THE IMPACT OF COOPERATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ‘DESCARTE ON’ WEEE REVERSE LOGISTICS PILOT PROJECT IN BRAZIL

The present paper describes the Helsingborg Pilot Project, a part of the Technology Validation Project: “Integrated Wastewater” (TVP) under the EU Innovation Programme. The objective of the Helsingborg Pilot Project is to demonstrate implementation of integrated tools for the simulation of the sewer system and the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), both in the analyses and the operational phases. The paper deals with the programme for investigating the impact of real time control (RTC) on the performance of the sewer system and wastewater treatment plant. As the project still is in a very early phase, this paper focuses on the modelling of the transport of pollutants and the evaluation of the effect on the sediment deposition pattern from the implementation of real time control in the sewer system.

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Speech Methodologies in Cleft Palate Assessment: A Pilot Project to Compare Two Phonetically Different Sentence Sets

Journal of Clinical Speech and Language Studies ◽

10.3233/acs-2013-20106 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 49-72

Author(s):

Jennie Smith ◽

Tim Pring ◽

Debbie Sell

Keyword(s):

Cleft Palate ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Consecutive Series ◽

Video Recordings ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Difference ◽

Audio Video ◽

Age Range ◽

The Impact

Objective: To investigate the impact of the phonetic content of two sentence sets on speech outcomes, specifically the effects of nasal phonemes. Method: Audio-video recordings of a consecutive series of 15 participants (age range 4–22 years), with cleft palate (syndromic or non-syndromic), with and without velopharyngeal dysfunction were taken. Participants repeated Sentence Set 1 (with nasals across sentences) and Sentence Set 2 (without nasals except the three nasal target sentences) during a routine speech recording. Two experienced Specialist Speech and Language Therapists, blinded to the study’s purpose, analyzed participants’ speech using the Cleft Audit Protocol for Speech-Augmented (CAPS-A). On day 1, recordings included Sentence Set 1. On day 2, 23 days later, recordings included Sentence Set 2. Main results: The difference between Sentence Set 1 and Sentence Set 2 ‘total scores’ (sum of scores on all CAPS-A parameters) was significant. The Pearson Product Moment showed high correlation. A Wilcoxon test revealed a significant difference between Sets 1 and 2 on the hypernasality parameter, and this alone accounted for the significant difference in total scores. Conclusion: The inclusion or exclusion of nasal consonants in the sentence set significantly affected perceptual ratings of hypernasality but none of the other CAPS-A parameters, highlighting the need for further investigation into perceptual nasality ratings.

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“Play with me”: Student perspectives on collaborative chamber music instruction

Research Studies in Music Education ◽

10.1177/1321103x20974804 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1321103X2097480

Author(s):

Katie Zhukov ◽

Jon Helge Sætre

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Chamber Music ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Music Instruction ◽

Student Focus ◽

Music Community ◽

Viable Approach ◽

Education Performance ◽

The Impact

This article reports on a pilot project conducted in Australia and Norway evaluating new approaches to collaborative chamber music instruction in higher education settings. Following suggestions from the literature on collaborative and group learning in music, chamber music tuition was chosen as a suitable context to examine the possibility of teaching-through-playing and the impact of such an approach on students’ collaborative learning and their induction into the professional music community. Two groups of staff and students in each institution volunteered to participate in the project and implemented their own rehearsal schedule. Student focus group interviews were conducted after the final performance of rehearsed repertoire, and transcripts were analyzed by two researchers independently for the emerging themes and refined through iterative discussions. Key findings include students being inspired by working with experienced staff in a professional setting, learning the skills of ensemble playing such as effective rehearsal techniques, understanding of stylistic conventions, specific technical, musical and co-ordination skills, greater experimentation, positive impact of group discussions, and a more collaborative atmosphere. Students found it challenging to alter power roles, as the ingrained attitudes of teacher-led approaches prevailed. This project has shown that teaching-through-playing chamber music is a viable approach for developing students’ musical and social skills by providing them with authentic professional experiences. We propose an alternative model of higher education performance teaching that is more collaborative and participatory.

