This thesis discuss on new technique called space time block coding (especially Alamouti's code) which is used to increase capacity and reliability of data transmission over time varying multi-path fading channel. The over all work of the thesis included in the following four chapters. In chapter-1 we are going to cover some theoretical part which is useful to understand thesis work and in chapter-2 we will discuss the comparison between simple space time block code (Alamouti's code) and MRRC (Maximum Ratio Receiver Combining) which is receiver diversity and then in chapter-3 we will see the channel capacity & probability error performance for 2x2 Alamouti code over Rayleigh and Rice fading channel .Finally the conclusion and further work included in chapter-4.

The purpose of the present study was to record Cedar Middle School's (CMS) response to intervention implementation journey. It is a qualitative case study that examines one school's efforts to bring school improvements under the response to inventory (RtI) umbrella in order to achieve a more systematic approach to providing high-quality educational services to every student enrolled at CMS. Participants included the 10 members of the school's Student Success Team along with the principal and assistant principal. The recorded journey included: (a) a description of the RtI consensus and infrastructure-building processes, (b) an exploration of the SST perceptions of school-wide intervention efforts both past and present, (c) a review of the school's accomplishments and the barriers to implementation encountered, and (d) the implications for further school improvement efforts and research. Participants submitted to interviews, observations, and focus group meetings. Although the purpose of the study was not to measure program effectiveness, preliminary data are included that report the school's efforts toward systems change was helpful for students and is having a positive effect on student performance in reading comprehension. Participants were also able to share anecdotal evidence of increased student motivation and other behavioral changes that were natural consequences of their efforts. This evidence is reported in the narrative found in Chapters IV and V. Conclusions were based on participant input, recorded measures, and analyses conducted as part of the present study. Cautions were also discussed, including the limitations and delimitations. Finally, implications of the present study were provided for RtI and the field of schoolwide systematic interventions and support.

<p>This thesis discuss on new technique called space time block coding (especially Alamouti's code) which is used to increase capacity and reliability of data transmission over time varying multi-path fading channel. The over all work of the thesis included in the following four chapters.</p><p>In chapter-1 we are going to cover some theoretical part which is useful to understand thesis work and in chapter-2 we will discuss the comparison between simple space time block code (Alamouti's code) and MRRC (Maximum Ratio Receiver Combining) which is receiver diversity and then in chapter-3 we will see the channel capacity & probability error performance for 2x2 Alamouti code over Rayleigh and Rice fading channel .Finally the conclusion and further work included in chapter-4.</p>

Les dernières décennies ont vu croître en quantité et en qualité les données satellites. Au fil des ans, ces observations ont pris de plus en plus d'importance en prévision numérique du temps. Ces données sont aujourd'hui cruciales afin de déterminer de manière optimale l'état du système étudié, et ce, notamment car elles fournissent des informations denses et de qualité dansdes zones peu observées par les moyens conventionnels. Cependant, le potentiel de ces séquences d'images est encore largement sous–exploitée en assimilation de données : ces dernières sont sévèrement sous–échantillonnées, et ce, en partie afin de ne pas avoir à tenir compte des corrélations d'erreurs d'observation.Dans ce manuscrit nous abordons le problème d'extraction, à partir de séquences d'images satellites, d'information sur la dynamique du système durant le processus d'assimilation variationnelle de données. Cette étude est menée dans un cadre idéalisé afin de déterminer l'impact d'un bruit d'observations et/ou d'occultations sur l'analyse effectuée.Lorsque le bruit est corrélé en espace, tenir compte des corrélations en analysant les images au niveau du pixel n'est pas chose aisée : il est nécessaire d'inverser la matrice de covariance d'erreur d'observation (qui se révèle être une matrice de grande taille) ou de faire des approximationsaisément inversibles de cette dernière. En changeant d'espace d'analyse, la prise en compte d'une partie des corrélations peut être rendue plus aisée. Dans ces travaux, nous proposons d'effectuer cette analyse dans des bases d'ondelettes ou des trames de curvelettes. En effet, un bruit corréléen espace n'impacte pas de la même manière les différents éléments composants ces familles. En travaillant dans ces espaces, il est alors plus aisé de tenir compte d'une partie des corrélations présentes au sein du champ d'erreur. La pertinence de l'approche proposée est présentée sur différents cas tests.Lorsque les données sont partiellement occultées, il est cependant nécessaire de savoir comment adapter la représentation des corrélations. Ceci n'est pas chose aisée : travailler avec un espace d'observation changeant au cours du temps rend difficile l'utilisation d'approximations aisément inversibles de la matrice de covariance d'erreur d'observation. Dans ces travaux uneméthode permettant d'adapter, à moindre coût, la représentations des corrélations (dans des bases d'ondelettes) aux données présentes dans chaque image est proposée. L'intérêt de cette approche est présenté dans un cas idéalisé. / Recent decades have seen an increase in quantity and quality of satellite observations . Over the years , those observations has become increasingly important in numerical weather forecasting. Nowadays, these datas are crucial in order to determine optimally the state of the studied system. In particular, satellites can provide dense observations in areas poorly observed by conventionnal networks. However, the potential of such observations is clearly under--used in data assimilation : in order to avoid the management of observation errors, thinning methods are employed in association to variance inflation.In this thesis, we adress the problem of extracting information on the system dynamic from satellites images data during the variationnal assimilation process. This study is carried out in an academic context in order to quantify the influence of observation noise and of clouds on the performed analysis.When the noise is spatially correlated, it is hard to take into account such correlations by working in the pixel space. Indeed, it is necessary to invert the observation error covariance matrix (which turns out to be very huge) or make an approximation easily invertible of such a matrix. Analysing the information in an other space can make the job easier. In this manuscript, we propose to perform the analysis step in a wavelet basis or a curvelet frame. Indeed, in those structured spaces, a correlated noise does not affect in the same way the differents structures. It is then easier to take into account part of errors correlations : a suitable approximation of the covariance matrix is made by considering only how each kind of element is affected by a correlated noise. The benefit of this approach is demonstrated on different academic tests cases.However, when some data are missing one has to address the problem of adapting the way correlations are taken into account. This work is not an easy one : working in a different observation space for each image makes the use of easily invertible approximate covariance matrix very tricky. In this work a way to adapt the diagonal hypothesis of the covariance matrix in a wavelet basis, in order to take into account that images are partially hidden, is proposed. The interest of such an approach is presented in an idealised case.

