A Color Mask and Trained Image Set for the Creation of New Technique for Indoor Robotic Navigation

Job evaluation is a technique which seeks to provide a logical basis for the setting of comparative pay rates. The methods used originated in America over 35 years ago and most job evaluation plans are adaptations of the three original ones described in this paper. A new technique has been evolved in Britain recently which is very akin to job evaluation but far more sophisticated in its approach. As far as is known, this technique has only been tried in a limited way at one firm so that only a brief mention is made of it, despite its obvious interest. Like a lot of other modern management techniques, job evaluation can do more harm than good unless human nature is taken into account. A man still wants to be regarded as a unique individual and so resents any attempt to fit him into a cold scientific pattern. Success in job evaluation, therefore, depends largely on the personalities of those responsible and on the creation of mutual trust between management and men.

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Fabrication of a Micron/Nanofluidic Platform via 3-Axis Robotic Dispensing System

Volume 1: Processing ◽

10.1115/msec2016-8797 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hanwen Yuan ◽

Scott Cambron ◽

Mark Crain ◽

Robert Keynton

Keyword(s):

Cell Membranes ◽

Polymer Fibers ◽

New Technique ◽

Multiple Channels ◽

Fabrication Technique ◽

Cell Transport ◽

Replica Molding ◽

Precise Control ◽

The Creation ◽

Dry Film

The purpose of this work is to introduce a new fabrication technique for creating a fluidic platform with embedded micro or nanoscale channels. This new technique includes: 1) a 3-axis robotic dispensing system for drawing micro/nanoscale suspended polymer fibers at prescribed locations; 2) dry film resist photolithography; and, 3) replica molding. This new technique provides flexibility and precise control of the micro and nanochannel location with the ability to create multiple channels of varying sizes embedded in a single fluidic platform. These types of micro/nanofluidic platforms are attractive for numerous applications, such as the separation of biomolecules, cell transport and transport across cell membranes via electroporation. The focus of this work is on the development of a fabrication technique for the creation of a nanoscale electroporation device.

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The cranial instrument port in arthroscopy of the canine shoulder joint

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.3415/vcot-08-04-0033 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 22 (04) ◽

pp. 295-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K. Lehmann ◽

D. Lorinson ◽

M. Skalicky ◽

S. Riener

Keyword(s):

Shoulder Joint ◽

New Method ◽

New Technique ◽

Joint Cartilage ◽

Shoulder Joints ◽

The Creation

SummaryWe describe the creation of a cranial instrument portal for shoulder joint arthroscopy in the dog using a target device that has been successfully employed for the caudal access. We compared the method with a conventional triangulation technique. The shoulder joints of 60 dog cadavers were investigated by arthroscopy and the two methods were compared on the basis of pre-defined parameters of outcome. Time, the number of trials, success, damage to cartilage and the accessibility of intra-articular structures were assessed. The anatomical localisation of the working cannula in muscles was also documented. In general, the new method permitted more successful insertion of the working cannula. This was achieved in a shorter period of time and was associated with fewer insertion attempts as well as less damage to joint cartilage. Intra-articular structures could be readily approached through the working cannula with both methods. Predetermined, clinically relevant points were comparatively more accessible with the new technique. Independent of the method, in only a few cases, the working cannula perforated neither muscles nor tendons when accessing the joint. It may be concluded that the new method using a target device is simpler and safer and offers a standardised technique to establish a cranial instrument port.

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A new technique for the creation of a neovagina

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ◽

10.1016/s1083-3188(00)00040-1 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 99 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Claire Templeman ◽

Paige Hertweck ◽

Ronald Levine ◽

Harry Reich

Keyword(s):

New Technique ◽

The Creation ◽

A New Technique

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A new technique for the creation of a computerized composite skull model

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

10.1053/joms.2003.50033 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 222-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 117

Author(s):

Jaime Gateno ◽

James Xia ◽

John F. Teichgraeber ◽

Andrew Rosen

Keyword(s):

New Technique ◽

Skull Model ◽

The Creation ◽

A New Technique

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Flexible endoscopic tracheo-oesophageal puncture under local anaesthetic

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100132062 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 109 (11) ◽

pp. 1077-1079 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ga Sze Hong ◽

A. B. John ◽

David Theobald ◽

Khee Chee Soo

Keyword(s):

General Anaesthesia ◽

Local Anaesthetic ◽

Flexible Endoscope ◽

New Technique ◽

Voice Rehabilitation ◽

Valve Prosthesis ◽

Secondary Procedure ◽

The Creation

AbstractBlom—Singer valve prosthesis is an increasingly popular technique for voice rehabilitation in alaryngeal patients. Although primary voice puncture is being practised, the creation of the tracheo-oesophageal fistula is performed in the majority of patients as a secondary procedure.We describe a technique of secondary tracheo-oesophageal puncture using the flexible endoscope which can be performed under local anaesthetic and sedation. The technique overcomes the difficulty of passing a rigid oesophagoscope or forceps to the level of the tracheostome in a scarred and irradiated neck. The new technique also obviates the need for general anaesthesia.We have successfully used the technique in three patients.

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Increasing the Scope of Implemented Shape Grammars: A Shape Grammar Interpreter for Curved Shapes

Volume 3a: 8th Design for Manufacturing Conference ◽

10.1115/detc2003/dtm-48643 ◽

2003 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jay P. McCormack ◽

Jonathan Cagan

Keyword(s):

Shape Grammar ◽

New Technique ◽

Emergent Properties ◽

Practical Implementation ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Shape Grammars ◽

Matching Technique ◽

One Step ◽

The Creation ◽

New Applications

The complexity of shape grammars being produced continues to surpass the technology behind implementing them. One step towards implementing more useful shape grammars is the creation of a subshape matching technique for shapes composed of curved lines that lie in a plane. An interpreter with this ability allows for the practical implementation in general of two-dimensional grammars as well as opening the door for new applications of shape grammars. Our method for matching shapes consisting of curved lines is outlined and some examples from the Buick brand shape grammar, which was implemented by our interpreter, are shown. The emergent properties of shape grammars are also explored and considered using the new technique.

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