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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"appropriate evaluation"”.
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Comparison of Classification Algorithms and Undersampling Methods on Employee Churn Prediction: A Case Study of a Tech Company
… churn. Statistical analysis is conducted on the appropriate evaluation metrics to find the most significant methods.</p> <p>The results of this study can be used by the company to target individuals at risk of churn so that risk mitigation strategies can be effective in retaining the valuable …
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Using Empowerment Evaluation to Evaluate a Consumer -Operated Drop -in Center: A Narrative of a Case Study
Empowerment evaluation involves a program's stakeholders in designing and implementing an evaluation of their own program, thus contributing to the program's improvement and self-determination (Fetterman, 1994, 1996). Consumer-operated drop-in centers are run for and by mental health consumers, in …
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Horizontal strategy in a diversified corporation
… strategy. In my proposal, I will also recommend appropriate evaluation system and strong leadership because the lack of them frequently results in failure.
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Systemic Evaluation Methodology for Technology Supported Learning
… for organising and supporting learning activity. Appropriate evaluation methodology is required to help practitioners understand how and why their implemented learning designs work, so that they can improve their practice. It is argued that progress in learning about good practice in this domain …
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Students' engagement with technology-enhanced resources in first year non-specialist undergraduate mathematics modules
… determined due to the lack of frameworks of evaluation. Additionally, more information regarding the implementation of the resources is required. I worked as part of a team of academics from four higher education institutes in Ireland, who developed a suite of resources, called …
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Child Study as a Prereferral Mechanism at the Elementary Level in a Southwestern Virginia Local Education Agency
… remedy a student's problem before referral for evaluation for special education is made. Two independent raters examined the reason for referral and the recommendations made by the CSC. The reasons and recommendations were categorized according to academic problems, behavioral problems, or one …
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Population-based outcomes in pancreatic cancer: Improvements in survival, underutilization of surgical resection for early stage disease, and regionalization of care
… Worse, only 42% of patients received the minimal appropriate care necessary to make an informed decision regarding surgical resection. Advanced age, comorbidities, and minority race/ethnicity were predictive of no surgical resection. \r\n A strong volume-outcome relationship has been demonstrated …
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Evaluation of ramp control algorithms using a microscopic traffic simulation laboratory, MITSIM
… simulation plays an important role in the evaluation of such algorithms. This thesis presents an evaluation study of two ramp metering algorithms: ALINEA and FLOW. ALINEA is a local control algorithm and FLOW is an area wide coordinated algorithm. The purpose of the study is to use …
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An environmental evaluation methodology for improving resource allocation decisions : a treatise with selected South African case studies
… philosophical framework for guiding resource evaluation and decisionmaking processes. The second - and principal - aim was to develop a reliable and practical method for evaluating those resource allocation proposals which are particularly controversial. As part of the philosophical framework, …
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Determinants of Successful Acquisition Management: A Process Perspective in the Lodging Industry
… integration, as well as to identify an appropriate evaluation criteria for determining the post-acquisition performance of an acquisition deal. In addition, this study tried to identify important acquisition objectives of hotel acquirers. This study employed an integrated and holistic …
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A study of novice programmer performance and programming pedagogy.
… of teaching practice was demonstrated with appropriate evaluation at each stage in accordance with action research
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Estimating cognitive functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorders: a longitudinal study from developmental profile to IQ level.
… should be rigorously performed to obtain an appropriate evaluation of ASD subjects. Unfortunately, in the clinical practice, administering IQ tests can be difficult and potentially result in lower scores due to the typical clinical phenotype and behavioral problems. In young ASD children, the …
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The economic and environmental effects of local bus service deregulation in Britain
… the theoretical perspectives necessary for the evaluation of local bus service deregulation in Britain (excluding London). Second, to identify the effects of deregulation if external subsidy to the bus industry had not been reduced. Third, to estimate a number of the externalities, particularly …
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Product Evaluation and Process Improvement Guidelines for the Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturers based on Human Factors, NIOSH Guidelines and System Safety Principles
… development, manufacturing practices and system evaluation procedures of representative PPES manufacturers, two companies (i.e., one "small", referred to here as "simple manufacturer (SM)", and one "large", referred here as "complex manufacturer (CM)" — in terms of workforce, market presence, and …
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Serious games in teaching computer programming: usage and evaluation
… of teaching and most importantly the lack of appropriate evaluation frameworks limited the benefits of the serious games.<br/><br/><br/>This research investigates the computing faculties problems in developed countries and in developing countries that have had less attention in the literature. …
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Interrogation of the neural mechanisms by which male and female rats assess aversive and mixed valence stimuli in learning and performing a task
<p>The appropriate evaluation of reward and punishment is critical to mammalian survival, and its disruption contributes to numerous psychiatric illnesses. Few animal models capture this tension and rely on learned fear rather than assessment of affective valence. In contrast, conditioned taste …
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Development of a model for the monitoring and evaluation of nutrition and nutrition-related programmes in South Africa
Evaluation research or programme evaluation was developed mainly for general use in social science, notably education and psychology, for understanding and addressing social problems. Rossi eta/. (1999) defined programme evaluation or evaluation research as "... the use of social research …
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Development of novel antibody-targeted nanoparticle strategies for treatment of pancreatic cancer
… drug infiltration or apoptotic markers prevented appropriate evaluation of these models. <br/><br/>In summary, a lead nanoparticle candidate was developed exhibiting good manufacturability and cytotoxicity. The potent cytotoxicity observed was synergistic, associated with FLIP downregulation and …
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An Exploratory Study of Strategic Human Resource Management High Performance Work Practices for Unit Level Managers, in the Casual Segment of the Us Restaurant
… a HPPS for unit level managers, and identifies appropriate evaluation criteria for determining the performance of HPPS in the US casual restaurant market.