To ensure software developers had an economical means of producing better sound than TIA, GCC had originally planned to make a low-cost, high performance sound chip, GUMBY, which could also be placed in 7800 cartridges to enhance its sound capabilities further.

It deals with storage layout of the conceptual level, provides supporting storage-structures like indexes, to enhance performance, and occasionally stores data of individual views ( materialized views ), computed from generic data, if performance justification exists for such redundancy.

But the results showing detrimental effects are counterbalanced by evidence that, in other situations, such as when rewards are given for attaining a gradually increasing standard of performance, rewards enhance intrinsic motivation.

* Gene therapy plays a recurring role in the present-time sci-fi television program ReGenesis, where it is used to cure various diseases, enhance athletic performance and produce vast profits for bio-tech corporations.

That can degrade or enhance radar performance depending upon how that affects the detection process.

Sea-based radar systems, semi-active radar homing, weather radar, military aircraft, and radar astronomy rely on the Doppler effect to enhance performance.

to enhance their performance on AMD's K6 and Athlon series of processors.

Between 2002 and 2006, SCI reduced its net debt ( total debt minus cash ) by more than $ 1. 0 billion, increased operating cash flow, and simplified its field management organization to enhance efficiency, performance, and accountability.

Sylvan I. Alleyne, Velma LaPoint, Jennifer Lee and Harold W. Mitchell of The Journal of Negro Education stated that little empirical research exists regarding how effective school uniforms are in how effectively uniforms enhance academic performance and social environments, and also that little research exists regarding teachers ' beliefs regarding the nature of issues related to dress codes, and especially so regarding racial and ethnic minorities.

Also, the sports of surfing and skateboarding often use wax to enhance the performance.

The CSSB was established in 2007 and meets monthly, Its role is to enhance the performance and reputation of the Civil Service by focusing on specific areas delegated to it by PSMG.

Some are mainly intended to increase thermal performance, some are focused on preserving and utilizing daylight potential and some are designed to enhance strength, durability, fire resistance and other performance measures.

Rosenberg developed one of the first known AR systems, called Virtual Fixtures, while working at the U. S. Air Force Armstrong Labs in 1991, and published first study of how an AR system can enhance human performance.

Early in 1922 at Granada García Lorca joined the composer Manuel de Falla in order to promote the Concurso de Cante Jondo, a festival dedicated to enhance flamenco performance.

When complete, IPD technology will be available for application in future liquid rocket engines to enhance performance and save weight and costs.

Monturiol's other inventions included a system for copying letters, a continuous printer, a rapid-firing cannon, a system to enhance the performance of steam generators, a stone cutter, a method for preserving meat, and a machine for making cigarettes.

The ability to quickly update products without a hardware respin was demonstrated in 2002 with an in-the-field upgrade ( a download ) to enhance CPU performance of the Crusoe based HP Compaq TC1000 tablet PC.

Athletes in many sports have used human growth hormone in order to attempt to enhance their athletic performance.

Proper lighting can enhance task performance, improve the appearance of an area, or have positive psychological effects on occupants.

Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.

We clean, sanitize, and maintain surfaces to enhance their appearance, performance, or longevity.

Early " Logic " circuits were introduced to enhance separation to 20 dB, but provided poor performance, very noticeable gain-pumping and an unstable ' swaying ' soundfield.

The study examined the management practices at 160 organizations over ten years and found that culture can enhance performance or prove detrimental to performance.

Orbital resonances greatly enhance the mutual gravitational influence of the bodies, i. e., their ability to alter or constrain each other's orbits.

* The ability to catalyze simple chemical reactions — which would enhance creation of molecules, which are building blocks of RNA molecules ( i. e., a strand of RNA which would make creating more strands of RNA easier ).

Other examples include a society where humans have struck a balance with technology and it is merely used to enhance the human living condition ( e. g. Star Trek ).

Some dealers have been known to invent their own Association, i. e. ' The Universal Manuscript Society ' to enhance their own reputation, but neither of these associations exist in real life.

Live performers such as television talk-show hosts ( e. g., Conan O ' Brien, David Letterman ) sometimes enhance their reputation for wit by the delivery of material that sounds ad-libbed but is actually scripted, and may employ ad-lib writers to prepare such material.

* enhance the inherent quality of farm products ( e. g. protein level in bread-flour wheat )

Some hit-to-kill warheads are additionally equipped with an explosive directional warhead to enhance the kill probability ( e. g. Israeli Arrow missile or U. S. Patriot PAC-3 ).

Other statutes enhance the penalties for threats made against specific places or persons ( e. g., government facilities or dignitaries ), and the actual possession of harmful devices or agents.

Highly reflective water resistant tape ( e. g. SOLAS tape ) may be affixed to the paddle blades and boat to enhance visibility.

Sometimes terpenoids are added to proteins, e. g., to enhance their attachment to the cell membrane ; this is known as isoprenylation.

As the magnetic field strengths required for such launches will typically be approximately 10 T, most contemporary railgun designs are effectively " air-cored ", i. e. they do not use ferromagnetic materials such as iron to enhance the magnetic flux.

* Contrast Medium, substances used to enhance contrast in X-Ray imaging ( e. g., CT, MRI )

Others rulers like Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the prime minister of Joseph I of Portugal, used the enlightenment not only to achieve reforms but also to enhance autocracy, crush opposition, suppress criticism, further colonial economic exploitation, and consolidate personal control and profit.

* Drugs, which induce certain enzymes in the liver, e. g. Barbiturates, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine and oral anticonceptive drugs, enhance the elimination of Maprotiline and decrease its antidepressant effects.

The second block performs all the necessary pre-processing: it has to remove artifacts from the sensor, to enhance the input ( e. g. removing background noise ), to use some kind of normalization, etc.

This section consists of long shore drift features that occur unnaturally and in some cases ( e. g. groynes, detached breakwaters ) have be constructed to enhance the effects of longshore drift on the coastline, but in other cases have a negative impact on long shore drift ( ports and harbours ).

The outcome can be a growing roughening and creation of protrusions ( i. e., lumps ) above the original surface, in industrial manufacturing referred to as galling, which eventually breaches the oxidized surface layer and connects to the underlying bulk material which enhance the possibility for a stronger adhesion and plastic flow around the lump. The geometry and the nominal sliding velocity of the lump defines how the flowing material will be transported and accelerated around the lump which is critical to define contact pressure and developed temperature during sliding.

Most hospital blood banks also perform testing to determine the blood type of patients and to identify compatible blood products for blood transfusions, along with a battery of tests ( e. g. disease ) and treatments ( e. g. leukocyte filtration ) to ensure and enhance quality.

Abnormal facial proportions, including those typically used by artists to enhance attractiveness ( e. g., larger eyes ), can look eerie with a photorealistic human texture.

If the technique is applied to trace species detection, it is also possible to enhance the signal by performing detection at wavelengths where the transitions have larger line strengths, e. g. using fundamental vibrational bands or electronic transitions.

Each of these modes of awareness ( citta ) may be exercised ( i. e. Yoga ) in order to enhance wisdom ( prajna ) and enlightenment ( buddhi ).

Some plant saponins ( e. g. from oat and spinach ) may enhance nutrient absorption and aid in animal digestion.

More recent research investigating the effects of impression management on social behaviour showed that social behaviours ( e. g. eating ) can serve to convey a desired impression to others and enhance one ’ s self-image.

Her powers were used to enhance their ( i. e. mankind's ) weaponry to the point where it was possible to predict enemy movements.