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The Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML) is a relatively new instrument used in the assessment of memory in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the WRAML by comparing the performance of children on both the WRAML and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability- Revised (WJTCA-R). Subjects for the study were children in treatment for a brain tumor at a regional children's medical center. Fifty children participated in the study ranging from ages 6 to 17. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine which of four selected clusters from the WJTCA-R would have the highest correlation with the Verbal Memory Index (VERI) from the WRAML. The Short-Term Memory (GSM) cluster had the highest correlation ( r = .82) as predicted. A Pearson's product-moment correlational analysis was conducted between the Visual Processing (GV) cluster from the WJTCA-R and the Visual Memory Index (VISI) from the WRAML. GV was found to have a high positive correlation ( r = .63) with VISI. A similar analysis was conducted between the Long-Term Retrieval (GLR) cluster from the WJTCA-R and the Learning Index (LRNI) from the WRAML. GLR was found to have a high positive correlation ( r = .81) with LRNI. Finally, a correlational analysis was conducted between the Broad Cognitive Ability (BCA) scale from the WJTCA-R and the General Memory Index (GENI) from the WRAML. A high positive correlation ( r = .87) was found between these most global measures from the two batteries. The observed correlation between BCA and GENI was much higher than anticipated. The author concluded that neurological impairment had affected subject memory and intellectual functioning in similar ways. The results do not generalize to children who have not had similar decrements in cognitive functioning. Future research should establish a baseline correlation between the two instruments with a non-impaired population.

The purpose of this study was to confirm the original factor structure of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML) utilizing a non-clinical adolescent population. Additional analysis examined the relationship between SAT-M scores and spatial relations ability. Exploratory analyses were conducted to determine ethnic and gender differences on the WRAML and subtests from the DAT. Sixty-four academically talented adolescents completed the WRAML and the mechanical reasoning and spatial relations subtests from the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT). The confirmatory factor analysis found the data obtained to not be a good fit for the factor structure of the WRAML (Sheslow & Adams, 1990). Additional confirmatory analyses were conducted which examined data fit of a three factor model found by reanalyzing the standardization data (Burton et al., 1996; Wasserman & Cambias, 1991) as well as two null models. The data failed to fit any of these three models. No support was found for the second hypothesis that predicted a positive relationship between SAT-M scores and spatial relations ability. Ethnic and gender differences on the WRAML and two DAT subtests were examined and discussed. Limitations of this study were reviewed which may have accounted for the overall lack of results.

Les convertisseurs électriques sont présents dans tous les équipements électroniques. Les besoins en alimentations stabilisées des appareils et la variabilité des sources d'énergie imposent l'omniprésence des convertisseurs. Dans un environnement embarqué, la conversion, majoritairement DC/DC, subit de multiples contraintes environnementales dues au milieu dans lequel elle évolue, que ce soit dans un aéronef ou un véhicule terrestre. Les équipements ferroviaires doivent ainsi subir des contraintes vibratoires et volumiques fortes imposant à la fois l'absence de pièces mobiles telles que des ventilateurs, ainsi qu'un volume minimal afin de ne pas empiéter sur l'espace utile des cabines de trains.Une contrainte plus spécifique à l'environnement ferroviaire est la très large plage de tension d'alimentation devant être supportée par le convertisseur. Cette plage de tension, s'étendant de 12 V à 154 V, due à la multiplicité des standards électriques de par le monde représente le principal défi à la conception de convertisseurs DC/DC compacts.Dans ce mémoire, les topologies de convertisseurs existantes sont dans un premier temps analysées en fonction des contraintes du cahier des charges. Les deux structures les plus pertinentes sont ensuite étudiées plus profondément, par des simulations comportementales et des modélisations de pertes, afin de confirmer leur pertinence et d'étudier leurs carences.Dans les deux derniers chapitres de ce mémoire, les stratégies de dimensionnement propres à notre application sont décrites. Finalement, les technique de contrôle élaborées spécifiquement pour notre application sont décrites puis testées sur les prototypes des convertisseurs. Les mesures réalisées sur les prototypes ont permis de confirmer l'apport des techniques de contrôle et de dimensionnement décrites précédemment, améliorant significativement les performances des convertisseurs ainsi que l'encombrement de leurs éléments passifs / Electric converters can be found on almost every electronic device. The need for a stabilized power supply and the variability of the power sources make the power converters unavoidable. In embedded applications, the power conversion, mostly DC/DC conversion, must sustain various constraints due to their environment, airborne or in ground vehicles. Devices for railway applications endure severe constraint on their volume and immunity to vibration. Thus, they have to be built without any mobile part including fans, and to be as small as possible to minimize their impact on the payload capacity of the trains.The most specific constraint in railway application is the wide input voltage range sustained by the power converter. This voltage range, from 12 V to 154 V, is due to the large amount of electric standards worldwide. This characteristic is the main challenge for the design of compact DC/DC converters.In this thesis, in a first time the current converters topologies are analysed under the scope of our specifications. Then, the two most relevant structures are more deeply studied. Behavioural simulations and loss models are described, leading to the confirmation of their relevancy and the study of their lacks.In the last two chapters of this thesis, the sizing strategies used to fit our specifications are described. Then, the control techniques elaborated to meet the specificities of our application are described then tested on prototypes. The measurements made on the prototypes have confirmed the gain due to these control techniques and the sizing strategies previously described. These improvements have led to significant improvements in the performance of the converters and in the volume reduction of their passive elements

The topic of the thesis regards of problems of compilation the model of existing fan-cooler systems of VVER440/V213 NPP. These systems can be operated not only normal operation conditions but also during abnormal and accidental operation of the plant, which are significantly different from those operating conditions for which were systems dedicated and designed. An advanced model, compiled as one of the subjects of this thesis, capable to predict behaviour of these systems during accidental conditions of the plant, is described within this paper. The advanced model is a part of LEAKBOX model. LEAKBOX model represents a superordinated program dedicated to modelling overall VVER 440/V213 containment response during accidental conditions of the plant focusing onto small coolant leakage in to the containment.

The main goal of the work is development of the electric car with fuel cells. The whole complex drive will be optimized with respect of minimal consumption of the energy due to achievement of the maximal range of the car. The first part of the work deals with definition of the parameters of the whole drive in dependence of various operating state of the car. The second part describes some acceptable realizations of the traction drive. The most suitable solution was chosen for realization of the small electric car. The third part deals with principle of the minimization of the losses of the asynchronous machine in the wide range of torque and speed. The last part describes final conception and especially technical realization of the car and its parts.

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The goal of the thesis is firstly to get all the information about the initial state of solved block of flats, which is located on the street Merhautova 76/954 in Brno – Černá pole, in terms of constructions, energy consumption and initial state of heating system. In the second part of the thesis, where are discussed the possibilities of reduction of energy consumption, variant drafts of reduction of energy consumption and their financial costs and the choice of optimal variant. Third part deals with assement of solved block of flats in terms of sustainable built environment by using tool to rate buildings in terms of sustainable built environment - SBToolCZ, evaluation of possibility to use renewables. In the end are written summaries and recommendations.