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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Information value"”.
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An Information Value Approach to Route Planning for UAV Search and Track Missions
… study of a novel metric, G, used to quantify the value of the target information gained during a search and track mission, (b) an optimal planning horizon that minimizes time-error of a planning horizon when interrupted by Poisson random events, and (c) a modified Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) …
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The information value of new disaggregated accounting information: the case of voluntary corporate spinoffs
… Varying levels of disaggregated accounting information result from spinoffs. The purpose of this dissertation is to relate these information levels to spinoff excess returns. A sample of 79 voluntary spinoffs from 1980 to 1987 is categorized according to levels of disaggregated accounting …
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Assessing information value for harnessing knowledge needed for improving decision-making and effectiveness of a government organisation: A Case study of Abu Dhabi Police Force
… there is a need to focus on the quality of information and knowledge. This research focuses on how to obtain and use, or “harness” knowledge from information in improving organisational decision-making in a civil protection/security organisation to become effective and enter an …
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Historický film jako informační zdroj a jeho komparace s knižními tituly
The bachelor thesis focus on the definition of information (the importance of information in general, information in books), then it will consider the characteristics of the film and its historical significance from the perspective of the viewer. As the subject of examination, on which the thoughts …
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Demand for water resources information: a conceptual framework and empirical investigation
… which builds upon and extends the economics of information literature. Combining observations which emerge from a review of literature concerning organizational decision processes, this framework considers the nature of the demand and value for water resource information by individuals who …
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The value of information in municipalities: A South African case study in the Eastern Cape
… initiatives. Public participation and access to information are critical elements of good governance. However, implementing the policies is not always executed as intended. This can be attributed to various reasons such as the lack of resources, institutional capacity, poor administration of …
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A unified methodology for the management of time-dependent information in aeronautical systems
… that require the communication of time-varying information. Historically, the exchange of information via voice communication has been managed through heuristically developed manual procedures. This thesis proposes a generalized approach to designing processes, both automatic systems and manual …
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Are long-term earnings targets forecasts?
… to 2012, I find that earnings targets provide information about future earnings outcomes; however, analysts do not respond to the information targets provide at the time of disclosure. Rather, I find analysts primarily adjust their expectations in the year of the performance period. The …
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Value-informed space systems design and acquisition
… or cost-centric mindset, incorporate little information about the spacecraft in relation to its environment and its value to its stakeholders. These traditional approaches, while appropriate in stable environments, are ill-suited for the current, distinctly uncertain and rapidly changing …
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Decentralised control of wireless sensor networks
… of such networks in a way that maximises the information value of the data collected is a significant research challenge. To date, most of these systems have adopted a centralised control mechanism, but from a system’s perspective this raises concerns associated with scalability, robustness, …
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Community radio as public sphere: Integrating communities of Africa for social change?
… and self-identity development. In fulfilling the information needs of the rural populace, the community radio sector in Tanzania is filling a void left for decades by commercial and public broadcasting services, and in this regard, is fulfilling the role of public broadcaster, informing the public …
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al-Tafsīr bi al-ṣūra : visual exegesis and the qur’ānic–image nexus in the Persian illustrated manuscript of Isḥāq Ibn Ibrāhīm al-nishāpūrī’s qiṣaṣ al-‘anbiyā’ (ms. 18576 British Library)
… and Kress and van Leeuwen’s model of information value (Given and New). The findings suggest that the genre of illustrated Qiṣaṣ al-‘Anbiyāʾ manuscripts began to flourish and be mass-produced during the 16th century, following a long and multifaceted process of development. Within …
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The effects of redundancy on reaction time in a letter naming task
… English languages. The relationship between the information value (H value) of the fifth letter and the reaction time (RT) of the naming response was studied. Inconsistent results were obtained. Only a few significant correlations were yielded between H value and RT. The same results were found …
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An Information Theoretic Study on Linear Dispersion Codes and Low -Density Parity -Check Codes
In this dissertation, we focus on an information theoretic study of linear dispersion (LD) codes and low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. For bit-linear LD codes, we find necessary and sufficient conditions on the dispersion matrices for the a posteriori distribution of the information bit vector …
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Análise de um serviço de disseminação seletiva da informação como fator de mudança de comportamento e de hábitos dos usuários
Study on the use of a Selective Dissemination of Information Service and on behavior and habit changes caused by this usage, having the Seletive Dissemination of Information Service of the National Agricultural Library as a basic means for analysis. 423 users which responded to the Service were …
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Age-related dynamics of cognitive control in a cued flanker task
… cues. ERPs during the cue interval reflect the information value of the cues and the speed of their processing, rather than the specific strategy that is being selected.
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An analysis of the effect of IFRS adoption in Nigeria on the quality of published financial information
… total of 870 firm years observation. To measure value relevance of firms’ post IFRS adoption, the study modifies the Müller (2014) model to determine whether the adoption of IFRS has increased the value relevance of accounting information in the sampled firms. The results show that the adjusted …
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Modelling, forecasting and riding credit risk in the Sterling Eurobond market
… volatility models. Second, we assess the information value of bond ratings, by examining the dynamics of bond spreads around rating revision dates. In contrast to standard event studies we apply a novel GARCH model to the panel data. This lets us examine the effects of the regrading event …
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The development and application of a normative framework for considering uncertainty and variability in economic evaluation
… techniques for estimation of the expected value of perfect information should be applied to determine an efficient research plan for the disease of interest. For the latter, a new technique for estimating EVPI based on quadrature is described which is both accurate and allows simpler …
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A holistic approach to assessment of value of information (VOI) with fuzzy data and decision criteria. [Thesis]
… and complete methodology for assessing the value of acquiring new information in the context of the oil and gas industry. The classical methodology for value of information assessment has been used in the oil and gas industry since the 1960s, even though it is only recently that more …
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