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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Classification systems"”.
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Error-correcting codes and applications to large scale classification systems
In this thesis, we study the performance of distributed output coding (DOC) and error-Correcting output coding (ECOC) as potential methods for expanding the class of tractable machine-learning problems. Using distributed output coding, we were able to scale a neural-network-based algorithm to …
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English music theory c.1590-c.1690 : the modal systems, changing concepts, and the development of new classification systems
The thesis examines the modal classification systems and the changes which lead to the development of new systems during the period c.1590 to c.1690 with particular reference to English music theory. It consists of three parts the first of which considers the English writings on music, their …
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An Evaluation of Concepts and Tools for Managing the Northern Hardwoods
… have developed a wide range of tools, such as classification systems for evaluating individual trees and silvicultural systems for managing stands, which are based on concepts such as tree vigour, quality, and crown position. However, many of these tools and concepts have not been rigorously …
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The potential of sonic wave propagation in engineering rock classification
… of the most widely accepted engineering rock classification systems was undertaken and their principles, advantages and disadvantages are presented in detail. The mathematical equations describing wave propagation through elastic and viscoelastic media are analyzed in order to determine the …
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A language-based approach to categorical analysis
… can be employed to help us with the process of classification, both by learning from our behavior to perform the task for us and by exposing new ways for us to think about our information. Given that most of our media comes in the form of electronic text, research in this area focuses on …
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Identifying critical service incidents that have an effect on guest satisfaction in a Central American luxury hotel
… to two other studies that had created incident classification systems. The results of this study supported the research of Bitner, Booms, and Tetreault, in 1990 and Bitner, Booms, and Mohr in 1994.
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The hidden cost of being rural: an examination of geographical variations in Local Government funding with a focus on healthcare services
… urban development concerns shaped geographical classifications with rural areas treated as a residual category. However, the rising emphasis on rural affairs policy since the-late 1990s, marked by the creation of the Countryside Agency in 1998, ,has prompted the development of classification …
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Classification of surficial materials
<p>"A surficial materials classification system has been designed to fit the needs of a geologist in mapping and classifying surficial materials. The system developed in this study is intended primarily for analysis of surficial materials where time-stratigraphic markers are not applicable or …
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Toward a better understanding of urinary fistula repair prognosis: Results from a multi-country prospective cohort study
… I examined the prognostic value of five existing classification systems - those developed by Lawson, Tafesse, Goh, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Waaldijk - for predicting fistula closure, and evaluated the prognostic value of a score derived empirically from the data from this study. The …
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An evidence-based classification framework for Hallux Rigidus
… and a primary cause of morbidity and disability. Classification of this condition helps to inform management. Over the years a number of formal HR classification systems have been devised but despite this collective experience there is no consensus on classification design, construction, …
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Toward Practical, In-The-Wild, and Reusable Wearable Activity Classification
… activities. In addition, current classification systems suffer from using impractical tight-fitting sensor networks, or only use one loose-fitting sensor node that cannot capture much movement information (e.g., smartphone sensors and wrist-worn sensors). These classifiers either …
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Development of an object library for a design support system
… classifiers derived from the CSI and CI/SfB classification systems.
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Russian Bird Names: A Linguistic Analysis
… context. Chapter 4 discusses semantic classification systems of bird names, and chapters 5-11 contain individual bird name entries for each of the six semantic categories described above plus foreign borrowings. The final two chapters are a summary of the semantic data with an analysis …
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Understanding the Communication of the Homeless: Meanings and Account Analysis of Life on the "Monkey Trail"
… situation and lifestyle, and based upon account classification systems previously developed (Schonbach, 1980; and Antaki and Fielding, 1981), what types of accounts the homeless use to explain and ascribe meaning to their lives. Implementing in-depth interviews with a total of ten male and female …
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Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: classification of variation and association with low back pain
… in vertebrae with abnormal morphology. Current classification systems are inadequate for assessing LSTV both morphologically and clinically. Thus, I have created a classification system based on my analysis of over 2800 individuals in the Hamann-Todd collection. Also, I have analyzed the metric …
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Betwixt and Between: Liminal Spaces and the Disabled Body in Burke’s Sublime and Beautiful, Burney’s Camilla, and Dacre’s Zofloya
… power structures and aesthetic and gender classification systems.
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Immunophenotypic classification of canine malignant lymphoma in formalin-fixed, paraffin wax-embedded specimens using CD3 and CD79a cell markers
… in different canine malignant lymphoma (CML)classification systems, which lead to incorrect diagnosis and prognosis, necessitated a retrospective study of 103 cases of CML. Histological classification was done according to the Working Formulation, on H&E sections, after standard processing. …
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Recataloguing and reclassification projects and methods in Cape Town libraries
Cataloguing and classification are fields of librarianship currently experiencing many alterations to long established procedures. Constant changes in both field of knowledge and in internationally standardized cataloguing rules and classification systems result in increasingly complex problems at …
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Cognitive strategies as a function of effort in elite, average and recreational cyclists
… to develop a cycling-specific cognitive strategy classification system, and to investigate the differential and interactive effects of effort and competitive status, on associative strategy use in cyclists. Subjects consisted of 8 elite, 8 average, and 8 recreational cyclists (n = 24). A light …
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FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISATION, DISEASE BURDEN AND PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE ITALIAN COPD REGISTRY
… but although over the years numerous severity classification systems have been proposed, they often revealed to be poorly associated with clinical outcomes. The degree of disease burden, the role of lung function, comorbidities and pharmacological therapy in real life is still poorly …
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