A pair, in which the 538 A line is believed to be blend with the other stronger quartet line. However, a comparison with the recent branching ratio measurement indicates that discrepances between the present calculation and th experiment do exist for certain transistions
SB61-13/14: Smoking on Campus
SB61-13/14: Smoking on Campus. This resolution was tabled at the February 12, 2014 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)
Marketing students\u27 perception of traditional and intensive delivery : an exploratory study
The study investigated how undergraduate marketing students perceived intensive delivery of subjects over summer school as compared to traditional semester delivery. The results suggest that students did not perceive there were substantial differences in learning, but preferred the more intensive nature of the learning. The results also indicate that summer school students found the subject more interesting and rated the subject higher overall as compared with the traditional mode. Individual assessment grades for students in the intensive mode did differ to those in the traditional mode, but examination results and final grades were not statistically different. Intensive modes may be viable alternatives to traditional semester long classes, although they do potentially have increased costs.<br /
The Effects of Diffuse Ionized Gas and Spatial Resolution on Metallicity Gradients: TYPHOON Two-Dimensional Spectrophotometry of M83
We present a systematic study of the diffuse ionized gas (DIG) in M83 and its
effects on the measurement of metallicity gradients at varying resolution
scales. Using spectrophotometric data cubes of M83 obtained at the 2.5m duPont
telescope at Las Campanas Observatory as part of the TYPHOON program, we
separate the HII regions from the DIG using the [SII]/H ratio, HIIphot
(HII finding algorithm) and the H surface brightness. We find that the
contribution to the overall H luminosity is approximately equal for the
HII and DIG regions. The data is then rebinned to simulate low-resolution
observations at varying resolution scales from 41 pc up to 1005 pc. Metallicity
gradients are measured using five different metallicity diagnostics at each
resolution. We find that all metallicity diagnostics used are affected by the
inclusion of DIG to varying degrees. We discuss the reasons of why the
metallicity gradients are significantly affected by DIG using the HII dominance
and emission line ratio radial profiles. We find that applying the
[SII]/H cut will provide a closer estimate of the true metallicity
gradient up to a resolution of 1005 pc for all metallicity diagnostics used in
this study.Comment: 26 pages, 12 figures + Appendix/Supplementary Material, accepted for
publication by MNRA
Starburst-AGN mixing: TYPHOON observations of NGC 1365, NGC 1068, and the effect of spatial resolution on the AGN fraction
We demonstrate a robust method of resolving the star-formation and AGN
contributions to emission lines using two very well known AGN systems: NGC
1365, and NGC 1068, using the high spatial resolution data from the
TYPHOON/PrISM survey. We expand the previous method of calculating the AGN
fraction by using theoretical-based model grids rather than empirical points.
The high spatial resolution of the TYPHOON/PrISM observations show evidence of
both star formation and AGN activity occurring in the nuclei of the two
galaxies. We rebin the data to the lower resolutions, typically found in other
integral field spectroscopy surveys such as SAMI, MaNGA, and CALIFA. The
results show that when rebinned from the native resolution of TYPHOON (< 200
pc/pixel) to 1 kpc/pixel, the effects include a roughly 3 kpc increase in the
radius of measured AGN activity, and a factor of 2 to 7 increase in the
detection of low surface brightness features such as shocks. All of this
information is critical, because information on certain physical processes may
be lost at varying resolutions. We make recommendations for analysing data at
current IFU survey resolutions.Comment: 30 pages, 28 figures, accepted for publication by MNRA
Identification of a WNT5A-Responsive Degradation Domain in the Kinesin Superfamily Protein KIF26B.
Noncanonical WNT pathways function independently of the ÎČ-catenin transcriptional co-activator to regulate diverse morphogenetic and pathogenic processes. Recent studies showed that noncanonical WNTs, such as WNT5A, can signal the degradation of several downstream effectors, thereby modulating these effectors' cellular activities. The protein domain(s) that mediates the WNT5A-dependent degradation response, however, has not been identified. By coupling protein mutagenesis experiments with a flow cytometry-based degradation reporter assay, we have defined a protein domain in the kinesin superfamily protein KIF26B that is essential for WNT5A-dependent degradation. We found that a human disease-causing KIF26B mutation located at a conserved amino acid within this domain compromises the ability of WNT5A to induce KIF26B degradation. Using pharmacological perturbation, we further uncovered a role of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) in WNT5A regulation of KIF26B degradation. Lastly, based on the identification of the WNT5A-responsive domain, we developed a new reporter system that allows for efficient profiling of WNT5A-KIF26B signaling activity in both somatic and stem cells. In conclusion, our study identifies a new protein domain that mediates WNT5A-dependent degradation of KIF26B and provides a new tool for functional characterization of noncanonical WNT5A signaling in cells
Brief Review: Low Frequency Event Charts (G-Charts) in Healthcare
The ability to determine if a change in a system is actually an improvementâor worsening in functionâis one of the essential desiderata of quality improvement efforts. There are many ways to look at the issue. A special problem occurs when the event being studied is low frequency by nature. By way of example, patient falls in a given hospital or division of a hospital may occur in a way that is low frequencyâyet each event is important. Process engineering has developed an approach to low frequency events. Part of this approach may involve specialized charts that look at the âtime-between-eventsââas known as geometric or âG chartsâ. Time between events charts (G charts) are a form of statistical process control analysis with a special niche for the analysis of low frequency events that occur over time. G-charts have been used in a variety of healthcare applications. Many current statistical software packages have G chart capability
Brief Review: Kano Model in Healthcare
Here we discuss the use of the Kano Model in the hypothetical example of a re-design of resident conference experience. Kano appreciated that there were a number of attributes to quality. These are discussed in this brief review
HEALTH DISPARITIES: THE GENETIC CONTRIBUTION IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
poster abstractSince the completion of the Human Genome Project, it has been found that genes and their function play a role in 9 out of 10 of the leading causes of death in the U.S. Some of these causes such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes are significantly prevalent in the African American community. African Americans often experience the largest differences in health risks when compared to their White counterparts. This research project will examine how mutated genes and their function, contribute to health disparities in the African American community.
The population for this research project will only include individuals of African ancestry born in the U.S. A brief survey will be conducted to inquire about participantsâ knowledge of genetics and its influence on disease inheritance. The data collected will be interpreted as a representation of average African Americansâ knowledge of genetic influences on disease inheritance. Additionally, data will be obtained from facilities that offer genetic testing services. Specifically, I hope to obtain information on the racial populations who utilize these services, primarily, those with higher occurrences of genetic disorders. Coupled with the surveyâs data, I will use the testing centersâ information to determine whether a correlation exists between the following variables: knowledge of genetics, use of genetic testing services and prevalence of inheritable diseases. I expect a strong correlation between afore mentioned variables. My hypothesis is that this correlation will prove undetected gene mutations when inherited, contribute to health disparities in the African American community
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