Technology Transfer at Berkeley Lab

Berkeley Lab is located in the hills above the University of California\u27s Berkeley campus and is the oldest of the U.S. Department of Energy\u27s National Laboratories. The lab is managed by the University of California. The Berkeley cholesterol test is a relatively new comprehensive test that has helped make state of the art cholesterol risk testing publicly available [1]. The test, made available by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in agreement with the private company Berkeley Heart Lab, is designed to help many detect heart disease earlier than normal [2]. Cardiovascular disease, which accounts for 35 to 40 percent of all deaths in the United States, is the leading cause of death in the country [3]. The Berkeley cholesterol test is designed to identify and detect a number of new traits and abnormalities that are known to be associated with high-risk of heart disease. The objective is to identify risk factors at an earlier stage and assist physicians to better decide which therapy is best suited for individual patients [3]. The basic cholesterol tests (blood lipoprotein analysis) which most people receive consists of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL or bad cholesterol), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL or good cholesterol), and triglycerides levels. The Berkeley test consists of these basics plus a number of additional tests to give a greater overall picture of an individual’s cholesterol levels. Among the additional tests included with Berkeley are LDL particle size, HDL sub classification, Apo lipoprotein A- 1, Apo lipoprotein E, and Apo lipoprotein B-100 [4]. Berkeley lab researchers hope over the long term to also build a comprehensive database of families and individuals with shared traits which may then be used to define genetic markers of heart disease risk

Trigo

This report describes the process our development team followed in the creation of the TrigoPad™. The sections of the paper followed the New Product Development cycle covered in the lectures and described in our readings. Each section will contain a description of the steps we took during each phase of the process and key learning we identified after working through the intended process

The Journey for 2022 - Challenges Facing Qatar Hosting FIFA World Cup

Hosting a mega event like World Cup requires a great investment and excellent project management skills from any hosting government. Large and complex projects, especially highways and bridges, are unique in that their construction ventures of many other utilities and disciplines, and they tend to affect large residential, industrial or commercial areas. As such, they influence, and get influenced by project management. Project Managers who do not interact attentively with the environment of their projects are likely to face difficulties during planning and execution of their projects. This is further emphasized when projects are large and complex by nature. Qatar’s hosting 2022 World Cup is in no exception. Social and environmental impact to the host country of mega events like the World Cup has been studied extensively. Our research concluded in this paper is to analyze that a large percentage of the delays, difficulties and cost overruns are attributed to risks and the absence of poor project management strategies. For the success of projects, a structured project management methodology needs to be followed by project managers

Marketing Plan: Garmin HUD Accessory

Garmin is an international producer of commercial and consumer GPS products. Primarily vertically integrated, Garmin designs, manufactures, markets and sells their products themselves. During any given conversation about a product, you’re likely to find engineers, designers, product testers, artists, writers and salespeople sharing their thoughts. Investing in innovation has been central to Garmin’s success. The original handful of employees in 1989 grew to a work force of 1,000 just 10 years later. That number doubled within four years and eclipsed 4,000 by 2006. In 2007, Garmin’s worldwide work force topped 7,000 and showed little sign of slowing amid expansion in Europe and Asia

Team Project Report: Decision Making

The Smartphone has taken the world by storm. The mobile phone started as a simple wireless cellular device capable of short calls in limited areas weighing as much as 8-11 lbs. Over time and numerous innovations it is now a device that can fit into your pocket, capable of doing almost everything your computer can do. The mobile phone industry supports many players. Household names like Motorola, Nokia, LG, HTC and Samsung all produce and compete in a highly competitive mobile device market. A mobile phone, cell phone or Smartphone all describe technology that has become common place in society, the thought of not being able to reach a friend or loved one at a moment’s notice is unheard of and for many unacceptable. The past 30 years has seen incredible innovation in microchip, memory and communication technologies that made our world truly wireless. Long gone are the days of needing a modem or network cable to be able to connect to the internet or your company’s network. Information on demand and at your finger tips has pushed computing needs beyond a person’s computer/laptop to the device that everyone has with them all the time, their phone. Today the Smartphone is a device capable of providing a wide range of communication, business, entertainment and computing needs. Two companies became early leaders in the Smartphone market. Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) was the first to provide users with advanced business communication capabilities. Later Apple, Inc. entered the market by providing a device capable of providing a wide range of communication and entertainment needs. As the market has matured, imitators have released technology to compete in this highly competitive communication segment. Most notably Google spearheaded the advent of an open source operating system that has forced RIM and Apple to adjust to survive

Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Strategy Analysis Using Integer Programming Techniques

The study provides a data-based model to evaluate the organizational risk associated with service and maintenance of a fleet of 4500+ wind turbines with 13,500+ wind turbine blades across the North American operations of a global wind turbine designer, manufacturer, installer and servicer. This study provides a basic model that can be used to assess the cost trade-offs between growing a blade service organization to more effectively repair damages blades and operating wind turbines with damage with the risk of possible failure

How Workspace Design Affects Communication Rate: A Case Study

Although so many studies believe that an effective communication amongst employees and teams could be a key factor to reaching to the goals of the project or organization, there are few researches which have studied communication from the architectural point of view. Accessibility, openness and visibility are three recognized parameters in the literature which impact on the communication type and effectiveness. Creative design of work places also may have indirect impact on the communication rate and quality. In this research the hypothesis of the relation between communication rate and workspace distance (as one of the accessibility criteria) has been taken to the test. The small experiment designed and conducted in the Portland State central library. The results confirm that more physical distance leads to less face to face communication rate. Based on the results some suggestions are provided to improve the communication rate at the experiment field

Team Project -- BlackBerry and iPhone: Corporate Strategies

In this document we will first look at the Smartphone industry from its early beginning as simple cellular technology, showing the competitors and respective market shares over time as technology advancements changed the competitive landscape. This will clearly show how market demand for Smartphone technology has changed the market leaders over the last decade. Next we will look at the RIM and Apple discuss their corporate, technology and business strategies as it relates to the Smartphone market. We will discuss their target markets; look at how the companies approach technology innovation and who their biggest competitive threats are and why. Subsequently we will look at the technology we feel is the biggest threat to RIM and Apple\u27s market share, Google Android OS. Although the Android isn\u27t a product standing on its own, the use of this technology by mobile phone manufacturers like Motorola, Nokia, LG, HTC and Samsung is impacting market share for RIM and Apple. As technology managers, understand the competition, their technical/innovation threats, and their strengths and weaknesses is important to adapting to the changing maket place. Finally, we draw conclusions as to the future success of RIM and Apple in the Smartphone market given their current technology and the competitive landscape

Personality Types and Cultural Background: How They Affect the Team Dynamics

This paper evaluates and describes both individual personality traits and cultural differences and how they affect team dynamics. These cultural aspects were integrated with personality traits to analyze how to successfully operate as a collective team. Note: The Team Process Report is included here as a supplemental file

Qatar 2022 World Cup Benefit-Cost Analysis

Contenders to host 22nd world Cup were Qatar, Australia, Japan, South Korea and USA. Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup to the surprise of everybody. Qatar is a tiny country in Middle East with a population of 1,690,000 (Qatar 2022 World Cup bid, 2011). In this paper it will be attempted to shed light the benefit cost effect of 2022 World Cup to the Qatar’s economy