introduction: ovako working posture analyzing system (owas) is a method for evaluating postural load during work. the owas method is based on a simple and systematic classification of work postures combined with observations of work tasks. the aim of this study was the assessment of various postures during the work in iron and steel industry, navard ahwas, using owas method. materials and metho...

The quality of input data and the process watershed delineation can affect accuracy runoff predictions in modeling. Upper Mississippi River Basin was selected to evaluate effects subbasin and/or hydrologic response unit (HRU) delineations density climate dataset on simulated streamflow water balance components using Hydrologic Water Quality System (HAWQS) platform. Five scenarios were examined ...

This Index lists organizations and fund condition statements in alphabetical order. The four-digit organization code represents the number assigned to a department or budget entity in the State Uniform Codes Manual. For ease of reference, budgets are in numerical order in the Governor’s Budget, and the organization code appears at the top of each page. The fund condition statements reflect the ...

Human neuroimaging studies have increasingly converged on the possibility that the neural representation of specific numbers may be decodable from brain activity, particularly in parietal cortex. Multivariate machine learning techniques have recently demonstrated that the neural representation of individual concrete nouns can be decoded from fMRI patterns, and that some patterns are general ove...

We present the algorithm and architecture of a BCD parallel multiplier that exploits some properties of two different redundant BCD codes to speed up its computation: the redundant BCD excess-3 code (XS-3), and the overloaded BCD representation (ODDS). In addition, new techniques are developed to reduce significantly the latency and area of previous representative high performance implementatio...

Decimal-to-binary conversion is important to modern binary computers. The classical method to solve this problem is based on division operation. In this paper, we investigate a decimal-to-binary conversion method based on addition operation. The method is very easily implemented by software. The cost analysis shows that the latter is more preferable than the classical method. Thus the current I...

Domestic innovations and technology imports play important roles in boosting relative demand for skilled labor force. These factors are in turn influenced by domestic R&D investments and international trade. Using a translog cost function, this paper studies the effect of technology imports and other factors including output level and physical capital stock on the shares of skilled labor force ...