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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Dynamic factors"”.
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Assessing Crash Occurrence On Urban Freeways Using Static And Dynamic Factors By Applying A System Of Interrelated Equations
… models, and to identify the significant factors related to crash occurrence, a preliminary study (first analysis) explored the use of microscopic traffic volumes related to crash occurrence by comparing AADT/VMT with five to twenty minute volumes immediately preceding the crash. It was …
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Major Contextual Dimensions and Dynamic Factors in the Transmission of the Judeo-Christian Religious Heritage According to Selected Writings of Ellen G. White
… transmission of this religious heritage and the dynamic factors involved in the process.</p> <p><em>Method.</em> The approach to this documentary study consisted of (1) carefully reading selected writings of White and collecting every statement related to the investigation; (2) logically …
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A Dynamic Programming Analysis of Optimal Farmland Investment Decisions: An Application to Central Illinois High-Quality Farmland
… to examine farmland investment decisions using a dynamic programming framework. Consideration is given to the dynamic, stochastic nature of farmland returns, the linkages between farmland returns and farmland prices, and the effects of the above dynamic factors on a farm's financial structure. The …
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Efficient Control of DC Servomotor Systems Using Backpropagation Neural Networks
… are known to have nonlinear parameters and dynamic factors, such as backlash, dead zone and Coulomb friction that make the systems hard to control using conventional control methods such as PID controllers. Also, the dynamics of the servomotor and outside factors add more complexity to the …
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Personality analysis from the clinical point of view
… as an integrated whole and to look for the dynamic factors, or the motivations and emotions of children and adults. Psychologists have been too concerned with mental abilities alone and neglected too long the affective side of human behaviour.
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Study of change of power balance in mobile telecom value chain
… the balance of power in the value chain. Three dynamic factors are keys that can change the balance of power in the mobile operator's industry: sociopolitical factors, technological factors, and alliance factors. These factors collectively increase the bargaining power that mobile operators have …
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Machine learning for real-time demand forecasting
… the taxi demand patterns are sensitive to the dynamic factors such as date, time, weather, events and so on. In this thesis, we first study range searching techniques and their applications to taxi data modeling as a foundation for further research. Then we discuss machine learning approaches …
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A General Evolutionary Methodology for Sustainable Development
In order to determine the dynamic factors inducing the evolution of environmental management strategies in the context of sustainable development, I draw upon theory from the field of general evolutionary sciences (including chaos theory, complexity science, and nonlinear thermodynamics). I …
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Nowcasting GDP using dynamic factor model: A Bayesian approach
… (such as quarterly GDP figure) is disseminated. Dynamic factor models (DFMs) are widely used in econometrics to bridge series with different frequencies and achieve a reduction in dimensionality. However, most of the research using DFMs often assumes the number of factors is known. In this …
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Neurocognitive development in children
… of early cognitive functioning and family-level factors to neurodevelopmental and psychosocial outcomes in early childhood. Drawing on a community-based sample of 87 children assessed at two time points (infancy and age five), the study aimed to evaluate whether family structural and dynamic …
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Dynamic Role Lease Authorization Protocol for a Distributed Computing System
… system, such as a Grid, could be a very dynamic environment and the user groups are most likely become highly diverse. A user group could be formed by the users of different networks, organizations, or administrative-domains with different hardware/software infrastructures and managerial …
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A Global Approach to Disease Prevention: Predicting High Risk Areas for West Nile Infection in the Us
… the patterns associated with these environmental factors allow for the identification of values associated with different levels of risk. We can then model the landscape of the disease within the US and identify areas of high risk for infection. State and county public health officials can use …
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El tratamiento intrapenitenciario y extrapenitenciario: elemento motivador de cambio en la conducta delictiva en una muestra de reclusos drogodependientes
… treatment less than six months are some of the dynamic factors that relate to recidivism.
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An exploration of the factors that contribute to recidivism in incarcerated sexual offenders
… of this study was to explore and describe the factors that contribute to recidivism with incarcerated sexual offenders. A qualitative research approach was used and ten incarcerated recidivist sexual offenders in the prisons were selected through purposive sampling. The researcher used …
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A mixed-method exploration of the level of respect provided to women during childbirth at healthcare facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… USA. By integrating the two phases of the study, dynamic factors were found to have a top-down effect from the health system to the women level. The medicalisation of birth, hospital policies and facilities had a downward effect on women’s autonomy, needs and overall experiences. Mechanisms and …
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Vegetation and Forest Fire Dynamics in Alberta: A Ground and Remote Sensing Data Analysis
… interplay between forest fires and vegetation dynamics in Alberta, Canada, under the lens of climate change. By synthesizing data from remote sensing, climate records, and fire databases, the study reveals the intricate relationships between vegetation cover changes and climatic factors …
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The assessment and management of violence in forensic populations
… with a specific focus on the contribution of dynamic risk factors in predicting recidivism. Chapter One presents a conceptual literature review which provides an overview of the development of violence risk assessment approaches, and examines the predictive validity of dynamic factors in …
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Risk Assessment for IoT : a system evaluation of the smart home and its cybersecurity imperative
… cyberattacks. This thesis aims to illuminate the dynamics in the smart home market and their implications for IoT as a whole. First, it will review the past evolution of the IoT and the smart home along with current trends in enabling technologies. Next, through detailed examinations of four …
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Guidance Index for Shallow Landslide Hazard Analysis
… To the present day, no system exists that dynamically interrelates these two factors.</p> <p>This work establishes a relationship between antecedent soil moisture and rainfall expressed in the form of a Shallow Landslide Index (SLI) at 1km<sup>2</sup> resolution for the United States. The …
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The impact of land reclamation on tidal dynamics and suspended-sediment dynamics in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China
… 1) the impact of land reclamation on tidal dynamics; 2) the impact of land reclamation on suspended-sediment dynamics; 3) the impact of wave-current interaction on suspended-sediment dynamics. Over the past few decades, there has been large-scale land reclamation in Jiaozhou Bay, which …
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