performance reduction
1Reduction potential — (also known as redox potential, oxidation / reduction potential, ORP or Eh) is a measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced. Reduction potential is measured in volts (V), or millivolts (mV). Each… …
2Class-size reduction — As an education reform, the broad goal of class size reduction (CSR) is to increase the number of individualized student teacher interactions intended to improve student learning. A reform long holding theoretical attraction to many… …
3Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …
4Breast reduction — or reduction mammoplasty is an outpatient surgical procedure [ Breast Implants 411 [http://breastimplants411.com/dbii/articles.asp Article ID=265 The Minimal Incision Breast Reduction or Lift ] which involves the reduction in the size of breasts… …
5Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium — (NRRC) was launched by the Government of Nepal (GoN) and a group of international organizations working to promote the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) in 2009. It exists to bridge the spectrum of development and… …
6Bicycle performance — Lance Armstrong in a 2004 Tour de France individual time trial …
7musical performance — Introduction step in the musical process during which musical ideas are realized and transmitted to a listener. In Western music, performance is most commonly viewed as an interpretive art, though it is not always merely that. A performer… …
8Java performance — Programs written in Java have had a reputation for being slower and requiring more memory than those written in natively compiled languages such as C or C++ (see e.g. [cite web url=http://www.jelovic.com/articles/why java is slow.htm title=Why… …
9Selective catalytic reduction — (SCR) is a means of converting nitrogen oxides, also referred to as chem|NO|x with the aid of a catalyst into diatomic nitrogen, chem|N|2, and water, chem|H|2|O. A gaseous reductant, typically anhydrous ammonia, aqueous ammonia or urea, is added… …
10Human error assessment and reduction technique — (HEART) is a technique used in the field of human reliability assessment (HRA), for the purposes of evaluating the probability of a human error occurring throughout the completion of a specific task. From such analyses measures can then be taken… …