A seleção de fornecedores é uma atividade extremamente importante para o desenvolvimento estratégico das organizações. Nessa atividade, vários critérios, alternativas e tomadores de decisão devem ser considerados no processo de tomada de decisão, o que pode trazer complexidade ao processo. Várias técnicas multicritérios são utilizadas para a avaliação e seleção de fornecedores; porém as técnicas baseadas na teoria fuzzy vêm sendo amplamente aplicadas devido à sua capacidade de modelar incertezas das avaliações dos tomadores de decisão. Entretanto, poucas técnicas são capazes de tratar adequadamente o processo de tomada de decisão em grupo. Desta maneira, esta dissertação de mestrado tem como objetivo estudar e comparar técnicas baseadas na teoria fuzzy para tomadas de decisão em grupo, aplicadas à seleção e avaliação de fornecedores. A proposta limita o estudo às técnicas baseadas nas representações hesitant fuzzy, intuitionistic fuzzy e suas variações intervaladas. O estudo inclui quatro fases: revisão sistemática de literatura; modelagem computacional das técnicas; aplicação das técnicas implementadas e análise dos resultados, incluindo análise comparativa entre as técnicas. A implementação das técnicas seguiu um modelo proposto de tomada de decisão em grupo, considerando as particularidades das representações fuzzy usadas. Foi realizada uma aplicação piloto na seleção de fornecedores em uma indústria de fiação têxtil. Os resultados foram analisados quanto à sua congruência, adequação para decisão em grupo, interação com o usuário, complexidade computacional e capacidade de modelar incertezas. Como resultado, observou-se que as parametrizações, hesitações, e imprecisões adicionais interferem diretamente nos resultados. Além disso, são apontadas vantagens e desvantagens da utilização das representações para os critérios de comparação analisados. / The supplier selection is an important activity that contributes for the organizations\' strategic development. In this activity, several criteria, alternatives and decision makers must be considered in the decision-making process, which can bring complexity to the process. Several multi-criteria techniques are used to evaluate and select suppliers; but techniques based on fuzzy theory have been widely applied because of their ability to model uncertainties in decision making evaluations. However, few techniques are able to adequately manage the group decision making process. In this way, this research aims to study and compare techniques based on fuzzy set theory for group decision making processes, applied to supplier selection. The proposal of this study is limited to the fuzzy representations hesitant fuzzy, intuitionistic fuzzy and their interval-valued generalization. This research\'s development includes four phases: a systematic literature review; computational modeling; application of the implemented techniques and analysis of the results, including comparative analysis of the techniques. The implementation of the techniques followed a proposed model of group decision making, considering the particularities of the fuzzy representations used. A pilot application was developed in the supplier selection problem in a textile spinning industry. The results were analyzed for their congruence, suitability for group decision, interaction with the user, computational complexity and the ability to model uncertainties. As a result, it has been observed that the parameterizations, hesitations, and the different inaccuracies directly interfere with the results. In addition, advantages and disadvantages of using the representations for the analyzed comparison criteria are pointed out.