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The Impact of a Participant-Centred Sport for Social Change Intervention Pilot Project in the UK

Sports Global Influence: A Survey of Society and Culture in the Context of Sport ◽

10.1163/9781848883871_008 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 67-78

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Pilot Project ◽

The Uk ◽

The Impact

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Improving pilot project application and review processes: A novel application of lean six sigma in translational science

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science ◽

10.1017/cts.2018.30 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 135-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Susanne Schmidt ◽

Laura Aubree Shay ◽

Can Saygin ◽

Hung-da Wan ◽

Karen Schulz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Six Sigma ◽

Review Process ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Lean Six Sigma ◽

South Texas ◽

Translational Science ◽

Research Administration ◽

Control Approach ◽

Study Section ◽

The Impact

Each year our Clinical and Translational Science Award pilot projects program awards approximately $500,000 in translational pilot funding to advance health in South Texas. We identified needs to improve the timeliness, transparency, and efficiency of the review process by surveying applicants. Lean six sigma methodologies, following a “Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control” approach, were used to streamline the pilot project application and review by identifying and removing bottlenecks from process flows. We evaluated the impact of our reorganized review process by surveying applicants and reviewers. Process mapping identified pilot project review as the main source of delay, leading to the implementation of a study section-style review mechanism. After one cycle, 90.3% of pilot applicants and 100% of reviewers were highly satisfied with the new processes and time to award notice was reduced by 2 months. All reviewers familiar with both review processes preferred the study section. We demonstrated how lean six sigma, a methodology not commonly applied in research administration, can be used to evaluate processes in translational science in academic health centers. Through our efforts, we were able to improve timeliness, transparency, and efficiency of the review process.

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Evaluation of the Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Project (WWMPP) Using Two Approaches: Traditional Statistics and Ensemble Modeling

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology ◽

10.1175/jamc-d-17-0335.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 (11) ◽

pp. 2639-2660 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Roy M. Rasmussen ◽

Sarah A. Tessendorf ◽

Lulin Xue ◽

Courtney Weeks ◽

Kyoko Ikeda ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Null Hypothesis ◽

Initial Conditions ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Physical Experiment ◽

Annual Precipitation ◽

Ensemble Modeling ◽

Cloud Seeding ◽

Weather Modification ◽

Mountain Ranges ◽

The Impact

AbstractThe Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Project randomized cloud seeding experiment was a crossover statistical experiment conducted over two mountain ranges in eastern Wyoming and lasted for 6 years (2008–13). The goal of the experiment was to determine if cloud seeding of orographic barriers could increase snowfall and snowpack. The experimental design included triply redundant snow gauges deployed in a target–control configuration, covariate snow gauges to account for precipitation variability, and ground-based seeding with silver iodide (AgI). The outcomes of this experiment are evaluated with the statistical–physical experiment design and with ensemble modeling. The root regression ratio (RRR) applied to 118 experimental units provided insufficient statistical evidence (p value of 0.28) to reject the null hypothesis that there was no effect from ground-based cloud seeding. Ensemble modeling estimates of the impact of ground-based seeding provide an alternate evaluation of the 6-yr experiment. The results of the model ensemble approach with and without seeding estimated a mean enhancement of precipitation of 5%, with an inner-quartile range of 3%–7%. Estimating the impact on annual precipitation over these mountain ranges requires results from another study that indicated that approximately 30% of the annual precipitation results from clouds identified as seedable within the seeding experiment. Thus the seeding impact is on the order of 1.5% of the annual precipitation, compared to 1% for the statistical–physical experiment, which was not sufficient to reject the null hypothesis. These results provide an estimate of the impact of ground-based cloud seeding in the Sierra Madre and Medicine Bow Mountains in Wyoming that accounts for uncertainties in both initial conditions and model physics.

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Protocol for a quasi-experimental study examining the effect of a ball skills intervention on four domains of preschooler development

Primary Health Care Research & Development ◽

10.1017/s1463423621000645 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

Author(s):

Hua Wu ◽

Wichai Eungpinichpong ◽

Hui Ruan ◽

Xinding Zhang ◽

Sansan Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Motor Development ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Background Information ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact ◽

