Through creative art making practice, research seeks to contribute a body of knowledge to an under researched area by examining how key concepts germane to computer based, interactive, three-dimensional, virtual environment artworks might be explicated, potential compositional issues characterised, and possible production strategies identified and/or proposed. Initial research summarises a range of classifications pertaining to the function of interactivity within virtual space, leading to an identification and analysis of a predominant model for composing virtual environment media, characterised as the "world as model": a methodological approach to devising interactive and spatial contexts employing visual and behavioural modes based on the physical world. Following this alternative forms of environmental organisation are examined through the development of a series of artworks beginning with Bodies and Bethlem, and culminating with Reconnoitre: a networked environment, spatially manifest through performative user input. Theoretical corollaries to the project are identified placing it within a wider critical context concerned with distinguishing between the virtual as a condition of simulation: a representation of something pre-existing, and the virtual as potential structure: a phenomena in itself requiring creative actualisation and orientated toward change. This distinction is further developed through an analysis of some existing typologies of interactive computer based art, and used to generalise two base conditions between which various possibilities for practice might be situated: the "fluid" and "formatted" virtual.

Thesis (M.S. in Telecommunication Systems Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Gates, William R. Second Reader: Suh, Myung W. "June 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 24, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Vendor Proposals, Telecommunications, Net Present Value, PBX, Theses. Author(s) subject terms: Telecommunications, PBX, Cost-effectiveness, Net Present Value. Includes bibliographical references (p. 40). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management and M.S. in Computer Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Alexander Bordetsky, Richard S. Coté. Michael P. Hadley received M.S. degrees in Information Technology Management and in Computer Science. James A. Wiest received a M.S. degree in Information Technology Management. Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 2003. / Title from title page of source document. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.

The theoretical part presents the technology and tools that can be used to develop applications for the Windows operating system. It focuses on the .NET Framework and Windows Forms technology. Describes selected third party components, programming techniques object-relational mapping, development environment, Web services and application deployment options. The practical part analyzes the newly established requirements for application for registration books at the Department of Information Engineering at the Faculty of Economics and Management and decide on further action. It also describes how to implement these requirements in current applications. Describes all stages of development, such as analysis and application design, implementation, testing and deployment.

Ingeniero Civil Eléctrico / Con el explosivo desarrollo de la tecnología solar fotovoltaica a nivel mundial, y con las actuales políticas eléctricas y medioambientales en el marco nacional, se hace evidente un aumento progresivo de inserción de energías limpias a la matriz energética. Bajo este escenario, como una medida a favor de la autosustentabilidad y el desarrollo de energías renovables en el país, entra en vigencia en septiembre del año 2014 la ley 20.571 o ley Net Billing , que otorga a los clientes de empresas distribuidoras el derecho a generar y consumir energía en base a fuentes renovables no convencionales y de cogeneración eficiente, e inyectar los excedentes que estos puedan generar a la red, siendo recompensados por la energía que aportan al sistema. Dentro de este contexto nace la interrogante de si es conveniente modelar sistemas fotovoltaicos bajo perfiles de consumo específicos, y si esto entrega información diferente, adicional o mayores beneficios económicos frente al análisis en base a promedios o curvas de consumo típicas Este trabajo consiste en la construcción de una herramienta que permite evaluar económicamente, calculando la tasa interna de retorno (TIR), sistemas fotovoltaicos bajo perfiles de consumo diarios y anuales, con información previa sobre los niveles de radiación, las tarifas, los costos de inversión y parámetros globales de los componentes del sistema. Con el desarrollo de esta herramienta, posteriormente se añade la opción de calcular de manera simplificada, el tamaño de sistema que maximiza la TIR o que optimiza económicamente el sistema FV. Se hace el estudio y modelamiento del perfil de consumo de 5 clientes de la región metropolitana, los que cuentan con tarifa tipo BT1 y distintas cantidades de uso de energía. Estos perfiles se utilizan para hacer los análisis de los resultados y las comparaciones entregadas por la herramienta. Finalmente se demuestra la utilidad de contar con una herramienta adaptada al sector residencial, que permita determinar la potencia de un sistema fotovoltaico que entregue los mayores beneficios a cada cliente, según su perfil de consumo.