A seleção de fornecedores é uma atividade extremamente importante para o desenvolvimento estratégico das organizações. Nessa atividade, vários critérios, alternativas e tomadores de decisão devem ser considerados no processo de tomada de decisão, o que pode trazer complexidade ao processo. Várias técnicas multicritérios são utilizadas para a avaliação e seleção de fornecedores; porém as técnicas baseadas na teoria fuzzy vêm sendo amplamente aplicadas devido à sua capacidade de modelar incertezas das avaliações dos tomadores de decisão. Entretanto, poucas técnicas são capazes de tratar adequadamente o processo de tomada de decisão em grupo. Desta maneira, esta dissertação de mestrado tem como objetivo estudar e comparar técnicas baseadas na teoria fuzzy para tomadas de decisão em grupo, aplicadas à seleção e avaliação de fornecedores. A proposta limita o estudo às técnicas baseadas nas representações hesitant fuzzy, intuitionistic fuzzy e suas variações intervaladas. O estudo inclui quatro fases: revisão sistemática de literatura; modelagem computacional das técnicas; aplicação das técnicas implementadas e análise dos resultados, incluindo análise comparativa entre as técnicas. A implementação das técnicas seguiu um modelo proposto de tomada de decisão em grupo, considerando as particularidades das representações fuzzy usadas. Foi realizada uma aplicação piloto na seleção de fornecedores em uma indústria de fiação têxtil. Os resultados foram analisados quanto à sua congruência, adequação para decisão em grupo, interação com o usuário, complexidade computacional e capacidade de modelar incertezas. Como resultado, observou-se que as parametrizações, hesitações, e imprecisões adicionais interferem diretamente nos resultados. Além disso, são apontadas vantagens e desvantagens da utilização das representações para os critérios de comparação analisados. / The supplier selection is an important activity that contributes for the organizations\' strategic development. In this activity, several criteria, alternatives and decision makers must be considered in the decision-making process, which can bring complexity to the process. Several multi-criteria techniques are used to evaluate and select suppliers; but techniques based on fuzzy theory have been widely applied because of their ability to model uncertainties in decision making evaluations. However, few techniques are able to adequately manage the group decision making process. In this way, this research aims to study and compare techniques based on fuzzy set theory for group decision making processes, applied to supplier selection. The proposal of this study is limited to the fuzzy representations hesitant fuzzy, intuitionistic fuzzy and their interval-valued generalization. This research\'s development includes four phases: a systematic literature review; computational modeling; application of the implemented techniques and analysis of the results, including comparative analysis of the techniques. The implementation of the techniques followed a proposed model of group decision making, considering the particularities of the fuzzy representations used. A pilot application was developed in the supplier selection problem in a textile spinning industry. The results were analyzed for their congruence, suitability for group decision, interaction with the user, computational complexity and the ability to model uncertainties. As a result, it has been observed that the parameterizations, hesitations, and the different inaccuracies directly interfere with the results. In addition, advantages and disadvantages of using the representations for the analyzed comparison criteria are pointed out.

