This study analyzes techniques instructor pilots (IPs) use to facilitate crew analysis and evaluation of LOFT performance. We analyzed IP facilitation and crew participation for 36 debriefing sessions conducted at five U.S. airlines. For this analysis we developed a rating instrument called the Debriefing Assessment Battery (DAB) and demonstrated that it can be used reliably. IP facilitation sk...

How designers mirror what NPD teams do Appendices Appendices belonging to a PhD thesis How designers mirror what NPD teams do Appendices Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Technische Universiteit Delft; op gezag van der Rector Magnificus prof. The appendices all concern distinct studies with a specific aim. These are embedded into the context in which a study is done. T...

This paper describes PARMENIDES, a system which facilitates structured debate about government policy. 1 The PARMENIDES System The last two decades have seen a deliberative turn in the study of democracy in political philosophy [1]. Prior theories of democracy viewed ordinary citizens as no more than passive consumers of political information and argument, acting only when called upon to vote. ...

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Research universities continually struggle with issues related to commercialization of faculty research. Increasingly, they must hire and support faculty conducting cutting-edge science, but also facilitate commercialization of their research. Many universities provide resources to faculty through venture labs and/or entrepreneurial sabbaticals. The topic has been front and center for decades, ...

In this paper we describe an approach to respond to a request for information with the identification and location of the appropriate person as a source of information for answering the question. The expertise of a person is characterized using a weighted profile that has been derived from a series of documents describing the expert's activities. Having these profiles, requests for information ...

There is a constant need for the reduction of operational and maintenance costs of Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS). The most efficient way of reducing these costs would be to continuously monitor the condition of these systems. This allows for early detection of the degeneration of the generator health, facilitating a proactive response, minimizing downtime, and maximizing productivity. W...