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This dissertation deals with processes how to work with applications of office package by Microsoft Office from the ambience of NET Framework through the programming language Visual Basic.NET. These processes are used to develop the application for calibration of balance. The result of this application is a calibration sheet as a document of Microsoft Word text editor and a workbook of spreadsheet Microsoft Excel comparing calculations in the application with formulas of spreadsheet Excel.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-26T15:19:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 tese_8939_Dissertação - Ridrigo Hipólito.pdf: 8455601 bytes, checksum: 8359bbc1186d24629890c7e440f6d484 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-15 / A partir da proposição artística Mouchette.org (1996), de autoria de Martine Neddam, esta dissertação trata de características da net.art voltadas para o compartilhamento e a interatividade. É nosso interesse melhor compreender as transformações ocorridas nas representações personais ligadas à produção artística após a disseminação do acesso a internet. Quais são e como ocorrem os processos que permitem a sobrevivência de uma proposta de arte pautada na mediação de interfaces digitais e aparelhos programados, como é o caso de Mouchette.org? Quais as consequências amplas do mútuo traspassamento entre o humano e os aparatos técnicos? Como pensar esse trabalho de arte que se efetiva na encenação de personas virtuais? Essas perguntas compõem parte de uma trama, na qual se cruzam as ideias de tecnoimagem, aparelhos programados, máquinas pensantes, interatividade, incorporação, ser humano como cyborg, natureza-cultura, encenação de sujeitos multifacetados e produção poética na internet. Cada um desses pontos possui sua rede de autores, dos quais destacamos a compreensão de Vilém Flüsser sobre tecnoimagens, a superação das dicotomias natureza/cultura e orgânico/sintético, por parte de Bruno Latour, e a concepção de Lúcia Santaella do humano como ser da técnica, condensada na ideia de cyborg. Dessa trama, extraímos o sentido flusseriano de Homo Ludens, como o sujeito detentor de tecno-imaginação. O tecno-imaginador seria o jogador, capaz de deliberar sobre os dados disponíveis para fazer surgir informação improvável, nova. O ato de deliberar do jogador em Mouchette.org se dá em conjunto com a mútua incorporação entre aparelho, programação, persona virtual, sujeito multifacetado e informação. A união dos conceitos de deliberar e incorporar fornece o óculo através do qual enxergamos as estratégias de apropriação próprias das formas de arte baseadas na internet. De modo amplo, com o estudo de Mouchette.org, intentamos construir conteúdo crítico a respeito da demonstração e do desmonte do mundo percebido e erigido através de aparelhos e programas cada vez mais complexos. Palavras-chave: Mouchette.org. Net.art. Deliberação. Incorporação. Apropriação.

Master of Agribusiness / Department of Agricultural Economics / Brian C. Briggeman / Grain Elevators have towered the plains of Southwest Kansas for over the last half of a century. Many of these large white concrete structures were built during the 1950s using a slip form concrete design. While new grain storage has been built over time, many of the original slip form structures remain a large part of the farm cooperatives storage capacity. Grain production has continued to increase and put greater demand on storage facilities and handling capabilities. Thus, there is a need for cooperatives to meet the future demands of farmers by replacing or updating grain storage assets. The objective of this project is to provide a comparative analysis of grain storage options that a cooperative, primarily the Garden City Co-op, Inc. (GCC), could utilize in making a decision to update or replace grain storage assets. The project examines three different options for grain storage including concrete, steel, and bunker storage. The project will also examine extending the life of an original slip form elevator by installing a gunite bin liner. To determine which option that provides the most economic benefit to GCC and its members, Net Present Value and the Internal Rate of Return are estimated for each grain storage option. GCC historical grain handling margins and grain storage costs were derived from historical averages and bids from projects GCC has undertaken in the past five years, respectively. The model assumes receipts as a percentage of storage to accurately represent bushels handled by a facility. Grain storage is highly variable in initial cost and the operational needs will change in every circumstance. The results indicate that a large volume of grain is needed before economic profits will be realized.