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Papers by Mike Ballard

Universidad César Vallejo, 2020

As technology races forward, and digital toys and gadgets flood the market, MP3 players are becom... more As technology races forward, and digital toys and gadgets flood the market, MP3 players are becoming more and more popular. One reason for this is the desire to store the most amount of music possible on a limited amount of disk space. MP3’s are compressed music files that take up a 10 th of the disk space that normal audio files consume. Although home systems can store infinite amounts of data it is complicated to have much more than 100Gb of storage for portable use. Since the technology does not exist,to our knowledge, to reduce the size of music files the Mega MP3 Player will employ 80+Gb of disk space for automobiles giving the user more than enough space to store and play their music collections.

I would like to thank the people who got me through this effort. Professor Kirtley, who not only ... more I would like to thank the people who got me through this effort. Professor Kirtley, who not only gave me the direction, assistance and guidance that can only come from a dedicated and professional TEACHER, but gave of his own time and prestige within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science so that I might have the opportunity to embark on this work in the first place. Commander Paul E. Sullivan, my thesis reader and friend, who tried his best to convince me that ship design is the true path. The other teachers and staff who have touched me here and helped in preparing me to do the work herein. My friends and colleagues who provided professional and personal stimulation and helped keep me sane. Jim Davis, whose work with Professor Kirtley preceded mine and which provided me with much of the code which was the starting point of my work. Howard Stephans and his people at the David Taylor Research Center in Annapolis, Maryland who provided me with encouragement and prompt assistance whenever asked. But first, last and always, I want to thank my wife, who saw and took the worst and the best of what this effort did to me and to my family and provided the same unstinting love and support throughout or as we said "..For better or worse..". To all of you, my sincerest thanks. I could not have even conceived of this without you, let alone finished it.

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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2016

For grid connected hydropower plants with surge tanks, the time response of frequency of the hydr... more For grid connected hydropower plants with surge tanks, the time response of frequency of the hydro-turbine governing system under the coupled action of surge tank and power grid with load disturbance have been examined. On the basis of a mathematical model of a hydro-turbine governing system operating in an isolated grid with a surge tank, a power grid model of the hydro-turbine governing system connected to a grid has been developed. Using Laplace transformation, a comprehensive transfer function, taking the disturbance of the hydro-turbine as the input signal and the speed of the hydro-turbine as the output signal, has been developed for the mathematical model. Finally, by using MATLAB-Simulink to numerically simulate the time response of frequency of the system under the coupled action of the grid at different scales and the surge tank with different sectional areas, the mechanism of the coupled action of the surge tank and the power grid and the effect of grid scale on time response of frequency of system has been analysed. It is concluded that surge tank only affects the tail wave of the time response of frequency, and for surge tanks with large sectional area, the fluctuations in the tail wave are gentler. Hence, the system is easier to become steady. The power grid has an inhibiting effect, which becomes greater for larger grid scale, on both the head wave and the tail wave of the time response of frequency in which the head wave is separated into several wavelets and the tail wave become gentler.

Multimedia Schools, Oct 1, 2000

Multimedia Schools, Oct 1, 2002

Multimedia Schools, Nov 1, 2001

Computers & Education, 1996

At first sight, this looks like a fairly short introductory text book and although the title does... more At first sight, this looks like a fairly short introductory text book and although the title does not actually state that it is an introduction, elsewhere there is confirmation of this fact. The authors claim to combine a discussion about technologies with the strategic business issues involved in using information for competitive advantage. To my mind they achieve the first part of this more satisfactorily than they do the second. Any reader wanting to know more than the bare bones about competitive advantage, for example, would seriously need to look elsewhere. On the other hand, students studying strategy in more detail elsewhere on their course would probably find that this book dovetails nicely with other material. Target course groups for the book are stated as being HND/C and BA in Business Studies and the style of the book reflects this, with its use of practical examples and case studies from a business context. In my experience the technology sections would also be suitable for students on o~her programmes, even postgraduates seeking a clear and simple introductory overview on the major technologies and hardware and software. The book divides into four parts and 11 chapters. Each chapter opens with a statement of the ikey learning objectives it is intended to meet and has interspersed self-assessment questions. At the end of each chapter are discussion questions and problems for the learner to work through-as well as further readings which appear in the most part suitable. There are four Parts, each of three chapters. Part 1 deals with Business Information from basics-indeed I found it laboured the point a bit. Part 2 looks are hardware: microcomputers, central computer systems and communications and deals with the basics clearly and comprehensively. Part 3 covers software for PCs and centralised computers. Apart from the sections on databases and database management systems, some of this looks a little thin. Part 4 is devoted to information strategy and ranges from a brief description of Porter's Value Chain to computer security. It aims to provide a broad overview and introduction and does point to further reading. The authors appear to have tried to make this book as comprehensive as possible. It is therefore perhaps surprising that the book says little about some of the technologies which are being used increasingly in business such as electronic mail, multimedia and groupware. Indeed there is no mention at all of the potential of the Internet. Overall the book is written in a simple and easy-to-read style and at £14.99 it is reasonably priced. In line with its business emphasis it does spell out why such knowledge is useful to managers. It will suit anyone wanting an introduction but is unlikely to satisfy those who seek more. For the lecturer it has the advantage of a lecturer's pack containing materials to use in class.

Journal of Accountancy, 1993

Why should practitioners study a company that went from being a small backwater retailer to the U... more Why should practitioners study a company that went from being a small backwater retailer to the United States' largest retailer in a little more than a decade? According to Mike Ballard, principal, Ballard Marketing Group, North Las Vegas, Nevada, and Frederick W. ...

Journal of Anaesthesiology …, 2007

... Evaluation of an indigenous ventilator for weaning in intensive care unit M Radhakrishnan 1 ,... more ... Evaluation of an indigenous ventilator for weaning in intensive care unit M Radhakrishnan 1 ,Indranil Ghosh 1 , HH Dash 2 1 Senior Resident, Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Neurosciences Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India 2 Professor and HOD, Department of ...