Ball Skills

Abstract Background: Preschooler inactivity and insufficient motor development have serious long-term consequences. The Chinese Ministry of Education launched a nationwide football-focused pilot project aimed at kindergartens in 2019 and issued the policy “Notice on the Establishment of National Football Kindergartens” in 2020. However, the impact of fundamental movement skills (FMS) interventions on other aspects of child development is unclear. Aim: This study will evaluate the effects of ball skills physical education projects on the development of Chinese preschoolers’ physical, motor, cognitive, and social competencies and examine the influencing factors. Method: This is a quasi-experimental study evaluating how well the “Hello Sunshine” curriculum project promotes children’s development over 10 weeks. The trial will be conducted from September 2021 to November 2021 in 12 classes from 3 kindergartens with a total of 249 children aged 4 to 6 years in Haikou, China. Pre- and posttest analyses will include tests on participants’ physical fitness, FMS, cognitive self-regulation, and emotional competence. Participants’ background information will be collected through questionnaires answered by parents and teachers. The intervention will focus on game-based basic ball skills. Findings: If this intervention provides evidence that these skills improve children’s multidimensional development, it will support the promotion of similar programs in China. We will also outline the social-ecological factors affecting the intervention’s results, providing further information for improving pedagogical methods related to preschool ball skills.

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Community Development Programs For Socio-Economic Development In Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Applied Social Sciences ◽

10.46568/pjass.v6i0.314 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Siraj Bashir ◽

Nasreen Aslam Shah

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Community Development ◽

Development Program ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Living Standard ◽

Development Programs ◽

Government Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Socio Economic Development ◽

The Impact

Community development program is defined as the set of programs and policies designed to improve the socio-economic condition and also use the existing resources in better way. It is an organized process where member’s efforts of a community can be joined with the collaboration of government departments and non-governmental organizations to improve and evolve community socially, economically and culturally. In Pakistan, the first community development program was introduced in 1951 with the establishment of pilot project in Karachi, by the federal government. Since 1951 till today various community development programs have been implemented by government and non-government organizations (NGOs) to improve the living standard of people. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact and contribution of community development programs for socio-economic development in Pakistan. The research study endeavored to analyze the social and economical impacts of these programs on the communities where the programs were implemented. The study included interviews with government officials, NGOs staff and beneficiaries in the field. The findings of study shows that programs in general have positive impacts and appreciated but a lot of work are needed to be done for the welfare of whole society. The recommendations were made as to the best practices of community development programs for policy makers and NGOs to improve the living standard of people in the country.

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Climate SPHINX: evaluating the impact of resolution and stochastic physics parameterisations in climate simulations

10.5194/gmd-2016-115 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Paolo Davini ◽

Jost von Hardenberg ◽

Susanna Corti ◽

Hannah M. Christensen ◽

Stephan Juricke ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Large Scale ◽

Rainfall Variability ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Small Scale ◽

Low Resolution ◽

Climate Simulations ◽

Advanced Computing ◽

The Impact ◽

Stochastic Physics

Abstract. The Climate SPHINX (Stochastic Physics HIgh resolutioN eXperiments) project is a comprehensive set of ensemble simulations aimed at evaluating the sensitivity of present and future climate to model resolution and stochastic parameterisation. The EC-Earth Earth-System Model is used to explore the impact of stochastic physics in a large ensemble of 30-year climate integrations at five different atmospheric horizontal resolutions (from 125 km up to 16 km). The project includes more than 120 simulations in both a historical scenario (1979–2008) and a climate change projection (2039–2068), together with coupled transient runs (1850–2100). A total of 20.4 million core hours have been used, made available from a single year grant from PRACE (the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and close to 1.5 PBytes of output data have been produced on SuperMUC IBM Petascale System at the Leibniz Supercomputing Center (LRZ) in Garching, Germany. About 140 TBytes of post-processed data are stored on the CINECA supercomputing center archives and are freely accessible to the community thanks to an EUDAT Data Pilot project. This paper presents the technical and scientific setup of the experiments, including the details on the forcing used for the simulations performed, defining the SPHINX v1.0 protocol. In addition, an overview of preliminary results is given: an improvement in the simulation of Euro-Atlantic atmospheric blocking following resolution increases is observed. It is also shown that including stochastic parameterisation in the low resolution runs helps to improve some aspects of the tropical climate – specifically the Madden-Julian Oscillation and the tropical rainfall variability. These findings show the importance of representing the impact of small scale processes on the large scale climate variability either explicitly (with high resolution simulations) or stochastically (in low resolution simulations).

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