This thesis details the ways in which energy is consumed in an existing Canadian high-rise apartment building and outlines a strategy to reduce its consumption of grid purchased energy by 90%. Grid purchased energy is targeted because the building is located in Saskatchewan where energy is predominantly generated from fossil fuels that release greenhouse gas emissions into the environment. Greenhouse gas emissions are targeted because of the growing consensus that human activities are the cause of recent global climate destabilization and the general trend towards global warming. Energy consumption is also a concern because of anticipated resource shortages resulting from increases in both global population and average per capita consumption. Many researchers are beginning to claim that a factor 10 reduction in energy use by industrialized nations will be required in order for our civilization to be sustainable.<p>The building that was studied is an 11 story seniors high-rise with a total above ground floor area of 8,351 m2. It was constructed in 1985, in Saskatoon, SK, and it is an average user of energy for this region of the world and for a building of its size and type. Numerous field measurements were taken in the building, both during this study and previously by the Saskatchewan Research Council. These measurements were used to create a computer model of the building using EE4. After the computer model of the building was created different energy saving retrofits were simulated and compared. <p>Over 40 retrofits are presented and together they reduce the annual grid purchased energy of the building from 360 kWh/m2 (based on above ground floor area) to 36 kWh/m2, a factor 10 reduction. Natural gas consumption was reduced by approximately 94% and grid purchased electrical consumption was reduced by approximately 81%. As a result of these energy savings, a factor 6.6 reduction (85%) in greenhouse gas emissions was also achieved. The goal of factor 10 could not be achieved only through energy conservation and the final design includes two solar water heating systems and grid-connected photovoltaic panels. These systems were modeled using RETScreen project analysis tools.<p>Capital cost estimates and simple payback periods for each retrofit are also presented. The total cost to retrofit the building is estimated to be $3,123,000 and the resulting utility savings from the retrofits are approximately $150,000 per year. This is a factor 6.0 reduction (83%) in annual utility costs in comparison to the base building. While the typical response to proposing a green building is that financial sacrifices are required, there is also research available stating that operating in a more sustainable manner is economically advantageous. This research project adds to the green building economics debate by detailing savings and costs for each retrofit and ranking each retrofit that was proposed. The most economically advantageous mechanical system that was added to the building was energy recovery in the outdoor ventilation air. It should also be noted that there was already a glycol run-around heat recovery system in the building and even greater savings would have been obtained from installing the energy recovery system had this not been the case.<p>While the goal of factor 10 required economically unjustifiable retrofits to be proposed, the majority of the retrofits had simple payback periods of less than 20 years (30 out of 49). This research shows that certain retrofits have highly desirable rates of return and that when making decisions regarding investing in auditing a building, improving energy efficiency, promoting conservation, or utilizing renewable energy technologies, maintaining the status quo may be economically detrimental. This would be especially true in the case of new building construction.

This thesis details the ways in which energy is consumed in an existing Canadian high-rise apartment building and outlines a strategy to reduce its consumption of grid purchased energy by 90%. Grid purchased energy is targeted because the building is located in Saskatchewan where energy is predominantly generated from fossil fuels that release greenhouse gas emissions into the environment. Greenhouse gas emissions are targeted because of the growing consensus that human activities are the cause of recent global climate destabilization and the general trend towards global warming. Energy consumption is also a concern because of anticipated resource shortages resulting from increases in both global population and average per capita consumption. Many researchers are beginning to claim that a factor 10 reduction in energy use by industrialized nations will be required in order for our civilization to be sustainable.<p>The building that was studied is an 11 story seniors high-rise with a total above ground floor area of 8,351 m2. It was constructed in 1985, in Saskatoon, SK, and it is an average user of energy for this region of the world and for a building of its size and type. Numerous field measurements were taken in the building, both during this study and previously by the Saskatchewan Research Council. These measurements were used to create a computer model of the building using EE4. After the computer model of the building was created different energy saving retrofits were simulated and compared. <p>Over 40 retrofits are presented and together they reduce the annual grid purchased energy of the building from 360 kWh/m2 (based on above ground floor area) to 36 kWh/m2, a factor 10 reduction. Natural gas consumption was reduced by approximately 94% and grid purchased electrical consumption was reduced by approximately 81%. As a result of these energy savings, a factor 6.6 reduction (85%) in greenhouse gas emissions was also achieved. The goal of factor 10 could not be achieved only through energy conservation and the final design includes two solar water heating systems and grid-connected photovoltaic panels. These systems were modeled using RETScreen project analysis tools.<p>Capital cost estimates and simple payback periods for each retrofit are also presented. The total cost to retrofit the building is estimated to be $3,123,000 and the resulting utility savings from the retrofits are approximately $150,000 per year. This is a factor 6.0 reduction (83%) in annual utility costs in comparison to the base building. While the typical response to proposing a green building is that financial sacrifices are required, there is also research available stating that operating in a more sustainable manner is economically advantageous. This research project adds to the green building economics debate by detailing savings and costs for each retrofit and ranking each retrofit that was proposed. The most economically advantageous mechanical system that was added to the building was energy recovery in the outdoor ventilation air. It should also be noted that there was already a glycol run-around heat recovery system in the building and even greater savings would have been obtained from installing the energy recovery system had this not been the case.<p>While the goal of factor 10 required economically unjustifiable retrofits to be proposed, the majority of the retrofits had simple payback periods of less than 20 years (30 out of 49). This research shows that certain retrofits have highly desirable rates of return and that when making decisions regarding investing in auditing a building, improving energy efficiency, promoting conservation, or utilizing renewable energy technologies, maintaining the status quo may be economically detrimental. This would be especially true in the case of new building construction.

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